Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-10-13
THE LATEST NEWS!I General Happenings Throughout Many
 Points of the Country.

ing everywhere. Several people nave been burned to death.
 FoRr WAYNE, Oct. 7.-Forest fires are raging in the western part of this county and the farmers have organized to fight the flames.
 LITTLE ROCK, Oct. 7.-Thousands of dollars worth of valuable timber and other property, fences, saw mills and cabins have been destroyed by fire and stock in nearly all sec tions are suffering from scarcity of water, while in many places not enough Is obtainable for drinking purposes. No general rain has fallen for sixty days.
 CHIcAGo, Oct, 7.-So far as evil dence is concerned the famous Luet- gert trial is bearing it's close. It is expected that the rebuttal evidence of the prosecution will be in tomor- row night. Some rebuttal on the part of the defense will occupy Saturday and both sides will prob ably rest Saturday afternoon.
 Los ANGELES, Oct. w. A. Clarke the Montana millionaire, today pur- chased the immense Bixbee property west of this city for $400,0O0 cash. The property is well known as the Certos ranch and comprises 5000 acres. Clarke will erect a large sugar factory on the property.
 NEW YORK, Oct. T. The date and place for the fight between Dan Creedon and Kid" Mccoy will probably be definitely decided at a conference late this ternoou at the Gilsey House. W. A. Brady, Cor bett's manager, is anxious to get the mill, and has made an offer of a purse of Sl0,00O, and the chances are that his proposition will be accepted.
 PARRAL- Mex, Oct. :. President Diaz, it .5 said, has refused clemency in the case of Max Stewart, the American ex-Confederate soldier, convicted of the cold blooded mur- der of a policeman recently and he will be shot in a few days.
 LEXINGTON, Oct. 7.-FIfteen thou sand people witnessed tOday's rac- ing for the Pennsylvania trotting stakes and over hundred thousand dollars were in the pool box. First heat, The Monk won. Time 2:O94. Second heat, The Monk won. Time 2:0S4, the fastest ever made in a race.
 LONDON, Oct. S.-The St. James Gazette this afternoon, referring to the formal announcement of Great Britain's declination to take part in the Behring Sea conference, to which Russia and Japan might be parties, says: "There will be a feeling Of relief that Great Britain, on behalf Of Canada. has finally declined to walk into the trap which was being arranged at Washington. America has never paid indemnity for the illegal seizure of Canadian sealing vessels, and has exhausted every diplomatic artiiice to evade the award, finally demanding new con ference. The Marquis ot Salisbury consented. whereupon America pro posed that Russia and Japan should have seats at the conference, with the obvious intention of outvoting England and upsetting the Paris award
 The Globe, commenting on the same subject this afternoon, says: "As a mere matter of business, 1t is time that a firm check is put upon the policy of the United States in dealing with that country. There is no cause to adopt the idea that the Marquis of Salisbury almost regretfully refuses to participate. In the interest of Canada, 1t is well to let the United States understand that no settlement of the question will satisfy Great Britain which will sacrifice one jot or title of the just and equitable rights of the loyal Dominion of Canada"
 CHrcAao, Oct. S.-A revolt of the lavmen of the Methodist Church against unequal representation in the general conference, which has been fomented by ex-Lieut. Gov: William Cumback, of Indiana, and other prominent lsymen, received an impetus today from a largely attended conference Of Illinois mem bers of the denomination held m the First Church in response to a call signed by one hundred and fifty prominent members of the Metho- dist Church in Chicago and vicinity. It was decided to perfect an organl- zation to cooperate with those formed at Indianapolis and else where to secure equal representa- tion in the general conference and in general to secure to the laymen the same rights and privileges exer- cised by the ministerial element Tn that body. It was also decided to send delegates to the national con yention to be held next year.
 NEW ORLEANS, Oct. S. Up to l o'clock today there were twenty new cases and four deaths from the prevailing fever.
 EpwARps, Oct. S.-Three deaths and four new cases were reported to- day. Only about thirty whites are left to take the disease.
 SANTA CRUz, Cal, Oct. S.-An ex- plosion occurred at the powder works this morning, but the dam age was confined to the cartridge room and will only amount to a lew hundred dollars. J. Holiday was bruised in tfe head.
 NEW YORK. Oct. S.-Silver certlh- cates, 56d 57l; bar silver, 5s; Mexl- can dollars, 434.
 NEW YORK, Oct. Stopper easy; brokers, II.20; exchange, lLl5.