Arizona republican., 1900-10-02
NEWS
 OF THH
 TOWN

A CORPORATION-Articles of in- | corporation of the Parlentine Oil com pany Qimited were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday. The capital stock is $500 900.
 LADIES' AID SOCIETY-The annual i meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist church will be held at the
 home of Mrs. P. T. Burtis. 94S North Second street on Tuesday, October g, at 2:30 p. m.
 BOARD OF TRADE.-A board of trade meeting will be held tonight at which matters of great importance to ! the city will be discussed. It is desired that every member of the board who can possibly do so will attend. JOHN LEE EXONERATED-T jury at the inquest of Charles ThOmp son, who was shot and killed last Thursday evening at Octave. decided | that deceased came to his death by a pistol shot from the hands of John Lee. who acted in self-defense and was eX- onerated from all blame therein.
 A BAND SERENADE.-The newly | organized Mexican band serenaded The Republican office last night This band
 was organized only a short time before the celebration of Mexican independ- ence, two weeks ago. but under the leadership of SenOr De F'uente has al ready attained a pleasing proficiency. PROBATE COURT.-The report of Samuel Brown. guardian of the Gonza- leg minors, filed his report in probate court yesterday, along with an inVen- tory of the estate. Subpoenaes were is sued in the case of a petition to show cause why Cora l.. Brill. admnstratrfX of the estate of James ROarke. should not be removed. The case will be heard on Thursday.
 HE WAS BITTEN TOO.-Marshal Hooker yesterday received a letter from Clerk J. H. Robinson of the Yava- pal county board of supervisors condol- ing with him upon his experience with a woman and four children. account of which MT. Robinson said he had read Tn The Republican. He added that some body ought to condole with him, for he, too, had pities and entertained this suffering and interesting family.
 WATER MEETING.-Th general committee on water storage will hold very important meeting this afternoon at o'clock in the board of trade room at which time some very interesting re- ports will be made by the sub-commit- tees. It is also expected that the com mittee will be addressed by Professor Elwood Mead. the national irrigation expert. Every member should be in his place at the hour named so business can be attended to promptly.
 AGAINST THE SUSPECT.-There were no further developments yester- day in the matter of the Mesa postofiicc robbery. Collins. the man who was ar rested on Sunday. has been fully identi- fled as one of the suspects who broke out of the jail at Tempe Beside the proof against him furnished by his pe- culiarly marked shoes. which led to the arrest near the Star lodging house on Sunday. another circumstance tending to connect him with the robbery has been brought to light. He had been stopping at the lodging house for sev- eral days before the robbery but on that night he was absent.
 THE HALDEMANS RESPITED.- Governor Murphy has granted a re- prieVe to the Haldeman brothers. un- der sentence of death at Tombstone. until November 16. Their sentence set for August 10 had been previously re- spited by President Mckinley to next Friday. The governor gave the argu- ments in favor of a communication of their sentence a careful hearing last week. Their attorney and others de- sired to be given further time for the production of new evidence in their ia Vor and of evidence supporting the re- liability of the aftidavits presented in behalf of them. IL was upon this rep resentation that the respite was grant ed.
 PLEASED WITH THE PROSPECT. -RobertC. Crump. brother of William P. Crump, is a recent arrival in Phoe- nix. He spent the winter here two years ago. Since that time he has been princi- pally in Colorado. He came here di- rectly from San Francisco, having left Denver for that city four weeks ago. In common with most travellers on the Pacific coast this year he thinks Cali fornia will go for Mckinley and Roose- welt by a large majority. He also thinks the republicans have a good chance to carry Colorado. though he doubts Wolcotts ability to save him self. The large number of Teller sil- yer republican holdOVer senators will