Arizona republican., 1898-01-21

| robbery, will be tried before Justice Kincaid at g o'clock this morni g.
 Charles Walters, who has for some time been with the Kessrer7Boyle company, yesterday entered the em- ployment of George Q. Buxton & Co.
 The trial of John Flood for trying to brain Carl Smith with an aX handle at the Five Points on "Wednesday night will take place in Justice John stone's court today.
 Arrangements have been made for a banquet to be given at the Hotel Adams on February 3, the most mag niicent ever given in Arizona. Or ders have been given for 200 plates.
 Last Sunday night at Bellemont, John Conlon, a laborer at the tie pickling plant of the Santa Fe Pacific, track and was beheaded by a passing train.
 The Arizona Educator, lately pub lished at Kingman, has suspended publication An effort is being made accounts to similar publication outside the territory.
 The Epworth League of the First M. B. church will give a reception to Rev. Dr. McCreary and wife tonight in the church parlors from 7:30 to 10 o'clock. All members and friends of the congregation are cordially in- vited to attend.
 Arthur Drapeau and his estimable wife will locate in the Salt River val ley. They are thinking of purchasing a ranch near Phoenix, and MT. Dra- peau will engage in his old line, the cattle business. Mrs. Drapeau is de- lighted with this country.
 The board of education of the ter ritOriai normal school will give a reception to Governor and Mrs. M. H. McCoId on January 2S. The recap tion will be held in the hall of the school and the occasion is the ce.e- bration of the completion of the building.
 The ladies of the Christian church gave two dinners yesterday, noon and evening, and the rush was so great that turkey was marked off the bill of fare at an early hour. The net receipts will reach $30, which will be placed in the building lot fund. An other entertainment will be given at an early date with the same object in view. 5, Ignatius Alvarez and Jesus Sais were tried in Justice JOhnstone $ court yesterday on a charge of obtain ing money under false pretenses. Thsy cashed a worthless S5 check at the store of Innocente Morales. Both were convicted and Sais, who was the principal offender, was sentenced to 175 days in the county jail. Alvarez got thirty days.
 The celebration of the Chinese new year, which comes about once every three months, began this morning at o'clock. This information is after all superiuous, for everybody heard it begin. How long it will last no- body but the Chinese know The promoters of the disorder yesterday procured dispensation from the city authorities to shoot off firecrackers between 1 o'clock and '.
 Fifteen more cars of California perishable freight passed through town yesterday afternoon over the s. F. P. & P. to Maricopa, thence to Deming via the Southern Pac fife, where it will be transferred to the Santa Fe. Twenty-two more cars will be sent through this morning and that will likely be the last The op- ening of the Santa Fe Pacific at John sons canyon will be completed some time tomorrow.
 An oratorical contest and concert will take place at the First M. E. church next Thursday night, January 27 Several of the most prominent gentlemen in business, professional and political circles in the city, will enter the lists. Such stirring themes as ''M3ry's Little Lamb," such ra- thetic incidents as that of the boy on the burning deck, and such narrowing and tragic situations as the death of old Father Grimes will be discussed. There will be beside a fine musical programme.
 The Pioneer band will give its grand ball on Friday night next, at Elks' hall. This will be the ball of the season with an orchestra of twelve pieces, in fact the largest selected or chestra of professionals ever gathered together on one occasion. Professor Feuerstein will lead the organization. A supper will be served in the annex at the usual hour. The proceeds will be devoted to the payment of indebt- edness incurred during the past year, and it is expected that the band will accomplish what it set out 10 do on this occasion of the ball of the ccming week.
 Articles of incorporation of the Cal iforlia Copper company. with cap ital of $1,000,000, were filed in the office of the county recorder yester- day. The incorporatoTs, al Los An geles people, are J. P. Shumway, Leonard Merrill. J. G. Williams, Rob ert Hale, Ira w. Phelps and J. Ross Clark. Articles of the Randsburg Santa Fe Reduction company were also recorded. The incorporators are J. N. Beckley, Rochester, N. Y.: E Van Etten, New York; w. R. Wood ward, Chicago; w. B. Jones and J. T Hall, Barstow, Cal; Walter Rose, Los Angeles. and Albert Smith, New