Arizona republican., 1902-06-04

made at or near Buckeye on May r.. The warrant for his arrest was issued at the time. but he left the country immediately after the date nf the alleged crime. his wherea bouts be ing but recently ascertained.
 SALVATION ARMY-Mrs. Ensign Westacott. the wife of the present com mander of the Salvation Army. has ar rived from the south where her labor in the Army work has been crowned with sweeping success. She wishes to be q help and a blessing to the people here also. to comfort and cheer the dis couraged along the journey of life. The Golden Gate Revival brigade will hold series of meetings here also. com mencing Thursday. June 3. Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
 SUING FOR C O. M Nj SSIONS S. Charles T. Hirst yesterday filed suit in district court against J. C. Wasson for commissions amounting to S1.135 al lsged to have been earned by the plain tiff in effecting the sale of the Buckeye canal certain lands in the Buckeye country and lot of notes and mort sages. The canal was sold to d com- pany represented by James R. Thorpe for SIP, GOO for which the plaintiff says he was to receive commission of five per cent. On notes and mortgages amounting to $24.254 and on lands amounting to $1300O he was to receive two per cent. A petition was filed fo- an order of the court allowing the Methodist Episcopal church South tn mortgage property.
 LOOKING FOR POI NJ ER s = Messrs Geo. E. Upton of the Gro Grande and Geo. F. Sanders who is in tereSted in adjoinging property. spent yesterday in Phoenix, leaving on the evening train for Clifton. where they will spend a few days. Mr. Upton says there is no diminishing of the ore body in the later workings of the Orc Grande. On the contrary. there are
 frequent new strikes of remarkable richness and the prospects could not be more satisfactory. He expects that operations for the installation of reduc-
 tion works will begin very soon and his purpose in visiting Clifton is to exam . inc the electric plant at the Clifton mines and secure information that will be valua ble in the installation Of the plant at the Orc Grande.
 \ NOTABLE VISITOR.-Mr. Iiiler H. Horton. one of the leading attor-
 neyS of St. Paul. arrived in Phoenix yesterday and is stopping al the Hotel Adams. Mr. Horton is q delegate from his state to the conclaVe of the MYS tie Shrine at san Francisco. and will pro- ceed to the coast in a few days. After
 that, however, he will return to Phoc- nix, and will remain here through the summer. and perhaps permanently.
 He is not an invalid. but close applit.a-
 tion to his profession made a change of climate advisable. and having heard so much Oi the tonic and life giving ei- ements of the summer climate of the Salt River valley. he decided to give il trial. For ten years MT. Horton has been in the state senate of Minnesota and is still d member of that body. Be fore coming here AIr. Horton vas known to d number of people in Ariz- ona. and they speak of him in the nigh- est terms.
 A WARM WEATHER SUIT.-Tha only case in district court yesterday and one which threatens to be the cnly one for some time to come. is that of Beauchamp H. Smith against the KIn- of Arizona Mining company to compel the specific performance of a contract. | Smith against the company. He hal entered into d contract to put up q pumping plant for the development of water fer the mine and was to receive
 stock fer his pay. He brought suit for the delivery of the stock. Judgment was given against him. The plaintiff ] in the case now on trial is his son. and he unsuccessfuliy tried to get into the other actions as intervenor. All of yesterday was taken up in going over
 the complaint. In reply to d question
 by Judge Kent Eugene s. Ives counsel fer the defense. said he thought il
 could be tried in two days. Judge ] Conroy. of Los Angeles. for the plaintiff. made quite different estimate. He thought the case could not be concluded within less than ten days. Judge Kent accordingly ordered
 the days to be made half an hour | longer so that court will convene at | S:2G o'clock instead of 2.