Arizona republican., 1903-05-08

VISITING SHERIFFS. - Sheriff Murphy of Pima and Sheriff Dell Lewis Of Cochise were in the city yesterday on official business.
 TEMPE'S NEW JUSTICE. - The bond of Andrew Nelson who was ap- pointed justice of the peace for Tempe precinct to fill the vacancy caused by
 the death of the late J. T. Priest was filed in the office of the county record CT yesterday.
 SOCIALIST LECTURES. - Father Haggerty, Catholic priest addressed a very fair sized audience in O'Neill hall last night and the night before on the subject of socilism. He is very clear and earnest speaker.
 A WHEEL FOUND.-The police de- partment has in its possession a bicy cle of the Crescent make which was found in the lower part of town to- gether with bicycle lamp. The own- CT can have the wheel by calling on the marshal.
 CHRISTIANIZING DOUGLAS. - Christianity is rapidly rubbing the rough edges off the border town of Douglas. A few months ago a Baptist church was organized there and now the Presbyterians have a church or ganizatio completed.
 A COSTLY RIDE.-A Mexican tramp lost d foot near Gila Bend yesterday morning. He was trying to board a freight train a cople of miles east of the station and fell between two cars. The next heaviest loser by the accident will be the county. Word was received by the board of supervisors that the victim would be brought to the poor farm this morning.
 A FREE RECITAL.-The pupils of William Edson Strobridge will give a recital of much interest tonight at the Christian church. The programme will begin promptly at 8 o'clock and will comprise mary compositions O; the great composers and some in a lighter vein. This is the final recital of the season and all are very cordially in vited to be present. There will. of course. be no admission charged
 GUN CLUB SCORES-The monthly contest for the Peters trophy by the members of the Phoenix Gun club yes terday afternoon resulted in the follow ing scores out of a possible twenty-five: Harrison. IS; Morrell, 20: Tanner, 20; Wilson, 19; Aitken. 23 After the han dicaps were shot up Harrison & Ait ken were tied on 24 each the other shooters making g each. In shooting off the tie at ten targets each Aitken won by ore target.
 CONSUL PIMA The news comes from Prescott that Asus- tin Pima of this city. Mexican consul, has called the attention of his govern
 IT rera. who was arrested in Prescott three or four months ago for killing man named Finley and that the Mexi- can government is in corresUOndence with Secretary Hay respecting the matter. The accused is said to be an educated Mexican of good family and committed the crime while under the influence of liquor.
 PETERSON'S TROUBLE. - Young Peterson, who was arrested on the complaint of his father, who lives at McCabe because he had committed the crime of wanting to get married, was taken north yesterday morning. Miss Earl, the young woman in the case, went back on the same train. Their nuptials have been postponed some thing more than e year already by the ODOuTdCy CI iie pdIGIlS put llAe TIT of love are burning as intently as they did a year ago and in the natural ord CT oi things this wedding will be pull ed off some time.
 ETHICS OF HORSE E-STEAL1NG.- Among reputable horsethieves it has not generally been considered good form to steal horses of the sheriffs in the various counties where the thieves operate. Such a course natIr- ally has a tendency to prejudice the officers against the profession and make them feel something of personal spite in their welfare against them. But the outlaws of southern Arizona seem to have laid aside all the ethics of their profession and are stealing promiscuously in violation of all recog- nized customs. A few months ago thieves burglarized the residence of the COchise county sheriff and if memory serves stole some horses from him also grt-< S,fC s- l,1.