Arizona republican., 1898-12-07
News of the Town

Q supper this evening at U Nell nal , between the hours of and '.
 THE CRADLE SONGS.-Last nigh at the Patton Grand opera house tht i Cradle Songs of the Nations" were sung for the second timeJ and the at tendance was large.
 WENT TO SEE THE INDIANS
 Mrs. R. o. Walker of Pittsburg yes terday entertained a party of friends by a trip to the Indian reserya-
 ton.
 WILL BE SENT TOMORROW.-The
 remains of F. F. Ward will te sent tc
 San Diego tonight, accompanied by
 Mrs. Ward and a brother of the de
 ceased.
 AT THE TIOSPITAL.-Rev. Father
 Walsh of St. Louis returned last night
 to St Louis, having left his cousin,
 whom he brought here ill, at the Sis
 ters' hospital
 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. -The
 board of supervisors was again in ses-
 sion yesterday. The day was spent in
 auditing bills and making provision
 for the relief of indigents.
 MILITIA ELECTION At a meet
 ing of A company, N. c. A, last night
 Willis Brewer was elected first lieuten-
 ant, and Leslie Rhuhart second lieu tenant. Major Frank Alkire presided at the meeting.
 VICTIMS OF JUSTICE Bud Ham, ilton was fined $15 in Justice John stones court yesterday for fighting, and Amada Arietta, who had been ar rested for whipping his wife, was sent to the county jail for thirty-f1ve days.
 MATTESON-B BROWN A license to marry was issued yesterday to Mir Arch G. Matteson and Miss Maude M Brown. The parties were united in marriage last night at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Jack Burrows by Probate Judge Grouse.
 RETURNED TO ST. PAUL. Mfr. H. " Merrill, who has spent several weeks in the valley visiting his broth CT, Mr s. A. Merrill, last night left for his home in s. Paul. Mr Merrill is engaged in the wholesale crockery bus mess in St. Paul. He left the valley with an excellent impression of it's winter climate
 CHAIRMAN DRAKE HERE Hon. Charles R. Drake, who was chairman of the republican territorial commit tee during the last campaign, spent yesterday at the Adams. MT Drake derives some satisfaction out of the election by the manner in which Pima and Maricopa counties acted. MT Drake will go to Tucson tonight and from there will go to southern Califor- nia with Mrs. Drake.
 AN ALLEGED LAW A great deal has been said about the probable de- fense of the bondsmen of A. A. Long based on the ground that the mayor and city council were negligent in not having inspected the books and ac- counts of the eX-collectOr as the ordi- nances required them Io GO. Members of the council say this ordinance is corner law It exists only in the minds of those who may think that 1t would be wise and proper legislation. Speaking Of this matter yesterday May pr Adams said he had searched in vain through the Ordinaces and charter for anything making it the duty of the mayor and council to inspect the books of the collector at stated times or al my time. The ex-collector himself be- ieved there was such an ordinance and after his arrest he lamented that he council had not pulled him sooner ID in his ruinous areer.
 UNLAWFUL CHINESE. Assistant United States Attorney Thomas D. 1 Bennett left last night for Globe to prosecute three Chinamen who are in ail there for being unlawfully in the country. Their hearing will take place 1n December g. The assistant United States attorney will go from Globe to 1 where there are four Chinese in jail on the same charge | One of them has complicated matters since his arrest by going crazy There | las been q greater influx of Chinese | nto the territory within the last three l months than at any time since the ex- ;lusion act went into effect. It does | lot seem possible that so many of hem could escape the vigilance of the ! 'ustoms officers. There is a theory hat they are unlawfully growing l within the territory.
 THEY WERE REINED UP.- Ann .azeola and another girl who was ,alled Jennie Doe were in police court i afternoon on a charge Of dis | orderly conduct in fast riding and driv- ng upon sidewalks. There had been a | the night before and the | lorse and buggy were stopped on the ! sidewalk at the corner of the National Bank of Arizona. Miss Lazeola | smulating the brave deeds of cow 1oys who have captured runaway | horses in Phoenix dashed upon the | sidewalk after the runaway had been aken into custody. Officer Molloy, who lad been wanting to get within range )f her, embraced this opportunity | Other witnesses who had traced the | ;ourse of the women earlier in the day ;aid they had been riding about the | own as if it were a private park, | eaching their horses to buck and | otherwise delight the multitude Miss | 4azeola was fined $1O and the other half as much.
 DANGEROUSLY INJURED. Flu gene Madden was picked up in the | yards of the s. r. F. & P railroad last | night as the train was leaving the | .ity. He attempted to board the train | md was thrown to the ground A lackman saw him fall and when ne | lid not move he went over and found | hat the man was unconscious. He