Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-12-14

N'A@ MUS OSOh AAAhih6 hhOAAl Wihh non-union labor for several months.
 Havana, Dec. S.-The cruiser New York, which arrived here last night, IS attracting great amount of curi- osity. Large crowds have gathered along the water front and are gag ing at the big war ship. The crowd IS actuated solely by motives of curiosity and no trouble is antici pated.
 Paris, Dec. S.-Peace negotiations have been terminated and the pre- paration of the treaty has been com pleted. The formal signing of the treaty by the commissioners is all that now remains for them to do and this will occur either on Saturday or Monday next.
 Santiago, Dec. S.-Three very severe shocks of earthquakes occur red here this morning. Much dam age to I roperty resulted from them but no loss of life occurred.
 Berlin, Dec. S.-Almost a financial panic prev ails in Germany. The banks are trying to obtain gold from Paris to tide them over.
 Antioch. Ills, Dec. S.-Robbers blew open the safe of the bank here this morning and succeeded in mak- ing their escape with 5000.
 London, Dec. S.-Great Britain is preparing to demand an interest in the Nicaragua canal.
 Ottawa, O., Dec. 9.-Solomon Wise, a prominent merchant, has been found dead in his clothing store with a bullet hole through his breast. Indications point to murder. A. w. Weller, the cashier of A. Bruon & Compsny's bank, was arrested on suspicion. He said he had a re- volver in sn overcOat pocket and was showing Wise how he could shoot a man without taking the weapon from his pocket. when the weapon was discharged, the bullet passing through Wise's heart.
 Boston, Dec. 9.-The steamer Lon donian sailed from this port Novem- Der l5, for London and nothing def mite has been heard from her since until last evening when a telegram was received saying that the British steamer Vedamore enroute from Liverpool to Baltimore had rescued forty five of her crew O. eighty eight men. The remainder of the crew are supposed to have been lost. A steamer formerly reported in mid ocean on her beams end and abandoned Is now supposed to have been the Londonian, although the vessel discovering her was unable to distinguish the name.
 Washington, Dec. 9.-It is assert ed here that President Mckinley favors selling the Philippine islands. Japan has already offered S200,000,- GOO for them.
 Paris, Dec. 9 The Spanish-Amer- ican peace commission secretaries met this morning to draw up the final treaty ready for signing.
 Washington, Dec. 9.-The war de- partment today ordered three regi- ments Of regular infantry to Manila They will sail from New York via Suez before January 1st.
 Wilmington, Del, Dec. 9-A fire in the powder mills of the Dupont company exploded the works this morning and shook the city like an earthquake. Four are known to be killed. It is also feared that others are killed.
 LATER-Only two were killed in today's explosion but four more will die. A terrible panic prevailed with women and children rushing about to learn if husbands or fathers were killed. The damage to broken glass in the city will be several thousand dollars. The explosion occurred three miles out of the city. McPherson, Ksns., Dec. 9.-Small pox is spreading here at an alarming rate and repetition of the seourge of 1887 is feared.
 Washington, Dec. l0,-The war department has in contemplation the use of two big transports now being fitted out. at Cramps for the conveyance of troops in the Pacific service. It is said that when they have served their purpose in con- veying permanent garrisons to Cuba they will be dispatched to Manila by way of the Suez canal. In such case they will take several thousand troops to replace the volunteers there. After that the Mississippi and her sister ship will ply between Manila aud San Francisco, supple menting the transport service now operated there by the government.
 Paris, Dec. l0-A joint session of the peace commission is being held today. The reading of the treaty was commenced at 4:45 this after noon, and it is expected that it will be signei by 6 o'clock this evening, thus closing the labors of the con- mission.
 LATER-After the reading of the document, which comprises 7.50O words, was commenced, it was found that the Spanish copy was not fully engfossed, which made an adjourn ment necessary at 7:15. The con- cluslon of the reading of the treaty was accordingly postponed till Mon- day when it will also be signed.
 Madrid, Dec. 10.-Carlists made an attempt today to seize the Span ish Notifications at Cartagena, but were repulsed. The indications are that plans have been laid for a gen. eral uprising of Don Carlos follow CTS. but the government expresses