Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-23

Thirty marines from the United !
States warship Prairie we're landed to-
day and took the train for a station
near Emperado, where they will oc-
cupy the canal company's house.
Mount Sterling, ILL.,, Dec. 21.-In
the preliminary trial of A. Fl. Bar
rows, charged with being the insti-
gator Of the attempt to murder his
wife, Mrs. Mary Barrows, by Mrs.
Martha Fowler, Bsrrows was acquit-
ted.
Washington, Dec. 21.-Official in
formation has reached Washington of
the landing of Colombian troops on
the island of Los Limos, which lies
close to the coast of Panama. These
troops number only eighty.
Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Lulu
Ross, the daughter of Rev. Lille,
Methodist minister at Anadarko,
Okla, was arrested Sunday at Hobart
and returned to Anadarko on the
charge of stealing her father ssl5O0 saw
ings. She pleads innocence land de-
clares she went to Hobart to organize
Sunday school.
Baton Rouge, Dec. 21.-Both houses
of the legislature today adopted res
olution, requiring the United States
senators from this state to vote for
the treaty providing for building the
Panama canal.
Washington, Dec. 21.-Under the
impression that war is sure to occur
between the United States and Co
lombia, the quartermaster general of
the army has been besieged by rail-
road and shipping men who are desir-
Gus of getting contracts for the trans
portation of troops.
1t is pointed out today that while
the landing of United States marines
on foreign soil, occasions but little
comment, the embarkation of troops
puts quite different aspect on the
situation.
For this reason, the navy will be
permitted to control the affairs of the
isthmian waters until matters reach a
stage necessitating the cooperation of
the army.
Pittsburg. Dec. 21.-All of the idle
window glass workers of the country
will receive cash presents from the or
CARNATIONS of which they are men,
bers. Fully seventy five thousand
dollars will be distributed.
New York, Dec. Ex-senator Hanna
who has been i'll here since last Satur-
day, with an attack of la grippe, is
greatly improved today.
Toxic, Dec. 2l.-Japan's reply to
Russia has been handed to Baron de
Reben this afternoon at conference
between Russian Minister Komura
and the Russian legation. Japan's re-
ply is not in the nature of an ultima
tum, but asks that Russia reconsider
certain essential points in her reply to
Japan.
Bizerta, Dec. 1S.-The Russian naval
force, now anchored here, and COM
prising one battle ship, three armored
cruisers, and several torpedo boats,
commanded by Admiral Wirenus will
be reinforced in a few days by six
more torpedo boats and will then
proceed to the far east.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-Secretary
Root, today, requested Brigadier Gen
eral II. G. Merriam, retired, to in
form the state department, il he was
quoted correctly in an interview yes
terday. in which he is alleged to have
said that the presidents appointment
of Leonard Wood to be a major gen.
eral was generally unpopular with
army men and Injuries its morality.
Dayton, Ohio, Dec. Is.-To escape
death from suffocation, twelve girls
leaped from the fifth story windows
of the Candy building here today, and
landed on the roof and skylight of a
one story building adjoining. Two of
them we're injured so seriously that
they will die, and the others are
seriously hurt.
Chicago, Dec. 19.-With nearly sew
enty five funerals to be held in Chi
cago today, there is no sign of peace
between the livery and hearse drivers
and their employers. No carriages
can be had. The undertakers have an
nounced that they will not send out
any hearses until the strikers are
forced into submission.
Sparta, ILL.,, Dec. 19.-While party
of young people were skating on the
ice at the artificial lake of the Hi
nois Southern railway this afternoon
the ice gave way and Burt Butler, aged
%, of Percy, ILL.,, was drowned, while
attempting to rescue one or his COM
panions.
Paris, Dec. 19.-Russia has made |
another move toward avoiding a !
rupture with Japan and there is rea-
son to believe that it will be followed |
in few days by the submission of a
second proposition, tending to amel-
iorate the present strained situation |
between the two countries.
Action alreday taken, consists
giving assurances to Japan that the
first proposition, which the czar ap- !
proved, was not intended as an ulti
matum, but was simply a preliminary
step towards the pacific adjustment of
the differences.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The navy de-
partment received a cablegram this
morning from Rear Admiral Glass
from Panama to the effect, that &C
cording to a report which had just
reached him from a steamer a small
force of Colombian troops, which had
been discovered at the mouth of the
Atrato river had sailed northward in
a Colombian gunboat. Their destina
ton was not known.
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 19.-Seven
are dead and seventeen others are SER
Iously injured as a result of last
nights fire in the women's dormitOry
Of the Walden university an insti
tuition for the education of colored