Arizona republican., 1896-05-06

- | jail awaiting action, but the greater
 portion of them are held for petty
 crimes.
 A petition has reached the county
 school sup erintendent praying for the
 creation of a new school district on the Hassayampa river, below Wicken-
 burg, there being an ample supply of
 resident children ito support the ap-
 plication.
 One of the most interesting of the new crop of Arizona journals is the Bisbee Orb, a Saturday publication, is sued at the great copper camp by G..
 M. Porter and A. W. Howe. It is in teresting and clean and would appar
 entity have the best of a field in which to flourish.
 l Owner Adams has contracted for all the Lumber necessary to the building of the new Adams hotel and carpenter
 work will commence within a few
 weeks on the structure. The great cellar is nearly wholly excavated and construction will be pushed in the an
 ticipaition of completion of the build i ing October 1.
 During the last twelve months, ac- cording to the annual report of the city recorder, that official collected fines ito the amount of $2,26120, the total receipts of the office being s, ,160.40. The c.ty's total income was | $49 9,326.07 and the disbursements S43,S04.22. This leaves in the treas ury a balance of $5,521.85.
 A heavy shipment of caItle left Glen dale yesterday over the Santa Fe, con sisting in rbhirty carloads, the prop erty of Jerry Sullivan, and by him sent to Kansas for marketing. The cars were made up in three trains, which will be consolidated into two on reaching the main line. They are ito be sent through on rapid time. Governor Franklin yesterday com misSoned Ed Schwartz to be adjutant- general of the territory, the reappoint- ment being intended as an especial | compliment and aS a recognition of the able manner in which the !adjutant- general has conducted his office under i difficulties. Local militiamen advised of the governors action express the most unqualified approval. Contractor Webster arrived yetSter- i day from Congress station, where he 1 has about fonty men and teams work 1 ing on the Congress camp spur. He has a yard prepared for laying sidings and has started tIhe grading on the line toward the camp, three miles away. A lot of ties have already arrived and during the latter part of the week he believes the laying of the ties will commence.
 Yesterday about o'clock as a boy named Claude Rudd, years old, was coming home from school on the Grand avenue, he was held up by a freckled faced boy about 12 or IA years old. The Gad told him he was collecting taxes and demanded cents. As Claude had no cash he was rolled of his Barlow knife. The robber was in his shirt sleeves and wore a slouched straw hat, much worn.
 The promotion of B. ". Gillette Ito bs. general agent of the Santa Fe at this point has resulted in a number of other changes along the line. The place of ticket clerk at the local, office is now occupied by L. H. Landis, for merly agent of the company at Peoria The Peoria office has passed to J. T. Waldin, formerly of the Prescott office J. c. Jackson, agent of the company at Alhambra, and Frank H. Holder, chief clerk of the Phoenix freight office have also changed places in the gen. eral shake-up.
 Charles Shror, an Arabian, was ar rested yesterday for an assault upon a Chinaman, the testimony being that the unfortunate Celestial was slapped with a mighty stroke that fel.ed him to the ground. The trial will be today. The greatest excitement was occa- stoned on Wall street by the discovery that the Arabian when he wrote his name twice wrote it the first time from right to left and the second time from left ito right. AS it was, only Mark Heissman pretended to the learning necessary ito decipher the tea chest characters.
 Prescott Courier: There was some excitement at. Congress Sunday even ing. A man from Santa Maria who had visited a woman, claimed that the woman robbed him of $15, returned to the womanis house and assaulted her with a deadly weapon. Deputy Sher- tiff Bosha rushed to the rescue un- armed. The man brought his revolver to bear and stood Bosha off; then a bystander offered Bosha a revolver, when the woman beia6er ,eveled hts pistol on that man and made him turn over his iEiXshoo5er A man wilh a Win chester told Bosha he would kill him if he arrested the disturber of the peace. Bosha went for his pistol, re- turned and arrested .he woman beater. | The Winchester man is still at large Deputy Munds leaves for Congress to-