Arizona republican., 1896-07-23

Colorado river. They will put in a power plant that will melt the cement strata through the gravel like so much drift sand The banks are said to be | rich., with gold. SC
 Three immoral damsels efataae Mex ican persuasion were tried before the treeorder yesterday for evading the city license imposed upon people of their character. The effort of the accused ones to establish that they were above reproach failed and the recorder as- sessed them $5 each.
 The following Phoenicians sojourn- ing in Flagstaff left that city Monday on an exploring expedition to the ice caves: Mrs. B. M. Mills, Flora and Gala Mills, M. V. Warren and wife, Mrs. Swiggert and children, Miss Lulu Sampson, Lulu Warren, Willie War ren and Hendricks Warren.
 Frank D. Armstrong, a well-known miner and stock dealer, met with an accident a few days ago on the desert near the Colorado river, which result ed in his death. His horse fell on him, injuring him internally so that he could not move. It was two days after the accident before he was found in a weak and half starved condition. He died a couple of days after he was found
 The news of deplorable accident which occurred at Goldfeld Tuesday morning has just reached here. A miner named A. P. Ralston fell with car to the bottom of 150 foot shaft in the Mammoth mine and was hor- ribly mangled, death being instan- taneous. Strange to relate two men who were working at the bottom of tha shaft escaped without injury The ex- act cause of the accident is not known
 A report was yesterday circulated around Phoenix that a newsboy named Robert DeBaud had been killed at Tucson while stealing ride on a freight train, An investigation of the report revealed the fact that the young ster was assiduously picking grapes thoroughly unconscious of the knowl- edge that he is supposed to be wander ing on the golden streets of the en- pyrean sphere.
 Scientists and those who know agree in saying that cyclones are absolute strangers on the coast, but a recent twlster which made an appearance to the astonished natives near Salton, Cal, proves the fallacy of the belief or else it was phenomenon that was the direct outcome of the political up- heavals in the east The cyclone played leap-frog with about thirty tel egraph poles and gathered up a few cots with their slumbering loads and scattered the outfit promiscuously.
 A man named James Hughes died in the hospital at Kingman last Sun day in the most excruciating agony. While asleep one morning last week a screw fly deposited its larvae in his nose and before he aWoke the mag gots had entered his head. He was in terrible pain for several days, but did not know the cause until the worms be- gan to drop from his nostril. He went to the hospital at Kingman, but too late to save his life. The stench aris- ing from the decaying flesh and the wriggling mass of worms was sicken- | ing.
 Prescott Courier: "The Standard Excursion of Phoenix" Rich, Henshaw and children, Misses Sadie Wilcox, Gertie Rich, Clay Hen shaw, Edith Brooks, Abbie Clay, mamie Henshaw, Messrs. Edward Bowers, George Henshaw, Wm. Mur- ray, Carl Wilcox, Harris Rich and Mrs. Randall and family-who have been eamped in the suburbs of West Prescott for some days, enjoying our cool climate, breathing the ozone of the surrounding pines while partici- pating in Prescott's social gaities, are now en route for Cherry creek for the remainder of the warm weather. Another successful excursion will leave over the Santa Fe this morning for California. The following is a partial list of the excursionists: Mrs. W. F. McNulty, c. A. Kessler, Julia Pomeroy, J. w. Dougherty, Isabella Hancock, John P. Orme and family, Fannie L. Pomeroy, w. B. Scott, Mrs. W. B. Long, Doris Orme, Mrs. Lillian Sears, Ella Sears, D. B. Wilson, Mrs. W. L. Pomeroy, Miss McBull, Matte !; Burner, MT. and Mrs. J. Foore, Mrs. l, W. A. Daggs and Mrs. L. Feely. !; The social that was to be given to- morrow night by the Y. P. s. e. E. so- ciety of the Christian church at the residence of Mrs. Hale on Jackson street, has been postponed one week on account of the indictment weather.