Arizona republican., 1898-04-06

Joseph MulhattOn has returned rom visit to several Pinal county mining claims near Riverside in which he is l interested.
 The proceedings of the Shriners' as semblage in Phoenix were concluded l by a grand banquet at the Hotel Ad- ans last night.
 License to marry was issued yester- day to James Bedford and Emma A. Helmers The marriage ceremony will be performed today.
 There were twenty-three cases in po- lice court yesterday. Fifteen were vagrancy cases. There were five rid CTS of unlighted wheels, three drunks, to say nothing of Ben Hill, the colored iconoclast.
 Col. w. J. Cotton has decided not to go to war. An event happened at his home yesterday which puts a wholly different phase on the unpleas- antness between this country and Spain. A son was born.
 Mr. Mason Campbell, postmaster at Philadelphia, and Mrs. H. W. Riddle and daughter, also of Philadelphia, have returned to the Hotel Adams from a visit to Castle Creek hot
 
 shortly.
 The board of supervisors yesterday awarded the contract for constructing two of the poor farm buildings to E.. Sunderland for $3,790. The bids were opened a week ago. The board spent the rest of the day in checking up the accounts of the county treasury.
 Charles Finch, a nonresident, yes terday filed suit in district court against James Wilson, asking that he be directed to show what claim he has upon eleven lots in Tempe. The plain tiff holds deed to the property, which came through Charles T. Hayden and John s. Armstrong.
 Inc annual election of trustees of Victor Hose company was held last night. J. Frank Curns and LeMar Walker were chosen. The trustees of the various companies are ex-officio delegates to the general election of the department held on the night of the second Tuesday of May.
 The Bryan-Kales case now in dis trict court proceeded yesterday to the extent of taking testimony, which is mostly documentary. One important witness is Mrs. Vina Ming, who was subpoenaed for the afternoon, but word was received that she was ill and unable to appear Her deposi- tion was taken.
 A. W. Crawford, better known as Bert, will visit Bisbee and other southern Arizona towns this week Tn the interest of the jewelry house of George H. Cook, in which firm MT. Crawford is a member. This firm, which is the largest of its kind in the southwest, has lately established a jobbing business, the merits of which Mr. Crawford will introduce to the Arizona trade.
 County Superintendent Grouse yes terday appointed K. L. Trammel trus- tee in district No 6, otherwise known as the Washington district to succeed D. L. Sturges, who had resigned The following appointments were made in districts in which elections were not held: Thompson Walker, district 13; John T. Hughes, the Riverside dis 1 trict No 2, and J. D. Crabb in Isaacs | district No. 5.
 There was a meeting of the terri torial board of medical examiners yes terday with Dr. Butler of Prescott. the | last appointed member, present There were five applicants, Dr. Ball, Dr. Nes- bitt, Dr. Nixon, Dr. Greenleaf and Dr. | Tyroler All of the applicants are from abroad, practicing physicians and late arrivals in Arizona. The exami- nation, they said, was very rigid though not unnecessarily so if the pur- pose to exclude incompetent practi- tioners is to be carried out l A Jeffersonian club was organized at the Ford hotel last night. The or ganlzat1on is, of course, to a certain extent political, but it is hardly less social. It will, however, not take any part in municipal or territorial poli- tics and will not become embroiled in any Of the differences which may exist in national democratic politics. The matter of organization is in the hands Of Judge Baker, J. L. B. Alexander, P J. Cole and s. P. Clark. The club will celebrate April 13, Jefferson's birth day, with great banquet
 For some time a ,raDg of boys have been acquiring the dangerous habit o1 boarding the northbound s. F. P. & P train at night and riding out to the l 'y." jumping off and coming back The railroad people did not begrudge them the ride, but they have been ap prehensive that sometime one of then would fall off, his mangled remains disf1guring the right of way. They complained to the police about it ant last night Officer Molloy arrested si1 of the lads, who will appear in police court this afternoon
 The fifth application was made il probate court for letters of admin istration on the Gonzalez estate. Il was originally the estate of Manue Gonzalez, who died near Tempe wortt $4,000 or $5,000. He had two wives each of whom he married after livins with her for some time irregularly No children resulted from one of thes: unions. All the property was held 1T common and it is a matter of dispute in which of Gonzalez's married lives i was accumulated. One of these wo men, Rosa Gonzalez, died and lately the death of the other, Dolores Con zalez, gave opportunity for other ap pl1cations for letters on the estate
 A meeting of the livestock sanitar,