Arizona republican., 1898-02-26
The News of a Dayin Phoenix and Its Tributary Region Presented In a NutshelI-DoIngs of People and Other Matters.

Cord to the secretary of the interior were received yesterday.
 A tally-ho party composed of guests of the Ford hotel went up to the Ari zona canal falls and the Hole-in-the- Rock yesterday afternoon.
 A. S. Arthur, corner First avenue and Washington street, says he sells more Arizona Republicans than all other territorial papers combined.
 A warrant was issued from Justice Kincaids court for the arrest of a Japanese doctor for administering poison to dog with deadly effect.
 Mike Davis, who has been with the Arctic Ice works for many years past, is now in the east. It is intimated that Mike will put in a new plant in Phoenix.
 The 'Iron Jawed Kid" was brought over from Tempe last night on a charge of vagrancy. He is a nor phine enthusiast and had been run out of Phoenix.
 George M. Hill, a young man lately convicted of stealing a suit of clothes from Vinson's corral, was sentenced by Judge Kincaid yesterday to thirty days in the county jail.
 A gang of men were busy all day yesterday loading scrapers at the s. F. P. & P. yards for shipment to the Point of Rocks, near which work on the Big Bug road will be begun.
 The officers-elect of the Knights of Kohrassan were installed last night It was also decided to hold the great conclave on the night of March 25, when a class will be put through.
 This is law day in district court. The calendar will be called and at torneys interested in cases in which demurrers have been submitted are advised to be present in the morning.
 Harvey Harper, a son of MT. Harper of this valley, sailed yesterday from San Francisco for the Klondyke on the Humboldt. Shull Orme, who has been in the city for the last two weeks will sail perhaps today for Honolulu.
 c. L. Hall of Mesa last Thursday brought suit against the Southern Pa cif1c company at Tucson to recover S285.52, the amount of a lien he held on lot of rails formerly part of the Tempe street railway and lately sold to the defendant.
 A meeting of the normal school board, the first in two months, was held yesterday. Only routine busi- ness, such as the allowing of bills, was transacted. Another meeting will be held at the normal building next Friday.
 Strange things may be seen in the larger saloons after midnight The other morning after the larger part of the crowd had left the saloon one un- fortunate put three chairs in a row. and lay down on his side. He was soon asleep, for he had been sitting about two-thirds of the night await ing the opportunity which had just come to him. The saloon cat jumped on his shoulder and purring in his ear, nestled down and also fell asleep. At length the human sleeper turned on his left side and threw the cat on the floor. Pussy resumed her place on the right shoulder only to be tossed off again half an hour later by her restless human mattress
 A suit was begun in district court yesterday by Charles Zech of South Dakota against Valentine Cant, living near Tempe, claiming $2,0OO for dam ages which were inflicted in the fol- lowing manner: The plaintiff has for some time been the owner of a tract of land adjacent to farm owned by the defendant. Zech's land was irrigated by system of ditches and was in cultivation, hay ing been planted to alfalfa, barley and fruit. About two years ago, he said, Cant and others acting under his direction introduced a new ditch, ut tnr1y of laterals. More than this, they con- ducted it through his land. as the complaint says, removing and destroy ing the soil for distance of 2,800 feet Several bicyclists who had been rid ing around in the dark the night be- fore at the imminent peril of theil own lives or limbs as those of other people, were in police court yester day They had variety of excuses for theil dark career. Two were on their way after physicians. One man had only come to town the day before and hat been too busy to read the ordinances Another had been here three weeks but had evidently not been readins the papers, for when he was taken il he was engaged in breaking two ordi nances at once, riding on a sidewall and riding an unlighted wheel. Blu ignorance of the ordinance or a rul after a doctor is no excuse, the cit, attorney informed the recorder, thougl either of these circumstances migh
 be taken into consideration in fixin the penalty.
 The office of the United States at
 torney will be turned over to Hon
 Robert B. Morrison next Tuesday
 March 1. It is expected that MT. Mor
 rison will receive his commission to
 day. But even the event that
 should be delayed or lost en route vii
 not interfere with the time of tn
 transfer decided upon yesterday. Tn
 fact that it has been issued is all tha
 is necessary to qualify MT. Morriso
 to take the oath and enter upon hi
 duties. United States Attorney El
 llnwood left last night for Tucson