Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-15
Saturday. p.lY..Auru., II.

Saturdays Daily August IT.
 The O-be-Joyful base ball club meets tonight.
 An ordinance defining fire limits is published in this issue.
 The Grand Canyon tourists. twelve in number, left this morning.
 Maximum temperature yesterday, 90; minimum this morning, 5l.
 The band announces another con cert for this evening on the plaza.
 Concert tonight on the plaza between 9 and 10 o'clock by the Prescott brass band.
 The old P. X A. c. railroad was washed out badly by the recent freshet in Chino valley,
 The Windsor Consolidated Min ing Company has filed its articles of incorporation for record.
 The revival services held in Will iamson valley last week by Revs. A. J. Allen and W. E. Vaughan resulted in four accessions to the church.
 City Assessor k. N. Fredericks has performed his work of assessing so thoroughly and so carefully that the city council finds very little equalizing to do.
 Fora Morgan has just received a c.. C,v,s. Cf narnanl INc f-,,, Switzerland. 1t is not yet quite three months old, but is a beauty. It cost $65 to transport him from his native place to Prescott.
 Recorder Ling has been making an estimate of the revenue required for the city for the next year, and concludes that a 75 cent tax will be sufficient. Heretofore city taxes have been one per cent. A reduc- ton will be hailed with delight by tax payers.
 Superintendent k. k. Coleman is organizing his forces preparatory to active work in track laying on the s. F., F. X P. railroad as soon as the material commences to arrive. The steel rails. which left Chicago over q week ago, had not reached Albu- querque yesterday.
 X Chinaman named Ley Kee, 47 years of age, and who seems to have been very popular with his country men, died yesterday afternoon, after an illness of five months. His fun eral will take place tomorrow, and will be attended by all of the Chi nese residents of Prescott and sur rounding country.
 X man named Mike Fleming visited the room of Gypsy" Belle mont. on Granite street, last even ing, and taking umbrage at some of her actions, pulled a pistol and fired at her at close range. The ball struck her steel corset and saved Fleming from committing murder. 4 warrant was issued for his arrest, but the office have failed to locate him.
 A fire last night about II o'clock destroyed an old shanty on the lot between Jas. Bakers and k. N. Fredericks' residences. The department was out promptly and prevented the spread of the flames. The property belonged to Mir. Will bur, of the Verde valley. The loss is nominal. The fire is supposed to have been of an incendiary origin. and it is stated that this is the third or fourth attempt. On Thursday night the building was on fire, but the fire was eXtinguished before it had made much headway. The Toughs won the record last night, and broke all previous records in the time of getting there and get ting on 8 stream of water, as it was but few seconds from the time the pistol shot giving the alarm. until they were on hand.
 A Mexican claimed to have been robbed of SS0 on Thursday night by a colored man, and yesterday had warrant sworn out for his arrest. The colored gentleman eluded the officers, and yesterday afternoon, while the Mexican was taking a nap in the court house yard, he was approached by his companion of the night previous, and told that he had not been robbed, the man of color remarking: There's your money, you d-n fool, at the same time pointing to 8 roll of bills besides the Mexican. The latter