Arizona republican., 1905-03-01


 demonstrated that he is something of a sprinter. In contest between the
 University of California and Occidental college he won two mile footrace in
 twelve minutes, thirty three and one half seconds.
 ROUNDING UP CHINESE-George w. Webb, the head of the Chinese in | spection service in this part of the country arrived from the south yester- day morning ~on his way to Prescott It is understood that a heavy catch of Chinese men and women unlawfully in the country has been made somewhere in the north. They will be brought to Phoenix.
 AN INDIAN SCHOOL CONTEST | The fifth annual prize contest in dee- lamation for the members of the jun for class at the Phoenix Indian school will take place in the school chapel at 8 o'clock p. m. Thursday, March l, 1905 There will be good music and a varied program. The public is cordially invit- ed to be present. There is no charge for admission.
 CAVE CREEK BILLS-The board of trade cofnmittee of fifteen held meeting yesterday and finished the preparation of bills it is proposed to have introduced in the legislature to- | day; one appropriating money for one half of the work of constructing dyke and another authorizing the board of supervisors to spend an equal amount of county funds for the same 1 purpose.
 NEW RATioNS-Articles of the following corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder yes terday: Woolley Smokeless Furnace | lor nil cfo G0En porators G. A AIintz and I. T. Stod- dard; Lida Detroit Mining company, capital stock. $1,0OO. .00O, incorporators H. Bobertz, G. H. Bobertz and K. F. Luekman; F. w. Hopkins Printing company, capital stock $25,000, incor- porators R. Sage, F. E. Hopkins and M. B. Miller; Laclede Mining company, capital stock, $5O,0OO. incorporators A. Ross and D.'Loewan.
 A SUIT FOR INSURANCE-It was learned last night that suit had been begun in Los Angeles by c. Weilander against the Fraternal Brotherhood to recover $2.000, the amount of a policy issued to J. Carlson, who died here last spring. Carlson. and his wife, both in- valids, came to Phoenix from Green Lake, Wash. something more than d year ago. The wife also died in this city. Both were insured in the Frater- nal Brotherhood the wife for $1,20O. Her policy was paid without question:. The policy on the life of Carlson was made payable to Wielander.
 THE BENSON SMELTER-Mr. R. H. Clary, ore purchasing agent of the Southwestern Smelling and Refining Co, at Benson. arrived yesterday from Tucson and registered at the Hotel Adams. MT. Clary is in the market for copper ores and says the shelter at Benson will blow in probably be- fore the expiration of thirty days with a capacity of 200 tons daily The com pany expects to treat only copper ores for the present but it will probably in- stall one or more lead stacks during the year. MT. Clary has just recently come from southeastern Alaska where he was engaged in gold milling. He considers Benson an admirable point for the location of a customs smelter and expects his company to build up very large tonnage
 MExICO-"Mexico, Yesterday and Today" is the title of a paper covered publication in English, from the pen of Bernardo Mallen, prepared with the authority of the Mexican government for general distribution at the St. Louis fair. Copies of the publication were left at The Republican office yes terday through the courtesy of Con- sul Pima. The book has the picture of President Diaz for a frontspiece and is devoted to an exposition of the resources of that great country and tables summarizing the volume of its commercial business. There is much statistical data covering the achieve ments of the last twenty eight years and there is a clear intimation of the wonderful advancement that is to be made :n Mexico in the future It is altogether a most useful reference book and one that will well serve the purposes intended.