Arizona republican., 1904-05-19

| A POSTPONED MEETING.-The quarterly rally of the Young Peoples | Christian Union societies of Phoenix | set for next Friday night, has been postponed unti la week from next Fri day night. It will then be held at the M. E. church south. The programme will be announced later.
 GOV. MURPHY IN AFRICA.-For- mer Governor Murphy. who with his wife, has been making q tour of the Mediterranean ports, has reached AL giers, and it is to be inferred that he likes Anglers better than any place on the Mediterranean and incidentally is having a fine time. At any rate, some of his friends in Phoenix have received messages to the effect that "Algiers is the best yet"
 DANGEROUS FIRES.-A great deal of complaint is made of boys carelessly starting fires in the country near the city. There is a condition of drouth almost without precedent in this part of the country and already a great deal of damage has been done by fires. They are usually started by boys playing along the banks of the ditches. The fire spreaGs to the trees which have been planted and cultivated with much care for several years. Many trees have been destroyed. These fires generally break out on Saturdays from which circumstance the incendiaries are be- lieved to be Phoenix school boys.
 SANTA FEE OFFICIAL.-Mr Howell Jones of Topeka, Kansas, arrived here yesterday accompanied by Mrs. Jones and their. daughter, the party being registered at the Hotel Adams. MT. Jones is the executive head of the land department of the Santa Fe. MT. F. M. Lockwood of San Diego and MT. w. O. Secor of Los Angeles, engineers, who have both been in the employ of the land department of the Santa Fe are also at the Hotel Adams and it is supposed they are here for consultation with their chief respecting surveys that have been in progress in Arizona for some years.
 HAD PICTURES TAKEN-About fifty members of the board of trade and citizens, gathered at the board room yesterday forenoon and posed for group picture by Hartwell. From the picture, slides will be made for use in Rev. w. H. Bagby's stereopticon. Rev. Bagby expects to spend sometime in the east tkiS summer, featuring on Arizona, and the lectures will be illus trated with a sterecpticon. He desires after showing some of the wonderful things that have been done in this wonderful country. to present to his au- diences the picture of some of the men who have helped to do these things. He also desires to make it clear to his audiences that this valley is peopled with real white men who wear clothes just like the business men of the east.
 JUSTICE ROBERTSON'S COURT.- Jose Lopez was tried yesterday by Justice Robertson for assaulting Hal Clark at the Manila saloon Monday night. He was found guilty, fined eight dollars and paid it. Lopez is the Mex ican that had Clark, a negro, arrested a few days ago for an alleged assault, but failed to convict him. He con tinued to camp on his trail looking for trouble and finally found it. Ramon Ortega was also held by Justice Rob ertson on a bail bond of $500 for trial on Saturday on the charge of assault ing Leonides Robles who lives near the Columbus saloon. His victim is a wom- an who was in a delicate condition and