Arizona republican., 1898-01-08
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ire News of Dayin Phoenix ard
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 Nutsheli-Doings of People and
 Other matters.
 An inquirer desires to learn through The Republican how many Ell Pasoa-s theYe are residing in Phoenix and the names and addresses of the same.
 William Brannan, who has been an engineer on the s. F. P. & F., is the new conductor on the passenger run to Ash Fork Thomas McGrath takes the opposite run to that held by MT. Grammar.
 The local office of the s. F. P. & F. company has received a duplicae of the large picture seen in the office window. It is an excellent representa- tion of the big hotel at Coronado Beach.
 This is motion day in district court IL is expected, though, it has not been assured that decisions will be rendered in the Yavapai bond case and in the case of Jordan vs. the supervisors of Maricopa county.
 F. W. Hill, Major F. c. Russell, B. A. Spencer and c. W. Moves left yes terday for a weeks hunt on the Lower Gila. If the weather should turn in rainy they will go into the White Tank mountains and look for lions.
 The Monarchs will play a deciding game of foot ball with the Indians this afternoon at 2:30 p. m. at the Indian school. The boys of both teams are confident of success. It will be the best game ever played in Phoenix. Each team has won one game. No ad- mission will be charged.
 Governor W. Y. Atkinson of Georg.a, who is accompanied by his wife, sev- eral relatives and a party of half dozen friends, arrived in El Paso ca Thursday. The governor travels in his private car. Entertainments to the party were given in Fl Paso and Juarez. The governor and party will visit Mexico for several weeks.
 A representative of the Salvation Army called at this office yes erday 10 say that the informant of a reporter who was told about a young Phoenix blood paying $5 for War Cry was mistaken. Something like that hap pene1 in Wheeling, W. Va, once, but to the knowledge of the Salva. ion Army representative it has never oc- cured since
 w. T. Smith is quietly engaged in the development of mining claim in the Maricopa mountains eight miles south of the city. The claim was To- cated a good while ago and was known as the Todd property. No work of any consequence was ever done on it until MT. Smith obtained control of it. There has since been 125 feet of work done and the ore is said to be showing up we'll in both quantity and value
 The Cline family and three or four Tonto Basin friends were in police court yesterday afternoon for mistak- ing Washington street and the me. TO- politan town of Phoenix for the free and unrestricted cattle range. Officers Molloy and Hale, who made the ar rest early yesterday morning, said that they had never heard such yelling and had not believed it within the power of the human voice to raise such an uproar.
 Zacharias Gonzalez was in Justice Johnstone's court yesterday on al charge of committing a misdemeanor. The defendant was indifferent. He net only did not deny the charge against him, but said if it would facil- itate the operation of justice he would plead guilty to any crime the court might name or he would plead guilty to all the offenses in the penal code. He was given ten days. F. Hidden, for a misdemeanor, was given the same period in the same court.
 The vegetable peddlers and all nfhor rndd16ro ryh~cn hoa city license ordinance has been laid are preparing to shift the burden also upon the milk peddlers They have singularly been left out of calculation In the enforcement of the peddling license ordinance. The other peddlers say the milk pddlers can better afford to pay the license than any other class of peripatetic vendors. They can reimburse themselves, especially dur ing the rainy season, without appar- ently raising the price of milk, while no process of dilution has yet been discovered by which one radish or one onion can be made to look like two or by which a peck of potatoes can be sold for half bushel.
 The most alert divorce proceedings on record came to a close yesterday afternoon when Judge Sloan ordered a decree in the case of J. L. Cant vs Hattie Cant. The complaint alleg- ing desertion was filed by Attorney General Frazier last "Wednesday. The defendant appeared by her counsel, Col. J. F. Wilson. There were only two witnesses examined beside the plaintiff. Both testified to having heard Mrs. Cant say that she would
 
 neither they nor the plaintiff had ever heard her say why she would not The plaintiff was given the custody of a 16-year-old son, Willie Cant. The wife will remain in possession of val uable San Diego property.
 A month ago miner named Donald Ross was arrested here. tried for in- sanity and committed to the asylum. where he now is. He was perm eated with craZiness. the most prominent feature of which was a general distrust