Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30

ing him to go out there immediately to attend B. R. Crapo, who had a severe hemorrhage of the lungs. Being unable to go himself, he sent Dr. Davis.
 While two Mexicans were scuiiling last night over a loaded pistol, at a wood camp between Lynx creek and Chaparral, the weapon was dis charged, the bullet entering the abdomen of one, of them, causing death within forty-6ve minutes. The shooting is said to have been en- tireiy accidental, as the scutlle was a friendly one.
 It is believed the construction work on the Gila Valley, Globe and Northern railroad will be pushed to speedy conclusion. President Garland and Vice President Cutler have been in Globe for several days in the interest of that road and it IS expected the road between Fort Thomas and Globe will be built at once.
 People who pin their faith to the axiom that the early bird catches the worm, can find no criticism for Orator Bryan on that score. He IS out industriously scratching for the presidency long before the dawn of the campaign, is William J., and II the eluslye thing is not for him the fact cannot be attributed to his dis position to allow the office to seek the man.-Ex.
 Wm. Zent the veteran stage driver will manipulate the ribbons on the old Concord coach In the wild ride whom the mimic attack by twenty painted Pimas takes place in the wild west show. George Rufner, Frank Prothero, Commodore Owens and Virgil Earp will act as messen- gers. The trotting race, which takes place Monday, will be a hotly contested one. There arc three en- tries up to date and several good horses yet to hear from.
 The District Conference of the NJ. E. Church, South, for Arizona, will convene in the NJ. E. Church, South, tomorrow at 9 a. m. Some twenty-five or thirty delegates will be in attendance from ali over the territory. Rev. James Healey, of Jerome, will preach tonight al $ o'clock, and Rev. Joseph Hedgpeth will preach the conference sermon ] tomorrow at II a. m. All sessions of the conference are open to the public. X hearty invitation is ex' tended to all. The conference will hold over Sunday.
 Elsewhere today will be seen the announcement of Geo. H. Cook, in which a new industry is introduced to our people, that of the optical profession. Mir. Cook has secured the services of Mir. Hesla, who en- joys an excellent reputation as an opticiau, who with improved instru- menis is giving satisfaction m test ing and fitting the eye. This enter priso should by all means be en- 1 couraged as there is no proba- bility whatever of it's not being just as represented, while travelling fax irs regularly fleece and victimize the uuwary.
 !. :. Gales is making ore. of the finest saddles ever turned out in the territory. It is enameled and silver mounted, and when completed will be worth Sl50.
 R. D. French, the commercial traveller. came in yesterday to spend the Fourth of July in Prescott with his family.
 James May, whose hearing We re- gret to say IS somewhat shattered but whose eyesight nevertheless was clear enough to see q long way ahead in good times to the sheep industry if the republican party was triumphant, arrived in town today from Bumblebee. where he has been wintering his focks. He wears a big grin of satisfaction over the res toration of wool and feels jubilant over the outlook in the future. Mir. May is we'll known all over Northern Arizona and like others so engaged has nothing but the good wishes oI all to follow the pursuit that was nearly exterminated by free trade bulldozers and political dema gogues.
 The Seventh Day Aventists art still holding meeting in the city Their congregations have not beer large, but very attentive. The sub
 iects they present should 6e ot m terest to the people of this city They believe in Christ, righteous
 ness and holiness. Of late, the. have been preaching upon the sub feet of "Christ's Second Advent, and the prophecies that relate there to. Sunday night they announced
 that during the week they wopi'
 tell the people why they kept tn
 seventh day for the Sabbath, instead
 of the first. They will also answe
 the question, "Who Changed tn
 Sabbathf'
 r Charley Meadows writes Iron 3 Phenix that he has secured an ln l dian chief and princess of th
 tribe to take part in the wild yves 3 show, in addition to the bucks prt s viousiy engaged. He also state that there will be large attendanc
 Inf citizens from Phenix at th
 Fourth of July celebration. l The Los Angeles Herald tells I R. N. Fredericks, of Prescott, catcl l. ing the first Jew fish ot the seaso
 at Catalina. It weighed l6O pound