Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25
PRESCOTT, ARIZONA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST % ls.7
NEWS. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

or the two stamps first issued, 1 Washington's portrait was on the
 lO-cent and Frsnklin's on the other.
 Since that time the various issues of
 United States stamps would furnish
 a unique portrait gallery, showing
 the faces of forty-eight noted Amer
 jeans. Washington appears on
 twenty five issues, while Lincoln's
 picture is on every issue since 1866,
 except the Columbian series. Eleven Achinese men and one wO-
 man boarded a trading coast steam.
 CT at Erie, on the Penang coast, and
 while the captain and chief engineer
 were at dinner, burst into the saloon
 and attacked them. The officers
 were unarmed and defended them selves with chairs, but were terribly slaShed about the hands and arms. The engineer made his escape, but the pirates killed the captain, 6 number of Chinese passengers, and then footed the vessel, securing $l5,- 600.
 Two of three robbers, who robbed bauk at Pineville, Missouri, last week, have been captured, one of those captured being a woman. She was dressed in mems clothes, and her husband, who also belonged to the gang, escaped.
 A Paris telegram says: The de- parture of President Faure on a wis it to the czar at St. Petersburg was marked by scene uf the greatest excitement, accompanied by the cir culation of the widest kind of rumors. After hIs departure a bomb was exploded on the route the pres ldent had followed and although no damage was done aud nobody was hurt, the most intense excitement prevailed for long time. Senss- tional reports had it that those who exploded the bomb had intended an outrage of more serious nature. A man named Parrier was arreste,i on the train on which President Faure arrived from Havre. He had a loaded revolver in his pocket and is known to bo dangerous anarchist, who has already served two years time for having an internal machine 1 in his possession.
 Rev. W,L. Meese, of Auburn. Ind, has married no less than 200 couples i not single couple oi which has been divorced. A reunion of those | he has joined together was held re- gently with an attendance of several | hundred. Papers have been pre- pared for the incorporation of the I l200 couples into social oTganiza- ton.
 r. A. Walker, son of Salt Lake millionaire, exhibited roll of green backs m Chicago containing Sl00,- 900, and three policemen shadowed him to prevent his being robbed.
 A man has appeared in San Fran cisco with n deed to the Russ House block.
 A Chicago man had one. of his lungs removed 5y a surgical opera ton.
 A Canadian genius has discoyered 1 3 process hy which whisky caa be into tabiets. The jag of the future may be carried in the sloye pocket.
 A Chicago man advocates the of an ordinance compel ing every drinking man to carry amp at night. An exchange says, such an innovation as that would cause a stranger in that city to think that he was looking upon a grand orch light procession.
 Ringer Hermann, commissioner of he general land office, is visiting California.
 A telegram from Jamestown, Cali 'ornia, says that T. s. Bullock has accepted from the people of that own a subsidy for making the pres mt terminus of the road at James own.
 Secretary Sherman informs Japan hat this government stands pat on Hawaiian annexation, but that lapan's interest in the islands will lc protected.
 \ hotel, capable of accommodating IdO persons, has been sent to St. Michael's.
 Mrs. Schoiield and Dan Butcher nave been indicted for the murder ,f tho formers husband, near San lose.
 A very severe and prolonged earth luake shock was exrerlenced in Yokohama and surrounding towns 'n July =.
 The celebrated Davis will case in Montana has been settled. The state has been reduced about $5,- 10000 by litigation.