Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-29
ARIZONA
News, Views and
Gossip.

serv ce Phoenix is anxious to secure be-
tween this city and Sonora. Mr.. Worth
ington says: "Before making definite
reply / would like to look into the mat
ter and see what business is likely to be
developed by such extension Of train
service. Asassoon as | have satisfied
myself twill advise you. Phoenix
Republican.
,tToday's Los Angeles Herald prints an
Interview with U. s. Marshal McCord
who is now in that city. Above the in
t.rview is picture of the marshal
which possibly looks as be used to look
when he resided in Wisconsin, six years
ago, but fails 10 suggest his present ap-
pearance. The interview is as follows:
"Just tell them that you saw me, and
that will be enough" said he at the Hol-
lenbeck. 81 haven't a thing to cay for
myself or Arizona except that the terri
tory is hot and prosperous-cattle fat
and mines active. Do you know how
many men the territorial volunteer re-
giment | raised in '9s lost by sickness? :?
Only four out of 1880. Ours was the
real rough rider regiment and Roose-
velt's was the so-called. But don't
mention that; Teddy might feel hurt"
Phoenix Enterprise.
The Bisbee right of way in this city,
and throughout the whole line OF the
proposed as we'll, is scene OF activity
these days. A force of twenty men and
as many teams 10 now at work in the
city, being engaged at present in cutting
way through the large hill north Of
the s. P tracks. Chief Engineer Wam-
baugh was seen at the Office OF the Bis
bee company yesterday and stated that
at present the company had between
700 and 500 men engaged along the line
at various points, and that the work
was progressing rapidly and that no
thing would dalay it's completion at the
earliest date possible.-E Paso Times.
Superintendent h. F. Portor IL push
ing the repair work on the Gila bridge
as rapidly az possible and hoped TO get
train ACROSS Wednesday night. The
twice daily transfer, while great nui
sance TO the railroad company and the
stopping OF repair work each time make
delay that cannot be accurately fignr-
ed on. THERE'S large amount Of freight
accommodating at Maricopa and the Phoe-
nix merch ,nts have been very patient in
waiting for it. In return for the court
esy the railroad people are working
every man that can be employed to ac-
ven tage and doing all they can TO com
tsple the bridge. Mr.. Por was seen y s.
terday, and when asked for q report Of
progress on the bridge he said that the
new extension made necessary at this
end OF the bridge will be completed by
noon today, and it will probably take
till afternoon Wednesday to get the old
part OF the bridge repaired and replace
the bents of piling that we're broken of
by the flood The river he said is very
low, and now offers no interference with
the .xork.-Phoenix Republican.
last Tuesday evening about Z O'Clock
two masked men appeared at the door
OF the saloon of Harry shaw's station at
Riverside, about thirty miles east OF
Florence. and after ordering the oecu.
pants to throw up their hands, robbed
them of $500, says the Tribune. The
victims were Harry Shaw and Sam Fin
ley, the latter the well knownline rider,
officer and detective. at present IN the
employ OF the PinkeEton agency. From
Shaw they took tl60 and from Finley
about $40. The latter In company with
Ed Barfoot, had been in the neighbor.
hood OF Florence, Kalvin and Troy for
the past two weeks on the lookout for
Oklahoma train robbers who were sup.
posed to be headed this way. Finley
Winchester and six.shooter we're at the
time OF the robbery on the outside OF
the house with his saddle. Shaw's guns
were taken by the robbers, and he was
informed tina. he would find them few
hundred yards up the road which he
did. Under Sheriff George E. Truman
left for the scene Immediately upon the
receipt of the news in Florence, and
dpon his return we will probably know
more about il. Certainly at this dis
tance, the affair has a very mysterious
appearance.
1t seems that the troubles of the Cobre
Grande or Greene Consolidated Copper
COMPANY are not vet ended. A receiver
was applied for by some member of the
Cobre Grande part OF the property in
New Yerk last week and Hugh j. Grant
of that city was made receiver. Just
what the trouble is over has not been
announced, but one thing charged in the
petjtion lor q receiver was that W. c.
Greene, the president and general man.
ager, was spending too much money on
railroads and other improvements and
would not let the company declare div.
idend. The receiver has not yet arrived
at the mines and it is thought that some
settlement will be made to prevent the
conflict. The Greene company recently
voted an issue OF 81 Goa, 600 to build the
railroad from Naco to Cananeas which
increased the capital stock from $5, ,O00,-
noo =, S6 On0 OO0 FL PasO Herald