Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-05-14
NEWS, NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Paul Leicester Ford, the novelist, was shot and killed today by his brother, Malcolm Webster Ford, a writer and athlete, who immediately sent bullet into his own breast, dy- ing instantly. The shooting occurred at 1920 a. m. in the handsome new mansion which Paul Leicester Ford had built at 37 East Seventy-seventh street and had occupied for about a year. Ford was sitting at his desk in corner of the library. It is sup posed that he was busily engaged in some literary task. Miss Hall, his secretaIy, was at her desk in another corner of the room, about thirty feet from Ford. Malcolm called, as he had often done, and went to his brother at his desk. Words were ex- changed in a tone So low that Miss Hall could not hear what was said Suddenly there was a revolver shot and Miss Hall, jumping up, darted from the room.
 Mrs. Maggie B. Shipp-Roberts, wife of former Congressman B. H.. Roberts, who was not allowed to take his seat in the house of representa- tives because of charges of polygamy against him, had arranged to att end the National Association of Women's clubs at Los Angeles as president of the Authors club of Salt Lake city, but she has been persuaded not to attend the conference because threats were made to expel her on the ground that she was unfit to sit in an assemblage of American women by reason of her polygamous relations. The Gentle women of Salt Lake City were naturally opposed to Mrs. Rob ert's selection as delegate, and the ] trustees of the Mormon church, fear ing another scandal, advised her to remain at home, which she very re- luctantly consented to do.
 The first spike of the Kansas City, Mexican and Orient railway ia the United States was driven at Anthony, Kansas, on Thursday. The first rails on the track that is to reach from Kansas City to Mexico were spiked down hard and fast today, and the work of construction thus begun will go steadily on as fast as men can build it. The roadbed is graded from here to a point 100 miles southwest Officers of the road here estimate that in eighteen months or two years the road will be completed to the coast.
 A special from Anaconda says that nine men were severely injured and one fatally, in the explosion of ladle containing five tons of molten copper in the converter of the Washoe smelter. The accident occurred at the noon hour, when the big ladle was being emptied, and it is supposed to have been caused by cold water coming in contact with the metal.
 The supreme court of Colorado has announced a decision sustaining the validity of the city ordinance regulat- | ing wine rooms. The court, in its opinion, says that the injury to the public morality, which would come il women were permitted, without re striction, to frequent wine rooms, is so apparent to the average person, ar argument to establish so plain pro position is unnecessary.
 At the suggestion of Captain Day ton of the-cruiser Chicago, Secretary Moody has authorized that officer tc convene court of inquiry to exam inc into matters connected with the arrest and imprisonment of the officers of the Chicago at Venice.
 A naphtha launch, containing g Sunday school class of eleven per sons, while out on picnic excursion near Toledo, was run down by tug and seven of them were drowned.
 Rear Admiral Sampson died yes terday at his home in New York.
 Bret Harte died few days since 1T London.