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COCHISE REVIEW SFftViv .VOLUME V. "BISBEE, AEIZONA, SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 9, 1901. NUMBER 6 mi u :-.h . -. - SSv r -. ft ft 1 SR v ,-, 1 a A 55 i ?! i : sz E ARIZONA LAW MAKERS. The Session Fast Drawing to a Close. The Code Unfinished. Will Adjourn March 16th. The Governor's Veto. Verde ComMHI IntroducMfltt Phoenix, Ariz., MarclrfT The Ivy iarigation bill has gone whero the woodbine twineth. It was a measure well meant and abounding in good features, but was opposed by both the corporation ditch companies afajythe individual irrigators. Perhaps the most important argument against its enactment was that the machinery pro vided for its administration was both cumbersome and expensive. And its effect, accordlngito one of the Arizona district judges, would have been to promote, Instead of to still, the irriga tion litigation that so much vexes at present. Tho bill is understood to have been one that has been bronght before tho local wator storage commit tee and by it has been turned down. At any rate, tho main arguments against its passage came from B. A. Fowler of Maricopa, tho storage com mittee's chairmen. Tho debate be tween Ivy and Fowler became acri monious in the extreme at one stage of the proceedings. Early in the week Governor Murphy sent In his veto of the bill providing funds for the improvement of the Ter ritory's penitentiary at Yuma. The way the Legislntnro jumped on the veto was a terror to snakes. The House didn't hit it so hard. Only enough votes were secured to do tho business, namely 16 to 8, but the Coun cil hit it 10 to 2. Perkins of Apache and Riordan of Coconino were the only onos who voted to sustain the Governor Tho legislators were actuated by a varioty of motives. Some or them, like St. Charles, simply looked at the economical features; others were tied up in dickers that involved the fates of other measures in which they were moro intimately concerned; others saw in prison removal a possible Santa Fe scheme, and stood by the Southern Pacitic. Others "had it in" for the governor. Of course IveB and Crouch had local interests at heart. An investigation committee has been appointed to work over tho accounts of tho Territorial Auditor and the Board of Control. The chief source of the legislature's interest in the premises appears to be in connection with tho printing of the reports of the territo rial boards. Tho Arizona Republican did tho printing, and Auditor Vickers happens to bo one of the owners of the Arizona Republican. The price charged for tho whole batch was somewhere around $1,200, tho Auditor's report in cluded. On that there could not have been moro than $400 prolit. It is pos sible that the action in printing the' reports before the legislature ordered tho printing done was irregular, but no ono around here believes that any thing venal will be established by the investigation Perhaps tho committee had better investigate a charge made in the Yuma Sun that "Doc. Vickers is not satisfied with the small sums he has been able to filch from the business men of Yuma on prison supply con tracts." Hero is a charge of extreme gravity. If tho committee fails to take it up, it would behoovo tho Auditor to demand its investigation on his own account. If untrue, it ia libel. If it is truo tho quicker tho legislature llnds it out tho hotter. Councilman Blair, of Pinal has in troduced an equal rights bill. In it ho has the actiyo and enthusiastic support of a dozen sprightly ladies, but fow of his colloagues. Indeed, I haven't been Informed whether Blair himself is in favor of tho measure. Tho Woman's Equal Suffrage Association, Mw. W. O. O'Nell presiding, has been in ses sion in Phoonix during a part of tho past week and is preparing to push the bill. Tho measuro went to the judi ciary committee, of which Mr. Blair is chairman, so will undoubtedly be re ported back to the council. Tho divorce statute in the code 1 g FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF BISBEE adopted by the council. is pne designed to discourage attempts to end marital infelicities by other modes than the shotgun or cold poison. It provides that a man must be continuously drunk and cruel for two years before a cause of action may accrue to his wife. The educational appropriation bills have all received the signature of the governor. The Arizona Normal at Tempe gets a regular levy of 5 cents on tho $100 valuation and about $12,000 for a dormitbry. The Northern Nor mal gets about $8,000 a year and $2,500 extra for present emergencies. The University gets a 5 cent levy for main tenance and $25,000 more in bonds for an administration building, together with a levy for payment of interest on the bonds. It is probable that Graham and Co chise counties will have little county seat elections before long. A bill that has passed the house permits a change of county seat on a bare majority vote. The bill was introduced by Ijams, and his Safford constituents have registered no kick thus far in the proceedings. Senator Clark didn't come to Phoo nix. Ho lost three days up in Nevada somehow and his schedule had to bo changed to suit. His left bower, Allen, is camping with the legislature, how ever. Allen hasn't had the Clark county bill introduced yet, though tho session is getting perilously near the edge. It is possible ho hasn't such a cinch on tho measure as has been im agined. Yot the bullion tax bill was killed with tho most charming unanim ity in tho houso. Curiously enough, at the present writing Allen is engaged in booming tho bill for tho creation of tho oflleo of mino inspector. You know ho has bitterly fought such inoas ures before. Now ho tells mo that tho senator is in favor of it. The Jerome minor's union, which does nothing con trary to' Clark's wiskos, has memorial ized tho legislature to pass tho bill. Yet the United Verdo is still a "secrot" mine Tho Military code has passed the house, cut down only in that it provides for oight companies instead of ton. It reinstates the former territorial allow ance of $.'J0 per month per company for armory rent and expenses, and gives tho Adjutant General his expenses. Also passed tho house aro bills for tax atioa of translont herds in tho homo counties and for sanitary inspection of sheep bands. The bill cutting 'down justice and constable fees in vagrancy cases to a maximum of $30 a month has been defeated. Tho county superaisors can prepare for the heaviest territorial tax levy they have ever known. It will not be less than $1.05, in place of the maxi mum of .87 heretofore known Congress has adjourned without giv ing additional time in which the legis lature might complete the code. That means heavy work from now on. And the members have given up all hope of turning out the code in the shape that it should be. "We won't correct more than half the errors," was the way one leading member expressed it. Allen has had his bill introduced, but the baby's name is "Verde county," and not "Clark." Just what caused the change is not definitely known, but it is understood the senator himself ob jected to tho self-glorification indicated. There was a little fight over the rout ing of tho bill, but on a show of strength the bill went where, its intro ducer, Campbell, wished, to the com mittee on territorial affairs, which is expected to report it back favorably. The vote was significant in that it de veloped a strength of ten votes solidly arrayed against the measure. James II. McClintock. It is with sincere regret that tho cit izens of Phoenix learn of the contem plated removal from tho city of one of the best known and most respected bus iuess men, Mr. B. T. Gillott. When a citizen of Dos Moines, Iowa, Mr Gil lett was for several years a member and officer of tho board of trustees of tho Iowa university. After coming to Phoonix he was a member of the High School board of education, and as sec retary bore the burden of tho work. rxe is presiuunt ui uiu oiiiu3L uuuiuii.. and ono of tho trustees of tho Crittcri- ton home. A member of tho sovefal Masonic bodies, ho is past eminent commander of Phoenix cotnmaudery Knights Templar. Honored as a busi nes man and as a citizen, an able writer and speaker, a genial companion, tho good wishes of many friends will go with Mr. Gillott to his now homo in Bisbo, whore he accepts a responsible position in tho mercantile house of the topper Quoon Consolidated Mining company. Phoonix Republican. Burt Mooro was touched in Clifton last week for $85. A number of "touch ing" Incidents have occurred in Clifton during tho past fow weeks. Several of tho light-fingored gentry seem to le making headquarters in Clifton. W. F. Hagan, while in El Paso last week, learned that Pantalona Garcia, who was wanted in Graham county for jail breaking, had recently been ar r sted at Cook's Peak and was then in jail at Silver City. Being a deputy sheriff of this county, Mr. Hagan went to Silver City, and Garcia agreed to accompany him without tho formality 01 extradition papers. When he ar rived at Deming with the prisonor he met Sheriff Lewis of Cochise county, who wanted Garcia for murder commit ted in that county. Mr. Hagan recived instructions from Sheriff Parks to turn the prisoner over to the sheriff of Co chise, which he did. Garcia is now in jail at Tombstone, awaiting trial. He is said to be a very bad and dangerous man, and it is to be hoped that he will be put where he will not have an op portunity to commit any more crimes. Mr. Hagan speaks in the highest terms of the treatment he received from the sheriff of Grant county, Arthur Good dell. Copper Era. The Era believes that it is not di vulging a secret announcing that the General Electric company, one of the largest corporations in America, is now closing a deal through its agents for a large number of prospects and par tially developed copper mines in this district. The particulars of the deal are not yet attainable, but perhaps will be given to the public through the Era next week. The General Electric com pany is a heavy consumer of copper, which it will soon be producing from its own mines and plant in this district. Prof. C. H. Shaw, an antiquarian of Chicago and now a resident of Phoe nix, recently discovered a necklace consisting of twenty-eight great blue turquoise stones unusually rare for size beauty and value. The stones were discovered in an apartment in tho ruin near Casa Grande, containing stone slabs with inscriptions and pictures, ono of them representing a ruler and armed attendants brandishing their weapons in a closo cnurasremont with an indescribablo beast. Sam Kinsr is in town from Yumn. where he has been for the past ten days. Ho was a member of tho posse that pursued W. B. Fain, who was im plicated in tho murder of his sister, Mrs. Burns. He condemns tho sheriff's olJlco very severely in regard to tho es cape of Fain, which he claims was due to absolute negligence. Fain will have his examination on tho 6th unless he waives it, as Alexander did. Star. Will Parks, who has been boring a well on the east side of the San Simon valley, eight miles abovo Solomonville, has reached a depth of 480 feet, but no artesian water, which ho had hoped to fin'1, has been encountered. However, tho woll will afford abundance of stock wator and will bo valuable on that ac count, as the cattlo rango in that sec tion is very good. Bulletin. FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH First Protestant Church Building Erected in BIsbee. An Ornament to the Town and a Mona- to the Earnest Efforts of a Small Christian Organization. This structure represents the first Protestant church erected in the town of Bisbee and embodies the efforts' of a faithful band of Christ's followers. It is situated on Stevens street, on a commanding site overlooking the town. The auditorium is thirty-two by forty feet, lecture room fifteen by twenty four feet, vestibule nine by ten feet. The arrangement is such that the lec ture room and auditorium can be united, thus providing seating capacity for fully two hundred and sixty per sons. The spire is nearly seventy feet high, thus proving a prominent land mark in our town. Tho material used in construction is California redwood, and it is ceiled throughout wthi tho same material. The building is wired for electric lighting; the work was done under the supervision of a compe tent electrical engineer and is a model of its kind. To insure economy in lighting five switches are provided, subdividing and making the several parts independent of one another. Provision has also been made for ster eoptican attachments. The present seats are only temporary. As soon as the society is able the church will be painted inside and proper pews pro vided. The thanks of the society are due to the generous public, irrespective of creed, who so nobly aided them in their struggles, and especially to the Chris tian citizen who on Christmas eve presented the organization with a check for $1,050, thus removing the greatest part of the burden. Acknowledgment should be made of the self-denying and self-sacrificing efforts of the Ladies Aid Society. In all over $3,450 has been applied on the lot and building. With tho excep tion of electric lights, the house will remain in its present state until every present indebtedness is removed. Morning and evening services are held regularly. The Sunday school is in a flourishing condition, with an en rollment of 125 scholars, Mr. L. Ham ner being superintendent, aided by a progressive and effective corps of teachers. Prayer meeting is held every Thursday at 8 p. m. Tho public aro cordially invited to all the services. The membership has more than dou bled itself since the organization took place, though, owing to removals, quite a number were dismissed by letter to other M. E. churches. Tho beautiful pulpit was mndo and donatod by Mr. and Mrs. Greenlaw. The bible accompanying tho same is tho gift of George and Wallace Green law. Tbirty-ono Sunday school schol ars subscribed a plank a piece for tho building. Last, but not least, was the much appreciated gift of Row J. W. Stump and his esteemed wife of a beau tiful and chasto silver communion set, of which tho society has already par taken in memory of Him who said, "Do this In memory of Me." Rev. p. Roberts is tho pastor, who is loved and respected by all mombors of the ohurch and citizens in general. Ho has been engaged in church work in Arizona for nearly ton years, during which tlmo he has labored earnestly and unceasingly for tho cause of which ho is a truo representative. The Re view wishes tho Methodist Episcopal church a grand futuro in Bisbee. Ed. m vis 1 it Ak 1 5 . r AwrtttSVe l&rH-A.-. - j dtry-JK . . . rTlinaai in . . . .-iiwiiim i iraiiinriinM m miMii ! Minimi Itilim iwi nrir lllTIf II' THifT Mil I'lfl VffiiiClXt,Ajay. " ' "Jg1 JW 1