Arizona republican., 1898-12-14

icals and magazines; chess and checker boards are furnished to those who are not inclined to literature. The room is kept warm and cosy and has plenty of light. This institution is one that many incorporated cities would be
 proud to boast oI.-Bisbae Orb.
 The Aztec Land and Cattle company i is making an effort to secure convic-
 tions in some cattle stealing cases, in which the thieving procedure is some what of q new departure from old
 methods. The procedure is to separate
 cCw and calf, drive the COW long distance away, then keep the calf in a corral until it is almost starved and
 weaned from is mother, when the
 thieves brand it and turn it loose. The company has the cases on trial al HOl- brock, and failed to secure a cOnvic ton in the first case, and were having difficulty in securing a jury for the sec end case.-PrescCtt Courier.
 The floating gang on the Sonora rail- way, under charge of Mir. J. c. Flores, which worked the greater part Of last year about Magdalena, imuris and Pearson, ard was moved to HermOsinO
 some aiTne in the summer, to put in the
 loop which replaced the Y, was reor- ganized when the latter work was com pleted. The Chinese laborers were all dispensed with, and instead MT. Flores was given charge Of force of ten
 teams Of horses, scrapers, drivers and helpers-all native Mexican workmen. With thegc he is working below Torres, widening emD2nKments, enlarging ditches and waterways, and improving the rCadbed ge1erally.-Oasis.
 So far as known Colorado miners are +l, h supposed to be stored away ln the Phil ippine islands. JCe Dyer, a veteran Colorado miner and prospector of Grip pie Greek, and Chief Engineer Con gales, late of the Terror, Unised States navy, have formed a partnership and will operate in Luzcn district. Con zales was formerly of the Philippine islands, and is confident of finding a fortune under United States govern ment. Dyer just recently returned from Manila, where he went as a vol unteer, but was afterward mustered out. He believes Uncle Sans new pos sessions to contain untold mineral wealth. Other miners will go later if reports continue good.-Journal-Mi
 The Improvements now just complet- ed at the station grounds at Nogales by the railroad have added greatly 10 the appearance of the town and the facili- ties for doing business. The two hand some and well finished depots, one each side of the line, 120 feet apart, are very imposing structures, kept as neat and clean as a housewife's kitchen, present a very handsome appearance. In sur veying what has been done one must give the devil his due-yet there are numerous improvements which can be still suggested and would add greatly to the handsome effect already real ized Fer instance, the blind siding next to Morley avenue might be thrown over on the ether side Of the ,racl1s.- Ncgales Oasis.
 Trainmen report a heavy snow on the divide cast of Wilcox last night, and on account of a snow drift near Benson train No. 20 was delayed for several hours. Such statements seem almost incredible and may be regarded as a freak of nature, so unusual is sunny southern Arizona. Ocular demonstra- tion of the fact, however, was furnish ed by display Of several inches of the "beautiful' spread over the tops Of the cars on arrival from the east this morning. Reports from the west are thas even Phoenix had a taste Of win ter last night the light snowfall extend ing as far eastward as Casa GIande. The Catalina and Santa Rita noun tains also displayed a white mantle esterday.-Tucson Citizen.
 This morning as engine No. 4. Engi- neer Armstrong and Fireman Hughes in charge, struck the switch at South Bisbee, she caught on a lip of a project ing rail and was soon ploughing along the ties stopping after going about 100 feet from the switch. The crew in the caboOse was badly shaken up, as were also the engineer and fireman, but no injuries were sustained by any. It is a miracle that the engine did not turn i over, as one side was in the soft ground i while the other remained inside Of the 1 rails. So far as knUwn no very serious