Arizona republican., 1899-05-01
ARIZONA DAY BY DAY


 Flagstaff yesterday, says snow was falling at that point when he left Prescott Courier.
 Mrs. James Co.quhoun received last Thursday the sad intelligence of the death of her youngest brother, who died near Colderback, Scotland, on the 2d of April of rheumatic fever.-COp- per Era.
 Mabel Johnson, a young woman, shot herself with suicidal intent on Thursday afternoon in Hubs sa.oon at Chaparral. The weapon used was a A caliber revolver, and the bullet entered the center of the breast. She died in d few minutes.-Prescott Courier.
 Justice Campbell went down 10 Kirkland and held an inquest on the remains of the station agent found dead in bed at that point. The verdict was that death came from natural causes. Justice Campbell thought ap- poplexy was the fatal malady. The body was brought into Prescott Prescott Courier.
 Mr T. D. Hammond cams in from Los Angeles yesterday as witness in tho water case nov being tried before Judge Davis. Mir. Hammond was for merly receiver of the Florence canal, and filled the trying position much more acceptably than his immediate successor, George w. Sanders.-Fl0r- ence Tribune.
 Hamlet" Hull, the imported scribe from Chicago, who reported the pro ceedings of oul. last legislature for 1,a ;1 +a tory to become better acquainted with the asses who sent mules'' as their representatives. We trust the learned par-iamentarian of The Republican staff may honor Tinslow with his au- gust presence during his tour. If he will notify our people a few hours in advance Of his arrival we will have committee to meet him at the depot, with Bogus Bill to tender him the free- dom of the city.-Winslow Mail.
 At the meeting Of the board of su- pervisors Thursday of last week a kick was registered from Crittenden that tha justice of the peace and constable in that precinct are piling ulp costs to the county in making arrests and sentencing delinquents to the county jail in trivial cases. There are report ed now in jail no less than six prison CTS from that precinct serving terns for petty offences, which should have been overlooked. District Attorney Harlow has addressed the two officials mentioned a communication to the ef- feet that moderation would be more appreciated by the county.-Nogales Oasis.
 A man by the name of Claude Matth- eWs was found dead in one of the rooms of the Silver Lake hotel about 8 o'clock last night The man identi- fled as Matthews came to the hotel about 12 o'clock yesterday and asked for a room. He complained of having been kicked by horse, but said noth- ing further about 1t, and went to his room. About, s o'clock one of the at tendants at the hotel went to his door and knocked, but receiving no answer to repeated knockings, entered the room and discovered that the inmate was dead. Undertaken Lonegran was summoned and the body was brought into town. The inquest will be held today by Judge Culver A gentleman acquainted With thd deceased ex- pressed the opinion that he had con- Lu1ll6u Uul UIlS SGnCI US1i61 is to the effect that he died of injuries received. The deceased had worked in several of the livery stables in town Tucson Citizen.
 In speaking Of the dry weather today Major John Reese, who is not only very observant but philosophical as well, remarked: ''The people of Ari- l zona are to blame for it themselves. | They have been denuding the noun tains Of their once magnificent forests | ard stock has eaten the g~ass off until | they have moved the limits of the des- eIt from thirty to fifty miles further north than it was in 1865, when I came | to the country. Dense forests of tim | Der, together with luXuriant grass at | tract rain, by furnishing a shade to | retain the moisture in the ground. | Where formerly grass grew as high as 2 horses back, in many places in this | section, today the country is as bare l as your streets. If the same rain de | stroying process which the cutting Of | timber really is continues for another | twenty or thirty years there will not | ba enough water to reach the Salt l River valley from the mountains, | which are really the source of it's sup ply to irrigate 10000 acres of'land."- Jcurnal-Miner.
 The spring movement of stock from the south to northern feeding grounds | has commenced and from all indica~ l lions the railroads will experience one | of the largest rushes of stock that has ever been known. It is likely that | within a short time the western roads will be taxed to their utmost to han lle the stock and a shortage of cars is expected. Stock from New MeNico md Arizona is already moving to Mon ana and within a couple of weeks cat -le from New Mexico, Texas and other points will be shipped to the Kansas feeding grounds. The movement to he north will continue through June and the west will without doubt be q of moving stock trains. One