Arizona republican., 1899-08-07

! Tenn. maximum ..-..99 "
Tenn. minimum 10 AZ
Rel. humidity ------66 %
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Wind. velocity ......1
Precipitation -. AZ 0
State of weather. Clear Pity CPdy
THE QUARTERLY REPORTS. =
meeting of the city council will BIS
held tonight at which the city officers
will make their quarterly reports.
PHOENIX IRON WORKS.-The
Phoenix Iron Works which have been
closed for few months will be opened
today. G. R. Williscraft, the former
owner, will conduct the business.
FLORENCE CANAL.-Judge w. H.
Benson, the receiver CT the Florence
| canal was in town yesterday He says
that the supply of water in that canal
has been great. A portion of the dam
was washed away few days ago,
BIG HOLE IN THE GROUND.-A
stranger stood looking at the excava-
! ton for the new ElIingson block yes
| terday afternoon when the immensi5y
! of it prompted him TO remark, 4
guess they are going to build that
whole house under ground
THE CSCULATORY INSECT
Mrs. J. Farensworth is about recovered
fTOm the sting Of a kissing bug She
was stung over week ago. Her lip
was swollen to large proportions and
the swelling did not go down for two
or three days. Her condition at one
time was serious.
NOT RECONCILED YET-The
fruit strikers at Glendale VINO struck
for higher wages last Wednesday have
not all returned to work yet. At the
time of the strike the wages had been
lowered slightly and the men were
working in patches Of the vineyard
where picking was difficult.
MYSTERIOUS SHOTS.-There were
three shots fired shortly before day
break yesterday morning a short dis
lance east of California avenue and
near Washington street. Who fired
them is not known. The shots sound
ed like they had been discharged in a
shotgun. The intervals between shots
were about minute each
EXCESSIVE FOR A TIME.-One-
half inch CT rain fell through the one
hour on Saturday night. What the
weather stations call an excessive rain
is one inch an hour. The rain Friday
night is recorded as d heavy one. But
for five or ten minutes during the fall
it was more than heavy enough to be
called an excessive rain.
FINISHED PICKING.-Tne almond
picking at w. ]. Murphy's grove near
Glendale has finished. a force of
twenty-five men had been engaged.
The crop was heavy for young trees
but no estimate can be made yet of the
Of
hulling continues at Five Points and
over eighty employees are busy. This |
work will be concluded in a few days
BOOM FOR PROSPECTORS- |
recent rains will doubtless have the /
result of starting cut into the hills /
every idle prOspector who can rustic /
a grub stake. From all accounts I
net only the mountain streams are
to the valleys where they are
usually dry at this season there is an
abundance Of water
DEPORTING CHINAMEN. = Five
Cinnamon were brought down from
Prescott On Saturday nights train I'M
der sentence Of deportation to the land
of their fathers Deputy United
States Marshal T F. Grindell. accom-
and Fitzgerald of Nogales. left last
night with the prisoners for San Fran
cisco, whence they will be deported.
FROM THE IRTY-FOURTH.-
A letter was received yesterday from
1ne of the recruits who enlisted here
n the Thirty-fourth regiment Captain
Russell says the writer, is commander
If the company which includes the
A
liked. The boys now hope to leave for
San Francisco en- route to Manila in
October, but it is doubtful if they viii
20 at all
A FEW LEFT.-There has been a
general impression that the excur-
ions to the coast this season have
.lmost depopulated the town. Those
t the band concert last night who be- !
ieved this changed their minds. Prob :
.bly the largest number of people
yer attracted by band here was at
re concert last night One side Of
street was lined with peg
lie at its conclusion
HIGH PRICE OF HONEY-The
Oney men have reason TO be happy 1
his season. Not because the produce
IL over the country is about one-haff
be usual amount, but because the
rice has advanced. The product in
his valley has been larger this sea- l
on. The last two cars sent out by /
he Bee Growers association netted J.
$50 per case, about 81 in excess of /
he price last season. IL
ANOTHER KISSING BUG.-A lady l
ode up to dark side of the city hall /
asst night during the band concert and L