The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24

for political preferment Tn the coming city election. J. H. Shanssey and A Modesti are prominently mentioned ! for mayor. J. l.. Redoudo and o. H |. are probable candidates for councilmen and it is also intimated that Geo. U Wilder, B. F. Hartlee, Pete Burke, ! Frank RcdOndo and James Kinney would each accept the marshalship.
 George Washington Mcfarland, of "star route" fame, sauntered into our office this morning behind an editorial smile and his usual nonchalart air George arrived in town last night from about every other town on the Ari ona map. He reports that he had 10 cross Gila river at least thirty-five times during binding snowstrom in order 1 to out-maneuver two mountain lions on his trial. He also had a terrible fight with large bear, and escaped with only bruised ankle.-ERterprire.
 Senator Eugene s. Ives, of Yuma, was in the city yesterday. Senator Ives is expecting the hearing of the motion by the supreme court on the rehearing ot the Algodones land grant will come up any day, which will, we suppose, make a final disposition of i the grant either for or against the claimants. Thls will prove a great boon for Yuma county in particular and Arizona in general, as the final determination of tie title will throw open large area of the most produc- ! tive land in the Territory to settlement and reclaimation and then Yuma city will soon become the rival Of the largest cities in the territory. Senator Ives is one of the ablest lawyers and about the most eloquent public speaker Arizona can boast of, as he is product of the New York school of public men, which rank among the first Tn the land. The senator returned to Yuma this morning-Star.
 Willie Wildwood, the long-hairod kid who has spent the greater portion of the past three years in jail in Phoe nix, passed through Yuma few days
  ago on his way to California where he will enjoy the holidays as best he knows how. Willie was born somewhere in tlfe effete east, but early become imbued with the "bad man of the i west" idea on the dime novel plan. He let his hair grow and came to Ari- zOna with the firm intention of carving out reputation that would put Black Jack 10 shame. His intentions were all right but he was trife shie on nerve, and after making a few awkard l gun plays he was landed in jail for petty larceny. When Willie went to jail he had long Having locks about {; the complexion of a printing office towel, but when the Kangaroo Court got through with him he had no more hair than Baptist deacon. Since that time he has been a familiar character ia the chicken courts, being unable to rise above the distinction of pilferer. 1 He has now quit Arizona for good and 1 proposes to try his luck in a more fertile field. He was riding on the trucks of the Sunset Limited.
 A tragedy occurred at Hedges last Sunday afternoon resulting in the death of a colOred man named Lee and l the serious wounding of Salomon Gonzales, Mexican miner. Guada- lupe Rosales, a troublesome character, well-known ill Yuma as the bull fighter, asked Gonzales, to whom he was stranger, to lend him dollar Gonzales said he had no money to throw away on people he did not know, and turned to walk away The bull i fighter became enraged at the cool treatment and drawing razor slashed | Gonzales down the back, cutting gash sever inches long clear to tic bone. Ro.ales then run, pursued by number of the wounded mans friends. 1 The colored man Lee was first to give 1 chase and hal gainel quit" q start b,- fore the dance Of the crowd had l secured arms lie was mistaken for { the bull-fi&hter by one of the crowd { and ord-rci to halt. Thinking the command could not mean him the | colore" man kept on in hot pursuit i after tn" real erpetratoi of the crime. 1 Two .hots Were fred and Lee fell i mo:taily wound q. When the mistake 1 Was discovered he was taken back 10 . camp anA cared for. but only lived a few hour>. RoSales was captured later and taken to San Diego to await the action of the grand jury.
 - -
 X Clever Trick.
 It certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about in. Anybody can try 1t who has Lame Back and Weak Kidney, Malaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure him. self right away by taking Electric Bit