Arizona republican., 1898-05-04

and ex-Mayor John Francis of Flag.
 staff, and present members of the city
 council. Others present were Frank
 Andrews, councilman and mayor pro
 tenn; w. w. Ross, councilman; Bar
 ney Smith, councilman; Gorham Bray
 ex-mayOr of Flagstaff, councilman;
 Judge R. M. Ling, city attorney; H
 B. Modem, assessor; Thomas Shultz
 foreman Courier, recorder and police
 judge; D. A. Prince, chief of police; W. H. Potts, nightwatchman; William
 Dewitt, water works engineer. The invited guests were Hon. John Francis
 Lieutenant Joseph L. B. Alexander ot
 Phoenix, W. s. Adams, publisher of
 the Jerome News, and G. w. Pittock
 representative Arizona Republican
 The Arizona cavalry was referred to
 by several who had nothing but words
 of praise to express with reference to
 those who had severed relations with
 kindred and friends to mount their
 steeds and fall in line as worthy rep
 resentatives of the territory on the field of battle.
 The forty-two men from southern
 counties arrived this morning and were escorted to the court house, where they were served with coffee and made comfortable. They marched to Whip pie, were subsequently examined and assigned to quarters at the barracks. The army officers present to conduct the examination and mastering in are Dr. Everts, Eleventh United States infantry, and Lieutenants Tupes and Blatchford of the Fifteenth and Eleventh respectively. Dr. T. B.. Davis of Prescott assisted in the ex- aminatiOns. A knowledge of hand ing firearms was qualification. The mastering officers have advised Col Brodie and Captains O'Neill and Me Clintock that the men passed upon are as fine a set of volunteers as they ticularly we'll pleased with the esprit du corps. He is anxious to fill the ranks so that the battalion shall bs ready to get off. He is in hopes Gov ernor McCord and staff will be here to witness the departure of Arizona's cavalry troops and give the boys en- couragement in their desire to be in the front ranks of the First regiment of cavalrymen.
 Mariccpa will lose but Ave of the number who came up, while Coco nino and Apache of twenty-one re- porting, lost four Yavapai las but few, and the required number will be made up. A definite idea as to the number of reiections cannot be de- termined before this letter closes. The in will certainly be closed by noon Monday Captain McClin- tock expects to get the two men from Pinal and others from Graham.
 The officers other than those men toned will be chosen during Monday In all probability J. D. i Carter and Frank France of Prescott 1 will be chosen heutenants of Captain 1 0'Neill's troop, which will number 100.
 Captain O'Neill was the first man in and he feels proud of the 1 fact
 It is notable that many of Yavapai's men are sons of veterans, and they show physically as whole exceed ngly well.
 Phoenix and Prescott is lfbarally represented in the clerical department.
 The Elks' lodge will double their membership at forthcoming meetings md early this month will have a big barbecue.
 The past five days have been productive Of increased revenue at the lotels.
 On Saturday evening Belcher & ;mith reopened the Cabinet after veek's refurnishing.
 Professor George A. Treadwell and V. H. Ferguson have returned from
 four days drive via Seligman to he Grand canyon. They had an Quipment for camping Professor 'readwell made an examination of v. H. Ridenour's copper mine and re- orts a fine large deposit of copper mich will show from 30 to 70 per ent. Four hundred tons of ore have cen shipped from the mine in the ast twelve months. Eastern parties re expected to take a bond on the , roperty. I expect to wire the bonding of gold roperty near the Jersey. The figures ill go high. This point is good to rnish mining news with close appli- . ltion and persistent pumping. Professor Treadwell's collection of ptiles is quartered at leading hotel e will take the rattler with his to hoenix. PITTOCK. After meals you should have simply i