Arizona republican., 1903-05-19

BOER GENERALS COMING.-It is announced by exchanges that General G. D. Joubert and Captain W. S. O'Donnell of BOer war fame are short ly to lecture in Bisbee on 'The Boer War and Its Causes
 DATE OF CHALK TALK.-It was decided last night that the chalk talk matinee by Mir Frank Holme the art ist, which it was advertised would be given at the Doris theater last Saturday, but was postponed, will take place at the theater next Saturday.
 REUBEN HILLS CONDITION.- Reuben Hill, who fell from hay stack a few days ago and was badly hurt, is still unable to be moved even in his bed but it is thought he will recover all right in time. No bones are broken but be is so sore he can hardly think with out the effort hurting him.
 HIS LAST JOURNEY.-The body of AlstCn Bowman, who shot himself ia tally at the residence of his friend, H. w. Graham, and who died later at the Sisters hospital was sent on last nights M. & P. train to his former home in Trenton. Mo. The body was escorted by John McHargue.
 POLICE COURT.-In police court yesterday Gus Stanburg was arraigned on the charge of vagrancy. He made a good talk and as his room was worth more than his presence in jail his case was continued till today and he was released on his own recognizance in the hope that it was not good. Travador Aravisa, sleeping drunk, was sent to jail for five days.
 THE BOWMAN INQUEST. = The coroner's jury in the case of Aston Bowman, the young man who shot him. self last Friday night after having es- capped from the Sisters hospital and died the following day. concluded the consideration of the case yesterday. The verdict was brief and found that the death of the young man was caused by wounds intentionally and self-in- fiicted.
 SCHOOL TAX COLLECTION. = County Assessor Luke yesterday ap- pointed R. H. Drane deputy collector of the school tax. This tax used to(b be called the poll tax. Now that the right name for it has been given it is expect ed that it will be paid with greater cheerfulness than formerly marked the giving up of it when the average and uninformed citizen thought it was inn posed upon him for the privilege of liv ing.
 EMBARRASSING FOR TEMPE CON CERT.-The gentlemen who are to charm the denizens of the vale of Tempe on Thursday evening will have a full dress rehearsal in the Fifth Avenue church this evening at half past seven o'clock. when the finishing touches will be put on the programme. While no member of the gentler sex will be permitted on the platform during the performance, quite a num- Der will accompany the troupe from Phoenix. and will be hired to cheer and throw bouquets.
 MORE RED DEVILS.-There are two more automobiles in town and in his contest with machinery the horse seems to be constantly losing ground These new machines are twins both be- ing of the Rambler make. One is own ed by F.. l.. Andrews and son and the other by Dr. O. F. Plath. The doctor has only had his machine two days but already his trouble has begun for he has broken a ten cent screw driver and greased up a pair of ten dollar pants. The office of city physician must be snap for Dr. Plath has managed to get an automobile the first week. By the end of the year he will probably own a transcontinental railroad.
 TROUBLE IN NOGALES.-From the Nogales Oasis it is learned that a trusted reporter and business represen- tative of that paper named Sullivan robbed another employe of the office of s6O and made various collections for the editor, leaving the line city before sun rise the next day. From the Nogales Vidette, the competitor of the Oasis, It
 is learned that while all this was going on an emnIove of the Vidette was busy