Arizona republican., 1898-08-11

last night state that their team ran into the telegraph wires on the side of the Santa Cruz bridge this side of SiI- yer lake and came very near having a most serious accident. Had the horses been wild results might have been ser ious. The wire was cut to relieve the team-Star.
 Mrs. Sheen, wife of the late Tom Sheen of Harshaw, died at the Tucson hospital Saturday night and was bur led Sunday. She it is said was brought from Harshaw in an uncon- scious condition and died shortly af- ter reaching the hospital She did not regain consciousness but died without knowledge of her removal
 ] There will be a special meeting of the Daughters of Rebecca of Prescott Friday night at Odd Fellows hall. l It was no trouble to pick ont the Phoenicians during their recent visit to Prescott. The Phoenix folks stood in crowds in the hot sun to keep warm, while the Prescottites congre- gated in the shady places to keep cool.-Courier.
 Treasurer Charles F. Hoh of Tue son is county recorder pro tempore in the absence of Mir Charles A. Shibell who has gone to California on vaca- tioE. Mr. Hoff's friends say that he will run the office Thigh for luck" and will put on deeds and mineral loca- ticns for half price The new recorder says but little beyond making a de- mand for the full fee.
 Ed Shean. one of the contingent of packers that left Tombstone for Cuha in June. returned today from Santiago owing. to i'll health. He reports Jake i Trowbridge and Ben Moore as being with Miles in Porto Rico, Mike Welsh and Charles Wilkes. teamsters for the Sixth cavalry. at Tampa and Evan Cochran Uere killed at the first fire , at the landing of the American forces near Santiago
 Two Americans Monday held up a miner known as Jack in broad day light at Tucson, and robbed him of money. It was about 2:30 in the af- ternoon and the hold-up was witnessed by 2 number of people. The police were notified and one of the thugs arrested. The other has so far es- lcaped the officers. but the principal one If tllc two is in the tolls. Jack is also under lock and key as a witness. all though he was too drunk to know any hing about the affair.
 The board of supervisors met in spe- cial session today to consider the lsas- 'ng of the school lands of the county lnder the law. It developed under | consideration that a full abstract of the land in question was one of the needed requirements. It further ap- peared that this abstract would cost the snug sum of s1 800 There are TO- 1000 acres of school land in the county that has been surveyed and the ab- istractor would be obliged to certify to lthe state of the land, whether mineral, agricultural, timbered or grass lands, or all or neither. It was decided on account of the great cost of the ab- jstract to allow all applicants for school lands to do their own surveying and under oath report the status of the school lands they wished to. occupy. About twenty applications for said lands have been filed with the board Tucson Citizen
 President Parker of the University of Arizona has been authorized by the board Of regents to take trip through the territory in the interest of the university. President Parker will be pleased with the people and the people will be pleased to meet the ablest and most distinguished educator Arizona has ever enjoyed. He will make his first stop in all probability at Phoenix and from there go northward, stopping at the principal points, where he will meet those who wish to be informed relating to the university and it's many advantages. He will also learn Of the extent and varied resources of the ter ritory and the wonderfully active and high grade population of central and northern Arizona. It will do the peo- pie good to meet President Parker and it will do him good to meet the people and the young ladies and young men who aspire to collegiate education- Star.