Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-07-11

l today, bringing m between sixty and seventy sacks of mail.
 Jerry Barton was out along the line of the Jerome rcat yesterday afternoon and says the storm there was the heaviest he ey,r eXpe fenced.
 Messrs Jackson. Lynch and Salina are being fed by the A. k |. durir z their incarceration for contempt, and are served with three meals a das from the Schuerman House.
 The city council was billed to hold . special meeting last evening to order the water shut of from all consumers. The heavy rain storm during the afternoon however, made It unnecessary.
 :. l.. Patton has commenced work ol the new opera house. \ survey of the lots purchased by him dis closed the fact that the school district had enclosed five feet of ground belonging to him.
 The terrItorialjbar association will meet tomorrow afternoon on the rising of the supreme court. All at torneys who have not sig ed the roll are requested to call at t..e office of the district attorney and lo so.
 During yesterdays storm. about half of the iron fence in front of R. R Coleman's residence, together with the stone wall on which it was built toppled over into tine street.
 The Knights of Pythias gave a banquet at the Schuerman House last evening. Grand Chancellor Schuerman and Past Grand Chan cellor Secrist were present in addi- tion to Sthe officers and, members of the local lodge. and several visiting brothers.
 Francisco Saiz ha a pa artial exam ination to-day before ustice Moore charged with complicity in the stab ping of Billy" Bannister. Saiz was the man who engaged in the mock fight with Ramon, when Bannister attempted to separate tn m and was stabbed.
 The attorneys for Jackson, Lynch aud Saliua this morning applied for a writ of habeas corpus before Chief Justice Baker. The writ was issued returnable at 2 o'clock, when the ease was called up and various legal points argued, when a continuance was had until 9 o'clock tomorrow.
 Enterprising citizens ot Prescott, who are ambitious to beautify their places with lawns and trees, will be compelled to provide their own water supply. 1t is becoming very discouraging to go to the expense of planting trees and lawns, and then to lose the result Of ones ex- pense and trouble by the f filure of the city water supply at ths most critical time, when water Is most needed.
 The continuation of q 6 strike is beginning to be felt in the scarcity of a number of article.. Among them are ice, of which the entire supply is exhausted, exc pt that of Haisley X Harvey, coal oil, hams and bacon, feed and lutter and e ygs. The supply of c9rbons for ths are electric lights is also running low. The supply of canned goods is also running low with soma of the merchants.
 PERSONAL MENTION
 Col. Wm. Herring arrived at noon today.
 E. Greenwood is in town from Chaparral.
 Major G. W. Vaughn returned on to-day's train.
 Judge Bethune will remain in Prescott for several weeks.
 Charles Flynn, a popular young | of Winslow, is in town.
 Attorney General Francis J. Hen ey is paying his first visit to Prescott.
 T. R. Gabel, general manager of | the A. X P. railroad, arrived here at noon in his private car.
 Chief Justice Baker anl Clerk Alexander, ot the supreme court, | will leave for home tomorrow morn ing.
 Mss Mary Otis and Miss Inez Raible succeeded in reaching home to-day, after being on the road for two weeks.
 Miss Debbie Morris, of Lower Verde, who has been visiting in Prescott for several days, left for home to-day.
 Major J. W. Evans, of Phenix, and B. w. Pichenor, of Tucson, both former residents of Prescott, arrived to-day, via the s. F., P. & P. railway, from the south.
 The following registered at the Hotel Burke to-day, on the arrival of the noon trains: John D Pope, Los Angeles; Charles B Eaman. Camp Verde; Francis J Heney, B NJ Tichenor, Tucson; c B Pratt, New York; G w Vaughn, Prescott; w Evans, Phenix.