Arizona republican., 1899-03-24
NEWS
 OF T HE
 TOWN


 WOOL SHIPMENTS. Three car
 loads of wool will be shipped out to
 day. Two carloads of c. c. Hutchin
 sons wool for Chicago and one carloac
 for Boston by A. Vandervort will form the shipment.
 REMAINS SENT HOME. The re
 mains of Hattie Cornelius, who ha:
 been employed at the Capitol saioon
 were sent to San Francisco last night
 The hearse was followed to the depo
 by few friends.
 WAS MADE AN ELK. -Josepl
 Thalheimer was admitted to the herd
 of Elks on Wednesday night. Most
 of the members of the order called or
 him yesterday to inquire if the large
 branching horns of his genus were
 pushing their way through the skin.
 ILL NEWS RECEIVED. Mi. and Mrs. Johnny Teare of the Hardwicf hotel received a telegram from Chicago yesterday announcing the death of the mother of Mrs. Teare. Mrs. Teare at
 the time the telegram was received was quite i'll and the shock unnerved her.
 AN ESTATE DISTRIBUTED. Tine estate of Ellen Baxter was ordered dis ! tributed in probate court yesterday. l | in it's legal sense, for. there is only one heir, the husband of the deceased, Richard w. Baxter. The estate con- ! tsists of about $1,500 worth of property { exclusive of a one-fOurth interest in l the estate of James ROarke, which will not be ready for distribution for some time to come.
 READY FOR THE PRINTER. = Secretary Akers yesterday sent type written copies of all the acts, resolu- tions and memorials passed by the late legislature to the printer. The matter fer the legislative journal which includes all bills, resolutions and memorials introduced, as well as much other dead and gone matter, will be compiled later. Nobody is in a hurry about that.
 MAY FOOL THE LEGISLATURE.- Most of the members of B company, N. G. A, are disposed to circumvent the purpose of the legislature to disband the militia. At a meeting of the com pany last night it was decided to con tinue the organization and use the ac cumulated fund in paying barracks rent and other expenses hitherto paid by the appropriations for monthly ex- penses. This fund has been created by balls, entertainments and the excur- sion to Prescott last summer. It is sufficient to meet all expenses until the next legislature c0nvenes.
 A FIRE IN THE BLOCK. There was fire in the block yesterday which for awhile threatened devastation i'll that sinful quarter. The fire broke ouu about ? o'clock in a frame house OF Lincoln stre ct, between Seventh and Eighth, occupied by Rita Hart. The E,.O r1 o--+,,, l promiptitude, but by the time water was introduced the building was ill flames, which threatened all adjacent structures. The inmates got them selves and all their belongings cut eX- cept a siX-shoOter. That was only known to be left behind by six ex- plosions.
 ANNUAL BAPTIST MEETING. - The first session of the Arizona Bap- tist association will begin at 10 o'clock this morning. MT. B. T. Gillett of Phoe- nix will give an address of welcome, to which MT. J. M. Clos of Prescott will respond. The Rev. Dr. Halsey of Phoe- nix will preach the introductory ser mon at il o'clock. The second session will begin at o'clock D. m. with de- votional service led by the Rev. W. c. Whitaker of Tempe, after which the letters of the churches will be read. In the evening after devotional services, led by the Rev. w. J. Melton of Buck eye. the Rev. c. T. Douglass of Pasa- dena, Gal, and the Rev. c. J. Banks of Mesa will give addresses on mission work
 WILL WRITE OF ARIZONA. MT. II. G. KinsIey, a well known newspa- ger man and magazine contributor, whose home is at Pomona, Cal, is iI1 the city gathering material for several articles for HaTpeT's Monthly and for the New York Sun. MT Kinsley has an order to furnish Harper's an article on this territory showing something of it's growth, possibilities and the char deter of the people. His articles for the Sun will be more in the nature of history, gathering material from the old settlers of experiences in the pioneer days. Yesterday MT. Kinsley spent the day at the Indian school as the guest of Superintendent McCowan. and was much impressed by what he saw there of what is being done for the children of the desert.
 CAPTAIN HAGENS' INSTRUC- 1 TION. Captain H. Hagens, whom no- body here remembers by that name, is evidently going about the country making a comparative estimate of city 1 officials. He could not have been | pleased in Phoenix. Sheriff D. L. | Murray yesterday received a postal | card from him. It was sent from Fl i PasO on March p in violation of a | postal regulation against transmitting | scurrilous matter on a card Captain | Hagen writes: 'I wish you gif the ! Mayor and Marchal Hell about me. i i am all reit at Presend. find no thing | VII Mayor is all reti and so others. nefer return agin to Arizona agin. gif my | best respects to all in the Court House. Yours Truly The Mayor and |