Arizona republican., 1899-04-01

ColiiS P Huntington, president Ol the Southern Pacific company, is e1- pected to pass through Tucson today on his special He is accompanied by some of the subordinate officials of the road.-Tucson Star.
 County Treasurer Burke says the col lection of delinquent taxes fer the month of March, 1899, will exceed the collections for March, 1898, by S1,G00 The treasurer has industriously stirred up the delinquents with circulars Prescott Courier.
 Oravah Truman, the big chief of the Mojaves, died last Wednesday evening and was cremated the nsXt morning by members of his tribe with becoming ceremony. The feather dance was cele- bIated, sQUaws hOwlsd and ali other touching details were carried out. The tribe will hold the usual pow-WCw in a day or two, when the morse feast" will take place.-Needles Eye.
 R. E. Wells, w. A Drake, A. W Ed wards, E. B. Gage and MT Kinsley went out yesterday by special train to the south end of the new diversion Iina of the railroad, and walked thence to Hell canyon, to the site of the proposed Eew steel bridge returning to Pres colt about o'clock last evening. The
 
 and will cost ,G00.-JCurn Miner.
 The Yuma Sun has now indulged in the practice so prevalent among news papers in southern California now adays, and has undergone q change of ownership, MUIford Winsor retiring in favor of J. 3. DeVine, a Newspaper writer who has been connected with the Arizona press for some ten years past. MT. Devine will doubtless make the Sun a great religious daily. if there is anything in a n2ne.-I1oS Angeles Times.
 Four months ago c. R. Kennedy of Chicago and D. R. Chism Of Seattle came to Prescott in search Of health. They were both of ghostly appearance and low spirited in consequence. They have been camping out in the hills near Prescott and are now provided with fine appetites and dfgestions tc suit, while to look at them, nc enc would imagine that they wers troubled with ill health a few months ago.-- Prescott Courier.
 Anent tae article in the Prospector last evening regarding the disappear ance of John Parr, a former Tomb stoner. MT. s. NJ Barrow recalled ts mind packet Of letters and documents left with him for safe keeping by Mr Parr some five years ago. Tho packet had never been called for nor has MT Parr been heard of during the interim The packet was sent to the inqltring daughter at Phoenix t0day-Tomb- stone PrCspect0r.
 MT. and Mrs. c. F. Bull left Thurs day for Clifton, Arizona, where Charlie will start a newspaper MT Bull has for the past two years been manager and editor of the Democrat in Las Cruces. and although he is on The ether side of the political fence from us, relations have always been cordial, and we acknowledge many fraternaI cOurtesies. These people have many friends here who recommend them 10 ths people of CIifton.-Dona Ana (N. M.) Republican
 The cooperative colony located in Rillito, north of Tucson, numbers seventy-fOur men, women and chiI- dren. The colony is a genuine c0-0p- erative institution, all things are owned in common and all work is in common. The community has 120 acre~~Of land under cultivation, forty of which Is in garden. They have abundance of water and the outlook for the colony is good as it should be. for they have adapted the right system of industry Tucson Star.
 The lodge of B. P. o. of E!ks will be organized March 31 by C. M Morreu. district deputy of Arizona. and his as sistants who will accompany him from Phoenix and Prescott A big time is anticipated, and the supper that is to follow the installation of officers will be great. April s public danca will te given by the Elks at Lakes ! hall The lodge starts off with some thirty members. with others who have sIgni1ied their intention Of coming in later onl-Our Mineral Wealth.
 Hon. William Zeckcndo~f of New York arrived in Tucson yesterday | morning. MT Zeckendorf was former | ly of the firm of Zeckendorf .2 Co.. and { atterWard carried on an extensive bus i mess in his own name. He was a i member Of the Arizona legislature 1 and is rightly considered one or the !