Arizona republican., 1898-12-03
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

l FEN MASQUE.- The masquerade
 ball of the Woodmen's Circle took
 place last night at Elks' hall. A BIGGER FAMILY The family of Fred B. Mussey was made larger by
 one yesterday morning. The new re- cruit is a son.
 AT THE HOT SPRINGS.-Train No
 Saturday morning only, will leave the passenger depot at 2 a. m., city time, and have a special coach for Hot Springs Junction.
 LOADING GROCERIES. = Judge
 McPhee. who has been in Phoenix sew
 eral days from Canyon, will leave for
 the north tonight with a load of pro
 visions for his store at Canyon.
 CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
 The civil service examination will be
 held in Lamson's business college, cor
 ner First avenue and Adams street, at
 9 a. m. sharp today, and not at the court house as originally intended.
 MISS PRIESTS FUNERAL. The
 funeral O; Miss Virginia Priest will
 take place at o'clock this afternoon from the First Baptist church. It is
 not known yet whether the remains
 will be buried here or sent back to Kentucky.
 CAME OVERLAND.- A party of northern Arizona people arrived in the city yesterday. They made the trip overland, making the rip from Flag staff in nine days. The party was com posed of H. c. Lockett and children, Norman Hall and family, A. Bradbury and family and J. B. Hubert.
 CAMPAIGN EXPENSES. = Very few of the candidates for county offices have filed their statements of cam paign expenses. This must be done within thirty days after the election. There yet remain five days for the dehnquents. Those who fai. are sub ject to prosecution for misdemeanOr.
 FOR MURDEROUS ASSAULT. - Miguel Guardiola and Enrique Rod riguez were brought in from the Buck eye country early yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff William Doheney. They are the men who made murder ous assault with knives on another Mexican named Loretto a few days ago.
 ORANGE EXPLOSION. -Compara- lively few people are aware that an orange may be made to produce an eX plosion. All have noticed. though. that ill removing the rind from an orange a light cloud or mist is thrown out. This is spray of oil contained in the rind. If lighted match is held so that the spray comes in contact with the flame an explosion will take place, producing a burst of whi,e flame as large as a teacup.
 FUNERAL OF D. P CONROY.- The body of Dan P. Conroy, who died at Fl Paso, Tex, last Wednesday, was received here yesterday morning. The funeral took place a o'clock in the afternoon from the Bradley undertak ing rooms. It was directed by the A. O. U. w, Of which the deceased had long been d prominent member. It was attended beside his brethren, by a large number of friends, for he was held in high regard.
 THE SPEAKERSHIP.- Beside Hen ry Ashurst of Coconino county there is one other democratic aspirant for the speakership of the assembly. The other is E. NJ. Williams of Graham. i These two arc all, and if tho claim of each is well founded there is no room i for any more. AshuTst is sure of the | support of seven democrats and Will | Iiams is confident that he is solid with | six Thus the unlucky thirteen are al- ready grabbed.
 NORMAN ORME'S PHYSICIAN. - The Republican yesterday morning | published an article written by pr. H. | B. DelatOur for the New York Inde- | pendent. on the subject of Human | Bullets in which he made mention Of apparently hopeless cases at the Long ! Island hospital of persons wounded by | Mausers. MT. Delatour is Norman | 0rme's physiian and that case was one of the worst he had. MT. )rma is still under his care, though he | $ not confined to the hospital. A let Ter received from MT. Orme yesterday | said that he would not be able to re- urn to Phoenix before the holidays.
 McKelligoGs where you can get . he fneSt ha0d-rtade Sour mash holIr-