Arizona republican., 1902-06-13

the growth of the metropolis where they are engaged now in tearing down $l.0O0.00O buildings. which are hardly five years old to make places for 5000, 900 structures
 ALLEGED CANANEA PLAGUE- Dr. Hill Hastings. past assistant sur Seon Of the |. $. marine hospital ser vice, and who is in charge of the southern California quarantine district, visited La Cananea recently He Was sent there by the government to inv4s- tigate the alleged existence of q plague called black heart. The Bisbee ts4- view says his visit was secret to all but. the officials of the company. and that he has not announced just what his "e- port to the government will be- but that enough was said to warrant the statement that there was no ground for the sensational reports sent out by he correspondents.
 FRATERNAL RHOOD- The Fraternal Brotherhood held an in- teresting meeting last night in Padgat hall at which the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: Past president. A. ]. Stoner: president. G. E. Couch: vice president. Mrs. Ella r. treasurer. Chas. A. Bandy: sergeant. Mrs. J. P. Bunker: master at arms. F. l.. Potter; inner doorkeeper. Mrs. Adda Shipman: outre doorkeeper A. F Dom: physician. O. E. Plath. Two candidates were initiated and the latte, part of the evening was devoted to | repast of ice cream and cake.
 THE YAQUI WAR-Col William Christy. en route home from the Cial.- eguita Copper mines. in Sonora. ~as interviewed in Tucson by q Citizen re- porter on the subject of the Yaqui war. The Colonel said he traVeled overland for ninety miles with q small party and they were in no manner interfered with. He saw q few Yaquis. but all seemed to be friendly with Americans. He IS quoted by the Citizen, though. as reporting q battle that occurred last Monday morning near Santa Rosa be tween 6G0 Mexican troops and eG0 s.- qui men. women and children, who had been surrounded during the night The report says that & Yaqui men md l30 women and children were killed and all the rest taken prisoners
 RESTLESS PRISONERS-The police have now the hardest prisoners to keep that have ever been enrolled on the chain gang. Yesterday morning one of them with d ball and chain tried to run away from the gang at the corner of Washington and Center streets. He was seen before he got very far A couple Of days ago Jack MaeSer eluded the guards and got out Of sight. He made his way to q black smith shop on the bank of the canal on North Center street and begged the proprietor to release him from d heavy ball and chain. The blacksmith told him it always pleased him to assist q man in trouble. but he did not like to do kind act which might land him in the jug himself. The prisoner pursued his flight but the ball was so heavy that he got along slowly. and beside left mark like a big snake trail. He was missed at last and the guard had no trouble in following him. He found him concealed under bridge near the blacksmith shop. where he intended to remain until night.
 HIS FIRST TELEPHONE TALK.- At the meeting of the water storage commission yesterday il Was brought out that Chairman Priest. Of the com mission. had never talked over a tele- phone until the day before when he was called up Secretary F'ulwiIer end asked to order the meeting Mir Priest has had access to telephones for twelve years. but he did not believe that te could understand or that anybody could understand him. He found that conversation is as easy as falling off q log Secretary Fulwiler. on the other hand. is an old veteran or the tele- phone. and sometimes uses it when it IS not necessary. For instance. he call ed up some one the other day and en- tered upon q spirited conversation with man he supposed he knew. lie was getting all the information lie asked for until something occurred to make him inquire who was his inform ant Ii was his assistant. Lloyd B. Christy, of the Valley bank. in the ad- joining room. By opening the door ie- tween them Mir. Fulwiler could have had heart to heart talk with Mir. Christy without bothering the central girls.