Williams news., 1903-06-20
BRIEF NEWS
 OF ARIZONA Interesting Items PurIoined From Numerous Exchanges
 of ApacheIand.

Il A. F. Banta has returned to the San Pedro river. He says there is more money in mining than in newspaper work. He has had ex- periences in St. Johns, Holbrook, Prescott and Douglas, in Arizona. Arrow.
 H. c. Hibben is the champion big fisherman this year. He caught a mountain trout measuring from tip of nose to tip of tail 194 inches in length. He thinks there is still a larger one in Oak creek, and in- tends to go after it later in the sea- son.-Flagstaff Sun.
 The sheriff's office was in receipt of a communication Saturday from Acting Governor Stoddard com muting the sentence of death of Simon Alderete to life imprison- . ment. The crime for which Alder etc was to hang was the murder of a travelling painter by the name of Ward in this city last year.-Pres- colt Herald.
 The assay office and dwelling house of Ewing & Heimrod, in Kingman, was burned down about II o'clock Tuesday night. We un- derstand the fire was of incendiary origin. This is the second heavy loss from fire that these gentlemen have suffered, the first occurring about two years ago, when their sampling works burned down.-Ar- row.
 It is reported that big strike is on at Randsburg, Cal, as a result of which the Yellow Aster mines and mills are closed down and 300 miners out of work. An advance in wages was demanded, which the company refused, saying that the mines would remain closed perma- nently before acceding to the de- mands of the union. Coming on the heels of the recent big fire, this is severe blow to Randsburg.
 ARIZONA produced Al 100000 pounds of copper in 1900. The Cop per Queen at Bisbee leads with 36,- 100000, the United Verde at Jerome being second on the list with 35,- 100000, and the Arizona Copper at Clifton standing third with 32,OOO,- GOO. Figuring copper at IA cents, the output of the Copper Queen for the year amounted to over $5,OOO,- 900, and Arizona's total output amounted to nearly $2O,OOO,OOO.
 There have been recent rains in the Tonto Basin country and the ranges are said to be looking un- usually we'll. Tonto has turned out this season almost 5000 head of cattle. About 5000 head have been driven into this valley via the Reno road and 1900 head bought by the Heard Bartlett Cattle Con- pany were driven from the J. H. Banner ranch to Holbrook, whence they were shipped here-Phoenix Republican.
 The eight-hour law has certainly not been a success at Morenci. Un- der the old arrangements perfect contentment and satisfaction ex- isted in the Clifton -Morenci dis trict. The hours of labor and the wage scale were acceptable to the men who polished the drill. This is about the only mining district which the new law affected; here it has created a disturbance where formerly industrial relations were satisfactory-Morenci Standard.
 Colonel J. F. Wilson, delegate to congress, sent to the secretary of war the appointment of William Carol Christy of Phoenix to be a cadet in the United States military school at West Point. The ap- pointment was made possible by the failure of an appointee of ex- Delegate Smith to pass the physical examination. Young Christy is the youngest son of the late Will liam Christy and an exceptionally bright young man.-Tucson Post. Cuts. Bruises and Burns Quickly Healed