Arizona republican., 1894-06-30
IT WAS SHEOL. A Case of Mistaken Geo. graphical Identity. The Fearful Surprise of a Lymph du Pave Who was SurreptitiousIy Moved
 Upon Block Al. The Hegira from the Ex-Tender- loin District to the New
 Reservation.

Phoenix is the only city in the United States to which the great Pullman boy colt with the consequent general rail- road strike and it's inconvenient incl dents, may be considered blessing The strike is exceedingly opportune It is of course subject of regret that the rest of the country is annoyed and that ruin and disaster are threatened, but Phoenix is in no shape to receive visitors and the fates have determined d that none shall come.
 | The fact is that Phoenix is en desha- billie as to her front gates. "Block No. fl" is frowsy and ragged, in state of transition. The prostitutes must be on that reservation by July l and between that date and the date on which the city council finally decided that they must go, they have really not had a great deal of time for moving but they are working night and day now to have everything in readiness and to enable the city to present respectable ap- pearance against the close of the strike.
 Beside the great brick barracks-ike structure especially designated for them the western half of the block is covered with frame houses set without reference to the points of the compass or to each other; they look as if they had fallen from heaven, but on second thought heaven had nothing to do with It. They were brought from the ex-tender. loin district and were unceremoniously dumped, to be arranged at leisure after July 1.
 Most of these building belong to Mir c. J. Beauvais, who owned them wher they were in LinVille addition. He ii an accommodating landlord. Wher the council decreeo Inat prostitution 1T Phoenix must be shifted MT. Beauvai. decided to shift not that he inferred that the council was aiming at him But he determined to retain his tenant:
 if he had to move with them
 The moving has been done principally by heavy truck wagons but when build ings have been unusually large anG cum bersome trucks and rollers were employed. The agility with which the moving has been carried on is surpris
 ing.
 It is related that in one instance tn,
 transition was so sudden that one pros titute was installed on ''block No. Al
 before she could say "scat." It hap
 pened in this way: On Thursday nigh
 this particular girl had gay time
 From gayety she passed into stupor
 and when MT. Beauvais returned flushed and victorious after the exer else of his 'pull" with the council h' decided to move that building. Int slumbers of the occupant were undis
 turbed by the elevation of the house upol truck wagon and by the subsequen CT eaking journey. Neither was sh awakened when the house was some what roughly deposited at it's destina tion. She slept on until late yesterday
 forenoon and when she awoke ant looked out of the window she feared : that no time had been given her fol repentance. She had always intended to be better girl some time, but alas Block No. Al" is paved with good in tentions.
 Atlength friend dropped in. "Hov do you like the city reservation?" h asked. "Oh this is block No. Al, is it ? she replied and added with 8 sigh c relief, very little relief, "I thought i was something else, but as long as aint hell don't have to stay. Eve go another show for my white alley" But her things were all there and sh l staid.