Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-09-11

copal church of Prescott, will be pre- sented to the League at a special ser vice Sunday evening the service be- ginning at o'clock.
 A. A. Moore of Walnut Grove, is paying Prescott a business visit to- day. He gives a generally good ac- count of industrial affairs in that sac ton, speaking handsomely of mining progress.
 The shooting, cutting and slugging epidemic is not an exclusive Prescott production these days. Tucson comes to the front daily with a big miscel- laneous batch of events"
 The Epworth Leaguers of the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal Church South, the Baptist Young Peoples union and the Chris tian Endeavor society of the Congre- gational church will have their quar- terly union meeting at the Congrega tional church Sunday evening at 6:3O.
 Geo. White, who was shot in the ! stomach Wednesday night by Town send, died this morning at the county ! hospital, as a result of the bullet wound. Johnson, another victim of the bullet in the same tragedy, has badly battered foot and will be cripple for life.
 ! A gang of Mexicans are encamped south of town in the rocks and last night a fusillade of bullets and threats of vengeance were heard in that locality. They have been en- deavoring to run the town and when under the influence of mescal are boisterous and devilish.
 Dr. McGinniss, the county physi- l elan, is having a volume of business lately, and is one officer of the county who draws his. salary conscientiously. | Between beaten craneums, wounded l patients, examining insane patientsand l. generally administering to a score of | ailing wards, he certainly has his | hands full in these days of turbulent | transactions in the human family.
 Nicholas MolI was arrested this morning and charges of insanity were filed against him. He attempted to break into the railroad hotel building this morning for the purpose, he said, of opening up an ice cream parlor in time to serve patrons on the train due here at 10:30. For some time he has been employed by restaurants as a pastry cook in this city. His insanity is of a harmless character and he wants to go to New York to see his sweetheart, whom he left behind over ten years ago. He will probably go to Phenix first.
 ''On the Firing Line" had another brace of devotees last evening on COrtez street, in an exhibition of chair throwing accomplishments. The ac- tors were two chocolate colored gem men" and the charge on San Juan hill was tame affair comparatively. | 4 little later two white booze fighters got at it on Montezuma street, but were separated. The coloring of this is getting so decidedly 1 pinkey of late that the reporter finds it difficult to ''hOt foot" it to all parts of the town at once. .
 The regeneration of the plaza has ! and it is indeed gratify- : ing to know that the spirit of the day l is sanctioned and fostered by the , board of supervisors to man, and in | which the amiable clerk of the board f J. H. Robinson, figures conspicuously . in the good work. The work now being done and the projected beauti- { fying of the desirable tract. should , be encouraged until the old scenes I are wiped out entirely.
 The bishop of Tucson has issued a a circular letter to all members of the ( diocese to assist the Sisters I of St. Joseph in collecting sufficient | funds throughout the territory to re build the orphan asylum recently | partially destroyed by fire in Tucson. c The bishop also appeals to the pub ( ic in general to give assistance to his most commendable institution. N The asylum is open to orphans from a Ill over the territory and it is to be l hoped that the sisters will receive C ;ome good solid assistance from Pres | ,ott and the county.