Arizona republican., 1899-05-25


 was stabbed in the thigh and cut Oil the forehead on the streets Of Pres colt on Tuesday by Jesse Utes- Ute5
 made his escape.
 Rough Rider AIcAIillan, accompanied by Messrs. Holiday and Harlan, came in from Walnut Grove yesterday MT
 McMillan is still on crutcheS with ms
 broken leg. He is Cn his way to his New York home.-Prescott Courier
 We hear that Captain Walter G. Scott of St. Johns will shortly engage
 in the newspaper business in the southern part of the territory. The captain is a newspaper man and the lc- cality that is fortunate enough to se- cure his services will be lucky-Wins- low Mail
 This afternoon about 2:3O, while Joe Doust was working in the Holbrock mine the ground suddenly gave way and kss was imprisoned beneath several tons of earth. He was extricated as quickly as possible by his fellow min CTS and taken to the company hospi- tai, where he lived but few moments. His body was badly bruised and mangled as also was his face.-Bisbee Orb.
 The proceedings in the court of pri- vate land claims have been intensely interesting Friday Senator Morgan will make an argument in favor Cf tiG the claimants of the San Rafael de h Zanja The United States and settlers will be ably represented by United States Attorney Reynolds, his assist ant, United States Attorney Pope, and Judge William H. Barnes, all able at torneys.-TuesCn Star.
 The anniversary season Of the uni Yersity will come on next week. The exercises premise tC be unusually in teresting and instructive. The friends Of education will take special pleasure ill attending these exercises. Con- mencement week is always one i'll which the students have an Opportu- nifty of observing the interest the com munity fees in education as well as in the young ladies and gentlemen who make up the student force of the terri tory.-Tucson Star.
 J. F. Smith, the enterprising pro moter of the first and only asphalt fac tory in northern Arizona, is today pacing his machinery in position to start grinding" tomorrow. He says that he has receiT X very much en- couragement for the project and num- erous Crders already for sidewalk building and other purposes, and will perform the first work at the residence of T. G. Norris on Mob Hill. The cost of the asphalt pavement is over one third less than that of cement and is equally as durable as the latter.-Jour- nal-Miner
 Word has been received in this city to the effect that the United States su- preme court has decided against a re- hearing of the Algcdones land grant case. This will be good news to those who have settled on this grant of about 10000 acres, which takes in part of the village Of Yuma. 4 great rush is anticipated, the moment that word comes of the opening up Of the grant Yuma people particularly will be over jOyed upon the receipt of the good news. This grant has been in the courts a lCng time and now it would appear that good news has come and all will go well for the people.-Tuc- son Citizen.
 Deputy Sheriff Marsh came in from ! Chaparra. yesterday with a wagon and | team, having as passengers J. Frantez | and the latter's brother-in-law. l Frantez is one of the Mexicans who ! was engaged in the cutting and shoot ! ing affray at a wood camp few even | ings ago. He was slashed open so | that his heart was exposed to view A | local doctor sewed him up and seems | to have done a good job, as the man | was sitting up and looked we'll The ] brother-in-law referred to is a small 1 Mexican boy about 1 years old, an | idiot, who is to be examined with A 1 view of sending him to the lunatic asy- | lum.-PrescOtt Courier.
 Hoboes are reported to be unpleas- 1 antly plentiful around Ash Fork In | fact, this is transcontinental head | quarters for them. It is said to be common sight when an overland pas senger train stops at Ash Fork to see men on crutches, with arms i'll slings going up and down the train begging for assistance which results in cash donations from sympathetic travellers. When the train moves on, the crip- pies lay aside slingS and crutches and are the most active persons imagin- able. In fact, a few days ago. enc of them, after playing the cripple act. engaged in a fierce fist and skull fight in a saloon and came out first best Prescott Courier
 Hammond, the burglar confined in the county jail, is evidently deter mined to escape. His third attempt in that line was, however, nipped in the bud Monday morning by Officer Las well, WAO haS on display at the court house motley collection of saws picks, wooden keys and a bottle of { acid, all of which he unearthed from various hiding places in the jail Ham mond had already sawed almost through one of the steel bars of the cage. Laswell's suspicious had been aroused and upon a timely hint from Haney, who is held on a charge of and who is HammOnd's feliow prisoner, made a thorough search with the result stated-Ou- Wealth