Arizona republican., 1896-09-19

mill at the head of the Big Bug creek, which started up yesterday All ma chinery for the new mill is on the ground except Frue iVanners', which arrived in Prescott yesterday. The working force of this company con- prises fifty men, the monthly pay roll being $1, 800.
 Yesterday the public schools of the city of Pohenix closed the first week in favorable circumstances and with the largest number of students ever had. In the high school ninety-one pupils are enrolled and in the gram mar department the number of stu dents is 690, making a total of 781. Several more will be added to the rolls next week and it is possible tfhe num- Der will reach 800. Superintendent Creager has been very busy all week in getting the work systematically or gamzed. Commencing Monday the schools will open at g o'clock and close at 4:30 o'clock, instead of opening at 8:30 and closing at A. The new hours are more appreciated iby both the pu- pills and their parents.
 Col Cotton and c. H. Gordan were left sitting in their buggy yesterday morning three miles north of the city. There is nothing very extraordinary in the mere fact of their sitting in bug gy, but they thought so, at any rate. The horse got tired of hauling two big able-bodied men and detached himself from both harness and buggy and con- tinued the journey alone. The two nallroaders were in a qnapdary, for they were a long way. from town. Finally Cotton decided illas the only way they could reach Phoenix without walking every step of the way was for Gordon to play horse and pull the buggy and he (Cotton) would do the driving. Gordon demMred and want Cd Cobtcn to get il harness, as he was the larger man. A compromise was effected and each hauled the other about half mile distances until they arrived in Phoenix.
 Tucson Star: There was a fo,1nda- tion for the report yesterday morning of an attack upon tine custom house at Deming on Monday night. An att I tack was made upon the Mexican cl1s- tom house at Palomas that night. It was another revolutionary movement. The attacking party consisted of a | band of forty Yaquis, among whom were several white men, who were not recognized. The guards and officials Of the custom house made stubborn and successful defense TWo of the Yaquis were killed and three of the guards wounded. No other particulars | of the affair were obtainable yester- day. The Indians had been massing 2 along the New Mexican border for several days, so that the attack was not wholly unexpected. Fred Snyder. who came up from Ea Groupa mine a week ago, said that when he crossed une line there was a report that 300 Yaqu1s, all armed, were in camp in the mountains near Buenos Ayres.
 Two youngsters, a boy and a girl, neither one over 16 years of age, made an attempt to elope last Tuesday night,
 but the plot was frustrated by the elder brother of the boy, who informed the girls parents of what was about to occur. They said nothing, but watched the girl and about il o'clock on the night in question the girls father heard a low whistle in front of the house. He waited and soon heard the door of his daughters room softly | close. The girl stole softly out the back way with a small bundle. Papa hastened after and stopped them as they were about to drive off. The girl cried and the boy confessed that they were going to drive to Glendale and l there take the early morning train for | the north. When asked how much | money he had the young man showed 1 $25 in greenbacks He said they did not fear for the future, as he thought he could find employment The faith CT of the girl gave them both some kind advice and told them to wait a few years and if they were still of the same mind he would sanction the union without their eloping.
 A pathetic scene was observed in the
 police court yesterday morning. An
 individual was brought before his
 honor on the charge of begging. He
 was not a youth, neither was he old
 but he bore all the indications of the
 professional mendicant Jobs dropped
 his usual benignant expression and
 adopted tine judicial look of severity
 for the occasion. He asked the culprit
 what he was doing in the court room
 The prisoner whimpered that for months and months he sought for
 work that was not to be found. He
 was raised in the lap of luxury. but
 when he attained his majority he left his home in the far east to seek his
 fortune in the west. He traveled
 hither and thither. but could obtain
 no employment. At last he was re-
 duced to the dire extremity of begging
 but only when he was on the point o1
 dropping by the wayside from hunger
 as his pride prevented his asking aims
 He arrived in Phoenix Thursday or the lower deck of a boxcar. His in. : ner man cried for nourishment and ht hustled around, but everybody was tot