Arizona republican., 1904-12-09

A BlSREE VISiTOR-Mrs. Clarice Tate cf Bisbee is visiting friends in Phoenix.
 AN AFTERNOON TEA-The La- dies Aid society of the Presbyterian church will give tea this afternoon in the church parlors from 2:S0 to o'clock. All are invited, and especially strangers who may be visiting in the city.
 NEW 8U1LDlNGS-Wm. Evans and Mir. Perry are each preparing to build a comfortable brick residence, one on north First street and the other on south Center street. Bids for their construction will be opened today at o'clock at the office of W.tR. Norton, architect.
 A RETURNED WINTER RESI- DENT-H. L. Mayer of the firm of Becker, Mayer & Co. manufacturers of clothing, Chicago, returned to the city yesterday nlGg nnS. MT. Mayer spent last wfrto, in the city greatly to the advantage of his health. He was in California during the summer. He will live in the country near the city and he has provided himself with cook and other IarapherEada for liv1.!G comfortably.
 UNHAPPY CHINAMEN-Two Cclt~ namen, one of whom was in the oth- CTS debt for a small amount, engaged in a dispute that threatened a breach of the peace yesterday, carrying on rag chewing match ali the way from Washington street to Chinatown. Their explosive explosives attracted a great deal of attention and Officer Moore brought them to the city hall, where he umpired the wordy duel until a set tlement was reached, when both were released.
 RAINS IN THE SoUTH-Dr. J. c. Norton returned yesterday morning from Cochise county where he has been for the last week experimenting ex- tensive stock shipments. He said it began raining in the southern pert of day following in the northern part The rains in all sections have been heavy and there is a. great deEl of STOW in the Graham mountains. The ranges tn that part of the territory were all ready in good condition. and now the stockmen have Hothing at all to worry aboUt. Between December f and 6 nine train loads. of cattle were shipped from Wilcox. There were about 900 head of cattle to the train load.
 MAIL FOR ITALY-Those who have relatives, friends or other cor respondents in Italy will GO well to take careful note of the following concern ing new postal regulations issued by the Italian government, greatly limit ing the number and weight of articles that mlay be sent to that country by nail The matter is covered in the following from a recent fnon;aly issue of the Uniteed States postal guide: The international bureau of the Uni versal Postal Union al. Berne, Switz- erland, has announced at the request of the postal admins ration of Italy that certain articles in question which are received in Italy in the mails from other countries will be returned to origin when they exceed the rates men tiOned below" The following list is not complete but is sufficient to give an idea: All kinds ofxpictures, ma ps, cards, reproductions, designs, models, drawings, etc, maximum gnt limit, four ounces. Printed papers in deta1h- ed sheets circulars, music, proofs of printing, books and catalogues not bound, parts of periodical publications. Illustrated fashion papers, etc. printed in Italian, maximum weight limit, forty ounces. Books, papers, etc., not in the Italian language will be accepted up to the weight of two hilometers, which is nearly one pound. Books printed in any language bound in ivory, celiuloid, mother of pearl, bone, scales, or similar substance or books with metal clasps, weight limit four ounces. Books bound in any other way. twenty ounces. At tentiOn was called to this ruling speci- fcally by the fact that recently a great many pctures have been offered at the Phoenix office for mailing to Italy and most of them were over gne four ounce weight lin1tt.