Arizona republican., 1904-08-08


 county. where there is an increase of nearly s2.OO00 900.
 THE BOATMEN OF THE GILA.- George E. Truman citizen member of the board of control, returned las. night from a short visit to Florence. He found coming back that the Gila was unfordable and the passengers were rowed across. Mir. Truman still bore marks of his voyage. The boat men of the Arizona rivers do not have sufficient aquatic practice to keep themselves in as fine form as the Vene- tian gondoliers. This particular boat man was particularly out of practice and he kept catching crabs all the way across. The water of the Gila, when there is any water in it at all is Of a specially consistent character and the drops which showered the paSsen- gers contained a strong precipitation of mud. The lady passengers in theiT sheer gowns especially suffered. THE POLICE REcORD.-Saturday night and Sunday morning were rather more fruitful than usual in the way of | police hauls in the good old summer ! time. Early yesterday morning a raid was made on a Japanese stronghold the defenders of the castle capitulating | without a struggle. Two arrests were made. One was Chikusha, d fairy-like damsel, and the other was Harayama, of whom she is enamored. The Cou- pie came from San Francisco, arriv- 1 ing three days ago. They were charg- | ed with living in contravention of the l laws and in violation of the city ordi- nances. They immediately put up cash bail bonds of ten dollars each and were | released. being cited to appear in cours this afternoon. R. J. Fisher and Mar garita Gotora were arrested on a simi- lar charge and tided over their diffi- culties in the same manner. tempora- rily at least. Another young woman was arrested for drunkenness and will be held for trial unless friends come to her rescue, which is doubtful as she is an old offender. Alex Castro was arrested for allowing himself to be run down while drunk and asleep. Another man, who recently arrixed in the city got drunk and fell down in Wall street Saturday evening. accidentally break ing some window glass. He paid for the damage and no charge was booked | against him.
 THE FILIPINO BoYS.-It Is not too late to make a favorable comment on the Filipino boys who passed through last week. Of the hundred who dined at the Ford hotel. twenty eight found time and inclination to place their names on the hotel regis ter. Since then all who have looked over the list have commented on the style of penmanship, which it may be truthfully said was better than any other twenty eight signatures ever placed in a list on a Phoenix hotel reg ister. They were school boys of course and naturally took a little pride in writing their names while the aver age person tries to see how illegibly he car write on a. ho.el register. But not all were rot schOol-boy hands some being good business hands, and only a few with un- necessary fourishes and fancy touches. Another thing noted was the representative character of the boys. They seem to have been selected, rare ly from the city of Manila, but more generally from the outlying prov inces, so tbat when they return home their influence may be felt through out the entire archipelago. The twen- ty-eight who registered came from sev- enteen different places and many from different islands, as follows: Santa Cruz, Laguna; Cuyo island; Dumaz- uste Negros, Oriental, P. l.; Guinoba- tau, Albay; Gubat, Sorsogoir; Iipa. Batangas; linus, Cavite; Laoag, Island | Norte; Manila; Iloilo, Panay; Boac Marmaduque Luzon; Passi, Illoilo; Soghilsrau. Bohcl; Capiz, Panay; Lair zaus, Samar; Bangued. Abra; Dagu- pan.