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Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
NARROW ESCAPE
Were SouRdIY Asleep While inc
 Bed Was Burning.

Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Belfry narrowly escaped being burGed to death at 2:5C o'clock yesterday morning. They re sided in a small house north of Five Points on Illinois street. Fire broke out in the front portion of the house, and burned it to :the ground.
 Lew Collins and wife were sleeping in the rear porch of their residence Op- posi.e the house of NIf. Belfrey. hut en Indiana street, one block distant. Mrs. Collins was the first to see the flames which Were leapiEg through the roof She awakened MT. Collins who went over to the house. The front door was closed and he broke through the window. Mir. Belfrey and h.s wife were asleep in a back room. They had not been disturbed by the fire. although by tlrat time their bed was burning. If they had been awakened q few mo- meGtS later there would be little chance for their escape. Otto Button, who was sleeping on q stage in the rear of MT. Collins house, went over 10 the fire and he and MT. Collins say cd only the kitchen furnishings. The house and furniture was insured for $500.
 There was a suspicion that the fire was of incendiary origin. i Mexican woman who was q neighb0r some months ago threateEed repeatedly That she would burn the house. This ccaslioned considerable alarm at first but as the time went by she seemed pacified. When she moved Mr. Bel frey's approximations were removed The cause of the quarrel between her and Mrs. Belfrey was of little import ance. but the Mexican woman was of I vindictive disposition
 It is said that once before she at temp;ed to set fire to a house, because of small contention with her employ CT.
 But the incenG.ary story is diScredit- cd.NOt only the front door but the win dows were locked. One front window was a screen. however and might he raised by slipping a knife to the lock above. The foundation of the house was enclosed and it is not likely the ire started from beneath
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26

deal is heard of Phoenix and Arizona in California. and he finds the repre- seLtations 10 be true.
 'I was surprised" said he, '' at the wonderful resources of your territory.
 And the Salt Rver valley is marvellous. Coming out of section subject to drOuglr;s it is gratifying to see an inde- pendent farming section. You should remember that even when you have the smallest supply of water here you have more than they've had in the sections of southern California for two years. Surrounded by such a valley Phoenix
 will make a great city.
 Your fruit industry which has in terested Us particularly is important. and has doubled itself in the past year. This valley is capaB,e of furnish ing a great deal of fruit and because it is early, it will always bring a good price if properly marketed. The best markets are long distances from here. and how to hantlje the fruit is a study. We experimented in Texas in shipping it's fruit and built up big made The same thing will be done here''
 MT. Christeson's first question: re- garding Phoenix was about the popu- latfon. He was surprised to find it so small within the corporate limits. He IS an eXpansiontst. advancing many reasons to show why q city should per sfst in the annexation of it's thickly populated additions He says that San Francisco, Oakland. San Jose. Los Angeles and other cities of California are forcing the annexation issue to climax. The residents of the additions are enjoying many of the privileges and advantages of the city without contributing to it's support. yet they manifest the utmost stubbornnetss when they are asked to enter their properties within the limits. When Mir. Cclisteson learned that those condf- ti0ns existed here he declared it is chp same stumbling block it it the same stumbling block which all cities encounter He urges for the good of PhoeriX. that the additions be annexed before the census is taken Phoenix will receive a hard blow if it is not dore. and the surprising interest which Mir. ChristeSon developed in PhoeniX during his short stay. leads him to hope this will not be the case
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
A%%&% %%&00&N%N N<S
 , WHAT PEOPLE SAY {

Jack Evans: The Castle Creek min ing district has seen a great chlnge since l first went there 1 think the greatest advancement has been with in the past year. A number Of sub stantial camps are being built up there, and I look to see more camps appear within the year. Work is be- ing done on a great many prospects which have been bonded and if they show up in development the Castle Creek district will be one of the l1vliest camps in the territory lam interested in a prospect which has an excellent showing and I hope to see 1t developed. It is called the Copper OpOliS claim.
 William Smith: I see by The Re publican that Weather Observer Burns says that but a quarter of an inch of rain fell Saturday. I was out I the storm and I thought that a foot of rain came down. I am inclined to think that Observer Burns had his water gauge under a roof during the storm.
 Niels Johnson: The ranchers of the south side are rejoicing today over the copious rains of the past few days. There was some hay and bar ley on the ground which was caught but the loss from the rains IS noth- ing compared with the good that has been dore. The ranchers have good reason to feel good
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26

the situation today He says he will
 make it rule to first examine per
 sonally all cases reported before talk Ing action He will make another
 rule If he finds a condition which is
 hazardous to health he will send no-
 tice once to the party allowing the
 nuisance to continue. If the notice to alter the condition is not compiled with, he will then take steps to re- move it and have the cost of proceeding attacned to the party notified
 The nuisance, If any exists, at the Sixth Avenue hotel has not been abat- ed At the last meeting of the city council the city attorney was in structed to proceed against the own CT. It was stated before the council that the neighborhood, and in fact the whole town, was exposed to sick ness on account of the imperfect sew craze connection at the hotel. The city attorney has been at a loss to find the most efficacious step to take The owner of the building is in Canada and there is no likelihood of his inn mediate return Apparently there is no agent here in civil actions, The house has ceased to be used as a hotel and the only occupants are two women. The city attorney says he could proceed against them, but for one thing. Since the meeting Of the council the city attorney thinks the nuisance has ceased. The lateral sewer pipe has lbeen flushed and the connection discontinued. The women have occupied the house since the change was made Undoubtedly there is some method which could be pur- sued effectively, but under the exten- uatng circumstances the city attorney will continue the matter for the con- of the council at its next
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26

cover was put on so none should es- cape: to save it against the time Of need. The bulk of the rainfall settled put of the way of most roots, but with care enough for plants needs could have been kept at a half dozen inches pr less of the surface, where the roots are. as many good farmers have it to show.
 Last week a field in Gloucester ccun- tv was covered with a crust so hard baked and dry that hard hit with a sharp hoe broke it very much as 1t would have dcne a quarter inch coat ing of ice, and yet, under board and under large stone in thas same field there was moisture enough to dampen paper pressed upon the soil, and the slugs under each were healthy and happy. Had the surface all been COW cred all would have had the same moist condition. In nearby field where the owner understood the mois- ture conditions, the soil was as dust, and the growing potatoes, corn, peas and the rest had received no check, even though no rain had fallen on them. When the rain fell at last the tard-baked field could not be pene- II u. if from stone until the storm was al- most over In the other every drop that fell was absorbed. The owner Of the enc field had waited~for the rain that is promised for the just and the unjust, whereas the other had men and cultivators continually at work, cover ing the soil with a loose mulch, mak- ing a break between the thirsty atmos- Dhere above and the moist soil be- aeath
 With out city gardeners tke Amer ican drags out the hose and deluges the ground about his plants and the plants themselves and rests easy, for getting that the foliage wants water 1nly to wash off the dust, and in wet ting the soil he has lowered the tenn perature, checking growth until the normal is reached again. The German, on the contrary, gets out his hoe and 5CUr-tined cuitivator, and by stirring the soil lets 1n the air and conserves he moisture already there. Try the results of the two, and see which is 5he better method.
 In California no rain falls from April to November, and no water is ap- piled from above. Irrigation is re- sorted to in the main, but as good if not better results have been obtained by keeping the cover loose. With help hardly to be had and then rarely to be depended upon, the irrigation is a ne cessity; but otherwise the better pro- duct would make working the soil the preferred method. None need fear a
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
HMODERN SHYLOCK
He Was Looking for Trouble and Got
 Flesh.

There was a scene of riot and blood shed at the trio of saloons on ths corner of First and Monroe strests yesterday afternoon, but one man suffered all the loss ol blood He was the fellcw who was drunk and looking for trouble.
 A force of men employed by A. Gould on a thresner east of town have been in the habit of coming in town every Saturday night They did so this time, but Saturday happened to be San Juan's day, and although there was plenty of water available they wanted something they could taste. They were on deck again yesterday morning and those about the saloons were aware of it. The usual hangers on, men who have trained ing circumstances, found it impossible to slumber during this visitation of celebratorS
 Robert Adams of the party was sober. He was a guiding star to h:s wayward companions. Faith Morrell was not sober and he didn't like any body who was. Hezig-zagged from the ROmo to the saloon on the northeast corner, where the peaceful Adams sat. Adams says Morrell abused him there. Morrell thought he had a right to abuse him because he was sober Ths two got locked into a fight. It w3s not properly 8 fight. No blows were exchanged and each was holding the other.
 What CT you dcin'," said Adams after they had locked horns for sev- eral minutes. Morrel couldn't answer His teeth were firmly imbedded into the others arm and had to be ex- tracted by degrees. When this was done a good quantity of flesh had been removed
 At this juncture Marshal Hooker in- ferfered The two young men were taken to the city hall where they were released on bail and charged to appear this morning.
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
HAS A NEW PET
Mary Has a Little Chick of Snowy
 Whi'e Down.

J. w. Bolton is contented He lost his pet wildcat a week ago and his grief was intense until yesterday when he discovered that it had been decreed for him to raise a certai Il chick described as being white and to maintain that biped as a household pet MT Bolton is great lover of since he was pet himself He once had a fish for pet and 1ater a snake, but he has never acquired one in so extraordinary a manner as the new acquisition referred to.
 A few weeks ago his black hen built a nest under his house. She vent there every other day and laid an egg. When she had layed thirteen When the fourteenth egg was ar ranged in the nest, the old hen, MT Bolton calls her Mary" began her process of sitting. In due time the chicks matched out one at time until thirteen blended their ctirps into a call for corn me!al.
 Mary" and her family was the most important feature Of the yard for six days. The chicks, like their mother, were jet black At the expi- ration of the SIX days MT. Bolton heard a chirp under the house and following the sound discovered a snowy white chick just matched in the nest in which the other chicks ap peared.
 It had rafned the night previously and the ground under the house was muddy. The hatchling occupied the only eminence which was not damp. Mir. Bolton prepared a cozy place. for it in the house Mary won't recog rize her chick. It's white and the rest of the brood are black She's black herself and apparently has 10 use for 'poor white trash" anyhow.
 True the chick is white and it made it's appearance in this world in a lowly place. Providence though, had pro tected 1t from the elements, had matched it six days after it was de- serted by it's mother The matching is an unostent3tious chick and even II its birth did not take placs under the protecting wing of a mother; and even though it were not surrounded by pomp and splendor, the Savior him self made his appearance in a manager
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
ALMOST ELECTROCUTED
Mark Bishop is Burned Badly
 With a Live Wire.

Presence of mind of Charles Jones saved the life of Mark Bishop yes terday afternoon. Jones, Bishop and Robert Jones, three young men, were at the capitol grounds. As it began raining they went under a shed. When the rain stopped they started east on Washington street and had not gone more than a few yards when Bishop yelled His two companions turned to him and saw him lying on the ground insensfble. They detected the cause. He had grabbed a live wire hanging from a pole of the street car line. He had clutched it firmly and to render assistance was hazardous. The wire was held by Bishop close to the end, so after Charles Bishop got a stick he succeeded in releasing it. Harry Me Klosky and Lawrence Street arrived and Bishop was placed on a car. He was taken to Wakelin's drug store still in cOmatose state, but soon after he revived partially. The city health officer was sent for and Bishop was conveyed to his hama 3n Indiana street. There he recovered consciousness. The effects Of the shock are not likely to be serious. His hands, where the wire was held, were burned to the bones. Two ten dtons were burned into so one of his hands may be permanently dishSurcd. If the wire had not been extracted as promptly as it w3s Bishop would be electrOcutcd.
 That the hanging wire was charged is extraordinary. It was not the, trol- ley wire but a segment of the tele- phone wire hanging over a guy wire Of the trolley system. On account or al ;nsuIator the current in the trolley wire is not transmitted ordinarily to the guy wire, but on this occasion it was because the insulator was wet. The telephone wire was detached from the main telephone wire but in this indirect manner received it's current.
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
A DANGEROUS NUISANCE
And Another at Sixth Avenue Is Tn
 Sfatu Quo.

F. w. Chamberlain, the proprietor of the Saginaw Lumber company, re- ported to City Health Officer Hughes yesterday that the sewer in the alley to the rear of the lumber yard is a nuisance. The pipe is not connected with the lumber yard and the man-hole is open. The smell emitted is dangerous to health. The carpenters have abandoned their benches because of the disgusting smell Mir Chamberlain thinks the refuse from the creamery near there has collected near the man-hole. Milk like animal matter, enits nauseat- ing odor while deeomposing, and de- composing milk Is more liable to spread dipthena and other contagious diseases than most all other sub stances.
 The city health officer will look into
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
NOTED OFFICIAL HERE
In a Short Visit He Became inter-
 eSfed in Phoenix.

A. Christeson general manager of Wells Fargo Co, J. H. Langtry su- relintendent of the western division and Duncan Campbell special travel ing agent, arrived from San Francisco yesterday. after having made q tour of ;he territory. and left for the north last night. They will return in a few days. Mir. Christeson was connected for a number of years. with tlpe com painy, with headquarters at Kansas City, and his promotion which places him EeXt to the highest official of the company was made about a year ago.
 Alr. Christeson speaks in fiattering terms of this valley. He says d great
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
HE LIGHT THAT FAILED"

One who thinks he knows. says that RudyaG.d Kipling wrote two endings for his first serial. The Light that Failed Tn the first he married his blind hero to his selfish sweetheart. in the second he made her jilt him and drive him to inferential suicide The following narrative tells of th.s al;era- ton i'll the finale:
 Not long after the appearance of the novel Kfpling was on the railway train and happened to notice a couple on an adjoining seat. They were evidently husband and wife, and the man was stone blind. He looked frail and i'll. and his infifction had so intensified the ordinary dfscOmfCrts of travel that his temper was on a wire edge From one grumb!ed and complained necessarily but the woman bore his murmeringS With all the patient tenderness that q mother might exhibit towards pet ;iiant babe. She was continually doing little things to make him more com fortable,ard soothing him, cheering him up and guarding him against annoy ance. Time and again he repuIsed her with downright brutality but Der tenn per never ruffled. for an instant and and that night the observant author declared to some friends that ile had made q great mistake in his new TO- nance No such ferocious eeotfst as Masie no said, could possibly resign herself 10 the compantonshfp of 2 blind man. \ sacrifice of that sort. called for qualities of self effacement and self ab1egation which she did not pos sess, and without delay he sat down and rewrote the four last chapters of his hook
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
LAKES ON THE DESERT
The Ground Receives a Soaking
 which Was MuCh Needed.

A thunder storm came up at 12: % yesterday afternoon and the mercury fell from 1O1 to eighty-seven, leaving the air cooled and refreshed. The storm lasted several hours and thirty four-hundredths of an inch of rain fell during the afternoon.
 Weather Observer Burns thinks that the storm is not yet over and more rain can be looked for today. The storm seems to have visited a large area of the southern portion of the territory and extended as far north as Peoria. The streets of the city were flooded with water, and miniature lakes formed on some of the vacant lots in the outskirts of the city
 Out on the desert there is an un- usual scene presented. In the undufa- ftions of the desert water gathered in large bodies, connected here and there by threads of water and presenting on the whole a great archipelago. The ground received such a good soaking on Saturday that the pores of the earth are closed for the present against the invasion of yesterday s rainfall Ranchers are jubilan't over the rains which have come, but they are not near as entHuSld5Llc as are the cattlemen, who perhaps received the greatest benefit.
 The Salt river rose two inches yes terday and is still on the rise. The nature of the storm was such as to give the ground thorough soaking The rain fell in torrents for time and the water was driven into the earth. Heavy clouds hung over the valley late last night and from gen eral appearances the storm is not yet over
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
LAW AND ARBITRATION.

A good many young men are still studying law. It is surprising that parents do not remark that the prac- t;ce of law is playing out. People arc becoming too smart to go to law. Thrsa or four lawyers have left Atch- ison lately, and others are starving. Arbitration beats law. Law has done this country more harm than popu- lism.-Atchison Globe.
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
Experience Has Taught Some People
 And Others Are Still Learning

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Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
This Week will be a Hummer
 DON'T MISS TT.

$I.OO 15 pounds Cane Granulated Sugar.
 25C. pounds Leaf Lard, Kansas City.
 A5C. 5 pounds Leaf Lard, Kansas City.
 9OC. 10 pounds Leaf Lard, Kansas City.
 soc 14 pounds best Pink Beans.
 25C. 8 bars Laundry Soap.
 Sc. 1 can good Sardines.
 9C. pound Kansas City Picnic Ham, guaranteed.
 I2IC. 1 pound Blend Coffee
 SI.OO 15 pounds good Prunes.
 SC. tig glass Ice Cream Soda.
 9OC. 50 pounds Valley Flour Barbecued Meats. Kansas City Cold Boiled Ham, Pigs Feet, Lambs Tongues, at the store that's always busy and has free electric fans for everybody Get your wife a coupon book if you want to make money and don't have to bother with change.
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
Castle Greek Hot Springs.

This famous mountain resort will be kept open this summer First-claS5 accommodations for individuals or parties at reasonable rates. Glorious mountain scenery, delightful baths, a bountifuI table, good shooting, fine mountain trails and the wonderful hot water pool, to swim in which is a lux ury worth crossing the continent to enjoy, are the attractions afforded by this resort. Stages connect at Hot Springs Junction with trains on the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix rail- road, and make quick time over the finest mountain road in the south west. For further information and rates write to
 (. M. COI HOIIN- ManaaPr
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26

drought if the soil is kept well worked, and thereby covered, to prevent the evaporation of the moisture. But the beginning must follow the storm, and be kept up until the storm comes again. n.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
RESERVING THE MOISTURE.
How tC' Store Away Dampness in the
 Soil Around Plants

Water enough fe.l in the first months of this year to last the growing season through. Some farmers in the time of it said their regrets that it should ali come at once. forgetting that na- ture was filling her reservoir, the soil, and it was their duty to see that the
Arizona republican., 1899-06-26
AN IMPORTANT PERSONAL.

"Did you ever hear of St. Dunstan?'' asked the man who was chewing hls lead pencil.
 "St. Dunstan?" answered the friend Certainly. What was there so remark able about fim?''
 What was there remarkable about St. Dunstan? Why, great Scott, man, don't you know that his name is the only thing in the English language that furnishes a rhyme for Funston ?'' Washington Star.
 It is said that Jones was one of the first to be recognized by Admiral Schley on the latter's arrival in Chl- cago.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-11-24
FOR SALE BY ELKO DRUG co.

She was portly lady with a lot of
bundles-and ii may be noted at this
point that it is almost always the case
that the larger the lady is. the larger
and more numerous are the bundles she
"arries-and when she entered the raiI-
road station she was pulling so that n
irowsy man on the front seat iumped
up suddenly, thinking it was the engine
OF the train he was waiting for. She
approached the ticket window. and there
she put her bundles in ali the available
space. They were nice, new. store bum
lies, however, and no objection was
made.
rs the train for Jungleville gone
yet?" she inquired
NO, ma'am," responded the clerk.
How far is it thcre?"
About 70 miles, guess, ma'am," for
ne was new TO that place. and was not
thoroughly conversant with details.
WHATS the price of q 1icket?"
"One nincty-ciEht, ma'am."
Zone ninety-eiEht?" she repeated.
How does that happen?"
Il don't know, ma'am." he replied rs
he eyed her bundles. 81 guess it must
De marked down from two dollars"