Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-21
Geographic Briefs.


car strike, hitherto quiet and orderly
has assumed a new phase, disturbances
being frequent between the union and
nonunion motormen and the persons
in sympathy with the strikers. A mo-
torman, being inundated, left his
car, and Tom Stewart, secretary
the company, took his place. Shots
we're then exchanged between the
guard and one of the sympathizers.
The bullets went wide but the Incl
dent. although no one was hurt,
caused wild excitement and reduced
the travel on the lines being operated,
people fearing to ride under such
conditions.
Nevada. Mo-, Oct. 1.-THE noted
Cole Younger wild west show cases
have been settled out of court The
basis of the settlement is that Younger
is permitted to retain the money be
has in his possession. amounting to
about $500, which be was charged
with embezzling, aud be dismisses his
S23, 900 damage suit against the show.
st. Louis, Oct. 1.-THE suit of
Mrs. Olive C. Bentley to annul her
marriage to George Bently of Spring
field, ILL.,, which has been on trial in
Judge John A. Blevins division of the
circuit court for the past two days has
been laid over in order to give Mrs.
Bentley's attorneys time to produce
additional evidence.
Mrs. Bentley filed her petition some
time ago, alleging that she was only
10 years old when she married Bent
ley and did not realize what serious
step she was taking, nor the sacrifices
she was making in giving up her home
and mother.
: Mr.. Bentley is said to be 46 years
of age. He was a widower at the time
of the marriage, in Clayton, ON Octo-
Der 10. 1902. Mrs. Bentley claims
that Bentley told her of his mother
less children and that she acted upon
the sympathetic impulse of the mo
ment and left her home at midnight
and went to Clayton with him, where
they were married. She testifies that
Bentley is On old acquaintance of her
father, and that she met him at Sixth
and Locust streets on the night of the
wedding.
New York, Oct. l7.-Mrs. Marie
Layton Johnston, through her attor-
ney, Leo j. Kersburg, pleaded guilty
to two indictments of grand larceny,
charging her with stealing $500 from
the United States playing card COM
pany. As to the other three indict-
ments found against the woman,
charging her with forgery, Assistant
District Attorney Sanford, who is
prosecuting Mrs. Johnston, recon-
mended that they be dismissed. JUS
tice could be fully served, he said, by
the punishment of the prisoner on the
grand larceny indictments.
London. Oct. 1.-THE Alaskan
boundary commission has verbally
agreed to grant all the Americans con
tend for except that of the Portland
canal, which goes to Canada. A for
NAL agreement is being drawn up to
be rendered on Monday.
Washington, Oct. 17.-Secretary
Moody has approved the estimates
for the support of the navy for the
next fiscal year. as recommended by
the chiefs of the bureaus amounting
to s102, 500, 449 as against SO, SIC, 79l |
for the last fiscal year.
Jerusalem, Oct. 17.-Cholera has
broken out at Bethlehem and the |
town is cordoned by troops.
Berlin, Oct. 17.-Negotiations be-
tween Japan and Russia, according to
the view taken here is not making |
much progress. Each side, it APP !
pears, from official information, will /
not yield on the essential PROPOSE
tions. Japan persists in requiring an
agreement that shall not delimit their
respective spirits of supremacy, and
declines to consent to a general pol
icy of drift under which Russian
influence will steadily bear upon Co
rea. Japan is determined to have a
with Russia whereby both
must abide. The alternative of hos
tilitles is ever in the background.
Colorado Springs, Oct. 17.-C. NJ.
Jennings, formerly of Kirksville,
Mo-, has been sent to the peniten-
tiary for year for ibigamy from the
Teller circuit court. His first wife
lives at Kirksville. Jennings was
married to Jennie Schaeffer of
Pueblo.
Trenton, n. j., Oct. Fifteen
persons we're killed and about forty
injured in collision today on the
8elvidere division of the Pennsylvania
abroad near Washington crossing.
The victims were laborers. who were ,
IN a work train en- route to Washing
on crossing to repair washOuts along