Arizona republican., 1898-08-16
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Smoil Paragraphs of Gen.
 eral local Interest.
News of phOenix and Tributary Re- zion. The DOingS of People and Other Matters.

W. G. Power of Tucson was yester- day reappointed notary public.
 Letters of administration on the es- t9..e of William Barnett were yesterday granted to Charles Barnett.
 There were three drunks in police court yesterday. They were of the ordinary sort and were given the usual fines of $3 and $4.
 1 Judge F. M Doan of Florence was in the city yesterday. Judge Doan will open United States court ar Florence on September IT, on which date federal grand jury will be i'm paneled. A federal grand jury will be ordered at Tucson for September 10.
 Governor Murphy yesterday appoint ed Mrs. Clara Evans member of the territorial normal school board in the place of Mr. c. M Frazier, who had been appointed to fill what was then believed to be only temporary va "ancy caused by the departure of Captain J. H. McClintock with the Rough Riders."
 i Governor Murphy yesterday ap- pointed the following commissioners to the seventh irrigation congress, which will be held at Cheyenne, Wyo., September 1, 2 and 3: Captain w. A. Hancock and Lincoln Fowler of Phoe- nix, Dr. A. J. Chandler of Mesa, AL bert E. Colton of Florence, and Pro- lessor R. H. Forbes of Tucson.
 A letter was received yesterday from Major J. w. Evans, who is with Nfre ISx,onc ot Roach how. ing just arrived from a visit to the City of Mexico. The climate of the latter place, MT Evans writes, is de- lightful but the city is wanting in tue accommodations which Americans and Europeans are used to.
 Tue territorial hoard of equalization will f1nis. it's work today. All the figures have been practically agreed upon and Secretary Cooper is engaged lin tabulating them. Messrs. Burmister and Black of the board will probably leave for their homes tonight. Cap tain Cutter will remain for the camp meeting, which will begin this week He is uncertain whether he can re- main through the series. as he has pressing business at Bonita.
 There was a warm fight in the vi cinity of the Arctic ice works las uigh3. Jesus Orosco fooled with z Mexican pronrietor Of a small store in that neighborhood The store l keeper retaliated by causing a large and hard rock to rebound fro7 IOrosco's head. A message was sent t' Ithe sheriff's office and Deputy Charle Slankard went down and arreste' both OrCsco was locked up and Il storekeeper was released on his ow- recognizance.
 Ed Shackleford of Yavapai count is engaged in putting up cyani' , plant on the Agua F'ria about fiftec' miles from Peoria. It is only a thre !" ton plant and is regarded as an ev pertinent which may develop some thing bigger sThe object is to worl ore from the Gunboat mine. Ther is plenty of ore there and of qualit |, which can be handled by the cyanid nrocess better than by any other. Tn development of the mine has beer ) hindered by litigation.
 In the course of the Second war
 democratic primary a Mexican knowl as Ramon presented himself to vote
 He was challenged by Captain H
 Mcdonald. Nobody then at the poll knew him and he was asked if h could furnish identification. RamO , looked over the crowd and then ou
 into the street. He saw Judge Bake and said the judge knew him. Tn ' judge was called in. Do you kno7 r this man?" asked Captain McDonalC Gan you vouch for his being a demo Icrat?" Yes" said the judge, "I sen . him to the penitentiary twice ln tn
 four years was on the bench" Car tain Mcdonald withdrew his obiectio
 and Ramon was admitted to fellow
 ship and the ballot box
 A meeting of the Young Mems Re
 publican club was held at the cit { council chamber last night Abou seventy-five members were in attend
 ance. The most important bushes of the meeting was the election of ' president to succeed R. c. Fowler who had resigned. A. J. Edwards wa x elected. The club adopted a resolu :, tion congratulating Governor Murph , on his appointment, and a committe consisting of H. A. Tritle, W. H. Hull
 ings and R. c. Fowler was appointe
 to call upon the executive and inforr
 him of the clubs action. The resolu tion recounted the governors forme excellent administration, his valuabl , service to the territory as delegate
 congress, and predicted a successfr administration now and complet
 qualification of the republican party | Mr. J. c. Holsinger special agent c the general land office, recently re
 turned from the northern part of tn
 territory, where he has for severe
 months been engaged with W. f
 Hermann, a brother of Commissions
 Hermann, in locating the boundarie = of a forest reserve for the conserve
 ton of the waters of the Verde Tn