Arizona republican., 1898-08-05

trade. They buy a carload of melons, dump them into the mammoth ice vat, freeze the whiskers off them for about an hour and then supply all customers. The demand for such melons on hot day is said to be very large.-Citizen. The funeral of A. J. Taylor, the un | fortunate fireman who was killed while on duty near Benson last Sun day morning, took place in Tucson Tuesday evening about sundOwn. Cac- tus lodge B. L. F. turned out a large delegation to pay respect to the de- ceased, the members marching to the cemetery, there performing the last sad rites.
 l When Sam W. Finley took office as Tucson city marshal he gave bond 1 in the sum of $2,400 as a guarantee of refunding the salary he should draw while in office. The election board gave the office to George Oaks and the district court on appeal, allowed Sam Finley to fill the position and that of fcial gave bond pending Oaks appeal from the decision. Oaks having gain ed the coveted place May 25 Finley re- tired Now comes the city of Tucson l with demand for $1,249.47 and action 1 has been brought in the district court 1 to recover the sum from the bor is 1 tmen-Star YAVAPAI COUNTY. 1 Bishop Kendrick arrived in Presc ott ] Monday.
 Dan Ming of Graham county aIrired in Prescott last Saturday 4. ". Warwick of Prescott, the n n- | ing man. has returned from a trip to California.
 Mrs. H. B. Smith and her mot CT i have returned to Prescott from visit to California.
 ~~AIiss Emma Butcher and Miss The resa Fredericks left Prescott Tuesday morning to attend college in Califor- nia..
 1 Merchant Brown, who has been wis iting California, Long Beach and San Diego. returned to Prescott last Sat iurday.
 i The base ball game between Pres | colt and Whipple hines Monday re- i suited in a score of to 5 in favor Of Prescott
 | John Lawler has purchased the property occupied by the Blue Front store in Prescott and that he will be thus enabled to continue to rent the building.
 s. E. Fuller came in to Prescott Mon day evening with Peter Meade, who is suffering with a big toe badly mashed by having it run over by a wagon wheel
 The Women's Christian Temperance Union of Albuquerque has sent com pany A at Whipple lot of testaments and company A has reciprocated with resolves of thanks.
 William N. White, recent arrival | in Prescott, died of consumption in west Prescott last Friday. He was 3S years of age. He has a sister living in Iowa and a brother in Kansas l There was faftering turnuu. to the concert at K. of P. hah last Fri day evening in Prescott The concert was conducted by Prof. Fennar and gotten up under the auspices of the Woman's Relief Corps.
 Thursday night last Brown Bros store at Prescott was burglarized An alarm clock, two pistols and a num- Der of pocket knives were taken. The burglars affected entrance by break | ing a window reaching in and unlock ing the door.
 | A young man named Sutherland, aged 19, was admitted to the county hospital at Prescott Saturday. He was suffering from a gunshot wound in the right breast made by 32 cali Der rifle which was accidentally dis charged in some manner The acci- dent happened near the slaughter house in Miller valley.
 l Deputy Sheriff Davis came in from Crowned King yesterday, having in custody Charles Rose, the man who shot and killed two Mexicans at that point at about noon Saturday. The particulars of the killing as learned and stated by the deputy are as fol- lows: Rose had some burros running at large. He was working on the dump and noticed one of his burros in pack train owned by two Mexi- cans. He called their attention to the
 fact that it was his burro and com
 menced to unstable the animal. One
 Mexican slapped Rose, then the other
 Mexican came up to assist the first one. Rose defended himself with a
 
 ing rocks at Rose, who retreated and
 went to his cabin while the Mexicans
 went to the office. Rose returned with
 his Winchester and asked the Mexi-
 cans if they would give up the burro
 The Mexicans commenced to throw
 rocks at Rose, who fired two shots in Irapid succession at the Mexicans. One Mexican fell headlong from the porch : with a bullet through his head, the
 bullet having entered alongside tht nose. The other Mexican was shot . straight through the body, the bullet going in under one arm and coming
 out under the other. Rose spent tht night in the mill, where there is al ways an armed guard. The Mexican! made threats of lynching, but did no come near the mill. They also sait they would not allow Deputy Davi : to take the prisoner. away, but thu
 deputy did take him away in broad daylight, right before them. Whel Rose went into jail the officers tool charge of over $150 which he had col