Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-10-14
TeIegraphic Sparks.

Lexington, $. C., Oct. 7.-The trial of J. R. Tillman was resumed today, Milton Sharp, the juror who had been ill, having recovered sufficiently to permit him to be in court. The state rested its case without the introduc- | tion of any further testimony. The defense enter at once upon the presen- tation of its case. T. D. Mitchell and A. K. Flower testified to hearing Ed
 Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 7.-J. G. liar ris, city judge of Hobart, Okla, was arraigned in court today on sixteen counts, charging him with receiving money from gambling houses in pay ment for allowing them to operate in tba5 city. It is charged also that he protected gamblers from arrest for a | financial consideration.
 Rome, Oct. 7.-Italian Ambassador to the United States Signor Des- planches. dined today with King Vic tor Emanuel. His majesty said very many fiattering things of America and of President Roosevelt, expressing the hope that Italy will be we'll represent ed at the St. Louis exposition.
 Washington, Oct. '. Attorney Gen eral Knox had conference today with ] (. |, saI, n In1 to appoint Wm. D. Pope, as associate justice of the supreme court of New Mexico.
 Hamilton, Kan. Oct 7.-The worst tornado in years passed west of Ham ilton last night leaving desolation and destruction in its wake Three are known to have been killed and ten seriously injured.
 l London, Oct. 7.-Jacob M. Dickin- son, of American counsel, began his fourth day of argument before the | Alaskan Boundary commission this morning, in good voice. All sides ad- init that Dickinson is making an ex- cellent summing up for the United States.
 New York. Oct. S.-Comptroller Grout issued a statement today in re- ply to the action of the convention last night. In his statement he charges the citizens union with being under Sentor Platt's rule. He says he will fight his being taken off the ticket to the end. He concludes by saying, and finally l shall appeal to all fair minded people to say whether the man. who they have known to be hon. est. shall be destroyed by d species of i lynch law. and mob rule which has prevailed for the fortnight past. Memphis, Tenn, Oct. S.-John J. Murphy, a politician, and G. E. Al len. plumber. argued over a game of cards, and by mutual agreement de cided to finish their argument in a fist duel, with regular seconds and Queensbury rules. Just before reach | ing the appointed place Murphy stag gered and reeled to one side. Allen caught him, but death came before medical assistance could be summon ed. Heart disease, the doctors state, caused death.
 London, Oct. S.-The foreign office informs the associated press that it has heard nothing of the reported gather ing Of Russian warships at Fa-San- Pho. it Teiterates that the govern ment advices give no indication of a possibility of Russian Japanese out break.
 Washington, Oct S.-Carroll D.. Wright, labor commissioner, has just completed and sent to the public printer the manuscript, in two vol umes, which discusses at length and in detail the conditions surrounding the laboring people of the Unitedd States. From its pages some striking exam pies of conditions with what they are in foreign lands will be drawn. Most important will be a specific showing that the laboring man fares better at this time than at any time in the his tory of the United States.
 It has been asserted, and in some quarters where it was supposed that expert testimony was being given, that the cost of the necessities have increased ? or D per cent in the past five years The statements of Mir. Wright, taken from actual returns and from government reports and spectal investigations, will show that instead of this being the percentage, it does not exceed l3 or + per cent. The pub. licaIion will also show that the in. crease in the price of commodities ha: not been disproportionate to the in. crease of the wages of the laboring man and the employees of the great in dustrial concerns.
 Washington, Oct. S.-Joseph w. Folk. circuit attorney of St. Louis was the guest of President Roosevelt at luncheon today. Folk has encoun tered some difficulty in the prosecu tion of legislative and municipal wrong doers in Missouri, on account of the escape of indicted persons into Canada and Mexico. He is anxiou. that the president take up the matter of amending the eXtradition treatie; of those countries to cover persons in dicted for embezzlement. bribery. etc Washington. Oct. S.-Tbe criminal court today issued a bench warrant i for the arrest of Geo. E. Green. stat, senator of New York, recently indicted in connection with the postal con . tracts.
 Butte, Mont, Oct. S.-Dan Gil more, an inmate of the county pool farm, found d stick of dynamite oI I the Northern Pacific tracks, near Butt,