Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-11-22

Tbe Rev. c. T. Douglass and Rev. c, 4. WoOddy, D. D. of Los An geles, will arrive m Prescott We'd nesday. The Rev. Dr. WoOddy will preach in the Baptist church Wed Desdsy night at 7:S0 D. ID. He is a very able preacher. The public is invited to hear him-
 The we'll known sign Lookout for the Cars" will hereafter. in Globe, be written in German. French, Scandinavian, Italian. Span ish, Austrian, Slavonian aud Mis- sourian. The Arizonau knows enough to decline a putting match with locomotive without sign Globe Times.
 A man from the country visit q Joseph Dougherty's chicken house in West Prescott last night and se- cured nine fine chickens, decapitsted them and had them carefully placed 10 a sack ready to take his departure when an officer swooped down on him and took charge of him and the chickens.
 Miss Nellie Ford vas given very pleasant surprise Saturday evening by about thirty of her young friends, who gathered al the resi- dence of Ed. Shumate to celebrate her fourteenth birthday. Sae was the recipient of quite a number Of handsome and useful presents, and the young folks had a most enjoy able time.
 Garcia, who killed fellow Mexi- can at the Model mine last Monday. used a gun of 50 calibre, which tore a hole in his victim much like full charge of buckshot at short range. If Garcia could only be sent to the Philippines with his gun he might inspire terror into Ag1iOaldo's fol- lowers by its use.
 A murderous assault was made last Saturday evening on Section Foreman Bishop, at Point of Rocks, by a Mexican. The weapon used was a shovel, which caused the death of one man in this county not long ago. Bishops arm was broken and he was pretty badly battered up up generally. The Mexican was ar rested and Is nOw Iu jail
 ] J. \. Johnson, formerly manager ! of the Western Union Telegraph company here, has returned to Pre- colt and is kept busy shaking hands with his old friends. He proposes to start out on a huutiug trip shortly. Mir. Johnson has been to- cated at Sacramento. California, for several months, but says he likes Arizona better than California.
 The choir at the Baptist church IS rendering fine music at every ser vice. The solo of Mrs. McGinnis Sunday morning and that of Prof. Bldwell Sunday night were very ! fine. The anthems are of a high order and are enjoyed greatly by he audiences. Chaplain Scott IS at hls best in preaching and his sermons are spoken of very highly by those who attend.
 Major McClintock, of the Rough Riders, proposes to organize bat talion of Rough Riders for the Phe- nix carnival. They will be mounted and. will wear the uniforms they wore during the Cuban campaign. Major McCllntOck says that the most of the men of his troop were cowboys and be expects a great many in from the ranges to take pat ID the affair.
 The telegraphs brings the sad Dews of the death of Lieut. Max Luna of the ThIrty-fourth regiment. He was drowned while attempting to swim a river. Lieut.. Luna will be remembered as the recruiting officer for the above regiment who visited several towns in this terrltorv and who enlisted a great many men for it. Three men of the regiment who were with him were also drowned.
 James B. Finley, one of the old time Arizonans, died at bis home in Tucson a day or two since. MT. Finley formerly resided in northern Arizona, but was we'll known all over the territory, having lived for sev- eral wears in Tucson. He was en- gagged in mining during his entire residence in the territory, but lat terly was also engaged in stock raising. Arizona had no better citi zen than Jim" Finley, whose name was a synonym for honesty. He had held several official positions during his life and he was always true to his constituents.
 4 singular. though fortunately not a serious accident occurred to engine No. s just south of Kirkland on Saturday night. Gus Earth was in charge of the engine and was pull. ling the south bound freight. At the point named one of the drive
 wheels of the engine fell of. The , train was moving at a low rate oi
 speed and MT. Earth succeeded iu bringing it to a stop without the en- glue ledNluS thc idSh. up cu \ iue , was in the collision north of town
 nearly a year ago, and it is said that there was an old break in the jour
 nal which had teen passed unde !; tected to which the accident wa: due.
 Prof. Griffith gave a very success
 ful exhibition of his blind fold drive
 through the streets today. A knife
 was given to a committee of two men to hide. One of the men hac ' previously expressed his ability tC
 fool the professor if he was given ; a chance. They drove around in th,
 carriage entering the post office, pre- a tending to leave the knife there bG r finally deposited it underneath tn,
 money in the cash register of thu
 Cabinet saloon. The professor wht
 had been kept out of sight durinl this part of the performance, thel stepped into the carriage blind Q folded and drove at a bieak-necl }, speed over the same course followed by the committee, and stopped Il the post office as they had done, bu
 soon came out and resumed his drive n finally locating the knife. The eG @ hibition was a perfect success. Pro- d Griffith will appear at the oper $ house tonight and for three succeed
 ing nights.