Arizona republican., 1896-01-23

cfuQe OH mas been advanced rom 5U t( 50 cents a barrel.
 Judge Ed Wells is in the city iron Prescott, both to attend the supreme court and to attend to the proposed alteration of the postoffice property ot which he is owner. A three-story building is designed and will probably at once be erected.
 Tucson Citizen: Mrs. L. c. Hughes left for the east yesterday morning tc be gone for the next several weeks She will it is understood, visit Wash ington and other eastern cities. She will also visit her son John who is al school in the east.
 At the corner of Adams and Center streets the Phoenix Sewer company is now installing a service for a half block on Adams street east and west This is necessitated by the subdivision of the city lots about that corner, the alleys serving in all other parts of the city for the placing of sewers.
 The Japanese woman who skipped for Colorado and her white associate Frank Coleman, were brought before Justice Johnstone yesterday and their examination set for today, the charge being embezziement. About half the denizens of the bad lands have been summoned as witnesses.
 At the Commercial are registered: J. M. Ryan, San Francisco; Geo. J. Cole, St. Louis; Felix Coblentz, San Francisco; John Zehring, Denver; J. H. De Line, Chicago; Mrs. Durant Chicago; M Essinger, Cincinnati N. N. Craig, San Francisco; A. N. John son, Benson, Minn.; o. H. Jackson, Prescott; N. Coy, Kansas City. The band of the Second battalion, IN. e. A., will this evening at the city hall give the first of the public con- certs arranged to continue indefinitely The programme for this evening is as follows: M rch, Le Voluntaries; over ture, Elisium; mazurka, Elvira; polka, The Warbler; waltz, Carmen; schot- tische, Susiro, que te Envio; Mexican dance.
 The Payton company has caught the town and last night the house again was crowded to witness the third of the plays presented. The company is far superior to that of last season and every member appears to be painstak- ing and capable in the roles assigned. This evening still another new bill will be presented and tomorrow night will wind up the engagement.
 From Tennessee yesterday the ter ritorial executive office received a cordial invitation signed by Governor Peter Turney, asking representation of Arizona at a great industrial inter state and international exposition, in celebration of the hundredth anniver- sary of the admission o[ Tennessee The exposition will open at Nashville September 1, 1896, and will continue 100 days.
 Tucson Citizen: s. c. Bagg, late ed itor and proprietor of the Tombstone Prospector, is said to be anxious to return to Arizona About year ago he resigned as clerk of the district court at Tombstone, sold out his paper and moved his ,ares and penates to California. The goddess of fortune, however, smiled less kindly on him in the golden state than she had done in the land of sunshine and silver, hence his anxiety ito return.
 Nogals Vidette: MT. Steve NJ Aguirre received notice of his appoint ment as member of the local board of civil service examiners for the cus- toms district of Arizona, vice Frank Gillis, resigned. The present board consists of Frank M King, chairman F. J. Duffy, secretary; and s. M Aguirre, the newly appointed member Examinations are held semi-annually occurring on the first Tuesday in the months of October and April. Persons desiring to take the examination will upon application, be supplied with blanks by the secretary.
 Suit has been filed in the district court by Frank H. Hereford of Pima county against c. M. Bruce, secretary of territory. The complaint alleges that the articles of incorporation ot foreign corporations are by law to be filed" with the territorial secretary but that Defendant Bruce, erroneously applying the law in the case of do, nestle corporations, insisted upor filing and recording" the incorpora tion papers of foreign corporation presented by Mr. Hereford. Plain tiff therefore, was compelled to mak; payment Of the sum of $3470, of whicf he seeks restitution in the sum O | $2720, together with all costs of action