Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-12-05
LOCAL NEWS.

UVOAL NU W Os
 Heavy frost this morning; also yester- day. The first of the season.
 Alvsn W. Howe, editor of the Bisbee Orb, is in the city.
 MT. St. John McGonnigIe, of Aehville, N. O., is registered Bt the Orndorf.
 There were two new cases of diphthe- ria reported today. These are the first which have come to notice for several days past.
 Willcox has quite representation in Tucson today. Among the visitors are Messrs. E. l.. Drew, J. N. Boyett, Wm. Wheelsn and M. M. McCabe.
 A paper entitled ''The Wonderful Is- land, showing the source of the central idea in the plot of Shskespesre's come dy The Tempest, will be a feature of Hsrper's Bazsr for November 2S.
 The building of ssnitarium at Fort Lowell is under contemplation, and ID case the plan msterislizes, its projectors will certainly have reason to congrstu- late themselves upon 8 most successful venture.
 Louis Naranlo was on trial today in district court for the burglary of W. J. Tierney's house, in July last. The court appointed Attorney $. M. Frsnk- lin to defend him, and he will certainly get every benefit he is entitled to under the law.
 Tonorrow afternoon the Blue Rock Gun Club will hold 8 clay pigeon shoot on their grounds. There will be live turkeys awarded as prizes for the win. ners. Go and get turkey and you will have time to fatten him nicely before Christmas.
 P.J. Lonergan yesterday embslmed the body of Arthur Birch, 6 young man. @ years of age, who died of con- sumption. The remains, accompanied by the mother of the deceased, were shipped to Sacramento for burial, last night.
 Robbers are getting in their fine work at Phoenix. In one residence guitar and two bits were taken while two gold watches and some other jewelry was not disturbed. A saloon near the depot is short four boxes of cigars and several hsska of whiskey, on account of the thief's visit.
 The following is 8 list of the eXecu- tive committee of the Citizens Indepen- dent organization, which has placed the Citizens Independent ticket in the field: VIC Davis, chairman; A c Bernard. sec- pIooU fs W Wright. M G Ssmsnisgo. T A Borton, "A Black, P 0 Peilon, A J Preston, W J Ross, Filiberto Aguirre, J D Johnson, E O Keefe, W c Davis, A O Bernard.
 No person is thoroughly educated without knowledge of elocution. The Modern Speaker is 6 complete maLual of elocution and is highly recommended by the leading educators of this terri tory. It is 8 work especially adapted to university, normal and high school. Give your subscription to J. D. Ander- son, local agent for Tucson and Tempe. Drop him @ card in the post office and he will call on you with sample.
 Miss Herthe Tromm is going to give . piano recital in Phoenix on December 2. One week later, on the 9th, Tucson will be accorded sn opportunity to hear her, as she will, CD that date, appear at Reld'e opera house. Her perform ances on the piano are spoken of in most complimentary terme by those who have heard her. Her training has certainly been of the best. she is a graduate of Sternis Conservatory, in Berlin, and is very accomplished musician.
 Tomorrow morning M. A. Smith and B. M. Crawford will struggle for suprem- acy as shocters. Twenty-Five live birdf will be used and MT. Smith wsRers $1OO to $50 that he will win the match. In the afternoon there will be 8 twelve-bird team match between B. M. Crawford and R. Nj. Aldridge aRsinst M. A. Smith and Thomas North, for s25 apiece. There will probably be an interested crowd of spectators, and some good shooting will be done.
 Harper's Weekly for November 2S Char ksRivinR number) will have full page drawings by A. B. Frost, Frederic Remington, W. A. Rogers, Alice Barber Stevens, and F. c. Yohn. There will be interesting articles (previously announc- ed, but unsvoidably postponed) suggest ing changes ID the White House, the better to adapt it to the needs Of the President, with full-gaRe illustration and plans, showing how the desired erd may be attained by a simple extersion of the present building.
 Exceptionally cold weather is report ed from a number of northern states. With thermometers recording from 10 to hol in hn north and east, the oaly wonder is that AriZoba IS not crowded with visitors and permsn- ent residents. The only reason she IS not, is because her wonderful advsn. tsges are not known. They ehould be advertised until the name of Arizona and the catalogue of her many glorious possibilities are familiar to every man, woman, and child in the entire United States.
 An iron shoe made to tighten on the foot by means of screws, lone of which presses on the ankle joint.) is now used in Mexican prisons to compel prisoners charged with crime to reveal any secrets of Q criminal nature that they may have concealed from the authorities. The frightening of the screws and the shoe makes the prisoner "squesl," and admit . crime whether be is guilty of it or not. This sort of punishment equals many of the machines of torment used at the time of the Spanish inquisition.
 In addition to the books already sn- nounced for publication before the end of the year, Messrs. Harper & Brothers will include in their list a volume en- titled English Society, comprising about 100 illustrations by George du Maurier, with an introduction by W. D. Howells.