Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-12

AndS. 1OlDOT0 announces llS cdnQl
 dacy in this issue for the office of city
 treasurer. Mir. Holbon is well quail
 fled for the position and since coming
 to Prescott has won a host of friends
 who will assist him to get it.
 The examination of the two wo
 men charged with the murder of the
 infant recently found in the rocks
 north of town took place yesterday and one was held to appear before the
 grand jury and the married one was
 discharged.
 The United Verde Express com pany has made arrangements to ac- cept express matter for Jerome from Wells, Fargo & Co.,, at Jerome Junction and to forward it promptly to its destination. Heretofore ex- press matter has been detained at Jerome Junction until the consignee was consulted and he had agreed to accept it.
 The county jail contains the un- lucky number of thirteen prisoners. Five of them are in for murder, one under sentence of death, and eight are short term prisoners serving sen tences for petty offenses.
 A cablegram from McArthur says that twenty-one hundred and eighty BOlomen surrendered to General Young at Santa Maria and swore al legience to the United States. Mac Arthur deems the incident of peculiar importance as evidencing reaction the Filipinos.
 The announcement of Donald Campbell as a candidate for city re cOrder will be found in this city. He is among the best class of citizens, too. He recently took a law course in the east, being admitted to the prac- tice of the law, making him particu- larly qualified to fill the position, and specially that portion of the du- ties as police judge. The election for city officers Is strictly non-partisan in ils character, as no party nominations are eyer made.
 4 new move has been made by the management of the Santa Fe road in an industrial way, which will proba- ply be followed by other manage ments of big western railroads. An European agent has been appointed with headquarters in Rome, Italy, whose duties will be to encourage i'm to the United States and consequent settlement along the lines of the Santa Fe in the vest Albuquerque Citizen.
 Con O'Keefe and other members of the Cobre Grande litigants are in the city. A conference was held at No gales between the Greene Costello forces and all came to Phenix hoping to make final cash settlement. Under the plan in contemplation the Cos tello side will buy all other interests. Enterprise.
 Machinists in the employ of the United Verde Copper company of Je- rome recently asked for an eight hour day. Master Mechanic Adamson, it is said, met the request with a sug- gestion that the men write to other in Arizona employing men in the same capacity and report to him, as he said the United Verde would not permit itself to be outdOne by any other company in the treat nent of its men.
 Captain c. 4. Weeks, superinten- lent for Contractor Sturtevant in the of the Del Rio pipe line has a force of men at work grading for the building for the pump house. 4 portion of the pipe has also been distributed along the route of the pipe line, and dyke is being built at Del Rio to change the course of the flow of the water. Captain Weeks says he expects to commence in earn est and with a big force of men as soon as the PheniX carnival closes. He is just finishing up a contract for a water system for Jerome.