Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-03-11

. NdANC0 thC PACoAOChb lO 5COuAC G4OO, 3 900 for him in payment for the infoi . nation. The man was finally persuad . ed to return to Providence. Philadelphia, Pa, March GA gen eral strike has been called by the eS ecutive board of the international as
 sociation of bridge and structural irol workers against the American Bridg
 company. This order includes al
 construction work in the hands of tn
 company throughout the United State
 and Canada. It involves thousands O men in all sections.
 Hamilton, Ohio, March 6.-AlfreC
 Knapp, the!multi-wife murderer, wa
 visited today by his attorneys iron
 Cincinnati. There is no doubt what
 ever that the defense will plead insan
 ity. Knapp's fourth wife, and he
 sisters and brothers-in-law will testify
 that Knapp has not been right men.
 tally since he was kicked by horse
 when five years old. Knapp is in
 different.
 Cheyenne, Wyo., March 6.-"Laugh
 ing Dick" Carey, the last of the no
 torious ''Hole in the Wall'' gang oi
 cattle rustlers and train robbers, and
 for whom rewards aggregating s3OOC
 have been offered, is being closely
 pursued by a posse. His capture is
 hourly expected. In view of the pro-
 posed hunting trip of President
 Roosevelt through Wyoming, an extra
 effort is being made to place this out
 law behind the bars.
 Washington, March 1.-Two import
 ant appointments were made today in
 the department of Justice W. A. Day
 of the district of Columbia was made assistant attorney to the attorney gen eral at salary of seven thousand per year. Milton D. Purdy, of Minneso- ta, was appointed assistant attorney general. These places were created
 by recent act of congress.
 Vernon, Utah, March 7.-Frank Burns, of Salt Lake, twas killed and his brother John Burns land John W. Taylor, were seriously injured in a snowslide in Oakbrush canyon last night. The men had been working a claim at the head of the canyon and were asleep at the time. The avail anche tore the cabin to pieces and carried the men some distance down the mountain side.
 Washington, March 5.-The United States senate met at noon today in special session, called by the presi- dent. Today being the first session of the senate of the fifty eighth congress the oath was administered to thirty senators, who take office for six years. Of these, seventeen were reelected, and thirteen newly elected. The scene was a brilliant one. The galleries were filled at an early hour with many friends and relatives of the new senators. The latters' desks were marked by wealth of floral decora- tiOns. Twenty six senators in all took the oath today.
 Chicago, March 5.-A murder, com mitted by a band of thieves, who drugged and robbed nightly, in West Madison saloons, has been made known to the police by John Lyons, after three years concealment. Lyons, who is said to be dying with consump- tion, says his conscience gave him no rest, and that he will find peace only in death. John Howard, a printer, was the victim. On the statements of Lyons, charges of murder have been placed against Jos. Moore and James Bray, who are under arrest in St. Louis. Howard was drugged in sa- loon and carried to the sidewalk, and robbed. Soon after he was found, he died in the patrol wagon.
 Sacramento, Cal, March 5.-Carrie l the famous saloon smasher, from Kansas, was the center of attrac- 1 tion in the legislature today. After the senate adjourned at F 30 o'clock she ascended to the presidents desk, and delivered a sensational address | which lasted for half an hour. She | read letter declaring that in several rooms of the capital build | ing, in the office of the secretary of | state and in the rooms of the state | lunacy commission stocks of liquors are maintained. She challenged any one to deny the fact but received no answer. She distributed souvenir hatchets as she wended her way back | to the hotel after the address, and was | followed by large crowd of small | boys.
 Berlin, March 9.-Emperor g. William | President Francis of the St. | Louis exposition in an audience at noon today. The emperor treated President Francis with great distine- ton.
 He received him privately, and ask ed him many questions concerning the exposition.
 The conversation travelled to many subjects that lasted for fifty minutes. An allusion having been made to Houston Stewart Chamberlain's work on the Foundations of the Nine teenth Century Civilization, Elm peror William immediately sent for a copy, wrote his name on the fiy-leat and presented the book to MT. Fran cis.
 Washington, March 6.-While no advices have been received at the Chinese legation here relating to the serious condition of affairs which are a crisis in the interior of China, it is understood that the new minister. Sir Liang Chen Tung, who sailed from Hong Kong Feb. ?, will bring to Washington important in- bearing on the subject. The conditions reported will be most to many of the Chinese provinces. Besides Sir Liang, there are sitxy members of his party, in- cluding the new charge de a'ffaires, for legations in Spain, Peru, and Cuba, and Consuls general for San Francisco, and New York and q consul for Honolulu.