Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-12-03

quest or the CDlcdgO police was held today under Sl0,000 bail. The com
 plaint charges that Willard Block, a : Chicago lawyer, was induced to buy S13,000 worth of stock of the Horshoe , Copper Mining company of Arizona.
 McNutt denied that he was the man wanted, but said he was the president of the Horseshoe company and knew Block.
 Washington, Nov. % Chairman
 Payne of the ways and means com mittee of the house and Representa- tive Littlefeld of Maine. who are prominently identified with the pro- posed antitrust legislation, called on the president separately yesterday.
 Payne says he does not expect any important tariff Legislation this win ter.
 Philadelphia, Nor. 29-Chas. Kel- ley, the former speaker of the house of delegates, of St. Louis, who was arrested here yesterday as an alleged l fugitive from justice, was arraigned this morning and held to await the arrival of requisition papers.
 London, Nov. 29. General Schslk- bergen and Messrs. Vessels, Wool marins, former Boer delegates sailed today for South Africa. The general is the bearer of a letter from Kruger to Chamberlain, the colonial secre- tary, asking that he be allowed to re- turn to South Africa.
 San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 29-Safe blowers made a determined but un- successful effort this morning to rob the vault of Conlin & Roberts on Mission street. As a result the police captured dangerous criminal with a long record of names and offenses. A man giving the name of Howard was captured in coming from the building where the safe had been blown.
 Washington, Dec. l.-The second session of the fifty seventh congress convened at noon today. The scene in the senate chamber when that body met to begin work was a bril- liant one. Long before noon when President Pro Tem. Frye brought the gavel down and opened the proceed ings, the galleries began to fill up.
 Every seat was occupied and hun dreds stood outside in the corridors clamoring for admission. The floor of the senate was. a veritable flower garden, chrysanthemums, roses and violets spreading their fragrance throughout the chamber. Many floral pieces of magnificent propor- tions hid the desks from view. With- out distinction of party the senators moved about the chamber renewing old acquaintances. The familiar fig ure of Senator McMillan of Michigan was missing and universal sorrow was expressed at his demise.
 The hall of the house of represent atives presented brilliant scene at the opening session. During the re- cess the chamber had been redeco rated throughout. The old color scheme was preserved, but fresh colors served to tighten the general effect. The galleries were packed soon after they were thrown open at 10 o'clock. The opening of congress is always a society as well as a politi cal event and the galleries were filled with handsomely gowned society women. There was the usual floral display in this hall also. The members began arriving shortly after II o'clock. and greetings were ex- changed between political friends and opponents. At twelve minutes after noon the senate ad journed as a mark of respect of the late Senator McMillan.
 Washington, Dec. l.-The contes over the omnibus statehood bill be- gan on the assembling of congress. As soon as the senate adjourned there was a conference in Senator Hale's committee room, attended by Allison, Aldrich. Platt of Connecticut. Gull lom, Lodge, Hanna and Beverldge. | These represent the republicans who are opposed to the omnibus bill ad | hitting Arizona Friends of the om- nibus bill are also active and claim to have the names of fifteen republican | senators pledged to support the. bill, | which will. with the democrats, in- sure it's passage It is probable that | a republican caucus on the subject will be held.