Arizona republican., 1899-11-15

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Precipitation 80. ...... 0
State of Weather. Clear Cloudy
a HEAVY RAIN. Phoenix was Wis
tied by a sand storm last evening which
about midnight turned into a steady
downpour of rain which still continued
at time of going to press.
FINED FOR ASSAULT. "A stranger
Pwho called himself John Doe was fined
$3.50 in Justice JOhnstone's court yes
terday for an assault on William
Melnich.
APPROACHING DEATH. - Mr.. c.
A. Luke, who has been i'll of Bright's
disease for a long timei was believed
yesterday to be nearing his end and it
was thought that he would hardly sur
yive twenty-four hours.
THE BUCKEYE CANAL. - Mr..
Frank p. Lee has been appointed super
intendent Of the Buckeye Canal com
pany under the organization. AIr. Lee
is a successful ranch owner under the
canal and his appointment is satisfac-
| tory TO all who are interested in the
| waterway.
| JUSTICE GRAY'S CONDITION. -
Justice G. D. Gray. whose illness had
been regarded as extremely dangerous.
was much better yesterday. His ply
stefan said that if the improvement
continues for the next forty-eight
hours the patient might be considered
out OF danger.
HONEST jim FINLEY. - Hon.
James Finley is said TO be dangerously
! i'll at his Tucson residence. Mr. Finley
is one Of ArizOna's early pioneers, has
| been very successful as a miner and
| cattleman and has several times ably
represented Pima county in the terri
torial Legislature.
THE STAR SHOWER. The astro-
nomicaI fakirs who predicted a star
shower last night took no chances, but
billed the display for one of the very
few Arizona nights in the year on
which the heavens are obscured by
clouds. There may have been such
phenomenon as was announced. but
| there probably was not. Still nobody
can prove that the stars did not fall.
| PHOENIX GOLF LINKS. Work
| has been started on the golf links of the
| Phoenix Golf club, and Will be pushed
right along to completion at once. More
! members are added each day. The
charter membership closes December /,
| but it is now contemplated to close the
| list when 100 members are reached.
which viii probably be this week. after
which the initiation fee will be so in
| stead of s., as at present. \ full meet
| ing Of the club viii be held this after
noon at 4:30 at the board of trade rooms
to adopt constitution and bylaws. and
| transact whatever business comes be
fore the club. \ full attendance of
members and those interested is de-
sired
DISTRICT COURT. Another petit
ton was filed in district court yester-
day to bring in University addition.
| the only one of the Uitlander districts
still obstructing the growth of the city
| There was a technical defect in the
former proceedings which it was feared
might be fatal. The whole of yester-
day was taken up in court by the trial
of the case of Ward VS.. Hardenburg
and NJ. H. Sherman over a cattle ranch
several years ago. Francisco Romero,
who pleaded guilty in United States
district court the day before to selling
| liquor to an Indian, was sentenced to
one year at Yuma and to pay a fine of
800.
HELD TO THE GRAND JURY. -
John Bowen and Joseph Clark, the
strangers caught on Monday night
| bUrglarizing the residence of c. \. Cole,
near the water works. We're given q
preliminary examination in Justice
JOhnstone's court yesterday and were
held to the grand jury in the sum of
/ 800 each. They had no defense to
offer. Bowen has been identified as a
| man whose appearance in town was
| simultaneous with that of the show
| just week ago. He left a roll of
| blankets under platform at the Arctic
Ice works and they are there yet. He
viii have no use for them before next
April, and if he goes to Yuma, as he
| probably Will, he will not need them
then.
| GREW LIKE \ GOURD. With the
aid Of telegraph editors. typesetting
machines and proof readers. the Navajo
trouble reached gigantic and alarming
proportions yesterday. : correspond
ent at Canyon Diablo sent word on
! Monday that he saw fifteen braves
crossing the canyon that morning 90
ing toward the scene of the late trou-
( bic. The Indians appeared in print
yesterday morning as 100. Later this
number was increased to 5000. The
public may now feel assurance that
the worst has been reached. There can
be no other multiple of fifteen by ten
without borrowing Navajos to put on
the reservation. Ali reports from the
north yesterday indicated that every
thing was quiet among the Indians and
that there was no apprehension of
trouble.