Arizona republican., 1900-07-09

NO SHOW. Owing to extensive preparations for the next play there will be no performance at the park theater tonight. A new play will be presented tomorrow night.
 R. L. ROLLINS DEAD.-Word has been received here that R. L. Rollins of Nashville. Tenn, who spent last winter here for the benefit of his health. died at home on the 18th of June of tuberculosis of the bowels.
 A SEVERE STRAIN. R. H. King, an employe of the Capital harness shop, while walking on the railroad track near Sixth avenue yesterday, caught his foet-ifr a frog and in jerk ing it loose injured himself painfully.
 RIGS WERE IN DEMAND. -Ac- cording to a Phoenix liveryman there were more livery rigs rented on July than on any other summer holiday during the past ten yearS He had fifty rigs out and could have rented as many more.
 FATAL MINE ACCIDENT. News comes from Globe of the death of miner named Gavitt. He was at work at the Buffalo mine. and in alighting at the second level his foot became en- tangled in tke ropes and he was thrown down the shaft. He fell 800
 A TEMPE FIRE It was reported here last night that a barn and hay stack-hzfd burned fn--Tempe- about a block from the office of the Tempe News. The name of the owner was not learned. Another barn and haystack halOn pinp HaroS HerIicly brrpo6 he day before.
 IN RETREAT. Quite a number of the Sisters of Mercy are in retreat. which is a religious custom of their order in Prescott. All the Sisters of the Mercy hospital in Phoenix are there and during their absence the hos pital is in charge of Miss Ida Clouse. a very competent trained nurse. ..
 NEGROES WIN BALL GAME. In a game of base ball which was char acterized by some very fine work Sunday afternoon. Folks colored team defeated the Trur Blues, Mexican nine, in the 1tOh in ming. At the beginning of the ninth inning the teams were tied, but in the tenth inning Folks men brought in three more.
 PASTURAGE IN DEMAND. A stockman said yesterday that it was a very hard thing to secure feed for his stock. He owns several hundred head of horses and has had to scatter them all over an area ten miles square, put ting few in each pasture where they still get sufficient water to cause a good growth of alfalfa, paying s15o per month.
 MORE MONEY IN CATTLE. At the Bartlett ranch, north of Glendale. a large part of the largest apricot or chard has died and will not be re- planted, but the land will be used for stock grazing. The large fig orchard, too, has been torn out. MT. Harry Ad- ans, the manager, is of the opinion that cattle are more profitable, but many acres in oranges and other fruits will still be cultivated there.
 FOUND A BOY. Policeman Gray found a 20-months-oId boy leaning against the railing in front of the Bo- dega last evening about 7:3O o'clock. Thinking the young man was hardly old enough to be travelling alone in that locality, he took him in charge until he lady stopping at a lodging house three blocks away established owner- ship. The mother was anxiously look Ing for the boy, who had strayed away. but she was clear off the trail.
 LIBRARY IS IDLE The Phoenix library and the librarian, Miss Earring ton, are having a semi-vacation. Since April 1 the demand for books has been waning. It was revived a little when n the schools closed, but now most of the