Arizona republican., 1899-10-13

city. He was patiently cared for b5 his devoted mother and faithful frien.l
 and given the benefit of all possible
 medical skill, but the disease was toC
 far advanced for climatic influence:
 to overcome. The remains will b,
 shipped to his former home tonight accompanied by his sorrow-stricker
 mother and associate.
 IMPROVEMENT NOTES. Almost every week there is something new and worthy of notice in Phoenix. The many arc lights recently put up on Washington street. add much to the appearance of that thorOughfare Some of the new residences in Bennett Place attract attention by the beauty of their architecture. Some fine new houses are going up in the eastern part of the city. Judge Wood and MT. Hambrook have greatly improved their grounds. To fill single order a week 1 or so ago Mrs. J. O. Dunbar cut twelve hundred roses.
 NEW METHODIST PASTOR.-Rev. A V. COwan, the newly appointed pas 1 tor of the First M. E. church, will ar rive in the city this morning over the southern route from Iowa. He comes very highly recommended, both as a 1 cordial Christian gentlemen and an ] eloquent preacher of the gospel He will occupy the pulpit of his new 1 charge next Sunday, morning and evening. The regular monthly business and social meeting of the Epworth League of the First NJ. E. church will be held tonight at the home of MT. and Mrs. c. T. Hirst on North Seventh avenue.
 FOUND A DEAD BODY-Joaquin Romero. a stage driver. came down from Cave Creek yesterday morning bringing information of the finding of a dead body on Skunk mountain. It was discovered by Mexican, who re- ported it to Romero. The Mexican be lieved the dead man was an American, but did not examine the body to ascar- tain the cause of death. The dead man lay about 150 feet from the spot where the body of Frank Ford murdered by McDaniel last spring was found. Romero brought the report to Justice Johnstone, who will leave this morn ing accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Moore The distance is so great and the mountain is so nearly inaccessible that an inquest would be attended by great difficulty and expense. If the officers should discover evidences Of murder, a jury will be summoned
 SHOT AT A PEEPING TOAI.-WiI- liam P Crump, head waiter at the Ford hotel. had a little target practice on Wednesday night. He was at home on South Second avenue undressed for bed. He heard his wife, who was in an adjoining room, scream and hurry ing in saw the dim outline of man standing at a window. MT. Crump got a revoIer from a bureau and fired twice al the intruder in quick succession. At the second shot he saw the visitors hat fall off and the visitor making tracks for another locality AIr Crdn1p got the hat and left it at the police station yesterday, in the hope that 1t might lead to the Identification of the owner It is Q tall Mexican sonbrero and MT. Crump believes the wearer was a Mexican. He does not know whether he hit the peeping Tom or not. There were no blood spots in the vii cinity, but he fatters himself that he must have come close to him.
 CLOTHING FOR THE SUPATS.- MT J. W. Benham has received a com munication from Homer E. Wilson of the Supai Indian agency saying 1t has been the custom for several years to furnish six old men and the same num- Der of women and children of from one to five years with clothes. This num- Der and sometimes more are unable to clOthe themselves and unless some thing is done they will surely suffer during four months of the year. There are others who will necessarily go thinly clad, but MT. Wilson says they can pull through with the assistance of the agency. Mr. Wilson suggests that MT. Benham receive contributions 1I, date, but care should be taken that it has not been exposed to disease since Indians are peculiarly susceptible to cOntag giOus diseases. If no one will pay the freight on the clothing. MT. Wilson says he will. though it will be some ing of a draft, since the agency is re- quired to meet so many obligations on account Cf the Supais. MT Benham makes announcement that he will be pleased to receive all contributions at the Curio, and will forward it at his expense to it's destination.
 MORE ARC LIGHTS. Washington street merchants have had considerable to say of late about the electric night in front of their places of ts1siness and Are light row. has been justly proud of the especially fine appearance along the south side of Washington, between Center street and First avenue. First avenue business men, however, decided to show Wash ington street that there are others and have done so- Last night occurred the first illumination of First avenues i Are light row" between Washington and Jefferson streets, and the appear 8nce was decidedly attractive and will !