The herald., 1898-09-18
PRESCOTT
New Republican Richmond
Frantz'S Promotion

PRESCOTT, Sept 14.-There is new
Richmond in the field for the Republican
nomination for delegate TO congress in the
person of Frank Murphey. a brother o.
Governor Murphey. At least, Frank Muir
phey's friends are urging him to become
one Murphy is a popular man, and would
| make a good race, if there We're any chance
| for Republican this fall in Arizona.
| Frank c. Frantz, when he enlisted in
Prescott with the Rough Riders, started
as a private. He will return home, how
ever, very shortly as captain He rose by
steps to be second Lieutenant Of his COM
pany. and for valor on the field was publicly
commended by Colonel Wood and Colonel
Roosevelt, ard his captaincy followed.
1t is now definitely settled that Governor
McCords regiment now stationed a Whip
pie Barracks, will go to Kentucky by way
of Phoenix A great send-off is being pre-
pared at both Prescott and Phoenix for the
| boys. The contract was let to the South
ern Pacific after bids were opened at st
| Louis the first Of the week 1t will require
| twenty coaches to carry the $50 men. After
camping while at Lexington, KY, the
| regimen. will go in the la te fall 10 Cuba. y
stop of several hours VII he made in Phoe-
mix The officers and men are delighted
| at the orders to move.
The bridge on the narrow guage road be-
tween jerome and jerome Junction was
burned on the 18th. 1t is the longest on the
| road. being 1910 feet in length and 40 feet
| high. A spark from the locomotive was
| the cause of the fire. The burning Of the
/ bridge has cut off Communication entirely
with Jerome by rail III Will take a weel
to rebuild the bridge, even temporarily.
The Jerome Fire
| The fire al Jerome has caused the loss Of
more lives than it was even suspected at
| first In fact, it is doubted if the total loss
will ever be known, as Jerome had large
| floating population and unrecogniZable
bodies are being taken out of he ruins. The
| town is completely demolished. Edith
Page, a saloon singer, is missing also.
! Among those who have been identified in
the ruins are the following: A Mexican
| woman and her two children; MILFORD, an
| undertaken; two laborers, names unknown.
| Among the missing tonight the number is
placed al fifteen.
building contracts are already being en-
tered into. and the plac! in few months
viii he the sceoo Of activitv and pr s"crt'".
The Bashford, Burms.er Co., Sam Hill
and others have sent over 100 tents TO the
scene, and in addition to that money sub
scription is being circulated and literally
signed.
Following are some of he prln cipal losers:
Dave Conner, lost all. insurance nominal
fine hotel, value $4,000.
Con. OKeefe, lost all, general merchar-
disc. Insurance nominal. value $4,000.
Merrill Bros, general merchandise, LOST
all insurance nominal value $25, 600
Hoover Il Cordiner, lost all, resort insur-
ance nominal, value $4,000.
The Senate saloon, loss $1,000, insurance
nominal.
The Annex, loss $1,000.
George Lanham, loss $500.
Joseph Tamborino, loss $4,000.
Hooker d Co., loss $500.
Mrs. Boyd, lodging house, loss $4,000.
ST. Charles hotel loss $500.
Samuel Lardon, furniture, etc, $4,000.
Jerome hotel, loss $4,000.
Grand View hotel, loss $4,000 insuran nee
nominal.
Fifty company cottages, loss 100000, in
surance nominal.
Also at least twenty additional places OF
business, including confectionery, toba Geo
fruit, barbershops, meat markets, and Ike
places, aggregatng a big sum.
Mining Notes
Shephen Peck, Nicholai Andersen and
Charles II. Peck, third, have associated
| lhmselves together and executed articles
Of incorporation forming the s.. Louis Gold
Recovery company. The business of the
company Will be to explore for and work
mines and mining machinery. Business
offices of the company will be in Tucson
and ST. Louis. All the parties are of St.
Louis. Five hundred thousand dollars is
the capital stock.
Work has been started again on the