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

explosion occurred. The engine was thrown a complete somersault and completely blown to pieces. The cause of the explosion is unknown.
 Every day that passes lessens the number of croskers and swells the ranks of those who look forward to period of positive prosperity lt is significant that the weekly state ment of city banks issued recently shows for the first time legitimate expansion of loans and mercantile discounts. Bonds and stocks con tinue Co rise. Warm weather favors tue growing crops, the iron tra la is improving. the outflow Of gold has virtually ceased. and our special cable dispatch from Lombard street this morning indicates that Ameri- can securities are increasing tn favor in the foreign markets.-New York Herald.
 The Treasury Department within the last week has received a con siderable number of requests for small notes in unusually large quaIl- titles. This inquiry was entirely an- expected and is confidently regarded by treasury officials as au indication of improving business conditions. St least once . year the treasury meets the demands for small notes from the west aud south, where they aro needed for the movement of crops. Rarely, however, has the inquiry begun earlier than the 10th or middle of July, and therefore it is assumed q at the call for notes of small denomination is not ia antici. patton of crop movement. It has become SO general. however, par ticularly in the south, that treasury officials ascribe it to renewed activity in general business.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
Fourth orJu,y Committees.

The 4th of July committee met last evening and appointed the following committees to decide the different contests.
 Miners Drilling Contest A. A. Johns, F. L. Wright, M. J. Hickey, Robert Brow, Chris Harryhouser, ". J. Murphy.
 Firemens' Tournament-W Wm. i. Mulvenon, chief of fire department, and foreman of each company.
 Music-P. l.. Kastner. Cow Boy Tournament & Broncho Riding-G. c. Ruffner. T. G. Barlow Massicks and Chas. Meadows.
 Horse Races-J. l.. Fisher, M. A. Gray and H. Mulvenon
 Parade-W. O, O'NeilI and NJ. B. Hazeltine.
 Literary Exereises-F. A. Tritle and H. Goldwater.
 Bicycle Races Chas. Brandes, F. D. Myers and X. W. Robinson.
 Hogan Alley-Ed. Lit, Ed. Kast- nor, Frank Ensnah
 There are several prizes which will be awarded for boys foot races, fat mans race, burro race and others, the programme of which will be advertised later on.
 While the programme has not yet been completed, the following events have been practically settled upon:
 Saturday, July 8, at the race track, three-eighths mile running race, Wild West show, chariot races. &c.
 Monday, July 5. Steer tying, trotting races, and Wild West show, at the same place.
 Tuesday, July 6, the programme will be confined exclusively to the town and will consist of procession in the morning, followed by literary miners drilling contest, fremen's tournament, korribles, dark town fire brigade, tug of war and other exercises.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
WAS IT CORNELIA9
Half starved Mexican Seen Near Nc
 DoWeli.

Half starved Mexican Seen Near Me
 DOwelI.
 A gentleman who lives near Me Dowell reported at the sheriff 8 office that be met Mexican about five miles from there couple sof days ago and from the mans condi- tion and appearances was satisfied that he was either crazy or was a fugitive from justice. He gave a description of the individual which answered to that of the Mexican, Cornelia, who escaped from the Prescott jail with Parker and Mil Ter. He said that he had gone into the hills to fud a calf that had strayed from his place and while standing on a knoll saw a man peer ing over the top of a bush about a hundred yards distant.
 He watched him awhile and think ing that he may have met with some accident went over to him. The man was without hat, shirt or shoes, aud wore nothing except an old worn out pair of overalls. He was asked what he was doing there in that half naked condition, but he only answered by shake of hls head. Other questions were asked, but he either could not understand or would not talk.
 The gentleman thinking that the poor fellow was about half starved, went to camp after some food, and returned, accompanied by couple of Mexicans, it being his intenlion to bring the individual into camp. The man was gone when he returned and although he secured the neigh bol ing country, he could find noth- ing of him.-Gazette.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30

The "Address to the Graduates, was delivered by R. l.. Musrison in apt and pleasing words.
 But the number on tho rogramme which brought down the house was the inimitable and eomieal singing by Miss Anna Burke of "The Won derful Pianist Her voice IS very pretty, and her self-possession was astonishing. For an encore, in cos tune, she sang "The Irish Haunting Car" her actions and gestures caus- ing rounds of applause.
 We'll may the Sisters of St. Joseph be proud of their pupils and Pres colt IS fortunate in having the good ant intelligent Sisters in charge of sn academy which has educated so many of the fair daughters of our cIlt.
 The "Caisthenic Drill," by the iittie girls, conelui led the perform aucr, and the steady tramp aud up- right bearing Of the little ones. was a fitting close .he fourth commence mont exercises of the Academy of Si, Joseph.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
MINING sspsR rnt OCEAN.
asn Who Has0 Co Dig and DeIve nix FAtA-
 Oms Below the Surface.

 Oms Below the Surface.
 Thore is 6 striking example of mans holdnoss in searching for wealth and his skill in securing it at Betallook, near Cape Cornwall, Alas ka. Betallock Is a bold headland composed of huge masses of horn blende, masked by walls of slate. against which the Atlantic surges are constantly dashing. The perse- vering efforts of man nave at this point been moro powerful than those of nature.
 "Kibbles' descend fathoms be- heath tho sea, and ascend again with copper or tin ores, which arc wheeled away to larger heaps. where women, boys and girls separate various quail ities with the systematic industry of workers in n factory. Everybody and eysrything-rooks, platforms and paths--is smeared with the prevailing red hue derived from Q slight mixture of iron with copper or tin orcs, and then the very muddy stream flowing from the stamp min to the sea has imparted to tho beach, the breakers and tho foam the same Fubicund tinge. If ore is coming up plentifully and of good quality, ev- erybody is pleased, and far down to the gloomy depths of the mine which Cornish legends people with spirits, tho news that a new bunch" of copper has been struck, or the old hole is growing richer, fills the workers with professional joy.
 As the visitor creeps along the passages into which tho light of day has never entered he hears compar- atively little until, becoming accus- toned to the darkness, barely flu minated by the flicker of lamps, he dimly distinguishes the stalwart gnome at work. Coming from the upper world amid the lin of heavy stamps and machinery above and the surge of the sea below, the rat te of wagons on tramways, and the crowds of men and boys climbing up and down paths which seem to be too steep for a goat, the modified si. .ence of the level strikes one as un- natural.
 In places, however, the guide may ask tho visitor to listen to curious Eound. 1t is the booming of the waves above and the grating of the )tones on tho seq bottom. Then ha Is told. Co give him courage, that in some of the recesses of the first level the orc has bean cu6 away until roof of not more than six feet thick has been left First worked on tho face of tho cliffs only, the mine de- soendod, level by level, until the ez- oavations extended for more than six fatnoms inland, while tho great est depth to which 1t has been sunk ts sbout 2eo0 foot. ---Sar Francisco Chronicla
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
Foremnn Charles Canall.

Foreman Charles Canall, with a gang of twenty linemen, reached Flagstaff from the West last Thurs day, having strung the new railroad wire thus far on the way from Los Angeles to Albuquerque. Tbe line men made good time after leaving California and will have the wlre up in less than three weeks. The most disagreeable part of the trip is GOV cred, said Mir. Canall, and the rest IS comparatively easy. Crossing the Mojave desert, from Barstow to Needles, was a most delightful ex- perience-nitl With the mercury away up in the 120s and trying to burst the roof of the thermom, ter, and the red hot winds, of uncertain origin, combined to make the trip of TO miles one long 10 be remem- bored. Whenever a water tank hove in sight, the men would drop their tools, make break for it and jump in, and Charley says it was like pull. ing teeth to get them away from the tank.-Sun-Democrat.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
Man Who shed. m. sam.

A recent telegram from Butte, Montana, says: John H. Prince, of Phillipsbnrg, sheds his skiu every year. He is in the city and will probably remain here until the she'd ding process takes place. Mfr. Princes case has attracted national attention, and has puzzled the most celebrated surgeons and doctors of America, who are unable to account for the phenomenon on any theory. On or about July 24 of every year he sheds every particle of cuticle which is replaced by entirely new skin. He first shed his skin when he was six months old, and has been losing it regularly every year since then. He Is now 40 years old, and year has not passed in which he did not receive new covering. The earliest that the change ever took place was at o'clock on the morn ing of the 24th, and it has never occurred later than 3 o'clock in the morning of the 25th.
 There is no similar case to be found on medical records, and there are only two cases that resemble it in any way. One is that of a man in Georgia and the other is of woman in Nebraska, both of whom have shed their skins five or six times.
 Mir. Prince stated last evening that the shedding of the skin causes him very little trouble and prsc- tically no pain. Two or three days before the skin come of it congests and at that time he has a high fever and feeling of nausea, lasting sev- eral hours. The fever quickly comes and goes just as quickly, aud soon afterwards his entire skin comes of
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
A Morning RIase.

The old P. x A. C. round house and machine shops were totally destroyed hy fro at about 5 o'clock this morning. An alarm was sound ed, but tho fro was too far away to be reached " tho iremen, and nothing could be done but just stand and watch it burn up. The building had not been in use for several years. except portion of it, in. which W, j. Mulvenon had au engine, boiler and pump, which he used to pump water to his ice works. His loss will be about $500, besides the inconvenience which he will ex. perience from the loss.
 The place has been used as sleep ing quarters by hobos, and it was only prevented from being burned down a short time ago by the timely discovery of. the fire by Officer Prince. The fire is supposed to have originated from the careless ness of tramps.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30

With the exception of the noted Worlds Fair number of The Cosmo- politan, which reached a price of live dollars copy after the last edition had been exhausted, no stronger number of this magazine has been issued than that for July. 1897. The report of Julian Flaw thorne, the special commissioners sent by The Cosmopolitan to India to investigate the horrors of the plague and famine, is of au extraor- diDary character and will open the eyes of the world to conditions which were scarcely suspected.
 John B. Dawson and Mary c. Harlan were married June 2l.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
The Geese Wen.

A gentleman onoe laid Q wager With George " that geese would beat turkeys in race, says The School and Home. The king, think. lng that such 6 wager was already a< good as won, willingly made the bet and the gentleman was left to choose ! sne and place and distance. Being well acquainted with the habits of the birds, he accordingly chose fui shs time the evening, just before sunset, and for the place tho road out- side the city waliss and @ mile for the distance. The time came, and saok appeared with his Hook of birds and the race began. Long ere the end came the sunset, and in- mediately true to their instincts, as soon Rs the sln had quite disap- peared, all the turkeys flew up into the nearest tree to roost and no per suasion could induce them to budge an inch farther-and the geese, which had been slowly toddIng on behind, quietly caokled in--the win aerS.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
pidnt Lika Tt

The abhorrenoe of respectable Brit tsh persons for the synonym for
 'sanguinary" is almost as extraor~ dinary as its popularity with tke lower classes. In days gone by O'Connell spoke of the base, bloody and brutal Whigs, " and The Times, in reporting him, rendered it very lngeniously. with . view to exhibit his bad language, as the base, b. and brutal Whigs."
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30

The St. Louis express on the Wabash road plunged through . trestle at Missouri city, Mo-, Satur day evening, carrying down the en- tire train with the exception of the rear car, a Pullman. The gorge, which a few hours previously was practically empty, had become a raging torrent by tremendous downpour of rain, and the structure weakened. Seven persons are known to be dead and the list may reach twenty five, There were twenty-five passengers in the oars and only a few of these are accounted for, In the intense confusion that ensued it became impossible to estimate the number of dead or wounded.
 Miguel Salszar, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, committed suicide because he owed debts that he could not pay
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30

As a result of conference held recently between the attorneys for Mrs. Isaac Hoffman, it is stated that Theodore Figel, the sporting bookkeeper, will be arrested and charged with the murder of his em- ployer. Edward Rothchild, the partner of tho deceased merchant, said that if tho murder charge would not stick then embazzlement would be preferred,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
rhe Man k,ller

The famous black stallion, "Msn Killer" that has so far thrown every rider and killed two men, will be in the Wild West Show on July 3d. Arizona Charley and his rough rid CTS will try their horsemanship on the noted outlaw horse.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
No Nonaonsn Ahnn, Ha.

Skidds-Did she say it was so sud- den when you asked her to marry you?
 Ashn-Of course she didn't She was a widow. w.-Datroit Free Press,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30
For Homeless Bows.

me EArtaasf Christian. weekly, 5O cents a year +Snter Ever ColorAdo, is devoted 10 the upbuilding phttsntsloe' . great industrial training school homeless and neglected boys. There are 60 Zls ~ql q9l uAmps tn the United States and Bright - ts the oniy school offering them . home
 NAn manual training. -ou hslp
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30

hARIlk, EX-lEG ISTRR U. s. Land Ouea Wui pstSonslly attend to all busi-
 ness entrusted Co him to transact in tho D, Land Othce- Appllcs'ions for mineral sshts q scialty. G0ntest .sa--.s attended to ThfhfFT1 ARIZONA
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30

TukS. g. LkR, CIVIL ENGINEER AND O, q. DEPp1Y MINERAL SURVEYOR.
 / Surveying Mining Clsims a speciality. Lock Box IAs, PRESCOTT. ARIZONA.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-30

THE, JOURNAL MINER will be contin- 1 ued until ordered stopped. Bills are
 sent out regularly about the expiration of years subscription, and subscribers are re- Quested to pay the same as promptly as possible. Subscribers who desire the paper stopped at any time are urgently requested to send notice to this office and pay up the amount due.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-11
MORTON'S PORTRAIT.
1t Figures PROMINENT in a Historic
Painting.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1O-An inter
esting and important event Of forty
years ago is wildly recalled by great
painting which is now receiving its i'm
ishing touches in the studio of W. Has
kell Coffin, a Washington artist. Ihe
picture represents the signing of a
treaty between the people of Nebraska.
through J. Sterling Morton, and the
PaWnee Indians, at the time of the first
westward rush in the early mining
days. This treaty, signed Sept. "A, 1857,
marked an important epoch in the his
tory of the state of Nebraska, as 1t con-
veyed to the people large tracts of land
occupied by the Pawnee Indians.
At the time when the treaty was con-
summated Mr.. Morton was very
young man. He had recently been mar
ried in the East, and was on his we'd
ding trip. 1t was largely through his
efforts. and through the assistance OF
the delegation which accompanied him,
that terms very favorable to the terri
tory were obtained from the Pawnees.
The picture is full of life and motion.
The scene is a wide, open plain, with
a fringe of trees in the distance. sweep
ing around in a circle are the lndlan
braves, streaked with daubs of bright
colors. To the left, beneath tree,
stands the little group of Americans
watching with intense interest the
scene before them. At the head of
these stands eX-Secretary Morton,
clothed in the tight-fitting coat of a
half-century ago. Near him stands his
wife and at her side Gen. Denver, one
of the prominent early campaigners
against the Indians. o. K. Irish, a
prominent leader of the early days of
Nebraska, also stands in the group. To
the right is the third group, headed by
Pi-Ta-Ne- Sha-a-Du, the head chief, and
| the four lesser chiefs. At their feet are
several squaWs.
| The Indian figures were painted from
Indian models, and the portraits Of eX-
Secretary Morton and Gen. Denver, to-
| sether with those of the other Amerf-
| cans. were painted from portraits taken
| about that time. Mr. Coffin was sent
| to Nebraska to make sketches of the
scene of the signing of the treaty, and
/ before making d single stroke with his
| brush put in eight months studying
Indian life in the vicinity which he
has carefully reproduced on canvas.
Mr.. Coffin was selected to paint this
historical picture by Secretary Morton
son. JOY Morton, of Chicago, who was
consulted by the Nebraskans before
they finally ordered the picture. 1t is
expected that the painting will be COM
pleted within a few weeks, when it will
be placed on exhibition temporarily in
the Corcoran Art gallery, in all prob
ability, or else at the Cosmos club.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-11

man for West Virginia. He gave
much time and considerable money to
his party in the campaign which made
West Virginia Republican, and he has
President McKinley's promise that he
shall be made commissioner of internal
revenue.
George W. Wilson, deputy commits
sion of internal revenue, has been in
that office for many years, and is re-
garded as an authority upon whom
all commissioners must rely for prece-
dents and knowledge of the affairs of
the bureau. He is contented with his
position, but Secretary of the Treasury
Gage believes that, under the spirit
of civil service law and rules, Wilson
is entitled to promotion to the office
of commissioner, and he has asked the
president to appoint Wilson instead of
Napoleon Bonaparte Scott.
Inasmuch as Secretary Gage does
not want Scott, the president has been
induced to offer the West Virginia pol
itician several places in the equally
as good class, but Napoleon Bona
parte Scott says that he holds the
president to his promise, and that he
will be commissioner OF internal reve-
nIe or nothing. If the secretary of
the treasury has his way. Scott will
be nothing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-11
WELLINGTON vENGEFUL.
Would Down Republicans in Mary
land Because They DepOsed Him.

land Because They DepOsed Him.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-It is current
rumor here that Senator Wellington, of
Maryland who has been deposed as
the boss of the Republican party in
that state, is secretly conniving to de-
liver the state to the Democrats at the
next election Under his leadership
Maryland became a Republican state,
elected a Republican governor, Re
publican Legislature, and elected Re
publican Wellington to the United
States senate.
AS soon as Wellington assumed his
senatorial seat, he became boss, in
the opinion of many of his former fol-
lowers At the recent state convention
Wellington was removed from the state
craftsmanship. Since then he has been
nursing a great big grievance against
his own party, until 1T has assumed
mammoth proportions
1t is said now that he is conniVing
with Senator German to bring about a
Democratic victory which will result
in the election of German to be his own
successor
Either German or Wellington, or both
of them, have assured the negro leaders
that the Republicans have broken faith
with them in many ways; notably, IN
failing to elect three negroes to the
legislature, in accordance with COM
pact in 1896. AS a result of this declara-
ton, the negro preachers all over
Maryland are using their pulpits to de-
nounce the Republican party, as no
longer the friend of the negro The
result of this scheme is that the race
question is becoming prominent, and
the negroes are being arrayed against
the Republican party in most sys-
tematic manner. Friends of Senator
German are predicting his political
triumph