Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-07-29

promise. He was graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1895.
THE SOAP SPRINGS.-David Green
wood came down from the soap springs
yesterday. Arrangements are being
made for the Improvement of the
springs and for fitting them up for WISH
tors. There is Il good deal of mining
activity in that neighborhood and there
is going to be q great deal more before
long. Mr.. Fuller has taken possession
of mine there in which he has been
interested for a long time. and by the
first of August expects to have a force
of thirty men at work.
MONT PELEE SUNSETS.-Phoenix
is now in full enjoyment of the Mont
Pelee sunsets. which We're promised al
the time of the eruption of the volcano.
II was predicted that they would APP
pear in this latitude about July 4. At
sunset the western sky is blood red.
II slowly changes to a beautiful SAT-
from. which gradually merges into a
darker hue. and at last gives way to
the hue of night. 1t is nearly half
past o'clock at night before the last
color of the sunset dies away. They
have been observed for three nights
a l.
teen ear-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
l.. j. Rice was thrown from u horse
last evening just after dark near the
residence of ]. b. Woodward in Den
mis- addition. She was discovered by
the residents of that vicinity, taken
home and given medical attention. The
young lady was very seriously and
painfully, but not necessarily. danger
Thea low
side was fractured, and she was other
wise badly bruised. She was rendered
unconscious. but only for a few min
uteS-
SHE WAS A LADY.-A female who
lives south of Jackson street and east
of Seventh, not very far from either
Ghis is at the same time a geographic
cal designation and a description OF
moral status). yesterday sent a male
creature who lives with her and whom
she supports to a store to make some
purchases. The goods were not deliv-
cred as soon as the woman expected.
She had been misinformed as to the
place where they had been bought and
she called up another store. A clerk
told her that he knew nothing about
the order, and when the woman repeat
ed the list of things she had sent for
he told her that no such order had been
received. She became angry and the
clerk said something more that further
heated her temper. when she undertook
to tell him that he was mistaken as TO
her identity. She shouted over the tela-
phone, contrary to the rules of the
company: Il want you to understand
that I'm lady, - - you - -
CISADrlI EnD
Thomas j. Murphy and wife of 511 East
Eighty-siXth street, New York, have
written The Republican requesting that
publicity be given their desire to as
certain the whereabouts. if living. and
time and date of death, if dead, of
their brother. John w. Murphy. who
left New YORK in March. 1900. for Phoe-
nix. He is described as being five feet
seven inches tall, weighing 800 pounds
and having dark mustache and gray
hair. His age is forty-two years. The
missing man had previously lived IF
teen years i'll the west, and was at one
time a member Of Company D, First
cavalry, in the regular army, stationed
at Walla Walla. Wash. The writers
of the letter state that they have had
bu1 one letter from the missing man
answered. but not replied to. The rel
atives have long been anxious about
him, but some information is now made
necessary by the death of an aunt in
Brooklyn. who has left a piece of
property to Mr. Murphy and mis- sister
He TAPPED THE TILL-Clinton
Stevens. young colored boy. is in the
county jail for tapping the till of Bob
Stevens for.
street. where he was employed as a
bootblack. He made his raise on Sun
day afternoon. He got into the drawer
where the money was concealed by
springing the top of the table high
enough to let the drawer come out
After he had emptied it he sprung il
back thus investing the robbery with
an air of mystery. He made the mis-
take of leaving the back door open and
leaving an electric fan running, for he
had made himself as comfortable as
possible While committing the burglary.
He was arrested by the police Sunday
night and confessed. He was turned
over to the county authorities yester-
Gay afternoon. He said he did not go
INTO tbs shop to rob it, but while he
was lying in the bathtub he happened
TO look at the drawer where he knew
the money was kept. He thought how
much he could win at craps with 1t and
took it. When he was arrested he had
none left. Neither Little Joe nor Big
Dick nor anything else had come when
he called it. He stole between SO and
S11.
Des Moines, Ia, has purchased three