Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-21


the crossing to receive orders, regard
ing a passenger train. While the
train was standing on the main track
it was run into by a gravel train from
the rear. Two fiat cars we're telescoped
into two of the work train coaches.
The Italian laborers attacked the
gravel train crew being so angered by
the accident, and fast and furious
fight resulted.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE decision
of the Alaskan boundary commission
is regarded here as a distinct victory
for the United States. Officials be
lieve that the adverse decision regard
ing the Portland canal, merely gives
to Canada the possession of a small
island, Tearse island, in the .Portlnad
canal, and of no special Importance.
This detail in the controversy it is
admitted by state department has
been open to argument on both sides.
New York, Oct. l7.-John Alex
ander Dowie has issued orders to the
Zionists at Madison Square garden to-
day, to refuse admittance to all
strangers. The order has been en-
forced so literally that the newspaper
representatives will be excluded from
the first public service to be held to-
morrow morning and to prevent trOu-
BILE they will be seated between rows
of Zionists. Street corner meetings
will begin tonight and the house to
house visits Will commence on Mon
day.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17.-An IN
known girl, freshman student at the
university of Nebraska. took a large
dose of carbolic acid, while standing
in front of st. Mary's cathedral to
day. She staggered into the church
and trying TO kneel in a pew, died
prayer.
At confession the girl is said to have
told the priest that she was the daugh-
ter of a banker but she did not give
her name.
Salonica, Oct 17.--Recent advices
say that the Macedonian committee
men have decided for the present to
continue fomentiug excitement by iso
lated assassinations. Reports received
here from Sofia say that the murder of
Prince Ferdinand. of Bulgaria, has
been decided upon The Russian con
sui general is said to be in great dan
ger also.
San Francisco. Oct. l7.-Endanger-
ing the lives of thousand people the
Southern Pacific ferry steamer. New
ark, crashed into the ferry steamer Oak
land in the middle of the bay. during
dense fog this morning. The Newark
came out of the collision with her
rails carried away at the bows. and
the deck near her apron was deeply
cut by the OaKland's side. The Oak
land listed badly to the side. and
nearly panic ensued among the pas
sengers. After the loud crash the
great crowd on the decks rushed back
and forth in fury of fright. Women
fell fainting, or went into Mysteries
but the officer of the steamer kept cool
and finally managed to quell the pan
ic. Both boats succeeded in reaching
their slips safely.
New York, Oct. 16.-Thomas d. Me
Kay, general passenger agent of the
San Francisco overland route, the Pa
cific mail steamship company, the
Orient and Occidental steamship com
paDy and many other great con-
Germs, has arrived here direct from his
headquarters in Yokohama, Japan.
He will make a visit to the st. Louis
Exposition, and will sail from San
Francisco on the Siberia October %
for home.
Mr. Mckay said that in anticipa-
tion of the great number of persons
who will visit the st. Louis exposition
two new steamships are being built
by the Pacific company, which will
be the largest on the Pacific ocean.
New York, z Oct. 16.-Alexander |
Hayes, superintendent of the foreign |
mail branch of the New York post
Office was arrested today, charged |
with embezzling letters from the /
mails. He has been in the postal ser
vice for twenty nine years.
st. Louis, Oct. 16.-Thomas Haney /
struck his roommate, Thomas Foley.
on the head with large chair and in
fiicted an injury which will probably
cause his death.
The men have roOmed together at
the Green Tree hotel, in East St
Louis. Foley heard a diturbanee on
Broadway early this morning and
went TO the window to see what it was
about. Haney thought he was a bur
glar and struck him with the chair as
be came back into the room through
a window from small balcony. 4
Foley fell unconscious to the floor
and Haney, Immediately noticing his
called loudly for help.
Foley was soon removed to st. Mary's
hospital, where physicians attended
him. 1t is not believed that be can
live. Haney is constant attendant
at his bedside.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. l6.-ln-
,ensed at the passage of the antiboy-
,ott law by the recent legislature, or
,aniZed labor in Alabama is up in