Arizona republican., 1899-03-15

R. l.. Bisby. the Santa Ana hay me- chant, at the Ramona yesterday, says he is selling hay in large quantities from the peet lands and AriZona.-LOS Angeles Times.
 Jose Bertrand had his preliminary examination and was bound over to appear before the grand jury on the charge of horse stealing Sherln MIunds brought him back from Je- rome and lodged him in jail Dis trict Attorney Ling will remain in Je- rome to help the new city government start in according 10 law.-Prescott Courier.
 Saturday night Alex Martinez tried to get off the brake rods of a freight car while the train was i'll motion. He fell across the track and the cars cut off both his legs. He was taken to the county hospital and shortly after his arrival there he died. Coroner Hib- ben held an inquest, and the jury ren- dered a verdict that deceased came to his death through his own carelessness. -Coconino Sun.
 Miss Martha J. Mead was adjudged insane before a commission in the pro- bate court on Thursday, and was taken to the territorial insane asylum yester- day. She came here from Albuquerque about January 1 and has been living in, vacant houses ever since. She claims that she is under the influence of the planets, and at this time Jupiter has full control over her, and her singular actions are all due to his influence She has no friends in the territory, but claims to have a brother in Chicago who is a contractOr.-COcOnin Sun.
 Some years ago when copper was 1Ol1T Ari1 rl1Ir was forced to make a reduction of wages of it's employees, amounting to about 10 per cent, the old wages to be restored when copper reached thirteen cents again. Last week committee of the employees waited on the officers, showed them the market report in the papers, which report indicates that copper is selling at price little bet ter than seventeen cents, and asked for a restoration Of wages to the old figure. The restoration was promptly made, and all the employees are consequently happy.
 T. K Shine, who has been agent for the Arizona & New Mexico road here for the past twelve years or So, has re- signed. MT. Shine has carefully in vested his savings in the stock of the Arizona Copper company and now has GHOUSn OI IQds to IuInlSn nm a com fortable income, and feels content to take a rest for a while John Brown, who has been agent at Duncan for the company for a long time, has been pro noted to the Lordsburg agency, and came down Tuesday to relieve MT. Shine. MT. Shine expects to visit his parents in California, after which he is uncertain as to where he will 10 cate.-Lordsburg LibeIa al
 While sheep owners are petitioning the government to permit them to pas ture their f1Ocks on the federal reser- vations, the remarks made by J. J. | Doyle in a paper read by him at Por- terVille are aprCpos. He said: If it is true that the sheep industry is very largely responsible for the destruction of our forests, which means the de- StructiOn of our water supply, then as a proposition looking to the welfare of ourselves and our children, to the sav- ing of our farms, our orchards, our vineyards; in short, all that we hold dear, if we expect to continue to live here, we would better purchase this 1 l per cent industry and ship it to an other country, and thereby save our homes. los Angeles Times.