Arizona republican., 1898-09-29

WHERE IS fE .-1nere Is tSle- gram at the sheriff's office addressed to Charles Wortman in care of Sheriff Orme.
 REGISTRATION OFFICER Coun- ty Recorder Sheridan yesterday ap- pointed W. H. Buck deputy recorder to act as registering officer.
 1 THE FIRST OF THE SEASON.-The United Moderns will hold the initial ball of the season cn Friday evening of next week in the military hall in ithe o'Neill building.
 POISON RHUBARB. Mrs. E. IT, ivine and son were lately poisoned by eating pies made from canned rhu- barb. The strong acid of the fruit Lad dissolved a part of ihe tin.
 MORE ELKS.-The local lodge of Elks resumed business for the season last night and increased it's member ship by two. Thomas D. Bennett and Joseph A. Day were made lawns.
 MOVEMENT OF CATTLE J. L. Cant about October 1 will move 3O9 head of cattle to the Buckeye country He will keep them there until the first Of the year. when they will be ready for the market.
 COL. MCORD'S REGIMENT Mrs II. H. McCord yesterday received tel egram from her husband, Col. McCord, who was then at Rocdhou SC, H., with his regiment. He expected to reach his destination, Lexington, Ky, at noon today.
 l THE EATING SEASON. The Ford hotel dining room was opened yestar- day on the European plan. This is an experiment with Manager Clark and if Iiot successful, the American plan, OF which the dining room has always been run, will again be adopted. The dining room of tha Hotel Adams will not open before October 10.
 A PASTOR CALLED.-At a meet irg of the members Of the Christian church, held last Sunday morning. a formal call to the pastorate Of the ichurch was extended to the Rev. L. o. Ferguson of the East Side church in Los Angeles. Rev. Mir. Ferguson has been formally notified of his call and an answer is expected every day. He is said to have been very successful in building up the congregation with which he is now connected, taking charge of the work when it was weak and languishing and in remarkable contrast to it's present condition.
 A DYING MENAGERIE. The me lnagerie feature of the Curio has been almost removed by death. Four wild cats, two tame cats and fox have died within twenty-four hours. Less than week ago the chief attraction, the badger, died. Nothing remains now but large and varied assortment of rattlesnakes. Beside the suspicious fact that the cats and the fox sue cumbed within so brief period of time there are indications that death was caused by poison. All of them just before the collapse were seized by an intense thirst.
 BAPTIST CHURCH. At the First Baptist church last evening the follow
 ing officers were elected: Deacon, P. TT. Burtis, to succeed himself; deacon, J. ". Thomas, to succeed Deacon J. J. Mum, who has removed from Phoe- nix; trustees, L. W. Coggins, c. D. Doris, P L. Kay, A. J. Edwards, Rob- .ert Garnett. A. J. McAllistsr was chosen church clerk, and L. W. Cog gins, Sunday school superintendent. L. D. Coggins reported for the deacons, P L. Kay for the trustees, W. c. Hal sey as clerk, Miss Mabel Weirick for the Sunday school, Mrs. A. B. Buckley for the Ladies' Aid society, Miss Agnes Hoskins for the Kings Daughters, and Spencer McKeTn for the Baraca class
 A HUMAN WRECK. - Charles Stokes, '"The Iron Jawad Kid" is in police court again for vagrancy. Stokes is the young man who has been taken up frequently for becoming @ nuisance from over indulgence in morphine. He has twice been sent to the asylum an apparent wreck. He was released both times strong and healthy and he said without any longing for the drug. He quickly fell into the use of it again and now he is in such a condition that he is not fit to be seen On the street. His mother, who lives in Philadelphia, sends him remittance of s15 every two weeks. An effort twill be made to procure him transpor- tation to San Diego On receipt of his next remittance.
 4 CAR SEAL.-A novel and effect i've hasp and seal is to be used upon the cars of the II. 6 P. railway. In stead Of initiating the old-fashioned lead seal, the new idea is simply a strip Of tin with the center cut out in an oblong style, probably two inches long and three-quarters Of an inch Nlde. ms HtS lHtO NWO reverse
 thumbs attached to the lock. The thumbs cannot be moved without breaking the tin and the tin cannot bs removed from of the thumbs without being mutilated. The left hand thumbs can be moved in Q forward di- fectiol only, and when the tin is slipp=d over it, it is moved by the
 man doing the sealing till it passes 6 catch, thus insuring the effectiveness of the seal. Superintendent Porter of the NJ. 6 P. is member Of the com pany owning the patent. 4 number Of Ithe new devices have been put on the
 A VANISHING SHADE.- Now comes citizen with an attempt to Iadd interest to the late ghostiy stone throwing case. He said that on Tues