Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-04-22

D tender James Carter has been locked
up.
Paddock's body was found in th'
hallway of the resort with a bullet
hole through his head. Officers who
D arrested Carter say they found hin
t behind the bar with revolver in his
hand and that he readily confessed
that he had shot the man, whom be
, claimed had attempted to draw re-
volver on him.
Castlebury, Ala, April 16.-The fast
mail on the Louisville and Nashville,
due at New Orleans this morning, ran
into an open switch near here early
this morning and was wrecked Mail
Clerk Donovan and a negro fireman
were killed. No passengers were hurt.
Algiers, April 16.-President Loubet
today witnessed the grand military
manouvers in which ten thousand
troops took part on the Mustapha
field.
The force had been drawn from all
parts of the colony, and they made a
magnificent spectacle.
Joplin, Mo-, April 1.-The excite
ment that eliminated last night in
the lynching of Thomas Gilyard, a
negro murderer, and the shooting of
several negroes is still intense today.
Further bloodshed and damage to
property is feared. Many negroes are
selling their belongings and are Ieav
ing town. This afternoon the mayor
issued proclamation calling for five
hundred men to protect life and prop
erty.
st. Joseph, Mo-, April 17.-Charles
May, who shot and killed Robert Mar
tin, December 10, 1900, at country
dance, was hanged here today.
Butler, Mo-, April 17.-Dr. James
L. Gartrell, the aged murderer of d.
B. Bonegan, Colorado mnier, was
hanged here today in the county Jail
yard. Gartrell killed the miner with
an axe as he lay asleep in cabin
while the two men, with Gartrell's
son, were ON their way to Oklahoma.
He told his son afterwards that the
deed was necessary, because they
needed the money. At one time Cart
rell was member of the Texas leg
islature. He was also once probate
judge of Refugio county, Texas.
Springfield, Ills, April 1.-THE
house committee on municipal corpo-
rations has agreed on a bill authoriZ-
ing every city in the state to con-
struct, own, purchase, mortgage, and
lease street railways.
The bill was primarily intended to
permit the city of Chicago to own the
present system of street railways, but
was amended so as to make it general
and apply to all cities.
Dublin, April 1.-THE National
convention called by the United Irish
league to consider the new Irish
land bill introduced in parliament by
Secretary Wyndham, re-convened
early today in the Mansion house.
There was a smaller attendance than
yesterday. The morning was spent
with the discussion of proposed
amendments and other features of the
bill.
Frankfort, KY, April 1.-THE
Franklin county court room was again |
packed today, when Henry E. Youtsey |
went ON the stand in the trial of Jim
Howard for killing EGoebel.
Youtsey told of making arrange |
ments with Mason Hockersmith, col
ored, to kill Goebel. In an interview
with Governor Taylor the latter told |
witness that he could not afford to
risk a negro, so the arrangement was
not completed. The witness stated |
that Howard knew, when he sent for
him TO come to Frankfort that he had
been selected to do the killing.
New York, April I7.-Senator Plat
today declared that there was no split
in the republican party in New York
and there are no fears of one. Asked
as to the refusal of the senate to con-
firm the re-appointment of Frank M.
Baker, as railroad commissioner, he
said: '"The governor simply wanted
to keep his man in office. There was
no split and there. is not the slightest
danger of one"
Clinton, Ind, April 17.-Ora Edd-
ington, and his wife and three child
rem, with two other boys, started to
cross the Wabash bottoms today in the
face of a warming of danger. The
three Eddington children we're drown
ed and one of the boys, named Will
liam Dudley. Eddington escaped ON
a horse and his wife was rescued by a
twelve year old boy.
Weymouth, Eng, April 17.-Sir
Thomas Lipton's new challenger for
Americas cup was dismasted in a
squall today, shortly after leaving
the harbor here preparatory to another
trial spin with the Shamrock l.
The mast, as it fell over to one side
carried several of the crew and all
gear and canvas overheard. One man
was drowned and several other per-
sons, including Sir Thomas, who was
knocked down the hatchway, were
bruised or otherwise injured.
The man drowned was a brotherin
law of Captain Wringe. He was hand
ing the binocular glass to Sir Thomas
when he was swept overheard.
The hull of the Shamrock III was
not damaged. The mast will be raised
from where it sank and can probably
be repaired as it broke off solid and
square several feet from the deck.
The entire suit sails were ruined. 1t
is considered miraculous that a greater
loss of life did not occur as the deck
was crowded with guests of the officers
and crew.
Kansas City, Mo-. April 17.-John
Taylor was hanged here today for the
murder, on March 2, 1901, of Ruth
NoIlard, his former sweetheart.
New York, April 17.-Mrs. Robert
Fitzsimmons, wife of the former cham
pion heavyweight pugilist, died at her
home in Brooklyn today.
Newport News, Va, April 1s.-The
cruiser West Virginia was launched
here this afternoon. Catherine White,