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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
SECOND DAYS SPORTS.
Congress Winds Up Her Celebration with Steer Tying and Other
 Contests.

Congress. Arizona. July 5.- Steer tying, broncho riding and horse races were on the program for the second day of the celebration at Congress.
 A great crowd from thOs place and the surrounding camps witnessed the sport. which was at times sensational.
 Dolph Evans won the steer tying match. He rOped, threw and tied his animal in 1T seconds. winnig the S2J purse.
 The bronco riding contest created the greatest excitement and nearly resulted in q fatal accident. A MeXi- can cowboy (name unknOwn) mount ed q vicious horse from Onea'S ranch and was thrown inside of thirty sec onds. striking heavily on the back of his neck and lying unconscious for twenty minutes. He suffered no seri- ous injury, however. Then Vicente Ortiz. famous bronco buster. formerly of Weaver. mounted the ami maj which had thrown its first rider, and after maSterful effort, succeeded in completely overcoming the hitherto untamed beast. IL was a beautiful exhibition of superior hOrSemanship and excited much admiration among all the famous hOrSemcn present. Purse. S25.
 In the afternoon three good horse races were run. John Harter's white mare. Baby. with Fred Boscha up. won the 3OO-yard race for fourteen hand ponies. by q short neck. after the hottest kind of q finish. No time taken. Purse. S25.
 Quarter mile dash. open to all. purse S2J-Henry Ritter's grey horse. Mark. D. Evans up. won easily by five lengths. No time taken.
 Three-eighthS mile. for thOroughbreds free to all. purse $25-Won by w. II. PnImCr'S 4-yearold bay mare. Moliio Riley. ridden by Pacheco. by six lengths. No time taken.
 Two match races will be run to morrow. one between w. II. Palmer'S Mollie Riley and Henry Ritter's Mark for S2JO. and one between Abe SoorS Snipe and Red MUllen'S black mare Kitty. for Sl0O.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
PANAMA REBELLION.

New York. July 9.-SenOr Julio E. CordoveZ. inspector-general of tele- graphs of the IsthmuS of Panama, has just arrived in this city on a mis- sion for his government In regard to recent statements touching the sta tus of the revolution in Colombia. he said today:
 "On June n a battle took place sixty miles from the City of Panama. but il was not decisive. The govern ment forces diSlOdged the rebels from a strongly fortified position. but ow- ing to lack of ammunition were compelled to fall back upon Panama. The forces of the inSurrectiOn dared not follow the government troops. but cOntented themselves with Occu- pying once more their former in trenchmentS near Chamc.
 "I look for the speedy collapse of the inSurrection. The fact that the revOlutiOniStS have not been badly de feated has been distorted into myth ical victories The reported capture of several pieces of government ar tillery consisted merely of the cap ture of d useless gun carriage. which was abandoned by the government troops. the piece itself being removed safely"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
OPPOSES A DUMPING GROUND.
\ Kansas Judge Objects 10 MisSOurfS Domestic Infelicities in His
 Court

Fort Scott. Kas., July 3.-Judge Si- mons here today set aside decree of divorce granted last Monday to Mrs. Emma Collins. d stylish young wo- man of Joplin. Missouri. daughter of q prominent family. formerly of this city. and left her illegally married to i !. II. Johnson. q young man of Joplin. On the night of the day he granted ine decree Judge SimOns heard she at Joplin. and he instructed her at tOrney to wire her not tO marry. The telegram was received q half hour af- ter the marriage.
 She was ordered tO appear here to- day and show cause why the decree
 should not be set aside She came and explained that under the Missouri law
 she could moi marry immediately upon receiving q decree. and she did not know the Kansas law required her to
 wait six months. DiSintereSted at
 iurnpyS. seeing her predicament. eXer- ,-iSed their privilege as friends of the
 court and interceded for her. but Judge simon accused her of having de ccived him and set the decree aside
 She assured the court she had not
 lived with Mir Johnson q day since their wedding on account of the warn ing he had sent her.
 The court said this could not be
 made the dumping ground of the do
 nestle infelicitieS of advcnturerS of other states.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
ALLOWED FREE HAND.
Japan Granted Permission to Apply Her Military Force Against
 China.

London. June The Russian gov ernment announces that il will give Japan free hand to apply military force in China Details of further horrors in Pekin are gathered by cor respondents at Shanghai from Chinese sources. especially of the slaughter in Chinese Tartary of thousands of Da- tive Christians. SD that the capital reeks with carnage. The ruthless thirst for blood is spreading in all the northern provinces. and wherever there are native Christians the scenes enacted in the capital are reproduced in miniature.
 From these provinces nothing fur ther comes regarding the legation forces except the repetition that they are all dead. X proclamation issued by Ii Hung Chang directs that persons starting an uprising shall be at once beheaded. and that those spreading false rumors shall be severely punish eel. This latter phrase. in Chinese sense. means slow StranglatiOn by means of wooden collar. Wholesale executions are expected to follow these pruclamatiOnS.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
WOMAN STFFRAGE A DEAD LET
 TER.

Judge Frank w. EicheIberger. at Ortamwa. Iowa. handed down q de- ciSiOn in an injunction ease in which hp gave as his opinion that women. ac- cuTdin@ tO the constitution. are not eligible tO vote. The ease grew out pf the proposition of Andrew Carne- gie to donate tO the city of Ottumwa
 Sj0.0OO for a public library. on the provision that the city guarantee S:j00 annually for it's support. The proposition to accept or reject was voted on by the women. according to rights granted by the statute. The proposition carried on the wOmen'S vote. The opponents tO the measure began injunction proceedings on the grounds that the election was uncon- Stitutional. which was sustained by Judge Eichelberger. The case will probably he carried to the supreme court. as it iS the first test that has
 been made of the question in the state.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS.
The BOerS Make an jnSucceSSiul Sortic and Meet With Con
 siderable Loss.

London. July g.-FOllOwing dis patch was received from Pretoria, un- der date of July S:
 As the enemy had been threaten ing our line of railway by trying to get around our right flank, l dispatch eel Hetton, July 5. W. mounted in fautry. to reinforce MahOn, with or derS to drive the BOerS east of Broen- kerSpruit The orders were elfectu- ally carried out Friday and Saturday by MahOn. wlo was attacked by 5000 men. six guns and two MaXims. Our casualties were twenty-eight wound ed"
 Tracy. commanding at Rustenburg, reports that q party of BOcrs under Limmer called on him to surrender the town and garrison. He replied that he held Rustenburg for Her Ma jesty'S government and intended to continue to occupy it. The enemy then opened fire with artillery and tried to take the heights commanding the town. but did not succeed. owing tO good arrangements made by Tracy. They were eventually driven off. Our casualties were two men killed aEd one officer and three men wounded
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
A KILLING AT wILLCOX.
Warren Earp Is Shot Dead by a Isancher After Repeatedly In-
 timidatinS the Latter

Yesterday killing occurred in Will cox which had some of the aspects of a suicide. There had been bad blood between Warren Earp and Johnny BOyett for some years Earp had a diSagreeable habit when under the influence of liquor of running BOyett all over town. BOyett. it seems. never sought quarrel and always sought to avoid Earp when he was looking for trouble.
 IT was not long ago that Earp got BOyett in saloon. and with a six shooter pressed to his stomach. made him promise that if he and Earp ever had another quarrel a killing would result
 Yesterday morning about 1 o'clock the long deferred tragedy took place. The two men met in a restaurant ar the back of Browns saloon. Earp was under the influence of liquor and started to abuse Boyett ByStanslerS say that they never heard any man take such abuse. After some minutes the two men went into the saloon where Earp said: "BOyett. get your gun and we will settle this thing right here. I've got my gun. you go and get yours
 BOyett then went out to the hotel secured two 4J-caliber Colts and re- turned tO the saloon. He advanced tO the middle of the room and called out. Where k that - Just then Earp appeared in the door of the res taurant BOyett fired some shots at him whereupOn all ran out of the sa- loon but Brown. the proprietor, who jumped behind the bar
 BOyett fired two more shots. both into the floor, and Earp disappeared from the restaurant door In a few seconds he entered the saloon by an other door, having gone out of the rear room and walked around the building. BOyett was still standing in the middle of the saloon. and as Earp entered he warned him not to come near him. Earp advanced and throwing open his coat said: ~Boyett. I'm unarmed: you've all the best of this" but still continued tO advance in spite of the warming. Brown says that BOyett repeated his command not tO advance four or five times. When Earp had approached within eight OF ten feet of him. Boyrtt fired one shot and Earp plunged forward deaL
 In Earp'S hand Was found q small pocket knife half open. but aside from that there was nothing on his person that might have been used as a weapon.
 Deputy Sheriff Page. who brought the news of the killing ro Tucson. SINS that RovPr. was always peace able man and pun up witl a great deal from Earp Earp k well known in Tombstone. belonging tO a family which has figured largely in the an- nals of that camp. EOyett iS 1 small rancher and cattle man at Hot Springs Tucson Citizen.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
TT we ID NOT STICK.

EliZabeI. own. Ky. July 3.-After a two days trial here in the criminal division of the Hardin circuit court on charge of embeZZlement. BufOrd Kennedy. a young St. LOuiSan. was acquitted The jury was in retire ment only about five minutes. The court room was packed, and when the clerk read the verdict q ringing shout went up from the threats of the crowd present. Kennedy was employed here some time ago by the long distance, or Cumberland Telephone and Tele- phone company. He worked here as its general manager for eighteen months. He finally found that he could better his condition by engaging him self with d St. Louis firm. Then the telephone company figured that he was in debt to it in the sum of S161, and he was indictc,i
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
ROOSEVLT'S RECEPTION.

Not since President Harrison. in 1891. narrowly escaped serious Injury from the crush of admirin@ republi- cans has there been witnessed such a scene at the Kansas city union sta ton as attended the coming of ROOSe- welt. says the Kansas City Star
 You keep your back up against the car or you're a gOner." R. C. KerenS exclaimed to the governor as he saw the human cyclone beginning tn move. Mir KercnS was here with Mir. Harri- son on the memorable occasion and remembered what enthusiasm at the mouth of the Kaw might mean. A few moments later Colonel Roosevelt had occasion to realize the value of the advice.
 The Rough Rider and republican vice presidential candidate was a greater attraction in Kansas City for q brief period than the democratic na- tiOnal convention, and the warm re- ception accorded him atteSted to his popularity with the people
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
THEIR FIRST VICTORY
The story of the Murder of the .Iapa
 neSe Secretary at Pekin.

Victoria. B. C.. July 9.-The first le- gatiOn victim at Pekin was the under secretary of the Japanese embassy. The fullest account of the affair is in Tien Tsin dispatch to the Osaka ASahi From this it appears that the unfortunate man. Sugiyama Hin. was instructed tO meet the Japanese ma rineS on their entry into Pekin.
 He set out, apparently alone. for MachOppO. a station just outside the city walls. and when he reached the Whiting gate-One of the seven gates of Pekin-he was attacked by some horSemen under General Tong Fuhn ShaO and murdered.
 When he was cut down by one of the cavalry the others hacked him to pieces as he lay on the ground. The head was cut off and the trunk stripped and dragged to a creek, where it was buried head downward. The Japanese minister could not spare troops tO go to the scene, but he made a protest to the TSung Ii Hamen. They dispatched guard to the scene. who recovered the body
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR FRUIT
 CROPS.

Washington. July S.-W. R. Kellar, of Denver. Colorado. one of the larg- est fruit growers of the west. k visit ing ill Washington. He has been mak- ing tour of the apple and peach belts of the east and studying eastern mar ket conditions. The apple crop this year iS going to be something enor- mouS." he said. All through the ap- pie belt the trees are loaded. and every indication points to an abundant har- vest l would not be surprised If the crop cqualcd the phenomenal one of 1S96. and I am sure that it will sur pass that of any other recent year The outlook for peaches. too. iS excel lent Georgia k now sending some splendid fruit to the market. and Dela- ware and other northern states will soon be marketing peach crops that have never been surpassed.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
A COWBOY DUEL.

Tucson. July 3.-Riley Bennett came in from San Pedro today and reports a fight between two cattlemen. An tonic SOsO and Jose NasqueZ. and both were killed. The men fought with Six-shOOters. They quarreled over cattle brands The affair is more seri- ous. owing to bad feeling which has arisen between the cowboys employed by the dead rancherS. The feeling iS bitter and the are carrying on the quarrel over the brand.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
TODAY'S CONVENTION NEWS.
Adlai Stevenson Selected as the Run
 ing Mate for w. l. Bryan.

Kansas City. July G.-The democra- tic convection today spent it's time vice presidential candidate making. Near ly every state in the union had a can Iidate to present. those placed in nOmi- nation before the convention being eX- Nice-President Adlni Stevenson. of H. linOiS: Charles A. TOwnc. of Minne- sota. the populiSt nominee for the posi- tion: David F. Hill. of New York; James Hamilton Lewis, of Washing ton: John Walker smith. of Maryland: Julian <. Carr. of North Carolina. and A. w. Patrick, of Ohio.
 Adlai Stevenson was nominated on the first ballot.
 The vote stood as follows: Steven son. :ll2la: Hill. 1I6; Towne S9l.: Carr, 23: Patrick 1G: smith. 1G: Danforth. l: HOcg. 1. Before the vote was an nounced. delegates voting for other candidates changed their votes to Stevenson and the nomination was made unanimous.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
RECONCILED AT DEATH.

Bristol. Tenn. July IA pathetic in cident occurred in q boarding house
 here today. Mrs. Georgia White ar rived from Knoxville in search of her 1O-year-old son. who she said. had been
 abducted by his father. John White.
 her divorced husband. The boy was brought here by Mir. Whites sister. in
 response tO telegram from his dying father. When the mother reached the house she found her son by the bed side of his father. and saw the latter die a few minutes later. After q Sepa- ration of six years. Mrs. White was touched to tears. and greeted the dy- ing man with q spirit of reconciliation.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
OFFICER ARRESTED.

Guthrie. Okla. July 9.-A warrant was issued today for the arrest of cN-Policeman Joseph Bradford. charg- ing him with felony in assisting Joseph Tunnels while the latter was resisting arrest. after having shot Of icer Salisbury. Bradford. who was some time ago dropped from the force was serving temporarily under ap- pDintment by the mayor. and while serving. il K charged. he attemptId to prevent other officers from arreSting Tunnels.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
SHOT HIMSELF.

Springfield. Mo. July Hate yes terday, Tom Putnam. q young farmer living six miles north of Springfield. took a dOuble-barreled shotgun and left his fathers house for q short hunt As he did not return when he was eX- pected a younger brother started to look for him and found him dead. with the gun leaning against a rail fence. It is supposed the gun was ac- cidentally discharged as he was climbing over the fence
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
HE WON HIS GIRL

There iS an opportunity now for the young man to provide for the altera- ton of his features and limbs in such a way as to do away with any defect or malfOrmatiOn that may affect his chance with the fair sex In Hungary a young man who was bOw-legged was rejected by young woman. The doe tor performed an operation which was "a success. They broke his legs and reset them. The limbs were straight and he married the young lady. Soon scientific surgery will provide for the alteration of objectionable features. A StUhnose may be turned into a Roman The form of AdoniS will be substituted for that of the hunchback. and a man with the features and shape of Bill Sykes will be enabled by a slight Op- eration to appear in the character of Apollo.-Ex.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
FLOODS OF HUMAN BLOOD.
Few Parallels in History of the Butchery hy the BarbarouS
 Chinese at Pckin.

London. July G.-All hope of the safety of q single foreigner in Pekin have been dispelled ny recent reports received from there. While these re- ports are contradictory as to details of the wholesale butchery of men, women and children. they agree as to the fact itself that none has escaped the fury of the maddened mob. In ad- dition to the l6O0 foreigners who have met their death at the hands or the savages. it K also reported that over 5000 native Roman Catholics have also been murdered and q food of human blood has run through the streets. The insurrectiOn iS spreading and it iS now feared that similar scenes will be enacted in other towns which have heretofore been considered safe.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
TURKEY STILL TEMPORIZING

ConStantinople. July 9-The porte has promised an answer tO the note of the American charge d'affaireS. Mir. Griscom. in regard to American claims against Turkey hy July 30. It has mol refused tO recognize the claims. but k tempOriZing. It is be lieved that progress has been made and that the only difficulty in the way of settlement is that tho porte k afraid that the example of the United States will be followed by nilr.r powers.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
KILLED WITH A ROCK.

Indianapolis. July I.-IIenry Per gande. d 1T-year-old boy. was killed by William McTaylor. colOred. last even ing. Pergande was with q crowd of boys that attacked McTaylor and an other colOred man. Both sides threw stones. Pergande was struck in the face. the bones being crushed in. He died this morning.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11

In san Diego county. California. last week. there died. at the great age of 1:ii years. Augustine. chief of the Sc quoia tribe of Indians. He had ruled the tribe over 100 years. and in all that time had never been incapacitated by sickness for more than one day at q time.
 Captain Hickman. of the steamship Queen. just arrived in Seattle from Alaska, says the the earthquake in Alaska last October completely de- strOyed the sea end of the Muir glacier The Queen sailed through fragments and icebergS for five miles. but failed to see anything of the old formation.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
SAM sKAGCS SUCCUMBS.

Fl Paso, Texas, July 7.-Informa- tion reached here today from Guay
 mas. Mexico, via Bisbee, Arizona, of the death of Sam Skaggs, soldier and scout, from Burnett county, Texas Several years ago Skaggs mixed uI in g political race at his home and wasf charged with having tempered witf the county records. While q me3nber of the First Imriunes during
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
A NEGRO HANGED.

Rusk. Texas. July 9-Perry Wag- oner. a negro convict, was hanged at the state penitentiary today for the murder of fellow-convict. white man named Davis. Davis was beaten to death with q stick of wood in plain sight of several guards. but they were too far away to interfere. WagOner was originally sent to the penitenti- ary for murder Today he was very cool and declined to permit any re- li%iouS ceremony whatever
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
LIGHTNING INTERRUPTS
 FUNERAL.

CharlestOwn. H.. July 3.-Yesterday afternoon while the funeral Of Mss Emma Mason was being conducted at the Pleasant Valley church. lightning struck the edifice. causing a panic among those in attendance and a stampede of horses hitched near by. Several persons and horses were pros trated by the shock. but no one was killed
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11
THE VERY LATEST NEWS 1 Budget of Daily Duings From all
 Sections of the Country. interesting Domestic Matters and Foreign
 Affairs From Reliable Sources.
A RAY OF HOPE.
Foreigners at Pekin Were All Alive
 July Fourth.

London. July S.-The consul at Shanghai reports that the Pekin lega- tiOns were safe on July 4. and that the Chinese had ceased their attacks. The only fear felt, according 70 the re ports of the consuls. was regarding the food supply. There had been some losses among the troops guard ing the legations. but the diplomats were safe. The dispatch also says the loyal troops under Prince Ching, who is heading a counter revolution, had attacked the rebels in Pekin. The governor of Shan Tung, according to the same authority. is reported to have declined to obey Prince Tuans' orders to seize Nankin. Furth dis patches from Shanghai say the lega- tions were holding out on July 3; that the rebels had been repulsed with . loss of 2000 and that the Boxers" were discouraged.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-11

London. July 5.-The correspondent of the Daily Mail at Shanghai. tele- graphing under date of July ;. says he believes that when official infOrma- ton comes regarding Pekin it will in clude news of the Outraging of Eng fish women and the torture of children. It may almost be taken for granted. he asserts. that all the foreigners in Pekin have been wiped out.