Arizona republican., 1898-04-10

 ter I. o. o. F.; oration by General ED Williams of Nogales. Upon the con- clusion of these exercises the process sion will reform and march to Kings bury hall. All sojourning Odd Fellows are invited to take part with Tempe lodge in the procession.
 The temperance chalk talk given at the Rural school house Thursday night was we'll attended, about eighty or ninety being present Every one was we'll pleased. The collection amountsd to SAP. Mrs. Green and Miss Hen derson gave very pleasing chalk talk at the North M. B. church last night. They will give another one in Tempe next week.
 Lottie Mullen is unable to attend school at present on account of pneu- monia.
 George W. P. Hunt arrived on this mornings train from Globe and stopped and took the Mesa train to Phoenix.
 Mrs. C. C. Randolph and daughter came up from Phoenix on this morn ing's train and called on Mrs. I. G. Asby. formerly of Washington, D. c. MESA.
 Mesa City, Ariz., April 9.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican.)- A. J. Chandler and wife, A. c. Nc Queen and wife, Judge Woy, w. F. Watts, w. Waddlington, Professor Fuller, Mr. Westover, w. l.. Lewis and c. K. flakes went to Pohenix today. Messrs. G. w. F. Hunt, Eugene Mid dleton, William Whalley and H. Jewel and Mrs. W. T. McNelly, delegates to the grand lodge of Odd and grand as- sembly, I. O. O. F., came in from Globe last night and went to Phoenix on the morning train.
 T. J. Barkley of Phoenix is pushing the trade on this side today.
 w. F. Durham left this morning with several parties for the mountains. Mrs. Bayard, Mrs. s. M. Harris and Mrs. Burt Winger went down to Phoe- nix on the train this morning. Water Commissioner Trott and daughter came up to Mesa this morn ing and returned on the afternoon train.
 The new city council organized last night. David T. LeBaron, Jr.. was elected mayor, and A. P. Snowman was retained as city attorney. There arose a discussion over the salary of the town marshal and supervisor of streets. A. P. Snowman was instructed to draw up an ordinance which will fix the salary of the marshal at $25 and the street commissioner at $8 per month.
 The firm of Wilbur Mullen de- livered number of water tanks at the Desert wells for MT. Buchanan, who intends to have a town of his own with public fountain. Walter Riggs and L. Greer left to- day for St. Johns, Arizona. William A. Kimball and J. G. Peter son intend to leave again on Monday for the mountains. They have three objects in view-to locate all the gold claims they find worthy of the trouble, to look into their cave again, and more particularly, perhaps, to investi- gate further for good road to Globe.
 Mrs. c. J. Robson entertained card party last evening. Those present were: Mrs c. J. Robson, w w. Park CT, Mrs. Belle Pomeroy, E. B. Grover, Misses Zula and Amy Robson. Miss Emma Pomeroy, and Messrs. w. w. Perkins and E. B. Grover. In the course of the evening ice cream and other refreshments were served.
 While discussing the war question Judge Morton of the Free Press said he would roll up lot of his editorials and give them to the militia to fire at the Spaniards. He said they would make the Mesa company famous. PROPOSED NEW EMPHASIZES 1 Washington, April 9.-Chief Con- structor Hichborn has determined i to lose no time in the construction oi the battleships authorized by the na- val appropriation bill. The plans 1 for these vessels are practically completed already. Each will be oi nearly 12,000 tons displacement or 50C more than the Iowa, the largest bat tleship of the present navy, and have twin screws and a speed of sixteen knots. They will be constructed on the sheathed principle in order to re duce fouling to a minimum. The bat. teries will be more powerful than the 1owa's and will include thirteen incl guns for the fore and aft turrets, and a broadside of eight inch guns, to- gether with strong secondary batter ies of rapid fire and machine guns