The oasis., 1895-12-14
AR1zo$A NEWS.
Iculled from Exehanges.l ]


 Tucson, was elected president of the organization.
 A social war is now raging in Php- nix. The girls of the capital city got together and formed an anti-cigarette society, and the boys have retaliated by forming an anti-chewing gum society.
 Monday morning regular trains be- gan running between PhpniX and Mesa City, over the new branch Of the Maricopa X PheniX railway. Four trains each way run daily-two in the morning and two in the afternoon.
 At Gila Bend, last Saturday. Ed. Hawthorne while intoxicated delber- ately walked on the railroad track in front of an approaching freight engine and was cut to pieces. He was a musi- elan and long resident of Phoenix.
 Convict No. 1916, by the name of Cantana Nazquez, escaped from the territorial prison at Yuma November thus far failed and the chances for his reaching the land of mailana are said to be in excellent shape.
 Work will soon be commenced on an artesian well at the company farm a short distance out from Wilcox. It is the intention of the promoters of the enterprise to sink well to depth of about 300 feet when it is expected good flow of water will be struck.
 Judge Baker, at Phoenix, indignant ly denies that he has held, from the bench, that Pima Indians are citizens. An attorney asked such an instruction to jury in his court, and the instruc- tion was refused. Afterward a re- porter got the refused and accepted instructions mixed, and lelegraphed as accepted this particular one.
 At Phoenix last Friday, s. J. Fri bolet and Jake PfeifIer, a butcher he had discharged, had a fight in the meat market of the former. Tribolet was getting the worst of it, and he made matters even by using meat look, doing considerable execution up- on the head and face of his antagonist. TribOlet was arrested and gave bail.
 A boot and shoe department is among the improvements at the terri torial penitentiary. New machinery is being placed for the electric light ing of the buildings. A force of men are engaged in sinking a well with a view of striking purer water supply below the level of the bed of the of Colorado river, and many minor neces- sary improvements are being made.
 At the new normal school building. at Tempe, now under construction. net rff fyn hurt. He was helping to place one of the Joists in position when he slipped and the huge piece of metal fell across his leg cutting open the flesh from thigh to ankle and exposing the femoral artery. Medical attendance was called, and he is reported recover ing.
 The newly incorporated town of Will | Hams is already involved in political | imbr0gliO. The meetings of the coun- | Gil are as discordant as the music from | an old rusty piano C. E Boyce has | resigned his seat and J. T. BrOyles is | his successor. The enemies of incOr- p0rati0n arc hard at work in their effort to keep the town on the back woods list, and altogether there is q jolly row on
 Rafael Nelarde, who runs little blacksmith shop on the Tempe road. just east of Phoenix, fired at a man who was attempting to get into tine shop on Friday night. He used q double e-barreled shotgun. Tn the morning he found q trail of blood lead ing from the place and two little pools where the fellow had apparently rested. 50 for officers have failed to find the wounded man.
 At Walnut Greek, Yavapai county. t it is stated that Sherilf Cameron of COconiDo county, appeared at the re- \ sidence of the Catling's in that section a few mornings ago, armed with a warrant for Ed. Gatling on charge of horse stealing. Ed met tue sheriil whom he knew by sight, at the door,