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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
HIsIpiurIs. Proved Fatal.

Dr. D. P. Kayner, who was burned in the Johnson House fire, on Sun day night, succumbed to the injuries this afternoon, his death occurring about 3 o'clock. On Tuesday and Wednesday, his attending physicians had some hope of saving his life, but alarming symptoms commenced to manifest themselves in the shape of modification of the burned parts of his body and arms. This morn- ing 1t was apparent that death was only question of few hours, and every thing was done to make his last hours as comfortable as possi- ble.
 Deceased was nearly 80 years old, and had been engaged in the prac- tice of medicine for overy fifty years. He was a native of New York, and formerly lived at St. Charles, Hi nois, where be had a lucrative prac- tice, but mineralogy and the treat ment of ores having a fascination for him, he devoted considerable of his time in the study of thls branch of science. He invented a furnace, for the treatment of ores and afterwards moved to Chicago, where he was in the employ of large firm in this line of business. From Chicago he drifted westward, living in Colorado, California and Montana, finally locating in Prescott about two or three years ago.
 Nothing is known of any of his relatives. if he has any, but the JoURNAL-MINER editor has, on sev- eral occasions, heard him speak of a fruit ranch owned by him near Sacramento, California.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
The AriEona Prsss A.soein,Ion.

Our contemporary has beer pleased to give the Arizona Press Association the following notice:
 At former meetings of the Ari- zona Press Association a certain trucking element has predominated and injected politics into the delib- erations of the body by securing the socalled endorsement of rascally of- ficials. This sort of thing is all wrong and should be frowned down for it will have the effect, if repeat ed, of causing self respecting men to refuse to have any connection what ever with the association.
 The annual meeting of the above association will be held in Tucson March Il and 12. Whatever of either good or bad it may have done in the past let 1t be buried with the dead past. The association may be made a power for good for those engaged in the newspaper business if prop erly conducted. Let editors from all over the territory make it point to attend the next annual meeting and let him go with some recom- mendation or suggestion for its benefit and assist all in his power to build it up as nearly as possible to his ideal of what it should be. If the editors and publishers of the territory would only all interest themselves in the association it would prove beneficial to all. A number of Arizona editors have been invited to deliver addresses or read papers of interest to the profession at the next meeting and some of them have accepted the invitation. The citizens of Tucson will make the brief stay of members as pleas ant as possible, so let there be full attendance at the next meeting.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
Ra,lroaa consrae, Awarded

The bids on building the branch arilroad from Prescott to the Big Bug country were opened Monday afternoon at the office of President Murphy of the s. F. P. & P. Among the bidders were the Minnesota 6 Arizona Construction company, represented by Linton & Grant; Lantry Bros; J. N. Carlisle and Chas. Dittmer of Pueblo, Col. and H. Whitbeck. The contract was was awarded to the Montana & Ar izona Construction company, of which Donald Grant of the firm of Linton & Grant is the president Ihls company is now constructing the Rio Verde canal in the Salt river valley. Work will begin on March l, and will be under full headway by the 10th of the month and the grading will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
WAshinEton's BIrthday,

The school children and theiI
 friends passed 8 very enjoyable oc. casion at the High School last evening. The program contained many new features and was duly ap. precisted by all.
 The address of welcome by Maud Norris was prepared by her teacher Mir. Case, and was very prettily ren- dered.
 Miss Hesvenston's violin solo, Annie Laurie with variations, showed much skill in rendition.
 Jessie Durbin's recitation, Flying Jim's Leap" was a very pathetic and stirring production, and was rendered in her usual excellent style.
 The mandolin duet by Ledwid0e and Araminta Sargent was heartily encored. These two are always favorites on the program.
 Roland Balderson's psrt in the dialogue, Boss and Kid" stirred everycne's sympathy for a homesick boy.
 A very prominent feature of the program was marching and calis- thentIc drill by sixteen of Miss Op- dykes pupils dressed in special cos tune. The figures were accurately executed to the music of the piano, and every eye of the two hundred and fifty people present were riveted on the stage until the last couple had made their bows and disap- peared.
 Following the drill came an ex- hiOition of club swinging by Miss Opdyke. Frequent rounds of sp- plause broke from the audience dur ing this performance, and the re- sponse to the hearty encore which followed showed endurance in the prolonged exercise.
 The song, We are going away to by-low lands" sung by Miss Elem ing's pupils in their little night dresses, and holding their burning taPers, was exceedingly captivating. The fellow who did not wish he might give each dear lit:le maiden a hug and a good night kiss was ab- sent from the audience.
 Following this the ladies of the Monday club served refreshments in the kindergarten. It took some time to wait upon the two hundred l and seventy people present, but | there was an abundance for all and | were satisfied. Then they returned | To the high school room to witness the final act, the firing of the chem cal volcano. The exhibition was Tery startling and realistic, and will ong remain in the memory of those Rho saw it.
 The proceeds of the evening were s44.5O, nearly all of which will be devoted to the purchase of pictures Or the school room walls.
 The school appreciates the suc- 'essful effort of the Monday club in heir behalf and hereby extend their incere thanks to the ladies.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
Hs ConYinced the DuEe.

During his visit to the United States he late Duke of Marlborough made a host of friends. His quick aye, unas- Iuming manner and ability to grasp easily tEe many sided electrical qres- tions won the honest admiration of the practical Yankee, whose idea of an English duke differed in every way from the real, live British peer. 1pon one occasion, however, the old. deRineering spirit of the duke gained ths mastery, and he paid for the temporary lapse hom republican manners with 8 few good bruises and & rather sevsre shak- ing up of the ducal frame.
 The duke was making 0 eoNr of in- Spection over one of the Chicago cable lines and came across a cable car driver who was a typical Yankee, born and bred in the state of Connecticut
 "Can you stop the Car quiokly?'' asked his grace.
 ''I jist reckon ye kin bet yer life I can, MT. Duke"
 How sooni"
 "In bout two yards" replied the Yankee.
 "EonsenseP' sharply exclaimed his grace. The next moment the duke was busy picking himself out of a small sand bank by the side of the tram line, Into which the abrupt stoppage of the oar had thrown him. As he quietly brushed himself the Yankee smiled and remarked: T hope ye ain't hurt, Mir. Duke. Guess ye think kin stop her suddint now, don't ye?"-London Tel eQraph.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
ParkeF'a AppaaI.

Chief Justice Webster Street wro;e the opinion in the case of Parker, the condemned murderer.
 The appeal was taken under the provisions of Act No. 71, passed by the last legislature. While the act was held not apply to criminal cases, the court proceeded to investigate the grounds for an appeal. It was decided, First, that the district judge did not charge the grand jury to make certain findings, but simply called attention to the facts known to exist; Second, that the evidence does not show that the prisoner was in shackles at the time of his second arraignment or during the trial; Third, that the lower court did not err in refusing to set aside the indictment because the same grand jury had indicted Parker on a charge of train robbery; Fourth, that the lower court in overruling the motion for a change of venue was not actuated by prejudice. The supreme court found no error that would warrant a reversal of the case.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
The Big Bug Rallrosd

s. R. H. Robinson, engineer of the Minnesota and Arizona construction company, left yesterday for 6 visit to California. He says the com pany is moving their outfit and will be prepared to commence work on the construction of the Big Bug railroad before March 10.
 Their headquarters camp will be established near the point where the Big Bug railroad connects with the $. F. P. < P. The company will es- tablish five camps at different points on the line and will give employ ment to between 300 and 400 men.
 While the contract calls for the completion of the road in six months they expect to complete it much earlier than that.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
The Big BonanEa.

Seldom has Dake's opera houss contained larger audience thar that which assembled Monday even. ing to witness the initial play of the Edna Paige Comedy company's sil night engagement, entitled "The Big Bonanza" The scene is laid in the mining section of Idaho and the plot of the play centers in the effort of Duncan Le Moyne to wrest from the rightful owners their rights to the property. Edna Paige as Bess Fairfax was 6 lively and interesting character, while Chas. Harrison ss Jack Mason and Bert King as Alex ander Fairfax rounded out some very interesting climaxes in the play. The specialIies were very in- terestiEg. especially the songs by Master Glen as Little Jack. The yitascope pictures were a pleasing and entertaining feature of the evening.
 Their second production wss "The Gentleman n Rags" in which the company maintained the excel lent reputation established by Mon- day evenings play.
 A ticket is issued each evening to every one attending the play, and which entities the holder to a chance on the handsome set of sil- verware to be given away at the close of the engagement. on Satur- day evening. "A Regular Fix" is the bill for tonight.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
Here Is Success For You.

'Inside figures" are always inter. esting. and the following are cer. tainly some striking ones about The
 Ladies' Home Journal. During 1897,
 S,1S3,1l3 copIes of this magazine were printed and so thoroughly sold that the latter-year issues are en- tirely out of print. It consumes 3,434 ,662 pounds of paper in a year, and absorbs 30.902 pounds of ink. It runs g presses. The advertising columns contained $49S, 1925 worth of advertising during the last year. The editors received 9,29O manu- scripts and less than per cent were accepted. The magazine employs 22 staff editors. 24.64S letters have been received and answered by the editors in the correspondence col umns. The Journal has over 15,O00 active, working agents on the road getting subscriptions. It has edu- cated 442 girls free of charge under it's free educational plan. In a sin gle day it has received ss high as 18,OO0 subscriptions. 3OO,OOO copies of the Journal are sold each month on the news stands alone-425,OOO people subscribe for it by the year.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02

Every man who pays his subscrip- tion promptly, and if in business. advertises literally. is privileged to put his feet on the Arizona editors table. The best friend of a paper IS the man who is willing 10 pay for every thing he gets jus- like the editor is expected to do when he goes to store to make a purchase. Just notice who makes the loudest kick about his local paper, and nine chances to one, he does not take the paper at all, or If so, is far in arrears in payment. The newspaper is 6 photograph of the business and en- terprise of any community, and the most progressive people are those who announcs their business in print
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
4 GOOD CATCH.
sherin kuhner Captures . California Murderer Yesterday Upon Whom
 There Is . Big Reward.

sheriff Rutfner Captures California Murderer Yesterday Upon Whom
 There Is s Big Reward.
 James Wiilett. who is wanted at Redwood, California, for the mur- der of man at Baden was arrested at Ash Fork yesterday and lodged in the county jail. The murder was committed by three men who were attempting to commit bur glary; the man they murdered heard their operations and gaze the alarm and in order to make their escape they killed him.
 Wlllett, has just completed a ten years sentence in the California penitentiary for burglary having been released in September and the murder was committed November I1. His two accomplices were ar rested and are both under sentence of death now for the murder.
 WllIett admits that he is the man wanted, but denies all knowledge of the murder. One of the parties convicted has made a confession since conviction and generates the other one who is in jail with him but duplicates Willett as being the prime mover in planning the burg lary which resulted in the murder.
 Sheriff Rufner expects to leave tomorrow for California with the prisoner. There is quite 8 large re- ward out for his arrest which Sheriff Rutfner will be entitled to.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
ATTEMPTED
 ASSASSINATION! /!
\ Shot Fired at Lieut.. cordIer, of the Cuban Army, Last Night
 Goes Wide of it's Mark.
The Cuban Officer Sends two Bullets After the Fleeing Form of His
 MouId-be Assassin.

Last night about half past ter
 o'clock, three shots rang out clear
 and loud on the night air from the
 vicinity of the Catholic church
 Quite lumber of people hastened
 in the direction from whence the
 sounds came, expecting to be early
 on the scene of tragedy, whii
 others came out of their residences
 thinking the shots were the prelude
 to another fire alarm.
 Those who went in the direction of the church discovered nothing out of the ordinary in that vicinity,
 and all efforts made to discover who did the shooting were uuavailing. The JOURSAL-MNER pursued the in vestigation today, but it was not until noon that the cause of it was learned owing to the reticence of one of the participants-the most interested one-when it was learned that the first shot was fired at Lieut.. F. c. Cordier, of the Cuban army, the other two being fired by him at his assailaut.
 Lieut.. Cordier returned on We'd nesday from his visit to Jerome. with Captain Mahoney, and has been the guest of Father Quetu, his cousin. He expected to meet Captain Mahoney on the train today and journey with him to Phenix. After his return on Wednesday he told Father Quetu, that be had seen a man on the street, whom he had seen in California, in towns where he and Captain Mahoney had visited and thought that he was pursuing them. Whether he had any evil designs against them or was simply keeping track of their movements of course he could not tell.
 Last night at the hour mentioned he was in the yard between Father Quetu's residence and the church when he noticed a man in the dark, but suppposing it to be Father Quetu's servant he paid little heed to 1t till he was startled by the re- port of six shooter. As soon as the shot was fired he says the man turned and fled when he fired two shots from his revolver at him. | Lieut.. Cordler's story IS confirmed | by the report of the pistols them selves, as parties on the streets re- marked the difference between the first report and that of the other two, the latter being much louder and stronger than the first.
 Lieut.. Cordier thinks that possi- bly, the shot aimed at him may have been intended for his superior officer, Captain Mahoney, as an attempt was made few months ago to shoot him, in similar manner, at Butte, Montana, and it is claimed that the Spanish government has set a price ,n his life.
 That there is any one in Prescott vho would make such an attempt 'n the life of either, is not believed y any one here and Lieut.. Cordier hares this opinion.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
EnEli.h Publle poeum.n.. .aa our..

Engiish Public Documents and Ours.
 The British government sells all its publications. It gives nothing away. If you want copy of bill that has been introduced into the house of commons or report that has been presented to the house of lords or any public matter in the London county council or the board of aldermen of the city, you have to buy 1t from the official printers. and you have to pay postage if it is sent through the mails. In our country near ly all official documents of this kind are given away, and are sent free through the mails under a frank. The British plan seems to be the more sen- Eble- It saves millions of dollars every year that are wasted in the United States to furnish public documents to people who do not care anything for them, and who throw them into the waste paper basket as soon as they are received. The charge for official publi- cations is only sufficient to pay the cost and a small margin for wastage. Thus khe government printing office is self supporting and the postal service pays a profit of S10, 900. O0O or $12, 900, GOO an- nually into the treasury. On the con- trary, on our side of the Atlantic, it costs @, 900, 900 or more to pay for printing for which no one is the wiser, and our postofice department declares aD Irish dividend of $e, 900. 900 or $I0,- DOC, ,OO0 every year, much of which is due to the transportation of "pub. docs- "-Chicago Record.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
Territorial Gun Club.

At the recent annual shoot of the Arizona Gun Club, the territoria diamond badge was won by the Tucson Blue Rock gun club by a score of l49 against 137 made by the Phenix club. MT. Charles R Meyers, of the winning club, made the highest score, consequently i: entitled to wear the badge for the current year.
 The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
 President-Hon. James Finley, oi Tucson.
 Vice Presidents-M. P. Chubb, Phenix; Walter Miller, Jerome; c. w. Manderfelt, Prescott; K. L. Hart, Tucson.
 Treasurer-J. H. Holmes. of Phe- nix.
 Recorder and Corresponding Sec retary-Charles R. Meyers, of Tue son.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
The P.aoook nt Home

The real home of the peacock or pea fowl is in India. There they were and are hunted, and their flesh is used for food. As these birds live in the same region as the tiger, peacock hunting is a very dangerous sport. The long train of the peacock is not its tail. as many suppose, but is composed of feathers which grow out just above the tail and are called the tail coverts. Peacocks have been known for many hundred years. They are mentioned in the Bible. Job mentions them, and they are men, tioned, too. in Kings \. Hundreds of years ago in Rome many thousand pea cocks were killed for the great feasts which the emperor made. The brains of the peacock were considered . great treat, and many had to be killed for single feast
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
PARKER MUST HANG.
The Supreme Court Today Renders
 an Opinion on His Appeal.

PHENIx, Feb. 23,-[Special1 The supreme court today rendered de- cisions in the. leases of Parker and of Shuitz, both murder cases on appeal from Yavapai, in which the judg- ment of the lower court was affirm ed in Parker's case. This is the last channel for Parker to resort to, and a day for his e1ecetion will probab- ly be set soon, and the sentence of death be carried out.
 The Shultz case was reversed and remanded back for new trial,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02
Senator HannA.s View.

WAsMEeToN, Feb. 23.-Sensational reports having been circulated that Senator Hanna had expressed a belief that a conflict between the United States and Spain was immi- nent, the attention of the Senator was called to them. He emphatic ally denied them, saying: "I do not think there is anything in the Maine incident or in our relations with Spain regarding Cuba that will lead to war" 'No," said Senator Hanna in conclusion, "I honestly and frankly do not see any reason for the excite ment that is being created. There will be no war"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02

David Ward, the lucky gold miner, who brought back the news of rich find of gold on the Ameri- can side of Alaska, and who says that the rush next spring will be far down che Yukon on the American side. spent three years prospecting in Alaska and in that time only re- ceived seven letters from home. Since his return he has had more than that many thousands of letters from would be argonauts in three months. He IS now in Philsdelphia. Pa, and tries to answer every inquiry concerning the far north, it's perils, rigors of climate, and wonderful riches. His practical experience makes bis advice highly valuable, and any one interested in Alaska should avail themselves of bis knowledge by writing to him.
 In accordance with a bill intro duced in Congress which provides for ike erection of government off, ces in Prescott, F. 4. Tritle, Jr., reg ister of the land office, is in receipt of a letter from Binger Hermann, commissioner of the general land office at Washington, in which an immediate answer to the following questions is requested: Will your business probably increase in the next ten yearsl State the total num- Der of square feet of floor area now occupied by your office. What ad- ditional amount of floor spare will he needed for the prospective in- crease of your records and business in the next ten years. The number of persons now employed in your office and the amount now paid for rent.
 Two car loads of tools have arrived for use in the construction of the Big Bug railroad. More will follow soon. and active work will soon be commenced.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-02

WATER WORKS AND SEWERAGE
The BIll 10 Permit Prescott to Provide the Above improvements Passes
 Both HoasAa

Pnvate advices received from Washington today, state that the Prescott water works and sewerage bill had passed both houses of Congress.
 This will be good news to all who are interested in the future progress and development of the town, as it means better sanitary conditions for the place.
 1t means that with their con- struction the town will witness a growth such as it has never known in its history.
 New and handsome buildings of the modern type, a class as yet un known to the town, will be erected. two of which have already been planned, and only await these Im- ProVements, when the parties will at once commence work on them.