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

C. w Mckee, representing 'th'
 Capitol Milling Company, of Phe
 nix, who spent a day in Prescott
 looking after business for the com.
 pany, left for Jerome this morning
 Tuesday was a day of disturb
 ances. There was acutting scrape
 several fist fights, and interference with the sheriff when making arrests
 as a result of which eight men were l jailed.-Globe Silver Belt.
 Jack Green, a former resident ol
 Prescott, returned this morning
 frem Fl Paso, Texas, where he ha:
 resided for nearly two years. He i:
 engaged in the mining business and
 comes here in the interest of a new
 amalgamator.
 Chuck Chin, a Chinaman, aged
 about fTty-fve years, died today
 and will be buried tomorrow. This
 will be the first Chinese funeral held
 in Prescott for two years, the last
 one being a vegetable peddler who
 was killed by his runaway team.
 JIG. Goodwin left for home this
 morning.
 The attention of freighters and 1 packers is directed to the advertise ment of E. F. Kellner x O., who have number of young matched mules md l50 burros rigged with packs, for sale.
 Deputy Sheriff Pete Boscha came up from Congress last night bring ing with him 8 man named "Old Colorado" who is charged with horse stealing. Boscha arrested him near Wickenburg, and he had in his possession the two horses stolen on Sunday night from South Prescott. The man has been living at Fools Gulch where he has a family.
 4 gentleman arrived in Prescott last night from the City of Mexico who brought word of the death in that city on March 3l, of John Ellis, former resident of Prescott, and member of the twelfth Ari- zona legislature. No particulars of his death were learned the simple announcement having been sent hy Al. Whitney, his former partner, to Belcher X Smith of the Cabinet saloon.
 Ray Hill, the right hand man of Sam Hill, in his hardware business, left on this afternoons train for Califoreis. IL is given out by his friends that he will be married next Wednesday April 2s, at Santa Clara, California, to Miss Clara Mason highly accomplished young lady.
 Don A. Sweet, general passenger agent of the Atlantic & Pacific rail road, came in on last nights train from Albuquerque, accompanied by James A. Davis, industrial commis- Sioner of the Santa Fe railroad. They left on today's south bound train for the Salt river valley. They | are on a trip of inspection of the l the country. The position of in- dustrial commissioner IS a new one l recently created by the Santa Fe l Company, and the dCties of the official are to examine the resources | tributary to the railroad, with a 1 view of the company's encouraging 1 all industrial enterprises which will ] tend to the building up of the coun- try, and, consequently, increasing l the traffic Of the company. The ] erection of reduction works in Pres 1 colt would probably be legitimate ] subject for his investigation, and, if 1 considered feasible, as an enterprise 1 to recommend to the favorable con l slderation of his company, and it would not be amiss for the officers 1 of the Mining Exchange to inter view him on his return trip. The I expect to return tomor- row night, but will probably not l stop in Prescott.
 II E. Jennison, superintendent of | of the Western Union telegraph company, who will be remembered by many people in Prescott as having had charge of the construction of the Western | Union line to Prescott year ago, was overcome by gas near Leadville, March 26, and died from the effects of it. He was engaged in superin- tending the construction of tele- graph line through two mile tun- nel when asphyxiated. When the symptoms first came over him he called to his assistants to assist him and they started to the mouth of the tunnel with him but he sank dead in their arms before reaching tue open air. He was buried in Omaha, where his family resides.
 E. Nj. Foltz was in from the Glad iator mine today. He says times are quite prosperous in the Bradshaws. He states that the snow has almost all disappeared, but in some places where it driited heavily and where it is shaded, it will last probably | two weeks longer.