Arizona daily citizen., 1901-02-18
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

thursday, Friday and saturday VIII b'
full OF pleasure for all those who come
to Tucson to the race meet.
Tonight there will be an initiation
performance at the Elks' when eigh
members will be admitted.
o. G. Parker, the undertaken, ha
joined the colony OF Tucson citizens whit
have located land south west of the city
The board OF supervisors of Pima
county have memorialized the legislature
praying that the scalp bounty on vile
animals be permitted to remain q law
Mrs. Buck was sentenced to fifty days
and fine OF $50 this morning. She was
convicted of the charge of obtaining
goods under false pretences.
A horseman arrived this morning
from Kentucky with a carload OF fine
horses. Four OF them are race horses
which will be entered in the races this
week. The other stock will be sold.
Cheap rates have been offered by the
Southern Pacific from all points to Tue
son owing to the race meet this week. A
large number of people are expected
from Nogales and other southern Ariz-
ona points.
Frank NJ. King returned this morning
from Yuma having been in the saddle
since last Wednesday in pursuit of Fain
who escaped from the sheriff OF Yuma
county after being arrested for murder.
Joe King and Mr.. burns are still on the
trail of the fugitive.
John Payne, an old time mining man
in Mexico is in Bisbee from Naco to see
parties about gold strike he has made
on the southern part of the Sonora river.
He has in bis possession fine piece oil
quartz containing wire gold. He refused
to give any particular but said he had
very fine property.
G. NJ. Henley, manager of the Black
Diamond copper mines. is IN the city
today. The Black Diamond has been
shipping ores for sometime, but ar
rangements are now in progress for
treating the ores in the company's own
works. Eighteen men are employed
and hurley drills are used.
Miss Clara Fish writes from New
York that the news of the wrecking of
the Mcpherson off Matanzas has
reached that city. The ship left New
York about February / for Havana.
Mrs. Col. Smith and Paul Compton,
both old-time residents of. Tucson, were
passengers. Only ueaSer reports have
been received. No lives lose, but the
steamer is complete wreck.
The Gazette says that a very promi-
nent mining party arrived in Phoenix
Saturday morning on the NJ. & z. and
registered at the Adams. The party
comprised George Mitchell and W. G..
Greene OF La Cananea, Mex, and w. II.
Barnes OF Tucson and c. c. Chase OF
Naco. The party will spend several
days in Phoenix it is understood on
mining business and it is further rumor-
ed will be joined there by Senator Clark
of Montana within few days.
A Mexican boy brought the startling
news to officer Pacheco this morning
that man was lying dead near the
race track. The officer went to the spot
and found the body so mutilated by
wild animals and in such state of de-
cay that the features were hardly recog-
MIA BILE. Deceased was an old man and
had evidently committed suicide as
there was an open razor lying close to
the body. He had used the razor to cut
his throat.
Arthur Sutherland of Tucson has
gone to Ell Paso. He has been firing on
the Southern Pacific for I'VE years, run.
ming out of Tucson, and has accepted
the position of helper which runs out o.
FL Paso west. The place was made va
cant several days ago by Fred Wales
who was holding it, coming to Tucson
where he has been promoted to a job
of holding the throttle of an engine out
OF this place. Extra fremen have been
| filling the place since Wales left.
The council has passed bill levyng
tax OF four per cent for the enlarge
ment and repair of the territorial peni.
tentiary at Yuma, also a bill to provide
two chaplains at that institution, one
Catholic and one Protestant, at salary
of $3.50 year, and requiring them to
hold services at least twice month,
also one providing for the preservation
OF public health in the matter of sewers.
The house has passed a bill to encour-
age the formation of volunteer fire de.
partments.
NJ. I'll. Twomey, manager OF the COM
nnerce mining company, Boston cor
pokation, was in the city Saturday and
during the afternoon he received a mes
sage TINT the magazine at the. Commerce
mine had blown up and all the men
we're killed. When seen SATURDAY. even.
Ing by Citizen reporter Mr. Twomey
said that there were seven men en-
ployed in the day shift and no doubt all
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