Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-22
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Editorial Association.
 ST. PAUL. Minn., July l5.-Ihe seventh annual convention of the National editorial association opened here yesterday. The headquarters of the executive committee are at the Hotel Ryan and here up till ten o'clock this morning delegations oi newspaper men from every state and territory, from New York and Cali fornia. down to the Indian territory and Oklahoma, have registered. Al together over thousand well-known newspaper men, many of them ac- eompanied by their wives and other members of their family, are the guests of the city. Among the prom inent visitors are Congressman Owen Scott, of Illinois; James W. Scott, of the Chicago Herald; Hon. w. ;. Chappeller, of Ohio; John T. Mack, of Ohio; W. E. Pabor, Denver; C. B. Pendelton, Key West; Tom ;. Alp plegate, Michigan; Lafayette Young, Iowa; |. $. Senator W. 4. Peffer, of Kansas; ]. Y. Gilmore, of New Or leans; ]. West Goodwin. Sedalia, Mo; George W. Rogers, yicksburg, Miss: l.. Vessel, Jr., Lincoln, Neb.; K. A. Kistler, Las Vegas, N. NJ. The opening session was called to order at ten o'clock in the Grand opera house. Hon. R. A. Smith, mayor of St. Paul. said few words of greet inc and the formal address of wei come was delivered by United States Senator C. K. Davis. President E. W. Stephens, of Columbia, Mo-, re- sponded in behalf of the convention. After these formalities the usual committees were appointed and the president delivered a brief speech. The afternoon was devoted to carriage drive and at night the presi- dent delivered his annual address. The gathering Is the largest as semhly of newspaper men ever held in America.
 An American an Trial in Wales.
 NEW YORK, July LA London cable says: A dispatch from Wales says that the Carnarvon assizes were formally opened to-day. The first case on the calendar is that of Dun can. the American who recently at tempted to murder his wife in the mountains at Bettws-y Coed, North Wales, and who, after beating her into almost mass of jelly, left her, as he supposed, for dead. The un- fortunate woman has sufficiently re- covered to be able to testify. Inn mediately after the ceremonies usual on the opening of the assizes the ' case was called and the empaneling of jury commenced. The counsel for the prosecution, which is under ! the direction of Her Majesty's de- partment of the treasury, are Hon. W. E. Banks, and B. F. Lloyd, Queens counsel, with Queens coun- sel, Malcolm Douglas, for the de- fense. The prisoner, on being ar ranged, pleaded mot guilty" The defense Is insanity. The principal witness on behalf of this plea will be Dr. Kempster, the American special ist in lunacy, and who arrived here a few days ago.
 Interesting Discovery in Peru.
 NEW YORK, July l4.-Special ad- vices from Lima, Peru, under date of July 23d, have the following: An excavating party under the di,, rection of Lieutenant Stafford, U. s. N., and George X. Dusey, of liar yard College, is now at work in the ancient Inca tombs near Ancon, un- earthing specimens for the Worlds | Columbian Exposition at Chicago. On Tuesday last, quite an interest ing discovery was made. At a depth of ten feet below the surface. a room about twelve feet square was found containing three mummies in a perfect state of preservation. One was that of woman about forty years old, seated upright upon dias, with distaff and yarn in her hands, as if in the act of spinning. Around her was pile of the yarn, and in front were calabashes and other dishes containing corn, beans, fish, crabs and other food, besides others supposed to have contained ''cicha' and liquids. The form of little girl about ten years of aga was on one side, and in front the body of a babe. The bodies and all the arti- cles were carefully removed and will be reproduced, exactly as found, in the Museum at Chicago.
 Admiral McCann, commanding the United States squadron at Iqui- que, has telegraphed the United States consul at Callao to make ar engagements for the repairing of the Pensacola and the Baltimore in the dry dock at Callao. Both steamers are expected tomorrow. The Pen saeola is one of the oldest ships now in the service, and it is understood that she Is badly in need of caulk- ing. The injuries to the Baltimore are slight and were caused by the heat which affected her deck. A sack of mail at Callao from the United States for the steamship San Francisco will remain in Chilian l M-atars for ba s.racant