Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-12-16
Telegraphic Sparks.

Toxic, Dec. "a strong Russian
squadron, consisting OF eight war
ships. including Two battleships, has
arrived at Chemulpo, Corea, Port of
Seoul, the capital, to support Rus
sia's opposition to the proposed open
ing of Young Amho to the commerce
of the world. The Russians threaten
to land three thousand men and to
march on Seoul, should Corea disre-
gard their warming.
Pawnee City, Okla, Dec. earl
Disney was almost instantly killed
last night at Ralston, Pawnee county.
He was sitting in a restaurant eating
his supper when his revolver, which
he carried in his waistband, was acct
dentally discharged, severing an art
cry in his left leg from which he bIed
to death in a few hours.
st. Louis, Dec. 9.-Mayor Wells
and DR.. Francis, president of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, head
ing a committee from the business
mems league of this city, left for
Washington today to try to secure the
republican national convention for
st. Louis next year.
Washington, Dec. 9.-The senate took
up the Cuban bill this morning,
Senator Teller addressing the senate
He continued his speech of yesterday,
taking up the activity of Gen. Wood,
while the latter was governor of Cuba,
in behalf OF Cuban reciprocity.
La Guaira, Venezuela, Dec. 9.-The
French steamer Versailles, which ar
rived here this morning, from Sa-
vanilla, reports that Colombian steam
ers have landed HOO men from Carta-
gena near the mouth of the Atrato
river Oh the gulf of Darien, to open
the way to the Darien mountains in
Panama. Other troops are also said
to be converging on Panama, and
from all parts of Colombia, troops are
reported to be marching, or awaiting
the result of General Reyes mission to
Washington.
Washington, Dec. t9.-Dr. Herran,
the Colombian representative, today
authorized the statement to be made,
that if troops from Cartagena have
landed at the mouth of the Atroa
river, as reported, it is in direct OPP
position to the news received by both
himself and Gen. Reyes. General
Reyes also stated that this is the
first that he has heard of the reported
movement of troops, and that if il
were true it is without orders from
him.
General Reyes said that he gave in.
structions to the Colombian troops, OF
which he is the commander in chief.
before leaving Colomb ia, to make nc
hostile move, until he had reported tC
his government.
He says he does not know how Ions
he will be here, but expects to have
another conference with Secretary Hay
in the course of the next few days.
Reyes has been fully informed, by
the president himself, as to the in
tentions of the government of the
United States respecting the isthmus
He was told by the president that the
United States is determined to main
tain the Independence of the new re
public against all corners.
New York, Dec. Geo. W. Per
kins, of J. P Morgan & Co, resumed
his testimony today in the ship build
ing hearing. There was quite a sharT
clash between Guthrie and Inter
meyer, counsel for the opposing inter
ests.
Trinidad, Colo, Dec. 9.-Sherif
Clark is hastily gathering all the dep
uties he can find and will leave al
soon as possible for Berwind in re
Spouse TO a telephone message, saying
that fierce battle is raging there be