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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
sudden Summons

The JogRNaL-MISRR Of last evenin:
 briefly announced the illness of harle, A. Girdler, one oi the b st known prac hcsl mining experts in the country but little was 1t thought then that !; would so soon be called on to chronicle
 his demise. His death occurred be.
 tween s and 9 o'clock last evening. On
 Monday night he was taken with an at
 tack of asthma, with which he has
 been troubled for years, and com plain. ed Tuesday morning of having had a
 bad night of it and unable to sleep.
 He was on the streets, however, during the forenoon, but placed himself under the care of a physician. He vas in considerable distress during the after noon, but about five o'clock dropped asleep an d never again walked up. Dr. Miller, who attended him, visited him about 2 go o'clock and found him asleep, his pulse being regular and steady and his respiration natural. In less than an hour afterwards his at- tendsnt went in to see him and could detect neither any breathing or pulse. Dr. Lincoln, who lived next door to him was called in and Dr. Mil Ter WAS summoned also. The latter arrived before 9 o'clock, but life was extinct
 Deceased had resided with his wife ID Prescott for four or five years, being engaged in different mining enterprises here. He was veteran of the late war, and received several serious wounds. His wife went east about two months ago 10 visit relatives, and has no. yet returned. She was notified by .lis morning of her sudden and great loss
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
Wednesdays Edition.

l F. NJ. Murphy left for the Congres, 1 mine today.
 W. L. Van Horn came in from Flag staff last evening.
 h. T. Andrews left few days si nee announcing his departure for Chicago Work on Sam Hill's brick business building will be commenced next week. Amos L. Hall and Miss Mary E. Bob lett, of Lynx creek, will be married to- morrow evening.
 Attention of Republicans is directed q to the call published in th,s issue Tor i. county convention.
 Members of the Albuqueraue run. ming team are requested ts meet at the ofiice oi Judge French at 7J5 o'clock sharp this evening. By order of Com mittee.
 st. Claire & Pratt, jewellers, Phenix, guarantee work and prices. Send them your watch, and they will pay all post age. mI9wtf
 The board of supervisors yesterday allowed the claim of Joseph Dougherty for S4 for jurors certificates. A peti. tion for new school district at Granite mountain was refused.
 As qniet as it is kept the fact is be- coming generally known that the Union Pacific is rapidly pushing ifs lines into the southwest. The road is being rushed night and day and will se in operation to the summit of the Rs'on mountains by the close of Au. gust, and ere long will reach Las Vegas. From that point its course is not vet defned.-Phenix Herald.
 New, that the war department hs. discovered the mistake made by the democratic administration in removing department headquarters from Prescott 10 Los Angeles, ana is about to again locate them within this department. it should consider ;svorAbly the proposi ton of relocating them here. The city l hall can he had at nominal rent for use for that purpose. and the place oilers superior inducements in the way | ,f healthy climate, both for headquar. ers and the establishment of $ large post for quartering troops.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
prescott., Pros feaa.

The new brick building erected by
 J. l.. Fisher is completed and occu pied. Mechanics are putting the finishing
 touches on the addition to the Pioneer 1 Hotel and to E. A. Rogers new brick
 and the latter will be occupied in 8 1 very short time, while work is pogress-
 ing rapidlyon the Burke Hickey build ing, and they expect to have it com. pleted and opened as & first class hotel
 not later than the 18th of October. In addition ;o these more substantial i'm. provements in the business part of the town, the south side of the plaza has received the addition of stable, corral,
 and a two story building used ss stage office, and A. s. Clopgh has erect cd twestory building on Mon-
 ,ezuma street, while several new resi- dsnces have been erected in various
 parts of the town and several thousand
 dollars have been expended in improy-
 ing others--making q better showing
 this season in the way Of improvements
 for Prescott than for any season for
 years. In addition ;o those under way or alerady completed are several others contemplated. among which may be
 mentioned large brick building shcit- iy to be erect Il by Sam Hill, on the
 west side oi the plaza The building will he 90 feet long by 90 wide. A new
 brick is also talked of on the eas. side of tl,o plaza. IL is also announced that J. G, Campbell will erect fine resi dence in the northern part of town on g loi that he has already improved. Farley Smith Is negotiating for tn, building oi a new residence in the south part of town, while l. M. Tsckatt has the frame work already up for r,ssixpuce ir that part af tnwp
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
LATEST DISPATcHBs.
A spssk es wur y,...,e.


 ] Nav YORK. Aug. ao-Csmment,ne on the telsgtam from Sea,,ie saving the revenae cutter Corwin had Ss;led Tor Behfsag sea to seize seaIers,s Heralc's Washington correspondent slys that if this hs. tue the British minister will dc mand his passport virtually bringing on a deelssl;ipn ef war. Interesting NIseeiIaaesas Newa CHICAGO Aug. .o-After a wranple lasting until midnight the WorIds Fair directors adjourned again without select ing site.
 SACRAMENTO. Aug. ao--Four con- vets effected marvellous escape from the Folsom prison last night. They dug tunnel under their cell f;ftv feet ioug then out beneath the prison walls. IL must have taken months to accomplish it.
 boIsf CiTy, Aug. ao--Delesases to the ffs, republican convention wh ich meets ,o.morrow have nearly all arrived this morning. Governor Sboup ap- pears to be the favoriie for governor.
 WrLKsBAREE, PENN, Aug. 20.-At about five o'clock this afteraoon the most terrible cyclone ever experienced in this locality struck this city, The heavens. were as black ss night. Hun dreds oi houses were unroofed and de- moiished. Passenger trains and ioce- motives were blown over. The city is in ruins, and the streets impossible.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
Board of Supervisors.
MONDAY, August Is

Esuk Goh Aos Board met at 10 o'clock a. m. The claim of k. B. Johnston, 10, bounty. was allowed ior Si5. The county recorder was directed .s transcribe brand book Number l. a. a cost of SlS0 in general fund warrants
 The following registering officers were appointed;
 L. F. Nash, Strawberry; I'll Groves, Castle Creek; CIV Msnderfelt, Alexan- dra; H Munuse, Agua fria; Tim Casey Ash Fork; W W Snyder, Rumble Bee {; l. s Knowles, Beaver Creek; John Boyd, Biz Bug, wv Cook, Gillett Fred Smith, Jerome; Ed Kirkland, Kirkland Valley Joseph Mayer, Mayer $ Dickenson, Oak Greek; H Hsnii- ton, Peoples Valley Ed L Mercy, Skull Valley; John Webb, Verde Junction :; " F Wilbur, Middle Verde.
 Board adjourned.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
FRoM MONDAYS DAILY.

Carpenters have completed the new
 Clough building
 Sheriff o'Neill Is visiting Flasstsff or
 official business.
 An additional list of register ng oiH
 cers was appointed to-day. D. J. Sullivan S Co. received larg,
 invoice of new clothing today. Deputy Sheriff McInernsy went out to Cam P Verde this afternoon. Census Supervisor E. $. Clark expects to leave tomorrow morning so enumer.
 ate the MoQui Indians. Miss Clara Coffiu arrived on today. train, and will remain in Prescott tho remainder of the summer with her sis. ter, Mrs E. S. Clark
 Martin Maier will shortly rebuild bis ice house. snd will enlarge 1t in rebuild ing.
 Deputy Marshal Geo. E. Brown re- turned on Saturday fIom an official visit 10 Mohaye county. The population oi Arisons has in. re-sed.hfty per cent during the last ten years. The census in 1880 showed a population of only <o,000. The Mohave County Miner contains the following rather singular advertise- ment: "Wsnted-Agents to sell post holes Apply to ". H. Hardy" The county republican central com mit;ee ss prepared s call for the ooun- ty republican convention, to be held September lj The primaries 10 elect delegates will be held on Wednesday, September 3d.
 Martin Rust, who keeps & station on Ash reek, has about an acre and a half ol ground planted in potatoes this season, from which he expe cts a yield oi l5,e00 pounds. or seven and half tons. They are large and ss fine as can be found in any country.
 
 Charles Helm has returned from months visit to his ed friend, Jerry
 Woodbridge. near Flagstah. He says that MT. Woodbridge, who, by the way. is well known around Prescott, Is one of the wool kings of the no' 'thern part of the county, having had great success in sheep raising during the past two years.
 K. c. Brown, oi the Florence Enter prise, returned on Saturday evenings train from trip to the northern part oi the territry, and left hy stage for the south this morning. The Enter prlse is one of the best weekly papers m the territory, and MT. Brown has me. with good success in increasing its sub script.on iist on his trip.
 Carl x. Hol,on, the A. & P. detective, spent lew days in Kingman this week. HoItou has A fine head, but there are few hairs on il, and this has been the only worry of his lie, and many have been the experiments he has resor'ed to in order to induce hair to grow on the top of his head. He has now, how ever. a sure thing. He has cut the ton ont oi hIs hst so that the breeze and sunshine o. Arizons can freely toy with the top of his smooth pate So far be has not succeeded in making any sppreciable growth of hair, but he has 2 fine large blister which he is ten- deriy nursing.-Mohave Miner.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.


 Train IS an hour and h Ii late to day.
 ). L. Fisher has just rec iyed s car load of beer.
 John sorg has appointed A. Emanuel IS his agent.
 Col. $. B. Bevsns has returned to Oklahoma again.
 F. Burgess IS in Flagstaff, looking after his political fences.
 J. D. Cook has returned from Mari copa county, where he has been en- gagged in investigating census affairs.
 Tom Brown and Tom Cochran, two well known miners of Arizona have gone te Oregon, to superintend large mine and mill there.
 Col. II. A. Bigelow has returned to Prescott to reside permanently m the future. His recent visit to the east was his first in thirty years.
 ". l.. Wall, the new editof CT the Tucson Cnizo:i, seems to understand lis business, and his editorials have lean cut republican ring to them.
 Col. Hall aud Major True, who were members of the board te appraise the buildings of the post traders store at Whipple. left on this mornings ,rsin' having completed their duty.
 Charles Meadows, Jack Brown George Felton and Robert Lee leave this morning for San Francisco, where they 20 10 ioin Wild West show just starting for Australia. Theyare oi the most expert class Of Arizona cowboys and in riding and roping will no doubt surprise the inhabitants Of the south Sea Islands.-Phenix Republican.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
The woric Enriched.

The facilities oI the present day fcl the production of everything that will conduce to the material welfare and comfort of mankind are almost unlim. tied, and when Syrup of Figs was frs, produced the world was enriched with the only perfect laxative known, as it is the only remedy which is truly plea,- ing and refresning to the taste and prompt and eifectusl to cleanse the system gently in the Spring time or, in fact, at any time sni the better i. is known the more popular it becomes.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20

The Los Angeles Express and Fri
 oune have compromised with ,hei
 s'rik'ng printers. The Times and He,
 ala shli maintain the position taken a,
 the commencement of the strike and
 refuse to employ any of the strikers.
 The proposition to vote a tax to build Ah addition to the public school build. Ing did not elicit any great amount of
 enthusiasm or discussion to-day. The so'e polled was light, being only lo4
 ol which 26 were in favor of the tax ana
 70 were opposed to it. The candidates TOT assessor ~ere W. II. McGrew and Jas A. Guiii, the former receiving 10 votes and the latter a
 Superintendent Jones f the Prescott ana Arizona Central railroad has re. ceiVed an official ccmmunieatlen fc,m Manager Robinson of the Atlantic and racine announcing free rate ios the rresoott hose company te attend ,h. Albuquerque fair Mr. Jones will allow similar rate over his road. SD that the boys can 90 clear through free o' railroad fare, should they dec ide to compete.
 Inc editor of the Kingston (New Mexieo) Shaft has evidently joined the ten perance army, ss he gives the fol- lowing as an antidote for snake bite:
 Take eqnsi parts ot salt and gun powder and mix with the white of an egg mix well and pat on cloth the same as any kind oI poultice, and sp- ply to the wound. It will draw on, the poison and will no, adhere to the wound until the poison is all drawn cut The poultice should be changed every few minutes until it sticks to the wound.''
 A telegram oi recent date frou Aibu- says that B committee repre- senting the yardmastsrs. switchmen, and brskemen of the Allan tic and Pacific railroad, came ia there to confer with General Manager Robinson. There are nearly twenty delegates in all, embracing the passenger service as well. All members of the committee are extremely re,icent in regard to their business, but there Is no doubt it is in connection with the chedale of wages m force now on tn. Santa Fe and other lines.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
E,ec,r,c s,x,s,..

This remedy Is becoming so well known and so popular ss to need no special mention. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same song oi praise. A purer medicine does no, ex- ist, and 1t IS guaranteed to do all that IS claimed. Electric Biiters will cure all disc ases of the Liver and Kidneys. will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other affections caused by impure blood. Will drive Malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all Mslar.al levers For cure oi Headache, Constipation and Indigestion try Flee tr;c Bitters-Entire satisfaction guaran- teed. or money refunded. Price 50 cts. and sl.0o per bottle at V. W Ross Ceraer Drugstore.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
Is consuSsDt,on incurab,e.

Read the following; Mir. C. If. Nor ris, Newark. Ark. says "Was down with Absscess of Lungs, and friends and physicians pronounced me sn In curAble Consumptiye. BeEan taking Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consump- ton, am now on my third bottle, and able to oversee the work on my farm IL IS the finest medicine ever made
 Jesse Middlewsrt, Decatur, Ohio says: Had 1t net been for Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consump ton ! would have died Of Lung Troubles Was given up hy doctors. Am now in best of health" Try 1t. Samp le bot les free at the Corner Drug store.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
..Ra,tie of Cett,Yshure q

The celebrated Panorama of the Bat tie of Gettysburg and Museum, corner Market and 10th streets, San Francisco. is wonderful entertainment. There is nothing like 1t on the Pacific Coast. To describe 1t is impossible You are almos. compelled to believe you are in the midst of battle, but free from dan ger. There is fine Museum attached to it, free to Panorama patrons, of Live Animals, Electricity, Monograph and Magic Lantern entertai 1ments. When visiting San Francisco be sure and see it.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
California
4 Pioneers Experience TlR
 HcOd,s S0rSgpuviyyu-

ffooos S0rs1pdrttfU.
 "I am pioneer ir this county, having beea here 30 years. Four years ago my httie sos Ellery became blood -possoaed by Impure virssit vaccination. His arm swelied terribly, eausins great sgony: rh--,c,'sns said the arm mas. hs sapatsteds and even then his recovery voait se dosbtful One day read about blood part Gar. ncs to me, and was sarpised to learn that was prepared by c. I. Hcod, with whom used ts gc to school tn Cheisea. Vt decided to bsvS ny boy try Hoods sarsapar,Ila, and wss mscA rrstiaed when it seemed to help him He con finued tO grow better ss ve gave him the sarsa psriils, sna having used bottles is now entirely cured. As Hoods ssrssps-iils has aseomplishet such wonderful ressls. recommend is ali DC ably can" JxsoEr M. sLrxrEs, Upper Lske Lake Co. Cai
 The City Treasurer oi Lowell. kass. says: "Ths above Is from ny brother. whose signature recognized. Isra alss glad to testify so the excellence of Hooc's ssrss psrilla, end to say that c. I. Hood & Co. are con fidered one of the most reliable firms In New England" vAx B. sLxxrxs, City Treasurer Lowell. Msss
 Hoods Sarsaparilla Sold hy druggists q; six for & Prepared onl, bye. HOOD co, Apotheearies. Lowell xssa
 100 Doses One Dollar
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
For aen

A three-room, furnished house, on Goodwin street. Furniture for sale. Thirty days notice to tenant if property is sold.
 Enquire of Mrs. LINDA LousT by mail or in person, aul2tf
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
Adylce 10 Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teething. It soothes the child, soitens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is the best remedy for Di. arrhea. Twenty-five cents bottle.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
copp.a Mining Iax..

The demand for the above book ha become So great that we have deter mined to offer it as a premium with the JoUsNAI-MIsER. New or old sub scribers can receive a copy and at the same time be credited with years subscription to the Weekly by send ing $4.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
information Wanted.

Anyone knowing the financial sd. dress of F. E Rigby, formerly of Pres oott Junction, will confer favor by
 forwarding the same to this office. .al5tf
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
-e~-s-------------- Convention Postponed. .

A telegram was received this morn ing from Chairman Christy ol the terri. torial republican central committee an nouncing the postponement of tke ter ritorial convention from August 18th till September 10th.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
or..s mssIng and Millinery store.

Miss. NJ. Carr has opened s new Dress Making and Millinery Store. one door north of the Post Office. She has on hand a full stock of the very latest styles of all kinds of millinery goods and invites the ladies to call and ex- anime her goods niu
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
The Cavalry Company to Remain
 at Whippis.

ofhcers and members of the cavalry troop stationed at whipple were de- lighted to-day on receipt of telegram
 iiom Washington, stating that troop l., seooud cavalry. statioaei at this
 post, is not 10 be dissolved and sen, away from here, but only it's name will
 he changed from l. to E, and its strength increased by about twenty men, and remain stationed ai whipple.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20

1 trf acre ana slxe ot growth.
 Nm. Gilson raised some good cotton
 on his place one and hall miles easi
 ot town this year. The staple is mol very long, but the fibre k of go cd quality. He only had few ,shes, only enough to add one more to the
 growing list of successful cation plant.
 ing in this valley. The specimen wss
 exhibited at O. l. Gibbs office where
 "n experien ced planter explained this norning that such cotton was good for
 two and half bales or TOO pounds of
 Int cotton, or 2.5oo onnds of seed cot. ton per sere. Al SIX cents per pound
 th" Int va. worth s53, aud at 60 cents per hundred the eott,n seed would add
 st least $7, making an income o' s70
 per acre from this crop Such figures
 l'eats slialfs at tieast--Horsld. The Republican understands that
 there Is now in the valley 4 special
 agent of the interior department charged with the investigation of fraud.
 ulent land entries. IL is reported that
 he has made some startling discoveries of wholesale frauds secured by the most bare-iaced perjury, and that his report threatens to cause intnite trouble and to seriouly unse,,le titles in the valley This would be bad thing for every body, and We trust that tas story given out may be exaggerated - i'henix Re puhlicsa.
 A Chinese octor occupies q column Of space in the Los Apg les Time. ad- yertising his wonderful powers 10 over come disease. Among other things he says that in his system oi -.edicine there are ioe different diseases, and he cures 3sT Of them There ara alec over 5000 kinds ef medicine Gall herbs, no poisons). which he imports directl, and have been used in China 5000 to ! 6 6.oc0 years.
 Colonel Jim Chatham. tho versatile editor of the Nogaler Herald. published | the ten commandments in the last issue of his paper. Explanatory of do- ing 90 he adds: It is A locument | that should be read great deal more than 1t is, and now that business is almost suspended on account of the wsshouts and reading matter is very scarce we deem 1t good time to pub fish it.n
 Ex-Governor and Mrs. F. A. Tritle from the east on lat evening's train, after an absence of nearly two years, and were co dislly welcomed by their host oi friends in Prescott. They themselves highly pleased to get back to Arizona again The for mer has been snissring nsiderably rom rheumatism during great part of he time he has beon absent but k n the enjoyment oI better health now.
 0. H. schultz came in town this week. He said that one of his men, Nm Logan. had killed lver tip ,ear, which weighed I50 polnds when lressed The lat when rendered out naie five gallons of oil nruin was lot killed, however, until 1t had dr- sroyed two ewes. Champion.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
Crop Prospect. on walnu, Geek.

Walnut Greek, Aug l7.-I Cores.
 pondence JouRSAL-MiSER.l -cr rops Tn this section are extremely good. s. c. Rogers. IT., has thirty-iivs acres in corn tha, will compare isvorably witt. the old Mississippi bottom crops. W. NJ. Brobst has corn that will measure from the root tl the top, from J5 to 20 fe ct, and has from three tc four ears on every staiA. Ho has onions also as large as ordinary saucers. while his DO. tatoe crop is immense. Mir. Brobst says he will put Is crop mp against any thing in the couuty. both far taa yield per acre and size of growth.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20
Watch Rapalr,ng

Watch Repairing in ali it's branches carefully done, and all work guar snteed. Geo. H. CURRY,
 aul5tf Prescott, A T.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-08-20

e Quiet Your Neryes. Smoke
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-16
LOCAL BRIEFS.

The Democratic county conven-
ton of Davie met Tuesday and NOM
mated the following ticket: For
House of Representatives, E. C.
Smith; Clerk Superior Court, w. T.
Merrill; Register of Deeds, G. NJ. Bling
ham; Sheriff, Isaac Roberts; Coroner,
DR.. B. c. Clement; Surveyor, S. j.
Tatum.
-Barnum & Bailey never had 20
many wonderful new attractions be-
fore as they have this year in their
Greatest Show on Earth. The show
is larger than ever, and contains a
myriad of new and startling features
never before SEEN 1t will exhibit
here on Nov the 7th, and the parade
takes place In the morning at nine
O'Clock, with two performances (af
ternoon and evening.
Several of our citizens went down
to Kernersville Saturday night to
hear the discussion between Watson
and Reynolds. There was a large
crowd in attendance and the speak
ing was good. Charlie Reynolds is q
smart fellow and puts the Republican
side as we'll as it can be put, but he
was no match for Mr.. Watson, who
shelled the woods with great chunks
of Democratic truth We hear that
Mr.. Reynolds publicly stated that he
did not intend to vote for Brewer OF
support him in any shape or form.
Mr.. S. ID. Ramsey and wife repre-.
senting the National Cutter Co., are
| now in Winston making arrange.
ments to teach garment cutting and
| fitting by actual measure. This sys.
tenn is now being used at Salisbury
Lexington, High Point and other
towns by the leading dress-makere
and Others who all freely say that il
is far superior to any other system
Letters from those now using Tx
system will be published. Any per
sons desiring to examine and test
the merits of the system will pleass
call at Mrs. s. r. Hays, corner It'll
4! and Liberty streets.