Williams news., 1903-03-14
GENERAL NEWS.


 jewelry and dry goods to the amount of nearly SLIGO. Every night, for two years past, MT. Be- neil has placed his jewelry in the safe, but forgot to do so on Sunday, with the result stated. There is no clue to the robher.
 Two desperate prisoners in the penitentiary at Yuma-Francisco Oceana and Cisto Ramirez-made a break for liberty one day last week, when both were shot down by the guards. Oceana died from the effects of his wounds, and Ramirez lost limb and is expected to die from the effect of the wound re- ceived. Oceana had life sentence, which he served out very punct- ually.
 Christian Scientists are trying to head off Dr. Whiteside's bill to reg ulate the practice of medicine, which has already passed the lower house of the Arizona legislature. They are said to object to the measure because it will practically prohibit the practice of the Christian Sci ence art of healing. Judge Wells suggested an amendment to the law, to which the physicians object, says the Phoenix Gazette.
 The Flagstaff Gem of March 5 states that in that section over five and half inches of snow covered the ground; that the snowfall since November, up to date. is 1O.O8 feet, and the water for that period is 12.O8 inches; that the present year bids fair to be one of the best for the rancher and stockmen that northern Arizona has had for score of years. Snow is now three feet deep in the Grand Canyon section.
 Even if the supreme court of Ari- zona decides that Justice Beck of Clifton is not entitled to act as jus tice of that town, the town will be the better for his having served a time. He has been rounding up the bad men, the tin horns, and the hop fiends of Clifton, and the town is the better of it. He com mitted one man to jail in default of $2,OOO bonds to keep the peace; he sent youth to jail for using bad language in a public place; when an officer could not be found to arrest a shooter, he arrested him himselfand then tried him. May he continue in the good work of cleaning the leperous spots in Clifton.-Lords- burg Liberal.
 Governor Brodie has issued pa roles to two inmates of the terri torial prison, and pardon to one, for the purpose of restoration of cit izenship. One of the paroled men is Frank Armer, who was impli- cated in train robbery at Mari copa nine years ago. He and two of his associates were captured next day a few miles below Phoenix. They were tried in Pinal county. There was disposition to hang all the robbers, thing that could have been done under the law. One of the men was sentenced for life. The other paroled man is William Evans, who was sent from Cochise county in 1897 for ten years for robbery. The pardoned man is Howard Johnson, from Gila county, for burglary. The usual conditions attach to the paroles. The paroled men must live like good citizens, and keep the superintendent of the prison informed monthly of their whereabouts.
 Captain w. F. Meeks, general manager of the United Gold and Platinum Mines Co.,, was in Pres colt Saturday, a guest at Hotel Congress, where his family are stopping. The company which MT. Meeks represents is surveying a trolley line from Santa Anita, on the Grand Canyon branch, to the Supia villages in Cataract Canyon. The road will use power generated by the falls at Cataract Canyon,