Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-12-31
Photographic News

is reported to be represented in the formation of a gigantic gas trust which will include a company in nearly all the principal cities oi Europe. Chicago and New York capital is represented in the project. John D. Rockefeller is a prospective stockholder to the amount of $500, 0OO, 900.
 Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 24.-Benja- min H. Cramp, member of the ship building company of Philadelphia has purchased the old liberty mine in San Antonio valley. The mine was for merly worked by Californians in the sixties but was abandoned several years ago. Development work will be commenced.
 New York, Dec. Al. Pierpont Morgan has been summoned to ap- pear before the district municipal court to answer suit brought against him for s250 damages. The claimant is tenant in the house owned by Morgan and asks damages because he caught cold through the house not being heated, owing to a lack of coal.
 San Bernardino, Dec. 24.-John Doyle, wealthy mine owner, has been missing for two weeks. Doyle, when last seen, was bound for Salton, | nj r,aslao se@o %o trouble with Mexican miners It is believed that the Mexicans waylaid and killed him.
 Jefferson City, Mo, Dec. 24.-The Missouri supreme court today denied the Weltmer school, magnetic healing, rehearing in a suit for libel. The court holds that the business is not legitimate and the school is not en- titled to the protection of the libel laws.
 Los Angeles, Dec. 24.-The Pa cific furniture and lumber company's building was completely destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is s15, 600.
 Denver, Colo, Dec. 4.-The state canvassing board today awarded cer- tificate of election as representative to the legislature, in San Juan dis trict, to c. A. Cooper. The house contains 34 Republicans and 31 Dem- ocrats and the senate II Republicans and 24 Democrats. The Republican leaders propose to unseat the entire Arapahoe county delegation of b Democrats in the house on account of alleged frauds in the Denver cleo tion and thus prevent the reelection of Senator Teller. If this is attempted the senate will retaliate and will block the result.
 Albuquerque, N. M, Dec. M.-The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe hospital was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The patients, numbering twenty, were rescued after some heroic work. One died from exposure and fright. Loss, S15, 1000 .17e
 Sacramento, Dec. 24-The ice har- vest on the Truckee river and the lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountains this year is the largest in years. A shipment of 300 carloads has just been completed to the stock warehouses in California and Arizona.
 Des Moines, Ia., Dec. 24.-Freight traffic on the Iowa Central railroad is tied up in the yards at Marshaltown because of the strike of switchmen to- day. They demand an increase of wages.
 Washington, Dec. 24-The British and German formal proposals to Presi- dent Roosevelt to arbitrate the Vene- zuelan difficulty has been received. The president has Eeached no decision yet.
 Marietta, Ohio, Dec. A.-The northbound Ohio river passenger train collided with freight train one mile south of Waverly. West Virginia, today. Both engines and trains were demolished. It is reported that many were injured and possibly some killed, but particulars have not been received.
 Southern California-Fair this af- ternoon and tonight, cloudy Thursday on5 ;,, tho avfrau,a norf harn portion light northerly winds changing to easterly.
 Arizona - Generally fair tonight and Thursday and warmer in north ren portion tonight.
 New York, Dec. 24.-Thomas J. Sharkey, the private detective who killed Nicholas Fish, the banker, Sep tember 27, was sentenced to ten years in states prison today.
 Pittsbug, Dec. 24.-Over 20,0O0 en- pIoyes of the Fricke Coke company have been granted voluntary increase in wages averaging eight per cent.
 New York, Dec. 4.-oseph M. Birney, treasurer of the National Lead company, died today of pneu- monia.
 Oshkosh, Wis, Dec. 24. Isaac Harry Stratton, son of the deceased Colorado millionaire, and Miss Jose phine Larrabee were married here to- day.
 Rome, Dec. 24.-There is no founda- tion for the report that the Pope is | ill.
 San Francisco, Dec. 26.-The fol lowing cablegram has been received from the cable ship Silverton timed at o'clock this morning: 'We are about to buoy the cable of the Island of Oahu. Up to the present time 223S knots of cable have been laid"
 The shore end of the cable is a much heavier type than the sea cable and it has to be spliced to the sea cable some miles off Diamond head, the landing place of the San Francisco and Homo lulu cable; the dispatch with which the splice is completed and Homo lulu placed in communication with