Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-04-09
NEWS, NOTES AND COMMENTS.

| MOnudy morning. ne IS supposed t
 have died of heart failure during tn
 night.
 The citizens of Marshall, Oklaho
 ma, have signed a contract with tn
 Denver, Enid and Gulf railroad com
 pany to build through that city with
 in four months and give them a casl
 bonus of S25,0OO. The town will b
 moved half mile south.
 Albert T. Patrick, the convicted
 murderer of Millionaire William R
 Rice, of Texas, married Mrs. Addi,
 Francis in the matron's rooms of tn,
 Tombs in New York. The marriag,
 was by contract, which is legal there
 and was without the knowledge o
 the guards. The woman has beer
 faithful throughout the trial.
 An important decision was handed down in the United States circui court of appeals in the case of Dar
 Miller, a minor from Texas, who en
 listed at San Antonio without tn, consent of his parents. He deserted and was arrested. The court holds the prisoner was soldier and liable to military law just as citizen, who Is minor, is amenable to civil laws The parents cannot interfere in either case.
 Chinese officials say 1000 people have been killed in the riots at Ts
 Ming Flu the southernmost prefecture in the province of Bhi Lii. This is perhaps an exaggeration, but the loss of life undoubtedly wa. great. The riots were due to at temprs by local officials to collect in. demnities for Catholics as arranged between officials and priests. Sol diers have been dispatched to quel the disturbances and Taotal has beer sent to adjust the differences. Off cials warn missionaries to keep out oi the disturbed district.
 Leo Stevens of New York city, who is said to have spent about S6,000 i1 the construction of an air ship an nounces his intention to participate in the great contest at the worlds fair at St. Louis. H. w. Weldon, a clerk in the auditors office of the Bur- lington railroad in St. Joseph, Mo, and William Caldwell, a mechanical engineer have also announced that they will compete in the aerial tour nament at the worlds fair in St. Louis. The car which they have in vented will consist of gas envelope 100 feet long and 40 feet high, having a lifting power of 55,000 pounds.
 One thousand builders of Niagara Falls are on a strike.
 Thirty-nine British soldiers were killed and forty-five injured in a rail road wreck on March 30, near Barber ton, Transvaal colony.
 Eighty-two sailing vessels are car rying eighty-two million bushels of Oregon wheat to England. This is only one incidental item of the vast ness of the Pacific Coast traffic.
 The army officers are about to es- tablish system of wireless telegraph from post to post across Alaska. It Is stated that system has been in operation between Alcatraz island and Fort Mason for nearly two years md gives perfect satisfaction.
 China is the great slave country of he world. Of the population of 400,- 100000 there are slaves to the num- per of 10,000,O00. Every family of means keeps its girl slaves, and mans position is usually gauged by he number he keeps.
 Industrial prosperity has started he tide of immigration from Europe 0 this country again. In the first wo months of the present year 4S,- 100 immigrants landed at New York. against 36,000 during the correspond ng month of last year.
 The United States is the only coun- ry in the world which has more than me city of oyer 100000 people. She has three now-New York, Chi ago and Philadelphia-and she will lave another in 1910 if Boston's an lexation plans are carried out.
 Councilman Meysenburg, who was convicted of bribery and sentenced to hree years in the penitentiary, has 'een denied new trial, and motion or arrest of judgment was overruled y Judge Douglass. The defendant lied notice of appeal 10 the supreme ourt. His bond was fixed at S25,- 00. He halls from St. Louis.
 The directors of the United States 'teel corporation gave out a state lent April l, showing the net earn 1gs for the year, with the month of | larch estimated, to be $111 ,067. 1895. he usual dividends at the rate of CT cent on preferred and 4 per cent | n common stock were declared.
 President James McMahon of the Hast Furnace Workers of America, ends local organizations an official otice from Youngstown, Ohio, that D and after May 1, 1902, eight ours shall constitute a days work at ne same rate of pay now being re- eived for twelve hours work. The otice will affect all blast furnace -rrkers in America.
 President Steyn and General De .rey have been located and a meet lg between them and Acting Presi- ent Schalkburgher is expected to be ranged without further delay. It
 reported General Botha will also ttend the conference. Commandant Tears has sent word that his com land will abide by the decision of ne Boer government. Commandant 'eVilliers, who has been operating in le Kimberly district, sent in flag [ truce asking for terms.
 Thomas Dunn English died April
 at his home at Newark, N. J. Dr. .uglish, who was a writer of some ote, was widely known as the author Ben Bolt" He was born in hiladelphia in 1919, and graduated ] the University of Pennsylvania. Ie engaged in journalism in New ork from 1S44 to 1859, when he ent to Newark to practice medicine. Is Seryei two terms in congress -om %s.y ,i .r'es
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