Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-11
ARIZONA HAPPENINGS ! What the Papers and Others Have to Say of Doings All Over the
 Big Territory.

We don't wish to be rude but where in the - is Dr. Evans ~ Gazette.
 [ The Alaska fever has struck Mesa City, and this evening J. H. Bush and Hi McComas, of that place will leave for inc fruzen north to dig gold out of the snow banks.- Herald.
 The San Francisco papers an- nounce the departure from that city of the Steamer W:llamet for Alaska with l.. F. Nash and 4. NJ. Cox, of tn city, as passengers.-Phenix Herald.
 Contractor Toohey returned tbls morning from the Castle cFesk, hot Isprings, where he is engaged in building a wagon road from Vnlture Siding, on the s. F., ?. & P. road. He reports that he has almost reached the summit, and expects to have the road completed and open for travel in five or six weeks Herald.
 Fl. J. Cleveland, the new appoint ed Indian agent at Sacaton, will take charge of the agency today Gazette.
 The whiskerless craze has struck Tombstone. It spares neither youth nor age, ignores station and takes no note of previous condition, I-Prospector.
 Governor McCord yesterday made three appointments. c. w. John stone was appointed territorial treasurer, F. T. Aspinwall, assistant Superintendent of the territorial prison, and H. B. St. Claire as capi- tol site comn:ssiOncI. The appoint ments are all good and seem to give general satisfaction.-Gazette.
 Dick Gage aud a crew of men aud forty-eight head of horses left the city last night for Yuma, where he has a contract to haul ore from the King of Arizona mine. He expects to be gone several mOnths.-Phenix Gazette.
 Mrs. B. J. Franklin and her daugh- ter, Miss Mary Franklin, left last night for Kansas City, where they will visit relatives, returning to Phenix late in September. -Phenix Republican.
 M. j. Nugent, after his relief from official duty as superintendent of the territorial prison will take charge of the Southern Pacific railroad hotel at Yuma.
 Tom Flannigan, who came within an ace of being disgraced by being elected to ths Tin Horn legislature from Maricepa county. has been in Florence sey ,ral days this week. Florence Tribune.
 IT McCord will fire that "bull- tick sanitary board, many of his sins will be forgiven.-GTshsm Bull letiD.
 Dal Hawkins, who fought Cham pion Feather Weight George Dixon to stand still in San Francisco the oth her day, was formerly nice little boy in Tombstone. after he left 1 there he fell from grace and killed man in prize 6ght.-Florence 1 Tribune.
 Major Schwartz, since Governor McC1rd'S administration began, has l been relieved of two very important offices, adjutant general and clerk l of lhe board of control. He still holds an office under the admins tration which hs will resign at once l as it does not even pay postage and | carries no honor with iL. lt IS shat 1 nf fish and gamo commissioner Herald.
 Dr. Rosson and Neri Osborn are 1 preparing to leave on trip to the new gold discoveries in the Yaqui l country in Sonora. If reports are true they will do better tlan iu go- ing to Alaska.-Herald.
 Governor McCord this morning named he following appointments 1 on his statf: H. J. Cleveland, lieu tenant colonel; w. J. Cotton, lieu tenant colonel and Thos. Flannigan, inspector Of small arms practice, with the rank of major. Other military appointments are expected to be made Tn few days, and will l include surgeon general, for which l position a number of Phenix phy- sicians aro candidates.-Herald. Col. c. W. Johnstone yesterday | executed his bond as territorial l treasurer. He has filed it and will | take charge of the office today. The l bond is for $40,000, the sureties qualifying for double that amount. The bondsmen arc Col. William | Christy, Nj. W. Messinger, B. A. Fickas. c. F. Chapman, E. J. Ben- nitt, J. L. B. Alexander anu r. | Minor. This bond is bagatelle in comparison with another bond the | treasurer will have to raise in a day | or two. Tho amount for which | bondsmen must qualify is $200,000, | to guaranty the proper disposition of the proceeds of the sale of Sl00. 900 territorial funding bonds at par and interest to July p. -Republi- | can.
 Merchant Doane Merrill is again | Tn town, and says he will remain | this time long enough to get ac- quainted, anyway. = Jerome Re porter.
 During the rain of last nigh:, an atmospheric phenomena was seen by | few and was an occurrence of remarkable and unusual appearance 1 in tho display of celestial fire works, that it created considerable com ment During the storm a globe or ball of fire of considerable sIze was seen in its descent from the clouds to the earth, accompanied by a diffused glow of electric lights flash ing out and Illuminating their out lines and the heavens, making a most brilliant effect. and altogether
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