Arizona republican., 1900-09-17
NEWS
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 Epworth league meeting at the First Methodist church Sunday evening Gen eral A. J. Sampson, United States min ister to Ecuador delivered an interest ing address. dwelling upon the customs of the people there and the missionary work in progress.
 TWO MINERS KILLED-According 10 the Tombstone Prospector. William Ames and David Bean. miners. were killed last Saturday by an explosion in one of the Gold Rock mines. The PrOspectOr states that both men are well known in Phoenix, but search last night failed to find any one who knew them.
 CRUSHED A THUMB.-At the Chamberlain lumber yard Saturday a heavy timber fell upon the hand of Thomas Wilson, employed there. One thumb was badly crushed. pr. J. M. Swetnam dressed the injury and it :s believed amputation will be unneces- sary. MT. Wilson residesat Adams street and Fourteenth avenue.
 WE'RE SMOKING OPIUM. -Satur- day night two Americans seeking sur cease from the troubles of this earth through the medium of opium, were ar rested at Chinatown by Officer McClin- tock. They gave in fictitious names and provided funds to insure their appear ance in the city court today. They will doubtless default on their bonds and let the deposit stand for disorderly conduct fines.
 GUN CLUB SCORE.-A number of new shooters were out at the Phoenix Gun clubs grounds yesterday after noon, The following were the scores, shooting at possible ten birds: At singles-Aitken, :, s. s, g; Utting, 6, ,, l. [; MOrtie Graham, s. 6, 6: Morrell. 6, | ,. 6: Richardson, ?, ?, 3, 1: Remson, 3. 2: Wylie. 6. 6. 4; Hooker. 2. :, 3: Pinney, ?, :, ?; Rayburn. 3, }. :; Price, 4. 9; 1 Warman. 3. 3. Field shooting-Aitken, l 6. 9; Utting, ,, 1, :; M. Graham, ', 8; | Richardson. 1, 4 :; Wylie. 6, 6; Morrell, l 5 g; Pinney 5, :; Price, :, '.
 TROUBLE WITH THE WIRES.-I About Il o'clock last night pedestrians l on Washington street were startled by | a big flash of light in front of the tele- | phone office. followed by a loud report | investigation showed that in some l manner the electric light and tele- , phone wires had become crossed and | the electric force had pulled one of the | big arms supporting twenty wires off ! q telephone pole in front of the office | and sent it spinning down the remain ing wires toward the next pole. The ! linemen of the company were sum ! moned and at once began repairing the i damage. The circumstance put sev- | cral lights along the street out of ac- ton; as well as stirring up the tele- | phones.
 AN ARIZONA DIANA.-Mr. NJ. M. i Elders and family, who live near this l city, have returned from their summer | outing in the White Picacho noun i tains, bringing in a fine young deer. | one of two which were brought down ! by the unerring rifle of the oldest | daughter, Miss Julia. IA years of age. l The largest "a fine eight-pronged an teler. bit the dust with bullet square | in the center of the forehead. Miss ! Julia is a typical Arizona girl. She can | play the piano or ride the untamed | bronco and~shoGt like a veteran sol l dier. Arizona is pToud of her girls. | They are girls of nerve and daring l where the circumstances call for it. or of refinement and accomplishments in the social circle when the occasion de- mands
 NEED OF ENTHUSIASM. -Phoe- | nix has one of the best base ball teams in the southwest and material good enough to make up a champion foot ball eleven. All that remains to put the two great games on the proper footing is to give them the encouragement de- served. The base ball nine is playing in excellent form and should win the series from Los Angeles this week. En- cOura cement from home people is all in all to a ball team and it is a mo- torious fact here that interest in base ball is dormant to such an extent that half the town does not know of the existence of the team. Good ball mines 0O not grow on trees and now that Phoenix has one she should appreciate it. It is probably likely that foot ball will stir up more enthusiasm. A meeting of all men in the city who have played the game will be held this even ing at the athletic club and arrange mentS made for preliminary practice