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THE
ARIZONA
FIFTH YEAR.
PII(ENIX,v ARIZONA, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22, 1895.
VOIi.
V. NO. 231.
REPUBLICAN.
Onri
Will take place on
Washington's Birthday.
First Prize
Every Dollar Purchase Entitles you!
to a Ticket. Our Prices are Always!
the Lowest.
Clothing Store and .,
Free Emplopent Office,'
LEGISLATURE.
The Sun Shines on
Normal School.
the
Unexpected Prosperity
in the House.
A Conscientious Objection to
a Moral Measure.
Both Branches Adjourn Until Next
Tuesday on Account of a Suc
cession of Holidays.
Things looked up for the normal
school in the house yesterday. Friends
of the bill for the maintenance and
better support of that institution had
begun to fear that' nothing would come
of it, but when the measure came up
in the whole committee its opponents
disclosed unexpected weakness and
were out Toted at every point. A com
promise though was evidently neces
sary so that while the success of the
bill is probable it will not carry so
large an appropriation as had been
asked for.
Printing business cut an important
figure in both branches. Council joint
resolution No. 3, awardine the contract
for publishing the legislative proceed
ings in I he .republican and Gazette,
emerged from the conference commit
tee and was restored to the house,
where action will be taken upon it next
Tuesday.
The bill raising the age of consent
from fourteen to eighteen years passed
the house with a single dissenting vote.
ThiB was cast by a member whose
morality is beyond queetion and whose
opposition was offered only upon the
principle, not that female virtue ehould
be protected by an age of consent law.
but that libertines should be granted
immunity by such a law. He holds
that the age of consent should be raised
to the greatest age to which a female of
the human race can attain.
In view of Washington's birthday
and the subsequent carnival proceed
ings, at Nogales both branches ad
journed until next Tuesday.
The Council.
In the council yesterday council hill
No. 39, by Mr. Davis, relating to steno
graphic reporters, was indefinitely post
poned. Council bill No. 24, by Mr. Kemp, re
rm .it .wis
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In Silver.
pealing the section of the revised
atatatee relating to recording articles of
co-partnership, was reported by the
judiciary committee that it do not pass.
Mr. Babbitt epoke against the bill on
final passage. It was defeated, all
twelve members voting against it.
Council bill No. 22, by Mr. Kemp, au
thorizing officers to accept non-resident
corporations and surety companies as
surities on bonds and undertakings,
waa parsed unanimously.
Council bill No. 4, introduced bv Mr.
Lake requiring section foremen to keep
a record of all stock Killed, was passed.
The conference committee on council
joint resolution No. 3, the printing reso
lution, reported that it was unable to
agree and recommended that considera
tion of the resolution be inlefinitely
postponed. There was a division of
opinion about the adoption of the re
port but it was finally adopted by the
following vote: Ayes Aspinwall, Bab
bitt, Dunlap, Jones, Kemp, Packard,
and Doran, 7; nays Davis, Edwards,
Lake, Nugent, and Scott. 5.
Mr. Doran then moved that the resa
lution be indefinitely postponed and
stated that he was in favor of a just and
equitable compensation for the papers
alter the work was done end toward
the close of the session. Mr. Scott op
posed indefinite postponement on the
ground tt.at it was irregular, not in
conformity with parliamentary usage,
contending that the house should have
had an opportunity after passing the
resolution to recede from their amend
ment before the resolution was killed,
as indefinite postponement was equiva
lent to killing tbe resolution. His
speech occupied half an hour and was
forcible and telling. Indefinite post
ponement failed of adoption by the fol
lowing vote: Ayes, Aspinwall, Dun
lap, Jones, Kemp, Packard and Doran,
6; nays, Babbitt, Davis, Edwards,
Lake, Nugent and Scott, 6. A message
was received from tbe house asking for
the return of council joint resolution
No. 3 and it was returned to that body.
Mr. Dunlap gave notice that he would
introduce a bill relating to homesteads.
HouBe bill No. 22 by Mr. Moore pro
viding for an appropriation of $3,000 for
the education of the deaf, dumb and
blind of the territory was taken np.
Messrs. Doran and Davis spoke in favor
of the bill, the former referring to the
case of a boy in Florence who would
come under the provisions. Mr.
Edwards opposed the measure on the
grounds that Arizona waa as poor as
almost any of her citizens and that the
number of deaf, dumb and blind child
ren in the territory whose parents are
unable to educate them is probably
very small. The bill passed by the
following vote: Ayes Babbitt, Davis,
Dunlap, Jones, Kemp, Scott and Doran.
7; nays Aspinwall, Edwards, Lake,
Nugent and Packard 5.
House bill No. 19 by Mr. Wildman
relating to elections and campaigns
was taken up and passed unanimously.
Continued on eighth page.
AGE AND
YOUTH!
An
Exciting Street
counter.
En-
0.
A. Turney Assaults
Dl Ford.
A REAL ESTATE DEAL
A College Bred Nemesis
Comes In
With Hitch-Kicks
Shoulder Hits.
and
ORANGE LAND TEMPERATURE
Slander Is Uttered
Against the Salt
River Valley.
The Encounter Develops Some
thing Which -iffciy Set
People to Thinking.
One of the most extraordinary scenes
in che history of Phoenix occurred yes
terday morning in front of the National
Bank of Arizona building. It was only
a fight to which interest waa lent by
the prominence of the combatants.
There were latent facts which subse
quently came out and increased the
interest.
Dr. J. M. Ford, who had been talking
to a friend in front of the bank build
ing, turned to start down Washington
street. A dozen men happened to be
looking in that direction and they saw
Maj. J. W. Evans and O. A. Turney
meet Dr. Ford at the corner. There
was a brief conversation, not sufficiently
loud to attract attention, but attention
was attracted an instant later by a
blow delivered by Mr. Turney, landing
on the doctor's face. They grappled
and there was the usual rush of the
crowd toward the scene of an encoun
ter. The doctor is a man slight and small
of stature and gray haired. Mr. Tur
ney is a young man of average height,
weight and muscle, so there was a
popular disposition to rush in and stop
the fight.
"Stand back! I demand of you,
stand back !" shouted Maj. Evans.
For a moment, and street encounters
do not last many moments, no one in
terfered. Nobody seemed to under
stand what was going on, but every
body seemed to understand that Maj.
Evans was superintending the fight and
that he was a man who would prevent
interference by desperate measures it
necessary.
The fight which had begun bo un
evenly began to even up. The doctor
bad gained a throat-hold upon his ad
versary, who was raining blows of de
creasing violence upon his head.
The first man to break into the
charmed circle was J. C. Dobbins, who
ran past Maj. Evans and seized Turney.
The major took Dr. Ford by the
shoulder and the contestants were
dragged apart.
Neither was much the worse for the
encounter. There waa a contueion on
the bridge of the doctor's nose and a
bruise under his left eye rapidly black
enining. The crowd by this time filled the
streets and sidewalks and without
inquiry into the cause there waa a
general expression of sympathy in favor
of Dr. Ford. His size, gray hairs and
gamenesa had gained it for him.
The Precipitation.
case of a etreet encounter
In
it ib
onusual to inqure what it ia about, but
this was one which could not have
arisen over a trivial matter. The
assaulted man was a gentleman of
wealth and honorable record. The
assailant was a man of standing in
business and social circles and Maj.
Evans who waa construed to be his
sponsor in the anair is a toremost
figure in the two most extensive cor
porations in the valley .
It was learned that Mr. Turney had
been insulted bv Dr. Ford and that he
was an employe in the office of Maj.
Evans.
But there was still something back of
it all which waa developed later in the
day. .
Penal Consequences.
After the affray Mr. Turney. who
expected that complaint would he
made against him, forestalled it by
going to the office of Justice Johnstone
and entering a plea to a presumable
charge of assault. .There were-no costs
attached and a nominal fine of $5 was
imposed and paid.
Shortly afterward Mr. Turney waa
arrested by special policeman, Henry
Morgan. In his pocket was found a
loaded revolver, which constituted the
basis of a more serious charge oi carry
ing concealed weapons, made before
Recorder Schwartz. Statutory time,
that is, twenty-Jour hours, was given
him in which to plead. It is a matter
only of curious conjecture whether
the gun was in hia pocket at the
time of the fight, or whether
it was placed there afterward in antici
pation of consequences. The final re
sult in court will however likely be the
same. The lowest financial penalty
under Arizona Btatutes for carrying con
cealed weapons ia $50; the higheet is
$300. Whatever figure the recorder
may eettle upon will be decided at 3
o'clock this afternoon.
Other Consequences.
Dr. Ford has a son, a graduate from
the University of Michigan. While at
Ann Arbor he inculcated in equal and
considerable parts information on the
subjects of sciences, classics and that
later and popular addition to college
curriculams, college athletics. As eoon
as the fight in front of the National
Bank of Arizona building was over
friends of voting Mr. Ford Eaid, "When
Ernest hears of this there will be an
other session."
Dr. Ford reached the Sixth Avenue
where he is living with his wife and
son. Notwithstanding bis calm
meanor, and his assurance that he
de.
had
staid in the scrap to a finish, hie
tused face aroused filial sympathy
indignation. Young Mr. Ford
anxious to miss his lunch but
con
and
was
his
parents expostulated and told him that
it was on of consequence and begged him
to make no trouble.
Like a dutiful son he promised them
that he would never think of it again
but in five minutes he was down town
engaged in a minute search for Mr,
Turney.
Turney and the opportunity came
about three o'clock in tbe afternoon
near the Vendome, Young Mr. Ford
approached him and though they had
Dever been formally introduced Mr,
Ford led with his right landing heavily
ou Mr. Turney's neck. Mr. Turney
landed heavily on the real estate there
abouts. He regained his feet and there
were other facial and effective landings
all made by Mr. Ford. ,
The proceedings grew so monotonous
that Mr. Turney in a fit of disgust and
an excited pace strolled away. Young
Mr. Ford pursued and saw a brilliant
opportunity to introduce that famous
and graceful foot ball maneuver known
as the "hitch-kick." He had not for
gotten bow (he's been out of
college only a year) and Mr,
Turney stopped and waa easily per
suaded to return to the gathering
and enthusiastic crowd before which he
solemnly asseverated that he was sin
cerely sorry that he had addressed tbe
venerable Dr. Ford in such an abrupt
and informal manner in front of the
National Bank of Arizona building,
Young Mr. Ford was satisfied but in tbe
crowd were a lot of ditch blooded and
cruel persons who had never been to
college and who knew nothing about
athletic sports, "hitch-kicks" and
shoulder hits, and who cried, "Give it
to him again!" They cared nothing
about the justice of the situation ; they
were simplv endeavoring to cater to
their own amueement.
Back of it All.
Dr. 3 . M. Ford came to Phoenix about
six months ago. It was known only
of him that he had been closely iden
tified with Kansas City in its crescent
period. He had been the president of
its chamber of commerce. His inter
eats extended through Eeveral Texa:
towns and those who knew him said
that wherever jhe went there muat bo
signs of prosperity or he would not go.
Soon after his arrival in Phoenix ho
startled a sluggish real estate market
by deais amounting to $40,000. There
was another conditional deal in which,
he waa the purchaser, snd the seller,
through an agent, was the somewhat
celebrated authoress, Isabella G. Tay
lor. Before its consummation a tele
gram was received from a New York
lawy er saying that a telegram had been
received by Mrs. Taylor from a person
in Phoenix saying that her local agent
was about to sacrifice her property in
tne sale to Dr. Jf ord. v
That was tbe end of that deal for the
doctor was too busy to wait for an
adjudication. ,
In company with W. E. Thome, a
Kansas City capitalist, he was about to
purchase eighty acres of orange land in
the northwestern part of the valley.
The land belonged to to (he Uttley'a of
Hnode Island and Chatham Scott was
their agent.
This tract waa intended to be the
nncleiiR of a new Pasadena, connected
with Phoenix by electric railway, tele
phone, etc, ' the habitat of wealthy
families from the east. The papers had
been drawn up and bad been sent to
Khode Island for signature. Dr. ford
said that one dty Mr. Turney called at
his othce and told him th&t tbe mercury
had a way sometimes of hovering
mightily near zero in that locality; he
said that two years ago while it stood
within hve degrees of aero at that par
ticular spot it was sixteen above at the
Improvement company's orchard. He
further said that he waa a representa
tive of the Improvement company and
presented his card.
. The Horns of a Dilemma.
This statement concerning the tem
perature of the new Pasadena startled
both Dr. Ford and Mr. Thorne. The
latter gentleman beside being rich is
independent, does'nt care particularly
about founding new towns and be is
moreover carekes sbont the nse of
language. Said he : "I don't believe it
gets so cold up there as that;
I think that voting man's a liar; hot
one thing is mighty certain; it's either
too cold here for orapgee cr else there's
a lot ot e r ot oB here; anyhow, I
don't care to live in: this- community." ,
He went awav and the new Pasadena
preject waa temporarily abandoned.
ju.r. ford saw the Improvement peo
ple. They not only said that they had
not auihorized such a statement con
cerning the temneralure, but said with
enough warmth to anvct a falling tem
perature thai the land was safe orange
land. Dr. Ford tojd Chaplain Scott
what Mr. Turney had said and the
chaplain called for an explanation. Mr.
Turney denied the libel on the orango
land and in reply to the chap
lain' s invitation to confront tbe doctor
he said life waa too short and full of
weightier matters to be running liars
down. The chaplain related this con
versation to Dr. Ford. lie took no
soeciai umbrage but concluded in hia
brusque way that he had nothing more
in common with Mr. Turuey. So wtien
that gentleman addressed him iu a
friendly and familiar style in. front oi
the Sixth Avenue yesterday 'morniisa;
Heauggta:ed to him in few and tveS
chosen words to emigrate to a locality
where the themometer never runsr
down like he said it did on the site ot
the New Paa.dena. He didn't use that
precise language hat Mr. Turney under
stood il and u hour later the assault
in front of the National Back of Arizona
building occurred.
About Premeditation.
There is a theory that the brief, but
heated, remark to Mr. Turney was an
excuse rather than a precipitating inci
dent of the assault. Mr. Turney
has no interest in orange lands,
and was acting for other, though
he may have preferences about
his hereafter existence. After Dr.
Ford came down town he stepped
into the office of Kittredge, Hedges &
Dobbins. While he was there Major
Evans and Mr. Turney passed along and
looked in. Mr. Hedges who knew
about the conversation e.t the Sixth
Avenue, told the doctor that he feared
trouble was breeding. When he left
the office and reached the corner
the trouble waa ripe. He remembers
meeting the major and Mr. Turney.
The major said: "Doctor; I hear yon
have been Baying some hard things
about me." The doctor replied, "I've
never eaid anything against you."
"Well I've been so informed,"
replied Major Evans. "Your informant
is a liar," suggested Dr. Ford. "It's
you and Mr. Turney for it,-- then," v,aa
the major's ultimatum, "and then,"
said Dr. Ford,' "I knuw I'd have to
fight. I waa very busy for the
next few minutes, but things
came satisfactorily. I waa defense
less, but in my younger days
it took a . 150 pound man to
lick me so I was not worried. Several
persona tried to interfere but the major
stood them off. ' I heard one man say
'Good God major, don't shoot.' but
that didn't alarm me."
"I've got a sore head," said the doe
tor, pointing to his contusions, "but I
have no ill will against either Mr.
Turney or Major Evans. I am really
sorry that Mr. Turney has been ar
rested." Coin and Bullion.
San Francisco, Feb. 21. Silver bars,
per oz., 60?"g(a:60X ; Mexican dollars,
4849.