Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-07-29

: his son Charles, aged sixteen, refused
to get up when called William Laird
shot and killed the boy as he lay in
his bed early this morning at Knox
vile. After chasing his younger son
out of the house in an attempt to kill
him also, Laird committed suicide.
Lexington, KY, July 22.-Imp
Mirthful, John E. Madden's hundred
thousand dollar thoroughbred stall
lion, was burned to death in stall at
Hamburg place today. The barn was
destroyed. The loss is two hundred
thousand dollars.
San Francisco, July 22-Francis
Marion Wells, the we'll known Cali
, fornia sculptor, died in the city hos
pital here today of general nervous
collapse.
Rome, July 23.-Today the form of
the pope lay in state in the basilica
of st. Peters, while thousands of per-
sons filed past to pay their last trib-
Today the doors we're opened to the
public, and by six this morning thou
sands of persons we're waiting to gain
admission. Two regiments of Italian
grenadiers guarded the entrance to
prevent any serious results from the
crush which followed the opening Of
. ln 70 ha oh 10
people passed through a temporary
railing before the body, which lay
on a catafalque ten feet high.
Around the bier burned thirteen
candles, while on each side stood
noble guards PERFECTLY motionless.
Farther back kneeling priests softly
intoned invocations. At nine thirty
this morning a solemn pontifical re-
QUEEN mass was celebrated for the re-
pose of the soul of Leo XIII. The
entrance of Italian soldiers to st. Pc
tiers. which was unprecedented, was
interpreted to indicate the reap
proachment between the vatican and
the government.
Constantinople, July 23.-The in
creasing activity of the revolutionists
in Macedonia and the difficulties en-
countered by the Turkish troops are
producing an unpleasant effect in Off
cial quarters. 1t is believed in diplo-
matte circles that the existing eondi-
ton will lead to the establishment of
eff1cacious European control.
st. Petersburg, July 23.-Mr. and
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, during
their stay here, received much atten-
ton. They dined with Grand Duke
Boris, at the imperial palace and en-
tertained members of the imperial
family aboard their yacht, the North
Star.
Rome, July 23.-Cardinal Oreglia,
although feeble and exhausted from
the unaccustomed exertions, as dean
of the sacred college, opened the
meeting of cardinals this morning.
Two additional cardinals arrived to-
day. A committee was appointed to
make arrangements for the conclave
and a board of physicians selected to
attend the cardinals during their vol
untary confinement pending the cleo
ton of successor to Pope Leo.
Oyster Bay, l.. l., July 23.-Short-
Iy after two o'clock this morning
President Roosevelt, accompanied by
his eldest son, Theodore, jr., and two
nephews, started from Sycamore Hill,
on horse back, for SayvIlle, l.. l.,
where the president will visit his IN
Gle, Robert Roosevelt.
The president was on his favorite
riding horse and set the pace, follow
ed by Theodore, jr., on the Wyoming
horse, presented to the president by
the citizens of Douglas, Wyoming.
The party covered the thirty miles
very rapidly, arriving at Sayville at
6 O'Clock.
Soledad, Venezuela, July 23.-Cui-
dad Bolivar was captured at eleven
O'Clock last night after fifty two hours
of desperate fighting, and a horrible
carnage, during which the greatest
courage was shown on both sides.
Gen. Nichols Rolsndo, the last repre-
sentative of the revolution, and General
Piabo, Guzman and Vaquez were
taken prisoners.
The city was completely wrecked
during the attack.
PATTERSON, n. j., July 23.-A mass
meeting was called today for the pur-
pose of providing relief to the people
stricken by yesterdays tornado.
Two thousand men began clearing
the wreckaee from the streets this
morning. The result of the tornado
is three dead and one hundred in
jured and fifty families homeless.
The property loss is estimated at
300, 900.
London. July 23.-The battleship
King Edward seventh, the largest in
| the world was launched by the Prin-
cess of Wales, at Davenport this even
ing. The vessel has sixteen thousand
three hundred fifty tons displacement.
She cost seven and half million dol
lars.
Kingston Island, st. Vincent, July
23-Soufriere volcano has been slight
ly agitated since July 19.-Severe
earthquakes ON Tuesday, accompanied
by subterranean rumblings, caused
great apprehension of another erup-
ton.
Detroit, Mich, July 3-John lay
lor won the deciding heat of the Mer
chants and Manufacturers s10,O
stake of > :2l trotters at Groose point
/ this afternoon. Time, two ten and
half
Baltimore, Md, July 23.-Today,
twelve thousand Elks, attending the
national reunion here went to Toll
chester bay to participate in crab
feast, prepared for them by the local
lodge of the order.