The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-18
THE CITY NEWS
INPHRhGRRPHS.

Al 3 o'c!Ock this afternoon train No
j was reported .NU hours late. NJ.
10 is on time.
The Liederkranz society held meet
ing last evening.
The United Brotherhood of Railway
Employees held an enthusiastic session
at Odd Fellows hall last Saturday
evening. twenty-five new members
were taken into the order at the meet
ing. and a number of applications were
proposed,
Cardina Orta, a crippled ''vag," ap-
peared before the city recorder this
morning, The judge told him that the
city was too poor to support 'vags.,"
and that consequently there was just
one thing for him to do, and that was
to get out Of town before sundown.
The big conclaye of knights of
Pythias at San Francisco is over. The
returning delegates are very notice
able on the east-bound trains. The
big Indiana delegation passed through
in two special cars attached to No. 10
this morning.
Owing to an error in a telegram
from Prescott, it was stated that the
Arizona Federation of Labor, which
was organized in that city a few days
/ ago, would meet in Phoenix on August
19 of this year. The federation will
meet August 10, 1908, instead. The Or
ganization, no doubt desired to be
eliminated from the Wilson-Shannon
fight, and thus put off it's next conven-
ton for one year. The federation
will be an active factor in politics in
future.
Word reached here yesterday that
Mrs. George G. Henderson of this city
had undergone a serious operation for
appendicitis last Tuesday, at the Cali
fornia hospital in Pasadena. The
operation was successful but she will
be confined to her bed for at least
three weeks. Mr.. Henderson is with
his wife at present. Mrs. Henderson
is employed with Smith & Ives, in this
city. and Mr.. Henderson is one of the
bookkeepers at L. Zeckendorf & Co.'s.
Their many friends in the city hope
for Mrs. Henderson's speedy recovery.
The labor unions of the city are be-
ginning to make active preparations
for the celebration of Labor Day,
which in Arizona falls on September l.
There is a possibility of a parade on
the occasion, and appropriate exer-
cises will be held in CarilIo's Garden.
One of the features of the day, how
ever will be a ball game between the
machinists and boilermakers. The
game promises to be a lively one as
all of the stars of the two trades will
be enlisted.
Mayor Schumacher is up the line.
looking for beef cattle for the local
market. Beef cattle are getting to be
a mighty scarce article, and the mayor
has harder search each time he goes
out. The recent rains have scarcely
been heavy enough to raise any great
amount of grass, and cattle are still
in poor condition.
The Grays have finally succeeded
getting a game with Fort Huachuca.
The contest will come off at Carrillo's
Gardens next Sunday. The soldiers
ave feer anxious to get a return
game with Tucson, and accepted their
challenge readily. Rube Armstrong
received word today that the boys
from the fort would be on deck next
Sunday. The soldiers have been proc.
ticing regularly since their last visit
to Tucson, and the contest will surely
be a stiff one The Grays are now
-; every evening, and are prepared to
rah it into the soldiers once more.
Salome Zimmerman charged Andres
Spinas with libel in Justice Wilson s
hot fnn q n
had been posting bills around the
streets in conspicuous places defaming
the character of the plaintiff. The
Citizen called attention to these foul
circulars some time ago, and it was
thought theat they had been stopped.
However, they are still in circulation,
and the suit is the outgrowth of them.
There is a strong case against Spinas.
DR.. Chepin returned from his Cali
fornia outing yesterday. He has been
camTing on deeC and bear trails for
the past month, and has beaten all the
fishing records ever made in California.
This is the way Doc has been telling 1t
to his friends. Judge Purcell claims 10
be the local champion with the rod and
looks like real life. He has been
oc's stories unless they are accom-
panied by affidavits. However, the
doctor has a snap shot of deer which
lo.1s like real life. He has been
around the foot of Mount Shasta sew
eral times in the course of his game
huSt.
Mrs. Frank Duffy wife of District
Attorney Frank Duffy of Santa Cruz,
died at IL" hospital about noon today
She was suffering from catarrh of the
stomach and was blul,ght to Tucson
f3r iueaical attention. about a Week
ago. She was given the very best Of
care but the disease had gone TOO far
and its inToHds could not be stopped.
Mr. Duffy and his wife's sister were at
the bedside when the end came. Mrs.
Frank Duffy was one of the most pop
ular residents Of Nogales. Her re-
mains will be shipped to that point to-
morrow on the International.
The Tucson Street Railway company
connected the North and South Stone
ayenun 1ineS at CONGRESS- street to-day