Arizona republican., 1897-11-16

Mrs. John Teare and children re- turned yesterday morning from a visit with relatives in Chicago.
 Emma Baily was given ten days in Justice Kincaid's court for disturbing g the peace of Antonio Gould.
 A Mexican wOn1en named Santa Cruz, an old resident of Phoenix, died yesterday on Second street between Monroe and Van Buren streats.
 By order of the mayor and city council the time for the payment of city taxes will be extended unil the first Tuesday in December.
 The case of John K Jones, the Mksa wine maker, charged with selling liquor to minors, was transferred yes terday from Mesa precinct to Justice Johnstone's court.
 William Jones, a disturber of peace in the block, was fined $5 in Justice Kincafd' S court yesterday. He paid in advance. John Doe arrested at the same time and place, will be tried to- day, possibly, for carrying concealed weapons.
 The preliminary examination Of Con- ductor Butler charged with shooting
 
 Tempe today. Mitchell was able to sit up yesterday and his physician thinks can be present at the examina- ton.
 The population of Phoenix was vis- ibly and materially increased yescer- day. Mir and Mrs. c. O. F. Young sItrom became the parents of a boy baby. MT. C. M. Sturges was about town yesuElday afternoon boasting of the arrival of nine-pcund girl baby at his house, the first.
 R. D. French of Prescott, represent ing the Los Angeles Soap company and the Portland Cracker company, is in the city again. MT. French is one of the most energetic and successful salesman ''makimg" Arizona. He has built up the trade of tnese two houses to prodigious proportions.
 The board of supervisors yesterday decided to begin the improvement of the poor farm east of the city. The farm consists of forty acres. A hos pital will likely be built on it next y5hr, when the present hospital will be abandoned and the ten-acre tract belonging to it will be sold.
 Articles of incorporation of Gihe Mil waukee and Arizona Prospecting and Mining company were filed in the office of the territorial secretary yes terday. It is Wisconsin incorpora tion. The incorporators are Frank W. Suelflow, c. W. Milbrath, Fred Tschienschy, Henry Weber, John w. Weller and Frank E. Weller. The capital stock is $1,NO0,0OO. c. F. Schilling of Riverside, Pinal county, is named as resident agent.
 The other day Messenger Field was removing a gun from a rack in an M. & P. car and it was discharged. A Phoenix contemporary describing the affair alludeS to it as a marrow escape and says: Had he taken hold of it by the muzzle and it had baen dis charged it would have killed him or any other person standing in front of it'' This is but an inadequate description of the fatal contingencies attendant upon the incident. If MT Field had been standing in front Of the muzzle and ten other persons had been standing directly behind him and if the projectile in the gun had had sufficient penetrating force the slaugh- ter would have been fearful to con-
 
 the grief and suffering of the rela- tives of these eleven mangled victims a picture is presented from which the most hardened would willingly or joyfully, or even enthusiastically turn away and weep wet tears. If Messen- ger Field neglects now to take out additional life insurance he is inca pable of taking hint and is not the providenh person he has been sup posed to be.
 Base ball circles are all on the qui vive. A variety of interesting events ars on the tapis. The base ball feud has been entirely quelled, and all play CTS are in one camp. There is money in the treasury New suits have been ordered for a wholle team. Ira P. Smith was elected manager last Sat urday night and he has started things off with whirl. Yesterday transpor- tattlon was forwarded to Fo-t Worth, Texas, for Pierce Chiles and two other Texas leaguers, and they will be here as quickly as the s. F. can bring them Next Sunday the Boston Bloom CT girls will be here to play an en- gagement against the Phoenix nine at the park. That, next to the circus, promises to be the biggest event of the season. Every one wants to see how girls can play the national game. Things look more rosy along the line of base ball than ever before in the history of Phoenix.
 Genernl R. Allyn Lewis yesterday received picture which he prizes highly. It is a photograph of what is called a "$66,0oO,Oe0 tncfdent" taken from the steps of the new con- gressional library at Washington. In othsr words, 1t is a picture of the members of the Perkins convention. The group consists of 110 delegates, their wives and children. The con- ventiom was held at New York in honor of the return of George w. Perkins, third Wice-president of the