Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-04-30

w. C. Brundon was yesterday elected secretary of the Commercial Trust Company by the directors ol that institution. The room is being fitted up now for it, and it expects tc open its doors for the transaction oi business on May l.
 Prof. B. D. Billinghurst received a letter today from Los Angeles an nouncing that the operation for ap- pendicitis had been performed on Dr. Burns and that it was perfectly successful, and that the doctor ex- poets to be able to return home soon.
 The city council advertises in this issue inviting proposals for building a second story to the city hall build ing. The present office will be trans ferred into a room for hose cart and the city council chamber, and room to be used by the fire department for holding its meetings will be located in the second story, each room being twenty feet square.
 J. H. Conger drove out to the Man haitian Oil company's camp yester- day. He says that unexpected delays have been met, which have prevented the commencement of drilling, but everything is now about completed and work will be commenced in few days. He says they have fine camp and an abundant supply of fuel to commence operations with, and work will be pushed as vigor- ously as possible when once com menced.
 At its session last evening the Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows elected the following officers: R. Humphreys, Bisbee, G. F.; P. G. Rosenblatt, Prescott, G. H. P; J. c. Evans. Globe, G. S. w.; N. NJ. Merto- witz, Tucson, G. J. w.; G. A. Mintz, Phenix, G. S.; c. Duhring. Phenix, T. T.; T. NJ. Nolin, Phenix, G. R.; H. H. Pratt, Globe, G. O. F.; W. R. All bright, Phenix, G. S.; J. c. Bell, Globe, G. M.; c. F. Avery. Prescott, H. H. Pratt, Globe, and J. F. Ma honey, Prescott, grand trustees.
 Mir. Milligan, of Yabo canyon, who had two sons sick at one time with typhoid-pneumonia, one of whom died a few days ago, is now very sick with the same disease. The third son is some better and hopes are enter tained for his recovery. The faithful mother, who has helped to nurse them all, is almost worn out from anxiety and grief. E. W. Monroe, wife and daughter have stayed with them day and night, giving help ing hand in caring for the sufferers.
 Captain and Mrs. L. D. Phillips, Mrs. J. H. Hummer and Hawley Spencer left yesterday for Los An geles. The ladies will remain in Los Angeles, while Capt. Phillips expects to meet R. L. Spencer there and the two will go down to Lower California and visit the Aurora mining camp On their return from Mexico the en- tire party will take in the Fiesta in Los Angeles.
 The city council held a meeting yesterday and granted F. L. Wright fifty-year franchise for an electric street railway for the City of Pres colt. The conditions of the franchise are that work must be commenced in one year, and one mile of road must be completed and in operation within two years. The franchise is general in its nature and not an exclusive one. At a meeting of the council held today fifty-yea franchise was granted to the same party for an electric light and telephone company being an extension of the franchise granted in 1899 to the Arizona Ore | Company. The conditions of the lat ter franchise are such that the city receives reduced rates on its street lighting up to fifty arc lights, anC five telephones and twenty-five l6 candle power incandescent lights free making a total benefit accruing to tho city of about S125 per month.
 The jury in the St. Charles Iibe case seemed to have had their minds pretty we'll made when they retired to deliberate over the evidence anC agree upon a verdict. There wa. practically no difference of opinion 1T reference to rendering verdict 1T favor of the plaintiff, and but sligh difference of opinion in regard to thu amount. After being out for abou an hour and half they returned into court and announced their verdic awarding damages in the sum O S250 in favor of St. Charles. At thu session of the court on Tuesday, thu author of the offending telegram Wa disclosed by the defendants witness it being Henry Ewing. MT. Ewing who was also a witness, also admitted the fact on the stand, and it i said that St. Charles will now trail , his batteries on him and that anothe l libel suit, which will probably be in l stituted in Mohave county will be tn | outcome of it. The jury took int
 consideration the fact that the offend ing article had not originated with tn Republican. but had been furnishe by a correspondent, and that it wa i published believing it to be true hence the absence of malice in tn case resulting in the nominal amour
 named as damages in their verdict.