Arizona republican., 1898-01-19

QeatQ ne Was Qr1Vlng WllQ IrEo0Q8 and 1t is thought was stricken with chill. His death is sincerely lamented, for he was most companionable young man. It is especially regretted in musical circles, for he was a devoted musician and perhaps the most ac- complished amateur violinist that ever visited Phoenix.
 The Tucson postofice fight seems to be wide open again and those who lay down when Hon. Thomas Hughes was appointed several months ago, have risen up. A strong effort is being made to prevent MT. Hughes confirma- tion and even to prevent the sending of his name to the senate. His fore most opponents are Rochester Ford, Brewster Cameron and John H. Be- han. MT. Ford, who lately returned from Washington, brought word that Mr. Hughes nomination would never reach the senate. L. B. Hayes, one of the original candidates, arrived in town yesterday to enlist the support as second choice of MT. Hughes friends here.
 The Nephi school house, three miles this side of Mesa, was burned, evidently by an incendiary, on Monday night. W. $. Varnum, the teacher, arrived in town before daylight yesterday morn ing after the municipal bloodhounds with which to chase the firebugs to cover. There is no known motive for incendiarism. There Is no school dis trict row of any kind and the com munity is made up wholly of thrifty and intelligent farmers. Suspicion is based upon the fact that not long ago a hole was found burned in the floor one morning and the woodwork around it was greasy with coal oil. About a year ago the school house at Alma, in the same neighborhood, was mysteriously burned.
 w. B. Lount says he hopss that the man who burglarized his house last Sunday night will never be caught. He believes he was as honest a gen tleman as ever broke house and that he was pressed into this seeming offense by the direst necessity. It was shown that he broke a window only after 8 thorough trial of all the windows. He scraped is feet care- fully before entering, and though the house showed signs of a most minute search, everything was left that an
  ried away. This burglar took only q pair Of pants,, $5, a pocket knife, butcher knife and a bar of soap. The trousers were serviceable, but noe fine. MT. Lount's fancy clothes were in the house exposed to the raid. There was a good gold watch in plain view. but the burglar did not need it and so left it.
 MT. E. J. Cursor of Los Angeles, president of the Crescent Coal com pany which has been operating for years at Gallup, is stopping at the Hotel Adams. The gentleman is here to look after the local interests of the coal company, Superintendent Wiley M. Weaver, who has heretofore covered the field, being unable to give aItten- tion to this section. The Hotel Adams and the electric light company are large consumers of the Gallup product, and agencies are maintained here. The Crescent Coal company has a wide field to cover, as it includes all the principal points in northern Arizona and along the s. F. P. & P. railway, added to which Is a commercial trade in southern California Aside from commercial orders the coal company supplies the Santa Fe Pacific under a contract which has existed for years past, in addition to which are large supplies to mining districts. Locally, said MT. Cursor, the trade is increas- Ing as the wood supply diminishes. From the gentleman it was learned that the United Verde Copper company has secured coal lands four miles west and north of Gallup, and it re- mains to be seen whether the district will develop into a paying proposition. The needs of the copper company are so great that they apparently find it profitable to mine their own coal. The Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix road, and the main line of which it is trib- utary, give good rates, SO that the Crescent Coal company is able to place Its coal south of Ash Fork at figures far below the price of the imported product, or that which comes from northwestern Washington and British Columbia. MT. Cursor, who will re- main here today speaks in the highest terms of the Hotel Adams, which is as good as any house on the coast.