Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-01-07
THE HOODLUM TRAIN.
Collides With a Switch Engine at
 Little Rock With Fatal Results.

Little Rock With Fatal Results
 Little Rock. Dec. 31.-Thirty men,
 railroad employees, were injured, four perhaps fatally, in wreck today at Ft. Smith crossing at North Little Rock. The "Hoodlum" train, in which the employees ride to work, struck switch engine at the cross ing. All men jumped but thirty were caught and crushed under the wreck. Is EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY.
 New York, Dec 31.-Magistrate Brann today decided that Police h. spector Brooks had violated the penal code and exceeded his authority in forcibly entering Canfield's alleged gambling house on December 1, 1902 The magistrate ordered Brooks held for trial in court at a special session.
 GERMANY AND MOROCCO.
 Madrid. Dec. 31.-Germany has notified Spain that she intends to observe an attitude toward Morocco similar to that of France and Great Britain. All powers are thus in accord with Spain's desire to maintain statu quo.
 Southern California-Fair this after noon and tonight, cloudy Thursday with light northerly winds.
 Arizona-Fair tonight and Thurs day, warmer ill northern portion.
 WILL EXTEND STAGE LINE.
 San Diego, Dec. 3l.-Arrangements have been made for an extension of the stage line which now runs from Bisbee to Campo, on the edge of the desert, to the Imperial country.
 WARSHIPS TO MOROCCO.
 London. Dec. 31.-Portugal is send in warships to Morocco to protect the Portuguese interests,
 NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
 San Diego, Dec. 3l.-The cross ex- ampation of Miss Matilda Kratzer commenced when the Tingley- Times trial was resumed this morning No. new developments appeared.
 Honolulu, P H. l., by Pacific cable, Jan. 2.-On Thursday, the first day of the new year, scarcely a breeze stirred the waters of the harbor of Honolulu and advices came from the | Diamond head light house that the | Channel was quite calm, with only a | moderate swell running. A few | after I o'clock in the morn | ing the Silvretown heaved nchor and | made start down the bay. The prospects for cable connections being l made on the first day of the new year | created intense interest in the city. | At daylight the Silvertown arrived off | Koko head. where the short end had | been buOyed since Monday. With . but little difficulty the line from the bottom was spliced upon the deck | and was passed over the stern Sheaves and start was made for the outer buoy. About 1 o'clock in the after noon the SilveTtOwn reached a point | where the San Francisco end was buoyed and connection with the test ing room was quickly made and San Francisco responded promptly to the call. thus relieving the public mind . on the continent which must have | regarded the long silence as ominous of trouble
 San Francisco, Jan. 2-San Fran | cisco and Honolulu are now connected <. by cable. The first words passed under the ocean few moments after II | o'clock last night. The Silvertown, just before splicing the ends of the cable, telegrapbed to both land | stations to wait until Il o'clock, San Francisco time, before trying the cable A few moments before Il O o'clock before the time limit was up a signal was sent from this end to Honolulu. The first response from Honolulu came into the San Francisco cable office at II :O3 o'clock The first 1ner-2-r received was from Governor Dole to President Roosevelt. The line was opened for business today.