Arizona republican., 1898-08-18


 in Phoenix, went to the coast few days ago. In an interview in the Los Angeles Herald he is reported to have said that the thermometer was 1281a in the car across the desert and that a passenger was prostrated by heat and died near Indio before medical aid could be procured Tucson Citizen. Preparations are now being made for the restoration Of the Sunset i nit cd Of the Southern Pacific railroai in the fall For the past few Cays coaches have passed through Tucson from San Francisco to New Orle1ns for service. The coaches are of special construction and are used on none but Sunset limited trains The train will go ou about October l.
 1 party of eleven Western Una0n l;zzenlen were engaged Monday in put ting in an extra wire from F'airbank to Tombstone. This line is put in to facilitate harding Of messages for Mexico and the south. as heretofore such were rehand1ad in tcansmittal. This will give direct service. The nine miles was covered by the liEenen in less than one day.
 Mr Frank Barker and Mir. Wilson Lepine, proprietors of 3 large slgar factory at New Orleans. were in Tue son the other day. MT Barker is a brother of Mir Alexander Barker cf Mammoth The brothers had not met fer seventeen years. Each marveled at the changed appearance Of the o5hsT, but seventeen years, kalf Of the al lctted span of life. brings many changes
 Judge Purcell accompanied by County Surveyor Contzen returned to Tucson from the Canada del Gro last Saturday evening, where MT. Contzer had gene to survey some valuable goia claims belon ging to the Messsrs. Pur cell and others. The prospects of the camp are bright, between twenty and thirty prospectors being prospectinr in the new discoveries of the district The judge returned to the district Mon day.
 Among the Arizona boys who en- listed with the Rough Riders from Bis bee was William O'Neill, a namesake Of the late ''Buckey" O'Neill of Pres , cott. He participated in the battle be- fore Santiago and being severely wounded was sent to the military hos , pital at Key West He died a few days ago as the result Of his wounds He left a remunerative position witf the Copper Queen company to fight for his ccuntry's cause. Tucson Citi- zen.
 The force of carpenters for the Cop per Queen company are at present en- gagged in erecting another large ore Dir near the Holbrook hoist The old bins did not afford sufficient room fol t the large amount Of ore hoisted there | A new furnace has arrived to take tht place of the last small one, and whe1 7 in running order it will consume con siderable more ore. The company is constantly increasing it's output. ant from reliable sources it is learned tha , the present output is over 2000,00l pounds per month
 Tucson was treated to another cleo = tric display Monday night, accompa nied by slight shower of rain. Light ming struck in several places during l the evening and several narrow es l capes are reported. One belated party returning from the Foresters enter : tainment was almost knocked out by what he thought to be at first Span = ish ambuscade. Another party wa:
 kindly assisted from his couch in hi: ! front yard and given his first lessor t in aerial performing, landing uncere g moniously on the ground.
 The plans for Billy Reads new hote | on Pennington street have been drawI | up. One more story will be added t( the opera house with big, airy corri . dors and wide, cool verandas encir l cling the building, with all the lates ) accommodations for the benefit of it: patrons. He will christen it the Parl l hotel and when finished it will be an other addition to the elready long lis of fine structures in the old pueblo. = will be ready for occupancy by October first and will have a capacity of fifty
 four rooms.-Tucson Citizen.