Arizona daily citizen., 1901-04-26
Daily Grist Of
Arizona News.

TeelucucS OF the groom on JaCAS'h
street between Second and Third streets.
Yesterday morning it was reported to
Justice Burnett that the groom, Rodri-
guez, was dead, and as he never had
called physician during his illness. it
was necessary to hold an inquest before
burial permit would be issued. The
Justice summoned jury and sent for
DR.. Hughes, who examined the remains,
and testified that in his opinion death
resulted from natural causes. The jury
submitted verdict in accordance with
the testimony. He was known to have
been sick for long time.-Phoenix Re-
publican.
III. E. Gerdes, living one and half
miles north OF Glendale, has brought to
the office Of the secretary of the board
of trade of Phoenix, a remarkably
fine specimen of oats, which was
raised on an alfalfa field of his ranch.
The Republican says that the distance
from the base of the stock to the tip of
the longest tossle is over six feet and a
half. The body of the grain is in double
and treble heads, very firm and COM
pact. Had there been sufficient quantity
raised it would doubtless have yielded q
large number OF bushels to the acre. The
stock bearing the grain ia very strong
and thick for an oat stock.
One of the largest deals ever made in
favapai county was consummated this
week in the transfer OF the famous Nc
Cabe mine from f. w. Wells, Hugh Nc
Crum and w. C. Parsons to q company
of Illinois capitalists who arrived in
Prescott few days ago, says the Journal
Miner.
The price paid could not be learned de-
finitelv but it runs up into the hundreds
of thousands ofdollars, and in magnitude
is second only TO the transfer recently OF
the Congress mine, of ony sale in Yava-
pai county within the past ten or fifteen
years. The parties who have secured this
wonderful treasure vault are the present
owners OF the Model mine and came here
for the dual purpose of examining that
mine and investigating the McCabe
mine for which they had been in nego.
tiations for some weeks. They visited the
Model mine and were highly pleased
with it, and than took up the matter oi
the McCabe mine. They visited the mine
and thoroughly Investigated it and wers
highly pleased with the examination, &c
that they gave Gov. r. C. Powers
through whom the sale was made, q
check today for sI0, 900 TO bind the bar
gain, the balance to be paid in specifiel
payments.
In accordance with an appropriation
voted at Phoenix board of trade direc
tors, Secretary Hamilton will at onct
begin work arranging displays OF Arizons
resources in the board of trade rooms
for exhibition 10 President Mckinley. Tn,
Enterprise says that the president viii
be invited to the rooms and it is though
that no better arguments can be brough
forward than attractive displays o
mineral and agriculture resources. Their,
are number of private mineral display
which Mr.. Hamilton expects to borrow
for the occasion and he ia anxious to ge
these arranged as soon as possible. Th'
horticulture and agriculture exhibits
will be made fresh from the fields ant
orchards
The Phoenix Gazette says that Corpor
al Hall has an interesting souvenir
brought home with him from the Philip
pine islands. 1t is dangerous looking
weapon Of warfare called q cresse, ant
ia used by the Tagalos, when in clos
conflict. The knife 10 hand made, weigh
about six pounds, and is eightaen inches
long. The handle is made of horn,> ant
the blade of quality Of steel that wil
take razor edge. The ugly weapon wa
taken from beside the body OF it's deat
owner, and still carries stains OF human
blood. 1t was picked up ON the 6els
while the soldiers were i'm action. Fol
time it will be left ia Coffee Ais res
taurant. When asked why he had i
Coffee Al said: 81 have just ordered
two dozen pink shirt waista from Sar
Francisco. and the first man that makes
any remark about their color or patteri
will fall victim of the Tagalo' 3 weapon.
Sheriff Stout has returned to Phoeni,
after several days spent in search o
Richard Parker, witness in the Davi
case. The Gazette says that the sheriff
visited several towns in the southern
part of the territory, but was forced II
give up the chase, without getting hi
man. Parker was wanted to prov
whether or not Davis had railroad pas
in his possession when the assault upol
McClosky was committed.
Ell Foltz of Prescott showed to an ad
miring crowd piece of quartz about a
big as cocoanut, from the Wire Golt
mine near Prescott. The quartz was O
rough and spongelike surface, bunche,
here and there with water crystals
while at intervals along the porous sur
face of the ore fishing worm-shaped pro
jections of gold stuck out an inch O
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