Arizona republican., 1894-10-12
A CHAPTER OF INCIDENTS.
Yesterdays Contribution of
Current Affairs.
Democratic Rally at Tempe. Prices
Examination. Republican Pre-
cinct Club Meeting.

The case of j. M. Sparks accused OF
adultery was continued by Commits
sioner Crenshaw until this morning.
In the late issue of original pensions,
Arizona comes in for one. The bene-
fciary is James A. Singleton of Aqua
Caliente
Constable Fellows last night brought
down from Tempe Mexican committed
to the county Jail for eight days for a
misdemeanor.
]. S. Tate of the improvement com
pany, yesterday contributed a thirteen
pound sweet potato to the chamber of
commerce display.
A special meeting of the city council
will be held tonight. The business to
be chiefly considered is an omnibus Or
dinance relating to street regulation.
Suit for divorce was begun yesterday
by Rosa q. Encinas against Jose En-
cinas. Failure to support and abandon
ment are alleged and the custody of
their two year-old child is prayed for.
Announcement was made yesterday
of a Presbyterian church social to be
held at the residence of Rev. Preston
Mckinney last night. The announce
ment was in error as to the date 1t
will be given tonight.
Impatient persons have been asking
why there has been a cessation of
work on the county Jail. Contractor
Amirault explains that he has been
waiting for brick. This material is
ready now and work will be resumed
today.
Hon. Perry Wildman of Tempe, was
in the city yesterday making more GER
tain his assured election to the legisla-
ture. The personal popularity of Mr..
Wildman coupled with his well known
business qualifications makes him an
iavincible candidate.
The following transfers of real estate
were yesterday entered for record
Carrie W. and Carlos Turney to O. A.
Turney to tract Of ground north of
city, 5000. Simon Novinger and NJ. E.
Collins to G. B. Perkins lot 10 in block
3S Capitol addition, $3.50.
The preliminary examination of muir
derer Price will probably be begun be-
fore Justice Kincald this morning. If
it does not occur today it will be be-
cause all the signatures to dispositions
taken at the inquest cannot be imme-
diately obtained.
Messrs W. 7. Woods and Chas Doug
lass yesterday discovered camp in the
brush along the Maricopa canal. The
occupant ran away and the discoveries
reported the circumstance at the
sherif's office. A description of him
does not coincide with that of any
criminal known by the officers to be
wanted.
Some Indians from the upper reser-
walton were in town yesterday trying to
collect pay for pony recently killed by
Maricopa & Phoenix train between
Tempe and Kyrene. They place the
damages at 500. Their first move was
to hire a lawyer. but Henry Morgan
told them that lawyers were more ex-
pensive than horses and advised them
to make personal application to Col.
Masten and see what he intended to do
about it.
Last night was the regular weekly
militia drill. Beside the usual exer-
cises, the boys were indicted into the
mysteries of the Setting up' exercise.
Interest in the company is increasing
and the members are beginning to dis
cuss the matter of having regular
armory. There is no provision for this
expense but the boys say that they are
willing to undertake to raise the neces-
sary money from their own resources.
The local corps of the Salvation
Army has grown so large that it has
been found advisable to divide it into
two sections for street work. One di-
vision holds out at the corner of Wash
ington and First streets and the other
at Goldman's corner. Last night a
commercial traveller was watching the
Army's evolutions and he paid it high
compliment. Se1d he, 1.-The Phoenix
Army is composed of the most respect
able looking class of persons ever saw
wearing the uniform.
A letter was received yesterday from
eastern relatives of the late Thomas
Cochrane enclosing remittance for his
funeral expenses. They had already
been willingly paid by subscription
taken up by Captain Calderwood. The
captain therefore set out to find the con-
tributors and refund to them the
amounts of their subscription. Some
of the subscribers could not be found
and should they not be found the re-
mainder of the money will be turned
over to the Ladies' Benevolent society.
The meeting of the Republican Pre-
cinct club last night was an enthusiastic
one. The routine business of the club
was first transacted. The report of the
finance committee made an excellent
showing. Secretary Mintz rendered his
resignation and H. S. Dunn was elected
to succeed him. A large and interested
audience was addressed by Messrs.
Perry Wildman OF Tempe, John Y. T.
Smith, M. II. McCord, Col. G. W.
tombstone and Frank Peck. The meet.
ing was further enlivened by the Glee
club.
A large crowd attended the Demo