Arizona republican., 1898-08-26
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

the s. F. P. & P. Two more cars will go north in a day or two
 Yesterday was not much of a winter day. But some folks think winter Is coming some time. H. A. Diehl sold to one family an entire winter outfit.
 A telegram was received yesterday from James L. Cant, who went to Col orado several weeks ago. informing his friends of his late marriage there to lady named Hockett.
 The case of W. H. Buck, who pleaded guilty in Justice kincaid's court the day before to an assault upon Henry MOeller, was disposed of yesterday by a $10 fine, which was paid.
 The Young Mems Republican club of Phoenix will go to Mesa tonight to assist in the organization Of club there. The Phoenix club will be at tended by the Tempe organizations and glee club consisting of two quar- tettes. one colored and one white.
 Mrs. E. L. Moulthrop died yesterday morning at 503 South Seventh avenue of blood poisoning. Her home was at Harqua Hala. She was brought here more than Q month ago suffering from complications resulting from child birth.
 Articles of incorporation 0, Wilson's Coal Process company Were filed in the office of the secretary of the territory yesterday. The incorpo- rators are Philip K. Reynolds and J H. Carpenter of Yuma. Yuma is named as the principal place of busi- ness. The capital stock is S50O,000 divided into shares of s1OO each.
 Christian Cline died yesterday morn ing at his residence on the Yuma road His funeral will take place at 13 o'clock this morning from Bradley's parlors. He was an old resident of this county and for many years lived in Tonto Basin, where he was extensively engaged in cattle rais- ing His wife died a short time ago.
 David c. Gum left last night for Merther Tydvil. Wales. When he reaches there he will have completed a two years circuit of the globe. He arrived in Phoenix about six months ago and became interested with A. B. Williams in some mines in the Castle Creek district. On his "etrrn home he will endeavor to attract Welsh capital toward the enterprise.
 Shelby M Cullom, deputy collector Of internal revenue. said yesterday that there were few attempts by the peo- pie Of Arizona to avoid payment Of the war revenue tax. It is being paid not only willingly. but almost cheer fully. Folks are affixing l. R. stamps to things not mentioned in the war revenue bill. If the people of this ter ritory had the means and were lei alone, Mir. Cullom believes they would pay off the war debt without any out side aid
 Another assault is about to be made a petition is being numerously signed for it's repeal. Nobody cares if the ordinance is repealed The police would be pleased. the council would be satisfied and the bicycle riding pop ulation would be joyful There is nc greater nuisance than a bicycle lamp A reliable one has nevar been pat ented. The only thing effected by the liant while it burns is to blind the rider and confuse pedestrians.
 A meeting of the democratic county central committee will be held tomor- row for several purposes, the most i'm portant of which is the election of chairman to succeed F. P. Trott, who has declined to accept the honor put upon him at the organization of the committee last Friday night MT Trott. who has served as chairman be fore. was not present at that time He believes that that office would in- terfere with his duties as water com missioner. It is probable that he will be succeeded by W. T. Smith,
 l. H. Hay. Wells. Fargo & Co.'S agent in Phoenix, died on Thursday yesterday. He had been in ill health a long time. His illness was believed to be the result of a bullet he received in the course of an attempt by robbers to hold up a train on which he was an express messenger. This happened in Sonora several years ago. He had lately been affected mentally, and his friends decided to remove him to Cal ifornia. The train on which he was taken was delayed at Yuma by the washout at Salton. He was an old and trusted employe of the express com pany.
 The penny is gradually obtruding it. self upon the financial system of Phoe nix. thanks in part to the working of the internal revenue law. It is meet ing with opposition, part of which comes from people who ought to hail it as friend. One of the objections urged against it is that it is "a sign of littleness and hard times. The latter is not well founded, for there is nothing more conducive to hard times than disre- gard of the penny. If everything bought and sold were worth a nickel or a multiple of a nickel there would be no use of the penny. But there is no sense in paying nickel for some thing that is worth only a penny. The economy taught by the penny vii,