Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-03-22

THURSDAY DAmY.
 Snow all gone.
 Lovely weather.
 Phenix has a female barber.
 Go to the opera house tonight
 Passions Slave at the opera house tonight.
 Read the new advertisements in this issue.
 Major Towar left on this morn ing's train.
 Read Ed. Pentlands new adver- tisement in this issue.
 Phenix papers report ]. D. Cooks condition greatly improved.
 Buy your ticket now for the St. Patrick's Day entertainment.
 Ed. s. Wright returned last even ing from trip to the Mogollon mountains.
 John Q. Cornell, only brother of Robert Cornell, of this place, died recently in Arkansas, aged S4 years.
 An express car, with nearly all of its contents, was burned Tuesday on the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, near Holbrook.
 An explosion of some kind occur red at 1 o'clock this morning, arous- ing a number of people from their slumbers. Cause not learned.
 A deed has been filed for record from Dan O'Boyle, by the sheriff to Joha G. Campbell for the west 90 feet of lots = and 24, block z, Pres colt no consideration stated.
 A. Redewill, the we'll known musi- cal instrument dealer, and one of the most prominent citizens of Phe- nix, arrived on last nights train. Mir. Redewell can sell more pianos than any man we ever saw engaged in the business.
 F. NJ. Aver has contracted with D. Lew and other cattle owners on Walnut Creak for 2,0O0 head of cat tie for delivery at the spring rodeos. MT. Aver has shipped between 1S- 900 and 20.000 head of cattle from this section during the past year or so.
 The workmen in the railroad tun- nel at Santa Marguarita, California, are said to have struck a rich vein of bituminous coal. If true, the Southern Pacific Company is in fine luck. An extensive mine of coal on this coast would be of more value developing the country than the richest gold diggings.-Ex.
 A deed or contract was filed for record to-day from the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company to J. c. Brown for 9,439.3S acres of land near Williams for $75,0O0. The pur- chaser represents the Saginaw Lum- ber Company, which has recently commenced operations near Will liams.
 Down in Maricopa county the other day a large settlement of farm CTS turned out for a jack-rabbit drive. After rounding up their game in a neatly knitted corral of mesquite brush they found they had one little cottontail and 300 demo cratic politicians, 29S of whom were candidates for federal positions l.. A. Times.
 Major Thomas Gilmore of the Smithsonian Institution at Wash ington delivered lengthy lecture last evening at the court house on The Wonders of Arizona and New Mexico" to a good sized audience. Majar Gilmore is a very fluent talker and his lecture was very entertaining and instructive, his description of the Grand Canyon being particularly fine.
 Frank Meador leaves for New York City tonight, but stops over in Fl Paso, where he will be joined by Justice H. H. Wharton, who leaves tomorrow night and together they will journey on towards the rising sun. Mr. Meador will be mar ried this week, Mir. Wharton acting as "best man." after which the bl ide and groom depart on wedding trip to Europe.-Phenix Herald.
 McCreery X Howell's troupe was greeted with fair audience at the opera house last evening. The play produced by them was Monte Cristo and notwithstanding their late arri- val and the limited time allowed for preparation of the stage, the per formance passed of very smoothly. Mir. Don, who took the part of Edmond Dante, is really fine actor and he was supported by good company. The company will pro duce Passions Slave tonight.
 c. Meyer Zulick, while en route to Washins ton, run a newspaper man down at La Juata, and proceeded to infict the following interview on him: Am I in favor of woman suffragei [ l am most emphaticaily so. l cannot readily understand why women should not be permitted to vote as we'll as men. They are com peiled by law to pay taxes, and therefore ought to be permitted to vote. I know that the doctrine of woman suffrage is not a popular one, but nevertheless, I believe 1t to be just one. and am on the la dies side every time"
 The l7th of March will be cele- brated as usual under the auspices of the Catholic Knights of Prescott. Entertainment and bal will take place at the opera house. General w. O. O'Neill will deliver lecture. This celebration was a gra nd affair a year ago; it promises to be a grander one this year. inasmuch as all the proceeds are to go towards the new Sisters hospital. There can be no worthier or more needed institution established in this city. Everybody ought Co help it. Tickets are for sale at Aitken's store, Burke & Hickey's, Ross drug store, and Schultze's candy factory. Buy one.