Arizona republican., 1896-12-20


 historical discourses which MT. Og- burn has been delivering. His morn ing theme will be appropriate to the Christmas season.
 At the First M E. church today at il a. m. the pastor, c. J. Chase, will give a sermon on the Seventh com mandment There will be special music. At D. m. the Epworth League will meet in the church basement. At D. m. there will be preaching. Sun day school will meet at 10 a. m. Strangers are most cordially invited to all the services. Anyone desiring the pastor to call on them will please write name and address on card found in the pews and place in collection plate. The pastors residence is North Third avenue.
 The action of the Commercial club in bringing the merits of the Albu- querque Indian school to the atten- tion of the Indian department was timely, and will have an influence for good. The Indian school is one of the most deserving institutions in the territory and is capable of doing more good in the line of Indian edu- cation than any school located in the west, because the Indians are all will ing to send their children here, but object to letting them go to eastern 1 schools because that takes them so 1 far from home.-Albuquerqu Demo- crat.
 | w. J. Mcintyre, agent and train master at Indio, Cal, arrived in Phoe- nix yesterday morning Tn response to a message announcing the death of his niece, Lucille Wharton. MT. Nc
 Intyre was too late for the funeral
 which occurred Thursday afternoon
 Mrs. Whartons cup of sorrow has been filled to the brim by this last be-
 reavement. Her husband, Horatio
 Wharton, who died year ago last
 June, was the projector of the Whar- ton business block and one of the rus
 tiers in the primary movements to-
 ward the construction of irrigation
 canals.
 An old gentleman informed the DO lice last night that he had beer
 robbed He confessed that he hai been drinking in the early part of the
 day and had gone to the College place
 near the Center street school building
 and engaged room for the purpose O. sleeping off the effects of the liquor
 He stated that he had s20 gold piece in his pocket when he entered tn,
 room and disrobed. He woke up a 8 o'clock in the evening and after h, had dressed he found that his none,
 was missing. He claims that someon,
 entered the room while he slept ant abstracted the money from his pocket
 At Moss hall tonight at o'clocl
 sharp, Eugene Brown will speak ol
 the Sleep of the Dead' Professo Berson, who has visited nearly ever, country in the world and is now pro lessor of the university of Mexico, vii speak at 8 p. m. sharp on Spiritual ism" from scientific experience. Pro lessor Berson is an uncommonly inter esting talker. Although speaking brokenly, his language is the pure OK ford English. He is linguist of rar
 accomplishments, having at his com l mand twenty-seven distinct languages
 in each of which he converses f1uently The services at Moss hall are free t all.
 The Coconino county teachers hay important assignments in the pro : gramme of the joint county teachers institute. County Superintendent N G. Layton will discuss the Duties o : County School Superintendent,
 Professor J. c. Wasson, principal 0 l the Flagstaff schools, is down for |, response to the address of welcome .t 7 be delivered on behalf of Phoenix b < Chief Justice A. c. Baker, and for : paper on School Government Mis- = Laura Hoxworth and Mrs. Florenc g Olney will discuss the subject, "Kin r dergartens," Professor Geo. U. Youn : of the Williams schools will discus = Teaching Self Control in the Publi
 Schools, and will read a paper O f ''The School Law and Its Defects" l The war between freighters haulin t between Holbrook and Fort Apach : has been brewing some time. A unio = was formed composed of all those CT k gagged in hauling over this route, an r strike ordered against the contrac e ors, who immediately skirmishe
 around for teams and men to replac the strikers. A large number were st
 cured at Phoenix and shipped in Sur . dou Mnndau hor of ho