Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-13

London, May The prospectus o.
the transvaal loan is announced from
the Bank of England. Thousands o.
people gathered at the bank to await
the announcement which created great
interest.
1t is given out that one hundred
and fifty million dollars of the hun.
dred seventy five million, authorized
will be issued. The price Is to be al
par with interest at 3 per cent.
The loan is to be redeemed it
1858. An over subscription of the
loan is assured.
JCourock, Scotland, May Sham.
rock III went out today ON her first
trial spin since she has been refltted
after having been dismasted off
I, Portsmouth. The trial was chiefly
for stretching her new sails and to
practice the crew.
New Orleans, May Five hundred
doctors gathered at the county hospi-
tai here today to witness another
demonstration by DIR. LorenZ, of his
famous method of bloodless surgery.
There was an unusual attendance of
crippled children. The various sec
tions continued their sessions today.
Washington, May willis Sweet,
of Couer d 'Alene, Idaho, has been
appointed attorney general of Porto
Rico, to succeed Jas. s. Harlan, re-
signed.
Manila, May Captain Perish
ings' column has defeated the sultan
of Amporaganos and a strong force
of moros in Taraca county OH the east
shore of Lake Llano, island of Min
danoa. The Americans captured ten
forts. One hundred and fifty Moros
were killed, thirteen wounded, and
sixty were made prisoners. Two Am
orleans were killed and seven wound
ed.
st. Paul, May IA special from
Winnipeg, Manitoba, says:
Twelve men were burnedto death
and eight others slightly Injured in
train wreck, fifty miles west of Port
Arthur Ontario today. The caboose
attached to a tie train left the track,
the car was overturned and took fire
with the above result. Details are
very meagre.
Washington May Secretary
Root and Senator Lodge. members of
the Alaskan boundary commission,
held conference today, at which
the details of the arrangements for
the meeting of the commission in
London were discussed. Senator
Lodge expects to leave for Europe
early in July, but Secretary Root is
not expected to sail until August %.
Pittsburg, Pa, May Ten Fill
pinos appeared in the United States
district court here today and took
the oath of allegiance to the United
States. The Filipinos are connected
with a travelling show. All are uni
versity graduates in their own coun-
try.
Stanford University, May THE
seventh victim of the typhoid cpl
demic is Edward Irving Frisselle,
class of '03, who died at the Phi
Delta Theta house today after an jill
ness of four weeks.
Huntington, W. Va, May THE
tunnel at Eagleston, Va, caved in to-
day burying fifteen persons. Eight
dead bodies have been recovered.
Washington, d. c., May 7.-Adju-
tant General Corbin, today, received
the following cablegram from Lon
don: Newspaper reports of my
criticism of American cavalry is en-
tirely untrue. Letter follows.
Baden Powell"
New York, May Nv. G. Whit
ney's Gun Fire with Burns up, won
the Metropolitan handicap today at
the opening of the spring meeting of
the Westchester Jockey club. 1t was
worth twelve thousand dollars to the
winner.
Los Angeles, May ;S.-President
Roosevelt arrived in Los Angeles at
one o'clock this afternoon from Riv-
erside, where he spent last night. The
train stopped en- route at Claremont
and Pasadena.
In Los Angeles great preparations
had been made for his reception.
After lunch at the Westminster Hotel,
the president reviewed the floral pa
rade from a stand in front of the city
hall.
Afterwards he was driven through
the principal business streets and the
residence section returning to the no.
tel later in the afternoon. The pres
ident was greeted at every point on
the drive through the city by great
crowds and the most intense enthus-
iasm was manifested.
This evening the president will re-
view the electrical parade and after
wards will hold brief reception at
the hotel. He will spend the night
in his car and will leave for Santa
Barbara early tomorrow morning.
The greatest crowd ever assembled
here is present to see the president
and witness the fiesta.
Washington, May S-The state de-
partment has received official confir-
nation from its agents in China, of an
increase of the Russian garrison in |
New Chwang Manchuria.
There is reason to believe, if Presi-
dent Roosevelt approves, that it is
to take vigorous steps in
the matter.
Secretary Hay is in communication
with President Roosevelt in California
and upon the latter's decision, the
course will depend. 1t is
stated that the state department has
had its patience tried by the course of
events in Manchuria and that it now
a more radical step than
any which has heretofore marked the
between the powers on
his subject.
The proposed step contemplated is
oint action by Japan, England, and
he United States.
Preceding negotiations have been
by the inability of this gov