Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-08

The committee appointed 10 in vestigaie the territorial penitentiar, ln ( alIlornia, near Yuma, retJ rneC SI9 10 the treasury.
 L. Honigsberger. of San Francisco
 and l.. H. W. Sawyer. of Kansa
 City. were among the arrivals al
 Hotel Burke th,s afternoon.
 T. W. Otis has Contractor Geo. A
 Giles under his residence preparing
 10 raise 1t for the purpose of build.
 ing a stone foundation under il.
 Word has been received here Oi
 the death m South Africa of a
 former Prescott assayer named John
 son. He died a week after his ar
 rival there.
 Dr. 4. B. ThrasheT. of Cincinnati.
 who IS interested Iu some mines ID
 this section, came in on todsy's train and will remain here for a few days. He is en route home from a trip to California.
 For the benefit of our con'empor- sry, the Howler, we will state that the receiver of the land office has no official patronage whatever
 to bestow on any paper. The Gazette describes a legislative visitor as ''the gentleman with tbe commercial nose and incidentally It "h pes that GraY's bullion tax bill will keep hid till this fellow leaves town"
 The Woodmen Circle last night presented Mrs. Block, their retiring pres ding officer with a handsome gold pin as an appreciation of the able and satisfactory manner in which she discharged her duties.
 A Frenchman named Peut, a recent arrival here from California died today, in South Prescott. of cancer of the stomach. Deceased was about 6 years of age. and leaves a wife and two children, one of them a sou who has resided here for some time.
 C.. B. S S-ammell writes from Oak Ian Jhat be and Dr. Ev-rts, |. :. \. had a mutual surprise par m Aismeda a few days ago. They mrt lace To lace on the street. Each having heard that the other was dead their mutual surprise can be readily imagined.
 Alter mature deliberatioa in eau GUS. the democratic majority in the leg .,latur- came 10 the conclusion that after all General Shaft-r Is not a dangerous man and both houses have passed a resolution asking him Co visit Phenix.
 \ number Of owners of mining claims on the abandoned Fort Nnippie timber res s.ryatiOu south of town. filed their application in the land office today for a hearing so that they may be permitted to prove the mineral character of the land.
 GovernCr R. C. Powers says that he met very mauy former Arizonans while in Los Angeles. He says that Hon. Levi Bashford was taken sick about ten days ago and hls condi ton when he left was considered quite critical. He attended the W Washington birthday reception to General Shalter which was a grand occasion.
 Mr BHsley Is making extensive alterations and improvements to the corner drug store. The cigar and news stand wlll be moved from tue corner down towards the post office The telegraph office will be moved from lts present location to another part of the room, an entire new front wi.l be placed in the building and ,he entrance will be changed to the corner where the news stand is at present.
 Chief Engineer W. 4. Drake re- turned yesterday from a visit to his family at Pueblo. Mir. Drake aud lls engineer corps ara awaiting de 7elopmen;s In regard to the pro- posed construction of the cut of to he line of the .. F. F. X P. railroad cetweeu heTe and Ash Fork. where by the Ine will be shortened about wo miles ald the heavy grade over Rock Butte will be avoided. No definite action has yet been taken n the matter, but it is thought that he change will be made as pro posed.