Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-16
Interesting Paragraphs.
From Wednesdays Daily.

mere are Few copies ieI6 OF 50e
HERALD Special Masonic edition giving
complete account of the proceedings al
Bisbee in the great and beautiful cave.
Joseph L Girorx. superintendent OF
the United Verde mine st jerome srriv-
ed in the city this morning on business
and to visit his neices who are at pre-
sent stopping here.
Alex. O'BFodie. manager Of the Wal
nut Grove reservoir company, eccom
panied by bis wife and the Misses Van
B1ren, arrived in the city today The
latter young ladies will spend the
winter here.
Arizona Lodge No 1. F. & A NJ, at its
annual election last night, choose the
following officers: G. W. Dauk.
Master; Mf. Baals, Senior Warden; D.
Nicholson, Junior Warden; G 81. N
Luhrs, Treasurer; F. A. Shaw, S Sc
Rotary.
Ssven solid oars of freight came in
over the Nj. e P this morning An
average of thirty GERS of freight are ar
which is good indication that business
in this city is greatly on the increase.
The freight is heavy now on account OF
merchants laying in their stock of holi-
day goods.
Mr j. Guthrie Savage of flagstaff
came in sn the ten O'Clock train from
the north last night end expects to re-
main in the valley during the winter OF
account Of throat and lung trouble that
promised to use him severely in the
higher attitudes and severe climate.
The HERALD is pleased TO welcome Mr..
Savage to the city and valley.
At a recent meeting OF the Phoenix
Lodge No. 5, A O. u W. the follow
ing officers were elected: M. W., III. o.
Wafer; Foreman, VIM. r. Reno; Over
seer, C. b. Rsibling; Recorder, F. w.
Sheridan; Guide, j. 81. Kinney; Finen-
cier, c.. 81. Morse; Receiver, c w Grouse;
L. w, h. Wohler; Jr. o w, Jno.
Howlest: physicians. Drs Stroud and
Cameron.
Judge Sloan of PRESCOTT has rendered
a declsion in the case of j A Black, as
signee, VS.. G.. W. Vickers, in favor of
the plaintiff This is the outcome of
the Wolfay Reimbursement act. Ex-
Gov. Wolfey sought to secure $4,000
and interest from the Territory. The
Board of Control recently cut the
claim in half but it wss not accepted SO
the matter was carried into court and
Judge Sloan held thet the act reim>
bursting Governor Wolfey was valid.
The claim will now prabsbly be paid
under the decision.
For months psss the Maricope &
Phoenix railroad company have been
making an endesvor TO secure winter
coast rates to this city. General Pas
eenger Agent Sanford has been working
icdsfatiesbly towards that eud, and TO-
day be received a letter from General
Passenger Agent Goodwin of the South
ern Pacific that system of rates will
be made from all points in OslifoFniG to
Phoenix during the winter and will
soon go into effect. The rates will
about correspond with bhe excursion
rates that are given TO the coast from
this city during 5te summer mouths.
This will be the means OF attracting
many people = to this city who would
otherwise not come, on account OF the
high rates. The merchants of the city
will be pia7=ed ut this for it csonos bat
rebound with benefit 10 the valley The
Santa F. Company are also making al
sffost to secure winter reduction over
it's lines.
The matter of funding the indebted
ness Of the Territory is now practically
St tiled and bonds sggregatipg S25S GOO,
n sde payable in fifty years and draw
ing five per cent. in te-est, will be fosted.
10 fact, the bonds have already been
sold to an eastern party, but his name
will not De divulRed by the Territorial
officers. The Losn Commission. at 8
meeting Tuesday afternoon decided
that new bonds will have to be
printed, in order that no legal compIi-
cations may arse as TO their vsdility.
Under the Franklin administration
bonds were fosted for the purpose. but
as no purchaser IVES found the bonds
are still in the custody of the TerritoF-
ial Treasurer Territorial Treasurer
tombstone said today that be has re-
eaived al application from an eastern
party for 100000 more bonds, but his
wants cannot be supplied.