Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-06

house of the Benedictines, whose in
situations in Prussia he had assisted.
Geographic Sparks.
Berlin, April ga dispatch from
st. Petersburg states that a squadron
of Turkish cavalry crossed the Rus
sian frontier, seventy versts from Sar;
Kamysh, in Trans-Caspian territor!
and showed an intention of advancing
The Russian frontier post gave thu
alarm to a regiment of Cossacks
which fred on the Turks killing on,
officer and six troopers. The Turks
retreated across the frontier.
Washington, April 29.-The STATE
department has received a dispatch
from Ambassador Mccormick, at St
Petersburg, to the effect that the
Russian minister of foreign affairs ha:
assured him that the published re.
ports of the convention between Rus.
STA and China, relating to Man
churia, are absolutely incorrect, and
that there is no foundation for the
report that Russia demands that
China refuse the requests of the other
powers for treaty ports and consul
ates in Manchuria. He has been as
sured that the Russian government
has no intention to exclude other
countries from the privileges now
enjoyed in Manchuria and that the
United States may be sure that moth
ing will be done to close the doors,
now open, and that American COM
MERGE and American capital are those
which Russia most desires to attract
to that section.
st. Louis, Mo, April 29.-Visitors,
official and unofficial, arrived here by
the tens of thousands today.
Passenger trains by the score rolled
into the union station and militiamen
and regulars, governors, and their
stats poured through the gates in a
never ending stream. Gov
ernor Odell, of New York, attended
by his staff, arrived early today, and
was followed by a squadron of cavalry
and a provisional regiment of militia
from New York.
Ex-President Cleveland, who will
be the guest of President Francis, is
late this afternoon.
st. Louis, April 29.-At the last
days session of the National and In
ternational Good Roads convention,
Hon. I. G. Harper, of Burlington,
Iowa, chairman of the committee on
presented a report to the
which was adopted.
The resolutions declare for good
roads and urge greater organization
for that purpose.
Chicago, April 29-More than one
thousand recruits joined the ranks of
the strikers at the Deering works of
the International Harvester company
today. The union confidently pre-
diets a shut down by May l.
st. Petersburg, April ga semi
official note on the subject of the Rus
sian policy towards Manchuria has
just been issued. Ii characterizes the
demands, ascribed to Russia in dis
patches from pending as being simply
"No change has occurred" says
the note, Sin the intentions of Russia
with reference to Manchuria.
Spokane, Wash, April pa priv
ate dispatch from Frank, northwest
territory, states that terrible explos-
ion occurred there this morning WHIP
ing out mine and killing one hun
dred people.
Frank is a few miles east of Fernie,
British Columbia, where a terrible
explosion occurred recently.
st. Louis. April 30.-A salute of 100
guns announced to the world, at
noon, today, the close of the first CEN
tury of an inland empire that Napo-
leon sold for a song.
Seldom in the official life of a great
democratic nation has the pomp and
of monarch been so over
Swallowed as at the dedication of the
exposition to commemo-
rate that event.
One of the most impressive military
spectacles of peaceful times swept
through the metropolis of the Louis
lana domain-a glittering display of
arms and the men at the
zenith of the republics power.
For the first time in the history of
the government, the entire diplomatic
corps left the capital on a special
train to travel into the heart of the
nation.
The presence of the president of the
United States, his cabinet, congress
and the supreme court. at the head
of the armed> column, symbolized a
government by the people and its ac-
Movements.
Estimates by the passenger depart
ments of twenty nine railways con-
verging at st. Louis, indicate the at
tendance at the dedication of 200. 0OO
to 300, 900 visitors mainly from points
in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas
an Oklahoma.
Three days will be crowded with in
cident. This is National Day when
the president dedicates the Worlds
Fair. international Day follows to-
morrow.
State Day, May ,, conclude the