Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-12-03

Ofhc6 here today and asked that fOIl officers be sent with them to Walnu Grove to investigate the situation c the Chinese quarter there. The stated that many Chinese merchant of Walnut Grove have fed the piac
 on account of the killing of An Lee one of their number, last week ant
 were afraid to return on account Q
 the highbinder feud. The officer were furnished and the party lief this afternoon.
 Omaha, Nov. 2S.-Special Inspect or Mosby of the General Land Oifict at Washington, has arrived here anC will at once begin proceedings fo the removal of fences from govern ment land in Nebraska. Moshy say that tracts~containing thousands O acres have been illegally fenced. Al these must come down.
 Scranton Pa.. Nov. 2S.-Attorney Darrow for the United Mine Worker: announced today that the coal road presidents have promised to give tabulated statistics in regard to min, CTS wages to counsel for the miners today or tomorrow. It was because this part of the evidence was not ready that an adjournment of the strike commission became necessary
 Washington, Nov. 28.-Official no. tice of an increase of two and one. half cents per hundred pounds in the freight tariff, on grain between Chicago and New York, was filed with the interstate commerce con- mission today.
 London, Nov. 28.-The Board of Agriculture has closed the ports of the United Kingdom against the i'm portation of animals from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The order takes effect Jan uary 5.
 Albany, N. T., Nov. 2S.-William and Martha Hogaboom, an aged couple, were found dead in bed at a hotel here today, having been asphyxiated by gas It is supposed that they were not familiar with the use of gas and blew out the light.
 Indianapolis, Nov. 2S.-Passenger train No. 43 on the Big Four road was wrecked early this morning on a high embankment half mile west of Avon. Of the passengers three were seriously and a dozen slightly in jured.
 Chicago, Nov. 29.-Seven men were killed and fifteen seriously injured at 1:30 o'clock today by the explosion of a boiler iD the electric plant of Swift & Company's packing estab- lishment at the Union Stock Yards. It is stated that two others are buried under the debris and it is feared that even more than that number are ly- ing dead under the wreckage. The bodies, terribly mangled, were re- covered from tbe ruins and taken to the morgue. The scene following the explosion was gruesome one. The injured in nearly every case were horribly scalded, and many of them were unconscious when they were carried to ambulances. Several of them will probably die. The accident is sad to be the most disastrous in point of loss of life that has afflicted the stock yards for many years. Thousands of people crowded about the wrecked building. The police had a trying time to keep them at a distance.
 The cause of the explosion is un- known. The boiler has been inspect ed and reported iD good condition. It is reported that fourteen were dead but this is not verified. Two of the injured since their removal to the hospital have died. Damage to the plant is small.
 The Hague, Nov. 29.-Professor Asser. the Dutch jurIst who has been arbitrating the claims of Amencan sealers for the seizure of their vessels by the Russian government ten years ago, has delivered his award in favor of the United States. Total amount of damages is little oyer Sl00,000.
 Peshawur, British India, Nov. 29.- Twenty-Five Waziries were killed, POP taken prisoners, two wounded, fifty nine towers and three villages des- troyed, and six thousand head of cattle and forty eight guns captured, is the nel result of the British expe- dition recently sent against the re- bellious tribemen.
 Topeka, Kas., Nov. 29.-Rock Is- land golden state limited crashed into freight engine at Harrington today derailing the passenger engine and six coaches. Engineer Crogan was fatally hurt and Fireman Me Carthy and mail clerk seriously in jured.
 Ironton, O., Nov. 29.-Early this morning a mob attempted to take William Glasco. the assailani of Mary Malonev, from the county jail. The prisoner was taken away secretly in a carriage. Glasco admitted assault ing the girl, who is now in a serious condition.
 New York, Nov. 29.-John L. Sul- livan, the former champion pugilist yesterday filed a petition in bank ruptcy in the United States court. His liabilities are stated to be S2,000 and assets $500, including S60 worth of clothing.
 Hampton, Va, Nov. 29.-While the battleship Texas was at target prac- tice yesterday two of the large turret guns exploded. No one was killed and no serious damage was done to the ship.
 Louisville, Ky, Nov. 29.-Judge Sterling Tohey of the circuit court of appeals today handed down a de- cision in effect that glove contests cannot be enjoined ill Kentucky.
 Bloomington, Iils., Nov. 29.-Safe blowers made d successful raid on the bank at Stanford last night The safe was blown open and 5000 se- cured.
 Washington, Nov. 29. - Neither Secretaries Hay For Root were at the cabinet meeting yesterday and the session was devoted Co minor matters. Secretary Wilson discussed the meas ures taken to suppress disease among the stock of New England. He says he believes that disease has existed there for some time but that it has