Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-23

the Spanish legation at Washington.
 who has full plans of all United
 States coast defenses, has been ap-
 pointed on the staff of the admiralty,
 and had long conference with tie
 minister of state.
 The Klondicitis bacillus finds no
 Judgement in Londoners. A tele-
 gram from there says that in spite
 of the fac: that the Klondike has
 been advertised to the limit in Lon- don and bOomed by numerous pro moters interested in the new Fl Do rado, the gold fever has not become at all contagious.
 The Russian Government has in- structed its representative at Seoul, capitol Of COrea, to inform the em- peror of Corea and his ministers that II m their opinion Corea no longer requires foreign help and is capable of preserving with its own resources the independence of her internal administration, Russia will not hesitate to recall the Russian iron clad V!zcr.
 Jacob Thorne, of Wellsville, Ohio, was beheaded by the steam shears of the Wellsville Rolling m.lls Monday. Thone was employed at the shears, and m some manner unknown to the other wOrkmen, he got his head under the knife as it was descend> ing, and in a second the head was cleanly severed from the body. Thorne was about 2I years of age and unmarried.
 The first disbursement under the recent action of congress appropria- ting S50000,0O0 for national defense has been made by the treasury de- pertinent on an executive order for Sl45, ,905, to be cabled to London to the credit of Sir William Armstrong in part payment for twelve rapid fire guns, including mounts and ammu- milton. The purchase. including mounts and ammunition is S25,000 for each gun, or S252,000 for the twelve.
 The war ship Amazonas was form ally transferred. to the United States today at Gravesend, England. Lieut.. Commander Colwell, United States naval attache, received the ship from her Brazilian commander. 4 crew from the San Francisco then marched on board, the Brazilian flag was hauled down and the Brazilian sailors landed. The executive off cer of the San Francisco will take command of the AmaZonas and she will sail for the United States ss speedily as possible under sealed orders.
 Spain has issued semi-official report 10 the effect that the returns of the Spanish court of inquiry on the Maine disaster is not yet re- ceived, but several officers who made close examlnations say it was un- doubtedly an internal accident The American assertions to the con- trary are therefore deplored in off, cIal quarters as tending to mislead | the public opinion and render the | situation still more difficult from 1 the stand point of maintaining | friendly relations between the two | countries. It may be regarded as certain that should the American ! technical commission present a re- port declaring the disaster to be due to an external explosion the public here will refuse to accept such a finding and any demand for indem- nifty based thereon will te indig- nantlv denied by Spain.
 A telegram from London says: The government of Great Britain is at the report of the senate committee on foreign relations, which, after presenting joint reso- lutiOn for the annexation of Hawaii. that Great Britain was plotting fot the absorption of A high official in the Brit : ish foreign office said: ''It is un- fortunate the committee hrs such an erroneous impression. 1 cannot , imagine upon what supposed f9cts they base their report. It seems that the senators would { ssue official statements on no other , oasis than rumors and suspicious As matter of fact, nothing is fur ( her from Great Britain's intentions f han to interfere in any way with he existing regime in Hawaii. No teps in that direction were ever