Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-07-16

tion of King Edward has been ap.
 pointed Chinese minister to the
 United States. New ministers tc
 Russia, France and Italy have also
 been named. A Peking telegram
 says that the selections for these
 posts show that the dowager empress
 continues to regard the diplomatic
 service as unimportant. None of the
 appointees is of higher rank than the
 blue button rank, and none have held
 any important office. All of them,
 except Liang Chen Tung, are un-
 known to the foreign community.
 Liang Chen Tuug's appointment
 pieases Americans here. He was
 educated in America, and is a gradu-
 ate of Yale university.
 Delegate Rodey writes the Albu-
 queraue Citizen as follows: 'l re- ceived your wire about inviting Quay and Elkins to New Mexico. I met
 Senator Elkins in the new White
 House (you know the old White
 House is being fixed, and the presi- dent has house on the west side of Lafayette square) Elkins is tre- mendously enthusiastic for statehood, and when I showed him the telegram I had in my pocket from you, he asked me to write him letter about it and he would give me an answer in few days. Senator Quay, good friend of ours that he is, does not know that he can come out, but I think that Andrews will bring him out any way about fair time."
 Jessie Morrison, who was convicted June 2S of murder in the second de- gree for the killing of Mrs. Olin Cas- tie at the latter's home at Elderado, Kansas, in June, 1900, by cutting her throat with a razor, has been sen fenced to twenty-five years in the penitentiary. A motion for a new trial was overruled. Miss Morrison, who has gone through three trials, took the sentence with little show of demonstration. It will be appealed to the state supreme court. At the second trial Miss Morrison was given but five years.
 Queen Alexandra had narrow es- cape from serious injuries and prob ably death on July 10. Shortly after she passed on her way to open the coronation bazaar, the decorations across Langham place, heavy and sodden with rain, caught in a squall of wind and fell, dragging down a mass of coping from the top of All Souls church. Miss Steathy, be- lieved to be Canadian, was killed, and several persons were injured.
 Ex-Senator S. W. Dorsey is now resident of Los Angeles, Cal. He was married few days ago to young lady in New York. The ex- senator is 62 years old and may make and lose several more fortunes before he retires.
 The new constitution of the state of Virginia, which is expected to dis franchise nearly all the negroes of the state, went into effect July 10 | and shortly after noon the numerous state officials, militia officers and those whose allegiance to the state is required appeared at the capitol to take the oath. In accordance with the provisions of the new instrument the state legislature will convene in extra session next Tuesday.
 Five fremen were killed in a dis astrous fire at Toronto, Canada, | which started in buildings occupied by P. Mcintosh & Sons and spread 1 to the wholesale hay and straw ware house of Gadbsy & McCann. These establishments were destroyed. David | See, Harry Clark, Adam Kerr, Walter Collard and a man named Russell, firemen, were buried by the brick | wall. They were dead when extri- cated.
 The new state capitol at Helena, was dedicated with impos- ing ceremonies on the 4th inst. Wis itors from all parts of the state were present. The dedicatory exercises were presided over by Governor Toole. United States Senators Clark | and Gibson, Secretary of State George Nj. Hays. former Governor Smith, ex-Senator Sanders and Chief Justice Theodore Brantly took part.
 Contracts have been signed by citi- zens of Dallas, Texas, and the Rock Island company, by which that road is guaranteed a bonus of S50,O00 for right of way into the city. The road is expected to begin service into Dal las via Fort Worth within three months.
 An explosion occurred in the Cam bria Coal company's mine near Johnstown, Pa., and 600 men are en- tombed. They are about two miles from the opening of the pit. Three men who escaped report seeing many dead. One report says 100 to 250 are dead.
 Salisbury has resigned as premier of England and Balfour has been ap- pointed to the position.