Arizona republican., 1896-12-24
BITS OF LOCAL NEWS.

Captain Anderson Is ln Prescott pre- pairing for a prospecting trip of several months on the Colorado desert. A party of New Mexico hunters drove to Palomas lake south of Dem ing and bagged three hundred ducks. The Commercial hotel lobby has been provided with new rubber mats that are soft and springy to the touch of the foot.
 General Master Mechanic English of the A. & P. has gone to Los Angeles, where he will meet Mrs. English, who left few days ago.
 A street novelty is the expertness with which a worker in gold plate or naments fashions bracelets, brooches, etc, to order by delft turn of his genius.
 Gene c. Smalley, who recently came here from Manitowoc, Wis, and was taken i'll Saturday afternoon with acute infammatory appendicitis, is improving rapidly.
 The Wells, Fargo Express company will distribute 4,000 turkeys to it's en- ployes as Christmas presents and the S1ilIloluSn III CAC IoSoA ol1ASO WAAA Aoe be left out in the cold.
 Ex-Queen Lilioukaaani of Hawaii passed through Tucson the other day ou her way to Boston. She travels in great splendor, and her private car at tracted great attention at the old pueblo.
 At social gatherings and balls in Jerome the gentlemen outnumber the ladies five to one and there are but four marriageable young ladies in the town. The population of the town is 1900 and the town is financially flush. George Williams, who killed Cy Williams at Maricopa was found guilty of murder in Florence and ? Judge Rouse pronounced sentence upon him which will confine him in the Yuma penitentiary for twenty years.
 The arrangements for Christmas tree entertainments at Tempe for to- night are as follows: The north and south Methedists will unite; the Bap- lists and Christians will combine and the Congregationalists will be inde- pendent.
 The Cuban war was carried into block Al early this morning. Two col ored men became involved in dis pute over the question and whacked each other over the head with clubs. They were introduced to the under ground parlors of the court house.
 The Journal Miner in referring to the statement that the profitable cul- of lot ;r .i1 hoc passed the experimental stage, says the honor of the successful experi- ment belongs to Colonel F. c. Hatch, who raised the first dates ever grown in the Salt River valley.
 Cattle are .jumping up in price at a rapid rate and cattlemen are happy as a consequence. Yearlings are quoted in Kansas markets ct from S15 to SIS 2 head It has been difficult matter for cattlemen to hold their heads above water the past few years, but
 Ed Higgins arrived from the La Fortuna mine yesterday. He has come after supplies to take back tc develop the claim that he and Messrs Baggiore and Doll own in that dis trict He states that the La Fortuna company is going to sink 1000 feet and is making headway at the rate of nine feet a day.
 A large specimen of canaigre is or exhibition at the Ford hotel George H. Toucey of the Anglo-America1 Canaigre company placed it there. II 2 waggish mood he labeled it, "Tht deadly night-blooming canaigre root. This description arouses the inter est of visitors and sets them to inquir ing about the plant, its uses, exten Of its manufacture in Arizona, etc.
 John Baggiore was to go yesterda. to expert mine near Stanton in Yav .pai county, in the Weaver district that belongs to Alex Barsente of thi city. There has been about $500 worth of developing work done on it Mir Baggiore will examine the prop elty in the interest of parties who vii purchase it if favorable terms ar made.
 A telephone message was receive' by City Marshal Clark last night in forming him of disturbance in tn neighbOrhood of Madison street an, Twelfth avenue Officer Bailey wa sent out to investigate the matter H found that Eugene Williams, colored had assaulted his wife. Williams wa arrested and afterward gave bail t appear before the recorder at 1 o'clock this morning.
 Colonel John B. Frost, commissions Of the land department of the Atchi
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