Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-30

Washington, Dec. 23.-Lawrence o.
Murray, of Chicago, has been chosen
by the president as assistant secretary
of commerce and labor.
Berlin, Dec. 23.-The German for
eign office, estimating the probability
of war in the far east, fixes its atten-
ton on Great Britain, rather than on
Japan, for it recognizes that Japan is
only waiting for Great Britain to give
the word to commence ;hostilities.
They regard the rising feeling in
Great Britain, that Russia must yield
or that Japan and Great Britain will
out fight her, as a most pOrtentous ele-
ment.
The Associated press learns from
high diplomatic sources, that the Ger
man government refuses to believe
that war is certain by any means, but
they are convinced now that If war
between Japan and Russia comes,
Great Britain will take a prominent
part, because the British government
regards war as the only means of saw
ing the reestablishing of her position
in the far east.
Chicago, Dec. 23.-While the livery
men and undertakers are making
preparations to resume service for
their patrons, the "pickets or no
pickets" indignities continue to fall
to the lot of funeral parties.
The driver of an ambulance, taking a
body to the train, was made the target
of most abusive epithets today, and
in another instance the mourners we're
delayed by the pickets until the body
they we're accompanying had been
placed aboard the train and had left
the station.
st. Jospeh, Mo-, Dec. 23.-The body
of Elizabeth Coates, who was muir
dered in her home south of the city
two years ago, was exhumed today and
examination by medical experts is al
legged to reveal her death to have been
by some other cause than strangula-
ton, as charged. Her son William,
aged 10, is on trial for his life, charged
with the murder Today's evidence
will probably clear him of the crime.
Picking, Dec. 23.-The two members
of the diplomatic corps at the Chinese
capitol, whose opinions. regarding the
present critical condition of affairs in
the far east is considered most val
liable, are japanese Minister Uchida
and Sir Ernest Mason Satow. the lat
ter of whom for three years, has rep
resented the British government at
Picking.
They can see only a faint prospect
of war being averted. The latter says
that those who imagine that Japan
will nJt fight for what she conceives
to be her greatest interest, do not
know the japanese people.
Uchida is an adherent to the
'Young Japan" party which has al
ways advocated war if necessary to
secure the evacuation of ManchUria.
Sir Robert Hart, director of the
Chinese Imperial maritime customs,
said today that he.feared, in the event
of war, that China will be ground be-
tween two mill stones.
Wa Fang, the we'll known ex-min
lister to the United States, tells his
friends he despairs of China's future.
81 see no hope" he says, ''for China,
and the partition of the empire, soon
er or later, is inevitable"
Washington, Dec. 23.-The follow
ing cablegram was received by the
navy department today from Rear
Admiral Coghlan, dated at Colon:
1.-The Mayflower reports that she met
the Pinzon, carrying 300 men and
munitions of war bound for Baz at
Titumati.
Berkeley, CAL, Dec. 23.-FelIcien
Victor Paget, professor of Romantic
languages and literature in the uni
versity of California died today of
apoplexy at the age of seventy years.
He was a native of France, and a men,
Der of the university faculty here for
sixteen years.
Chicago, Dec 24.-Today for the
first time in a week, hearses carried
the dead to the cemeteries in Chicago.
The hearses were driven by non
union drivers, who we're armed, antic
ipating trouble. The police we're
ordered to attend all funerals and see
that no disorder occurred. The De-
cember grand jury's final report
recommended the subject for special
investigation by January grand jury. |
Washington, Dec. 24.-Gen. Reyes, |
the Colombian minister to the United
States has finished the communication |
to be presented to this government
and if secretary Hay is able to be at
the state department on Saturday he
will be presented to Gen. Reyes In
person. Gen. Reyes sent an urgent |
cablegram to President Marroquin to-
day. The first two words were "Be
patient.
Mexico, Mo-, Dec. 24.-The Wabash |
fast mail No. IA, which left Omaha |
last evening for st. Louis, collided |
head on with a freight train two miles
west of Benton City, Missouri, at
five O'Clock this morning killing the
engineer, and fatally injuring two
tramps. No passengers we're hurt.