The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-19
THE CITY NEWS
NPhRAGRHPHS.

AT ) CLOCK inns afternoon trains
No. 9 and No. 10 were reported on
time.
The Maccabees will be in session to-
night.
The Eastern Star VIII meet at the
Masonic hall tonight.
Passengers on the Burro this morn
ing report great activity on the Tomb
stone branch of the El Paso & South
western. Twohey & Robinson have
moved their big grading outfit up 10
Tombstone, and will now begin on that
end Of the line. Other camps have
been established out of Fairbank. The
finished grade is plainly visible from
this point. The branch will be COM
pIeted in short order.
There was a fatal stabbing affray at
Bisbee last night. Two Mexicans en-
gagged in quarrel over a woman, and
finally resorted to knives One man
was disemboweled He was given
surgical attention, but is thought to be
on his death bed The assailant is
known about the camp as the Mexican
Peg Leg. His victim was Pablo Bal
lustros
The first authentic news Of a trace OF
the Tombstone jail breakers reached
here this morning. Travellers from
the south report that. detachment
Sheriff Lewis posse, on the western
slope Of the Chiricahua mountains had
Ia sharp encounter with Wayne and
Hester, the two horse thieves. Dep
uties Wheeler and Sanders ran across
the fugltives in a canyon and were
fired upon by the desperadoes. who
were under cover in the heavy under
brush. The fire was returned, but the
fugitlves managed to steal away
through the brush. One of them IS
thought to have been wounded. The
whole posse has taken up the fresh
trail. Sheriff Lewis arrested SIX cow
boys for aiding the criminals to escape.
1t is but matter of time when the
fugitives will be run down.
Another new lodge is now being
formed in the city. A number of
young men met in the temporary quar-
ters on Church street last night and
took the preliminary steps toward Or
ganizing a council of the Knights of
Columbus. 1t will require at least
thirty members to form lodge in the
city, and that number is now assured.
Eugene Blakeslee, of Texas, an old
member of the order. happened to be in
the city yesterday, and assisted in the
preliminary steps. The following
temporary officers were elected: Thos.
A. Borton, president; ]. T. Mcguire,
secretary, and John |. Reilly, treasurer.
The Knights of Columbus is a strong
order throughout the east, and is said
to number at least 100000 The organ
izer will be in the city shortly from
Ell Paso, and the local council will he
formally installed.
G. H. Roberts and wife returned from
their outing in the Santa Ritas last
evening. They have been encamped
in Gardner's' canyon, some sixty-sevan
miles from Tucson, for the past two
months. They have certainly spent
a most delightful summer. Mrs. Rob-
erts has fully recovered her health.
and does not look like the same
woman. The rains in that section
have been heavy and abundant. The
grass is fully foot high, and there
is just miles Of it. The party never
had to buy feed for their horses, and
the stock in the hills are just rolling
Fat They had severe hail and rain
storm a few nights ago, and the can
yon had running torrent in no time
Mr.. Roberts says that he is in to stay
for the winter at least, and will reopen
his French restaurant next Monday
The remains of the late Mrs. Frank
}. Duffy were shipped to Nogales On
the International this morning. The
remains were accompanied by Mr.
Duffy and his sister, Miss Marguerite
Duffy, and by the sister of the de-
ceased, Mrs. P. ]. Aguirre. Mr.. Duffy
has received numerous expressions Of
sympathy from his many friends in
tucson and Nogales. The funeral
will take place from the Catholic
church in Nogales tomorrow morning,
The funeral of Mrs. ]. w. Ross took
place from the cathedral this morn
ing about II o'clock The loctl mo~n-
bers of the G. A. R. and many of the
Sons of Veterans were in attendance.
Being the wife of retired army Off
Ger, the remains We're inferred in the
q. A. r. cemetery. The sympathy Of
the community is extended to Captain
Ross in his great bereavement.
Lloyd D. Hendricks. the young and
promising son of Mr. and Mrs. j. B.
died at their residence. 445
Russell street. late yesterday after
noon. Spinal meningitis was the
cause of his death. The funeral took
place from the family residence at !
o'clock this afternoon. Lloyd was a
bright little lad. and his loss Will be
sOrely felt by his parents.
Vernon l.. Clark, chairman of The
Statehood committee Of the Phoenix
board of trade has stated that no reg
ular delegates from the counties to the
Statehood meeting, which is to be |
held in Los Angeles shortly, will be
appointed. However any persons from /
the counties who will guarantee that /
they will be present at the meeting |
will be qualified to act as a delegate |
Tucson will undoubtedly send dele !
gate to this meeting of the Senate COM /
mittee on Territories.