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Arizona republican., 1895-04-21
A NOTABLE ELECTION.
"A High School Board Chosen
Yesterday.
B. A. Fickas Succeeds to the Local
District Board-A Good
Vote PoIled.

The election of members of the high
school board and of member
Of the board of trustees OF Pho-
nix district to succeed D. l..
Murray whose time expires, was
held yesterday. Notwithstanding much
more was involved in the cleo
ton than had ever been included in
school election in Phoenix, there was no
special contest. The vote polled was
about one-fourth Of those entitled to
vote.
Those VINO had been put forward as
mem bers of the high school board were
DR.. H. A. Hughes, M. W. Messenger,
B. T. Gillett, Mrs. Frances s. Sampson,
T. W. Hine, JohniF. Hill, and W. L.
dates are residents respectively of the
Wilson and Grand Avenue districts
and had been endorsed by those dis
tricts. Phoenix district offered no op.
position but contented itself with OBJ
| tanning the three remaining memb bers of
the board. By some misunderstanding
| G. F. Ainsworth and B. A. Fickas, who
had been urged to become a candidate
| for trustee of Phoenix district were also
voted for.
| Mrs. Sampson had been strongly en-
dorsed by the ladies of Phoenix as a
member of the high school board. The
ladies however relied in vain upon the
gallantry of their brothers, husbands
and male friends and turned out in
smaller numbe than at the election a
year ago.
Messrs. Gillett, Messenger and DR..
Hughes, of Phoenix, and John F. Hill
of Wilson, and W. L. Mouer of Grand
avenue, were elected members of the
high school board by the following
vote:
M. W. Messenger, 379; John F. Hill,
1868; W. L. Mouer, 1868; B. T. Gillett,
295; DIR. H. A. Hughes, 243; Mrs.
Frances S. Sampson, 1874; T. W. Hine,
122; Warwick Scott, 80; B. A.
Fickas, 70.
The struggle for trustee of Phoenix
district was somewhat warmer. The
candidates, though both had been un.
willingly brought out. were B. A.
Fickas and J. A. Marshall. The for
mer received 297 votes and the latter
12S Twenty-seven persons voted fol
T. w. Hine under the impression that
he was a candidate for this office in
stead of for place on the high school
board.
All OF the gentlemen elected are
deeply interested in educational mat
ters. They are persons, too, OF excel
lent judgment, well calculated to be ir
charge of the affairs of the schools al
} this particular time. The same may
be as truthfully said of the candidates
who were not elected, 80 that neither
the joint school district nor district No
l ran any risk yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1895-04-21

Ashford had been released. After a
conference with Attorney General
Smith, it was decided to let the matter
rest for the present.
It has been learned that SlagIe was
the direct cause of Secretary Gresh.
ANS edict to the effect that the Ha-
waiian government must not execute
American citizens without first present
ing all the facts before the state depart
ment. Slagie accomplished it in this
way: He called to his aid the services
of Quay, Cameron and McGee who
sought the senate committee on foreign
relations who in turn saw Gresham
with the result set forth.
The usual war rumor is afoat. If
reports from abroad are true arms have
either already been landed on Oahu or
are liab BILE to be landed at any moment.
1t is not believed that the natives have
anything to do with the business. 1t
may be part of a filibustering scheme
to land arms in advance and leisurely
bring in men to start racket and
others to come in on the tail end of the
movement,
Arizona republican., 1895-04-21
A JAIL BREAK.
Five Desperate Prison.
ers at Liberty. r
They Burn Their Way
Out of Jail.
A Red-Hot Iron Used to Good
Effect.
Vallejo Convicts Adopt a Novel
Method OF Escape and Are
Still at Large.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VALLEJO, CAL, April 20.-Five Of the
most desperate prisoners in the Fair
field county Jail escaped early this
morning after working all night to cut
through the wooden walls of their
prison. The implements used were
red. d.hot bar of iron aud an improvised
knife made of hoop iron. None Of the
men have been reca aptured.
During the day one of the prisoners
secured an iron bar while working on
the rock pile and secreted the imple-
ment beneath his clothes, carrying it to
his cell. After being locked up for the
night the convict showed the bar to his
companions and then they conceived
their plans to escape.
The prisoners in turn assisted in
holding the bar to the light which,
burned near their cell, until it became
red hot and then thrust it into the in
terror wooden wall of the cell. AS the
smoke OF the burning wood arose it was
famed away by the four companions of
the man manipulating the bar. After
burning through the inside wall Of the
cell another wall of planking almost
four inches in thickness was attacked
and the iron bar was made to perform
valuable service.
With energy and perseverance the
convicts worked and it is apparent that
they never ceased for single instant.
By midnight they reached tine outer
and last wall of the Jail, composed Of
rustic boarding. Fearing they would
be detected if the hot iron bar was used
a knife was made OF hoop iron, and
with the keen edge they soon cut
through. No one in the Jail was
aroused by the acts of the escaping
prisoners, SO quietly did they do theil
work, and not until the rounds were
Arizona republican., 1895-04-21
HE DISCIPLINED HER.
J. Johnson's. Excuse for Beating
His Mistress.

J. JOnnSOn'S 'Ss@ExCuSe Tor BsaElng
His Mistress.
J. Johnson, a colored gentleman, was
sent to the county Jail yesterday for
fifty days by Justice Kincaid for giving
his mistress, Mexican woman named
Julia Corps, a terrible beating. When
she came into court TO make complaint
the justice thought that if the beating
had been little more terrible her lat
ter name, corps" might have been
appropriately spelled with an ''e."
Mr.. johnson admitted the beating,
but set up as mitigating Circumstance
that he was temperance man aud that
his victim was an intemperate woman
with sinful habit of keeping a bottle
of whisky about the house. As 3 further
excuse for his chastlsement of her he
could not aver that he was her husband
and therefore empowered by thu divine
right Of marriage to enforce domiciliary
discipline; but he did the next best
thing, he alleged that he had been liv.
ing with her and had one child by her,
and that he maant to create a horror in
that child's mind against the use Of
alcoholic sGmulants, If he had to mur-
der it's mother to do it.
Speaking OF murder Mr.. johnson has
been connected with the subject before.
Some years ago a murder of a woman
was committed in the northern part of
this territory. johnson was suspected
as an accessory and he was pursued
into Utah by Billy Mulvennon of Ysv-
apai county, and captured. He was
brought hack. tried, convicted and cen
fenced to Yuma. A good many people
said the court was too easy and that he
ought to have been hung. He was
subsequently pgrdoned, but that cuts
no figure. He ia on roundabout way
to the gallows and it really makes no
difference whether be was hung five
years ago or will be hung five years to
come. 1t will be all the same in
hades in hundred years.
Arizona republican., 1895-04-21
He HIRED GRANT.
The Great Commanders First
Military Employer.
And That Circumstance Was the
Most Notable Event in the Life
of Col. Thos. p. Robb.

By the Associated Press.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL. April 2O.-Col.
Thomas P. Robb, who died yesterday
at his country residence near Glen
wood, gave General Grant his first
position during the civil war.
Col. Robb had charge of the depat-
ment of Illinois under Gov. Yates and
when Grant asked for position Col.
Robb assigned him to clerkship.
Arizona republican., 1895-04-21
RIO VERDE WORK.
One Mile CT Canal Has Already
Been Finished.

Been Finished.
The construction company engaged
on the Rio Verde canal has completed
one mile of the main canal. At the
end of the month a mile and quarter
will be finished and turned over to the
canal company. and thereafter each
month two and one-half miles will be
completed and turned over until the
contract for constructing ninety eight
miles is finished. In the meantime
work will be going on on the big reser-
voir. About the middle OF this week
the engineers will set force OF men at
work turning the course OF the river.
AS soon as this is done work on the
dam will be begun. Ali measurements
and preliminaries have been finished,
so,.here is nothing in the way of the
actual construction.
Arizona republican., 1895-04-21
MORE VICTIMS.

Man and Wife and Two Horses
Killed.
RIcHLAND, Pa, April 20.-A train on
the Philadelphia & Reading railroad
struck a wagon containing Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Frank, aged % and IS,
respectively, this afternoon near here.
Both we're instantly killed. The couple
were wealthy. Both horses were
killed.
Arizona republican., 1895-04-21

New line of silks, particularly white
brocade. THE BEE HIVE.
Arizona republican., 1895-04-21

made this morning was the escape
noted.
The belief exists that the men
separated on leaving the Jail. All are
desperate characters and a fight may
be expected of them before they
give up.
Every avenue of escape in the county
is now closed and as the men wore Jail
clothes they will find it difficult to
avoid capture.
Arizona republican., 1895-04-21

New line of embroideries for ladies'
and children's underwear. Larger line
than ever before. THE BEE HIVE.
Arizona republican., 1895-04-21

The opportunity of the year to get
your box paper, envelopes and letter
paper tomorrow at the Phoenix Station
cry and News company at special
mark down price for one day onlv.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17

The Board of Supervisors have th s day entered into written contract with J F Wilson, of Prescott, to defend the county in the case nov pending in tue district court of Yavapai county, and styled Earth vs Apache county. known as the forged warrant case.
 It is hereby ordered that a warrant be drawn in favor of " II Burbage, Attor- in fact for Wilson, as a retainer fee the above cause, to the amount O $25o.OO.
 The following claims against tho eoun- ty were now audited and allowed by the Probate Judge, payable out of the Salary Fund, to-wIt:
 " H Gibbons. salary, etc. $27 % Gustav Becker, |" g co
 The Board of Supervisors now ed iouTned to meet Monday, the 30th day ef December, 1895. Attest:
 N Gonzales, VII Gibbons,
 Clerk. Chairman, pro-tem.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
AN EXCEPTIONAL OFFER.

Beginning with this week sissue we make m offer to both new and old subscribers which we feel sure will meet with favor. We propose to give free to new subscribers and to those already readers who renew for one year, handsome bound volume of sixty-four photographic views Of the Worlds Columbian Exposition. Each one of these views is 8x10 inches in size and is accompanied by an interesting and accurate description. Ifpnrchased as original photographs these en- cravings would cost at least sl each. Tn order to secure this beautiful and instructive collection 1t IS only ne cessary to subscribe for one year; 10 renew for that period or to send in a new yearly subscriber with the proper remittance, and the work will be sent prepaid.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
The N ew Woman.

"Rockabye baby, your mama has gone she's out nt the caucus and will be till dawn; she wore papa'e trousers and in them looks queer, your mama's 8 terror; she's run three conventions, declared for three fellows she's got on a-straddle, way up on vote, so husha-bye baby, your papa's the goat
 "Rockabye baby, the dishes are clean, papa's done scrubbing and put on the beans, your mama is late always to lag, but heaven help papa if she comes home with a jag, So rockabye baby, I'm glad you can't talk, for papa got lonesome and went for a walk, he was met by a widow-a regular dream your papa's a dandy. but not of the scream So hushnbye baby, for hirting's no sin, your daddy was tempted, she tlckled his chin; she was so plump and so pretty, So neat and trim, 80 hushabye baby, your dad in the swim. .'-LaYeta Adver- tiaer.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
MEMORIAL.

1t meeting Of the Board of School Trustees 0n the 14th, tO take action On the death Of Trustee Ape
 daca, tho f0lloNing res0lu-
 t:0ns were adopted.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Oct 9th. 1895.
 The Board of Supervisors, met this morning at o'clock &. 10 ., pursuant to adjournment.
 Present Gibbons, chairman pro-tem and Becker. Absent-Brown.
 The minutes of yesterday read and ap- proved.
 The following claims were now audit ed and allowed payable out of the ex- pense fund, to-wit:
 James Scott. for transferring prisoner to
 Territorial prison. n............ $22S 65 Anthony Long, jury certificate. l2 50 E N Freeman '' '' $ % St JohnssHerald, county print'g. 100 %
 By virtue of petition, made in legal form. and presented to the Board of Su- pervisors by the citizens of Navajo pre- cincr, Apache county, J B Wakefield was by.full vote of the members of the board present, appointed Justice of the Peace for said Navajo precinct
 IA " bIAC 1O6iO VI h1O SSA 'AC ors that H Wilhelm had been errone ously or excessively assessed upon the tax roll of 1895, in Apache county, his assessment for this was ordered reduced 500 head of sheep, said sheep having sl- ready been assessed to A & k Gibbons. Now comes Benj. Schuster and makes affidavit that he had been assessed ex- cessively upon the tax roll of Apache county, for the year 1895, and the Board of Supervisors being fully satisfied Ill this behalf, ordered that the assessment of 4 6S B Schuster for this year (1S95) be reduced 1146 head of sheep.
 Now comes B Shepherd, president ofthe Kentucky Land and Cattle Go, by affidavit. and makes showing that he has been excessively assessed upon the tax roh of Apache county, for the year ljo5, and the Board of Supervisors be-
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
IMMIGRATION.
Hum 1!

The problem confronting those interested in the settlement of Ari- zona to-day is not what we have i'll the nature of inducements for the immigrant and home seeker, but how we cnn so place our honuteous resources before him, that he may Do induced to come in and partake of our lavish plenty. The home seeker is just as ubiquitous as here tofore, just as anxious to locate and become a part of the community as he was 50 years ago, but, the con- ditions are so entirely different now to what they were then. That old methods are-if notimpossible-a lcast impracticable. Many years ago he could hitch up to a "pr airie schooner. put the family inside, ,aud start across the country, and travel nntiI he found spot to his liking, but then he had the entire west to select from. To-day what Is left of that vast area? Practically nothing, q hands breath in comparison, and therein consists the impraeticabili- ty of the old method. The home seeker of to-day must depend on pamphlets, maps and written in formation of the country to bo set tied, and must go there in spirit first, before he becomes q perma- nent rettler, he must be encouraged by friendly advice and words Of cheer from those who have gone be fore, and truthful statements of the country, people, religious and ed ucational advantages, adaptability of the soil to the various agricul- tural products, etc. Some expense of course is necessary to place all this before him in presentable manner. This is the aim of the Ter ritorial Immigration Commission, and the report of Gov. Hughes just issued will;prove incalcueable value in that direction. Much favorable comment is being made throughout the country on the the late report of the governor. and great surprise Is manifested by the press at large, at our prosperous condition. This is the direct result of the commis- sion of immigration, and while great many old croakers deride the law creating such commission, they, will yet be constrained to acknowl- edge, that. the various county com missioneIs have done noble work.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
The Governors Report.

The annual report of the gover- nor to the secretary of the interior is now made public, It is the most comprehensive one ever sent from any territory and represents many headaches and long hours af wake fulnesF. It is thoroughly accurate and shows Arizona on the credit side of the ledger as some $50,0G0 has been taken from the public debt during the past year. The re- port makes strong appeal for state hood on the grounds of fitness and it ought to have much weight in obtaining that desired end. Gov. Hughes received much valuable as sistancefn the way of accurate sta, tistics from the commissioners of immigration from each of the F counties of Arizona. Some 30, ,000 of these reports will De printed ana cirouiatefft throughout the entire country.-Gazotte.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17

Alhuquerque--A T. s s. r. RR for sll points eastsnd south.
 Ash Fosk-SSata Fe, Prescott 6 Phoenix rail wsy for Fort Whipple, Prescott and connection wish stage hines for points in Central Arizona
 Blake-NevGda Southern halfway for Hanya ana connection with stage lines for Vspdsrbil and mining districts north. :;
 b&rstoE-Soulhern California Railway fer Los Angeles, San Diego and Other California points.
 Moj@vc-Southern Pacific Company for esn trancisco, Sacramento ard other Northern Cali foruia points
 PULD8IAH PALACE SLEEPING CARS
 Noehange is made by sleeping car passengers between San Francisco and Kansas City CT Sas Diego and Los Angeles and ChicsRo.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17

WHEREAS, it has plsased Al mighty God in hls un- fathomable wisdom to remove from our midst our esteemed fellow townsman and co-work- CT, Sera6n Apodaca and WHEREA.o 3he Board oi School Trustees Of District No. l, of which Gr. Apodaca was An honored mem DOT st the date of his uutime- y removal, desire pub lioly to give q testimon- iel Of their doep feeling on. this sad occasion. RESOLVED; that t " as with the great est sorrow we heard of the sudden demise of our honored fcllow.member SerafnApodaea to whose worth, integrity of char aoler, honesty ofpurposO and kindIiness to his as- sociates we bear the full est testimony, believing that lifeso full of char ity of thought aud re- plete with good deeds, will be crowned by she Almighty with life-eyer- lasting beyond :begrave; and be It
 RESOLVED; that We extend 10 the sorrowing family of the deceased, our heartfelt sympathy, praying the kind Father that he will support and strengthen them in this thelr great est trial; and be it tar- ther
 RESOLVED; that theso resolutions bo spread uPou the minutes of the board, and pub lished in the St. Johns  Herald, and that Q copy, suitably engrossed, be presented to the family of the deceased.
 s. Nj. CRAIG Trustsas T.B. RICHEY. '''
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
: SUMMONS.

Tn the District Court of tEo Fourth Judicial District Territory of Arizona County of Apache. Mecca Monser, plaintiff,
 J. P Mcnger. defendant.
 Action brought in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial Distl1c', in and for the County of Apache, Territory of Arizona.
 Territory Of Arizoua sends greeting to J. ? Monger
 You are hereby sum moned and required 10 appear in aD action brought against you by the sboye-named plaintiff In the District Court Of the Fourth Judicial District, in ana for the County of Apache. in the Territory Of Arizona, and answer the complaint fled with the Clerk or this Court at St. Johns in said County, with in ten days (exclusivo of the dayof serYice] af- ter the service upon you Of this summons, if served in this County but If served out Of the Couaty, and within this District, then within twenty days if service Of said summons Is 6y publication. then you Hre required to appear and answer said complain within twenty days after the completion of said publication. in the same manner ana under the same penalties, ss if you had tecn personally served with sum- mons witIIE thc county in which the suit is pending; in all other csses. thirty days.
 And you are hereby notified thatif you fail to appear and answer the eoRpieint, as aboee re- quired, the -Flaintifg will take Judgment by de- fault against you in accordance with the prayer of plaintiffs complaint. herein, and costs and in her behalf expended
 Given Under my hand and the SEAL G Gssal 9: @9id es District GOqEs this lsF ~ ALFRED RITZ. Clerk.
 By $. N. CRAIG. " T. BuRBAGE,
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
yTH AT T7RYP EA ST1

Attoreeys fir plaintiff.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17

WE ara in receipt of a letter from W. s. Devol of the territorial de- partment of agriculture, requesting us to call the attention of the eiti- zens of Apache county to 8 conven- ton of farmers, fruit growers and cattlemen, 10 be held at Phoenix, Oct. 18th and 18th. This is the 6ist of It's kind to be held in Arizona, and consequently of the frat i'm portance. Topics of the greatest importance will be discussed by practical men ot national eminence, the range of subjects covering every thing of interest to the above men toned parties, but especial promi- hence will be given to "water" fruit raising" and "cattle feeding" A novel plan. to secure. practical re- suits will also be adopted, We quote the final paragraph of the letter:
 "There is to be an opportunity for discussion and interchange of ideas upon each topic brought before the convention, and besides there will be q question boxin which all pres ent will have an opportunity to pre- sent any query which may suggeFt itself to him."
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17
HOLBRooK BREvTTIEs.

1 The Musical Society of Holbrool intend giving 6 concert on Nov. 1st for the benefit of the Sunday school Considerable interest is being man ifested in the matter. Mrs. Barne: and her able lieutenants tho Misses Zuck are at the head of the enter tainment. which fact alone, vii guarantee success, there will be musical selections. vocal solos choruses and marches. Among the prominent participatoEs are the fol, lowing:
 Solo, by Miss May Buck.
 6 dr. 'Yeimert,
 Mir. Will c, Barnes.
 The entertainment to close with the beautiful cantata, "The Gypsy Countess" by Mrs. Clark, May Buck and Mr Frankenfsld.
 Holbrook society has an acqui- sitionin the person Of Miss Buchan- an, one of Albuquerque's favorite daughters, and the teacher of the Holbrook school.
 J. E. DeRosear has returned from his trip to the east, and will take up his duties again as 4. & P. station agent.
 Sheriff Owens has three inmates in the county bastile, among the number IS Chas. Nofer, who forges checks, and then leaves his bonds men to pay the county.
 Mir. Whiteman, young gentle man from Albuquerque, is located here as telegraph operator, and will aid society in amusing itself thls winter.
 From the evidence in way of mud holes, and poole, Holbrook must havehad all it's sins washed away in the late great rain.
 < bridge for this city across the Colorado, is an assured thing. Contract was let for $4000, to Bella Gardiner and Mir. Frost, of Wood ruff, Work to commence immedi- ately and the bridge to be completed in 90 days. The members of the Board of Supervisors are to be con- graduated or their action.
 c. I. Kempe and George Killian, of Concho, arc here busily engaged in the shipment of & car load of beef hides, the fruit of MT, Kempe's hustling in and about Concbo.
 Much regret is expressed here over the untimely death of Serafin Apodaea, of St. Johns. The de- ceased was we'll and favorably known hore, and all unite in tend- ering their sympathy to the be- reaved family.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17

REGULAR in combination, pro- E portion and preparation ofingredi-
 ents, Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses great curative value. You should TRYIT.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-10-17

TH AT "TRIP EA SIT May be for business CT pleasure, or both but pleasure comes by making g business of travelling East oyer the Santa Fe Route 2s far as Chicago.
 Thirty miles tho shortest line between Missouri river and Chicago; that means quick time and sure connections
 Track is straight, rock-ballasted, with very few crossings at grade.
 No prettier, cosier or more comforta. ble trains enter Chicago than those over the Santa Fe They are vestibnled lima tied expresses, with latest pattern Pull mans and tree chair cats. Meals in dim ing cars served on plan of paying for what is ordered
 Inquire of nearest agent. or address C. T. Nicholson, C. F. A., Santa Fo Route, Monsdncck building, Chicago