El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-08

located in Brill's addition, close to the
electric street car line, was totally con-
sumed by fire at l O'Clock Monday
afternoon. A part of the household
goods was saved. The house was one
of the largest in Brill's addition and
owned by esidents.-Phoenix
Herald.
The supreme court of the United
States has affirmed the decision of the
territorial court in the Hurley case,
awarding Hurley $500 and interest
for damages sustained by having his
arm crushed by pile driver near
Prescott during the building of the s.
F., P. & p. Colonel j. F. Wilson was
attorney for Hurley. It is said that
Hurley is now at Williams.-Phoenix
Republican.
Mr.. Frank Hartley, thirteep years
an officer at the Yuma penitentiary,
arrived at Nogales last week with his
residence here. Since coming the
gentleman has been quite i'll. 1t was
owing to Mr.. Hartley's bravery and
| coolpess in the face of danger that
there was quelled one of the most des-
perate and dangerous outbreak of pris-
oners ever known in any penitentiary.
-NoRsles Oasis.
The report is current, and doubtless
correct, though 1t has not been official
ly made, that an agreement has been
arrived at providing for the immediate
dissolution of partnership of John Gan
dolfo and e. F. Sanguinetti, cOmpris-
ing the largest mercantile firm in
south western Arizona, and one of the
largest in the entire territory. Mr..
Gandolfo will retire and the business
will hereafter be conducted by MIR.
Sanguinetti, heretofore the junior
member of the firm.-Yuma Sun.
A rumor has reached the Bulletin
that a standard gauge railroad Is being
talked OF to run from Morenci to
Solomonville. This railroad PROPOSE
ton has been talked of many times be-
fore, but the amount of business for
such line now. is. stated to be more
than double what it ever WAS in the
past. The road would, of course. be
built by Phelps, Dodge SS Co.., of New
York, the owners of the great copoer
mines and reduction works at Morepci.
-Solomonville Bulletin.
A good move is being made for the
property owners of Main street. They
bulkhead on both sides of the canyon
from the present one at the upper end
| of Main street to the fire company's
| house. This is q much needed work
| and has been commenced early enough
| to insure it's completion before the
rainy season. MIR. Ben Williams has
offered to survey the ground and order
the material, which insures the cost to
be the lowest possible. In the case of
the bulkhead above Main street built
in the same way, the cost was consid-
cradle less than the estimates.-Bisbee
Orb.
A man named Smith, with . number
of other aliases, was arrested on Satur-
day night and charged with passing
| fraudulent checks. Smith met j. E.
Dufton in the Opera cafe, and Mr..
Dufton employed Smith as Q painter,
and instructions were given him to
show up this morning for work. But
Smith has not showed up either at the
paint shop or anywhere else. Smith
said he was without money, and Mr..
Dufton, with his usual generosity, told
those on watch to give him what he
wanted and he would make the amount
incurred good. Leaving the saloon
Smith secured a number of blank
checks Issued by the Consolidated
bank and wrote out two Of them. sign
| ing Mr.. Dufton's name. One Of these
for $50 he gave to Mr.. Muellish, the
jewler, for q gold ring, receiving the
balance in change. MIR, Muellish felt
that something was wrong, and meet
ing Dufton remarked that he had is
sued no check. This led to the issuance
| of q warrant for Smith.
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