Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-05-27

I
dering message to President Roose-
welt, conveying the greeting and bless
ing of the assembly to him.
This resolution caused a motion to
be offered to shelve it in the commit
tee which however was lost and the
resolution was passed by an over
whelming vote. The assembly this
afternoon is being entertained at
Long Beach as the guest of that city.
Bremerton, Wash, May 23.-Upon
his arrival here today, President
Roosevelt was greeted by Secretary
Moody who had been inspecting the
naval situation, and by commander
Blocker of the navy yard.
The foreman of the navy yard, in
the name of the workmen, presented
the president with plate made from
the steel keel of the Oregon and en-
closed in a case made from rosewood
from the captains cabin of the Ore
gon.
Vienna, May 25.-About twelve hun
dred and fifty Macedonian insurgents
we're killed at the village of Smer-
desch, south of Lake Presba, May q,
according to advices just received
from Salonica. The insurgents we're
attacked by the Turkish troops, and
the fighting lasted for thirty hours,
resulting in all the houses being
blown up or burned by the Turks.
One hundred and fifty bodies have
been found in the ruins
Concord. Mass, May 25.-ConcOrd
today gave itself up to a general cele-
bration of the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth of Ralph Waldo EN-
erson. In the afternoon President
Chas. Eliot of Harvard, Col. Thos
Wentworth Higginson, Prof. VIM.
James, Senator Hoar, were among the
speakers to honor Emerson's memory.
Lincoln, Neb., May pa tornado
that passed near Norman and later
struck Pauline and the Intervening
country early today caused heavy
damages.
Many lives are reported to have
been lost. At IL o'clock it is believed
the dead will number twenty one,
while many others are known to have
been injured. The details are very
meagre, as the wires are down in all
directions.
A correspondent who returned from
the storm district reports that three
persons we're killed at Cowles and one
person was killed at Hartell.
This makes total dead of twenty
four.
Minden, Neb., May pa tornado
struck fifteen miles south of Norman,
small town near here early today
demoIishing fifteen buildings, killing
three persons, besides injuring dozen
others. From Norman which is
town of about one hundred inhabit-
ants, the path of the storm lay east
ward to Pauline, thence IN a south
easterly direction, finally losing its
force southwest of Fairchild. The
entire town of FairchiId, which has
about thirty five houses, is reported
wrecked.
Three people are reported to have
been killed III the town and eight were
killed in the surrounding country.
Des Moines, Ia, May pa tor
nado struck the town of Rolfe, seventy
miles west of here late yesterday
evening, killing Wong Foo,a laundry
man, and fatally injuring one child
besides wreckiDg the principal build
ings of the town.
Paris, May 25.-The trail of death |
and disaster which is following the !
start of Sunday morning from Yer
sailles of the Paris Madrid automobile
race, has caused a profound sensation.
Reports from along the route of the |
first stage to Bordeaux, continue to
give details of the various accidents. !
The race has been practically aban-
doned owing to the Introduction of
the government to its continuation in
French territory.
Among the accidents not reported |
yesterday was that of George Rich
ards, whose machine was turned over. |
He had several ribs broken.
Madrid, May 25.-The Spanish gov
eminent has prohibited the continu-
tion of the Paris-Madrid automobile
race in Spain.
New York, May pa private dis
patch from Paris announces the death
of Paul Blouet MAX O'Rell) from a |
cancerous formation which followed /
an operation for appendicitis
Ellensburg, Wash, May 25.-Presi
dent Roosevelt's train rolled into FL
lensburg ten minutes ahead of time
this morning.
The day is an ideal one and as the
president stepped on the platform he
faced crowd of seven thousand peo
pie.
When the president arrived he asked
that Captain Steinman of the first
Washington regiment be presented to
him at the close of his speech.
While speaking he referred to
Steinman's company having been the
heaviest sufferers among the volun-
teers in the Philippine campaign.
When Steinman approached the
president grasped his hand and said |
warmly: Captain, know all about |
you and your company, it was crack
erjack and l am glad, mighty glad to
meet and know you"
Ossining, n. Y, May 25.-AntoniO
Triola was put to death in the electr1-
cal chair at Sing Sing prison today.
Five shocks were necessary to cause
his death.
New York, May 23.-John Mcneil,
grand president of the Brotherhood
of Boiler Makers, in statement to-
day announced that the strike of the
boilermakers on the Union Pacific
railroad, inaugurated June 10, 1902,
has been settled The men have been
granted a substantial increase and
other questions have been arranged
satisfactorily.
All men now out are to return to
work Immediately.
st. Louis, Mo-, May 23.-After be-