Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-12-23

Norfolk navy yard and sails tomor
row for Colon as the flagship OF Real
Admiral Coghlan, commanding the
4 Caribbean squadron.
Sacramento, Dec. 16.--In the cast
of j. F. Chandler who is wanted in
Colorado on a charge of conspiracy tc
commit arson and who is now in jail
at Los Angeles, Governor Pardee to-
day decided to issue a warrant of ex'
tradition for his return.
New York, Dee. 16.-Alfred Dodge,
formerly of Dolgeville, Herkimer
county, New York, and who failed
there four years ago, is now buying
large amount of machinery here.
He declares that he has secured fiLan-
cial backing for the establishment oil
new Dolgeville, in southern Cali
fornia, two miles from Pasadena.
There are two companies, one OF
which is capitalized for 1000, 600.
One company is for felt factory, an
enterprise from which Dolgeville,
New York, was built, and the other
is for a model town which will be
built The factory will open in a
month with 200 operatives
Paris, Dec. 16.-Santos Dumont will
start for st. Louis within fortnight
to arrange for the installation of his
huge dirigible balloon, "Santos Du-
mont No. T." to experiment with his
hydrogen gas generator and learn the
quality of the gas, preliminary to tax
ing part in the dirigible balloon COM
petition.
San Jose, Dec. 16.-After many
weeks of dry weather a heavy rain be-
gan falling this morning with pros
poets for down pour. The fall to
date for the season is 2.46 inches.
Denver, Colo, Dec. 16.-The state
supreme court was asked today, to
decide as to the legality of Governor
Peabody's action, suspending the writ
of habeas corpus in Teller county.
The question came up on an appli-
cation for a writ of habeas corpus for
Victor Poole, a prisoner in the guard
house at Cripple Greek, against whom
no criminal charge has yet been filed.
District Judge Seeds of Teller
county ordered Poole's release hut the
military, acting under Governor Pea
body's instruction, ignored the courts
order.
Washington, Dec. 16.-At the in
stance of Secretary Moody, Brigadier
General Geo. F. Elliott, commandant
of the Marine corps has issued orders
for the formation of a battalion of
marines to be known as the Caribbean
sea battalion, and to be regularly at
tached to the Caribbean sea squadron
the immediate destination of which is
Colon. 1t will be assembled at Phil
adelphia as rapidly as possible.
Washington, Dec. 16.-An express
man brought the Panama canal treaty
to the state department today. 1t was
enclosed in large steel box.
Berkeley. Cal, Dec. 16.-W. A.
McKowen, secretary of the board OF
regents of the state university, today,
confessed to President B. lde Wheeler
that he is a defaulter to the amount
of $50, 600 or more.
He stated that the money was lost
at the race track covering period of
five years.
McKowen was arrested and the
board of regents will hold a special
meeting this afternoon.
Denver, Dec. 16.-Adjutant General
Bell said, today, that he has received
report to the effect that Chas. Nc
Kinney and Chas. Foster, who were
arrested by the militia at Cripple
Creek in connection with the dyna-
hitting of Vindicator mine have con-
fessed to their guiIt and duplicating
other who will be Immediately ar
rested.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 16.-A tele-
gram to the Times Ifrom Nome, dated
December Is, via st. Michaels, says:
To-day the government officials an
nounced that wireless communication
with Nome will be established within
ten days. Several partly successful
tests have already been made.
There is financial crisis in Nome
at present. Merchants demand cash
for all goods and credit has been en-
tirely suspended.
Doodle charges against the city
council are being freely made in the
Nome newspapers.
Nome's debt now amounts to thirty
FIVE thousand dollars and there will
be no income until June l.
Chicago, Dec l6.-The national COM
m1ttee of the prohibition party met
here today and set June 20 as the date
for holding the national convention
of the party. There were forty
present including proxies.
Colon, Dec. 1.-THE United States
cruiser Atlantic returned here last
night from Gulf Darien. She discov-
cred on December Is, two thousand
Colombian troops at Titumati, on the
west side of the gulf. An officer of the
Atlantic went ashore, and the Colon
bian commander protested against the
presence of American Iwar ships in
Colombian waters. He requested the
Atlantic to leave the gulf. The re-
quest was ignored. The Colombians
are adopting protective and strength
ening measures. Early on the morn
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