Arizona daily citizen., 1901-01-22
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

and fresh as ever this morning.
The Citizen yesterday neglected To in
cludc the name of Pedro Pellon in the
made by the legislature.
He WIS chosen sergeant-at-arms OF the
assembly.
The Tombstone Frospector saws that
the Southwestern railway to Douglas.
taenty-one miles, will he finished this
week and it is expected that within the
next thirty days Fronteras will be
reached.
1t is now certain that Bisbee is to have
another church edifice. The movement
was started at Congregational meeting
held recently, The prospective site will
lie between the new hotel building and
the school building near the site selected
for the gymnasium.
The stike of coal miners in New
Mexico and Colorado has caused a
shortage and the Copper Queen has been
compelled to send east for that necessary
article. The residents of Bisbee have
had to satisfy themselves with wood ior
fuel for some time in consequence Of
which the Mexican wood choppers and
carriers are doing good business.
Col Breathitt is about town today but
he looks slightly worn, and his friends
are going to make an effort to persuade
him to give up social life and quit dane
ing. The colonel is ALWAYS popular
wherever he is met, and the people Of
Tucson when they once light upon a
iavorite don't give him much rest.
James Liuranci is dead, and his pas
sing away marks the loss Of another OF
the old settlers OF Tucson. He died at
the home OF Surveyor General Christ
where he had been i'll for some time
Deceased was seventy-three years Of age,
and was one of the first to 90 to Caliior-
MIA during the gold craze OF 40. He had
! lived in several places in Arizona and is
we'll known among the old timers. The
funeral took place today from the re-
/ sidence Of Mr. Christ.
/ The twenty first legislature started
off surprisingly calm " hen one considers
the preponderance OF democrats in the
two houses. But-tile session is yet so
young, ai1J-so ripe OF possibilities and
~AAffen, the mulch buyer OF the twentieth
session has not reached the scene oi
action yet. Other factors which are
more or less disturbing have not entered
into the life Of the session ard nom
ent : retrospect warns Us not 10 be too
hopeful.
Mr.. Breen has completed the purchase
of sixty mules which will beused to haul
coke for the la DeHocrata mine in
the Cananeas. Mr.. Breen has contrac-
ted to do all the freighting for the II La
Democratic" OF which Mr. Leo Cloud is
general manager. Mr.. Breen will give
the big freight outfit his personal super
vision, but will employ some of the most
expert "mule skinners" in the country
to engineer the long line OF wagons which
are now being loaded with coke for their
initial trip to the big copper mine known
as "La Democratic. ."-Nogales Oasis.
The annual report of the Southern
Pacific for the year ended June 80 last,
has just been issued. The surplus for
the year reached the large sum of 81 ,253, :
$50. For the year before the surplus
ammonnted to 81, Az, 975. The average
miles OF rail lines operated, proprietary
aggregated 1915 as against 7,I74 the
| year before. Gross earnings were $74,-
| 400, ,125. The net income from the
operations was $40, l57, ,745 A miscel-
laneous income of $I,33l ,S87 brings the
net income up to $2l AS 1888.
On Monday at Naco Ex-Sheriff Scott
White arrested Cornelius Pesquera, who
has been much sought after by tM
Sheriff. office for several months. Pes
guerra is the man W. no killed two orthree
Mexicans in the Dragons several
months ago and made his escape into
Sonora. He is partner of fhe noted
outlaw Augustine Chacon, Eho escaped
Jail at solomonville three days before
he was to be hung. The Bisbee Review
says that Pesquera appeared at Naco on
Monday. He was recognized by Scott
White and placed under arrest. Deputy
Sheriff Hudspeth landed him on the
Tombstone Jail.
The Nogales Oasis says: Willie
Brakeman, youth about Is years of age
was accidently shot and instantly killed,
while twirling revolver in his hand
last Monday night. The young man
was an employe of Breen Il Peck. the
liverymen and was in the office of their
stable with companion at the time he
met with the fatal accident. He had
been attempting to twirl Colts revol-
yer OF large caiiber, but the weapon was
too heavy. He had extracted the car
tridges from the gun and was holding
them In his hand when the idea occur
red to him to attempt the trick with
smaller pistol which was near at hand.
He had the wetpon in bis hand but an
instant, states his companion, when the
gun was discharged, the ball entering
Bakeman's breast, killing him instantly.
The unfortunate young man was step
son Of Constable Hartley. The funeral
took place Tuesday.