Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-02

very bad," he said, but made no othe
 criticism.
 New York, Aug. 26.-Sam Parks the business agent of the house
 smiths and bridgemens' union wa
 sentenced today to the minimum O
 thirty months in Sing Sing for ex;or
 tion.
 St. Louis. Aug. 26.-A severe eiec
 ;rical storm swept over this city earl!
 today resulting in q heavy loss O
 property. Fires were started at differ
 eut places by lightning and two
 freight cars filled with matches were
 struck and burned. Oyer an inch oI
 rain felt within two hours flooding
 the streets. No fatalities have beer
 reported.
 Newport, R. l., Aug. 26.-H. L.
 Doherty defeated w. J. Clotbier iI the national tennis finals today.
 Omaha, Neb., Aug. 27.-Rain fell again in torrents throughout Nebras- ka. Kansas, Missouri and Illinois during last night. All traffic is again delayed and immense damage has been done. At Liberty nine inches of rain fell within twenty four hours. All the rivers are rising fast. Some farms are already under water. No loss of life has yet been reported and it is impossible to estimate the damage yet.
 New York, Aug. 27.-An American boy, who tried to escape from the French bark Marechal de Gontaut yes terday, alleging that he had been "Shanghaied' was taken from the vessel early this morning by Collector of the Port Stranahan, who went out to sea in the revenue cutter Gresham. The boy said that he had not been forcibly taken on board, but that he had been shipped on false pretenses.
 Washington, D. C., Aug. 27.-Secre- tary Hitchcock, of the interior de- partment, today announced his inten tion of having a thorough investiga- tion into the alleged irregularities in Indian territory. The announcement was made in response to request from the Dawes commission. which re- lates, "that the result of years of un- remittiug toil is threatened by the faDatical reports which are being made and by questionable journal ism"
 Newport, R. l., Aug. 27.-H. L. Doherty, the English champion, to- day, defeated W. A. Larned, the Am erican ia- three straight sets, thus winning the championship of the United States.
 Stonington Conn.,, Aug. 27.-Five of the crew and one passenger on the schooner John Booth were drowned in a collision with the Metropolitan II. M Whitney, last night. The Booth sank immediately, allowing no time for any one to es- cape.
 Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 2s.-An organized gang of gamblers and law breakers is quartered near Vincennes, Ind. A warning note has been sent to Sheriff Louis Summit of Vincennes, as a result of the officers shooting one of the band last week. The mem bers of the gang declare they will kill the sheriff on sight. Warrants have been issued against all of the men by the grand jury.
 Austin, Tex, Aug. 28.-More than 10000 visitors from all parts of the state witnessed the sham battle given at camp Mabry by the Texas national guard and several companies of United States troops, including two batteries of artillery. The battle was a success from a military standpoint.
 Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 2s.-Mrs. Winter, wife of the presi dent of the Winton Automobile com pany, committed suicide early today, by throwing herself into the lake. caused by ill health was the cause of the rash act.
 Denver, Colo, Aug. 2S.-Frank W. Kinne, president of the Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado railroad, an nounces that the railroad will be con- structed to connect this state with Western Mexico. The object is to open up extensive coal fields with which to supply the smelting works of the southwest.
 Nice, France, Aug. 2S.-The United States cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco will sail this evening for Genoa where they will rejoin the and after coaling all will sail for Beirut, Syria, having been ordered there on account of the recent murder of the American vice consul at that place.
 Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 2S.-The predicted rise in the Kansas river is being realized. 4 rise is recorded of eight feet during the past twenty four hours. Gangs of men were put :to work early this morning protecting the temporary bridges built after the big flood in June, and which are threatened.
 Manila, Aug. 29.-The court of GUS toms appeals fined Captain and Guar termaster H. B. Chamberlain $500 to- day. Captain Chamberlain was caught bringing in unmanufactured dutiable goods, in packages, addressed to prom inent military officers, from Hong Kong, while acting as quartermaster on the transport Seward.
 Berlin, Aug. 2s.-The emperor has the court portrait painter to make Autograph drawing of President Roosevelt. Two copies only will be struck off when the stone will be destroyed. One copy will be sent to the president.
 Mcfarland, Kan, Aug. 2S.-Six masked men, at one o'clock this one of them heavily armed, visited the Rock Island depot, and held up Conductor Monnehan, and Toler, and robbed them They beat them into insensibility and then rifled the depot and robbed al