Arizona republican., 1900-11-24
YAVAPAI CAPITAL
The Movements of the People and
 State of the Weather.

Prescott, Ariz, Nov. 22.-(Special cor l respondence of the Republican.)- was received here today of the sud- den death of Horace w. TiltOn, at Al buquerque, N. M. late last night. while he was en route to Mexico to visit his brother. George F. Triton, superintend- ent of motive power on the Mexican Central railroad at Chihuahua. He was the son of Mrs. Annie L. Triton, of this city, and brother of Burt Tflton, the bicycle merchant. and had been suffer ing from some unknown malady for several months. though in apparently good health and spirits when he left here Sunday evening. He expected then to return here in the course of couple of weeks, as he had acquired in- terests in real estate and other business ventures during his few months stay in this city. He was unmarried and leaves considerable property both in California and in this city, which. of course, goes to his mother. Mir. Tilton was for seventeen years a locomotive engineer, running latterly out of Duns- muer, California. The Brotherhood of locomotive engineers have the body in charge awaiting the arrival in Albu- querque of his brother, who will come on from Mexico and bring the body here for burial. Mir. George Hilton. of Mexico. is a very prominent Mason there, having received the highest de-
 greeS that may be bestowed by that or
 der in this country. and Mrs. Anna l.. Hilton is matron of the Grand Chapter, O. F.. s. in Arizona, which is also the highest rank conferred by a state or Nf ll, lodge, the Order of the Eastern Star. The mother is almost crazed with grief. Her dead son had always shown her the most devoted and tender affection.
 Miss Elizabeth Blandy left on yes terday mornings train for Philadel- phia. where she will spend a little time with her father, MT. J. r. Blandy, and meet her aunt with whom she will make a continental tour of few months, visiting princpaTy the art cen- ters of Europe.
 Miss Josephine De Kuhn has been confined to her bed for a week past with a severe attack of tonsilitis. She with her younger sister is living at the Juoge Wright homestead.
 Papa" Blumberg, whose little son put in his appearance at the beautiful home on Mt. Vernon v5nue, last Sun day evening, says that the affair must be looked after properly, and has there fore sent to California to have rabbi of the Jewish church come here and perform ithe christening rites, on Thanksgiving day.
 MT. Ziba O. Brown left a couple of days ago for the east, going singly, and expecting to come back in double har- ness. He very discree,tly kept this to himself before his departure, however, though cards announcing some such event were circulated yesterday.
 J. M. Heck, a relative of MT. Walter Reese of this city, has located in Pres colt in the piano and musical instru- ment business. He has no permanent place of business as yet, but as soon as some of the new buildings are fin 1shed he will have a business talk in the Republican and local papers. AL ways room for new lines of business to open up in growing Prescott.
 MT. A. B. Nader has been appointed city engineer and entered upon his of ficial duties last week.
 It has been reported that the pack CTS recently secured by MT. A. G. Oli- yer of Ft. Whipple for L. s. service in the Philippines will not now be required and will be paid for the time spent by them in preparing to fill these posi- tions, and return to their homes.
 The mud in the streets of Prescott since the four days down-pour is as thick and sticky as Phoenix 'dlobe, and promises to make good building materi- al when properly moulded by the pass ing feet of the masses of pedestrians. who are only prevented from using Christian Endeav0r language by the thought of tine million dollars benefit those steady rains are doing to the country at large, and old YaVapaf's mining interests particularly. All day long a steady mist has been falling, slowly dampening the garm5 nts and spirits of the poor unfortunate mud packers" about town.
 Excavation is going on for the new Prescott National bank foundations.
 Wooster's store took a slump off into the mud a couple of nights ago, during Nhe heavy rain storm. In other words, at fell off its perch-or pins-on which Geo. Giles had placed it to roost after moving it into the plaza from its for mer corner location. Giles had placed very little underpinning to support the building and after three days continu- ous rain the ground became soggy and slippery, and when more than usually severe gust of wind came along the building just slipped over off the slight supports, and the entire shelving of one side of the store, with ts contents came Jumbling town into the middle of the store, damaging goods, breakin showcases, etc, and presenting a scene of devastation not equall5d by that re- sulting from the recent fire. However, yesterday, MT. Wooster, with the help