Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-04-24

Manager Martin, of the opera hous, ' says "The Angel of the Alley" com pany which will appear at that plac, next Wednesday is one of the bes companies to appear here this season
 4 meeting of the Prescott Athletic club is called for Friday evening at o'clock, sharp. A full attendance i: desired, as business of importance i: to be transacted. By order of J. H Mulrein, President.
 Prescott has not given a genuine old fashioned, patriotic Fourth oi July celebration for three years. She "has one coming" this year, and it i: none too early now towards taking the initiative towards getting it up Let meeting be called. committees appointed and set to work at once.
 Murray McInernay has just added to the Prescott Hotel by leasing the room adjoining it on the north which will be used for billiard parlor and sample room. Mir. McInernay is keeping right up with the procession in his line of business, furnishing his patrons the very best accommodations and conveniences.
 The Comet Grotto and Grill Room has reopened, where short order meals and Dutch lunches will be served at all hours. The merchants lunches, which have become so popular, will be on from 11:30 am. to 2:30 pm. Cal. Wilson, the well known caterer, will have the management of the en- tire culinary department, which is a guarantee that the patrons of thls well known resort will have theirin inner man well attended to. 4-17-tf
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, April IT: Sig Blath, Chicago; Mrs Nelson, c c Stukey, Walker; G H Swartz, R D Neise, A D Shultz, Mayer; E J Sno- yer Detroit; I T Stoddard, Stoddard E D Treadwell and wife, Jerome; c J George, Los Angeles; A H Crowell, Boston; H J Perry, Cordes; J B Jones, Williams; F L Morgan, Los Angeles; I B Hanna, Santa Fe; c F Bowling, Cedar Glade.
 The rummage sale will open next Wednesday in the building on the plaza formerly occupied by R. H. Burmister x Sons company. Parties having anything to donate to this sale are requested to communicate with Mrs. W. c. Campbell or any member of the Ladies Aid society of the M. E. church.
 Chas. J. George, the Los Angeles mining man, arrived last night and is at the Prescott Hotel. He is opera ting the Lincoln group of mines in the Bradshaws and will leave for that section tomorrow. A new quartz mill is en route for the property and MT. Georges visit at this time is to pre- pare for the erection of the same as well as to look into his company's af fairs generally. The Lincoln mines are said to be showing up well and a force of 20 miners are already em- ployed.
 The part taken by the accompan- ists given in the Methodist church, was by no means the least interesting feature of them. Those accompany ing the vocalists were Mrs. Ziba O.. Brown, Miss Hoffman and Allen Hill. The ladies connected with the Ladies' Aid of the church take this way of ex- tending their thanks to the Prescott Orchestra, Mesdames D. Nj. F. Weeks and R. E. Morrison, Miss Anne Bell Bailey, NJ. B. Hazeltine, the above named occompanists and all others who assisted them in the entertain ments.
 The coronation of King Edward will take place at the end of June, 1902. Westminster Abbey, accord ing to Truth. will be entirely closed to the public for four months prior to the event, and all services will be sus- pended in order to prepare the inte rior for the ceremony.
 The state of Kansas will bring a suit in the supreme court of the Uni ted States to prohibit the diversion of water for irrigation purposes from the 1 Arkansas river within the limits of ! the state of Colorado. The out come of the suit will be watched with the greatest interest by the people of New Mexico.
 Simple but most solemn were the services over the remains of Apostle l George Q. Cannon of the Mormon church. who died in California last week says Salt Lake telegram. The ] immense seating capacity of the Tab ernacle was taxed to its utmost and hundreds of people were unable to gain entrance. President Lorenzo Snow, supreme head of the church, was the principal speaker.
 The report comes from Los Angeles that unless sufficient rain falls during the next few days the entire beet crop of Southern California may be fail ure, so far as the present season is concerned. Orange county farmers say that unless rain comes within a week they will not have one-third of crop. It is also stated that the apri- cot buds are dropping off for lacl of needed moisture, and that this crop is expected to be a failure likewise.
 A telegram from Santa Fe, N. M., dated April IT, says: This morning at 6 o'clock, at the penitentiary, several ] prisoners attempted to escape. Ste venson, of Grant county, was shot and killed by Superintendent Bursum. Simmons, of Chavez county, was shot and mortally wounded by Felipe Ar milo, captain of the day guard. The latter was wounded by a shot from Stevenson's pistol, who had secured the same previously. Guard Pedro Sandoval was slightly wounded by Stevenson. Convict Sena, of San Miguel county, was wounded by a guard by mistake. Bursum's nerve and ccolness did splendid work, and his ma rksmanshipevident prevented serious consequences,