Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

Der Bishop Serkin of Manila will speak
 in the Free Methodist church tonight ! RESCUE PRAYER MEETING = The Florence Crittenton prayer meet
 ing will be led by w. H. Smith, be- ginning at 7:3O.
 THE YOUNG DEMOCRATS
 gene Brady O'Neill will address the Young Mems Democratic club at the court house tonight.
 INQUIRING FOR A BROTHER , Governor Murphy yesterday received letter from James Coleman of Mar | tinez, Cal, making inquiry about a 1 brother named William COlena an. A YAVAPAI- CONTRIBUTION i Sheriff John Munds of Yavapai county spent Sunday in the city. He had come down the night before with a man under commitment to the insaDa i asylum.
 FUNERAL OF A. c. LANsDoN.- The funeral of A. c. Lansdon took place yesterday from Davis under taking parlors. The services were con- ducted by Rev. Lapsley McAfee. The remains were buried in the Loring cemetery.
 DEATH OF MISS GLEASON. Ella Gleason, aged g. died at her home on West Adams street yesterday after
 
 Phoenix Undertaking company, vii! take place at the residence at ? o'clock this afternoon. The body will be buried at the Catholic cemetery.
 COMING GRAND BALL.-A large number of invitations have been issued for the grand ball to be given by the Court StonewaIl, No. $, Foresters Of America, and a large attendance is anticipated. The ball will be one step toward forming a ladies Angelina society in connection with the Forrest CTS lodge. It is announced fcr Febru- ary IT. at the Elks' hall
 LETTER FROM DR. BELDEN.- Dr. Dufield yesterday received a letter from pr. c. D. Belden, who has just arrived in New York. He said: Il have had pleasant journey and find everything favorable to my plans, ex- cept stormy weather. The atmOs- phere seems clear for a lCng period ot financial prosperity. Almost every body is making money and business in all lines is good. I think I am about to take an inning myself. The weather {! is beastly."
 A WHEELMAN'S MISHAP.-A | tourist named Jones stopping at the | Sixth Avenue hotel, had a dlsa greeahIa i with bicycle on Sunday
 
 pace, when the fore wheel of the ma chine became detached. MT Jones is | a fairly expert rider, but is not trick | bicyclist. Therefore he could not ride | on a single wheel. He naturally sought ! the earth, but found the street rails Of l the street railway. A considerable | area of his scalp was loosened and he received other injuries.
 AN OPTION OUT.-An option has ately been taken on the mining prep 9rty owned by William Osbourne anult will expire in a few days. The well known claim is situated about twenty eight miles from Wickenburg and Is known to contain rich deposits. A title more than a year ago the was bonded to John Loosely, who undertook the sale. His contract gives him a little while longer in which to dispose of the prospect, and t was by him the recent option has )een granted. DIED. OF HEART TROUBLE.-r. W. Persons died yesterday morning at lis home On East Monroe street. His eath was the. result of heart trouble md occurred shortly after he aw0ke rom a good sleep: %. His daughter, Hiss Nellie Persons, is aNstudenf- -r1a~1he ligh school. Her class, the seSi to- 1T ether with representatives frO1f>>tha ther classes has resolved itself no committee to procure flowers and $ therwise pay their respects to the de- eased The remains will be inferred I Wednesday at p. m., and the funeral ! will be held at Bradley's undertaking arlors. I MATCH GAME OF FOOTBALL q 7ootball enthusiasts will be glad to earn that game has been definitely | for WashingtOn's birthday, : etween the normal and high schools. lot much credit was reflected in the ' ast contest, which ended in a dis f rderly fiasco. The game mentioned. yas the third annual event between he two elevens, and although odecls- On was rendered by the referee as to C he outcome, it was pOpularly awarded 9 the high school. That school had a ron two previously arranged games. c nd chasing the last contest in the st Of championship achievements, the I 0ntest assigned for February P, will g ot be one for the championship. s REDUCED TELEGRAPH TOLLS.- wing to the increase of telegTaphio I usiness between this country and Y uba and Porto Rico; the following sduction in rates has been made by 8 1e Western Union Telegraph con- any: On and after February fifteenth f lstant the rate from all Yves, ,ern g nion offices on the Pacific coast to d Lavana, Cuba, will be thirty-fvG il 9nts per word instead of fifty csnts as e present. From the same date the ii ate beyond Havana to CienfuegCs. Vi asilda and Tunos, Cuba, will be S venty cents per word, and to Tucaro anta Cruz, ManzaniilO and Santiago uba, twenty-five cents psr word. Il rom the same date the rate to Porto tC ico will be eighty-five cents per ord, instead of $1.27, as at present reductions to inland S Iaces in Cuba has been made, T PLAYED TO 4 CROWDED HOUSE. b "A Contented Woman" should be [ with the reception accorded CT in Phoenix last night The audi ice was record breaker for the new ,aatal. Ct,-. E:r,-r l.-.-.-- :.