Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23
NEWs MOTEL Anp cenMENr..

Vim. Nj. Evarts is seriously i'll iu New York.
 New Mexico has inaugurated hei new governor.
 Minister Terrill is en route home from Turkey.
 The Standard Oil company has just declared 6 Si0,000,000 divi- dend.
 Sixty men arc reported to have deserted from the warships New York, Massachusetts and Texas re- gently.
 A New York expert estimates that American tourists on returning from Europe bring into the country up- ward of $l50,0O0,000 worth of for eign good free of duty every year.
 In a prayer meeting a Nebraska man prayed that when be left this vale of tears he might do so m a blsxe of glory, and his prayer was answered before breakfast the next morning. When be got up to start the kitchen fire he mistook the gas ohne for the coal oil can.
 George F. Barnes, one of the old est and most widely known journal ists of California died Wednesday morning of heart failure. He was a native of St. Johns, New Bruns- wick, aged 70 years and was one of the founders of the Call.
 A telegram from Sidney, N. s. W. says that Frank Butler has been convicted of the murder of Captain Lee Weller, whom he induced 70 accompany him on gold mining trip. Butler was arrested in San Francisco on board the ship Swan hilda, while attempting to escape to the United States.
 Three masked men entered the store of Chas. Guild X SoDs, at Fort Bridgsr, Uintah county,W youi- ing, overpowered Joseph Guild, his vile and clerk aud stole six huGdred dollars, including the pos office mouey. They marched the Guilds over to the village saloon at the point of revolver and compelled them all to take Q driuk. The rob- berS then mounted thair horses aEd rod' rapidly away toward Car eT st8ttOn. Sheriff N srd aud pos-e are n hot pursuit. The robtDers are beloved to be memhe of the fam- ous CassAdy gang.
 4 Cheyenne telegram says: Chas. ErsNel, a we'll known telegraph operator, when riding home on Gis bicyclr late Tuesday n'ght, was at tackled Dy a party cf ten or twelve soldiers rom Fort Russell. After he had been knocked from the wheel Ersweil shot one oI the soldiers. Hc then managed 10 get inside house, which the soldiers imme- diately bombarded with rocks and pieces of timber, They broke the windows and forced tbe kitchen door. As they rushed into the house Erswell shot a second time, drop ping another soldier The city po- lice arrived at this time and the soldiers retreated. -
 Trouble is brewing between the cattle men and sheep men in the neighboFhood of Smiths Fork and HsnrY's Fork, Wyoming. This ter Iitory has usually been reserved for cattle, but lately Dave Crawford has ranged his sheep on the Cottonwood, a small tributary stream, to which Irivilege the cattlemen object. Three days ago unknown parties went to Crawford's camp, took his rife out of his wagon aud amused themselves by killing sheep. Craw- ford protested, but was assured that if he became impudent they would take . shot st him. /
 The Cheyenne and Arapahoe h. dians are wrought up over the new law which gees into effect July l, relating to Polygamy. After that time each of the forty Cheyenne Indians who have more than one wife will have to choose one of the two. three or five wives that he has and the cast-otf wives must go back to their home. The interest be- tween the squaws, who have become enlightened to their situation, has become intense. Every squaw who wants to remain with her husband is doing her best to please him, so that she will be the lucky wife. There are forty of these polygamists and ip all they have over one hun dred squaws.
 A wind storm created havoc in portions of Indiana aud Kentucky on Friday. Reports received frpIl central and eastern Kentucky ln1i- cate that great damage has been done to crops, wheat fields hsye been laid low, farm houses auc barns wrecked and fences destroyed. At English, Indiana, tbe court houss was damaged to the extent of $S,00c, A southbound Monon train eigh miles beyond Bloomin, yton, Ind ana, was struck by lightning Snd tha passengers shaken up severely. Con ,,uejor Johnson was vaintnly H. luTe |, but will recover. Later a. the lralu was nearing G1sburg. h. diana, It ran into a large tree that had teen blown across the track. and the engine was badly damaged Opposite Irvingtou, heuturkv, in indiana, the residences Of 1ohn :. rreehls, a farmer, was wreck d by the w,nd, and his l6-yeaI old son instantly killed. A servant girl was 70 badly injured by falnng timbers