Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-05-30


L. Moon this trip, representing the Lo,
Angeles Times.
Excursion to Granite Dells next
Sunday. The usual rate of % cents
for round "trip will be charged.
One of the Dickinson sisters had tn,
pleasure of meeting former teacher
here in the person of Miss Campbell.
Tucson announces fete champetrt
for next month as promising to be
one of the chief social events of The
season.
The Enterprise says that small
counties We're not in demand when
Yavapai county held caucus NJ tn,
recent convention.
The cabin of Fred Romo. at the
mouth of Broad creek. was burslarized
Il few nights since and lot of tobacco
and canned goods were stolen.
In its rush of work yesterday the
Journal-Miner fogot to send lis con
gratulations to Queen Victoria. on the
celebration Of her SlSt birthday.
y political convention without an af-
tcrmath of kicking would be a novelty
The kick over the democratic conven-
ton was that the small counties were
| ignored.
The winners at yesterdays demo
cratic convention will quit loser in the
end as it is not in the range of posi-
bilities to elect Il democratic president
this year.
\ noticeable feature of the demo
cratic convention was the number OF
democratic editors in attendance there
Nearly every democratic editor in the
territory was present.
The initial excursion of the season
for California passed through Prescott
this morning for Phenix. Its number
was augmented here by the addition
of over a dozen passengers.
The San Francisco Chronicle of re-
cent date states that Post Office In
spectors Hall and Flint are about leav-
ing San Francisco with $4,000 worth
of stamps for Honolulu.
Hon. Nick Gales. who was due to
arrive yesterday afternoon, failed to
make Connections and on account of the
delay the shipment of Judge Stocker'>
/ body had to be postponed
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The s. F., z. x P. has arranged for
a rate of 1920 for the round trip tc
the national republican convention AT
Philadelphia on June 10. Tickets will
be on sale June u and 80
Among the delgates 10 the demo
cratic convention at Phenix was Col
onel Mike Gray. of Cochise county
Colonel Gray has been attending dem
ocratic conventions for about sixty
years
Report has reached town that the
Quartz Mountain boarding house and
lodging house was destroyed 10y fire
Thursday morning. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from a man
who camped there the previous night.
i Joseph Dougherty has commenced
the erection of 4 fine large modern
store building on the north east cor
ner of Gurley and Mccormick street
West Prescott. The old building vii
be used as ware house in connection
with the store.
The National Educational association
will hold their convention this yeal
in July at Charleston. $ c. The s
F.. 2. * z. have arranged for a rat,
of $50 for the round trip. Tickets vii
be on sale July l and ,. Final limit OF
return will be September II. Furthel
particulars later.
\ slight accident occurred last nigh
to the south bound passenger train
between Wickenburg and Morristown
On receipt of the news in Prescott ;
wrecking train was sent out, but the
, accident was so slight that it did no
take long to clear the track. Beyond
delay no serious damage was done.
\ character study of Paul Kruger. tn,
president of the Transvaal, with 4;
[ number of portraits. will appear in thu
/ June number of McClure's magazine
1t is written by F. Edmund Garrett
who knows President Kruger very wei
; and is thoroughly familiar with hi
history and that of the TranSvaal re
E public.
The entertainment last evening a
the opera house WAS an exceptional!
= interesting one In addition to seyera
: numbers on the progam rendered b!
= local talent. which was well received
p the playing by the Dickinson sister
, was excellent and captured the audi
: ence. eliciting the most prolonged ap
l plause There was Il good audience.
An accident happened Il few night
since to the electric light plant. whicl
left its patrons in darkness for abOu
fifteen minutes. This was the longes
t time that such a condition has existet
since the Prescott Electric compan.
? took charge of it, and vet some pee
pie were inclined to complain of il
q There are few lighting companies il
the country that can show as goo
record as this. Mr.. Wright report
that the machine has been REPAIRS
u and no further trouble is expected.
John H. Osborne. of Washington
D. c., Il special agent of the interio
u department, arrived III Prescott thi
morning to engage in the service i
d this district Mr. Osborne has relieve
a Special Agent NJ. J. Wilson, who ha
been transferred to Redding. Califol
+ mia. Mr.. Osborne was formely. 70
> several years, an employee in the trea:
ury department