Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-02-23

Susan B. Anthony celebrated her 18th birthday February l5.
 Ex-Minister de Lome has taken his departure from Washington, go- ing to Liverpool.
 The senate confirmed the nomina- ton of Robert E. Morrison, as United States attorney on Tuesday, February 15.
 The United States court at New ! Orleans has rendered a decision against the noted flibustering craft Three Friends.
 ! Looking at the case from this dis tance, between Prescott and Paris it seems as if Zola has not one chance in a thousand of escaping conviction.
 Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has given the Spanish authorities a gen tie hint to keep the gun boats and war vessels out of New York harbor La Junta, Colorado, has rendered a regiment to the national govern ment in case of war with Spain. It is now in order to hear from Mil pitas, California, and if she stands in the country is safe.
 The sailor on watch on the bow of the Maine, when the explosion occurred. says that the black object which he saw approaching the yes sel was illuminated, and was also smoking.
 Senator Hoar has introduced a bill for the suppresslCn of gambling l in the territories of the United States. The bill is broad in its in tentions, and provides heavy penal ties.
 Mrs. Annie George, widow of the late Henry Georgs has just been awarded $500 damages against the Pennsylvania railroad company. She sued for 5000 for injuries sustained in a railroad depot at Philadelphia
 While the information received here in regard to the explosion oi the battle ship Maine IS rather meager, is looks rather significant. The suspicious in regard 10 her hay ing been blown up by a torpedo seem we'll founded, both from the circumstances attending it as well as the character of those who would be most interested in her destruc- tion.
 The contract for carrying the mail from Castle creek hot springs to Hot Springs Junction on the s, F. P. & P. railroad was recently awarded to W. W. Wall. The con- tractor has just received instructions to put on a daily mail, Sundays ex- cepted. These mails will leave Hot Springs at 1 o'clock p. n. each day, arriving at Hot Springs Junction on the s. F. P. & P. railroad at : o'clock p. m. and leaving the june ton at 6 o'clock a. m. will arrive at the Springs at F ID.
 In the death of Frances E. Will ard the world loses a noble charac- ter. Her life work has been devoted to the cause of humanity and phi lanthropv. her special line being that of temperance. For years she has been at the head of, and the moving spirit of the Women's Chris tian Temperance Union and her able counsel and advice will be sorelY missed by that order. Her death will be mourned throughout the world where her influence has been felt.
 The sale of the Kansas Pacific railroad, under foreclosure of mort gage, took place today. The sale of this road closes out the govern ment's lien on the Kansas and Union Pacific roads. The government real ized the full amount due it from the Union Pacific, but loses about S6.- 100000 on the Kansas Pacific. As to the latter, though, the officials regard the outcome as eminently satisfactory, inasmuch as the sum realized when taken in connection with the first liens, which the gov ernment would have been compelled to bid in, in order to protect its own interest, represents, in their judg- ment, the full value of the road. This sale releases and returns to the treasury the S9OO,OOO deposited with the court m order that the govern ment might be qualified as a bidder at the sale; S7 ,5I5, ,255 deposited some days ago for the purchase of the first mortgage bonds, and S6,303,OOO which the reorganization com mittee has agreed to pay. The entire amount that will thus bs added to the treasury's available cash is Sl4,71s,255. The amount realized from the two sales is about in excess of the amount the government offered to take dur ID the last part of the last admins tration.
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