The herald., 1897-04-06

Santa Fe for ten days trip. A short
stop will be made at Prescott, where at
least a dozen and perhaps a score will
join the excursion. Among these will
be Chief Justice A. c. Baker and Mrs.
Baker, his wife. who is also the sister of
La Fiesta's queen; j. l.. B. Alexander,
clerk of the territorial supreme court,
and brother of the queen; Mayor Mon
ihon and wife of Phoenix; S. D. Lount
and family of Phoenix; Charles Gold
man and wife, Aaron Goldberg and wife,
Major r. Allyn Lewis and wife, Mr. and
Mrs George w. Hoadley, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alkire,
Mr.. and Mrs. 70. CAM, Mr.. and Mrs E.
]. Bennett. Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Walker,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Keefer, all Of Phoe-
nix.
There will doubtless be several other
Pullman loads besides, and a goodiy
number of thoseswho will take the day
coach by the Southern Pacific route.
A SOUTHERN PACIFIC CHANGE.
T.. E. Ellinwood has a plan on foot to
build a telephone to connect Solomon
Vile, Stafford, Thatcher, Pima, Thomas
and Geronimo in the upper Gila valley.
If these towns will guarantee $500 worth
of business for the line construction
work will be commenced at once.
Superintendent Rudolphs chief clerk
Il
Francisco shortly to accept a more ad-
vantageous position. His place will be
filed by G. w. Phelps, of the coast
branch of the Southern Pacific Brown
was most efficient clerk and was we'll
liked at Tucson. A good many will re-
gret his departure.
private letter from r. A. f. Penrose,
dated philadelphia, March 26," says.
"It is very possible that the appointment
for governor will not be made for some
weeks" and he might have added, 'it is
also possible that the lightning may not
strike me-" for all things are possible,
you know. 1t is worth while remarking
in this connection that Penrose is a clean
man, a young man, man of energy and
standing, and one whose hands are free.
He would make a splendid governor for
Arizona, but no one out here thinks he
stands much of a show.
SOME REAL BAD MEN.
A strong effort is now being made to
secure the pardon of Lawrence NJ. Le-
mon, who is serving an eight years
sentence in the penitentiary for killing
a man named Shean at Harshaw, in
Pima county, two years ago. l trust
the effort will not succeed for some time
yet, in the interests of human life in the
territory. Lemon was fairly tried and
convicted. Shean caught him in COM
wife, and the least Lemon could have
done under the circumstances, in all
decency, was to have taken whatever
punishment Shean had in store for him.
But instead of this, he shot the husband
he had wronged, though there was no
evidence to show that Shean was either
armed or bent on killing.
Rut Lemon has influential friends. He
Is the son of Judge A. D. Lemon of
San Francisco, and the latter was an
old-time resident of Phoenix and the
founder of the Lemon hotel Young
Lemon lived for some time at Bonita,
Graham county, where he killed the
well-known Indian scout, "Rowdy."
This, by the way, was rather COM
mendable crime, for 'Rowdy" tried to
induce Lemon to treat at the point of
a Winchester rifle, whereupon "Rowdy"
suddenly lowered his Winchester and
took French leave for the happy hunt
ing grounds-Lemon's six-shooter prov
ing a speedier weapon.
A more recent case of the right man
getting on the outside of deadly bull
let occurred the other day at Wilcox.
A bad, bold half-breed Injun was break
ing the peace of Wilcox and the head
of his wife with a club, and "Curly
Bill' who had just resigned his office
as deputy United States marshal, was
called upon to quell the disturbance. The
bold, bad half-breed held a six-shooter
at "Curly Bilps" head when he entered
the house. But "Curly Bill' had a
Winchester resting against his hip in
his right hand. The Winchester went
off first, and ever since there has been
comparative peace and quiet in Wilcox,
albeit the census report will show a de-
ficiency Of one
A recent telegram received in this
city from Mark Smith, the congresson-
al delegate for Arizona, seems to throw
cold water upon the plan to give the
territory a 100000 capitol at Phoenix
The legislature passed the bill and the
governor signed II, but now congress
must indorse it before the bonds can be
floated.
Delegate Smith seems to think that
congress will refuse to inderse the bond
issue on the ground that Arizona s
financial condition will not warrant the
expenditure of so much money at this
time.
In local politics things are warming
up considerably, but the interest In min
ing Is far greater than the interest in
anything else. There is large number
of buyers and inquirers in town now,
and the number of new mines located in
the past month exceeds the record for
several years. JAMES H. GRIFFES.