El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-07

The Independent says: A. F. Nichol,
of the Silver City
Water Works company, ia sinking an
other we'll west of the reservoir. A
depth of about eighty feet has already
been reached and a good supply of
water is expected at the depth of one
hundred feet. The work will be stead
lily pushed until that depth is reached.
For some weeks the city has been
threatened with water famine.
Arizona.
Pearl Hart, the female stage robher,
in speaking Of the recent hold up said
she intended to send the money back
to the parties from whom she took it
as coon as she arrived home and that
her sole purpose in taking the money
was to reach her sick mother.
E. A. Tovera who came in from Je-
rome Saturday evening says the
stories of the recent fire there were
greatly exaggerated. He states that
there are only few men out of work,
and while there Is scarcity of water
in town there has been no suffering on
account of it.-Prescott Journal-Min-
err.
On Saturday, the jury in the case of
Edward Lewis, charged with murder,
brought in verdict of guilty, fixing
penalty At death. Lewis was caught in
the act of burglarizing the Harvey
house at Ash Fork and in attempting
to escape shot and killed one of the en-
ployees of the house.-Prescott Cour-
Ter.
A contemplate piece of vandalism
was committed yesterday near Whip
pie where Captain Weeks has his
force of men at work putting In the
sewer pipe. Some one deliberately
and maliciously shot at a number of
sections of the vitrified pipe intended
for the sewer, breaking ten different
pieces of them. Journal
Miner.
Yesterday afternoon Henry 10y,
foreman of she new water tower for
Fort Mohave, and a Mohave Indian.
were severely injured by the falling OF
several tons OF boiler iron, which was
standing On edge In the car from which
they were unloading It. Mr.. 10y is
fortunate to escape with as little In
jury as he did. He also lost from his
shirt pocket 1925, which he had In .
small sack. The falling of the iron
literally tore the shirt of from him,
and when search was mads for the
money it could not be found.-Needle's
Eye.
P. A. Cunningham, q popular miner
and employee of the CoppersQueen,
lost his life about three O'Clock yester-
day afternoon in the Holbrook .haft of
the mine. Mr.. Cunningham, 1t seems,
got into the cage with an empty car at
the 100 foot level and gave the signal
to hoist. Most unfortunately he neg
lected to lock his car on with the iron
binder provided for the purpose, and
almost instantly after starting the
loose car shot to the side of the shaft
and returning with frightful force,
caught him, and inflicted fatal injuries.
Tom bstone Prospector.
Tommy Smith, proprietor of the
0. K lodging house and saloon on
south Montezuma street, bad a very
thrilling experience Saturday. While
alone in his saloon a masked man
entered the place aud presented a
pistol to his head. dema ding that he
turn over to him all the available each
assets of the place. Smith Is somew hat
hard OF hearing and did not hear
the rem ark made by his visitor at first
and thought come friend was attempt
ing to play a practical joke On him.
The would-bs robber soon made him
understand the nature of his mission,
when Smith, instead of throwing up
his hands and telling the robber to
help himself, grabbed the pistol aud
wrested it from the mans grasp. he
then turned the tables on his visitor
and using the pistol as a club soon
succeeded in beating him into uncOn-
seriousness. He gave his name as John
Manning and has been held under bond
to appear before the grand jury
Prescott Jourpsl-Miner.
A. J. Hayes and Mics Hettie List
who eloped from Glendale on Saturday,
were brought In from Casa Graude
yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff
Standard. The girl says she will stand
by Hayes. They both tell an improb-
able story of marriage at Casa Grande.
Hayes said they went before q justice
probate judge of Florence, asking that
the marriage license be issued. He
received an answer saying that it had
been done and would be forwarded by
the next mail. Acting upon this ad-
vice the justice went on with this un-
usual wedding. Leaving out the ir-
regularity of this proceeding the IL
cense would not be valid without the
consent of the parents OF the girl. who
Is not yet of age. AS extraordinary
and unreasonable as this story is, it is
not impossible that it 10 true. Arizona
justices have done some queer things
and Arizona county officials have done
some equally as queer. The only thing
that could have made the wedding
more picturesque, would have been to
have it performed by telegraph
Phoenix Republican.
WEEKLY HERALD 81. 90 per year
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