El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-26

articles of more or less value.-Tomb-
| stone Prospector.
There are 100 Indian boys and girls
| in attendance at the Indian school in
| Tucson.
The sum of $3.50 was subscribed in
Jerome in few hours last Monday for
the new Catholic church to be erected
there.-Couri.r.
Prescott is in receipt of postof1ice
boxes for the free delivery system of
that town. There are seventeen, all
cut 10 the latest style.
Judge Dillon, of New York, has rem
dered an opinion that Tucson cannot
issue bonds under the act of congress
except to build new water works.
It is reported that Governor Murphy
and his staff will 60 to New York to
participate in welcoming Admiral
Dewey, who will arrive in that city
September 29.-Ex.
Prescott is now without q Justice of
the peace. It is eaid that the only
judicial official before whom . lawyer
can now appear in Prescott is the re-
feree in bankruptcy.-Orb.
The board of supervisors of Navajo
county have ratified the agreement be-
tween that county and the Santa Fe
Pacific whereby the taxes are compro-
missed for q number of years.
Wilcox claims the credit of being
the first town to name block in honor
OF Dewey: The day the news was re-
cefved OF q naval fight as Manila, q
block was named after the ADMIRAL
Tucson Citizen.
Yavapai county has two women who
| are successfully operating mines. Mrs.
Nancy Cook is working q gang of men
in the Weaver district, aud Mrs. Maude
M. Clifton is developing her lately &C.
quired property.-Star.
| Considerable typhoid fever is report
ed from Clifton, said to be caused by
the bad drinking water. The old time
residents of Clifton, who never drank
| any water we're never troubled with
this disease. -Lordsburg Liberal.
The second week of the public school
opened this morning with the addition
of several new pupils. Bisbee etill
holds the record of having the third
largest school in the territory, Phoe-
nix and Tucson alone surprising her.
lOrb.
1 = hO oGbChu0uC0 0G tu0 OpSuluR VI
the Flagstaff school on Monday in the
| various departments was az follows:
First primary, q; second primary, 35;
fret intermediate. 20: second interme-
diate. 80; grammar, II; total. 49,
Sun.
| Various estimates have been advanc-
ed as to the amount Of Doodle the
COchtse train robbers got from Wells.
Fargo & Co.'s safe. The figures run
as high as $50, 900. No body but the
bandits and the western terminus of
that safe know q thing about it.-Tuc-
son Star.
The sum of $500 has been sub
scribed toward the start of Graham
county agricultural fair association.
There is little doubt concerning the
success of the enterprise. The grounds
will probably be at Safford.-Globe
Silver Belt.
| It 10 reported from Kansas City that
reduction of $40 per car in tho rate
on cattle has been made on the Santa
Fe Pacific from points in Arizona and
New Mexico to Kansas City. THIS
would be 50 good example, says the
Range News, for other railroad COM
panies to follow.-Republican.
The telephone line between Tucson
| and Phoenix will be completed in
about sixty days, says the Citizen. A
| carload of copper wire for this line is
daily expected at each one of the fol-
lowing places: Tucson, Mesa, Casa
| these carloads of wire weighs 10000
pounds and is worth &c, OOO.-Ex.
Past Grand Supreme Master Work
man J. w. Kingsley, of Montana, has
the following calls on his list: No
gales, September 25;,Bisbee, Ssptemb er
%; Tombstone, September 80; Tucson,
October 3; Florence, October 5; Phoe-
nix, October 8. The reception will be
at the opera house under the auspices
of the Ancient Order of United Work
men.
The Globe Electric Light company
is now running between 500, and 600
lights, and lie giving very good service,
says the Silver Belt. The company
contemplstes making improvements to
their plant az rapidly as the business
will justify. The first additions to be
made will be an alterpator which will
increase the capacity of the line and
permit of it's extension into the resi-
dence districts where lights are want
ed.
that the Jerome Jail ia equipped with
spiked cell, as has been charged, and
that there has been no effort made at
cOncealment. In explanation this
member says that the cell was put in
on the recommendation of Prescott
officials who have one at their dispos-
al, the plans OF which were taken from
Phoenix. The official who made the
recommendation to the jerome council
torture had proven very effective in at
least one nNtahle Instance xuhoro