El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-04

empowered to appoint same any time
before the opening day of court.
Clerks of courts shall open the pack
ages containing the names of jurors on
the Goth day preceding the opening of
court. Should such a day be Sunday
the presence of the sheriff, deputy
sheriff, or any citizen who may wish to
be present. The clerk shall then issue
summons, in the form of venires, to the
sheriff for territorial jurors, and the
United States marshals sfor United
States jurors.
In case of death or absence of Jury
commissioner, the judge may appoint
one; in case of the absence of the judge
the commission, together with the
clerk of the court shall appoint
one.
By reason of non attendance or dis
qualification of jurors. the Judge may
appoint two persons to act with him as
q jury commission to complete the
panels for the term.
Jurors shall receive three dollars one
day only, and actual mileage at 10 cents
per mile.
All qualified voters who own real es-
tate are eligible as jurors except big
am1sts, polygam1sts, gam blers, habitual
drunkards, and people over 60 years OF
age.
Arizona.
Smallpox has about disappeared
from Phoenix.
George W. Hoadley, accompanied by
his wife and daughter Gladys, and by
Mrs. Chauncey D. Clark, has left
Phoenix to reside permanently in New
York.
| Mrs. Pauline O'Neill, widow of the
late Captain O'Neill, one of the
Rough Rider heroes of San Juan hill,
has been granted pension OF $40 per
| month.
| A galvanized iron tank Is to be built
at Naco. Tinsmith Schwartz has the
contract and will begin work soon. It
will be mammoth affair.-Tom bstone
Prospector.
Friday morning fire broke out in
Mesa destroying two buildings and SER
iously damaging two others. The total
loss was $1,000. The origin of the fire
is mystery.
The first joint of the main at the city
water works was broken Saturday
suction pipe. This is done to increase
the pressure when there is q fire.
Phoenix Republican.
The body of the late Levi Bashford,
of PRESCOTT, by his own request, was
cremated at Pasadena. Mr.. BashfOrd
often expressed his desire for this
prior to b is death, and the request WAS
accordingly complied with.
A petition has been circulating in
Tucson asking the merchants Of that
city to observe the Sabbath by closing
their places OF business. The petition
has been signed by number OF the
| nr0minent huainaSa man of the town.
Mr.. James Down. who has been
working in the warehouse of the COM
pany, at Bisbee, for the past two weeks
will leave next Sunday for Globe. where
he goes to take charge of the new
steam laundry there.-Tombston
lProspectOr.
A letter was received at the COVER
uOr's Office Saturday from q man nam-
ed A. v. Shoemaker, of Spring Grove.
Mo-, iuquiring for q lost brother nam
ed Lewis Shoemaker, who was at one
time in this part of the country
Phoenix Republican.
Archbishop P. Bourgade left for bis
new home and official station at Santa
Fe, New Mexico, Friday of last week.
This change of residence Was coca
stoned by the promotion of the bishop
to the high dignity and higher res
possibility of archbishop of Santa Fe,
New mexico, maze vacant some mOubns
ago by the death of Archbishop Sal
pointe.-Tucscn Star.
/ Last Saturday Colonel W. P. Har-
, low drew down twenty dollars on bet
made some weeks ago. Jack Gates Of
fered to bet twenty dollars to ten that
t a certain gentleman of democratic pro-
, clivities would be the first sheriff of
Santa Cruz county. Mr.. Harlow
promptly took the bet, and won the
money when Sheriff Barnett qualified.
7 Half the money was put up by the dis
, appointed aspirant.-Nogales Oasis.
t Captain McClintock of Phoenix, has
, received letter from Fort Grant rela-
, tive to enlistment for duty in the Phil.
ippines. The answer states that sew
eral companies bad vacancies and that
l Los Angeles was the better place for
t enlistment. Several n en- will leave in
few days for Los Angeles as they wish
to see active service. They will be &C
corded the privilege of entering any
g company where there is a vacancy
q Tucson Gitizon