Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-01-02
News, Notes and Comments.

 peror in reply to the joint note of the powers. The emperor objects strenu- ously to the reduction of the forts be- tween Pekin and the coasts and also to allowing permanent legation guards, which he seems to think could be made sufficiently large at any time it was desired to menace the court it. self. After a lengthy conference it was decided by the Chinese to hold further communication with the em- peror before presenting the reply to the foreign ministers.
 Wm. H. Smythe, grand secretary of the Masonic order of Indiana, was shot and probably fatally wounded in his office in Masonic temple, in Indi- anapolis. The shooting is a mystery. Smythe says a blonde woman entered the office and asked his permission to use the telephone. He was busy and told her he could not be bothered. Without further words she leveled a revolver at him and fired three times. The police reached the scene only a few minutes after the tragedy, but no trace of the woman could be found.
 Japan is the largest consumer of rice in the world, the average being 300 ponnds a person a year. The Americans use but four pounds per capita. Belgium uses more tobacco, in proportion, than any other country, about no ounces per capita yearly, while Italy y uses only twenty-two ounces.
 The most noted warship in the world-our own Oregon-is coming home Capt. Dickins, U. s. N, who sailed for the Asiatic station on the 12th inst. will bring the wonderful battle ship to San Francisco for per manent repairs to her hull, which was seriously injured when she struck submerged rock in China waters. The Kentucky will replace the Oregon in the orient.
 A statement by Henri Rochefort in the Paris "Intransigeant" that Drey fus in 1894 sent Emperor William certain stolen documents, and re- ply by Dreyfus addressed to Premier Waldeck-Rousseau and demanding ing an investigation, threatens to re- open the whole Dreyfus affair. The nationalists are palpably alarmed and severely blame Roche fort for precipi- tating a new dilemma.
 Persistent reports are in circulation in London and on the continent that General Dewet has been captured. The British Chartered South African company received this information from source in which it is accustom ed to place implicit confidence. The war office, however, is without any confirmation of the report.
 Field Marshal von WaiGeIsee re- ports that the French troops encount cred 25000 Chinese near Chochan on the 22d, whom they defeated. captu- ing five sands and fOIr cannoas.
 A squadron of British Yeomanry which had been following tne Boeis from BritstOwI is repotted 70 have been entrapped. Thee were several casualties, it is said, and the remain der of the force was captured.
 In reply to a telegram the Atlanta Overnal newspaper has received an autograph letter from ex-President Cleveland stating that he did not vote for Mckinley at the last election.
 Wayne Croyell and Charles Canan. while on their way 10 a Christmas dance near Bryan, Ohio, were struck by a passenger tI>in on the Wabash road and instantly killed. When the mother of Cannan was notiiel the shock killed her.
 The London Post publishes a re- view of t,e conditions in Pekin. by H. J. Whigham, the well known cor respondent. n tie course of which he says: If the Japanese nave come out of the muddle with ying coiors they at least have tie Americans close behind. II was worth sending an ex- peditiOn to China to get few hints on transportation from the Americans. For contrast 1t is only necessary to walk down the avenue separating the German and American quarters. The American side is simply Pekin m ordinary garb of peace, but cleaner; the opposite side deserted. The Ger mans have come to the American side for meat and vegetables" :"
 A rich divorce suit story comes from Pulaski, Giles county, Tenn. in which a well-to-do and prominent stock dealer named Peoton Russell and his wife are the principals. It appears from the testimony just pre- sented in court that their married lie has been one long round of pugilistie encounters. Rus eli is d one-legged man to add to his misery, and the evi- dence in the case shows that ire quently after he had gone to bed his wife would beat him over the head with his artificial limo. Upon one oc- casion, while in one of their family arguments" Mrs. Russell pulled her spouse's leg off and made things lively for a while. Russell intended taking upon himself another wiie next Sunday, but the ex-AIrs. Russell says she is not done with him.
 A Sioux City. Iowa, telegram says: 4 peculiar and double funeral occur red here Sunday when Mrs. H. e. Mullen. wife of a popular Illinois Cen tral railroad conductor and her l9- year-old son Ivan were laid side bv side in Logan Park cemetery. Tues day night while Mir. Mullen was at tending his wife at the Samaritan hos pital Ivan, at home, was putting h,s fathers revolver away and droppel it on the floor. It was discharged and d bullet tore through the boys ab b. men, making thirty perforations i.l his bowels. In a hopeless condition he was taken to the same hospital in which his dying mother lay. The grief stricken father spent all his time for two days between the two rooms in which his vie and son were strug- gling vainly for lie. They diet within few hours of each other.