The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-11

At o'clock this afternoon train No
was reported twenty minutes late
No 10 Is on time.
| rEe sad news OF the death of Miss
Maude Rodgers reached here this
morning. 1t came in letter to Mrs.
Ia ID. Chillson of this city. The death
occurred at Kirkwood, Missouri, on
the 7th instant, at 6: As a. m. Miss
Rodgers has many friends in Tucson,
who will mourn her loss. Her lovely
character and charming personality
are well remembered in the young ci-
Gle which she frequented while In this
city. The funeral was held from her
sisters residence on Wednesday after
noon
! Word reached here this morning OF
rather disastrous fire in Phoenix. The
! Five Points scnocl house was COM
! pietely destroyed. The structure had
just been completed and had not yet
been accepted by the school trustees.
The building was valued at 81. 900, and
was insured for S. 900 The school will
be rebuilt at once.
There are some people frequenting
the streets OF Tucson who seem to take
a delight In making anonymous COM
plants They are continually finding
fault with the management Of public
affairs, and picking out flaws in the
arrangement OF things. The latest
complaints Of these cranks lie the m
usual number of negroes standing on
the streets during the day. This re-
port does not seem to have the. slight
ltsf foundation. because Tucson's COL
cred population In. with very few ex-
etpstons. employed The city marshal
would certainly attend to any such
nuisance. were II called to his atten-
ton by the citizens In the right man
ner
The Degree Of Honor will meet this
evening.
Two carloads of cattle from the Salt
River Valley passed through the yards
today. They were consigned 10 east
err points.
The l. o. o r, installed officers last
e%ening.
Word reached Tucson late yesterday
afternoon OF an important capture by
The .anaers at Saeo. on the sth last
u
srrestesi man known as Ricardo
s'arausIc. but Who has gone under
several fliases. The man Ia wanted In
Texas for several murders committed
near Austin q few years ago. The
criminal In q half-breed Mexican, and
IL known as q bad man. He has sew
eral gunshot wounds on hts person.
He was taken I'd Tombstone for safe
keeping. pending the arrival OF extra
dition papers
1t was russlored about the streets to-
day that W i. Cooper. the district
attorney. had decided to onit the old
pueblo. When seen today Mr.. Cooper
confirmed the report He win leave
Tucson when his present term of ONCE
expires. which will be about the hrst
of the year. He announced last even
ing that he would not be candidate
for reelection, and caused stir IN
Republican circles by 20 doing. He
has accepted a position with the Kan
tiolph Huntington street railway syn
dlcate OF Los Angeles. His many
/ friends will regret to see him go but
hope he will better himself.
The local Republicans are having
hard time 10 pick out a man TO Dit
against Frank Murphy for sheriff In
the fall j. Knox Corbets Was settled
upon. but he preferred something else
that was n little surer, George w.
Cheney In now pominently mentioned
on the streets az the man TO make the
race. George Is o popular man. but ne
will have a hard time To beat good
Democrat with record like Frank
Murphy's. Besides. George intends 10
go to cochise county.
Word reached here today TO the
effect that r. W. Norris. former res
iient OF Tucson. had his left hand am
pu,ated few days ago In San Francis
I go. While employed In this city, pny-
sicians info, med Mr. Norris that he
mad contracted tuberculosis OF the
Joints. and to save his arm the hand
was taken of at the wrist. Mr.. NOT
Iris is an expert bookkeeper. and the
JOSS OF a hard will be geat draw
back 10 him.
! Constable Pacheco picked up another
criminal on the streets few days
ago. His name ia Simon Juarez. he
! is charged with highway robbery.
Last August he held up another man oy
the name OF Raphael Juarez at Silver
Lake, and secured some money and
valuables. The case was tried TO-DAY
! and taken under advisement by Justice
Wilson. He will In all probability be
bound over to the grand jury.
| A team, woi king on the Villaescusa
excavation took ant ton to quit about
2 o'clock today. end started on run
down Stone avenue, with one OF the
big scoops attached to them. The