Arizona republican., 1898-01-24
CITY AND COUNTY IN BRIEF.
Paragraphs of General
 Interest.
The News of Day In PhoenIx and It's Tributary Region Presented In aNutshell-Dotngs of People and Other Matters.

that body in the meeting today. John Duke, who is interested in the Equator mine, which has been Occu- pyling attention in the courts five years past, returned to Prescott last evening.
 The weather bureau announced yes terday evening that tonight would bring frost and danger to citrus fruits The danger was greatly lessened by a cloudy sky in the early night.
 Golf links are about to be es.ab- lished on the ranch of Rainey and Smith a mile east of the Indian school. Persons interested should call on l Messrs. Rainey and Smith on East Monroe street or on Dr. William Duf- field.
 Eight more cars of perishaTble Cal ifornia freight were taken th ough yes terday over the s. F. P. & P. and the M. & P. The opening of the tunnel and the establishment of communica- JiOns at Johnson's canyon have not been completed.
 w. F. Schaller, the latest employe on the police force, reported to Mar shal Hooker yesterday according to written instructions sent him by Mayor Adams. The marshal declined to set him at work and give him a star on the ground that he had not yet been sworn in. He will attend to that formality today.
 A little son of J. A. Marshall yes- terday found a pocketbook containing $54 and some papers indicating the woman who lost 1t. He gave it to her. She evidently believed that honesty hike virtue is it's own reward, but she gave him dime extra. The little boy was probably satisfied, but it is such incidents as this that create bandits and train robbers.
 A Phoenix man who had been out of town for week returned cold and hungry and tired last night. Immedi- ately on his arrival he went into a saloon and nervously took a drink, after which he felt better. Have you | missed me?" he asked. The bartender replied that he had, and said that the week had been the dullest in the history of his business.
 The Phoenix Pioneer band gave a most enjoyable concert on the city hall plaza yesterday afternoon. Each number was we'll rendered and was well received by the hearers. A tuba solo, performed by Phoe nix $ favorite tuba soloist, Frank J. Coyle, was remarkably we'll rendered It is intended to use the proceeds of the bali 10 be given on January 28, 1898, for defraying expenses of the past year. The boys are deserving of a good attendance.
 r. Supreme court will assemble again this morning after recess of three days. One of the cases set for hear ing today is that of James Parker. the train robber and murderer, under sentence of death at Prescott for the 1 murder of Lee Norris last summer. It is believed that early decisions will be handed down in several important cases, among which Is that of E.. B. Gage, appellant, vs. Governor McCord and the territorial loan commission, to test the validity of the so-caIled | Franklin administration funding | bonds.
 Policemen may come ard policemen may go, but Jack, the police dog, re- mains forever. Jack was a vagrant dog arrested last spring and doomed to destruction. He was taken to the jailOr's room and held in waiting while his executioner was hunting for some cartridges with which to shoot him. At the same time a pris- oner was being released from jail Jack, unaware of the regularity of the prisoners discharge, seized him. This manifestation of attention to bus ess attracted the attention of the polici and endeared Jack to them. Thf l Judgment of death agains. him wa: removed and he was made a part ot the force.
 A lot of stationery consisting of en-
 velopes and lerterheads was received at the United States attorneys office yesterday. A significant feature wai the omission of the name of the United
 States attorney. which MT. Ellinwoot
 regards as the only sign he has ye
 see nof his emancipation from tn,
 cares of office But it was so ordered
 by MT. Ellinwood during his lat
 visit to Washington He explaine,
 to the attorney that in tn
 very nature of things his tenure of of
 flee would not be perpetual. H
 might die or he might be driven t,
 suicide. Acting upon his suggestion
 the stationery was ordered prin ed, :,
 that it might be used by any persol
 who might happen to be United State
 attorney
 United States Attorney Elinwoo
 yesterday received direc iors from th
 attorney general of the United Slate
 to set the case fthe United States vs
 the Copper Queen Consolidated com
 pany for trial as early as possible
 This is suit to recover S183 900, tn
 value estimated upon stumpage o
 wood on the western side of the Chir:
 cahua mountains cut by the defendants Two trials have been had, in both o
 which juries disagreed The whol
 matter seemed to hinge upon th
 character of the land from which tn
 timber had been cut. If it was min
 eral land, the defendant could no. b held for dama ges. If it was not tn defendant had committed a viOlatio
 of the law. Last fall the governman sent member of .jhe geological sur