Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-09-06
From Wednesdays Daily.

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 Pheni1 Is being afflicted with a reign of burglars.
 The tax rate in Maricopa county is E 60 On the SlOO.
 Cox & Smith, the Asphalt men are hauling gravel and otherwise preparing to lay a new walk in front of this office.
 Miss Matte Hartin, of this city, has permanently located in Jerome and opened up an office in type writing and stenogrsphy.
 All Woodmen aud families are cordially invited to assemble at their hail next Thursday evening to par take of a social entertainment.
 Steve COudrOn arrived today from the Klondyke. He is the center Of an admiring group of people 10 lis ten to the tales of gold. He sup ports a Watch chain made of mug gets.
 The PheniK Gazette notes the ar rival of W. H. Smith, the we'll known cattleman and butcher of Prescott. He is in the city pur- chasing beef cattle for his market.
 Campbell & Meyers have pur- chased from J. G. Clark the agency for the San Francisco papers in Jerome. Harry Campbell, brother of Tom Campbell, will csrry the the Tout.-JeTome News.
 Yavapai county can DOW boast of woman miner, Maud Nj. Clifford, of Arizona City, near Mayer. Her name appears m the county records frequently as a claim locator and a partner ID leased and purchased mines Jerome News.
 Every one is cordially invited to reception at the library, Thursday, August 3l, from p. m. until 6 p. ID. This reception IS to be purely s social gathering 10 keep up the ia terest in the library and will be de- void of any money getting features. Three applications have so far been filed with Asst .tant F. stmaster Marks for carrier m the new mail delivery system tO be inaugurated November l. They are J. D. Many house, Alouzo Ross Morris and Moral Rsdden. Several other young men are also contemplating entering the contest. Two ace tO be selected.
 The Phenix Enterprise has SC cured the services of "faSapai' to rip up the back all administration sentiment m this section, and in eidentally tp brsndish his shelayleh at pleasure. '-Y1vspai' cannot con caal bis identity under any cloak he chooses. but when he opens his mouth this whole community IS onto him. He should come right out and stand Pat"
 NeY Mexico paps rs state that Ketchum, or Black Jack" has made a aeoafesslon that he is the original article of that Ime. The papers mention nothing. however, about this Black llck' being m the Camp Verde mur Ter of last July. Photo graphs anI other data, however, seem to link him closely with that crime, according tO Iavapsl officials.
 Ex-SheriT RufFner. in speaking of the capture of Black Jack m New Mexico recently. and after seeing the photographs of him, says that the same are identical Iu feature To a person he had seen in this section previous 10 the Camp Verde mJrder It was quietly reported st the time of the Verde murder that pal ot Black Jack had passed through this section and had gone in the direc- ton of the Moyollon mountains
 pr. I. M. Criley who has gone to Santa Barbara, Cal, will return about September :, al which time be will reopen his office. S-lSX6
 B. H. Smith and Frank Williams two true Assure experts, are in Je- rome ou business, pleasure and so cisl matters. We advise the owner: of the United Verde t5 raise the fig urcs on their ground as Barney Il not slow in money matters.
 The Delagoa bay incident, coupled with the recent transit of a larg, amOu 1t of ammunition. has directed the attention of British officials tC the immense accumula;i0us of wal munitions in the South African re publia and the Transva7i.
  Great pressure has been brough to bear un the administration t' organize a colored regiment for thu Philippines, but no decision ha been reached. IT the regiment | ordered it will be otficered b, colOred men.