Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-12-10

r. Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. "A F. passenger train on the Queen X
 Crescent, which left Cincinnati last
 night, ran into a box car that had been left on the main track at Sun . bright, Tenn, early today. The fire man and an express messenger are
 supposed to have been cremated in S the fire which destroyed the mail, , baggage and express cars and two passenger coaches. No passengers
 were hurt. Two locomotives were de-
 molished.
 Madrid, Dec. 4.-Senor Sagasia had an audience with King Alfonso this morning at which he presented
 his resignation and intimated that
 the step was irrevocable. He in
 formed the king that the opposition
 had treated him with distrust and
 discourtesy, which he did not de-
 serve. His majesty will not decide
 on the course he will pursue until
 tomorrow.
 Washington, Dec. 4.-The Japan
 csc Minister called at the state de
 partment today to communicate to
 Secretary Hay cablegram he had
 received from the foreign minister at
 Tokio. dated today stating that while
 United States Minister Buck was on
 a hunting trip this morning he was
 taken suddenly ill and expired.
 Cleveland, Dec. 4.-Grand Master
 Morrissey of the Brotherhood of
 Railway Trainmen today made official
 denial that the established railroad
 labor organizations are forming a
 federation for the purpose of making
 a concerted demand for increase of
 wages.
 Washington, Dec. 4.-Reed's con dition this afternoon unchanged.
 Physicians say kidney complications are more serious than threatened ap- pendicitis.
 Washington, Dec. 4.-The house today passed the bill apprepriating funds for the expense of the strike commission and adjourned until Fri day.
 London, Dec. 4.-The renewed fall in the price of silver is attributed to eastern telegrams announcing the weakness of prices and to Americsn ! selling.
 London, Dec At is officially an nounced here that Great Britain and | Germany are taking measures to se cure satisfaction from Venezuela. | That ''for this purpose number of | warships of Germany have already | assembled of the coast of Venezuela, ! and those of Great Britain will | shortly be there"
 Washington, Dec. A. When the house met today the speaker an nounced the appointment of Mir. Shepherd, democrat, of Texas, as a member of the committee on public buildings and grounds.
 Washington, Dec. 3.-Thomas B. Rood, former speaker of the house of representatives, who is i'll iu this city, is resting comfortably this morning MT. Reed is suffering from catarrhal appendicitis. His physician thinks from present indications that he will have a mild attack.
 Chicago, Dec. 5.-It is now stated that only fourteen lives were lost in yesterdays hotel fire. All the bodies have been recovered. The fire was one of the most horrible in results that has visited Chicago in recent years. The building is declared to be one of the worst fire traps in the city. The victims were found dead in various pastures, some in the act of dressing, some in beds, others lying in railways showing that most of them were overcome while trying to escape. The victims were from Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michi- gan.
 Queenstown, Dec. 5-The British ship Leicester Castle from San Fran cisco arrived here today. The con- mander reports that on September 20th the American seamen mutinied. Captain Peattie and the second off cer were shot, the latter fatally, after an encounter with ths mutineers, who left the ship on raft in mid ocean. The names of men are Hobbs, , Sears and Turner. All shipped from San Fran cisco. Second Officer Nixon was shot while attempting to recue captain. The men left the ship about 300 miles north of Pitcairn islands. It is thought that the raft on which ( the men escaped from the ship went to pieces.
 Stockton Cal, Dec. 5.-Labor ! snion. of this city have taken strin- gent measures to do away with the of Japs and Chinese I after January 1st. Resolutions were I adopted by the Blacksmiths' union. l and afterward adopted by the t'eder- [ ated Trades union, imposing a fine t of S25 to $50 on any members of the s union eating in any restaurant or pa- c tronizing any establishment employ V ing Japanese or Chinese help. s
 Scranton, Pa., Dec. 5.-Today's q session of the strike commission was enlivened by tilts between the op- posing attorneys over the admission a of the testimony of William Marko- i wick, an engineer employed by the c Delaware & Lackawanna Western, c prior to the strike. He struck and | was refused reinstate- | ment to his old position. The wit ness was permitted to testify, but new was developed.
 Chicago. Dec 5.-Proprietor Smith t of the Lincoln hotel, in which the | men were suffocated in yes s ierday's fire, and his clerk, Weber. t were arrested.and arraigned today as f being accessories to manslaughter before the fact and bond was fur nished and they were released un- til a further hearing. 2
 London, Dec 5.-Stornv weather O prevails throughout the United King l lom. High winds and heavy seas a interfere with the channel traffic. a Several casualties are reported among ( shipping. Snowfall on the channel Il sland almost unpreceiented.ss ss Simi- lar conditions exist on the continent
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