Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-30

him receiving Mr.. Bryan in audience.
Bryan sails for New York Wednesday
from Liverpool in the white line Gel
tic.
Annapolis, Dec. ga detachment
of ninety two men in command of /
Capt VIM. Hopkins and Lieut.. Kill
gort, left here today for Philadelphia |
to join the United States ship Dixie |
for duty with the Panama battalion.
Marietta, Ohio, Dec. 26.-Marietta's
finest business blosk, the First Ma
tionai Bank, was today totally des-
troyed by fire. A gas explosion was
the cause. The loss will be one hun
bred and fifteen thousand dollars.
New York, Dec. 26.-L. f. Loree,
president of the B. & o. will, on Jan
uary 1, become president of the Rock
Island, succeeding VIM. B. Leeds.
London, Dec. 28-An admiralty
order just issued at Portsmouth, today
requires that all officers and men of
the British naval reserve shall notify
authorities at once of their addresses
so that a telegram can be sent to them
in the case of any emergency, should
they be required for active service.
This order is generally connected
with the rumors that the fleet in the
far east is to be strengthened at once.
= Washington, Dec. 2s.-The condi-
tion of Secretary Hay remains I'M
changed. Contrary to expectations
the physician says that the secre-
tary's bronchial trouble has not yield
ed readily to the treatment and Mr..
Hay will probably leave early in Jan
uary for Thomasville, Georgia, to
visit Col. Oliver Payne.
Washington, Dec. %. - Although
Secretary Hay has not yet replied
to the note of General Reyes, prepare
tions are going on rapidly for closing
the Colombian legation here and for
the departure of the Colombian rep
resentatives for their homes.
Already, most of the legation files
have been packed, and arrangements
have been completed for placing them
in storage here.
This preparation for closing up the
affairs of the legation seem to indi-
cate that General Reyes and DR.. Her
ran are waiting, only as matter of
form and diplomatic courtesy, the Off
cial communication of Mr.. Hay, be-
fore severing diplomatic relations with
the United States.
Chicago, Dec. 2S.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Hermosillo, Mexico, says
that the Seri Indians, who occupy
Tiburon island in the Gulf of Cali
fornia, have gone on the warpath, and
according to the information received
by the military authorities, the saw
ages are raiding ranches and commit
ting depredations on the main land.
The Serbs are said to be cannibals,
and are known to be the fleetest run
ners in the world.
Toxic. LDec. 2S.-An important
Joint meeting of the cabinet and
privy council will take place today
to consider ways and means, in view
of the grave situation existing at
present. 1t is believed that unless
Russia modifies her reply to Japan,
agreeing to Immediately safeguard
Corea, that war may result, though
such a step does not necessarily mean
war with Russia.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 28.-The con-
census of opinion of those associated
with the government, but not respOn-
sible therefor, is that the car is so
peaceably disposed that he will make
such concessions to Japan as may be
necessary to avert war. At the same
time, the car agrees with those who
believe that preparation for war is the
best safeguard for peace.
Philadelphia, Dec 2S.-The auxil-
larry cruiser Dixie sailed from League
Island navy yard today, en- route to
Colon carrying GOO marines. They
have five months living and fighting
supplies for one thousand men aboard
the cruiser with them.
Washington, Dec. 29.-At the in
stance of President Roosevelt, who has
interested himself in the reports
abroad of massacres and contemplated
massacres of the Kishineff Jews, the
state department is making an active
inquiry, through diplomatic and
consular officers, with view of ascer-
tanning the exact situation.
The United States consular agent at
Odessa has cabled sthe state depart
ment today that there has been no
fresh outbreak at Kishinef as has
been reported.
Washington, Dec. 29-Minister
Lyon has reported to the state depart
ment from Onrovia, Liberia, under
date November 4, the details of the
massacre, in the depths of an African
forest, of a white missionary named
John G. Tate, and eighteen of his fol-
lowers. The massacre occurred as far
back as March 10, 1902, but the first
account of it has just been received
in an affidavit made by Mrs. Mary L.
Allen, a white missionary OF Nouna
Kroo, Liberia.
San Domingo, Dec. 29.-The City of
San Domingo is again barricaded, this
time against the forces of the new pro-
visional government, founded at Aqua
de Compostella by General Pelleteir,
which is marching on the capital.
Officials find it very difficult to find
rations for the soldiers. American
Minister Powell has moved the lega- !
ton from the suberbs inside of the !
city boundaries. Many arrests have
been made and the situation is cont
plicated and serious.
Moscow, Dec. 29.-Twelve batteries
and four grenadier brigades of field !
artillery, stationed in and around |
Moscow which have been selected for
service in the far east have been given |
new guns. The early departure of |