Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-06-20
From Fridays Daily.
United Moderns' social tonight. Attend the Moderns' social tonight

United Moderns' social tonight.
 Attend the MOderns' social tonight
 No news yet from the New River murdererS.
 Delegate Wilson returned from Washington minus his mustache-
 The Social club is contemplating hay ing a royal good time at the Dells to- morrow night.
 E. \. Keller. one of the best known barbers in Phenix, died the other day of rheumatism of the heart.
 Jos. Engle and his son struck larger flow of water than ever yester- day in J. J, Fishers East Prescott well.
 It is about time for Phenix to get up another excursion to Prescott. \ Phe- nix excursion is always attended with good rain storm.
 Jerome has awarded the contract for cleaning the streets of the Copper city to Charley Hong. an enterprising Chinaman of that place.
 The order permitting letter carriers in Prescott to register letters or pack ages. an account of which will be found in this issue goes into effect next Wednesday. June 20.
 The announcement is made that Maj. J. H. McClintOck, of the Rough Riders and well known newspaper cores pendent of PheniX. will be married this month in San Francisco to Miss Dorothy Bacon. of that city
 The Maricopa county board of su- DerviSorS have offered q reward of $500 for the apprehension of the New River murderers. and Governor Murphy has offered an additional reward of $500, which brings 1t up to $500
 The Sisters of St. Joseph are making great preparations for the production of the Operetta "A Dream of Fairy land" by the Junior class of the school. It will be given at Dake's opera house, June l9.
 Several telegrams were sent from Tucson to General Nelson A Miles. congratulating him upon his having been commissioned lieutenant-general in the United States army.
 A horse ridden by T.. Fain near Oak Creek stumbled and fell over a steep bank about forty feet, resulting in the disIocatiOn of MT. Pains shoulder and ! his head against a rock.
 After a long period of imprisonment which he has endured more like a ferocious wild beast than human be ing. Geronimo. one of the most blood thirsty Indians that ever figured in the history of the country. has gone stark mad.
 Recent army orders issued announce that PriYates Wade Hampton and John Aston. Indian scouts, Fort Hua- chuaca. Arizona. will be discharged without honor from the army by reason of their misconduct.
 The act of congress providing q ter ritOrial form of government for Ha waii. signed by the president April 80. goes into effect today. All persons holding positions under the Hawaiian government today will become federal office holders and will hold such posi- tions until relieved or reappOinted The [. S postal system in it's entirety will also be instituted today through out the islands.
 Mrs. J. T. Shull. of the Woodmen's Circle. has received letter from Mrs. Julia K Goldwater. trustee of the library fund. acknowledging the re ceipt from the circle of S:,S for the benefit of the library fund
 In its report of the shooting scrape at MOrrisrown the Enterprise says that COnnOrs WAS killed and Gibson. who shot him. cared for his remains. Mir. ConnOrs is at present cared for in the Mercy hospital here and gives promise of being very much alive and well as ever in a short time A special train carrying General Mer riam and Captain Ryan left for Phe~ nix at 1 o'clock this afternoon. R. E. Wells. assistant general manager of the road. Governor N. O. Murphy and Chaplain Scott were among the party who accompanied the general and his aide to PheniX Chaplain Scott is an old acquaintance of General Merriam
 The Tempo authorities are having a hard figl against the dreaded dis ease. scarlet fever The board of sup ervisOrS of A1aricopa county has eX tended the Jurisdiction of the health officer of Tempe as far into the cOun- try as he might think necessary and he now has authority to quarantine any house in that section in which the malady may be discovered
 \ verdict was rendered yesterday in the case of .. k. H. Robinson vs. the Minnesota X Arizona Construction Co. the jury deciding in MT. RObinsOn's favor allowing him $11.550 and costs of the suit The plaintiff sued for S22.- :. GOO. claimed as salary The case has occupied the attention of the court for four ayS.-Enterprise. Prescott is not the only town which is right up against the water ques- tiOn The BiSbee Herald says the . shortage of the water supply is seri- , ously occupying the attention of the . people of that town and various means are suggested for the cure Of this evil. . Already many hydrants are shut off
 for some time every day. and cOnse- . quently the owners of residences are : equally at the present time on short s rations of water.
 5 \ miner at Helvetia. in the southern } part of the territory. named White. ? broke up a card game in saloon where Mexicans were playing, and ? fighting commenced. White was stab . bed twice in the back of the head [ The AIexicans then opened fire with