Arizona republican., 1901-09-23
News ef Y
 the Town

w. J. CLARKE E>EAD.-W. J. Clarke who came here from Roanoke. Va died at the Sisters hospital late Saturday night of consumption. He was about 27 years old and was member of the I. O. O. F. The remains were taken to A J. Bradley's under taking parlors and will probably De sens home for interment.
 INDIAN SCHOOL BAND -Ndr. J. B. Alexander. assistant superintendent of the Phoenix Indian school. left last night for Yuma with the Indian band, which will furnish music for the csle- bration of Mexican independence in Yuma today. MT F. A Duclos. head carpenter at the school and an accom- plished piano player. accompanied them and will assist in the musical programme.
 BAND GONCERT.-rhe band con cert was well attended last night and an interesting programme was fur nished. The band very thOushtfully made the Mexican national anthem the first number of the programme which was a delicate recognition of the Mex ican citizens whose celebration oc- CUTS today, and who were so thought ful week ago as to postpone their festivities on account of the national bereavement of this country.
 CHINAMEN ORDERED OCT.-As- sistant United States Attorney Thomas D. Emmett returned yesterday morn ing from Tucson. where he has been prosecuting six Chinamen for being un- lawfully in the country. Four of them had been arrested at Clifton and two of them at Tucson= Three of the Cliff ton Chinamen were ordered deported and one was given twenty days within which to produce papers showing him to be entitled to remain in the coun- try. The Tucson Chinamen were dis charged.
 YOM KIPPUR--Yom FippurH. the Jewish atonenlent day. began last evening at sundOwn and will close this evening as sundown. The services in recognition of the festival began last evening at Eiks hall. where Harry Friedman delivered the Kol NedrA prayer in the Hebrew language. fol- lowed by a short lecture in English by Selim Nicholson. Services today at the same place will begin al o'clock in the morning and last the greater part of the day till sundown. closing with the Nelah prayers by Harry Friedman.
 ONE GAME AT CONGRESS- The Pho nix baseball team returned from Congress on yesterday mo- ning's train. cancelling the second game that was to have been played there for the req son that four members of the team were in no condition to play and they had no substitutes One of them was sick and the other three were skinned and bruised up from sliding over the rocks on the Congress field, one man carrying his arm in a sling. The Sat urday game was p,aysd on a rocky field near town for convenience. instead of the regular bah ground further from town. It was tco rough for the valley raised stock.
 DEMAND FOR MORE LIGHT-A great deal of complaint has been made about the darkness of the Poztoffce. and many patrons have suggested that at a v1ry little cost the service to box lessees could be greatly increased. When a man goes to his box after night { ne must light his way with a match and must light from two to half doze n more to shed a hickering light on the . combination. An arc light or three in- oandsscent lights on each side would greatly help matters. It is true that the mail is distributed in the morning when the trains are on time. but it now and then happens that patrons cannot get to the postoffice until dark.