Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-18
THE LATEST NEWS!! General Happenings Throughout Many
 Points of the Country.

SAN FRANcIsco, Aug. 10 - The steamer Peru arrived this morning from Yokohama, via Hong Kong, with the following Japanese ad- vices:
 There IS no doubt whatever that from October 1 next, Japan will have gold currency. A circular issued by tke Specie bank, an nounces thst from that date it will pay gold for Bank of Japan notes.
 The Mainichi, commenting upon the annexation question, says: The reason why Japan has made pro test as soon as the signing of the annexation became known, IS that she has done so simply out of friend ship, so as to make known her views In the matter before diplomatic negotiations are opened"
 The Japan Gazette says that there IS feeling akin to panic at Kobe, which, if not checked, will lead to serious results. Foreigners are be- coming alarmed for their safety and encounters with coolies are rife, and the spectacle of foreign blue jackets being pursued by mob of roughs not re-assuring.
 AURORA, Ind, Aug. l0.-Au cleo tlon IS m progress in the Fourth Congressional District today for the chair in the House of Representa- tIves left vacant by the death Of Congressman William $. Hoffman, the watch dog of the treasury"
 NEW YORK, Aug. I0.-A woman's klondyke syndicate expedition has been organized in this city. Several we'll known society women have joined, and propose to do a httlD 'ronghing it" m the far north.
 SALIVA, kas.. Aug. l0.-Two col ored bicychsts were struck by pas senger train east of here this morn ing. One from Emporia was killed outright, while the other from To- peka, had both legs broken, and will die. They were asleep on the track.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. l0-The re- publican state convention for the nomination of candidate for ap- pellate court clerk, met in Music hall. There will be a bitter fight between Bradley and Hunter and Todd factions.
 SAS FRANcIscO, Aug. l0.-The c.se of Rev. C. O. Brown, the unfrocked Congregational minister, will be re- opened at today's meeting of the Bay conference.
 MADRID, Aug. l0.-The Queen Re gent has decreed that military hon ors observed in the case of the fu- neral of marshal shall he accorded the remains of the late PreEiier of Spain. Senor Canovas de Castillo, who was shot and killed Sunday bI Anarchist Coli.
 VIcroRIA, Aug. l0.-Algeria, one of the survey ships Of the British navy, is expected to arrive soon to take part m the survey for a Pacific cable.
 CENTRAL ClrY. Col, Aug. l3-At 2 o'clock this morning a mob from Russel Gulch, armed and masked, broke into the Central City jail by elTecting an entrance through the door in the rear. aud demanded the keys of the cell from the jaIlOr. In ;hls cell are confined four prisoners held on suspicion of the murder of Alexander Goddard, the American inner stabbed during the saloon TOW with Austrians last Monday night. They were after Dominic Rohr, believed to be guilty of the murder. The jailor refused to give up the keys, whereupon the mob fired through the bars into the cage of the four prisoners, who escaped death by hiding behind the mat tresses and bedding in the cell. The mob, supposing it had killed all four of them, left the jail. Four of the leaders have been arrested, and strong guard placed about the jail, but further trouble Is feared.
 FoLsoM, Gal, Aug. l3.-With a smile on his lips, James Berry, the negro who murdered hIs wIle at Modesto on May 18th, plunged to death through the trap door of the gallows at 10 o'clock this morning. He died game. Almost up to the moment of the march to the gallows, Berry was in good spirits and merry laughter was heard ringing through the corridors of the bug building. Berry refused to accept consolation from the prison chaplain and also declined to listen to the reading of the death warrant. telling Warden Aull that he would save him the trouble He asked the warden to telegraph his mother that he died happy and would meet her on the other shore. Berry walked briskiy to the gallows, nodding pleasantly to his friends, and was soon dan yling at the end of the rope. He was pronounced dead in eleven minutes.