Arizona republican., 1896-05-31

l held the annual public exercises of the Phoenix Indian school. The enter tainments of past years on what may | be termed commencement day in the school have ever been interesting in the extreme and the coming event will i be looked forward to with pleasure by by those who may be invited to attend l Among the list of the dead at St. Louis appears the name of Thomas Killian, in company with the names of several that are evidently brothers to deceased. It is feared that this is the Thomas Killian who left Phoenix sev eral weeks ago for his home in St. Louis where his father is the man. ager of the Diamond Jo line of steam CTS.
 Winslow Mail: We are informed on what we deem reliable authority, that the Atlantic & Pacific will erect sub stantial and commodious depot build ing at this place during the summer. Such a building is badly needed, the present buildings and facilities for transacting the business are a dis grace to the company, as we'll as an eye sore and an inconvenience to this community.
 Winslow Mail: It is reported that 1000 head of sheep have been driven up from Phoenix and Prescott. and are grazing on private ranges and con suming the water in what few holes containing water that is left in the country We have enough sheep and cattle of our own to attend to without feeding strangers, and owners of water l., 1I,@ l,,.1- the intruders out.
 Friday afternoon the dusty gusts of wind that swept up the streets brought vague fears to the breasts of many who had in mind the destruction of St. Louis. Several jokers started to sys- tematically put an elaborate lie into circulation and were successful. Ac- cording to the lie cyclone had ripped the cap from Tempe Butte and had thereafter waltzed off toward Mount Comeback, tearing up several farm houses on the way and destroying sey eral lives.
 The first excursion of the Southern Pacific and Maricopa & Phoenix rail ways to southern California will start from Phoenix June at 8 p. m. The round trip fare, as was the rate last year, will be $25.95. To last years at fractions, however, the Southern Pa cific has added the choice of trip to Santa Barbara or San Buenaventura, giving a summer trip of rare interest and beauty. Other points that may be reached by the eXcursionists and at which they may tarry for sixty days will be Los Angeles and all intermedi ate points, Long Beach, San Pedro and Santa Monica.
 There is again possibility that Cen tral avenue may be neglected or that it may be closed to general public tray el, for it should be known that the su- perb thoroughfare is private property and as such maintained. The property owners along the drive have been pay ing it's expenses for years, yet there are hundreds of citizens of Phoenix who have for that time used the drive daily for pleasure spins and have never in that time contributed a cent to it's maintenance and sprinkling. This class will now be asked to aid and it is believed that through their contri- buttons the avenue may be kept this summer at high standard,
 The park theater was opened last n1,iig,ht by Lessees Neaville & Gregory in the melodrama of "The Gold King" The attendance was good and the play was even better. The cast is composed solely of artists, professionals upon the stage, and their work, despite the fact that it was a first night,' was excel lent throughout. The new theater was found all that had been hoped, cool, commodious and comfortable, and the stage, the largest and best appointed in the southwest, gave ample room and accommodation to the work of the play. The stage management is under the direction of Will Gregory, who has had long experience in this branch of the profession and under whose charge all the stage fittings have been set. The music was under the direction of John Reed and was excellent. The next attraction will be Evans & Hoey's comedy, "Old Hoss."
 June ? will be held the National cir cult cycling races at Tucson. Yester- day Consul Pinney of the L. A. W. re- ceived telegram from F. B. Spooner of the circuit Wheelmen, stating that the party would leave Los Angeles Sunday night seventeen strong, arriv ing in Tucson Monday morning. Only a few cyclers will attend from Phoe- nix. Pinney will go down to referee, Vic Hanna will attend as one of the judges and Walter Kibbey of the anna | teur class will alone represent the cap ital city on the circle. The name of Jim Griffin has been placed on the pro- gramme as starter, but he will be un- able to attend. The lack of interest in the races is not from any prejudice or from any expectation that they will prove other than the fastest and best ever known in Arizona. Phoenix her self could not raise a sufficient fund