Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-07-15

he line pier, at Hoboken, was burned to-
day. The loss is half a million dol
1T lars, including one hundred thousand
h dollars to baggage on the pier. One
g. hundred and fifty men we're on the
Ii pier when the fire broke out, many
of whom had to jump in the river to
asve their lives. All were rescued.
n Topeka, Kan, July IO.-Chauncey
Dewey, zW. Fl. Mcbride and Clyde
O Wilson, the st. Francis ranchmen,
!. charged with numbering the Berry
n family were released from Jail this
q morning after giving bonds of fifteen
G thousand dollars.
], Omaha, Neb., July 10.-After a spir-
t tied contest, P. V. Collins, editor of
the Northwestern Agriculturist, was
today elected president of the Ma
I tional Editorial association.
: Pittsburg, Pa, July IO.--Two
deaths and two prostrations from the
D extreme heat is the record here today
Springfield, Ills, July 10.-This has
been the hottest day since July, 1901,
the thermometer reaching one hun
dred.
Junction City, Kan, July .11-Gil-
bert Mullin, who led the mutiny at
the Fort LeavenwQrth federal prison
last November, led an assault against
Sheriff PEGS at the county Jail here
early today Mullin and three other
prisoners escaped. The sheriff was
badly beaten.
Chicago, July l1.-Fifteen warrants
for the arrest of persons connected
with the Washington Park racing club
were sworn out today by Herman |
Coakley.
Preparations have been made for |
another raid on the race tracks this
afternoon. The warrants charge the |
offenders with keeping a common
gaming house.
Belgrade, July 11.-ColoneI Mishics
of the sixth regiment who took a
prominent part in the coup de tat of
June IL has been promoted to be
post departmental chief of ministry
of war.
Denver, Colo, July n-Marie
Murphy, of Pontiac, Ills, whose
clothing became ignited on the streets
of this city yesterday, died from the
terrible burns this morning. The
fire is supposed to have been caused
by her stepping on match or a spark
struck from the heel of her shoe on
the stone pavement.
Bisley, England, July 1.-THE an
Lnual contest OF the National Rifle as
ISOLATION opened here today with an
international team matched for the
Palma trophy.
The English team won at eight hun
dred yards, and the American second.
At nine hundred the American won
over the English by eight points
In the finals America won the trophy.
Tacoma, Wash, July 1l.7-Estimates
place the wheat crop of the state of
Washington, this year, at twenty mill
lion bushels. There are reports of
large crops from various sections of
the wheat belt.
Denver, Colo, July 1.-THE sun
rise quiet hour services were held in
five city churches at 6 o'clock this
morning, and we're attended by thous-
ands of delegates to the Christian En-
deavor convention.
From $50 to $50 sessions of
school of methods we're held in eight
churches, followed by general ses- s
sion in the Endeavor tent. The key t
note of the convention developed by {
all of the speakers is "'To Evangelize C
the World" That some definite plan v
for carrying on the work will be /
adopted before the convention closes /
is probable. I
New York, July 13.-Frank Pilcu
for sixteen years the New York man. I
ager of the Wardlow Steel company, a
of Sheffield, England, was today ar C
rested charged with grand larceny.
His arrest followed an investigator
of his books by the firm. Y
Wilkesbarre, Pa , July 13.-Three
workmen were killed and two others
fatally injured by an explosion in the u
Latin powder mills, twelve miles S
from here today. n
Three buildings were demolished 4;
and the loss will reach thousands of ?
dollars.
Bloomington, Ills, July 13.-Maude
Jordine, II years old, the daughter of ?
Andrew Jordine, was arrested today r
for the murder of her sister, Mabel, f
two years old. The crime was com
miitted on Thursday last
New York, July ia controlling :
interest in the Boston Traveller. one q
of the oldest dailies in the north has v
been purchased by j. r. Fahey, the a
Associated Press correspondent of :
Boston, who will assume the manage v
ment Immediately.
Breslau, Austria, July 13.-Thirty f
lives we're lost in flood, which des- v
troyed fifty houses at Graeffinberg =
Village, Austria, today. a
New York, July 13.-Twenty thou
sand skilled mechanics of the build =
ing trades union returned to work to-
day under the modified plans of the =
employers association. This number C
will be increased to fifty thousand by t
Wednesday. One of the effects of the
agreement is to do away with all q
walking delegates and to refer all
disputes to joint board of arbitra- ,
ton.
Belfast, Ireland, July 13.-The /
Orangemen today engaged in the an +
nual celebration of July Il in the
customary way. One hundred thou
sand participated here. The entire '
police force and troops were he'd for
an emergency but the Nationalist re-
Trained from making any counter
demonstration. v
Portsmouth, Eng, July 13.-The 2