Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-08-09

l laborer on the sewer svs.sm, near the ice works, was caught m on. of the deep tr.nches at that that point today by cave m, owing to the beayy rains H., was buried iu standing position, completely out of sight, and when rxtricsted was considerably bruised and nearly sufocated. He was taken to the Mercy hospital and IS sail to ba not seriously injured.
 A. A. Moore Is in town today from Walnut Grove. and whispered m our ear that the recent rains have swol- len the Hassampa to such au extent that millions of fish are tu bs seen ID its waters. Mir. Moore received a tank of Illinois cat fish some time aeI from the national fish commis % sI' ner at Washington, and says that flood waters have distributed them ev rvwhere along that stream. He W | taKe down seine and wishes b friends to come and enjoy the D, velty of angling on the Hassay- auips.
 Tbe friends of Dr. James Me Naughton Iu Prescott wlll be glad to rear that he was exonerated bv tLr directors Of the San Jose normal school Dr. McNaughton went to Sa Jose to face his aceussrs and he su, ceeded in convincing the direct ors hat tho charges made against h. . were absolutely false and of a ID ,licious nature. He will enter W.'n his duties there at the begin- nirS of the school year in Septem- Der.
 J. w. Stewart, the Williamson val eY cattleman, returned last even ing from a months visit to Kansas. He says that on the Santa Fe Pacific from Holbrook to Ash Fork rain has been falling heavily for several days, ana that while st Del Rio las. night a r,gular river was cOursing through th-' ection. Reports are likewise the me from other sections near thss -ity, the Agua Fria especially and immediate country thereto be- in imply submerged. No great da,u Ige Is reported to property, the raj coming down steadily and E.. tly Mir. Stewart has about 200 hei |! "f cattle on pasture 10 Kansas and reports the market in a b, althy cuT .IiIpn-
 Letters are being received daily from Washington to the effect that the rk of rebuilding Whipple is no; sfected through the retire meat ai Mir. Alger as secretary Of war On the contrary the appro- pTia Iun Is available and IS to be utiiiEs.,I 5.s soon as the war depart mefI ciu adjust the many intricate problems ol the service it Is a. pres ent ,ur ,ene twith. The letters also state ,aat Whipple IS to be a perm anent mIilt0rv station, and had 1t Lot l,,',. 'nr ,e sending of so many regula's 2; Philippines, the post would h. '' set garrisoned before this. IT., returning of soldiers from Manila fUOm nov on Is expected to toe heavy tn numbers. and the aim of the government Is 10 give them ser vice iu desirable locations, and of which Wb'nple seems to be a de- sirable pn.n' n regard.
 Messrs. CIvi.Iaud & Francis have dissolved partnership in their drug store business. Mir. Francis, 1t is said. r' fires to engage ID mining.
 Elsewhere in tOds's issue is a city ordinance treating of the question of street grades for this city. It should be read by every business man and property owner in the city, and to be proparlr ,iiCested a day of should b. t.-"u tO accomplish the feat.
 Messrs. Wells and Emmert went to Ash Fork yesterday and accom- panied by Sena- TT w. 4. Clark ar rived at the Junction yesterday in a private car, whence Mir. Clark took ! his own road 10 Jerome. We are | pleased to see the senator visit this section st this time, and trust that be will spend several days ID this city before returning to the north. In the absence of statehood for AHi- zona, and the good this distinguish ed citizen can advance in our claims for such. and the fact also that the greater bulk of his fortune lays in YsvapAi, 1t may not be improper to christen him with the distinction of being a senator from Montana-Ari- zODa, for the time being st least. Senator Clark's visit to Jerome IS said to be an important one, and during his investigation of United Verde matters the labor question IS said to be among the more impor- tsnt ones to be handled. In his em- ploy there are said to be over l50O people at present, and some disseu- sion must prevail to a more or less extent accordingly.
 Today's train is six hodrs late at this writing. The rains along the Santa Fe Pacific IS given as the req son.