Arizona republican., 1899-09-16

bureau:
 5:9O a. m. 5:30 D. m
 Barom. pressure ....29.67 29.69
 Fem. dry bulb ......76 92 1 Tenn wet bulb 64 5S
 Fem. maximum 99 96 Tenn. minimum .....76 76 Rel. humidity 52 Wind direction INV w Wind velocity ...... 3 8 Precipitation =. .... 0 o State of weather Clear Clear.
 RAISING VALUES. The city council as a board of equalization is
 slowly increasing the aggregate of the
 assessment roll. What changes are
 being made in the list are nearly all
 raises.
 1 NEW FREIGHT AGENT. - MT.
 James Brady, now employed at the s.
 F. P. & P. depot, will succeed MT. G.
 H. Hart at tha freight house, MT. Hart
 going to Morristown to take charge of the station.
 DISTURBED THE PEACE. Il.
 Roquin, native of France. was be- 1 fore Justice Johnstone vest erday Cn 1 the charge of disOrderly conduct and disturbing the peace. He purchased | his liberty for S7.50.
 ELECTED A TEACHER. Miss Bessie Sharkey has been appointed to teach the school at Scottsdale during the coming school term. Miss Sharkey is a graduate of the Phoenix high school and ihas taught two terms with success.
 SALVATION ARMY CHANGES. - The Santa Barbara Press in recent
 IN<,-4 -41T. of the Salvation Army, who have been working in this city for the last year, have received orders to farewell for Phoenix, Ariz. They have been working faithfully among the poor and doing all in their power to bless and help them"
 THE LOG CABIN. The building purporting to be a log cabin and which has occupied the corner of Gen. ter and Commercial streets for so long, is being torn down to make room for the new Homer block The building is a historic structure and many no doubt would like a log to keep for i souvenir But unfortunately the log part is only skin deep.
 IT IS A GIRL. ID. M. Johnson, who presfdes over the clothing department of Alkire's store, made the most eX- tensive preparation for the celebration of Mexican independence day, of any man in the city thus far reported. The festivities began yesterday morn- ing with the advent of a nine-pound girl at the Johnson residence and will continue, it is hoped, till MT. Johnson gets too old to celebrate.
 THE CAMP MEETING. The ser 1rr,E were led by Rev. M. B. Sharbrough, the presiding elder, whose text was the comprehensive love of God, powerful enough to save the vilest sinner, the strongest evidence of which was that He had sacrificed His Son for the salvation Of sthe world. The meeting will close on Sunday night with a grand rally Of the converts, of whom there are more than 100- Eighty have already connected themselves with the church.
 AN ANXIOUS MOTHERS IN 1 QUIRY.-A letter was received at the sheriff's office yesterday from a Mrs. 1 E. Black, a colored woman of Oakland, 1 Cal, saying that she lad read in the l papers that a man by the name of Sam | Black was in trouble here for shoot ing at one man and hitting another. | She says she has a sen named Sam | Black from whom she has not heard | for long time. She wonders if he ! could possibly be the Phoenix homi- eide Nobody here knows about Sam | Black and there is no record of such misdirected shot and tragedy as the writer describes.
 AROUND THE WORLD. The geo. graphical social in the new Christian church last night drew a large crowd hat was we'll entertained. The pug lies were displayed around the wall to he number of 31, each representing ,ome geographical name, and a box cf andy was hung up as prize for the me who proved the most expert in riddles. Nat Dysart, the son of s. A. Dysart, was l he successful contestant, guessing wenty- four of the twenty-nine pug les that he attempted. Two num- ,ers he failed to find. Ice cream and ake were served in the Sunday school com by the ladies'
 THE LIBRARY'S NEW HOME. - The Phoenix library was moved yes [ erday from It's old quarters in the fleming block to its new ones In the egislative assembly room in the city all. At the direction of Secretary .kers the room was carpeted and put l order and the association will be eady to receive visitors this morning. hat room will never be occupied by mother lower house of an Arizona egislature. Long before the next ses- ion the capitol building will be fin shed. When the territorial govern lent moves out of the city hall the brary will be moved down stairs. BRING IN THE ADDITIONS. A. edewill and a part<of his family have eturned from their summer visit to