Arizona republican., 1899-07-23

over the seat. Something black
seemed to be his hallucina,tion. Yes
terday morning he complained that
a black substance had been put into
his coffee. Il put my finger into it. .
said he, and it burnt me ALFRED.
If I'd "a tasted it I'd "a been a goner
sure -
A BIG SHIPMENT. H. C. Storey,
| trainmaster of the S. F. P. & P. came
down from the north last night He
says twenty-five cars of cattle will be
sent from Del Rio, north of Prescott,
| into Colorado. starting next Monday
Mr.. Storey says that while cattle have
| been suffering elsewhere in the ter
ritOry they have been looking well on
the ranges about Del Rio, and since
the recent rains the ranges are. show
| ing up excellent. But there will not
likely be more shipments until the fall
season opens.
SOUTHERN ARIZONA BUILDING
UP. j. w. Brown, travelling freight
and passenger agent for the Atchison.
Topeka & Sara Fe, with headquarters
at Ell PasO, was in town yesterday
Mr.. Browns heaviest business is in
the southern part of Arizona, and he
says the commercial status constantly
grows stronger Unlike Arizona,
says Mr.. Brown. Texas is importing
many cattle from Mexico, but the
price is less than paid last year, Mex
lean cattle being inferior to those of
Texas or Arizona.
WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ARR
IONA. Governor Murphy, who re-
turned Friday night from Los An
geles, where he attended the n E. A,
says he was surprised at the demand
ers and called Resources of Arizona"
The first consisted of 10000 copies and
those which were not distributed free
to the assembled teachers were soon
disposed of at book stores at 25 cents
each. Many mistakes have been made
in the work, which will undergo re-
vision before the next edition is
printed.
DESERTED HIS FAMILY. "A man /
named Cresar was arrested about q !
week ago for beating his wife, but was |
released. He was here as represent !
alive of an insurance company, bur /
was addicted to the use of opium and |
was discharged, subsequently leaving /
town and deserving a wife and two +
children. Mrs. Cresar was left almost !
penniless and she went before the SUI
pervisOrs yesterday for relief She !
wants to return to her home in New
York The supervisors will probably
get her a ticket to Chicago and friends
Of Mrs Cresar will get transportation
for the balance OF the trip.
WORK SUSPENDED. = William
H. CHANNEL came in yesterday from
Gold Hill He has been working on
the property of the Nicholson Gold
Mining and Milling company, but
says that work was discontinued last
Monday. The development has been
going on steadily for five years and
he cause of the closing is not known.
Mr. Channel believes that work will
De resumed soon. Questioned about
he progress being made and the cnar-
lcter of the ore, Mr.. Channen sad he
knew little He said that visit
,rs were forbidden to enter the shafts
md even the workmen have an indeff-
lite idea of the success met with by
he company.
ROCKAWAY BEACH. R. L. Ham
nell Of New York is at the CONNER ,
tal. He is the son of Lewis Hammell,
he pioneer of Rockawzy beach, and .
he owner of Hammell Station there. I
1ewis HammelI at one time owned ,
bout one-half the beach, which IS
Ialf as large as Santa Catalina is
and. Cal. The beach is now taken up .
With summer residences and the
property is valuable. R0ckaway / ,
each closely resembles western towns 5
4 rapidity of growth. 1t was opened ]
p by Mr. Hammell about thirty-fve /
ears ago, and now Hammell Station
lone has a summer population of
5 900. The winter population is
bout 5000.
NEARLY DRAINED HIS WIFE. -
hat Dolores Ucita, a MEXICAN woman,
scaped death at the hands of her hus-
and, Escalante Ucita, last night was !
o fault of the latter Al their house
ear the s. F. P & P. stockyards .
-cita INDUCED in profanity and his
fife demonstrated with him. He
rabbed an iron bar. striking her on
he side of the head, bus the bar
lanced and the woman VIII recover. {
he presented a horrible sight. Blood
ras flowing from the wound. She /
as taken TO the sheriff's office and Dr..
hughes was summoned. Later she
as removed to the county hospital. +;
eta was arrested and he diSclaimed
nv knowledge of the brutal assault :
nd appeared surprised when he saw
is wife's condition. He was locked
p in the county jail
THE SHERIFF WAS RIGHT
HERE. About noon yesterday as r
heriff Murray and Deputy Billy
oore were driving past the residence
DR.. Cottrell at Third and Monroe
reefs they heard a shot in 'she rear a
the house, followed by the scream of
boy and the yelp of dog. The Of
,ers ran into the kitchen and found
lree badly scared boys, an inimi-