Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-22
LOCAL NEWS.

The big awning fronting the postoffice
was replaced today.
The road near Carrillo's garden was
somewhat cut out by the rains.
DR.. Matas expects to make extensive
repairs on the Vendome house prop
erty.
Silver lake is nearly empty at present
awaiting the the coming OF the rains
down the Santa Cruz.
The trees around the Congregational
church will be cared fer. A man was
set at the work today.
A Appointment hotel man says the hotel
business o. Tucson was never better
during the summer months than at
present.
The late excursion to Santa Monica
was considered entirely a success by
the railroad management. 1t will pro-
badly be repeated early in August.
From the cattle ranges to the south
the Mash rancbes-word comes that
he charcos are full, and the outlook
for stock good.
Nine-hundredths of an inch of rain
fell in Tucson last night. The Cienega
has been on the rampage for the psst
ten days, indicating heavy rains about
Greaterville county.
The rains have been general through
out southern Arizona. From everywhere
grass an inch high from good rains is
reported. The cattleman's woes are
ended.
From a letter from San Francisco it
is learned that the body of the late VIM.
FIorsheIm has been embalmed and will
be brought to Tucson. The date of
arrival here is not stated.
Notwithstanding great pyrotechnics
of the heavens and the roar and crash
of thunder last night no rain fell along
the line of the Southern Pacific, not
single station on the Tucson divisions
reporting any.
The spars for the electric hight towers
are being put ia readiness. One has
been spliced, excepting binding the
spices with wire. The other will be
made ready at orce. They will be set
up in about ten days.
The cattle case against Pusch & Zell-
.weger has been appealed TO the district
court. The inspector will now 60 on
with his Duties as provided by the dis
puted law, and IN case of further viola
tions will make further arrests.
Another excursion to Santa Monica
and the cool sea waves has been an
nounced by the Southern Pacific people.
1t will start from FL Paso August z,
reaching Tucson at 9:45 p. 10. of that
day, as part of the regular train. The
fare to Santa Monica and return will be
$3.50, es before.
The bicycle ordinance is being carried
out faithfully and occasionally ludi-
crously by Tucson riders. All have
bells. One man put huge gong on his
wheel eight inches in diameter. An
other had a cow-bell. The racket of
bells at crossings is now enough 20 pro-
woke petition to have them suppressed.
Tucson is in order for cholera. DR.
Spencer, city health officer, reports thet
the sanitary conditions of Tucson are
first rate. The foul places about town
have been made right quickly and con-
dItions can be but little improved. Tue
son has no cases of diptheris or other
epidemic.
AT Silver lake tomorrow Messrs. Finley
and Aldridge will once more test their
skill In a match at fifteen live birds
each;for $50 aside. La addition here will
be several other interesting matches
both at live birds and blue rocks. The |
first match at 10 a. M. Go and see the |
crack shots.
From Wilcox W. VI Dickinson re- |
ports that the new pumping plant is |
prospecting. A fine big field Of alfalfa |
has been put IN under it. No sign of |
r. failure of wster occurred during the |
late unprecedented dry season. Grass |
is starting well about Wilcox.
OF Yuma J. Blitz says: The town en-
the Colorado is thriving. The river is /
q little lower. Agriculture is coming on |
we'll 4 car lead Of fine melons a day is |
shipped to California. The Blaisdell |
pumping plant is big success. TIE |
addition to tie hotel viii be built on the |
heights overlooking the hotel and river,
on the site of the old reser Or.
Owing 10 the strinRency OF the money |
market operations will not be resumed |
on the Deming- Mexico railroad south |
for some moths. La the meantime ali |
arrangements are going forward AID /
work will commence just Gs soon as the |
condition of finances improve. The |
concessions have been renewed for q |
term Of two years.
The attempt to get the Mexican |
charged with murder in California out |
on habeas corpus this morning before |
Judge Scott was not successful. BE /
was held for fifteen days to await papers |
from California. His attorney, Thos. |
Borton, claims that the indictment was |
not in proper form. He will probably |
delay matters when the California sheriff |
arrives. The sheriff is expected on to-
nights train.
Shorter hours at the railroad shops in
this city have been ordered, beginning
next Monday. From that date the force
will work but eight hours day, be-
ginning at Z in the morning to II, and
from / to p. m. The cut effects all
departments OF the shops. Work, it is
understood, has been slack of late, and
the move is to keep all men employed
rather than discharge some. The crews
have been working ten hours day for
several months, owing TO a rush of |
work. The cut was not for the Tucson
shops alone, but is in effect on the whole
Southern Pacific system. On other big /
systems shorter hours have been ordered |
in the shops.
News OF more Yaqui depredations in |
Mexico have been received. Jose Ybarra, |
employed Dy the tucson grocer COM
pany, is in receipt of the sad intelli- |
gence that two weeks ago the body of |
his father, Antonio Ybarra, was found |
cut to pieces. How he was put TO death |
is only conjecture. The deceased was
the owner of a fine mine few miles |
from Ures, Sonora. He was on his way |
to it, having powder and mining sup |
plies when waylaid. Jose, of this city, |
is the only son OF the deceased. He ex- |
poets to leave for there shortly.
Sheriff Holbrook, of Benito county, !
California, is expected on the next tram |
from the west Attorney bortou says the /
sheriff will Lot get the Mexican alleged |
to be German without some trouble and |
delay. He also says that the reward for |
the capture VIII not amount TO ? five |
cent piece by the time Ii reaches Messrs. /
Goldbaum, ct al. The Mexican in jail is |
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