Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-11-20
NEWS, NOTES AND COMMENTS

be the first city in Texas to pass the 1 100000 population mark.
 Orders for an additional 12,OO0 , cars of 100000 pounds capacity are to be placed by the Pennsylvania at an early date.
 The mortality among the Boer children is almost shockingly high. The Boers frequently have families of twenty, half of whom die young. Any consumptive in an advanced stage of the disease will send about 100000 active bacteria into the air every day, so Dr. Knopf, the great specialist, says.
 There are about two hundred news papers and periodicals in the United States published by and for negros. A dispatch from Victoria, B. c. Nov. 13, says that according to mail advices received from Manila by steamer today, Judge ONeill, an American lawyer, was engaged in en- deavoring to secure the release of Az uinaldo by habeas corpus proceed ings.
 A New York telegram of the 18th says Clara Loudon, aged II, one of the prettiest girls in Port Chester viii lage school, was married on Oct. 19. The secret became known today when Henry Kesler, a wealthy resident of Portchester, sought legal advice to have the marriage of his son to the school girl set aside.
 The Roman Catholic archbishops of the United States began their an- nual conference at the Catholic Uni versity in Washington with Cardinal Gibbons presiding. At the meeting, which will be in session two days, numerous questions of importance affecting the interests of the church in the United States are to be consid- cred.
 The United States army loses a popular and efficient officer today through the retirement of Brigadier General H. c. Merriam. who has reached the age limit for active ser vice. Major General MacArthur will succeed Brig. Gen. Merriam in com mand of the military department of Colorado, with headquarters at Den yer.
 A New Jersey dispatch says: The Northern Securities company with capital of S4OO,OOO,OOO was incorpor- ated today. The company formed to acquire and deal in stocks and secur- ities of corporations. The filing fee of $50, 900 was paid, in the shape of a check coming from J. Pierpont Morgan and Co.,, who it is understood are identified with the company.
 A Sofa dispatch to the Herald says that Molorneff, Bulgarian clergy man has arrived from visit to Miss Stone. He is now consulting Dickin- son. He says Miss Stone is in a house in Bekirbey, a town of Ceres, Macedonia. He left her two days 1 SEQ. She is well, but under a terri fic strain and there is danger of her losing her mind. The name of the chief brigand is Dervish Gorenouse, an Albanian. If the consuls insist on the release of Miss Stone by Bekir Bey it will not be necessary to pay the ransom to the brigands.
 Lawsuits involving about S400,0O0 | are about to be instituted against the managers of the Buffalo Exposition by the contractors of the buildings, who have not been paid.
 The cruiser Olympia. which has been undergoing repairs at the Bos- ton yard, will be put in commission on December 18th and be assigned to the North Atlantic squadron. She will be the flagship of Admiral Hig- ginson.
 Gen. H. c. Merriam, commanding | the department of Colorado, has been retired on account of age, after forty | years of army service. Gen. J. c. | Bates, commanding the department l of Missouri, will temporarily assume command of the department of Colo rado, also, but it is understood that General MacArthur will be appointed to this post.
 During an interview with the presi- dent, Samuel Gompers spoke to the president about labor organization, the extension of the eight-hour law and alien contract labor. Gompers was especially anxious that the presi- pent should recommend the re-enact- ment of the Chinese exclusion act | and he came away impressed with the belief that the president would do so.
 Thomas Duffy of Hazelton, Pa., president of the United Mine Work CTS of that district, has notified all the local unions under his supervision of the wish of National President Nit chell that resolution be adopted favoring the re-enactment of the Chinese exclusion law, which will ex- pire next May. These resolutions will be forwarded to congrsssmen representing the people of the anthra cite coal fields.
 The worst typhoon of the season ragged at Manila October g, causing the loss of much property, wrecking small steamers and causing the loss of several lives. Three soldiers were | washed overboyrd from the steamer Alerta, bound from Subig to Manila. They were: Corporal Forester. Twenty-fifth infantry; Corporal Pugh, Company l.; Private Lee, Company I.
 Ivan MoIocheff, Bulgarian clergy man, from Ususob, Macedonia, has just arrived from visiting Miss Stone. and he is in consultation with Mir. Dickinson, says a Sofia, Bulgaria, dispatch. Miss Stone," he said, lis in the house of Bekir Bey, in the town of Ceres, Macedonia. There 1 are about i50 Macedonians imprison- ed in connection with the Stone affair | by the Turkish officials. I want these Macedonians released. If the American, English and French con suls at Salonica insist upon Bekir Bey releasing Miss Stone, we can get her release without paying ransom"
 A telegram from Baxter Springs, Kansas, says: A young man who rode black pony into town from In dian territory today, was arrested by Marshal Black on suspicion of being a horse thief. Notices of the theft of such a pony came up from the Terri | ritory the first of the week and the authorities had been on the lookout.