Arizona republican., 1902-06-23

a Christian newspaper man ought not | to do. He is also said to be d sport who | don't care for expenses or who pays | the freight. He is sixty years old, has a gray moustache and hair and walks with quick step, impressing enc as a man with lots of business on hand. A FINE SPECIMEN.-An employee of this office has captured and placed l in alcohol what he is pleased to believe | is the "champeen" mosquito of the | southwest. It may not be mosquito, but it looks more like one than any other wild animal that inhabits these parts. In fact, it looks just like mos quito of that size would be expected to | look, only he has no proboscis. Instead of it. though, he has four hooks on his | mouth like grappling irons. or like a centipede. He is about three inches long and measures two inches and a half from tip to tip. Ii it is real mosquito, either of the old fashioned kind, or q new variety, it is a good thing he is not at large.
 AN INDIAN BURGLAR.-An Indian who has been employed at the ranch of w. A. Wharton, who lives on the Tempe road, was arrested yesterday morning on charge of burglary. On Saturday afternoon the family of MT. Wharton came to town and left the h. dian alone at the ranch. After they had gone lie ranSacked the house. and took. among other things. gun be- longing to MT. Wharton. He also took horse and saddle and came to town. He returned late al night, put the horse in the stable and attempted 10 restore the gun, when he awakened the family. It was discovered yeSter- day morning that several articles were missing. and among them a watch, which was afterwards found in the h. dian's Valise. A report was made to the office of the sheriff and the Indian was taken into custody.
 SHOT A HORSE-A young man by the name of Balsz. living near Glen dale, came to town yesterday morning and complained that Walter Lund, q druggist at Glendale, had shot horse belonging to him. The horse had been ma king a hang-out of a haystack, the property of Mr. Lund. who kept re- minding the owner of the animal that on account of the unusual drouth of the present season hay was getting to be scarce. In order to prove that what he said was true and that horses were of less importance than alfalfa, he emptied the contents of a double barreled shotgun into the animal yes terday morning. Al the time the boy left home the horse vas alive, but it was feared that his usefulness had been permanently impaired A war rant was issued for the arrest of Lund.
 PHOENIN TOURISTS.-B. F. Smith and F. A. Boyer, who left Phoenix q few days ago on wheels, reached Pres colt Friday night, says the Journal Miner. They are travelling on bicycles and with the Coey attachment for fit ting rails, travel along the railroad. They state that the curves on the S. r. P. X r. are hard. and they cannot make over seventy-five miles a day, and were longing to get on the main trunk line, where they can sail right along. They are en route tC Chicago, and expect to reach their destination in two weeks. Both men are over fifty years of age, and they say they are go- ing to beat all records in the United States and Canada. and accordingly every law of every state. They also informed the reporter that they have money. like to sleep out. are having q good time all by themselves. but don't like newspaper notoriety. as il puts the railroads onto their scheme. They are hardy and rugged and both are gradu- ates of Yale.
 A PERRENNIAL SCANDAL.-The Stassforth- Irwin scandal is peren- nial plant and seems to bloom in south ern Arizona whenever gossip gets scarce down there. About year ago a man named O. A. Stassforth was arrested in Nogales at the instance of his wife, a Los Angeles woman. for violation of the Edmunds act. The wo- man in the case was Caroline D. Irwin. and q warrant was issued for her at by slipping over the line Stassforth was tried and acquitted, the defense being that he and the woman were en- gagged in d mining enterprise and that their relations were in no way inn proper. That was thought to be the end of the case, but a few days ago an officer discovered Mrs. Irwin at Benson on board westbound train. He wired Tucson officer to arrest her at the depot, which was done, and she gave bonds for appearance. Later reports the ground that if Stassforth is not guilty, the woman is not