Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-15
NEWS. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The release of Msss Stone by the brigands who have held her in cap tivity since September is now be- lieved to be only question of few hours.
 w. T. Peoples, one of the heaviest cotton buyers in Oklahoma, shot Flu gene F. Mclaughlin, drug store clerk, twice through the heart. He refused to make statement except to say that Mclaughlin had ruined his life. The shooting took place while Mclaughlin was at work be- hind a prescription case. There were no witnesses.s Peoples is about 45 years old and a man of family. Me Laughlin was 97 years old and single. sS. G.
 Admiral Schley has appealed his case to the president from the find, ings of Secretary Long.
 Six masked men entered the Ma tional Stockyards Bank, at St. Louis, after choking and gagging two night watchmen and a fireman at the Steamplant, and blew open the vaults with dynamite. They secured five thousand dollars in coin and currency with which they escaped. They worked from ' o'clock at night unti in the morning.
 The Southern Pacific company will shortly switch its Owl train, betweer Los Angeles and San Francisco, tC the coast line.
 Hartman and Clark, it is aaid have arrived at an amicable settle ment of existing differences over tht Salt Lake-Los Angeles lines, anC neither will hereafter trespass on th' right of the other.
 The Clark people have called upoI the shareholders of the San Pedro and Salt Lake railroad for anothel million dollars for construction pur poses. This would indicate that tn, work of building will be continued a a rapid rate. It is rumored in rail road circles that there is an agree ment with the Santa Fe people by the terms of which a joint trackag' will be used over Cajon Pass, at { point where an easy grade can be ob- tained.
 Because Mrs. H. F. Good of Chi cago possesses a pet lawn, which Wal given to her last June as wedding present, she was arrested on com plaint of Game Warden George Bir mingham and charged with violating the state game law. Mrs. Good haC hearing before Justice Quinn anC was given the. alternative of eithel killing the animal or securing permis sion from the proper. authorities tC ship it out of the state. It probably will be sent to Pennsylvania to tht farm of Mir. Goods father.
 J. E. Green, St. Louis mechanic 70 years old, presented plans anC specifications for an airshIp to be usec at the worlds fair by the director o works during the construction of tho buildings and afterward by sight seers. Mir. Green informed Director of Works Taylor that the origina plans for the dirigible balloon were stolen from him by Frenchman and taken to Paris about ten years ago and that the principles and ideas he had evolved had been used in the dirigible air craft which Santos Du mont has operated so successfully.
 The imperial court entered the for bidden city at Pekin, January 2. The scene was the most briallant the city of Pekin has ever witnessed. The procession consisted of thousands oi gorgeously attired noblemen mounted upon glitteringly caparisoned horses The emperor, empress dowager Prince Chun, empress and several princesses were borne in yellow chairs the escort carrying hundreds of gay banners and silk umbrellas. The troops of Gen. Yuan Shi Kai, the gov ernor of Pc Chi Ii preceded the em- peror. The foreign community was assembled on top of the Chien gate.
 An exchange says that it often doubts the humorous stories about public men which the New York Sun makes a speciality of publishing, ,.but some of them are too good not to be true. The latest is on MT. Bryan. A Milwaukee dispatch to the Sun says that in making life insurance policy application recently MT. Bryan was, as usual, required to give list of the e;oI,oo.a tc ,rb;ob ba ba1 follar a t-ic tim. He was asked if he had ever suffered from fever, and if so, what kind. His alleged answer was: "Yes, had two severe attacks of the presi- dential fever, followed by severe chills; but I have fully recovered from both"
 James B. McCreary has been nomi- mated as senator from Kentucky by the democratic caucus. They will go through the formality of electing him next Tuesday.
 General Funston has arrived in San Francisco and it is reported in army circles that he may be named to succeed General Young in com mand of the department of the Pa cific.
 Miss Julia Foraker, youngest daughter of Senator Foraker, was married at her parents residence in Washington Jan. 8 to Francis King Wainwright of Philadelphia. The ceremony was perfoI med by Rev. MacKay Smith, and was followed by a reception at which about 400 guests were present.
 The Chicago man who died from the effects of a pint of whiskey which he drank at one gulp has earned the lasting contempt of every thorough bred Kentuckian.