Arizona republican., 1899-02-22
Arizona Day by Day
 Live News Taken From Territorial Exchanges.

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 Lieutenant H. o. Flipper left for Hermosillo last week to delve deeper into the archives of Sonora for facts bearing on some of the undecided grant cases postponed for trial til! May. His return is expected by Satur- day neXt.-Tucson Citizen.
 A tunnel through Rich Hill in Yava- pal county is the latest mining project talked of Rich Hill is the locality where. in early days, gold nuggets were gathered in quantity from the surface on the top and sides of the mountain. Where these nuggets came from is still an unanswered question:
 There is sOme trouble with the news paper mail service between Prescott and Jerome. Papers sent the Copper company on different dates get there on the same day in a bunch. That the trouble is not at Prescott is shown by the fact that papers from various parts of the territory meet with the same trouble of delivery. Courier.
 Concerning the cultivation of c9nai- gre. the root so valuable for tanning, which grows wild in this country, Prof. James McClintock of EdinbOr- ough is quoted as saying: 'I firmly be- lieve that the close of the next decade will see the long abandoned canaigre plant productive of as much wealth to the people of California and Arizona as alfalfa or oranges"
 James Temple appeared yesterday in Justice Culver's court. Attorneys Sat terwhite & Lowell appeared for the de- fendant As nothing was produced to show that Temple committed the mur- der of four months ago and charged to him, the counsel asked that their client be discharged, and it was so or dered Thus ends the famous Temple case which has led to diplomacy and a whole lot of led tape in bringing it to a hearing and ending iniTucsO1.- son Star.
 William R. Waddll, the newly elect ed supervisor, received an annual pass oyer the Arizona & New Mexico rail- read a few days ago. Tn acknowledg- ing the receipt of the same, Mir Wad- dill returned the passes, stating that as he had been elected to fill an important position for the whole people of the county, he could not conscientiOusly accept a pass from the railroad, as he had done nothing to earn such favor, and as the county will pay him for all service performed, he did not see how he would be able to return the com pliment.-GIaham Guardian.
 Messrs. William C. Davis, Royal A. Johnson and Robert T. Miller have as- sociated themselves together in the manufacture of pure Amole soap. Amole root has been used from time immemorial by the natives of this sec tiCn and Mexico for washing purposes, but heretofore it has been impossible to discover process for extracting and -1- .s-,-- < substance of the root. Many imita- tions of this famous root have been placed on the market as amole soap but either such soap contained abso- lutely no amole or such a small per centage as to render it of little benefit MT. Johnson has been quietly eXp6ri- menting with the amole root, off and on. for eleven years.-Arizona From tier.
 Julius H. Volkert of the Silver Bell mine was suddenly called to this city by special messenger yesterday on ac count of the serious illness of John Francis, the general manager of the Tucson smelter. and just as he arrived, | at 80 D. m., MT. Francis expired. He had been in failing health for some 1 months, Bright's disease of the kid l neys being the cause of his death. MT | Francis was a native or Wales, ana 5i l years of age at the date of his demise | He was a resident of Tucson for the | past three years only, but during this | brief time he has made many friends | who regret to learn Of his death. He | was Q member of the Masonic lodge, | and his brothers of the order will show | him that last homage of respect invari- | ably accorded a deceased member. He | will be buried from R. C. Miller's un- deItaking parlOrs tomorrow at 3 p. ID. i All friends are cordially invited to at tend the efuneral-Tucson Citizen.