Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-12-28
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London, Dec. 22.-Hall Caine con tributes a long article.to the Daily Telegraph today entitled Life in America" He says in part: Did l see any results of warf Yes. In the sudden and great revival of trade winch is now brisk in America. Be yond that not a great deal that seemed to be a direct result. h. deed, 1t IS surprising how little i'm pression war has made on the minds and conditions of the people of America. They hardly talk of it at all. The people give you au idea that they have turned down a page of Spanish war for good. What did | fiud to be the American attitude toward Englandf Not greatly un- like It Sasthree years ago. Certainly no such extraordinary change in na- tional sentiment appears to have passed over America as that which we have lately experienced in Eng land. Nobody on the other side of the ocean calls for an Anglo Ameri- can alliance, whether in the form of a treaty or of an understanding. Nobody talks of it and I doubt if it has ever impressed itself on the American mind as a serious idea at all"
 Kansas City, Dec. 20.-Lieuteuant Richard Pearson Hobson, L. $. N, was the central figure in an oscula- tory carnival at the Coates hotel this afternoon that clearly over shadowed any of the kissing affairs in which the gallant lieutenant has figured since his return from more serious duties at Santiago. In the corridor of hotel, supported by the locallz reception committee, Lieut.. Hobson received and shook hands with several hundred men and kissed 267 women by actual count.
 San Francisco, Dec. 2.-Dr. Ty- rell was the first witness for the de- fense in tue Botkin case this morn- ing. His testimony was of a start ling nature. as it absolutely con- tradicted the testimony of Misses Heney and Ditmann, who swore that on the afternoon of July 3lst, at 8 o'clock, they sold Mrs. Botkin a box of chocolates. Dr. Tyrell swore that he was attending Mrs. Botkin professionally at that time on that date.
 San Francisco, Dec. 2--Among the passengers on the steamship sailing for Hong Kong today is Lieutenent Richmond P. Hobson. He goes to Hong Kong by crder of Secretary Long and will havo charge of the work of repairing aud recon structing the Isle de Cuba, Don Juan de Austria and Isla de LuzoD, the three Spanish vessels raised in Manila harbor. The vessels are to be repaired at Hong Kong and put in shape for addition to the Ameri- cap fleet. Their service will be in the Philippines.
 Pekin, Dec. 22.-The United States minister here, Edwin H. Con- ger, has entered a protest against the proposed extension of French jurisdiction at Shanghai. This added to the vigorous British protest on the same subject will undoubtedly stiffen the Chinese resistence to the French demands. but unless the Chinese are sustained they will be eventually 10 yield.
 Middlesboro, Ky, Dec. 2I.-Ad- wees from Knox county says three moonshiaers, Jacob Lambert, Greer and an unknown man were killed and several of their comrades wouD ded in a battle with revenue officers. The officers were not hurt.
 Dallas, Texas, Dec. 2l.-Telephone messages just received from Fort Worth tells of the collapse Of the fire department station there. Sev- eral men and horses were killed and injured. :,
 New York, Doc. 2l.-A rear end collision occurred on the Pennsyl- vania road three miles from Rah- way. which resulted in the loss of two lives and serious though not fatal injury to four people. About twenty-five people were cut and bruised, and nearly all occupants of both trains in the collision were thrown from their berths. A thick fog prevailed at the time, causing the accident.