Arizona republican., 1897-10-19
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Why Graham County People Attend
 Court ScrupuIously.

Why Graham County People Attend
 Court Scrupulously.
 Hon. George W. Skinner, J. R. Walker and Hump Freeman of Saf- ford spent Sunday and yesterday in town. They are on their way to Florence to attend United States court in the cajacity of jurors. On ar1iv- ing at Casa Grande on Sunday morn ing they decided to come to Phoenix, a more pleasant place to pass Sunday than either Florence or Casa Grande, They left last night for the capital of Pinal, in trepidation lest by some unforeseen accident they miss the stage out of Casa Grande.
 The average male resident of tie upper Gila valley entertains a pro- found respect for subpcenas and sum- monses It was implanted year ago by Judge Rouse, who made a horrible example of a man named Cameron, a citizen of Stafford MT. Cameron had been summoned as a. juror. Having other fish to fry MT. Cameron neg lected to attend court, but sent in lieu of himself a letter to the judge in which he wrote that the business of l judge supposing him to be the post master excused him, judicial act wholly sl1per1uous, since the federal statutes had done that already.
 The judge subsequently, learned that MT. Cameron was not postmaster and bore no more intimate relationy to the postoffice than that of patron. The judge was angry and issued an of o1,r, ont fo t1o h0J of
 eron, with the purpose of finirg him fer contempt and untruthfulness. When he was brought into court, the judge first accused him of the latter offense Mr. Cameron said in exten- uation that the court had merely mis- understood him. He did not mean that his duties involved the responsi- bility of the postoffice and che daily opening of the mail bags. What be did mean was that he had to open his own mail. The explanation was worse than none at all It was only added fuel to the fire. His levity and face tiousness were worse than his sup posed mendacity. Judge Rouse fined him $100 and remitted no part of 1t. The payment of it nearly broke MT. Cameron. Since this episode the pec-
 
 lected all other business to attend court. '{l RETURN OF GENERAL SAMPSON. Reception Tonight to the Miri-ter to Ecuador and His Wife
 General A. J. Sampson, appointed minister to Ecuador, returned 10 Phoe- nix on Sunday morning accompanied i by Mrs. Sampson. The general was heartily congratulated upon his ap- pointment, which is regarded as not i only reward to him for his public and party services, but also as an l honor to Arizona. There were only i twenty-five posts of this kind to be distributed and there were forty-ive states and territories among which to | divide them. That one should have i gone to territory is extrao dinary and save for single instance, the ap- pointment of General Lewis Cass of the territory of Michigan, minister to France sixty years ago, is unprece- dented if '. The chamber of commerce, of which General Sampson has so long been the efficient president, yesterday ar i ranged reception to General and Mrs. i sampson, to be given in the chamber cf commerce rooms and the hotel TO- i tunda tonight between 8 and o'clock. The comrades of the G. A. R. and the brethren of the Masonic order are par ticipating in the reception arrange ments. All are invited to attend. i General and Mrs. Sampson will leave tomorrow night for San Fran cisco. They will sail from there on the steamer San Jose, upon which staterooms have already been engaged The voyage to Guayaquil, the principal seaport Of Ecuador, and the 200 mile journey to the capital Quito, will oc- cupy period of thfrty-eight days, General Sampson has been gathering information about his new home and finds that from climatic point it is one of the most delightful spots on earth. It lies directly on the equator at an altitude of 5000 feet It is cne Of the places in which men live tha. has no succession of seasons, or rather 1t has succession of three seasons every day, spring, summer and au- tumn. There is no winter The ther- mometer never falls below 40 and never rises above 80. The city Is fal above the line of yellow fever, small pox and cholera. Consumption and Rheumatism are unKnown. Its civi- lization aside from it's native civiliza. tion, is largely European It has good schools and a fourishing university The salary attached to the office o1 minister, though nominally $5,OOO amounts to $1O,0OO yearly Living k comparatively inexpensive. A com modious ten-room house elegantly fur nished will cost not more than $35 z month. First class meals are served hot from a French restaurant at s2: a month for one. The $25 includes the service at the residence, of walters