Arizona republican., 1899-09-29

that war between England and the Transvaal cannot be averted. He be-
 lieves, however, that it will be a shct7t,
 sharp conflict and that the English
 will certainly win with flying colcrs. He has great faith in her majesty $
 Indian tlioops, which in the event ot
 war will play a leading role in the
 hostilities. He believes them to be
 mere competent for warfare in that
 latitude than the white soldiers in the
 service. Col. Lang is a man Of exper-
 fence in African travel and has spent
 several years in exploration and en-
 gineering work and in railroad cen
 struction in the interior of the dark
 continent. About five years ago he
 was honored by knighthood, being the 1 youngest officer in the British army to receive this mark of favor
 THANKSGIVING FOOT BALL
 An erroneous impression has been giv-
 en to the public to the effect that the High school foot ball team is to play
 the Prescott foot ball team on Thanks
 giving day at Phoenix park. On the
 contrary the Monarch team is the or
 ganization that is to champion the
 capital city Cn that occasion and they
 have already secured the park and
 placed their forfeit money in evidence. are preparing for regular practice and
 getting things in shape for business.
 Thought the Monarchs have been al-
 luded to as juveniles they will play at an average weight of 145 pounds per
 man and promise that if their oppo- nents come down with the idea that
 they are matched against the ''infan's class" they are liable to discover that some one has been disseminating mis- information. SCne of the members of the Monarch team are perhaps older and larger than they were two or three years ago and are not ashamed to admit that time was when they were all infants, but this valley eli mate does work wonders and kids can not be kept in th:s cradle always.
 HARRY HALLS DINNER-Mr Harry F. Hall gave dinner at the Ford last night in honor of MT. Harry Heap. whose approaching marriage will exclude him from participating in these gastronomic events with which the loneliness of single life is slightly relieved The dinner was an elegant affair in which nothing worth tie while of epicures had been ever looked. The guests were Messrs. Frank Lecklider, Allen V. Snowgrass, l The dinner was followed by 3 moon light ride to Tempe. In the course of the dinner or rather between the courses of it, for there were six, the host took occasion to say that the an- of his marriage ings The yesterday morning was premature. He hopes to be married some time, as all men hope some time to be e:3rnally saved and have a~hcme ] in heaven with crown and harp and all i other appurtenances thereto belonging. |
 RAPTISTS' ANNUAL MEETING- The annual business meeting of tho i First Baptist church of this city ! was held on Wednesday evening l of this week and was we'll attended. i The reports were all very encOuTa ging, | he church being in much better con i lition as tC members and, finances than 1 ever before. Rev. pr. HalSey presided l It tte meeting; B. T. Gillette was clerk. ] The clerks report showed th2 follow ng changes: Gain in number of mem 1ers 26. loss IT, net gain 12; present number 1S7. At the meeting on We'd lesday evening three persons were re- ,eived by letter and three as candi- lares for baptism. The financial re- port was the most favorable to which he church has ever listened, showing hat the tcta1 receipts had been $2,331, ncluding S839.55 for church debt, $1,- '1597 in envelope collections, $131 in collections, $38 for ex- ,enses of association and ministers, tc Last year the total was $1,372.9O. }. T. Gillette, L. D. Coggins and Will jam Cavness were reelected deacOns he other members of the beard, P. T. 3urtis and Dr. J. R. Thomas. holding yer. F. L. Kay, c. D. Doris, l.. w. ,oggins, Robert Garnett and H. G. were elected trustees. H. G. was chosen as clerk and l.. V. Coggins as Sunday school superin- endent The Sunday school has 236 cholars.