Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-04-22

The big blow of the last few day,
 culmiuated in a slight snow storm
 last night. About half inch ci
 snow fell.
 The \. Q. |. W. Lodge of Con
 gress will give a dance this evening
 at the above camp. An orchestra
 went out from Whipple to furnish
 music for it.
 The killing of Nick Palmer and
 other Americans in South Africa by
 the Matabeles, will have a ten
 deucy among several Tre-c1-tites
 who are now contemplating trip
 to that country, to mako god
 fever drop to the freezing g.-l.
 Thomas Mooney, an inmate Oi the county hospital, aged 35 years, died last night of diabetes. He had been sick for about two months. He had resided here for several years, and only yesterday received a ticket from friends in Los Angeles for him to go there.
 Catchings, of Mississippi, Is a democrat, but he admitted that tho appropriation bill of thls republi- can congress is the most scientit- cally drawn of any bill of the kind ever submitted To the country in his time. Hepburn, of Iowa. though opposing the bill, also conceded it's scientific character, but did not eI- press it in that way. He sad it has distributed the pork with even ness. ."-Ex.
 Fl. K. Behn's merchandise store, near the McCabe, mine, was de. stroyed by fire last night. The fire broke out just q few minutes before II o'clock. and when it was dis covered, had made such progress that nothing could be done to stop it, and all of its contents were com pletely destroyed. The fire Is sup posed to have originated from a thrown into a box Of saw dust. The loss was not ascert sined, but 1t was partially covered by in- 
 Mir. and Mrs. J W. Hubbard, of | Chaparrat, met with quite a serious l accident last evening on their return | rip from Prescott. When within | about 2OO yards of John S. Jones | mill and at about the same place | hat former runaway occurred, iu | which Mrs Hubbard was seriously | injured, their team took fright run. liag away throwing them both out ,f the bug-y Mir Hubbari's arm vas broken in two places and a tele- phone message was sent to town for assistance. The arm was ct and Mir. Hubbard is feeling quite this morning. Mrs. Hubbard escaped this time with eyeral severe bruises, but nothing f a serious nature.
 John Lawler returned yesterday rom a trip to the Hillside mine.
 President Murphy of the :. F, P. 1 7 P. railway returned from.the east o-day.
 |. s. Attorney E. E. Ellinwood | dssed through on this mornings outh bound train.
 George E. Chapel, of the Last }hance mine, left on brief business rlp to Chicago yesterday.
 Capt. James Simpson and wife nd Mrs. C. r. Hicks will leave to- lorrow for California.
 C. H. Fancher, of the land .rs-,- ] lent of the A. x r. railroad, cane 2 on this mornings train.
 4. c. Oliver, who has been quite eriously i'll for some time, Is now n the highway to recovery.
 G. w Kretsinger, general counsel pr the s. F., P. X r. railroad, re- Irned to Prescott again this morn lg.
 E. P. Van Kuren left this morning ,r his home in Tucson after attend lg the Odd Fellows grand lodge ere.
 MT. and Mrs. R. s. Stockton and Iiss Coover will leave tomorrow ,r Los Angeles 10 attend the iesta Robert McCurdy, the Youngs- own, Ohio. banker, who has been ,ending several days in this section, ft for home this afternoon. Pierce Evans, City of Pheniz, and le of the stalwart republicans of lat place, came up yesterday after 'on to look over the political field are. He returned home this morn g.