The herald., 1898-11-07
ARIZONA BUDGET
CAPITOL BUILDING PLANS SUB
MITIED AT PHOENIX
COMMISSIONS ISSUED
COL. BRODIE ADDRESSES THE
VOTERS OF CLIFTON
COL. WILSON AT TUCSON
New Opera House Opens at Phoenix
Old Camp Grant Military Reserve
to Be Sold-Visitors

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 6.-The capitol
site commission met here this week and has
taken under advisement the plans submit
ted for the new capitol building. Sixteen
plans have been submitted by architects
from Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago, New
York and other places. Several of the archi-
tects are looking after their plans. No de.
cision adopting any plan will be made for
several days, as the board wishes to give am
pie consideration to so important ques-
tiop.
The farmers exchange, the mercantile
corporation of Mesa City, which made an
assignment to Charles Peterson, has filed
a schedule of its assets and liabilities. The
total assets are claimed to be $l5,0l2.4l and
liabilities $ll, 1880. The assignee filed a
bond in the sum of 10000.
Articles of incorporation of the Barkley
Bros. Mercantile Co. have been filed with
the secretary of the territory. Thomas j..
porators. The capital stock is 100000
Hendrick Warren, who enlisted from
Phoenix with Roosevelt's Rough Riders,
returned to town this week. He escaped
wounds only to fall ill of fever, and still
shows the effects of his illness. Our glori-
Gus climate will make new man of him.
Great preparations are being made for a
day of sport on Thanksgiving. Besides the
football games scheduled, there will be ex-
tensive bicycle road races and handsome
prizes have been provided.
On Tuesday night, Phoenix's new opera
house was opened by the Graw opera com
pany with the opera of "Olivette" The
house was packed. The new opera house
has very handsome interior, with rich
decorations, tasteful boxes and one of the
most artistic curtains in the west. The
prevailing tint is delicate pale green, and
it is lighted by $50 electric lights Elabo-
rate portieres furnish the background for
the boxes. The seating capacity is 1900
and the stage is thirty two feet in depth and
sixty feet high in front. Phoenix appreciates
it's debt to Mr.. Patton for this handsome
theater.
The home of r. II. Collins, the contractor,
was destroyed by fire few nights ago
The occupants of the house, Mr. Collins,
his aged mother and his two sons escaped
from the building with few articles of
clothing.
The Roarke will case, which has held the
attention of the probate court for some
time, has been finally settled. William
Roarke, against whom judgment was given
when the will was declared forgery, has
withdrawn his appeal and the estate will
soon be distributed He will probably be
allowed compensation for his past three
years services.
Mrs. Hannah Proops has been committed
to the insane asylum. She is widow with
several children, whom she has, in her hal
lucination, made all sorts of charges
against.
The governor today issued the following
commissions:
Geo. Alkire, first lieutenant of Company
b, First infantry, N. G.. A.
Leonard Nets, Mesa, second lieutenant
Company E, First infantry, N. G. A.
w. j. LIE Baron, Mesa, first lieutenant
Company E, First infantry, N. G. A.
John b. Anderson, Greaterville, Ariz.,
notary public for Pima county,
Hummel Bros, the we'll known employ
ment agents of Los Angeles, will open in
few days branch office in Phoneix. They
will be the pioneers in the business here.
Colonel Brodie will arrive at Tempe this
evening; and will go to Mesa City, where he
will make an address ON politics.
Among the visitors from Los Angeles to
Phoenix the past week are found the follow
ing: W. r. Patterson, ]. T.. Dunn, William
Evans, George Smith, Oscar Baer, A. H.
Healey, +. M. Evans, F. E. Scott.