Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-07-10

l The total insurance on property ue'
 stroyed by the Williams fire amounts
 to only S57, 500, the insured being as
 follows: Max Salzman, S95, 600; Jos
 Parker, S7,OO0. Poison Bros, Sl0,000i
 ]. W. Matthews. s2,56O; J. S. But
 ton, $500; T. A. Fleming, S2,500. It ! is said that a number of the victims
 will be unable to resume business
 again.
 William Lee, a Texan, who has just completed term of service in Uncle
 Sam's navy, is in town for the big celebration. Mir. Lee came from Man fla on the Oregon, landing in San Francisco June 2. Mir. Lee is a brother of Mrs. c. E. Champie of Columbia, and he is accompanied in Prescott by his two charming nieces of that place, Misses Addie and Bessie Champie.
 David J. Monroe, who moved to Prescott about three years ago from the Ash Creek country, and built a residence in northeast Prescott, died yesterday, July 5, at the age of 76 years, He had resided in this coun- ty for over twenty years, having been formerly engaged in the stock busi- ness, but from which he retired when he moved to Prescott. He was very highly respected citizen. A wife and two sons survive him. Funeral ser vices conducted by H. B. Long will be held at his late residence this even ing at ' o'clock, to which all friends and acquaintances are invited.
 Four broncho horses that were be- ing driven to the race track today for the cowboy sports stampeded and ran into a barbed wire fence. Two of them had to be killed, while a third badly injured got away and will die, and the fourth was seriously cut.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, July 7 5, Wm P McCloud, Walker;T A dagger jr, Tollac, Cal; Chas Pachi, Boston; c o Sparks, Henderson, Kan; J W Thurber, Los Angeles; w S Perry, Phenix; John Burkes, Jerome; Mrs J J. Davis, Miss Davis, Flagstaff; N c Webster, Meath; G H Whiting, Raleigh, \ c; D c Monroe, New York; Jos A Humphreys, Senator.
 MONDAYS DAILY
 Athletic exhibition at the opera house this evening.
 Wickenburg's new paper is sched uled to put in an appearance today.
 John Hanlon of Crown Point has been in town during the celebration.
 The Iron Springs colony will give its opening dance in its enlarged pa vilion tonight.
 W. H. Barnes came up from Tue son yesterday.
 Mrs. Albertson won the ladies sad dle horse race on Saturday.
 Joseph Crane came in from the Verde Valley to celebrate the Fourth.
 Ed Zieger has arrived at his home at Martinez all right forwhich hi friends will rejoice.
 Captain L. D. Philips of Douglas, Lacy & Go. went out to the McCabe country today to look after the vari- Ous mining operations being con ducted by that company.
 A Fourth of July accident happen ed at Iron Springs in which two boys l of Homer McNeil and a boy named | Holmes were quite seriously injured. toy cannon which they were shoot ing exploded.
 The air is full of music at Coronado | Tent city, open air concerts, music with dinner, music on the boat music all around, to say nothing of the organ of the merry go-round.
 J. H. Woods, formerly secretary of ! the Cobre 0rande Copper company nas brought suit against W. c. Greene for S100,0O0 alleged to be due him for his services in effecting the comprom- se of last December. Suits aggrega- ting considerable over S1,0O0,000 are now pending against Greene and the Cobre Grande property.
 Mrs. T. L. Harris and children re- turned Saturday night from their visit to relatives in Iowa. During their absence Mir. Harris built a neat | little cottage in East Prescott which he had furnished, ready for occupan cy on their return.
 Miss Harriet Needham, a teacher n the high school of Honolulu ar rived in Prescott few days ago to | spend her vacation. Miss Needham is sister of Mrs H. W. Peck and will | remain with the latter until the latter part of August.
 Hon s. H. Conger, United States to China, who has been mak- ng a sixty days visit of the United States on leave, will arrive in Pres ,ott this evening for a visit with his | brother J. W. Conser. Mir. Conger $ en route to China to resume his duties as minister to that country.
 H. H. Helm has opened an assay office on the east side of the plaza, next to Wells, Fargo & Co.,. where he will be pleased to receive orders for issaying from his friends. Mir. Helm $ thoroughly competent to give good in his line.
 The Phenix band deserves special i for the excellent music fur lished our people during the recent 'hree days celebration. The band is he best in the territory and there are iew better anywhere than it. They eft for home on Saturday nights rain.
 A dastardly piece of vandalism was on Saturday night on the plate glass windows on the north side )f the plaza. Some miscreant, evi- lently the possessor of a diamond ing, cut into every window from Wooster's store to Cortez street.
 c. A. Peter, ir., son of Mir and Mrs. ,. A. Peter, returned Saturday night rom San Francisco, where he has ust completed a course at business college. He will apply the knowledge obtained in the business college in he Bank of Arizona, an institution in which his father has been employed he most of his time since c. A., IT,, vas born.
 c. E. Critics of Cincinnati, Ohio.