Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-04
THE LATEST NEWSI! General Happenings Throughout Eany
 Points of the Country.

SEDALIA, Mo-. July 2S.-The coal
 miners conference postponed from
 yesterday until today proves to be q
 flash in the pan.
 PITrSBURG, July 2S.--Thc second days session of the Uniformity cou.
 vention was an hour late in upening
 The progress made yesterday and
 today was so slow tfat the indica,
 tions are that it will be several
 weeks before an agreement is reach
 ed.
 | COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 2.-Fred,
 Dilcher, of the national executive
 committee, wired the headquarters
 of the miners union that Sugar
 Creek, Mcdonald, Turkey Knob and
 Dunlop mines have closed by vote Of the miners at mass meeting in the New River district.
 FREMONT, July 2S.-Polish women armed with stones and sticks, kept several men from going to work at Monongah today.
 DEs MoINEs, July 2S.-Dr. E. A.
 Eaton, pastor of the First NJ. E. Church of Des Moines, a dark horse, was nominated by the prohibition ists today for governor
 Waco, July 2S.-This forenoon in the stock brokerage exchange of c. B. Trice & Co.,, B. A. Kiyett and w. w. Kivett were shot and killed William Lambden, member of the firm.
 SEATTLE, July 2S.-The steamer City of Topeka sailed for Juneau this morning with 2I0 passengers, two-thirds of whom are miners headed for the Klond, ke. The Topeka only goes as far as Juneau, where trRnsfer will have to be made to one of the several small boats running to Dyea.
 MONTGOMERY, July 2S.-Rev M,ce Coleman, killed Professor Patterson day at the Baptist Congress in session here. No reason for Il @ kill ing IS stated.
 WASHINGTON, July 29.-The presi- dent appointed Frank E. Jordan postmaster at Jerome, Arizona, to- day.
 WASHINGTON, July 2.-The steam CT Portland, which was expected to leave St. Michaels about September l5, it is said, will have on board gold from Alaska valued at two millions. P. B. Weare, of Chicago, president of the American Transportation and Trading Company, has advised he Treasury Department that sn at tempt will be mads by pirates to capture the cargo, and asked the government to detail revenue cut ter to convoy the Portland out of Behring sea. This request has been granted, though the officers of the revenue cutter service do not care for the fears entertained. The rev enue cutter Bear and possibly one or two others, will convoy the Port land.
 PIrTsBURa, July 29.-It is esti- mated that by day break there were several thousand miners encamped upon the h,lls surrounding the property of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company's property. They came from every direction headed bv brass bands. Nearly all carried heavy walking sticks and some were armed. There were no threats of violence, however, and no indications of drinking. I'm mediately upon reaching Oak Hill the strikers prepared for camp. The scenes around Turtle creek after | midnight were strange. Poorly clad miners stretched themselves out in l the softest spots they could find. l Each detachment was in charge of | men selected before the march began | and orders were completely followed. When the meeting was called to | order at ten o'clock this morning | there were three thousand striking | miners in attendance.
 HERMosILLO, Mex, July @.-After a long wait the party of California prospectors, who, two years ago, went into the Yaqui Indian country west of here and discovered rich placeEs on the BatepilO river, have secured title to the property and begun work. Four members of tho party have taken out $l40,000 worth os gold. The news of the bonanza has just reached here and there will be a great rush to the new El Dorado. The country is somewhat difficult Co access bv the mountain route, but can easily De reached from the coast by goiAsup tho Yaqul and Baiepiio rivers bY boat
 PITTSBURa, July 30.-Coal opera tors committee appointed as the true uniformity conference to secure signatures to the agreement were busy today revising and correcting proofs of the contracts which arc being prepared. As soon as these papers are received from the printer they will be placed in the hands of of the committee who will at once begin active campaigns on coal operators for signatures. The of the committee are posi- tive there will be no difficulty in the required number of They think the work will be speedily accomplished.
 WASHINGTON, July 30.-Olficial in- from Great Britain is to the effect tia; that country will con- sent to join in an international monetary conference to be held in this city next winter.
 WASHINGTON, July 30.-The Japan ese government has accepted the offer of Hawaii to arbitrate the dis pute between the two countries.
 NEW YORK, July SO.-Bar silver