Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-08-14

| danger.
 E. Duke Maven, newspaper man of La Porte City, Iowa, is a guest oi
 the Prescott Hotel with his wife
 They are en route home from a visit
 to California.
 E. s. Stephens, of Columbia. Mis-
 souri, came up from Phenix this
 morning. Mir. Stephens escorted the
 Arizona code from Columbia to a
 point on the Santa Fe railroad where
 it was held up by washout.
 T. NJ. Earnhart was in town yester-
 day from Kirkland. He says that
 while they have had heavy rain
 storms all around Kirkland and as close as within mile of the town.
 they have had very little rain in and around the place.
 A telegram from San Francisco says: The supreme court has decided that S4, 800 is not excessive damages for breach of contract of marriage, and has rendered a decision confirming the verdict of the lower court for that amount in favor of Bertha Llebrandt against Jean Sorg.
 E. E. Ellinwood received 13,000 pounds of freight today, consisting of books principally. He will open an office soon in the rooms in the Flaw kins- Richards building formerly oc- cupied by the United States land office.
 Barthel & Stocks are having red hot trunk sale today. The lot con sisted of a shipment of trunks which was in the wreck north of town and it is simply a question of taking them away at your own price as long as they last and they did not last long.
 The miners union is now said to be cooperating with the Jerome strikers. The strikers themselves are standing guard over the property to see that it is not injured by malicious persons, and have it charged against the strikers.
 The Los Angeles Times gives an account of the death of Jacoh Steiner. q gun smith formerly of Prescott. | Cause of death was given as chronic He was walking along the street en route to his room when | he fell dead on the sidewalk. Steiner was fine mechanic.
 The following passengers left Pres ,ott Aug. 9, 1901, via the Sante Fe 'oute, destinations as follows: " San Francisco; T E Went 1 worth, San Diego; Mrs Hammond, H . 1oskins and E E Wann, Los Ange- es; Mrs A $ Meza, Rosario Meza and | Mrs H P Simmons, Olympia, Wash; Florino Berle and Dr. McNalley, San Francisco; B Cesero, P Naldrine, NJ R Valdrini and P Val irini, Torino, Italy.
 Prescott hotel arrivals, August 9: Charles W Stearns and F B Morgan, Ohio; B Warner Rice, seattle, Wash; B Romne, Jerome; E Mitchell, Yaeger mine; D NJ Martin, Hillsdale, Mich; Mrs J \ Piper and Miss D D Jemmerson, senator; H NJ Dodge, Prescott; NJ c ;harpnick and family, Dewey; Ehluke levin and wife, La Porte City, Iowa; ) D Ambrose and J H Tibbetts, 'henix; A A Bosche, Congress; R. 'aldall, Phenix.
 A man who has just returned from
 visit to Jerome. after reading the tatement credited to W. 4. Clark, ublished in last evenings Journal liner, as copied from the Albuquer- ue Citizen, stated that Mir. Clark lust have gotten his Jerome mine liXed up with some of the other num- rous enterprises he is interested in. lr. Clark is quoted as saying that lany of the employees on the surface, $ well as the miners had been grant d an eight-hour day. The gentle nan in question says this is not cor ect, as only six men around the melters have been given an eight our day. These are what are called he crane men who work over the fur aces, where the heat is almost in- )lerable. All of the other employees, ( e says, are required to put in twelve ours per day.
 Speaking of the appointment of iugh NJ. Price as surveyor general, he Gazette says: Mir. Price was lember ofthe 47th congress, from Wis Onsin, having been elected when he 'as but little over theage required by he constitution, twenty-five. to serve he unexpired term of his father, Hon. | '. T. Price, who died while serving ' is third term. The president knows , lr. Price very well, having served l ith him in congress, and of course new his father better, for he served -ith him through the greater part of , hree congresses. MT. Prices ap- ointment may be attributed to a trong support from influential friends q Wisconsin, the kind remembrance | f the president for his father and imself and to the hearty support t; rom the republicans of this city and { ther parts of the territory.
 SATURDAYS DAILY
 Harvey J. Lee. of the Phenix Re spent Sunday in Prescott.
 R. D. French is ntown on his peri dical visit to his family.
 J. E. Barbley went to Wickenburg | lst night on brief business trip.
 Rev. H. Slaughter left this morn ng for San Diego.
 J. McIndrie left this morning for ,treator, Illinois.
 Fred Philpot has gone back to lissouri on a visit.
 Fen $. Hildreth left yesterday for Oklahoma to look after his homestead.
 Firemen's benefit at Dake's opera lOuse tonight.
 W. E. Wicks of Mayer will leave or California soon.
 R. Allyn Lewis has purchased the Nakelin corner in Phenix for Sl0,000.
 Mrs. Emma Britton, wife of an em- )loye of the $. F.. PA P. railroad, is T, town, from, Dhanix