Arizona republican., 1898-08-12
NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of. Gen.
 erol Local interest.
News Of PhOenix and Tributary Re- zion. The DoingS of People and Other Matters.

J. P. Ivy yesterday shipped a car ot honey to New York by the s. F. P. & P. Another car will be shipped to Boston this morning over the same : line by John Nippert
 The board of equalization spent an other day yesterday in the comparison of returns from the several counties The work of fixing uniform valuations may be begun today.
 tie were not taken from Arizona, oth- erwise there would have been no ar rest for violation of quarantine regu- lations Arizona is on the safe side )f the Texas fever line.
 1 R. Wilson was arrested by Marshal Hooker yesterday on charge of not paying his license as a pawnbroker. He was fined $60. The fine was not punitive, but was fixed to cover the li- cense for two quarters, $50 and the cost of the proceedings, $1O.
 Cards were received in Prescott yes terday announcing the marriage on Au- gust of MT B. s. Russell of this city and Miss May Russell of Grand Bay Ala, on August 9. MT. Russell is con- nected with the Stovall-Russell Gro cery company. He will shortly return to Phoenix with his bride
 | It is rumored that Dr. Miller of Pres colt will shortly be appointed superin- tenGent of the insane asylum, and that c. F. Ainsworth will be named as sue cessor to Attorney-General Frazier. l Dr. Miller was superintendent of the asylum during Governor Murphy s 1 former administration.
 The Gist family, of whom mention was made by The Republican yestee l cay morning, has attracted the atten- tion of several charitably disposed per sons and a collection will probably be taken up for their benefit. The mother and children are living along the roadside about two miles fom town This is one of the most marked cases of poverty ever brought to the atten- tion Of the people of Phoenix
 1 Dr. J. C. Norton, territ oria1 veteri- marian, left last night fer Benson to inspect lot of horses which have been shipped into the territory from New Mexico without a proper certifi- cate. The shipper is J. B. Hagen. On the subject of stock shipments 3 story has been published in the east regarding the arrest of couple of men in Kansas for bringing fn a lot of cattle from Arizona That the men were arrested is true, but the cat i A fire broke out at the s. F. P. &, ,. stOckyards about noon yesterday, d. Istroying a large chute for loading cat ok Or were two cattle in the yards at the time and one of them was burned. A hose manipulated by employees of the company was too short to reach the fire The water from a ditch wa turned in and by throwing water from | it upon the fire and breaking down :. section of the fence the flames were arrested. The fire is believed to have been started by tramps.
 "I came, I saw, I got gobbled," re- marked R. H. Drain to himself yes terday as he walked up Washington street gazing abstractedly at the side i walk. MT. Drain was speaking Of politics, particularly of the Fourth ward mass meeting the night before. He has been especially active in oppo- sition to the ''soapy Smiths," but had worked and voted enthusiastically for the successful candidates for Fourth ward delegates on the assumption that they were of the ''Unwashed." His re- gret grew out Of recent information that six of them wer ''Soapies."
 Sam Quong Lee, the Chinaman wno was robbed on Wednesday night was at the police court yesterday relating lanOther story of the affair He said he WAS not on his way to the block at the time of the robbery, but went there lafterward to find an officer. The hold ID occurred at his store on Jackson street. He was sleeping in the rear Of the store and was awakened by 9 tall man with white hat and a striped shirt. The article Of apparel which attracted Sam QUcng Lees at ! tention the most was revolver in the mans hand. Tn the moonlight it seemed to be 9 very big revolver. Al his visitors request the Chinaman got : up and went into the store The rcb- Der wanted nothing but money. He i took the contents of the cash drawer. 8 in dimes and nickles.
 l A number Of democrats yesterday were discussing the probable chances of the various candidates in the ap- preaching convention. Said one: ''T was in favor Of so and so and I like him yet but if I had a vote iq the con vention I would cast it against him for the constitutional reason that he isn't 3 democrat The ether day ba met me in front of tbe court house and asked ne to have 9 drink. Said ke: let's go down here and get some soda water, pop, root beer or whatever you want He led ne down to a confeo- tionery store. There vas nothing demo cratic about that I'll bet ny 1 bottom dollar that he was republican before he came to Arizona. No man