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Arizona republican., 1896-05-13
Notice of Sale of Real Estate.

In the Probate Court of the County of Mari eopa. Territory of Arizona. In the matter of the estate of E. M. Milis, de ceased. Notice of sale oi real estate at Private Sale
 Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order of the Probate Court in and for the County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona, made on the 11th day of May, 1896, in the mat ter of the estate ot E. M Mills, deceased, the undersigned, the admin strator of the estate of deceased will sell at private sale to the highest bidder, for sale. subject to confirmation by said Probate Court, on Thursday, the 18th day of May, 1896. at 10 o'clos a m., at the office of J. B. Woodward. in Porter block, southwest corner of Washington and Center sts., in the, City of Phmhix in the said County of Maricopa Territory of Arizona, where offers or bids will be received fer the following described real property. to wit:
 The equity of the estate of deceased in the N. E. 4 of the N. E L of the 8. E. 1 of Sec %, Twp N, R. 3 E., to- gether with part of share II in the Maricopa Canal, also like equity in N. 15 of lots and ir block Block No. 59 in the City of Phoenix, also lots 10 and Il, Block No. 10 of the Capitol addition to the City of Pnenix.
 Terms of sale, cash.
 VIM GIBSON, Administrator of the Estate of E. M. Mills.,
 deceased.
 Dated May II, 1896.
 EDate of first publication May 12, 1Ss6l
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13

That sweet life almost made of virtue, And ever singing praises to the Lord The angels of celestial beauty, stood Gathered round Gods bright throne. Patiently waiting the hour when they
 should Welcome the innocent one home Oh! sad is the thought of stau1ing To bid farewell Ito ome we love so dear; But SaIdder is the hour of parting When death to that loved one draws
 near
 Today a somber shadow floats across The great sunlight of our joy. This worlds treasures are but dross, Its happiness but a toy. The precious soul ito us was tended Only for awhile. God has cal.ed back to heaven Our darling, our own dear child. The sweet little singer is sleeping, Stilled by Deaths sad Lullaby. Der our hearts this sorrow is creeping, For to our sonlgbrd we hlave said good
 bye.
 By the jasper gates in the golden glow That beams from the throne above, Stands a fair. sweet boy in robes of
 snow,
 The life of his parents love. He was little child, most innocent In love's own keeping. Therefore ii
 were meet
 That he should thus go andering con
 tent
 Into tlhe dreamtnnd sweet. The little singer is not dead. for they
 never die
 Until tine lips of summer winds grow
 mute
 His songs shall ring tin the sky. Accompanied by an angel lllte. Oh! what can (heal the grief we feel, For hopes that come no more. Had we ne'er heard the scriptures
 word,
 ''Not lost, but gone before" The brothers heart shall rue to par! From one through childhood he loved. And the parents heart pierced by tlle
 dart
 Will mourn for one they loved. But let their soLace be in that baiin, That on the other shore They will meet their boy, in that sweet calm,
 Not lost, but only gone before" This grief know is hard to bear, This parting gives us pain, But let us feel our darling is there, Singing i'm the sweet refrain, Parting is only, only for the might, Meeting will come with the dawn. -IONE.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13
NEW METHODIST CHURCH.
It Is ito Be Competed and Occupied by
 NexlJ Wfnter.

The exterior of the new Monroe street Methodist church now appears to be practically complete and work on the interior of the auditorium is ito soon commence, with the anticipation that the entire structure will be completed before winter, in time Ito be dedicated at the sitting of the. territorial annual conference of the church, when thre presence of a bishop and of the united clergy of the southwest will add to the so0emnflty Of the occasion. Till then the present comfortable quarters in the basement will be occupied
 Within a few days the decorating of the interior will commence and orders will be sent away for a grand pipe or gan, something at present not known in Arizona, and for pews and furnish ings. It is believed and contemplated by Pastor Chase that everything will be complete by the time st for dedica- tion and that but a slight debt will re- main upon the congregation.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13
ONLY A TRAMP.
Hurt in Wreck at Yampi and Dies
 Unknown.

Williams News: Some coal cars go- ing to Peach Springs were derailed and wrecked on Yampi hill Thursday, and tramp who was stealing a ride be- came tangled in the debTts He es- capped without any broken limbs and as he was seen about the place some time afterward it was concluded he was not seriously hurt.
 That night, however, the evidences Of internal injuries manifested them selves and the unknown man became a subject for a hospital. A doctor was called from K.ngman. He felt of the tramp's pulse, placed the fever tube in his mouldh, looked wise and said he could do nothing for him. Yesterday morning the unknown man died at Peach Springs, having been removed there. There was nothing on his per- son to disclose his identity.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13
PIMAS AND CIVILIZATION.
Social Customs of the Indians Are
 Slowly Changing.

Of "a surety the Pima Indians are rapidly imbilbing civilization. They now bring their produce ito marist mainly in wagons, instehd of by the Sackful over the backs of ponies and dress much as does iuhe white man, even to the extent of hats and shoes. Yesterday on Washington street was seen a family party of Indians. The squaw, who was neatly dressed in clothes not different in cut from the uniform at the Indian school, com placently followed her lord, he in full rig of a comfortable farmer. Most curious, however, was the fact that the fatlher it was who carried a youn g infant, evidently their first born, and shielding its little blue-black crantum he was holding a sunshade In olden days a buck would sooner have died than to have carried a child in public. The infant would have been carried in a bark slung on the back of the squaw, its head dangling helplessly, fully ex- posed ito the fiercest sunshine.
 Latter in tine day a Pima lad was seem driving down the main street in a com fortable buggy, probably borrowed from his employer, and beside him, brimful of happiness and importance, sat his "best girl" whom he was talking for ride Both were plainly gTadu- ates of the Indian school.
 Still another experience, showing the change tin Indian customs, was noted on Central avenue. Along came an Indian dad gallopimg his pony till he overlook two shy Pima maidens trudging out t(he three miles ito the h. dian school Most gallantly did he help the girls on his horse, contentedly trudging ito their common destination. Anciently it was the buck who invari- ably rode, if the household boasted of but a single equine, and if there were two or more, lthe male children were mounted while their mother and their sisters walked. It was mo uncommon sight to see a Pima buck and his son, mounted on ponies, contentedly jog going along dhe dusty road, while be | mind on a dog trot came the women of the household, on foot, each laden with twenty-five pounds or more | of grain that was being ltalkem ito l Tempe or Phoenix for sale The wo- men seemed pleased with their lot they are ever we'll fed, not otherwise abused and occasionally their masters
 would aid them tn the cultivation of the fields and the care of the ditches.
 The Pima is not to be considered in
 the light of an impressionable being but it lis plain to see that civilization
 is making progress and has invaded the slanctity of his time-ihonored so- cial customs.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13

he as discovered near the mine cave, the extent of which is not known. He explored the cave 800 feet in from it's mouth; the room is forty feet wide and the ceiling from ten to sixty feet high. As tine country lying south of the Grand canyon is known to be filled with great underground cavarns, the discovery of caves sthereabou'ts may be looked for. Attempts to dig deep wells all over this section have failed on ac- count of striking these underground caverns at a depth of from forty feet upwards. In many eases drills have dropped through when the crust was penetrated and wind whtsll.ed up through the aperture. This happened in the railroad we'll dug as far south as Chino some years ago, which Is said ito have been sunk to a depth of 1000 feet
 before tine crust was penetrated.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13

For fear of some m4sunderytan ndtng Alkire's wish to again announce that their bargain sale of cheap wash goods is still on. It is not probable that an other such sale will be he'd during the season and intending purchasers are admonGshed not to wait until present stocks are so reduced that it will be impossible ito get the very things they most want. Then again it will be necessary to get ltfhe decks cleared for the shirt waist sale which opens next Saturday and promises to eclipse all others sn point of interest and bar gains.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Reported for the Arizona Republi- can by Coggins 6 Brown, abstractors, POI West Washington street, Phoenix
 F. A. Shaw and wife to Eliza Yaple, warranty deed ito lots and 8, block 22. ChumchiM addition, $500.
 Lloyd B. Christy Ito R. c. Baker, quit claim deed to lot 8, block 25, Churchill addition, $1.
 Sheriff Marcopa county to L. W. Blinn Lumber company, deed to min- ing property in Cave Creek district, $1 ,095.05.
 Guy Bennett and wife to Lucius J. Horton, warranty deed to Tots 5, 7, g, Il, 13, 15. block I, Bennett place, 5000.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13
SAVE TIME.

Ship your freight via the Santa Fe route, always specifying via Ash Fork and the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix railway, for first class service. Through cars of merchandise are loaded for Ash Fork, where freight for points on the s. F., P & P. railway is transferred at once, making time from eastern points very much shorter than via any other route.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13
CAVERNS OF VASTNESS.
Known ito Exist in Parts of Northern
 Arizona.

Prescott Courier: Deputy U. s. Marshal Frank MorreN is in receipt of a private letter from Pete Perry, who is located in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, where he is working a mine in which he is interested with Ralph Cameron. In his letter he states that
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13

CATARRH is a constitutional dis ease and cannot be cured by local ap- plications. Hoods Sarsaparilla is a constitutional remedy; it cures ca tarrh because it purifies the blood.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13

The greatest of bargain sales, in point of price, quality and style of goods offered, opens Saturday at Al kire's. When it is announced that nothing but ladies shirt waists will be offered in this bargain sale the sub- ject at once becomes of interest. This very useful and becoming garment is being universally worn this season and Alkire's have bought thousands of them which will be offered at all kinds of away down to bedrock prices next Saturday. Come ito tlhe store early and feast your eyes on mountains of lladiies' shirt waists.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13

HOODS PILLS are purely vegetable and do not purge, pain or gripe. Solo by all druggists.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-13
NOTICE.

We, the undersigned, give notice to the public lthat we are not responsible for any ibiGls collected or paid to A. M
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-16
GnMlil pErrArt,n.

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-16
no Tllll DEATH.


Lee burg. Fla. juno Il Mrs. Robe ri
'iresnlin and Mrs Mollie Gaines fought
10 M Death yesterday afternoon n,ar
'iernpnr a mai place about twclvo
niils from here.
MrFdainn haluol boon mlr, ed a sfrat
wailo ana Mrs. Gresham was yonog
widow. rh'y wcr goo9. ltienl, lp 10 a
iew weeks ago when Mrs. Gaines sus-
pc ted that her hushmrl Wa hccomins
lgo loud OF Mrs. Gresham since lh.m
MI ''nM.s has threatened to Nh her
supposed rival
go" Women met Yesterday afternoon
i"tr Mrs. Gresham homo aud hogan
quarrel lrs Airs. Gresham h,,i d. hammer
in n'r hhni nni struck Mrs. Gaines on ihc
mead Tho aitcr drew her husbands
llizoi from hrr bosom aud hogan slashine
Mrs Gresham the luttcr stni using mo
haiunlrr ihe wife did awful work VITA
M razor, cutting the widow in q dozen
placr'
Finally stroke reached Mrs GrosAar.',
lli"ai, @cNcrlng the iupular vein Mrs.
Gresham f.ll forward, at the same + ms,
d.Hal'ig ."fs Gresham terrific blow with
tho hammer
hsn fonui hy uolphhors Mrs Gresham
was round dead. lying on IN unconscious
l"tw ol MR. Gaines, The lattcr's skull TX
fractured and she can not recover.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-16
TROUBLE AMONG CuBANS.
CiSncros Ma, BE Dcposcd and Garcia
Made President.
GOMEZ SHOT MBFzllING OFFICIAL
AMI All His Accompiices - Soon as He
Reached Th~m-rhc story OF
Gom'r's Defeat.

Havana. iunc i5.--(Special Cable Dis
YAtch 10 New York Herald THE Herald's
correspondent ,u Puerto Principe con-
Trims previous reports OF the existence
of ,scns an ~ the rebel ranks Cisneros.
The so-,Nned president is accused OF lack
Ell urmncss in civil affairs ard he will
probably he forced TO resign IN favor q
NaliNt9 GatSa. I'm thai event Jose Maceo
~ II be roconHrmcl ia command OF the
extreme eastern districts.
Gomez. as soon - lie returned To rucrtc
P.i cipe province. placed the msurcent
civil authorities thereof under arrest and
coaftmariialed ami shot tho provincial
treasurer, Manuel Gonzales, on a charge
oi cmbezains cattle taN funds amounts
ig- 10 >.5.w0 or more. Cionzalca's sccre-
ttfy ard several suborainatcs were also
shot IS accomplcos.
Atich4r Lore, de Mola has been namoi
ty the rebel goncral-n-chicf as pfcvis-
i,rdl governor If ihe province
Iur licraluS correspond, at SAYS that
the trouble lrlMt,l 'iaicia aud los.
Ntartc OF .ilatcl in fhs later- conNs "a
ZION Yer us use 90 his owu II Us ut t1e
-rtater poitiou OF sue arms ari tmmuin-
iiln waleh paica iion-t 20 CNia IN inc
lit ril4lt,i ST., itt4un. NA'ro Is NOT 1T. sc
W'tn GprM'~ atttnpt to sWPpldh, his
brother Dose Marco III comma uI ~ tle
orient and nr insists upon ton 4 s.l.-
tanning Jose IN MS pace.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-16
GRAVrsENp rNTRlEs.

FRS, raco. hve-,lsh,lp milo, mailons
Ta!lsman, Bronx. Hrasalonc. Knight of
the Carter, lnnplr'r tllon. IL. silver
brook, Frayout De,irs Dream, 'ollat-
"iaA Tahnse", fly'nS squadron. lgA
second race. on and nnr-siN'funfh milo,
Myrtle stalks l.onghoavh. ii0wnp'. lof
..rnnan- ny, hpekr.n'. lNi' Hir Dixon. Jr,
a. Merry Prince, ~
Thirl racD. ihr'r-fourths milr handicap
Gl.nnolur, 49, hsiDtlor ~. lilrrne-
ton ii3 Domino. ia. I.nStre los. inna-
way. is' Mrs. stuart 10. nurlnghain.
es III MARCO, ~
i'ourtu race, one aud c-fourih milo.
Brooklyn derby Handspring. Hamilton IL
Ienaparte. ~, informs sion. III.
rum race. i've ana one-hhlf furlongg
itiil,I. l0N. Agripph no. Passover TIA
Edna H.. 100. pisptnsor Gee de-. ~. nv
own ". Convention. los. once Chance.
los
sixth race, one ard onc-sistoentb milo
hnndieap- Shakespeare II. Fatriclnn. ia.
PalHain lli; The swain. ia. Emrna .
~, S"piohr, 100. chugnut, Is. .aptni, I.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-16
OAkIEY liNrlilrs

First race nvo-lsths -pulecnla.
Black ness, loo. Est Ne Regina, Gertrude
w. EvanlnC Chat, Ter EScslency. lo7.
cappy. Lady Keith. ln'
:, cond race, thrtt fDurihs mlla-C;eoree
" liailrN, 100, Chasrln. los, nnuhl, tJu,cl
llnnrt los Little Am. Kelly u ~
Matte Loe Dorn.hN. "a. kennel Thatch,.r
Miss Emma. Miss s. Of.
Third race, seven -eiehihs mile Rey dc,
Mar, Jake zimmerman. 100. Lohengula
ip. yellow Rose. l9i. NJ. v. j.. Katie G..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-16

parade, of Tho bnrbarc splcndor. Of
cloth. OF gold. of siittetins gems. | coulh
not help ,ninSing OF the poor and melaii,
choiy vrasants, OF the toilns, hai-ied
millions Of the sad and ignorant multi
tudcs Who belong body and soul 10 tho
car
SCARED Ivy the knout. OF the thousands
IN PRISON Tor having dared to say
whispered word for freedom. of the great
muli,,ud" who have hccn driven like cai-
Tie ulong the weary roads that lead to
tho he'll of siberia
Tn cuumou at Moscow were not loud
enough. Tor the clang OF the bells. nor the
Erunns " Tho clptlNcs.
though, - the fathers TINT had been
torn from yves aud children for the
crime of spcaking Ike men.
Aud when the priests spoke Of the car
adorned man" my blood grew warm.
When rcti of the coronation of the
OF the girls working n the mines maui
illg ore from Tho pits with cha. MS about
their waists young girls. almost naked.
az the mercy of brutal officials young
sirls Weeping and moaning their Ives
away because between Their purc lips the
word Liberty had burst into blossom
Ct law neEiects, forrets theta. aud
no, sh to make nani>ini insane
ignorance ana snpersi I. ou crown imiu-
donco aud tyranny Millions of money
sstaulerel tor Inc Eum liation Of man, TO
Hlshunor m poriilo.
Back of the coronation, back of all tho
e, rrmonios, hack Of all the Hypocrisy,
there Is nothing hut lie.
II is not true that God "sciectod' this
car to iul" aud rob a hundred millions OF
human hcinss.
II is all an ignorant. harhar,c supcrsii-
uors Lea lie tla' pomp and paseant.
AMI Haunting illss and ROBBED priests. anl
SWINGING censor rin not chang" to truth
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,es. Brown Jewel. i0i. Station +. Is Har-
Gerssrs. Amusement. 81
Fourth race. the kuhy stakes ltuN Is
y =. Y. To-. EaGnnia weeks. i7s; Soy.
rAro. ,ri Mhi'e Frost. RI; Walker. g.
Firm rScc, one aud o0e-stN iocnIh mile
Hcr ilciEiSy. D., Ssmpes EGO. TicomcF r.
"a
SIKH race cirs~-.f.Srths 'uilc-S 'rats -
rsol ia>. N k,mlrks rA' f'i>t tNrr. 'N
Twinkle CansNc,t iA. iitprSS. lr.sh
l.aty. 3c. kcNA'sNv. Ectiu~or. IS, it-
thrI.te &ana uf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-16
INGNNsOI.l. OK TINE can.

me Coronation Ceremonies Evoke a
fnw Insoraolifh Explosives
Concerning H." coronation of tho Russian
car col0nol Robert g. ingcrsoll writes to
10. New York World:
While reading Tho accounts of the coro-
nation of The car, oi the rageaufS, ,io-
scsa'ons and fcoais, of the I.1mp and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-16
ABBOTT rARALNzED.

Texas Congressman Was Hurt While
- ltutlns the Chute.
Washington june l5.-Rerrescntative
10 Abbott OF Trxas is recovering from the
injuries received yesterday while shoot
lng the chlte" at Rycreiew. The lower
pant of the body and legs are partially
paraly1ed. hu; his attending physicians
10 not uprrchend permanent paralysis.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-16
DALLAS $; PARIS d.

Dallas, Texas. June 1.-THE ball pamo
today between Dallas and Paris resulted
Dallas :, raria g. The work m the box
OF "rowall Of tho Paris team Was gilt
edgc' Loo Nendig tomorrow takes charge
II the hailas team as manager lie was
manager of The Dallas team in issS. when
/, wen the pennant.
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Beware
OF the Knife.

Mr.. Lincoln Nelson, of Marshheld, Mo,
writes: ''For six years / have been
sufferer from a scrofulous affection OF
The glands OF my neck. and all efforts
of physicians i'll Washington, ID. C.,
Springfield, H., and St. Louis failed TO
reduce the enlargement. After six
months constant treatment here, my
physician urged me TO submit 10 re-
moval OF the gland. Atthis critical mo-
mcnt friend recommended S.S.S.,
and laying aside deep-rooted preju-
dice against all patent medicines, be-
gan its use. Before had used one bot
tie the enlargement began to disappear,
and now i, is entirely gone. though am
no, through with my second bottle yet.
Had only used your SIS. long ago.
would have escaped years of misery
and saved over $50
This experience is like that of all who
suffer with deep-scatcd blood troubles.
The doctors can do no good, and even
their resorts TO the knife prove either
iruitlcss or fatal. SIS. is the only
real blood remedy; il gets at the root of
the disease and forces ii out perma
ncrtly.
SIS & (cno,nvfrcI bnjryr -,rpe/1bLr)
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Houston .............O0oo ana ~
summary
Earned runs-Aus'in >
bawkinf ..
Threr base hi M.nofee
Struck ~ Mccormick r. By Blnok.
bum q
Bases on called halis az Blackburn :.
Shancr.
Stolen hanes Crotiy. Heydon.
Tinia of gam y 30
Umpire Burns.
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sorrItENN LEAGltE.
NNTloNAL LEAGuE.

A. Cincinnati r II y
riucmna .-.... o2i a. -
ST. I.auS poi 100000 - .
nauemoa l,wyer and Vaughan; br't-
cNeloln and Mcfarland
A. Wash.ns on X. II u.
Washington f nn0a2pl 0n-G ~ 3
philadelphia $4,000 4
Baitcres M,rNor and Mngurc. Taylor
ami CRAZY
Al Brooklyn r II Il
Eronk yn .-. ... q o . ? =
Haif.u r- .-.-,, e % Z. % IN
Batteries and Gfm Hoffer and
\ fNinalu.
a. pitishurg- T. - "
riNsburg .4,..... 03 o o "A . o. 70 4
CMcaeo ..,.,,.....c eoi ios-il 10 2
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-09-10
oPALs ARE NOT uNLucky.

Supcrstitions Connected with Such Gems
Have No Foundation.
THE superstition which causes peo-
pie to regard opals with awe as the
cause of i'll luck and even DEATH" said a
jeweler, according to the Washington
Post, the other day,'is due to peculiar
observation made years ago. Opals
were considerably in use in Venice dur.
ing the plague, and it was noticed there
in the hospitals that before death the
stone would somewhat brighten upon
the victims finger. 1t never seemed &c
occur to the people that the illness
could produce glow of color. They
took it for granted that the stone occa.
stoned the illness. AS matter of fact
opals are affected by heat, even by that
of the hand, and the fever, being al
its height just before death, caused the
colors to shine with unwonted clear
ness. This confirmed the superstition
and to this day there are sane and able
bodied people who believe that chip OF
the stone in the house can cause calami
ties. Probably another reason for the
distrust excited in opals is the fact that
they change and lose their color That
is due to the softness and porousness OF
the material and its capacity both for
absorbing water and of parting with
what it has, one of which tends to
make it duh and the other chalky and
Opaque. They have been known to be
carefully cut and laid away, and upon
opening the paper had crumbled into
dust within few weeks. A species oil
opal known as the hydrophane, found
in small quantities lately in Colorado
has wonderful powers of absorption. In
its usual state II is of a yeliowish, waxy
tint, but when water is dropped upon
it the tint passes slowly away, and
from being translucent it becomes
transparent. On exposure to the air
the water evaporates in an hour, leav.
ing the stone as IL was before"