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Arizona republican., 1891-03-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

George H. N. Luhrs is having repair done on the Commercial Hotel.
 Q: s. Masten came over from Temp Friday night and returned yesterday.
 Stephen M. Slade has sold to Jame Wilson twenty acres of land near Temp for 5000.
 A team loaded with freight for D. E Keating's French creek placer camp lef yesterday.
 D. l.. Murray X Go. have the contrac to furnish beef to the Arizona canal ant Consolidated camps.
 All the males among the fiooc sufferers have been given employmen on the different canals.
 K. Toohey arrived yesterday with hi. teams from the Toltec canal, where h, has been doing ditch work.
 Frank Miller, of the Mesa fruit store left yesterday with fixed intention tt reach Maricopa, if possible.
 Charles Lewis, s. Moot, William Pas sey and Joe Lamb were visitors in tn, city from the Mesa yesterday.
 James A. Hopkins has received { United States patent to section 10 township north, of range ?, east.
 P. A. Welch, of New York, who owns ranch north of town, is having large frame barn, 28x36 feet, built on nj. place.
 There will be meeting of the Free. thought Society of Maricopa county al the opera house tonight. The public in vited.
 All the Chinese gardeners south of town are busy repairing damages done their houses and are replanting theil gardens.
 Sylvester Moot and Joseph Passey, cf Mesa City, yesterday made application Tor fnal proof on a quarter section oI land each.
 Alex Sears is having neat three roomed frame cottage put up on his ranch, six miles north of town on Che Cave creek road. John Marion, of the Prescott Courier, and s. F. Behan arrived from Prescott last night by private conveyance. They were eight days on the road.
 Two lots in Hermosa tract, nsar Tempe, have been sold for $l0 each by Mrs. Ellen M. Shultz, one to E. Frat ringer and one to Matilda E. White.
 A deed was recorded yesterday by George H. Coats conveying to Mrs. Laura E. Chalmers all of lots numbers l, and 80 in the city of Phoenix.
 The ferrymen at Tempe were laborine yesterday putting down anchorages and preparing to get their cable across the river. They will have the large boat running by Monday. = Salt river is falling rapidly and is now well within it's channel. At the present rate of decline in another week there will be easy fording along the stream.
 Mrs. l. s. Barnes, of Buckeye. was ac, cidentally shot Wednesday last by her father-in-law. He was handling a gun which he did not know was loaded. when 1t went oil, the ball striking her in the thigh.
 RI. Rumburg, living one mile south. west of town, and whose adobe house was washed down during the flood, pur. chased lumber yesterday to build a three-rocmed dwelling on the site of bis former residence.
 Moses Clanton, Dr. William sopth and
Arizona republican., 1891-03-01
CHURCH sERyICEs.

WASHINGTON STREET M E CHURCH Corner Washington and Mohave streets. Rev. G. L. Pear. son, Pastor. Services today ss follows: Sunday school at a:45 A, NJ; preaching at II P. M by the pastor, after which the sacrament of the Lords s Supper will be administered. Epworth League ct P. N. and preaching at 7 P. N. by the Rev. q. Y. Bovard superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church of this Territory
 CHURCH OF CHRIsT--Corner Jefferson and Sisrieopa streets. Preaching at Il A. A., by A. H. Herring, pastor. Subject, ''rhe Last Com. mission" A song service at 3 o'clock P M Public cordially invited.
Arizona republican., 1891-03-01
STORMS AT PRESCOTT

Continued From First Page.
Arizona republican., 1891-03-01
Drowned Cattle.

A. J. Atkins arrived yesterday from Buckeye. His ranch house and stocl corrals, one mile south of Buckeye
 were carried away by the flood and he thinks he has lost heavily in cattle. After the first raise he found 100 head oi cattle on an island about one mile south
 of his ranch. He was alone and could not get them of. Many were mired in the mud and are certainly drowned. Some of the others may have made it to dry iand, but none have been seen, and it is not improbable that they have all perisheh. ...3 ....-'' .s
Arizona republican., 1891-03-01
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC.

That Road In Bad Condition, With Nc
 Regular Trains Running. Special Dispatch to TIE REPUBLICAN.
 TEMPE, February 2S.--A train reached Maricopa from tho east this morning, the first since Monday.
 The Southern Pacific is all right east of Gila Bend. It is impossible to say when the track west will be open. All passengers for west of Gila Bend have been sent back to go over the Atlantic X Pacific.
 Photographic communication will be had with Maricopa tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1891-03-01
AT FLORENCE.

Photographic Advices Show Little Damage
 to Have Been Done. Special Dispatch to THE REPUBLICAN. FLORENCE, February 24.-The Gila river is the highest for years. No par ticular damage thus far. The body of an unknown man fioated by this afternoon.
 ANOTHER DISPATCH. To A. J. DORIAN, Phenix FLORENCE, February 24.--Florence all right. Water came up to Lanigan's house. Half of the bridge is gone.
 l., K, DRAIs.
Arizona republican., 1891-03-01

twelve days. The road betweeen Tip Top and Gillett is badly cut up. The big grade built by Bob Grade t,aved of into Boulder creek. Five miles of the road is in such [. condition that freight will have to be taken over 1t by pack animals. Between thllett and Phoenix the roads are so soft that only light load could be brought over. Mir. Coyle will return at once for the balance of his load.
Arizona republican., 1891-03-01
WGtGS Encyclopedia of Useful Information and Worlds Atlas

brief description of which be the card
 We cannot such limited must meyer before been made this community The book Ox12 thick occupies 312 cubic nchesbeg s pages lss fine illustrations and 50 ey TOT h ooo s printed from large good paper and Sandsonsey & and ssraby bound in Morocco Cloth
 hyey volume worth Seo0 family necessity the fact that
 
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Arizona republican., 1891-03-01
Damage to the Roads.

Burt Coyle arrived from Gillett last evening with part of a load of ore. He pulled over from Tip Top to Gillett before the storm, where he had to stay
Arizona republican., 1891-03-01

TT AFFORDS US PLEASURE THE PEOPLE THAT
  known the en'erpng that sod the best goods right to do the amount Of trade but also the of We everybody goods for dollar, but many. 7 - v ~ N wv - we will issue e9nmnion CARD to and purchases
 
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The morning call., 1891-02-19
AMONG THE TOILERS.
Retail Clerks Will Make a Test of
the Boycott.
Investigation of the Charges Against Delegate
Observation-Disclosures Have Joined
the Building Trades Bureau.

A meeting of the Retail Clerks Early.
closing Association was held last night in
Mozart Hall, 1858 Market street, with Presi.
dent j. J. Mailman in the chair.
1t was resolved to comply with the request
of the Bakers Union, to only patronize
union bakeries.
The resignation. through sickness, of R. S.
Dyas as delegate of the association to the
Council of Federated Trades, Trustee of the
association and member of the various COM
mittees, was accepted.
The Theatrical Committee reported the
receipt OF SIG extra from the recent benefit
rendered the association, after which long
discussion was had over making the asso-
citation protective one, but no conclusion
was arrived at, and the matter was continued
to the next meeting.
Boycotting stores that refuse to close at G
o'clock were next debated, and it was stated
that some $50 had been expended in battling
out members arrested for distributing bow
colt circulars, which amount had been for
feited il the police courts This money. it
was argued, would have been better ex-
pended in procuring authoritative legal ad-
vice.
On motion it was decided to refer the
matter of boycotting to the Executive Com
mittee with Instructions to make test case,
and secure proper legal aid to defend the
trial i'll court.
j. j. Glldea was elected delegate to the
Federated Trades vice Dyas, resigned, and
several of the members expressed them
selves that the Council of Federated Trades
should be urged to more strongly support
the early closing movement of the clerks.
The morning call., 1891-02-19
SAN FRANCISCO HUsSARs.
An Official Inquiry Into the Trouble
of the Troop.

An Official Inquiry Into the Troubles
of the Troop.
1t is now some weeks since by a combina-
ton Of circumstances S. p. Blumenberg
was chosen by members of the San Fran
cisco Hussars to succeed to the vacancy of
Captain, vice Charles C. Keene, who had
been placed Oh the retired list. Blumen-
berg has appeared before the Brigade Ex-
Rnining Board and has passed aud for
several weeks now has been anxiously wait
ing his commission from the Adjutant-
Generals Office.
The same has not been issued yet and
there is no knowing whether it ever will be.
1t was surmissed that there would be delay
in its Issuance, for the orders which placed
= Captain Keene on the retired list also
directed him to continue in the command of
the troop until his successor shall have been
. qualified and commissioned. The Issuance
OF the commission TO Blumenberg, it has
been known, was warmly protested by
MaJoT-General DimOnd and Brigadier-
General Cutting, who personally inter-
viewed the Governor on the subject.
On Tuesday two Of the leading spirits in
the combination which elected Blumenberg
and opposed Keene also called upon the
Governor and asked that the commission
issue to the one of their choice. While the
Governor neither granted nor refused their
request, he did take action in the matter,
and through the Adjutant- General issued
special order directing Major David E.
Miles, ). o., to hold an inquiry in the affairs
oil the troop. and in pursuance thereof the
Major appeared at the armory last evening
and listened 10 and took down the state
ments of the troopers.
The San Francisco Hussars may be sur
prised, IL the dissensions are not soon al
layeu, 10 receive an order some day muster
Ing out the troop. Colonel Dickinson. as
the next Brigadier, is inclined to favor such
recommendation, and will urge 1t IL the
trOuDles are not speedilY settled
The morning call., 1891-02-19
ARRIVAL OF WILKINSON
He Can Do Nothing, aud Has Sent
for Grand Master Howard.

s. Z. Wilkinson, Grand Master Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, arrived
yesterday from Chicago, having been sum-
;noned to the Coast by telegram from the
Tra1nmen's Grievance Committee, which has
been running overtime" for some two weeks
at Academy Hall. on Mission street.
Grand Master Howard of the Brotherhood
of Railway Conductors did not accompany
him. as was expected, and it is said that
Wilkinson came here thinking to adjust the
pending difficulties without the assistance Of
the conductors representative. From the
ferry Wilkinson was driven directly to thu
Mission-street Council Hall, and spent the
afternoon with the trainmen, discussing the
grievances aad listening to evidence in sup
port of the various claims made by the COM
.mttee.
A conference with the officials was to
have been held to-day, but a brief inquiry
into the matter convinced the Grand Master
that the present trouble had assumed con-
siderable body, aud that he had encountered
vastly more work than on the OCCASION oil
his last visit to this city in October. After
the meeting at Academy Hall had adjourned
Wilkinson went straight to the Baldwin and
sent 5pher telegram to Chicago. a few
minutes later he said to a reporter that moth
ing could be done until the arrival of How.
ard and some other authorized representa-.
tyes Of the Order Of Conductors.
a meeting, saiQ nei VIII De nelol al
Fourth aud Townsend streets about TIES
day or Wednesday. l do not anticipate any
serious trouble, and think the whole matter
viii be settled in half an hour after We ge
our men together Messrs. Fillmore End
Towne have always been inclined to treat
fairly, and their liberal views have often
been the means OF preventing trouble"
Questioned as to the business of the ie-
mands made by the men. he said: MY
investigation has been brief. as you kn&w,
and L am, therefore, unprepared to speaEs on
this subject -
The morning call., 1891-02-19
EXTENSION VALUES.
A Street Commission Quite Surprfsed
III

A Street Commission Quite Surprised by
High Figures.
The Commissioners for the extension of
Nineteenth, Twentieth. Twenly-first. Twen-
ty-seeond and Twenty-third streets are meet
ing nightly at 213 Larkin street to hear the
valuations the owners of the property
through which the streets proposed TO be
extended will pass. Last night not over
two property Owners visited the commission,
though on the opening night there were so
many present that the Office could not hold
them.
The valuations that have been received
seem to show that real estate is believed TO
be nearly as valuable in the extension dis
tricts as on any prominent business street.
Lot g. Block q, on Twenty-first street. mot
an average-sized lot, is valued at $1,000. and
the lot on the corner of Eureka and Ocean
avenues, in the same block, at $4,000. ON
Nineteenth street the owner of several
blocks cut up into small-sized lots yalne q
them at $500 apiece.
These figures are considered by the COM
mission as Sigh tly steep. and they NAV de-
eide to compare them with the values nIaced
on the property by the Assessor.
The morning call., 1891-02-19
G. A. R. ANNIVERSARY.
The Posts in This City VIII CeIebrat,
the Orders Rirthdav


the Orders Birthday.
meeting of joint committee of tbe
various city posts, G. A. r., was held at
Washington Hall, 80 Eddy street, last night.
for the purpose of devising ways and means
for celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the order. Representatives from Lin
coin, Thomas, Garfield, Meade, Cass and
Liberty posts were present.
On motion of Lyman Bridges of Post No.
2, Past Department Commander Solomon
was chosen Chairman. Phil NJ. Bolton of
Post No. 4S was chosen Secretary. After .
full discussion by the members present and
on motion of Comrade Bridges II WAS re-.
solved to recommend to the various CITY
posts that the Grand Army Of the Republic
celebrate its twenty-fifth year by literary
and social camp-f fire. to be held on Monday
evening, April 9th, and that charge of d
cents be made; also that members of this
order only be admitted. 1t was further de-
cided that no Intoxicating drinks be allowed.
but plenty of coffee, bareback and beans
with the usual smoke, would be furnished
The Secretary was instructed to notifv
the Commanders Of the city posts of the nc.
ton of the committed
The morning call., 1891-02-19
Butchers, Association.

San Francisco Butchers Association is
still carrying on the warfare against Mark
Strouse's Neutrality-suspicious.. George Heyl-
mann, one OF Strouse's drivers, was recently
convicted of peddling meat without the
requisite license and fined 500, with the
alternative of 400 days Imprisonment. His
sentence was affirmed on appeal to the
Superior Court. An application was then
made to the Governor for pardon, ard the
association made a vigorous protes st against
1t, and at meeting OF the association last
night it was stated that the pardon would
not be granted.
The morning call., 1891-02-19
IN A STREET BRAWL.
A Russian Sailor Stabbed Several Tin
With Pocket.Knffe

A Russian Sailor Stabbed Several Time,
With n Pocket-knife.
VincenZio Match, Russian sailor wa:
treated at the Receiving Hospital last night
for number Of knife-wounds about the
body. The patient stated that he was ac
costed by several men at the corner of TurB
and Taylor streets. one of whom wanted
him to take drink in neighboring saloon
Match refused to accept the invitation
and a fight followed, during which he was
cut. He said he did not know the men. The
wounds were inflicted by q pocket-knife
and are not dangerous, put doubt is cast on
the story Of Match, as it is believed that he
is endeayoring to shield the person whl
stabbed him.
A police officer who was in the neighbor.
hood when the Quarrel occurred interrupted
the fight, and as it appeared to be no more
than a harmless drunken brawl, ordered the
belligerents to move on. At that time
Match did not complain of being hurt and
did not make known his injury until half an
hOur later
The morning call., 1891-02-19
DELEGATE DIERKEs.
His Acts Investigated by q Trades Cour
Gil Committee.

His Acts Investigated by Trades Coun-
Gil Committee.
The committee appointed by the Council
of Federated Trades TO investigate the
charges against Delegate d. L. Dierkes met
last night and began its labors. Dlerkes is
charged with being an enemy to organized
labor because he is said TO have taken sides
with tue troublesome local union, No. 16,
of the Brewery Workmen.
Testimony was taken to show that after
the council decided not to recognize the
members OF Union No. Is, but to demand
their discharge from the National Brewery,
Dierkes prepared a set of resolutions de-
nouncing this action and gave them to re-
porter for publication. saying that they had
been adopted by his uniOn-Carpenters and
J0iners, No. S04. The union, however, dis
claimed any connection with the resolu-
lions.
More than this, it was shown that Dyerkes
had participated at the mass-meeting of
Union No. 10. The committee will submit
report at the meeting of the council to-mor-
row night.
The morning call., 1891-02-19
MAN-STEALlNG.
Shanghaied at Night tn Fill Up
Whaler's Crew.

What may prove to be case of shapg-
haiing was reported to the police at the
North Harbor Station late last night
Dan Long. a German, who has been stop
ping at PetersOn's boarding. house, 16 Clay
street, is the victim and has not been seen
since early yesterday. 1t is said the man was
forced into boatat the Vallejo-street land
ing and taken on board the whaler Wan
derer.
The vessel is to go to sea today at 10
O'Clock. The police will board the ship
early this morning in search of the missing
man.
Charles Lawson, who reported the matter
to the police, says Long was taken on board
the ship by man named McCabe.
The morning call., 1891-02-19
A LOAN EXHIBITION.

Some Valuable Paintings to BE Exhibited
for "a Charitable Purpose.
Some prominent ladies and gentlemen Of
this city, who are the possessors of some Of
the finest paintings in the United States,
have decided TO loan their pictures for an
exhibition to be held in the rooms of the San
Francisco Art Association for the benefit of
the Maria Kip Orphanage and the West
Oakland Home for Destitute Children. The
exhibition will open on the 1st of March, and
the pictures will be exhibited for one month.
1t has been decided to fix the price of admis-
sion at p cents. There will be paintings by
Nlillet, Rubens, Reinhart, Gains borough.
Meissonier, Paul Potter, Dupret. Corot and
other famous artists
The morning call., 1891-02-19

For several months past the most kfu architects
tractors and mechanics the co San Francisco have been
busy engaged fitting the beautiful building known the
VETTER BLOCK" designed by the celebrated architect MR.
R. ZIMMERMAN located at 1909, 1011 1913 AND 1915
MARKET STREET NEAR SIXTH, for Messrs. H ROMAN
Co., who have years lease upon this valuable property
situated right in the very heart of this great metropolis
Having without doubt the most complete Clothing Hat and
Furnishing Goods House this Coast pride invit
ing the public to and join the festivities of the day
- The following welknown firms have themselves
great credit in making the handsomet Clothing
Enlistment witnessed by human eye Great
Golden West.
Supervising Architects MESSRS J0RDAN LYONS
Signs Painting and Decorations by MESSRS. SWAN 4 STEIN
Carpenter Work by Mr. J. W SAUNDERS
Showcases and GlaSSVOk by MESSRS DIXON B0RGEMAN CO.
Plumbing Chandeliers and Gas Fixtures by CALIFORNIA GAS FIXTURE CO.
Nickel Window and Furnishing Goods Fixtures by CAL NOVELTY WORKS
Cut Flowers and Floral Decorations by MESSRS G. PDESTA CO.
The morning call., 1891-02-19

without protector from the beginning to
the end of the journey. Sufficient money
to pay for her passage and expenses had
been forwarded by the mother to the local
agent of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, who instructed the conductors, in
whose charge she was placed, to see to her
comfort and safety. The mother telegraphed
her thanks yesterday accompanied by the
announcement of the child's safe arrival.
The morning call., 1891-02-19

J. A. Jerrett's application for letters of
administration on the estate of Charles Nc
Laughlin, who was shot by Jerome b. Coz
years ago, is still pending in Judge Coffey's
department The estate was duly admins
tered upon, but now the petitioner desires
to have it reopened and letters granted to
him, although, as it is said, he has no inter-
est whatever in the property. After hear
ing A. l.. Rhodes argument in supp ort of q
motion to dismiss the petition, the matter
was taken under advisement yesterday by
the Court,
The morning call., 1891-02-19
Tracking the Greenwood Murderers

Sheriff Mckenzie of Napa believes that
the murderers of Mrs. Greenwood are in
this city, and is leaving no stone unturned
to arrest the criminals. For the past few
nights Napa officers, assisted by local de-
tectives and patr0lmen, have been search
ing the baunts of criminals and WATCHING
the exits from the city. Sheriff Mckenzie
is accompanied by Napa man who met the
supposed robbers ON the road short dis
tanee from the Greenwood residence, and
he IS expected to be able to Identify them.
The morning call., 1891-02-19
The Fire-BeIi.

The chemical engine did good work yes
terday. An alarm was turned in from Box
q, at 80 o'clock in the afternoon, for a fire
IN Wolf q Conroy's pieture-frame factory,
on the third floor Of the frame building at
429 Montgomery street. A stream from the
chemical engine quickly extlnguished the
flames, which had spread over the rear of
the factory. The fire was caused by a
workman dropping lighted match in a can
of benzine, after lighting cigarette, and the
loss amounted to SlOO
The morning call., 1891-02-19
For Services rendered,

The suit of Stanley w. Hoyt against the
San Francisco and North Pacific Railway
Company. assignees of the Cloverdale and
Ukiah and the Marin and Napa Railroad
Companies, to recover $4,000 for services
rendered TO the last named corporations be-
fore their assignment, was begun before
Judge Sanderson yesterday The defend
ants plead the statute of Limitations and
The morning call., 1891-02-19
Morris and His Compound Rails.

A press dispatch from Chicago states that
j. e. Morris of this city has closed a con-
tract with the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad Company to furnish that CORPORA
ton with the BargiOn compound rail. which
lie claims has many advantages over the or
binary steel rail now in use. The agent of
the Chicago and Northwestern in this CITY
knows nothing of the new patent, and the
Southern Pacific officials have never heard
Of such man as Morris.
The morning call., 1891-02-19
A YOUNG TRAVELLER.

The Long Journey Accomplished by a
FiVe-Year- Old Girl.
=: Little Charlotte Jewett, pretty five-year-
old midget. reached her mother in Santa
Barbara yesterday morning after a long and
lonesome trip from her native town Of Boze-
man. Mont. Outside Of the watchful care
Of the conductors en- route the child was
The morning call., 1891-02-19
Harness-NTaI,ers,

The Harness-makers' Union will hold its
fonrth annual picnic at San Rafael Park On
May 10th, and an anniversary meeting on the
night of the Attn prox. 1t was decided last
night to indorse the bread-stamp and to
patroniZe only union bakeries
The morning call., 1891-02-19
Ha1e's Appointments.

Ex-Sheriff Hale, of Alameda. the newly
elected Warden of the San Quentin Prison,
will not assume the responsibilities of his
position until April 1st. Rumor has it that
he will then make the following appaint-
meuts: Captain of the Guard, John G.
Edgar of Redwood City; Commissary, j.
/. Tharp; Assistant Commissary, Charles
E. Alden; Captain of the Front Gate John
c. Jamis0n of Alameda; Chaplain, Rev. A.
brahms of Sonoma.
The morning call., 1891-02-19
Rrick-Larers, uninn-

The bricklayers' union has Endorsed the
bakers boycott against Davis restaurant
and also the adoption or the bread stamp.
AT meeting of the union last evening, $50
was voted to assist the iron-workers. who
were on strike at Emeryyille for two
months.