Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15
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. nual meeting of the stockholders O
 the Southern Pacific company wa held here this morning at the resi-
 dence of J. B. Weaver, president anC secretary of the company. The meet 3 ing was purely formal, and no busi f ness was transacted, under the orderi
 of Judge Lurton.. pending an appea
 in the injunction suit of the minority of the stockholders.
 Weymouth, Eng, April s.-Witf the club topsails set in good twelve knot breeze, promising fast racing and thorough test of speed and gear, Shamrock III and Shamrock I started today for a leeward and windward trial. The challenger showed well and Outpointed Shamrock I. At the end of the third round of several miles, each, time for the two boats was: Shamrock. III, 3:2S:10; Sham rock 1, 3:33:1s.
 Amsterdam, April s.-The govern ent has ordered the mobilization of all marines within twenty four hours. Three warships have been ordered to be in readiness for immediate service. About ten thousand men are idle in ! Amsterdam alone, and no flour is be- | ing delivered and all bread and other | food wagons, etc, have been ordered by the troops.
 New York, April S.-The steamer Allegheny which arrived here today from Central American ports brought tidings of an eruption of the old vol cano Del Tierna Firma, in Columbia on March 22
 The village of Tierjo was destroyed and from 60,O0O to lOO,0 persons were killed and wounded.
 Rome, April S-Fear of riots and violence on the part of the strikers has made dead city of Rome.
 No cabs are passing through streets and even the street cars are being es- corted by police and run almost empty as people fear to ride in them. All the shops are protected by shut ters. The whole city today is occu- pied by troops. Detachments of cav airy are posted on the squares and special details of soldiers are placed around the vatican to prevent any at- tempt against the papal palace.
 
 Foreigners continue to leave the city in large numbers. Unimportant encounters took place between the troops and the strikers this morning.
 About the middle of the day the cavalry charged mob of strikers on Corso Vittorio Emanuele wounding a dozen men. Three additional battal- ions of troops arrived today.
 New York, April S.-The Atlas line steamer, Allegheny, from Costa Rica was badly damaged in the harbor of New York today as the result of col lision with the British steamer Merry wether, bound out for Cork, Ireland. A huge hole was torn in the starboard bow of the Allegheny but the steamer was saved from sinking by her water tight compartments. The passengers were saved by a passing tug.
 London, April S-The cable steam CTS Anglia and Colonia sailed today to lay the remaining sections of the Commercial Pacific cable from San Francisco to Manila. It is expected that the cable from Honolulu to Ma nila, by way of Midway Island and Guam will be completed by July I.
 Colorado Springs, Colo, April s. Judge Orr has signed the order author izing the compromise of the contest over the Stratton millions, which was instituted by l. Harry Stratton, son of the dead man.
 Copenhagen, April $. S.-King Christ ian today celebrated his eighty fifth birthday. He is in the best of health and was the recipient of many con- gratulations and gifts.
 Berlin, April 8.-A dispatch to Lo- kal Anzeiger, from St. Petersburg, dated yesterday, says that thirty per sons had been killed and one hundred injured during the labor disturbances near Nishni, Novgorod.
 The disturbance occurred yesterday at large factory. The civil author ities were unable to cope with the mob, and called out the troops. The artillery was brought up and fired point blank into the midst of the rioters.
 Hanceville, Ala, April S.-A tor nado passed over the Hopewell settle ment, one and one half miles north of here at ? o'clock this morning. As a result, eleven persons are dead, four fatally injured and dozen more or less hurt The destruction of prop erty was very heavy. The roar of the storm as it came rushing from the southwest woke the people from a sound sleep and many escaped from their houses in time to save them- selves from death or injury.
 St. Louis, Mo. April s.-The April grand jury, impanneled today,