Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-17

MISS BI3nClS f3FTiHS Jon. I IFlEHu VI
Mrs J. W Francis, who has been Wis
iting with the latter for two or three
weeks, left for Phoenix Tuesday Her
father being sick is why she left SO
soOn.-F. agstaff Gem
Ed Stanley and a Mexican boy roped
and killed two silver tip cubs near the
Stanley ranch north CT McAIillen On
July 4. The mother bear deserted
her offspring and escaped by jumping
over a cliff.-GIobe Silver Belt
CoIone, Lee Crandau's youngest son,
Mr.. Jean j. CTandall, who served as
page i'll the United States senate four
years, leaves today Tor Tucson, Arlz'
to accept a position on the Southern
Pacific railroad, under Mr. Epes Ran
dolph superintendent. = Washington
Post. July 4.
IN the telegraphic columns is a WIRE
announcing the death OF Lieutenant
Colonel Cole Smith, who married a
daughter OF the late w. S. Curry. Col
onel Smith was stationed here IS quar-
termasteF in tho seventies. Mrs. Smith,
who has been visiting Mrs. .Heney. left
for St. Louis yesterday, and of course
knew nothing Of the aad event. No
doubt she mas since received the news,
while en- route east. Colonel Smith
was quite well known here and ranked
as captain ,Thi1e stationed at Tucson
just north of the old Office of the Citi-
zen.-Tucson Citizen.
Thomas and William Halderman, the
two brothers who are il the county
Jail under sentence Ct death for the
murder OF Constable AinswOrth and
Ted Moore, were taken sick yesterday
and DR.. Walters was called to attend
them in their eel. The prisoners have
a high fever but nothing serious IS eX-
pected. The brothers have not shown
any outward sign of concern regard
ing the death sentence since the judg
ment was pronounced and seem not
the least worried on that score. Today
the prisoners were reported somewhat
better.-T0mbstOn Prospector.
Communications were received by
several Rough Riders this week from
pension agents in the east informing
them that all Rough Riders who wert
tc Cuba were entitled to two months
back pay and those who remained at
Tampa were to receive one months
extra salary The agent agrees to col
lect this amount for commission OF
10 per cent ppon The receipt OF the
final discharge of edch volunteer. The
members of this famous regiment who
live in Graham county treat the COM
munication as a fake and say they viii
not part with their final discharge pa
pers under any consideration.-SOlo
knoxville Bulletin.
C. C. Babb, the civil engineer, who
has been making tests Of the river fer
the government for several months
past. was in Stafford last Tuesday. Mr..
BaDb says that the machinery neces-
sary to test for bed rock has arrived
and one test, about eight miles below
San Carlos, has been made, and bed
rock encountered twenty feet below
the surface The object in making
this test is to build a reservoir for the
ponding CT water for the purpose of If
rigating the great tract OF desert land
in Pinal county. Before leaving here
Mr. Babb appointed d. B. Mccall to
gauge the river twice each day and re
port the rise and fall.--Graham Guard
ian.
S. S. Marshall has what is scien,.i-
ically known as a hydroDhobia eagle.
Al interview with a Mexican who
seems to be posted on the matter says
he knows several cases where the same
species of eagles have bitten skunks
and other small. animals and have
caused bydrophobia in an instant. The
bird is not very large; about the size
Of Z gocd sized chicken hawk, and has
a wise look on lis face. Mr.. Marshall
keeps it in an iron cage and chickens
have been thrown 10 the eagle at dif-
ferent times and it always appears 30
De afraid of anything which enters the
cage. The bird has grown consider
ably since it came into Mr.. MarshalPs
possession, but the Mexican says it
has about go1 its growth-Pima Rec
ord
The total aises by the board Of equal
izati0n according TO the minutes as
published in the Prospector foots up
SITS, 287. The highest raise Of any in
diyidUal CT corporation was that of the
Copper Queen company. whose assess
ment was raised S10S,570. Many cat
tIemen were raised from 500 to $1,000
according 10 the number Of cattle add
ed with assessed value Of SO per head.
The tax roll was pretty thoroughly
canvassed by the board, and every eff
fCrt to equalize values fairly was mar
ifest. Each of the raised taxpayers
we're notified and given until the goth
10 appear before the board 10 give
cause why the assessment should not
stand From present appearances the
assessment viii likely raise COchise
county 60 frst-class grade, however
this cannct be definitely stated until
-he abstract of The assessment roll
mas heeu made and the equalization
board have finished their IabOrs. Three
million dollars assessment is required
for a first-c,ass county, and the total
figures for COchise including the
zaises. now stand 5000 coo. If the re-
tiueticns in assessments likely to be
made by the 20th does not fall below
the margin of $4,000, Ccchise will be
in the first rank again.-Tbmbston
Pr0speea3r.