Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-01-04

about six months old.
 Trinidad, Colo, Dec. 2S.-Ihe eastbound passenger train on the Atchison. Topeka and Santa fe raii- , road, was wrecked near Hoehne, a small station ten miles east of this city, early this morning. The tram
 was running about sixty miles an
 hour when the engine left tEe tfacs
 and rolsed down an embankGlent, The Pullman cars followed. Many
 passengers were baiIy shaken uP' but none seriously injured. Con- ductor Tougher was slightly hurt
 It is supposed the 'ceident was eaus- ed by broken rail.
 Princeton. Mo, De. 2S.-lEa Sex
 ton was hanged today fer h. kiliirg
 of Nathan Stark, a young farmer, lOetober B, 1897. Sexton went to
 his death protesting innocence. He
 manifested great eompOsure while
 un the sesffold. Ha sang tVo songs
 aud ma ie a speech declaring bis in-
 nocence.
 1 Budapest, Doc 2S The first Of
 six duels arranged between NJ. Hor-
 anszky, a member of the lower house
 of the Hungarian dIet, aud his
 seconds, and the seconds Of Bar
 Banffy, the Hungarian premier, growing out of a dispute still un-
 settled between the two princlpals,
 took place today between Baron
 Fejervary, minister of national de fense, and Caunt Karoiya. Pistols
 were the weapons used but the n counter was blooI.ess. Baron Fey ervary missed his opponent and the pistol of Count KarolYa missed fire Later Baron Banfy's second, NJ. Gajari, and NJ. Horansky's second, Mir. Zemore fought a duel with swords. Tn the first encounter V. 
 Zemore was cut on the head. After his wound had been Iound up, the duel was resumed anH NJ Zemore was again severely wounded in tte head. The seconds then stopped the fighting aud reconciliation iol- lowed.
 Springfield, Ohio. D. 2S.-Five men have been more or les seri- ously injured as the result of an Ohio Southwestern switch eng ne blowing out its crownsheet with 1. terrific force. Engineer Schellinger and Fireman Welch were bio ga out l of the cab and both were badly ins jured. Conductor Snow and Brake men Layer and Friedman were blown thirty feet and badly hurt. Some of tire-ffliiiyIss,:. -flii yIss,:. may die. -i |
 Havana, Dec. 3O.-General Lud- lows reply to the Cuban deputatiOu | which visited him today and pre- sented him with a written program ! of six days festivities, ended as fol- lows:
 The American authorities gympa- thize fully with the Cuban feeling of rejoicing and at the proper time hereafter when affairs are in more settled condition they will be glad to further and participate m plans of celebration, but they are con vinced that this is not suitable or expedient time for it.
 This morning the city and su- burbs of Havana are absolutely quiet and last night there was not an iG- stance of disorder. United States patrols and offirers were keenly on | the alert, penetrating into every corner. Senor Frederico Mora said to correspondent of the Associated | Press today:
 We are sorry we cannot execute our program, but ws agree with General Ludlow's desire. H. will have difficulty in keeping low peo- pie down and restraining young people in the aFmy. But we are sure nothing will Do done in oonb;- nation against the American wishes. II we go wrong now, we shall never attain independence, never reach | national life, and the Americans will never leave Cuba"
 Washington, Dec. S0.-Fhe war investigating committee today made | public the report omitted in the st 1tement given ont yesterday bear ing on the beef controversy. It is from Major W. H. Day, chief sur geon at army headquarters. He sai that in the several inspections made in various camps and troop ships at Tampa, Jacksonville, Chick amsuga, and Porto Rico, he found | the fresh beef to be apparently pre- served with secret chemicals. which | destroys its natural flavor and which | he believed to be detrimental to the health of the troops, It looked we'll but had the odor similar to that of l a dead human body after being in- iected with preserEatives, and ested 1 when first cooked, like decomposed 1 bodies, which, after standing a day for inspection became so butter, nauseOus and unp1latabie as 70 he quite impossible for use.
 Washington, Dec. 30-The war department has issued an order as signing Major-General Lawton to service in the Philippines. This as- signment is considered one of ex- ceptional importance. Gen. Law ton, who was one of the conspic- uous officers m the Cuban campaign about Santiago, will be second in command to Gen. Otis and ID the event of Gen. Oti-' appointment as governor of the Philippines, will ss- sume military command of the forces in the Philippines.
 Hong Kong, Dec. 9.-The British steamer Glenaven, CaptaiR Pithie, which sailed for London from here this evening, has been wrecked on 8 rock. A part of her crew ha been saved and landed here. The cap tain, chief officer and the second and 1 fourth officers are missing.
 Pana, III, Dec. 30.-lt is nine