Arizona republican., 1902-09-15

RAIN.-PhoeniX enjoyed another good shower early yesterday forenoon. A GIRL ,BABE.-Mr. ali. Mrs. R. B. Cannon, who reside on South First street were made happy yesterday morning by the arrival ofJa nine pound girl baby at their home.
 FUNERAL OF LOUIS ACOSTA.- Louis Acosta, a we'll known and highly respected young Mexican, died Satur- day afternoon and was buried at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 TONTO MAIL ROUTE.-Word comes from Tonto that a petition to which are annexed several hundred names has been sent to Governor Brodie to be for warded to the postoffice department The petition requests the establishment of a mail route from Phoenix to Tonto, the particulars of which have been pre- viously published at length.
 FOR THE LEGISLATURE.-T E. Flannigan yesterday yielded to the pressure of his many friends and ad- mitted that if the republican conVen tion thought him a proper candidate for the legislative assembly he would do his best to see how deep he could snow under the nominee of the demo- cratic convention. He guarantees fur ther that he will not let Jim Goodwin count him out this time.
 THE OIL WELL-The latest report from the Comeback oil well is that the machinery is working to perfection and everything is satisfactory except that the formation now being pene- trated is frightfully hard and of the nature of flint. The hole was down 65 feet and progressing only at the rate of a foot a day This formation, how ever, cannot last forever, and there is nothing to do but keep pounding away.
 LITERATURE FOR PRISONERS A communication has been received at this office from Walter T. Gregory, secretary of the prison, and who has charge of the library there, requesting the donation of books. magazines and periodicals from those who may not any longer have use for them. He de- sires that they may be collected at the newspaper offices oi the territory, and when collection is made at any office it may be sent to the prison. There is good reading room at the prison, but the stock of literature is limited.
 THE HARES GOT AwAY-An in- teresting diversion occupied the atten- tion of number of young men who are fond of bicycle riding yesterday after noon. It was called a hare and hound race. The hares were Rhodes and Starkweather, two local swifts, and they were given a good start toward the north of the city. At frequent in tervals at the intersection of roads they were to drop papers familiar to the hounds, and by which the latter could keep on the scent. A goodly pack of hounds started, but the hares made good their escape, completely throwing their pursuers off the trail. The hounds say the wind blew all the papers away. so there was no scent to follow.
 HE IS NOT A PARTISAN.-Some time ago. in an account of the killing of William Cameron by Josiah Ander son, it was mentioned in The Republi can that Anderson would likely object to have his preliminary examination before Justice Kaltenbach of Gila Bend for the reason that most of the people in that vicinity were on one side or the other of the feud which had existed in that community for years. It was also stated that Justice Kaltenbach was not friendly to the Anderson faction A letter has been received at this of flee from Justice Kaltenbach, in which he says that the statement is incorrect that he is not a member of any fac tion. and that in his official capacity he had no enemies to punish or no friends to favor.