Arizona republican., 1898-08-01
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
Small Paragraphs Of Gen.
 erdI Local Interest.
News of Phoenix and Tributary Re- zion. The Doings Of People and Other Matters.


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 W. A. Wilson, the southwestern rep resentative of the Armour Packing company, is at the Hotel Adams.
 There is more real, genuine prickiy heat on exhibition in Phoenix at the present time than ever before known in the sun-kissed land.
 Somebody turned i'll a fire alarm yesterday evening which sent hose carts flying down Jefferson street. The fire could not be found.
 Ben Paddock is in town for a few days. He has until last week been engaged in business at Tucson He will visit Prescott this week. =
 John H. Leibold came in from his mines Saturday afternoon. He reports full crew at work, everything prom ising and he will return to the prop critics tomorrow.
 Majcs D. D. Mitchell formerly cap tain of the Fifteenth infantry, U. S.. A., and lately appointed by Governor Otero major of Governor McCord's s regiment of volunteers, arrived in ths city yesterday morning. He is stop ping at the Hotel Adams.
 The Yuma papers promise that the Yuma county patriots will subscribe liberally to the fund for the erection Of a monument in ccmmemoration of Arizona's heroes. Prominent citizens of Phoenix are planning for 8 general contribution in furtherance of this object
 At the regular monthly meeting Of the city council tonight i. is likely that the matter of the deficit of ex- City Collector Long will be taken up Since the meeting at which the ex collector was deposed the subject Of the shortage has not been officially considered by the council.
 A telegram received yesterday from Frank M. Murphy stated that Governor N. o. Murphy had arrived at Prescott He has been quite i'll and is now net feeling well. His physician thinks he should take rest of a day or two. Inc onsequence he may not come to Phoenix today as had been expected.
 Already thus early in the campaign some of the political aspirants of this town have taken to stopping out all night. If it is true that the early bird catches the worm, it is also true that the all-night politician catches many late drunk. Several of the latter catches were in evidence during the past week at unseemly hours.
 W. s. Adams, member of the capitol site commission, came down from Je- rome last night. The commission will meet today to sign the capitol build ing bonds, which were received on Sat urday from the engravar. Immediate ly afterward Territorial Treasurer Johnstone will leave for Columbus, O., with the bonds to deliver them to the purchaser, Charles R. Mayer.
 The work of putting in The Republi- cans pew rapid perfecting press or printing machine, as it is technically called, will be begun today. It will be made the occasion of street pa rade, for this is an event worthy of some sort of celebra ion. Even as late as a year ago TO enc would have predicted that a fast press would be needed in Arizona within the next ten years. So the need of The Republi- cans new press is not only an object of qualification to the owner of the paper, but also to the people of Phoe- nix, the valley and the territory. It is an indicator that things are moving forward with rapidity. The work of unloading the many thousand pounds of machinery will commence about half past six this morning. It will take about three hours to place it on drays, when the procession will move, headed by the Pioneer band
 In the wind storm of Saturday night large plate glass window on the First avenue side of the ONeill building was broken out by an avn ing which had been blown loose The price of the glass was $125. It was not insured. The rate of insurance on glass is very high. There is about S1,S0O worth of plate glass in the O'Neill building. The best rate of fered by insurance companies was $150 a year. It was decided to take chances against accidents which hap pen comparatively seldom.
 William Johnson, Gambler who had been confined in the insane esy- lum, escaped from the second story 0. the institution on Saturday night b! climbing down a pillar. His absence was soon discovered and telephone ! message was sent to the sheriff's of ! flee. Late at night Johnson came tt town and was arrested yesterda, morning and returned to the asylum. 1 McKelligon's where you can ge