Arizona republican., 1899-05-06
ABSolUTEN PURE
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.,, NEW YORK.

t9 the stage. At one place on the
 stage a handsome hf.nd made ante penLfuIm was hung The mos. elab-
 crate piece-work was a robe used by 1 the priest in funeral ceremonies. The
 rcbe was decked with a silver emblem
 of a plican. The significance is that
 the pelican plucks it's breast to nour- ish it's young and so the Lord de5tro,ys
 himself to save his children. The ex-
 position will continue throughout to- | day, concluding tonight. The admis-
 sion is free.
 WORK ON THE CAPITOL. -OD-
 erations on the capitol build ing are at present confined
 to the interior brick work of
 the sub-story. This will be carried
 twelve feet high, when the brick
 masonG will lay off until the outer
 granite walls are carried up. The bus mess of cutting the granite will be commenced next Monday. Several loads of granite have been brought from the quarry and these who have seen it say it is the best they ever saw.
 There is one block more than eight
 feet .OEg. fourteen inches wide and
 seven inches thick. Contractor Lowell. Wha is visiting in Texas, will return
 about May IT.
 AN IMPENDING MINING DEAL. -
 Another group Of Arizona mines is
 about to receive attention They be-
 long to Jctn W. Osborne and have
 been owned by him for several years.
 They lie in the edge of Yavapai county
 north of Phoenix. They are gold
 mines and about 400 feet of work has
 been done cn them. Some time ago
 MT. Osborne interested a cOmpany of eastern capitalists in them and experts
 were lately sent out to examine them
 The investigation has been completed and the experts pronounce the property one of the best they have ever exam ined. A price has been put on the property and figures have been ac- oepted, though it is said that the terms have nlct yet been agreed upon. 2.
 FRUIT GROWERS ORGANIZE. - Feeling the need of methods of hand ling fruit that will result in better prices, the fruit growers Of the region are taking steps to bring about an or ganization fer marketing 1t upon the cooperative plan. Professor A. R. Sprague, president of the Southern California Deciduous Fruit exchangt, will visit the valley next week to aid in forming such an organization. He is the leading almond grower of the l southwest and is thoroughly convers- i ant with the best methods of raising ! and marketing fruit. Professor Sprague | will address the fruit growers Of the 1 valley on Thursday, May Il, at , D. m., at tae rooms of the Live Stock | association. All interested in secur- i ing fair prices for fruit are requested | to be present.
 REAPED A HARVEST. 1t is gen. erally known now that the reports em- 1 anatin.g from Kramer, "a small plaoc | near Harrisburg, Cal, that a rich find | Of sold was made there, were without foundation. The scheme was one of i the biggest swindle5 known to mining about that section, but it operated ex- act.y as was intended. The promoters of the swindle knew it would soon be and ,he object was to make money as fast as possible in a short time, when they could abandon the scheme. The story Of the find was cir ou2a,ed adrCilly. A rIospectCr was let into the plan. He gave a railroad ] brakeman private tip Of the ex- -ent Of the strike anif in turn the OI akeman told the secret to the con 1ucJ-r, ccnfdentially, and in this manner the knowledge Of the Jonanza found its way t5 the highest officials of the road They were not slow to inform capitalists, md in a short time the secret was -evealed to the public People ccruld 10, wait to investigate the authenticity # tho reports, but rushed their money le2dlong into the hands of the eX- ,ectant plotters. Before the falsity of he repart was generally known the .stute designers had reaped a harvest. \ number Of prospectors were staked ] md the country was alive with people , eeking to locate claims adjacent to i he supposed strike. $
 TRIALS OF A SPANIARD. Jose T .arasa, the ex-Spanish soldier who has { cen sick of pneumonia at the Sisters ! Lospital, was well enough to be out $ asterday. Lacosa served in Cuba uring the Tate war He was returned !