The copper era., 1902-12-11
ARIZONA WEEK BY WEEK.
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 Julius Goldbaurn, Of Tucson, has as- signed.
 D. B. Lacy, an old time citizen of Globe, died last week.
 John Hersher, of Bowie station, fell down a 9O-ioot we'll and was killed, last week.
 Governor Brodie in his report calls attention to the fact that the largest pine forests in the United States are located in the northern portion Of Ari- zona and cover an almost unbroken area of To- GOO square miles.
 R.V. Daniels, who sent in his resig- nation as collector Of customs for the port of Naco to take effect Decem Der lst, was succeeded by Mir. Evans of Nogales. The new official has taken charge Of the office. MT. Daniels was collector Of customs at NacO for over three years and gave general satisfac- tion. He will devote his time to min ing Tn the future.
 In the double handed drilling con- test at Prescott yesterday only two teams competed and they were both from Bsbec. Malley and Ross now have Il record of thirtyfOur and one- twentieth inches and Tarr Brothers a record of thirty-one and elcven-twen- ticth inches. We predict that the Bis beo singlc-handed drlllers will take the money and records also at todays drilling match.-Miner.
 A. D. Ridgway, the well known tele- graph operator at Benson, left that city yesterday on his way to Cincinnati, Ohio to get 5000 prize he won by in Ohio would he for governor, offered by the Cincinnati Enquirer. A tele- gram was sent him saying he had been awarded the 5000 prize, and he immediately asked for leave Of ab- sence to go back and get 1t. His guess was 795, ,637 votes s.-Prospector.
 The Tombstone Improvement Go, have started the work of laying their water pipe to supply the city with water. The larger mains will be run on Allen Street and the mains on the parallel and side streets will be one inch smaller while the supply pipes will be of standard size. The work of digging the trenches was started on the north side of Allen street near Seventh and the preliminary work started of tho new water system which will receive its supply from tho Tomb sNone Con. Mines Co. big pumps.-ProS- pecrOr.
 The mNrder of Charles Walz, and burning Of tho body together with hi, house, near Gila Bend this week, calls to mind q similar occurauce which happened in this county not long ago Mr. Vail, of the San Pedro, was found in his cabin shot, and an attempt haC been made to burn the cabin, thereb, destroying any clue or trace of tn, murdcrers. The element that commi such crimes of murder and arsor should be dealt with by the officer and people in manner not permitted by law.
 So far as Cochise county is concernet But Alvord is free man. The othc two cases against him were dismissed in the district court at Tombstone yes tcrday on motion of District Attorne, Gibson. The case involved an assaul upon the guard at the time of the sen sational jail break when Afford anC Billy Stiles escaped. Alvord neve has been indicted for assisting or talk ing part in this jail break. The othe case was dismissed for lack of evidenc' to convict. Afford will probably b tried before a United States jury fol interfering with the mails.
 II Arizona needs any sort of brancl public institution, she needs braucl insane asylum. It may be that some insane patients are properly located a to climatic conditions in the torri, valley of Salt river but by far tn greater portion of them would do bet ter in a cooler altitude. A great ant inhumau mistake was made in the To cation of that asylum. If the terri torial prison was located near Phoenil there would be plenty of work at hant at which the convicts could be em p)oyed. In fact & big prison farm would make the institution we'll nigl self-sustaining. Locate the penitenti ary at Phoenix and build an asylum for the insane near Prescott.-Star.
 It is with sincere regret that we an nounce the resignation of Messrs Choate and Morgan of the Fl Paso aut Southwestern railroad. They hay, both been with the road since its in
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