Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-04-04
THE LATEST NEWS.
A ATroIIeY Car Accident.

DTduIOrG. fa, Marcn "a Serl-
Gus accident occurred on the Brad
ford electric railway at Ocean Rocl
City last night, in which two per
sons were killed and six injured. The
ear was going down a heavy grade
when the brake chain broke and The
car started at terrific speed. The
motorman, seeing the danger before
him, reversed the current. In doing
this fuse burned out and the cal
continued on the down grade witt
accelerated speed. Reaching +;
curve, the front trucks broke from
their fastenings; the car went dowr
an embanzment and the passenger
we're thrown in all directions. j
Marsh, an oil man, was instantly
killed. The skull of man named
Harris was crushed ana he dice
while being conveyed to this city
The injured have arms and legs bro
ken and shoulders disiocated.
Mrs. WoIcott's s Jewels Stolen.
Denver, March %. 1t has devel-
oped today that Mrs. Frances NJ
Wolcott, lately divorced from Sena-
tor Wolcott, lost her collection oI
jewels, worth $40 COO. She had gone
to Paris to paas the year necessary
TO make the divorce possible by de-
sertion. 1t is thought the jewel:
were stolen. Mrs. Wolcott will again
begin a collection. being a woman o1
great wealth,
Gen. Joubert Dies.
Lorenzo, Maruue, March 2S.-Geu
Joubert, who has been i'll and in heG
for some time. died today.
Effect of Joubert's Death.
London, March 2S.-DIspatche:
from South Africa confirming the
death of General Joubert indicate
that he burgher forces are rapidly
losing heart. The capture OF Gen
eral CIonje was the first great blow
that disconnected their plans anC
ths announcement of the death o.
General Joubert, their greatest mill
tary leader, has ha most depress
ing result. Though the Beers cause
was on the wane they have beer
fighting with an inspiration born o
desperation. Joubert's wise coun
ell and acknowledged general
ship was ever a source OF hope
The ultimate success of the burghe
forces was an end scarcely looked
for in view of recent defeats bu
their efforts were directed towarC
the infiction of all possible damage
to the British army, that the ad
vance on Pretoria might be delayed
and vengeance wreaked on the ad
vancing foe. Blindly fighting. a
they believed, for principle, thel
preferred death in the trenches tC
surrender. There is not only uni
versaI sorrow but feelings of despai
in all the burgher camps heard from
and the death of their brave leade
must certainly hasten the coming o
peace.
Assistant Secretary Davis Returns.
New York, March 2S.-Webste
Davis, the assistant secretary of tn
department OF the interior, who ha
recently made a mysterious visit t.
the Transvaal, arrived home toda
on the steamer Aller from Genoa
Italy. Davis left Pretoria abou
February II, after having spent sev
eral weeks as the guest of the Boe
republic. He made the trip frou
Lorenzo Marques to Pretoria il
President Kruger's private car an,
was treated Hospitality by the Boer:
being given an opportunity to visi
all the battlefeIds and even to Sc
several battles from the Boer sidt
Davis denies that his visit to Pre-
toria had any official signifcanc
aud that he was an emissary of No
Kinley. He declared that his jou
ney was merely vacation and tha
he wanted to see his old friend, tn
consul general at Cape Town, NJ
Stowe.
No Comfort from Russia.
London, March 2S.-A dispatc
to the Times from ST. PetersbuI
saws that's Russia's answer to th
Beers appeal for Intervention
similar to the reply of the otht
powers. The reply endeavors
show the greatest possible sy mpatt
with the Beers and expresses gre;
regreat that Russia is unable to cor
ply with the request of the r
publics. 1t says that had Krug'
and Steyn applied to the popers b
fore telegraphing to Lord Sails bur
there is some reason to believe thi
Great Britain would have been a
reached in behalf of the Boer T
publics.
Blowing Up Coal Mines.
Pretoria, March 28.-United Stat
Consul Hay and his secretary ha
gone to Kroonstadt to make nece
sary arrangements for United Stat
representations in the Free State.
dispatch from the Boer headquarte
in Natal announces that the destru
tion continues of coal mines like
to be useful to the British tt
Dundee colliery has been blown u