Arizona republican., 1898-10-24
Arizona Day by Day Live News Tcken From Territorial Exchanges

It. faces the Bonita entrance to the Fort Grant military reserve. All will be welcome.-Ranga News.
 Captain w. H. McKittrick, after wit messing the shipment of his steers Sun day at Wilcox, tcok the late train for Bakersfield, Cal, where he owns an ex- tensive stock farm. Captain McKit- trick received $2O per head for his yearlings, the best figure realized on any contract made since the outbreak of the war. The captains Arizona friends are always glad to see him Willccx News.
 Last Monday was pay day at Fort Huachuca and the colored soldiers proceeded to get rid of their money as fast as possible. and as consequence were very hilarious. A dispute between a colored sergeant and private oyer game of cards resulted in the private being shot in the abdomen by the off, cer. The wounded man lies at the pcint Of death. The sergeant was talk en to Tombstone and tried for att tempted murder.
 Mrs. Fred Ruch and daughter left San Simon the other day for Deming. There Mrs. Ruch will have her hus- bands remains exhumed and will ac- company them to Pittsburg, Pa, where | they will be finally intsrred. Mrs. Ruch will remain with her mother in Pfttsburg for some time, leaving the cattle in care Of Walter P. Birchfield. She has spent almost fourteen years in Arizona and leaves the sun-kissed territory with regTet.-Willcox News.
 Ben Slaughter, a returned Rough Rider, has been in town for shcrt time. Mir Slaughter went from here as packer. and enlisted with tho Rough Riders at Tampa. He was in all the battles before Santiago and had the especial satisfaction Of shooting a Spanish sharpshooter from a tree dur ing one of the fights. Owing to his ex- cellept craftsmanship he was a valu- able soldier, but he modestly refrains from talking Of his various exploits. He had the fever and was obliged to step a week at San Antonio and again at Fl Paso while en route home. He now believes that he has shaken off the malady for good. Mir Slaughter denies the report that the Rough Rid CTS wsre ambushed at Las Guasimas The Cubans had fight there with the Spanish forces the night before and the Americans were looking fer trou- ble when the battle began.-Willcox News.
 Joseph Fleiss, who was employed for some time prior to last February as a clerk in P. A. Demartin's store at Fairbank, committed suicide last week at Santa Cruz, Cal, by shooting him self in the head. He was despcndent over the death of girl ill the east for whom he had formed passionate att tachment. Fleiss had been in Santa Cruz several months, during which time he ran a cigar store closing up the business after an unsuccessful run. He had threatened suicide several times. He was also sufferer from heart trouble. Among the peculiar be- quests made by Fleiss was $500 to the
 First Christian church at Santa Cruz,
 because the church society needed mcn- Iey to complete the church edifice, al- though ehe yong man was not a regu-
 lar attendant He also left typewrit-
 CT and a watch to his former Fairbank
 employer, and $S0 to defray his burial
 expenses. Checks were issued by him
 for the last mentioned bequest and
 that to the church. F1eisS left s2,00O
 in government bends and s3S0 in the , bank. No. reference was made as to
 what disposition was to be made of the
 bends. The deceased was 29 years old l-Bisbee Orb.