Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-01-04
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, session of the court was Mrs. Maggie Smith, an employee of the Victoris , hotel, where Mrs. Smith stated pos ! itively that Dr. Tyrell did not visii , Mrs. Botkin on the afternoon ol July 3l. She stated that Dr. Tyrell visited his patient on. Monday, and was sure it was not Sunday.
 !. Clearheid, Pa, Dee. H-The min- CTS of central Pennsylvania gre in conference at the Alleghensy house today for the purpose of choosing ! officers for the ensuing year and dis eussing the wage scale and the ques- ton of shorter working day. The
 miners of this district do not take , kbdIv t1 the system of loading by the ear in vogue at many of the mines and considerable dissatisfsc- ton is expressed over tte 45 cents per ton scale. These conditions
 render the outlook very uncertain,
 and a general strike before many
 days IS among the possibilities
 Washington, Dec. T-Orders
 have been cabled by the navy de-
 partment 10 Capt. Barker of the
 Oregon, senior commanding officer
 of the little fleet of battleships and
 supply vessels now st Callso. to re-
 main at that point until January 10 next. It appears the vessels never had orders to proceed either to Ma nila or To Honolulu, though it was the purpose of the navy department when they started from New York to make Manila their destination.
 Washington, Dec. E.-Senator Morrill, Of Vermont is seriously i'll with an attack of Ia grippe and his death, it is said this afternoon, is but a matter of a short time. The senator is 8s years old, and owing to the weakness consequent on his great age, cannot shake off the at tack.
 Abilene. Kansas. Dec. H.-Word has reached Abilene that Cattlin Brothers, bankers and live stock feeders at Miltonvale, have failed, with liabilities that will run from $3OO,OOO 10 $5OO,OO0. Their bank closed its doc on Saturday. Ca.- tin brothers have been feeding 25,- GOO head of cattle and are said to have lost heavily.
 Omaha, Dec. 2.-Mrs. J. W. Eller was so badly burned Sunday after noon by the explosion of boiling turpentine on a stove that she died last night. Her husband, sI-Judge Eller, and two sons, Wayn and Had ley, were slightly burned The | family are Christian scientists, and refused medical assistance.
 London, Dec, 27.-A fierce gale is sweeping over the British coasts today. Cross-Channel service has been interrupted, ard several wrecks and rescues have been reported. Trees and buildings have been blown down in London, and there have been several fatalities.
 San Francisco, Dec. 2.-Argu- | ment for the defense in the Botkin l case was resumed today. Attorney McGowan taking the stand. He re- viewed the evidence in the case from beginning to end and said that the prosecution had not made q case against his client. He roasted the l police department hberally and said that a great deal of evidence in the case had been manufactured by the 1 prosecution. He claimed the seal of the Haas candy manufacturer, found in Mrs. Botkin's room, was placed there by some one interested in the prosecution. Prosecuting At torney HOsmer will take the stand this afteraeon for the winding ap of arguments. Tomorrow Judge Cook will deliver his charge and the ease will go to the jury. |
 Chicago, Dec. 29--MsjOr-General Wesley Merritt, who is spending the holidays in this city was very much 1 surprised to hear of the surrender of Iloilo by General Rios to the insurg- ] ents. General Merritt believes the surrender may have been an inten- tentional move on the part of the Spaniards to make it difficult for us to gain control of the Philippines. "It is of course impossible" con- tinu-d General Merritt, ito predict what bearing this move will have on the ultimate disposition Of the islands. Gen. Rios had no right to surrender 10 tue insurgents unless indeed his command was on the verge of stsrYation or in some qually tight place.
 Dondon. Dec. 29.-A correspond eut of the Globe, writing from Hong Kong on November 26, saysI
 1t will be a great misfortune if through hasty action or ignorance of the actual state of affairs the Fil- ipino natives arise against the Americans. Hitherto, although the Americans have often given proyoca- tion, the FilipiAos have shown great forbearance and strong dislike to come to blows. They do not want to fight and it the Americans only meet them half way all will go we'll"
 Philadelphia, Dec. 29.-The aux Hilary cruiser Yosemite (formerly the Morgan liner Fl SoD left the League Island navy yard this morning for Norfolk. After beng fitted out at the navy yard at that place she will
 proceed to Manila with supplies and 400 men for Admiral DeWey's fleet,
 She is under command of G. E.
 Idle. She will go to the Philippines
 by way of the Suez canal, and after reaching Manila and turning over the supplies and men to Admiral Dewey. the Yosemite will proceed to Guam, tue new United States possession in the Lsdrones.
 Portsmouth, Ohio. Dec. 2.-Two weeks ago two human bodies were fouod unSar an old sfumn in a hol-