Arizona republican., 1899-10-28

Tenn. dry bulb ........50 IS
Tenn. wet bulb ...3S 81
TEN. maximum 80. is 81
Tenn. minimum -. .49 Al
Rel. humidity 49,. ....28 u
Wind, direction NV E
Wind, velocity 80. 3
! Precipitation $50. 80. 0
State of weather Clear Clear
\ WAITING TELEGRAM. The
Western Union Telegraph company ha.
an undelivered message for Rev. E. H
Ashmun.
| HOURS OF CLOSING THE MAILS
Beginning on Sunday the California
or western mail will be closed every
levening at $50 O'Clock and the eastern
northern mail will be closed at D. m
PRISONERS FOR YUMA. Deputy
| United States Marshal George Wilder
of Yuma returned home last night
with four prisoners convicted in United
States court of selling liquor to In
dams. He was accompanied by Con-
stable BayIey of Yuma as guard.
| FINES AND SENTENCES. The
| business of L. S. district court yester-
| day consisted of the sentencing of Mas
con and Hereras, who were convicted
the day before of selling liquor to In
dams. Each got one year. The for
ner was also sentenced to a fine of s1G0
and the latter $3.50.
MEETING OF THE KNIGHTS. =
Phoenix cOmmandery Will hold d spec
ial session next Monday. 1t will be the
occasion of the official visit of Grand
Commander Parker. to whom a recep-
ton will be rendered. The degree of
the temple Will be conferred on Broth
ers John Martin and J. S. Towle of
Globe.
DISTRICT LODGE. -Maricopa dis
trict lodge will convene in Padget hall
this afternoon at , o'clock. and will
continue through the evening. During
the evening recess at o'clock lunch
Will be served in the banquet room by
the local lodge. officers will be
Nelected at this session tor the ensuing
year.
NEW MINING COMPANY. - Arti-
cies of Incorporation of the Little
Georgia NJ. Copper company were filed
in the office of the county recorder yes
terday. The incorporators are L. c.
Moreland and other Californians. The
company was organized for the pur-
pose of operating the Crown Queen
and the Esperanto mines in San Diego
county.
HELD TO ANSWER. Court Com
missioner tombstone yesterday exam
ined Acai. an Indian, charged with
selling liquor to other tribesmen. and
held hin 10 answer to the next United
States grand jury. Acai is an aborigine
with a record He has previously
served a term in the penitenuiary for
getting hold of a rope with a horse at
tached to it.
SCHOOL RHETORICALS. = The
monthly rhetorical exercises of the
school in district No. IA were held yes
terday afternoon and proved very in
teresting not only to the pupils of the
school, but to a number of their elders
who had gathered to enjoy the pro-
gramnre. There was music and reci-
tations, followed by what was termed
a mathematical contest
MOCHA DISCHARGED. - Some
months ago there was a riot among the
Indians near ella Bend, resulting in a
buck named Charlie shooting another |
named Mocha, very seriously. Before /
Mocha gave up the fight he managed |
to shoot a third Indian. He was too
badly used up to appear for trial until /
yesterday, when he was examined by {
Justice tombstone and discharged.
NAY BE DEPORTED HIMSELF. y
Deputy United States Marshal T. T. /
GrindelI arrived in town yesterday |
returning from San Francisco |
where he took a delegation of China
men under sentence of deportation |
When a justice of the peace of Stafford !
in the county of Graham gets through |
with Mr.. Grinde1l he will probably be /
deported himself. Or. perhaps, the !
precinct of Stafford will hold the gov
of the United States re-
sponsibIe for his acts and declare hos
tilities.
NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
The boys of the fire department hare
been for some time making a clamor
which the council has not seeAed to
hear, about a telephone. They put up
one yesterday which is not connected
with any system in use in Phoenix or
elsewhere. The main body of the tele- II
phone is a candle box with a bell in
side which rings vigorously when
frank is turned. The receiver is a fire
nozzle which is joined to the transmit
-er by a two-inch rope. The boys can
converse only among themselves over
his device.
OBLIGATORY SERVICES. - The II
lew Christian church on the corner of
Monroe street and Fifth avenue will
% dedicated on tomorrow at II o'clock, H
he Rev. A. c. Smithers of Los An
seles preaching the dedicatory ser
non At p. m. Mr. Smithers will
speak again. and in the evening also
The communion service will follow the
-fternoon meeting. Mr.. Smithers is