Arizona republican., 1897-11-05
ALL OVER ARIZONA.
Late News From Every Corner of the
 Territory.

c. M. Funston has been appointed clerk of the district court for Coco nino county. Thus in time do the worthy get their deserts. J. M. Aiken came up from Phoenix this morning to spend a month wis iting friends He is looking for companion to take two weeks hunting trip with him.-Journal- Miner. Two companies of Infantry had sham battle near Prescott the other day and it was described by the pa pers of that uneventful city as great military demonstration. Real battles in Phoenix often pass unnotlced.
 A couple of men going through on the train were arrested and detained last evening in accordance with a telegraphic request from Sheriff Cameron of Coconino. Deputy Sheriff Munds arrested the men. They are both young men and had faro lay out with them.
 R. R. Coleman made a flying visit to Prescott last night, coming in on the delayed train at S:45, and leaving on this mornings north bound. He came from Siberia, California, and his mission was to secure 6 lot morS tools for railroad work, in which he is engaged there-Journal-M Miner.
 S. J. Fleming has returned to Pres colt from his trip east He was ac- companied on his return by Charles H. Morse of the firm of Fairbanks, Morse & Co.,, the celebrated scales manufacturers, who is interested in the Providence, Chicago and Treasu y mining companies in that section.
 MT. Duke has made arrangements with the Whipple orchestra. copsist- ing of fifteen pieces, under the lead ership of Prof. La Guardia, to give promenade concerts rwice a month at the opera house during ghe coming winter The evening entertainment will consist of promenade music and dancing, commencing at S:30 p. m. and lasting until 12 o'clock. The first concert will be given du-ing the early part of the month, when the entire programme will be publ shed. This will be rare opportunity for ths peo- pie of Prescott to hear the latest and best music of the day at reason able prices. s.-Journal-M nsr.
 It has often been asserted and de- nied that the curious lite, reptile called the Gila monster, found in Ari zona, is venomous. Professor Van Denberg, in discussing the subject a. meeting of the Academy of Science, in San Francisco, averred that the saliva of the Gila monster is really very poisonous, and he explained that the reason why many men and ami mals bitten by the reptile have es- capped serious results is because of the peculiar structure of its jaws. The htp ha nj cd in. that the teeth of the lower jaw pene- trate the flesh of the victim in order that the poison may be injected. In such cases, Professor Van Denberg says, the bite will, in almost every in- stance, cause death. But such bite is seldom given.-Mining Industry
 Early Monday morning last the small residence of Wm. Moore, near Henderson's place on Lynx creek, was found to have teen destroyed by fire and the remains of Wm. Moore were found in the smouldering ruins, both the legs and arms having been burned from the charred trunk, which could not have been identified but for the fact that the old placer miner lived in his cabin lone. During the night upon which the fire occurred Mrs. Henderson heard shots in the di- Tection of Moore's cabin. These shots were probably the exploding of dy- namite caps which were: in the cabin. Moore was 51 years old and followed placer mining. He owned a placer claim near by. He lived in that sec- tion for number of years Nothing is known as to how the fire started or how it happened that the old man did not escape from the cabin. The affair sounds mysterious, to say the least, and it IS within the range of possibility that crime has been com mitted.-Prescott Courier
 Three years ago last month, man named McKewon, in the employ of J. B. Wagoner of Walnut Grove, was shot and killed by Homer Campbell, son Of respected parents of that To- -cality- Up to the time of this tragedy young Campbell had borne a good reputation and the shooting, so far as the facts have developed, was with out apparent provocation, but was caused from whiskey crazed brain After committing the bloody deed Campbell immediately fled the place and for three years successfully eluded capture, although it has since been learned that he rema ned in hid ing for several weeks within a few miles of the place. A short time age Sheriff Ruffner received word that z young man residing in New York state and known by the name of H Towne, was none ether than the Ari zona fugitive from justice, and jus as soon as he was convinced of Camp bells identity, he left for the eas to capture him. Under Sheriff DilloI went to Phoenix and secured extradi ton papers which were forwarded b! mail to the sheriff. A telegram ha been received at the sheriff's offic stating that Sheriff Ruffner left Chi 'cago last evening for Prescott, hay ing Campbell in charge, and he i due to arrive here on Friday evenin with him.