Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-24
TONE OF THE ARIzOAA PRESS
Extracts From the Territorial Papers
 of General Interest.

Word vas received from Wiiicox that a shooting scraPe had taken place there among two oattlemen, one of whom was killed. Later word vas received that Wm. TTainoF was killed by Wm. Downing. TrAinor was well known in this county and vas one of the Arizona Rough Rid CTS. He has many friends here abouts vho will be pained to hear of his tragic end.-ProsPector.
 Although there are no beaver dams upon the 6ila river yet there are many of the animals along the river, above and below Cliff. Doe hunter sold over $500 worth of beaver pelts, taken from the river 10 that Vicinity.-Bulletin.
 Lawrence Jerome, the black sheep oI the Jerome family of New York City, was Saturday sentenced to fifteen days in the city bastile, charged with drunkenness and dis orderly conduct. Jerome IS a reia' tive of Lady Randolph Churchill Herald.
 Hon. J. H. Gaxpsntef, Of Yuma county, ArrIved in.the city this morn ! ing and immediately vent out tC Mammoth where he is interested in a commercial house, to be known a the Mammoth Commercial CompAHy which will be inAuguFated at once.- ! Citizen.
 Among the last sayings of distin- guished men there deserves to be re corded that of Judge Tweed, wei
 known 10 Arizona pioneers, as h' passed to the beyond during the eighties. He asked for a drink o water and after drinking. lay bacl on his pillow. He then remarked complacently: And now for th' great mystery" These were his las Words.-Enterprise.
 The jury returned a verdict las night finding Henry Wilson guiltl of murder in the second degree il the killing of James c Davenport a miner, at Wickenburg, ou JAnuarl 3l of this year-Republican.
 | The fOllowing notaries public have been appointed by Governor Mur- phy: Charles Blankard of Washing ton Camp, Santa Cruz county; s. E Bright of Prescott, and Otto " Strodthof of Jerome.-Hersld.
 There are two hundred and four teen prisoners confined in the terri torial prison. They are sll males and about two-thirds Me1ican There are two Chinese in the lot, one sentenced to life for murder.
 The first death on the Utah & Arizona railroad occurred Thursday afternoon at McConnico Junction, by J. L. Abernethy getting caught while making . coupliEg and crushed to death between the bumpers. De ceased was about 3S years old snd had only been in the territory a short time.-Mohave Miner.
 The president has signed an ex- elusive order setting aside . squars mile of land in TruXon canyon, i've miles east of Blackberry, as perm aneut reservation. This reserve is to be usei as a sight for su Indian industrial school for the Hualspal Indians, for which purpose an sp- propristion of S60000 was made at the last session of congress. Indian Agent Ewing will soon be calling for blds for the construction of these buildings--Our Mineral Wealth.
 4 petition is being cIrculated here and in Tempe, Mesa and Globe pray ing the Santa Fe, Prescott aud Phe- nix railroad company tn sxtend its line 10 Globe via Tempe and Mesa. The value of a railroad connecting the valley with the rich Globe dis trict is recognized, and ths petition is being generally signed. F. NJ. Murphy, president of the rnSd is ex- pected in Phenix soon snd the peti- tiUn may be presented to Sim kSssOre be returns to Prescott.-Republican-
 Governor Murphy returned from the north on the delayed $. F. P. & P. train this morning. He has been taking a somewhat extended outing in the northern part of the territory and feels considerably refreshed as 8 result. He managed, as usual, to coubfne business with pleasure. He examined a promising copper prop ertv and took a short trip to the Grand Canyon. The travel to the Grand Canyon IS far greater now than al this season of any previous year and be predicts that one of the three prospective railroads to that locality will materislize ID the very near future. During his visit be met an eminent German professor who was among the many visitors to this wonderful place. He said the rehabilitation of Fort WhiPPle will assuredly take place very soon and that it has been brought about very largely through F. NJ. Murphy. Herald.