Arizona republican., 1898-05-21
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Hams Tuesday About $2,5OO was dis tributed among the local employees.
 Lieutenant Blatchford and Sergeant Hayes of Whipple have been ordered to join their regiment at Tampa, Flor ida
 Hon. Levi Bashford is expected in Prescott this week when he will de- eide in regard to rebuilding on the site of the recent fire.
 John Eckles, who is charged with robbing the Crowned King stage, will have his preliminary examination at Prescott next Monday.
 The examination of King Ursery on a charge of robbery is set for today at Prescott. He is charged with the rob bery of the Gladiator mill.
 Rev. S. A. Thompson, superinten- dent of Methodist missions in Arizona, preached morning and evening at the Methodist church of Prescott Sunday.
 Lloyd Griscom, who is interested in the Castle Creek hot springs, has been appointed ali assistant quartermaster in the army, with the rank of cap tain.
 A troop of soldiers and Indian scouts were camped near the Eagle mill, Tucson, recently. They are on the lookout for border troubles, but have thus far faild to find any.
 The territory is full of democratic warhorses, all anxious to do little neighing in congress. Hon. Mark Smith never had so many breakers ahead for renomination.-Tucs Citizen.
 The Yavapai delegation has returned from attending the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, at Tucson. They report having had an excellent time, and were royalty entertained by their Tucson brethren.
 D. B. Gillett and MT. Thayer, repre- sentatives of the Hearst estate, ar rived in Prescott on Sunday morning from Pinos Altos, New Mexico, and left for Richenbar Monday, accompan- jed by Lester Jackson.
 The Chinese are floaing an Amer ican flag over their Joss House in of an article which appeared in a Chi nese paper recently concerning Ad- miral Dewey's treatment of Chinese at Manila.
 It is reported that small pox has bfOken out again at BellemOnt and that the quarantine has been restab- iished. The yellow flag, it is said, again flies from one of the isolated pest cars. According to the report there is only one case at present. Williams News.
 The law school Of Tucson met Mon day night. after several weeks of va cation.'' During the past month or more some of the members have been ill, and the meeting of the school has been interfered with. The attendance Monday night was good, and the inter est lively.
 Dr. Chas. H. Jones of Tempe is in Tucson in attendance on the medical association. Dr. Jones is one of the most successful physicians and sur geons in Arizona. He has been loca- ted at Tempe for six years, and IS de- servedly popular and successful Tucson Star.
 The railroad company is doing a heavy business. Fourteen carloads of cattle from Glendale. en route to New Mexico, passed over the road Tues day, and seventeen carloads of sheep are due to go Ovsr the road soon. Contracts are out for eighty carloads between new and June Journal Miner
 The employees of the railroad shops are putting in all the time they can stand, says the Winslow Mail. Mas ter Mechanic Underwood has received instructions to work every man he can employ to advantage, with his present facilities, both day and night The boys are all getting in extra time. It is nothing but eat, work and sleep with them just now.
 The lumber has been ordered fer the scaffold from which James Parker will be hanged. The hanging will take place in an enclosure at the east wall of the courthouse The scaffold will be put up and tested on the first of June, the hanging to take place on the third. It will be a select affair, which will be witnessed by only a few invited -guests.-Prescott Courier.
 The ladies of the Grand Interna- tional Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, recently or ganiZed in Tucson, were agreeably surprised at their regular meeting when Chief Engineer Daitz, in behalf of the B. Of l.. E., presented their lodge with a handsome writing desk. A short response of thanks was made by Mrs. J. H. Landon, president of the G. I. A.
 Charles F. Donaldson of Prescott is actively, though quietly, at work en- gagged in enrolling names for another company of volunteers, in case of 6 second call by the president. He has a list already of nearly half of the re- quired number. MT. Donaldson is . veteran of the war Of the rebellion. He knows what war is, and, should ht succeed in raising a company, and IT getting into active service, one thing is certain, he will never ask a mar in his command to go where he will not be willing to lead him.
 Work is progressing very rapidl! on the Big Bug railroad. The graders have completed twelve miles of tht