Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-04-15

for naval purposes. The court rules
 adversely to the government.
 Clinton, Iowa, April 13.-While temporarily insane, Frank Hirsch. of
 Erie, Illinois, ten miles east ot here,
 shot his wife on her way to church
 and then returned home and killed himself.
 Their little daughter startled the
 congregation by running into the
 church and telling of the tragedy.
 London, April l3.-Severe weather
 spoiled the Easter bank holiday yes
 terday. It was bitterly cold and snow falling in loads. Heavy snow storms
 prevailed throughout the north.
 Rome, April 13-The International Agricultural congress was inaugurated at the Capitol today, before King Victor. and Queen Helena. About thirteen hundred delegates are pres ent.
 Topeka, Kas-, April 13.-The state board of health has begun its investi- gation of the reported existence in Rice county of bubonic plague. A tramp hired to work with a section gang recently started disease which killed nine persons. The surround ing territory is in strict quarantine. Every case has proven fatal.
 Sutter Creek, Cal, April 13.-No- tices are posted this morning at the Gwin, Seila, Kennedy, Oneida, South Eureka and Central mines, declaring ] a strike for the recognition of the | miners union, and for an eight hour day and the right to board and trade l where the miners choose. The west ern federation is backing the strike. | A long contest is expected.
 Manila, April 13.-The warship Reina Christina, the flagship of Ad miral Montejo, which was sunk by Admiral Dewey, was fioated and beached yesterday. The skeletons of about eighty of her crew were found in her hull.
 Marseilles, April 13. President Lou bet arrived here today from Paris on his way to Algeria after receiving con- tinuous ovations along the route. A crowd estimated at three hundred thousand greeted the president. Six persons were injured in the disturb ance, caused by group of socialist agitators in the crowd, which was broken up by the police.
 Chicago, April l3. 3.-Detectives today raided four of the alleged Get Rich Quick concerns, and arrested three men on charge of conducting gambl- ing resorts.
 The concerns were the Chicago Crescent company, the Chicago Mail Order Union, the Star Distributors Union, and the Montana Mining. Loan and Investment company.
 Huntington, W. Va, April 13.- Vim. A. Smith, a noted confederate general, died here today from pneu- aged 73 years.
 Bristol, R. l., April 13.-The steel mast of the Reliance was successfully stepped today and work in the rig ging was gotten under way.
 The heavy mast forced the Reliance down in water several inches forward, giving her more even trim. It is thought that the work will be com pleted within a week.
 St. Louis, April l3.-John Scueht- tier, former member of the house of delegates combine, indicted for brib- sry in connection with the suburban railway poodle bill, was sentenced by Judge Douglas today to serve four years in the penitentiary.
 Galveston, Texas, April 13.-The Southern Pacific steamer Fl Rio ran down and sunk the schooner Margaret L. Ward. twenty eight miles east of bar today. Two children of Capt McKowD, of the schooner, and one man were lost.
 New York, April l4.-A murder was i discovered early today by the finding 2 of the body of a man, apparently an I Italian, in barrel in East Eleventh f street near the docks. The mans , throat was cut from ear to ear. The . body was warm when found and the 1 work of ferreting out the supposed ,rime was begun at once by the de- ectives.
 St. Paul. Minn., April 14.-Today