Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-12-24

as informs Secretary Hay that any pro at vision for the settlement of tn, y claims of Venezuela must recogniz, 1t the prominence in claims and secur J. ity of French interests.
 n San Francisco, Dec 1S-The Asso. g ciated Press has received the follow. l. ing message from the cable ship Sill n vertown dated noon today: Flight s hundred knots from shore and pro- t ceeding at a speed of eight knots. e There is heavy swell today but the = weather is clear and pleasant with in dications for its continuing.
 Rome, Dec. 1s-Instructions have been sent to Senor Dirviva the Italian . minister at Venezuela, on board the , Italian cruiser Bausan, at La Guayra,
 to be governed entirely by circum-
 stances, always considering the argee-
 ment with Germany and Great Britain and the necessity of uniformity of action,
 Washington Dec. IS The House today adopted the Mccall resolution calling on the secretary of state for all the facts relating to the taking of
 Venezuela by Germany and Great
 Britain and the state diplomatic situ-
 ation in reference to the Monroe doc
 Urine.
 \ Washington, Dec. Is. - Adimral Dewey announces the itinerary for his fleet during the holidays. The plans as prepared are for no undue concentration of unusual course. The navy department highly approves Dewey's orders.
 Tashkend, Asiatic Russia, Dec. 18.-I One hundred and fifty natives were killed by the earthquake which de- stroyed Anijan Tuesday. Three hundred more were injured and nine thousand houses were destroyed.
 Philadelphia, Dec. 1S.-The Read | ing company officials hold out no hope of their being any settlement of the anthracite coal strike this winter. |
 Port Au Prince, Hayti, Dec. 1S.-l General Nord has been proclaimed president of the republic by the army and took possession of the national | palace this morning.
 New York, Dec. 1s.-Cornelius Van derbelt's condition is greatly i'm proved today and it is now thought that his recovery will be speedy.
 Rome, Dec. 1S.-Italy has ordered the cruiser Agordat to proceed at once to Venezuela to join the English and German fleets.
 San Francisco, Dec. 18-Southern California, cloudy, unsettled this afternoon and tonight. Friday probably light rain.
 London, Dec. 18.-No answer has been sent or decided on regarding Venezuela's arbitration proposition.
 New York, Dec. 1S.-Mexican dol lars 3734; silver 4S3s.
 Washington Dec. 19.-Secretary Hay received partial responses today from the government of Great Britain and Germany respecting the arbitration difficulties. Great Britain is favor able to arbitration with proper safe guards. Germany is also willing to accept arbitration in its principal features but there are many small ad- justments which must be made be- fore entering into any agreement Italy favors arbitration but will be bound only by the action of the senior powers.
 Washington, Dec. 19.-The house committee on interstate commerce has ordered favorable report on the I department of commerce bill.
 The bill as it will come from the { house committee will embrace within ( the proposed department of commerce, g the light house board and the light house board service generally, the na- C tional bureau of standards, coast and s geodetic survey bureau, immigration, fish commission, and statistic bureau, J the department bureau of foreign I commerce, state department fur seal I and salmon fisheries, bureau of labor a and census and three new bureaus of insurance, manufacturers and corpor- ations.
 London, Dec. 9.-Statements from 7 Caracas to the effect that Castro has empowered Minister Bowen to act as for Venezuela is re- garded in London as open to ques- n tion. The powers concerned will deal solely with the United States in the matter of arbitration. The government of Venezuela will not be C even as to the terms of ar i bitration.
 London, Dec. 19. - Col Arthur s Lynch has been before the grand jury I on a charge of high treason It is al c legged that Lynch commanded an C Irish brigade in the south during the J A1OCA wal lb hoo DOC1 SlAlg -CNO since the grand jury had to deal with I a similar case against any one. a
 Como, Col, Dec. 19-George Lech- V ner shot and killed William Hayden today as the result of a quarrel Lechner surrendered to the marshal. 1 Hayden was aged forty years. I
 
 Cheyenne, Wyoming, Dec. 1S-There n has been heavy snow fall last night / and today, accompanied by a high wind. Sheep and cattle will suffer badly and there will probably be a railroad blockade.
 Southern California-FaIr this af- ternOon, tonight and Saturday. Heavy frOsts in the interior Saturday f morning, with light northern winds. t
 AriZona-Fair tonight and Satur- ' day with falling temperature.
 Berlin, Dec1 9.-The foreign office ' has received no information of the l extra powers Castro has bestowed on l Bowen to represent Venezuela. Such i a step toward arbitration will be re- ceived with pleasure in Germany. E
 Washington, Dec. 19.-Secretary Hav laid bafora tba oa hina4 fba Io+o,t [