Arizona republican., 1898-02-23

mother had died suddenly at her home in Moline, Ill.
 A runaway occurred in the western part of town yesterday afternoon and lady whose name could not be learned was badly injured.
 J. H. Teare was the saddest man in Phoenix yesterday on account of the death of his dog "Joe," caused by poisoning. Joe was educated and was very faithful to his master. The poisoning was accidental.
 The fire department goat under the command of Col. J. D. Monihon was out in full bloom yesterday. His horns bore the American colors and he walked in front of the fire department section of the parade with all his old time pride The goat is assuming an embonpoint which gives him a general appearance of load of hay.
 The territorial supreme court will reconvene this morning after a recess of more than two weeks. Just how long the court will remain in session is not known. There is nothing more to be done than hand down decisions in cases which have been heard. Few of them are of special importance, the
 
 Parker murder case.
 A delegation of Elks left last night for Silver City, N M, to institute a lodge there tonight. The delegation consisted of c. F. Morrell, district dep uty of Arizona; Selim Michaelson B. Walden, A. A. Long, William Myers, B. Fender, W. A. Watts, Jake Miller, Ed Ruppert, Victor B. Bloom, Ed Fin ley and F. w. Sheridan. The party was accompanied to the M. & P. de pot by the Pioneer brass band and an escort.
 At 2 o'clock yesterday morning fire broke out apparently in the neighbor- hood Of the M. & P. depot. An alarm was turned in and there was active competition among the hackmen for the privilege of hauling the engine, hose and hook and ladder carts to the conf1agration. All the paraphernalia of the department was soon returned, for it was quickly discovered that wherever the fire was it was beyond the water line. It was learned later that a haystack two miles from town had burned down.
 The high school field day sports at the park yesterday were well attend ed, thanks in part to the activity of the members of the girls athletic club, who had sold more than 200 tick cts in advance. Enough money was raised to pay the expenses of the Phoenix delegation to the annual field day at Tucson and that was what the exercises of yesterday were held for. But the sports in themselves were excellent. The bicycle riding in particular was great deal better than anybody had expected it would be.
 There are as good undiscovered mines in Arizona as any that have been opened, is the creed of every prospector. An important find has lately been made near Fools Gulch by J. F. Altenburg of Prescott, who is now in the city. The ledge was come upon by accident, as most of the big lodges have been found. A carload Of ore was taken out and shipped. Recent returns show that it netted $1 1000. Mr. Altenburg yesterday received a letter from his son, who is working the mine, saying that the ledge is in- creasing in size and richness.
 w. E. Carraway, a prominent busi- ness man of Bloomfield, Ia, died in
  body was embalmed by W. A. Davis widow of the dead man. He came to Phoenix in very i'll health a couple ot months ago, after having spent the early part of the winter at various health resorts without obtaining any relief. He passed one winter in Phoe- nix three years ago and was greatly benefited But his disease had mad too great inroad. Three weeks az his wife was sent for. The deceased was brother of H IL. Carraway, the well known cattleman of Sonora. MT. Charles A. Fisk of Noga1es, ant Miss Louise Zoeckler were mar jed a Scottsdale yesterday by Chap ain Win | field Scott. The groom is truStei employe of Wells, Fargo & Co.,, ant has resided in the territory for nearl. eighteen years. He is a son of thu 1 late Clinton B. Fisk of New York Coming to Arizona, he settled a Globe and went into the banking bus mess. Four years afterward he en tered the service of Wells, Fargo { Co.,, and was made agent at Tempe The bride is the younger daughter o Mrs. B. F. Zoeckler and one of tn | AIOoI Cudl LulIlS young lduloS or GQO6 nix.
 Among the visitors in the city Hon. F. T. Aspinwall, assistant super intendent of the Erritorial prison A more efficient man than MT. Aspin wall has never held this position an the position never before reuuii ed S great degree of executive obility a it does now. Under the present man agement the prison is made nor nearly self sustaining than it has eve been before. The carrying out of tn contract of the territory with tn
 State of Arizona Improvement con
 pany and the systematic cutting (
 wood have made it necessary to kee
 most of the able bodied prisoners out
 side the walls and the duty of super
 intending their movement falls upo
 MT. Aspinwall. His long eXperienC
 in the matter of handling large nun
 bers of men is now proving of the u
 most value to the territory, as show ] o,-+r, <1fI Iii O,.Iv h n