Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-12-23

ing of December fifteenth the Allan
tic sighted small schooner on the
gulf of Darien. An officer boarded
her and found one hundred Colon
bian soldiers aboard. He also located
large camp a mile away on the main
land commanded by General Daniel
Ortiz, the commander IN chief of the
Colombian forces. The camp appeared
| to be the permanent base of opera
tions- Lieut.. Perrill of the Atlantic
went ashore. Ortiz ordered him to
fly the Colombian flag and lower the
stars and stripes, which he refused to
do. Ortiz protested against the pres
ence of armed Americans. The pro-
test was referred to Rear Admiral
Coghlan. Ortiz declared his intention
to fight to the bitter end if Gen. Reyes
was unsuccessful in getting Panama to
return.
London, Dec. 17.--Ofhcial quar-
tiers here have received information
from the Japan-Russia draft that the
proposed agreement is not acceptable.
Further negotiations will be neces-
sary. japanese and British officials
are optimistic.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE president
has rendered the position of civil
commissioner, made vacant by the
death of John r. Proctor, to Gen.
John G. Black, commander in chief of
the G. A. r.
Portland, Dec. IA fire in the
lower business section of the city at
midnight cost three Cinnamon their
lives and destroyed forty thousands of
dollars worth of property. Over fifty
Chinese were saved by the firemen.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE sAtchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe has sold to j. P.
Morgan 4 Co. ten million dollars
worth of its general mortgage four
per cent bonds.
Washington, Dec. 17.-When the
house convened today the speaker
signed the bill for the Cuban recip-
rocity treaty, using the gold pen pro-
vided by the Cuban minister. Now
that the bill has become a law a ques-
ton of great interest has arisen name
ly, the British government has served
formal notice on the staIe department
that under the ''favored nation
clause it expects British sugar from
the British Indies to be admitted to
the United States on equal terms with
Cuban sugar. 1t is expected that
Germany, France, Austria and other
beet sugar countries will do likewise.
An objection was made to the pres
ent consideration of the bill permit
ting Phenix, Tempe and Mesa, Arizo-
ma, to bond themselves to construct
ing a wagon road from Phenix to the
site of the three million dollar dam
to be constructed by the government
for the Salt river reservoir.
The president this afternoon issued
proclamation reciting the passage
of the Cuban reciprocity treaty, de-
claring same to be effective ten days
from today.
The president signed the Cuban rec
iprocity bill few minutes before one
O'Clock this afternoon.
Paris, Dec. 17.-Liberte confirms
the report that the council of war has
considered the details of the Dreyfus
reinstatement into the army. He
will command the rank of Lieut.. Col
onel. Officers who expressed a disap-
prevail of the Dreyfus reinstatement
will be vigorously dealt with.
Washington, Dec. 17.-Rear Admiral
Coghlan has reported to the navy de-
partment the landing of battalion of
marines from the Prairie at Corgon.
: Washington, apec. L17.-The senate
committee on military affairs, has de-
cided to postpone further action in
the Gen. Wood case until January 4.
indianapolis, Ind, Dec. IA spe
cial to the News from New York says:
General Lew Wallace lis in this city
taking an X-Ray treatment for can
cerous condition of the nose. If the
treatment is unsuccessful he may sub
NIT to an operation. iThe condition has
existed several years and is not nee
essarily serious.