Arizona republican., 1897-12-30

Other Matters.
 H. w. Hamilton of Glendale has just closed a contract for seven miles of wire fence.
 Ella Tompkins OIme, the be- loved wife of John P. Orme. died at 6 o'clock a. m. De- cember 29, 1897 The funeral services will take place at the residence at 1O:3O this morning and at the ceme- tery at 2 o'clock. Los Angeles pa pers are requested to copy.
 Marshal Hooker has received a let ter from his brother Charles at Je- rome in which he states that he and his partner, Mcfarland, had pur- chased the lots on which the St. Elmo saloon and restaurant stood before the recent fire. He added that they were now erecting a building on the site.
 A distant echo of Christmas was heard in Justice Kincaid's court yes terday morning when Bob McCann was tried for assisting in the Salvation Army disturbance Saturday nigh. Though the defendant was present there wss no evidence to show that he had had any interest in the row. He was discharged.
 The funeral of the mother of J. J. Gardiner took place yesterday morn ing from Smiths undertaking parlors The services were conducted by PreSi- dent flakes and Elders Johnson and LeBaron of the Mormon church, the deceased having embraced that faith in England nearly half century ago. The Mesa church choir participated in the services.
 c. H. Gordon, who for seve al months has been night operator at the Western Union office in this city, laft for Yuma last night to take a position as guard in the prison. He will be succeeded by c. H. Wiegand, an ex- perienced telegrapher from Chicago. He comes to Phoenix for the benefit of his wife's health, who was unable to endure the cold weather of the windy city.
 Nothing has been learned at the sheriff's office officially regarding the murder at MaricOpa on Monday night One of the men who discovered the body of the murdered man came to town yesterday morning. He had a red silk handkerchief which he picked up near the body and which he believes belonged to the victim. He left it at the sheriff's office, saying that he did not want to carry it about, fearing that it might duplicate him in the killing. No theory regarding the murdered mans identity has yet been suggested.
 It was reported yesterday, though not officially, that G. l.. Bender we'll known California and Nevada Southern Do if1n Yci1 fn xx-I,o |, perintendency of the Mar;eopa & Phoe- nix railroad had been offered, would arrive in town this morning to survey the situation. His acceptance would be determined after the survey. In the meantime the friends of MT. c. P. Leitch are confident that he will succeed. A strong candidate has also been put forward in the person of Roadmaster B. F. Porter ". O. Bick- nell, formerly with the Southern Pa cific at Fl Paso, has been appointed general freight and passenger agent
 A Chinaman was arrested yesterday on a charge of peIddlinS without a li- cense. The police have had an eye on him for some time, but they never before employed the right means to catch him. He carried his supplies in
 
 nese laundrymen use in gathering up soiled clothes. When he left house yesterday Officer Pete Wolf1ey went in and learned that he had just displayed a stock of clothing and notions. He then arrested the Chinaman. who tried to square himself by the payment of 30 cents. He raised the bribe to $1, but still the officer was incorruptible and would be satisfied with nothing less than the amount of the license.
 Joe Wilson, Mexican with an un- Mexican name, was brought to the county jail yesterday on a charge of horse stealing. The crime was con- mitted on the night of September 26, 1896. A fine mare belonging to George Stickney, five miles west of town, was stolen. and a few days later was traded by Wilson to Ed Marlowe. Wilson left the neighborhood for few months, but imagining that the mem ory of the affair had faded out of the minds of msn, he returned He YVES arrested by Deputy Sheriff De- heney at the home of his parents within less than mile of the place of the crime. Wilson has been frequently arrested for petty offenses, but this is the first time he has put himself in direct line of promotion to the peni- tentiary.
 Articles of incorporation of the America-Alaska Transportation com pany were filed in tha office of the county recorder yesterday. The oap:- tai stock is s5,O00 10000, divided into shares of s10 each. The principal place of business is Phoenix, with branch offices in Chicago. New York, Boston. San Francisco, London, Liverpool, Se- attle. The incoIporators are Alex ander Buck, Phoenix; L. Drake, Rob- ! ert Stride, J. s. Hanger A. w Hamil- ton, A. W. Daynes, A. B. Spurling and Peter Benson of Chicago; W. E. Me Murray of Greenville, Pa and M. N. Ahlstrom of Jamestown, N Y. A list of 1S7 stockholders is included in the llAEtiSes. The list represents holders
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