Arizona republican., 1898-05-25
NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs of Gen.
 erdl Local Interest.
News of PhOenix and Tributary Re- zion. The DOingS of People and Other Matters.


 able to be at his place of business yesterday on account of illness.
 A horse from Geoi ge's livery stable was driven to death yesterday by d travelling man. The horse was brought back to the stables thorough ly exhausted after a thirty-mile drive and fell dead soon after.
 County Recorder Sheridan is over whelmed with letters and telegrams from Prescott, Florence and other towns making inquiry about the cow boy troop he is organizing. Among his telegraphiC correspondents yester- day was Prescott woman, who says that town is anxious to furnish a quota.
 The Good Templars have arranged for special excursion rates to Tempe on next Saturday, for the accommoda- tiOn of those desiring to attend their district lodge. Tickets will be sold at the rate of one fare for the round trip, good on the 10 a. m, 30 D. m. or S:30 p. m. trains going, and on special returning at the close of the evening session.
 Suit was begun in district court yesterday by Emily Aubury against Ignacio Garcia to recover $500 alleged to be due her as commission on the sale of the Garcia mine, which was sold for S5000. The same plaintiff also began an action against the Phoe- nix National bank as garnishee, SUD- posed to be in possession of funds be- longing to Garcia.
 At a meeting of the board of uni ot Miss Daisy Randall of this city was elected teacher of oratory and elocu- Jion. The knowledge of Miss Ran daPs proficiency in these branches ex- tends throughout the territory After completing the course in the schools of Phoenix she spent some time at Oberlin, O., and afterward took course in elocution at Boston,
 The lecture on "Courtship and Marriage by the Rev. T. N. Kincaid of the Christian church, which has been announced for Friday evening, will be delivered in the new M. E. church on Monroe street. The lecture is very highly spoken of by the press where it has been delivered, and will no doubt be we'll worth hearing. The proceeds will be added to the build ing fund of the local Christian church.
 MT. G. Sykes, wife and son of Flag staff arrived at the Welcome house from Yuma yesterday They spent the greater part of the winter cruis- ing along the Lower Colorado. MT. Sykes is an expert photographer, and he brought back with him many in- teresting views. He is a son of Sykes, the famous English photo grapher. Sykes came to Flagstaff for his health few years ago and went into the sheep raising business.
 The Chase Daniels Stock company at the park has won the good will of the people of Phoenix. The play this week is Yankee Jack in Cuba" the title of which alone is sufficient just now to invite interest. Edward Bailey appears to advantage as the sailor hero the mate of New York brig. Charles W. Chase is Samuel Slid dery." a difficult part, which is well sustained. A pleasing incident is tableau. America" by Master Wal thie Chase and Miss Phyllis Griffin, in which Master Chase delightfully."- sings a solo to Cuba. Other features of the performance are the blowing up of the Maine and a view of Havana harbor
 
 and Moro castle
 Word was received at the sheriff's office yesterday from Glendale saying that there was a stranger there threatening suicide. Deputy Sheriff Slankard went out and brought him to jail. He will likely be examined for insanity today. The man, whose name nobody seems to know, came here from the east two years ago suf fering from asthma and consumption. He worked on ranches about the val ley and was lately employed as dish washer in a restaurant. Several weeks ago he was sent to the county hos pital- He was discharged on Mon day and started toward Glendale He was overtaken by a man in wagon and was given a ride. He grew con- hdentiai, said he was weary of life and was going to hang himself. He had a rope in his bundle for that pur- pose. The man persuaded him to let him have the rope to tie his horses When they got to Glendale the man telephoned to the sheriff's office that there was a person there with suicidal tendencies.
 The Republicans story last Sunday iiOI Aihs5 OI 1eSSy AlleIt, du eCCeuSTlC and wealthy maiden lady who died near Indianapolis q year ago, discov- ereG another her in Phoenix Last nIght Mrs. Davenport, the mother of Jacob, H. M. and Thomas Davenport. called at the sherins office, saying that she had read The Republican, s story and was a first cousin of Peggy Allen. She had not heard of her death or of her remarkable will. Ac- cording to it's terms if it should be permitted to stand, Mrs. Davenport will receive share largely in excess of the average of the 300 heirs. She occupies place in the third division of relatives, the brothers and sisters | first, nephews and nieces second cousins third, etc. The existence oi 1 Mrs. Davenport was evidently not