Arizona republican., 1904-05-09

w. C. T. U. CONVENTION.-Th fifth annual convention of the w. c. T.
 U. will be held in the parlors of the Friday, May 13. The morning session will open at 9:3O o'clock. Friends Of the cause are cordially invited to at tend. A welcome is also extended to the local unions of the county.
 THE BEST GRADE.-A further an alysis of the sand rock and shale froIn the bottom of the Pinal Paraffine Oil company's Blackberry well shows that it contains five per cent. of the purest and highest parafine wax. says the Florence Blade. This settles beyond all question of doubt that if oil should be encountered in the we'll in paying quantity it will be the highest grade paraflne oil. which is worth about eight times as much in the market as the ordinary fuel oil with an asphaltum base.
 THE ANDERSON CAsE.-This is the day set for the second trial of the case of Josiah Anderson charged with the killing of William Cameron at Agua Caliente nearly two years ago. The matter was presented to the next grand jury sitting after that tragedt, but no action was taken. The case came before the succeeding grand jury and an indictment was found. \ con- viction was obtained for manslaughtcr. but the supreme court at the last ses- sion granted q new trial. There was some doubt as to whether the trial would take place today. Several of the witnesses for the defense have not been found yet. The trial of the case will probably be preceded by an argument on the question as to whether the de- fendant can be tried for murder under the original indictment or whether he can be tried only for the offense for which he was convicted before.
 DOG OAYS.-The dog days seem to have arrived here early this year. On Saturday a gentle1uan who is visiting the city was walking down South Third avenue with an umbrella above his head. A dog that belongs to a wo- man living in that vicinity saw him and in view or the fact that there was no rain in sight, concluded the um- brella must be a joke so he ran after the man. The man thinking the dog was q vicious animal made a swipe with his parachute and during the succeeding moments it was a royal miXup resulting ,n the ruin of the watershed. Yesterday complaint was made to the police who investigated the matter. The woman said the dog was harmless and was only playing. but she would nay for the umbrella nevertheless. There is another dog on West Adams street, a brinGle bull dOg that has been conducting a guerilla warfare against passers for some time, having special spite for wheelmen Yesterday the police notified his owner that he must be restrained in his wild career or ballasted with lead. Still another dog abiding on North First street yesterday attacked a citizen in hicting a painful wound on one of his legs for the settlement of which inci- dent negotiations are now under way.
 THE RECORDERsHIP.-On June l6th it is expected the bond of Frank Thomas will be approved by the city council and the new recorder and po- lice judge will be inducted into office forthwith whereupon w. C. Foster will begin shedding some Of his mantles. It is getting too warm now for one to be too heavily clothed even with au- IhoIlly Whlcp IS sometimes a Ight and airy fabric. He considers that the work of the office Of city assessor and tax collector is Q job for a grown man and in addition thereto he has been recorder pro tenn, member of the re- publican central committee director of the city library, member of the Citi- zens. waterworks committee and sec retary of I.e Gran Proveedora de Cobre Mining company. He has. therefore, been modest about slipping into the chair of police judge and has prevailed upon Justice Burnett to handle that