Arizona republican., 1898-09-24

[ partment eBd n6t saeeeeding in Always finding what they want Cd in the way of illustrations and ar ticles, it became the duty of MT. Bar | rows to hunt through such publica- tions and books as had not been in-
 dexed Long hours apd continuous
 application got in their work and MT. Rafrow is now in Arizona endeavor- ing to recover lost health.
 BETTER CALL TODAY Anybody
 who may entertain a different opinion from the city board of equalization re-
 garding the valuation of property for taxable purposes had better call today and have it out with the board Other wise the valuation previously deter
 mined upon will be made permanent LIKE A PHOENIX.-E. A. Tovrea returned yesterday from Jerome, which he says is as lively as it was before the great fire. A good deal of the
 business is being conducted in tenn
 poray structures and tents, but mosl of the owners of business property there are preparing to rebuild at once and many of them have already begun. MT. Toyrea will purchase Munds meat market there.
 GLENDALE REPUBLICANS. The Young Mems Republican club and other republicans, altogether about 100 strong, went to Glendale last night to assist in organizing a club there. A special train left the $. F. P. & F. de- pot at o'clock and retUfncu about H. It carried an enthusiastic crowd going out and satisfied one coming back. The Glendale club got off on the right foot and is expected to prove leaven in that enterpTising community.
 A SUGGESTIVE SIGMA Phoenix lady who was stopping at a somewhat unsatisfactory hotel in Los Angeles, one day noticed an announcement on the wall informing the travelling public that trunks would be moved to any part of the city for 25 cents. Turning to a guest she remarked: The pro- prietor had better move that notice 1T he wants to keep his guests, for if they discover how cheaply they can be moved he will not nave enough re- maining to use up the summers stock of stationery"
 STAR ROUTE.-What is known as the Travis mail route from Castle Creek hot springs to Prescott has been broken up into shorter routes, for which bids are now being received One will ruI from hot springs to Kirk land with a six days a week service Another route will run from Kirkland to Waggoner with a six days a week service. A contract will also be let for the route from Springerville to Gresr, with service similar to the foregoing These contracts will begin on Novem- Der 15 of this year and end in 1902
 GOT SIXTY DAYS.-Two Mexican Indians who were arrested a few days ago on a charge of attempting . crim- last assault on Refugia Orosco. were in Justice Johnstone's court yesterday These are the prisoners who had to be beaten into insensibiIity before they could be arrested They recovered consciousness when they arrived at The jail and there was another fight with them. The felony charge against them was dismissed and they wer tried and convicted of assault. Each was sentenced to sixty days in the county jail
 THE NEW TERRITORY Will Orme yesterday received a letter from his brother Shull, who is employed on the Sandwich islands as a 'pilakea" or assistant boss on big sugar plan tation. He believes that annexation will be a great thing for the islands, but he thinks that it will close many avenues against the investors from abroad of moderate mears. Every thing will be taken up by heavy cap italists now that a stability of govern ment is assured. He writes that the islands hold out no inducement to laborers. Profitable employment is hard to get. Though he has a good job he had to wait six weeks for it.
 HOLOCAUST OF WILDCATS.- Farmers living near Tempe are wor- ried about wildcats, which are living off the chicken roosts. The wildcats live in the chapparal in great num- bers and have grown so bold that they invade the chicken yards in the day time. A unique and comprehensive scheme for their destruction has been devised The farmers are going to cover the chapparal for about an acre with a heavy thatch of straw. Then they will organize wildcat drive and concentrate the cats, which will na.- urally take refuge undar the straw thatch. The straw will be set on fire and the cats will be made to contribute to the flame and smoke. There is no doubt about the success Of the projsct if the wildcats will faithfully carry out their end Of the programme.
 WILL LEAD IN COPPER.-Mr. Jonas H. Brooks, cashier of the AL ban City bank of Albany, N. Y, spent yesterday in the city. MT. Brooks, who is interested in the copper indus try, is making a tour of the great cop per producing regions, including Mich igan, Montana and Arizona He said yesterday that the day was not far distant when Arizona would head the country in the production of copper MT. Brooks was agreeably surprised by what he saw in the vallsy. T had no idea you had such a vast area of cultivated land,' he said to a Republi- can representative. From what l have seen in the short time I have heen here I am convinced that Phoaniy