Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-10-03

United MOdernS meet tonight. 4
 full attendance is desired.
 E c. Bartlett came up from Tue son yesterday and left this afternoon for Jerome.
 Samuel Hill wants proposals fol the erection of his new building on the west side of the plaza.
 The Tucson Star has just received a linotype which is now being in. stalled in the office.
 A. G. Oliver, under instructions from Washington, is engaged in a 1 general house cleaning at Whipple.
 Miss Daisy Lynch, sister of Mrs. R. R. Coleman left yesterday for her home in Wichita Kansas.
 Dr. J. \. McCandless left on this afternoons train for California for a visit and for the benefit of his health.
 W. W. Eckles, a well known mining man who is interested in Weaver min ing district arrived recently from the east.
 The business of the late firm of D. Levy & Co. will be conducted by D. Levy X Co. Cncorporated) instead of by Nathan Levy alone.
 Harry Carpenter, the Yuma states man, came in from Jerome on Wed nesday and left on the same evening for the south.
 Kelly & Stephens have taken a lease on the front room of the Cou- rier's new building and will move in just as soon as it is completed.
 J. D. Moore has been nominated by the democrats for the legislature from Pima county. Mir. Moore acquired his staesmanship knowledge in Texas.
 The West Prescott Epworth League will hold a literary and business meet ing at the church on Friday evening at $ o'clock. The public cordially in vited to attend. Chas. Travis. presi- dent. Miss Ella Morren, secretary.
 J. P. Dillon. semi-chairman of the territorial democratic committee left on Wednesday for Flagstaff to con suit with Semi-Chairman E. E. FL inwood on the woe-begOne condition of democracy in this territory.
 The Courier says its vituperation of Col. Brodie two years ago was not bitter as alleged in this paper. Prob ably the Journal-AIiner should have said that it was sweet vituperation that it hurled against the Colonel dur ing the campaign.
 The funeral of the late K. D. Sim mes, brother of Mrs. B. Rvbon. took place today and was well attended. The young man came here from Texas in hopes that the climate might prove beneficial to his health as he was suffering from consumption.
 The foundation for Mrs. Fishers new store is rapidly approaching com pletiOn. The building will have frontage on Montezuma street of 50 feet and will extend back on Goodwin street l50 feet. There will be two rooms on Montezuma and four on Goodwin street for business purposes.
 The annual report of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe road. which was issued last Saturday, shows for the last fiscal year. gress earnings of SIG 232,OIS, anincrease of S5.7IS.579 over lS99. The net earnings were S27.52l.- 499, a decrease of SS51S3. The net increase of the road was S9. 739. .3O5. an increase of S5.S36.579. The sur plus of the road is now S7I4O.275.- Albuquerque Citizen.
 An item which appeared in the Courier in reference to Dr. Kuntze's recent visit to this section in search of Hercules beetles. and credited to the Tombstone Prospector appeared ori- ginally in the Journal Miner in the early part of the present month. It has been travelling the rounds of the territorial press ever since Only to return to ifs native place in charge of a step father.
 The county republican central com mittee organized by electiug J. N. W. Moore chairman. J. H. Jacks secretary and F. L. Wright treasurer. The exc cutive committee is composed of the above named officers and the follow ing members: Jake Webber. Paul Hastings. J. \. Mckay, J. W. Smith. J. C. Forest, 4. W. Edwards. Chas. Holborn, John Ro~s. J. R. Walls. Paul 4. Johns and C. II. B. Carter.
 Joseph Dougherty, the West Pres colt merchant, met with quite a scri- oUs accident ou "Wednesday evening by falling distance of sixteen feet in the new building which he is erecting He was on thc second Hopr and start ed to descend to the first when the ladder slipped. Precipitatiug him To the floor. the above distance. In the fall he sustained fracture of one leg and disiocation of his shoulder.
 The Presbyterian missionaries have not thought Of abandoning their work in China. That i- au entirely con ~iStent conclusion for a class 0f rel- giouiSt- who hold io the doctrine hat what is to be will happen. The