Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-02

The Burke hotel arrivals today are. H A Strong, Kingman; l T Stoddard. Stoddard; F r O'Conor, J T Dougine. Hillside; j D Smiley, San Francisco; H Marx, Fort Worth, Texas.
 M. A. Gray, who was arrested on Saturday, for refusing or neglecting to psy a license was before Judge Shultz at noon today, and on his promise to pay the license this alter noon the case was postponed till 8 o'clock this evening.
 The Phenix Herald libels the Prescott blood hound ln the follow ing manner: "The blood hound as a detective in Arizona is a failure. The Prescott blood hound could not follow a trail ten minutes old yesterday"
 s. P. Hubert, formerly with the Chicago and the Providence mining companies in Prescott, is now loca- ted at Shreveport, Louisiana. He IS still interested in Arizona and or ders the JoURSAL-MINER sent to him in order to keep posted in regard to territorial matters.
 The largest train that ever entered Phenix went m there today over the s. F. F. X F. railroad. It was made up at Hillside, from where it was drawn by one engine. except for a distance of three miles, south of the Hassayampa bridge, and consisted of 46 cars all loaded.
 The Port Townsend Morning Leader is responsible for the follow ing ingenious invention: "A bright boy of our town, whose father re- fuses to buy him a bicycle, is going to make one himself this winter. He will use the frame of his mind, the wheels of his head, the seat oi his pants, the rubber of his neck and that tired feeling"
 Andrew J. O'Conuor, formerly state senator Of Illinois, and the man to whom Cleveland owes his second nomination, is in Prescott to- day. MT. O'Connor is interested in the Springfield Mining company, operating in Peoples valley, and IS here on business connected with 1t. It was through Mir. O'Connor's in fuence that MT. Eckles was made comptroller of the treasury.
 Mrs. L. B. Wetmore will institute classes in short hand. Parties de- sinng to join either the day or even ing class, will please send in their names to the undersigned, or call, before February 1. Rates reason able. [j26I6l Mas. L. B. WETNoRE. The funeral of Mir. and Mrs. J. s. Douglas little son took place yester- terday from Hotel Burke, and was attendeded by a large number of people. Mir. and Mrs. Louis Will jams of Bisbee, father and mother of Mrs. Douglass arrived in time to attend the funeral. The death of this little one is a sad blow to both the parents ani grand parents, as their hearts were wrapped up 1T it
 Mrs Jack Sims. a Chinawoma1, gave birth to a son, on Saturday evening, and the event has been the occasion of celebration by he Chinese residents of this city, as this the first Chinese baby born in Prescott for a great many years. Jack Sims, the father of this young Chinese boy, is among the best known of Chinese residents in this section having been engaged 10 the business for years, aud for a long tune was manager of the Jerome Junction hotel.
 The application of J. ". Akers, for postmaster at Prescott, has been to Washington. Mr. Akers secured a splendid endorse ment from the citizens and bus mess men of Prescott, his potion be- ing signed by every man to whom 1t was presented Mir. Akers is a Very competent young business man md has been an active and tireless worker for the republican party ,ver since he was old enough to vote. Should he receive the appointment 1e will discharge the duties of the ] office in a very capable manner, and n a way which will prove satisfac- ory to the public.