Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
 Ed. Gillespie, of Congress, lei
 for Los Angeles yesterday.
 Mrs. R. E. Wells has been quit
 sick for several days.
 An attempt was made on Thurs
 day to assassinate King Humbert c
 Italy.
 This mornings south bound trai
 had a double header to Iron Spring
 summit.
 Mrs. Wm. Thomas and her sister
 Miss Maggie Brown, returned yes
 terday from a visit to Phenix.
 Rob Prior, a former Prescottit,
 but now of Jerome, is mingling witl the boys again in this city for fev days.
 Otto Mergenthaler left for Dem ing this morning, where he vii spend the summer. He was accom- panied by his young son.
 E. M. Bradley, former enginee on the s. F., r. < P. railroad, is now firing out of Needles, California.
 Sheriff Ralph Cameron, of Coco. nino county, came in from Flagstaff last night, returning again on thii afternoons train.
 H. F. Adams, of Williams, brother of A. D. Adams, is visiting Prescott Mir. Adams is manager of the Clsrl & Adams mill, near Williams.
 Dr. Scott Helm, of Phenix, came up on last nights train on profes- sional business, returning to Phenix this morning. He was accompanied by his neice.
 4 letter received yesterday from Prof. Schlessinger's wife states that the professor was quite seriously i'll after their arrival in Denver, but that he IS considerably improved now and hopes were entertained that he might recover entirely.
 Two wagon loads of wool. about 5000 or 10000 pounds, arrived in Prescott today from Riemer & Mays camp, near Cienega. It will be fol- lowed by other shipments, as the above firm has over 10000 pounds for shipment.
 The Arizona Grand Encampmene, G. A. R.. will meet in Prescott May Is. The session will last till May 2L. It Is thought that this will be the best attended session of any ever held in the territory.
 The Prescott lodge of Elks will about I5 or 20 residents of Jerome into the mysteries of the order on May 2l. The supply of antlers having run short here the lodge has been compelled to send to Colorado for a supply for this new band.
 Chuck Chin, the aged Chinese who died yesterday, was buried this afternoon with all the pomp and usually attendant upon Chinese funerals. The services of he Prescott brass band were called into requisition to discourse music during the procession to the Citi. Een's cemetery, where intermene was made. The funeral was attended by nearly every Chinese resident of the town, each of whom carried q red and white streamer in his hand.
 Sheriff Ruffner returned from the south last night, having in custody L. c Miller, charged with forgery. When arrested at Tucson, the ofh. ,ers report that he offered to pay he amount of the check that be 'orged-S50, if they would let him %. Of course, this offer was re- used. He had about $60 on his person when arrested. His deStina- ion was Minas Prietas, in Mexico. l He was accompanied by another nan from Prescott. The money was in the hands of the sheriff 1 oy the party who cashed the check. l
 Charles Samuel Thompson, a SIX boy, came in on this morn ng's train, with a tag attached to | Jim, directed to Sheriff Ruffner. Be was sent from Mohaye county. | The little fellows mother is dead, Iud his father, Abe Thompson, is in | ail here, charged with complicity | n the train robbery at Rock Cut in | February last. He has no friends ,r relatives to care for him, but l sheriff Ruffner and wife will prob- | .bly give him a home.
 Al. McCann received a letter today rom a firm of tailurs in Los An ,eles, who were friends of his brother, the late Geo. B. McCann, rom which it is learned that the | atter's death occurred at Placer lille, California, where he had gone n the hopes of bene6tting his lealth. Less than an hour before le died, he sat up and ate his break, ast and his death was entirely un- at the time. His remains Vero brought to Los Angeles for ,urial.
 The sandstorm which belew up | 'esterday was ordered by the weath- IT clerk, just to mak fiesta visitors rom out San Bernard,no way and Arizona feel comfortable. Sudden 'hange from the breezy back couu- ry to the balmy climate of Los Angeles might prove too great a hook. Besides it is we'll to temper he wind before the lambs are shorn nd it is pretty certain that some of he San Berdoons and Hassayam- ,ers will be Heeced before the arrival is over.-L. A. Times.
 A quiet and unostentatious we'd ling took place this afternoon in he office of the probate judge. The 'rincipals to it were Walter J. Wright, the well known mining and nill man, and Carrie Bishop. The ceremony was performed by Probate udge c. P. Hicks, in the presence f few friends of the groom, after 1hich the couple were the recipients f congratulations from those pres ut. The news of the marriage will i