Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-12-07

aud an overcoat of corn husk and steamed m a portable boiler-the result being a diabolical combina- ton that tastes like a bonfire"
 or special interest to veterans of the civil war Is the information con- tained in the last number of the
 United States official postal guide that postmasters are now authorized to cash the cheeks of pensioners as an accommodation to the holders of such cheeks.
 The first eleven of the Indian school foot ball teams, ten members of the faculty and thirty-fve mem bers of the band will leave tonight in special car for Southern Cali fOrnia, where the team will meet several of the prominent teams Of that locality.-Pheuix Enterprise.
 Some very artistic needle ems broidery work Is on exhibition in Cooks jewelry window. It is a clus- ter of roses and was executed by
 Miss Jennie c. Willis, the steno- grapher, during leaSure hours.
 Many handsome expressions are heard in behalf of the young ladies' skill and taste in designing that which seems so true and lifelike.
 There passed through Benson over the $. P. Thursday a family of five Filipinos in from San Francisco. They attracted a great deal of at- tention. The greatest difficulty they experienced was finding a person who could understand their lan- guage, which, like thelr looks, was about halfway between Chinese and Mexican.
 E. P. Clark, for many years a res ident of this city, but now of Los Angeles, came in yesterday for a brief visit. MT. Clark is general manager of one of the most promi- nent local railroad systems in the west, the Pasadena x Pacific, which runs from Santa Monica to Los An geles and to Pasadena. His many Prescott friends while always glad to greet him on the old stamping" ground, are pleased nevertheless to know that he has prospered in new fields.
 Captain Broughton, who was so seriously battered up by base ball bat a few weeks ago. and so critically i'll that he could not testify in the case against Taylor last Monday, left Monday about noon for Los and arrived there in ex- cellent condition physically. Fay Tor is to be sentenced tomorrow for his crime. and We think it would be advisable for the court to suspend until Broughton shows up, or else a pardon should be grantd Taylor by the governor, in view of the actions of Broughton during the trial.
 Hon. W. 4. Clark, of Montana, who arrived at Jerome on Tuesday evening, will not remain long on this trip, and will return to the north at once, without visiting Pres colt. It Is common talk that he will renew his fight for the senator ship from Montana when the legis- lature convenes, and the bitterness of Marcus Daily again comes for ward in opposition to him. Marcus Daily's friends claim that there is an overwhelming majority against him in the legislature which will meet at Butte next month. The contest will probably be the most exciting ever waged in the political annals of the west.
 Jailor Morgan has a very difficult problem 10 handle in connection with his duties. Yesterday morning he sent a misdemeanor offender to unload some hay, in the hope that he would not show up again. the term of sentence about expiring. Last night Mir. Morgan was awaken ed at about ten o'clock, with a re- quest from the prisoner to be let in. and at the same time a request was made of him to go and see the judge if the term of sentence could not be extended three or SIX months longer. 1 The offender said he was stuck on the job and when he was turned loose, he would raise hades to get back to a snap where beds were soft and he had the dead sure thing on grub.