Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-09-23


 speaking of E. NJ. Sanford. republi
 can candidate for district attorney
 says: The Judge is a nice man
 pity he's republican" Even thu
 Is quite sn admission for . demo
 cratic paper to make of a republi can.
 Considerable interest is mani | to>ted in the shooting match tc | come of tomorrow between Gil Ferguson and Ray Hill. Stephens and Jackson are each laying back with a $50 challenge for the winner ot morrows shoot for 90 birds each.
 The last issue of the Florence Tribune contained one of the famous sougs of Sam Fonograf, credited 10 the Prescott Courier. A little rich, neighbo-, for the Cour- Ter. The Appeal to Reason, a so- cialist paper of Kansas city. has a monopoly on Sans productions.- Pepulist,
 Merchants and others note the fact that gold has almost disap- pea,ed from circulation here entire. ly. Where, heretofore, three-fOurths Of uonthly collections would be received in gold, scarcely any now appears The volume of silver has very perceptibly increased. while currency has largely taken the place of gold.
 The territorial convention of dem OcrNtIc clubs which me. in Prescott to-day, had a good representation from the various counties iu the territory. The following were elected 10 the St. Louis convention, which meets September 30: W. K. MeaIe, W. H. Barnes. C. F. HofF. Tucson; F. P. Trott, Nose Drach- man, W. I. Smith, Phenix; D. J. Dwycr, T. c. Norrls, Prescott; Max. SS zmau, Williams; C. M. Shannon, Clifton; Geo. Bowers, Kingmau.
 The JoURNAL-MrNERh had 10 secure 8 search warrant to-day to ascertain the location of the popuhst pri- maiies. Inquiries were made of SevCral citizens known to have either PopIGstic leanings, but not a single one could be found who could. or 1T he could, would tell where the primaries were to be held. It was finally ascertained by accident that the election was held in J. .. Stephens meat market. List of delegates could not be secured.
 An alarm was sounded last even ing about $ o'clock for a fire m a building near the old city dam. The house was occupied by a family named Anderson, and a lighted lamp was left in 6 room while Mrs. Anderson went to a neighbor's. A stIff breeze was blowing st the time causing a draft through the house. winch caused an explosion of the lamp. The house with nearly all of its contents was destroyed. A buck ct brigade was organized which sue ceeded ID saving the house adjoin- ing.
 Mrs. John s. Ross is sich with fever.
 Walter c. Miller, Jerome, IS guest of Hotel Burke.
 Col. 4. O. Brodie returned last night from his trip east.
 Uncle" Jimmy More is in town to-day from his Kirkland valley home.
 F. NJ. Murphy and party returned last night from their trip to the Grand Canyon.
 J. J. Riley and J. E. Fuller re turned yesterday evening from their visit to Cherry creek.
 Editor 4. E. Joscelyn, of the Educator, and, incidentally it might be mentioned, the next probate judge of Yavapsi county, is in town.
 HIS. VanBuren, a New York cap itaIIst who was prominently identi- fed with the Walnut Grove water storage dam, and who has spent hun dreds of thousands of dollars in this county, came in on last nights train with Col A. O. Brodie. Henry Orr. 8 capitalist of New York and Dr. H. B. Coggswell of Brooklyn, also came in with them, all three gentlemen being the guests of Colonel Brodie at his residence.