Arizona republican., 1898-01-04

The police are in possession of a russet leather b1acksnake whip be- lieved to have been stolen
 Final settlement was made in pro bate court yesterday of the estate o1 William Bolitho and W. A. Black. W. H. Strickland, who has been en- ployed in the law office of Flannigan & Willis, died yesterday morning. The funeral will take place this afternoon Col. C. w. Johnstone received yes terday from S. w. Bayley, a guard at Yuma, a handsome Knights Templar charm in white onyx, the work of a prisoner.
 On Saturday evening Mir S. M Mo Cowan, superintendent of the govern ment Indian school, will deliver an ad- dress on the occasion of the dedica- tion of the public library at Glendale.
 On account of his activity in the work of the Phoenix Racing associa- tion Col. J. D. Monihon was yester- day presented by the association with a miniature gold horse shoe set in with pearls.
 Lately, in speaking of the Illinois association it was said that the an- nual picnic would be held on January 12. The date is February 12, the birth day of the greatest of I1linoisans, Abraham Lincoln.
 This is inventory month with many large Phoenix mercantile houses Sam Korrick, proprietor of the New York store, begins to take stock on the 18th. He has good deal to say about it elsewhere in this issue.
 Judge R. E. Sloan of Prescott, who arrived in the city on Sunday night, yesterday began the trial in district court of several cases in which Judge Street was disqualified. The day was taken up with the case of Rheinstein vs. Gould.
 The will of Frederick W. Gatke was admitted to probate yesterday. An al- lowa1ce to the widow of $30 a month is made. The estate is valued at $12,000 but incumbrances and the costs of settlement will reduce it to $4,000 or s5,OO0.
 Territorial Treasurer Johnstone has a high opinion of County Treasurer Charles F. Hoff of Pima county. Treas urer HOff is always the first to make settlement with the territory On January his contri ibution of s21,- 706.GG was received at the territorial treasury.
 The services at the Presbyterian church Sunday were unusually inter esting- The sermon by Rev. Preston Mckinney was powerful appeal for high ideals. The bass solo by MT. Irving H. Kaiser was very effective. This young man Is forging to the front as a SOlOist.
 The board of supervisors yesterday reappointed Frank Luke county as- sessor. There was no other candi- date and perhaps if there had been the result would have been no different. MT. Luke's showing of the taxable value of property exceeded that of any previous year as did also his collec- tions of property and poli tax.
 IA certified copy of the order of ap- pointment in the matter of the Ari- zona Canal company receivelship was issued from the district clerks office to Receiver C. J. Hall yesterday after noon- MT. Hall will take charge of the property this morning. No further order has been made yet i1 the matter of the Arizona Improvement company receivership.
 County School Superin.e endent Grouse yesterday made the second apportion- ment of the school fund amounting to $21,3 This is 35 per cent of the appropriation ard of the reserve fund. It is believed that all or nearly all the districts will be enabled to discharge all their indebtedness and will have enough left to meet current expenses for the next two months.
 z It is believed that the man who was murdered near Maricopa last week was named Tom Smith. He worked in Phoenix a short time and was em- ployed on the canal near Tempe. Be- fore leaving Phoenix he was stopping at the Star lodging house. When he went away he had about $40. He said he was going to Yuma. Smith was thirty-fve or forty years old.
 l.. J. Court of Phoenix has done over 100 feet of work on the Apache Ta-Joa mine, one of his seven claims in the Harcuvar mountains, thirty-five miles south, and west of Congress. The ore shows gold and copper in good quanti- ties. The last assay, of many made, was $101.10. MT. Court expects to re- turn to the field of operations during the current month. The locality af- lords plenty Of water, timber and grass.
 Shorty Wadsworth, the hackman, is in another streak of luck. Last summer an aunt d.ed in Yorkshire, England. That was not lucky, but in dying she left to Shorty" and four other heirs small fortune of G3,OOO. He has just been notified that his will be paid to him in i1sta llments and the first installment is now on the way About a year ago he received a bequest from another relative of G300.
 The board of supervisors held the first meeting of the year yesterday and will likely be in session several days The greater part of yesterday was spent in counting tine money in the county treasury and going over the