Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1903-02-04


 ciated Press is somewhat eurtailed to-
 day owing to the wires being down.
 The advice sent by the Associated Press reads: ''No wire east today on account of storm. Report uncertain. e
 London. Feb. 2-King Edward and Queen Alexandra were to have left on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire this afternoon but their departure was postponed on account of the King who is suffering from feverish cold. It is not expected that it will be serious.
 New Albany, Ind, Jan. 28.-Mrs. Mary Cline, widow of Frederick Cline. the largest woman in Indiana. died today at her home in Corydon. She was 70 years old, weighed 45O pounds, and was 1-2 feet tall. There is not a coffin in stock here of suffi- cient size to hold the body. Death was due to a cancer.
 Washington, Jan. 30.-The senate committee on foreign relations today authorized favorable report on the Alaskan boundary treaty and the ex tension of time for the ratification of the Cuban reciprocity treaty, but failed for lack of time to reach a de- cisiOn on the Panama canal treaty. Honolulu. Jan. S2.-The shortage of Charles ". Clark, who was arrested last night on a charge of embedding money from the department of public works is now said to be over S4,OOO. Clark claims to have paid the greater part of the money to ex-Chief Clerk B. H. Wright. but the latter denies that he received it.
 Philadelphia, Jan. 29.-The Phila- delphia and Reading Coal and Iron company had all its active collieries in operation today. The output now averages from 1900 to HOO tons daily. The officials of the company predict that a break in the present high prices, asked by independent opera tors, is bound to come soon.
 New York. Jan. 2S.-A crank, armed with heavy iron bar, tried to force his way into Mayor Lowe's office this afternoon. He shouted that he had been sent by the kaiser to kill the mayor. Policemen fought him until they overpowered him. In his pocket was found big knife. The mayor was not in his office at the time
 Berlin, Jan. 2S.-There are persis- tent rumors at court and in financial circles that the kaiser is after the London Times. He wants a personal organ in Great Britain, and the Times being. it is alleged; iu bad financial way owing to the increasing popular ity of the American style of journal ism, his majesty is said to have made a bid for it.
 Washington, Feb. 2--M. Jusserand, the new French ambassador. who ar rived in Washington on Saturday .nsght, called at the state department today. The ambassador speaks Eng fish perfectly and fluently. He had a half hours conversation with Secre- tary Hay. He will probably be pre- sented at the white house the middle of this week.
 Paris, Jan. 2S.-The Belgium charge de affaires at Caracas has informed his diplomatic and official colleagues that Belgium will undertake the ad- ministratiOn of Venezuelan customs on behalf of the allies and other for eign claimants, thus relieving the United States and other interested parties from the responsibility and embarrassment of administering a set clement.
 Jamestown, Cal. Jan. 2S. This town was cut off from all cOmmunica- tion with the outside world yesterday. The section was visited by a food of two feet of water pouring through the main street and flooding many of tho business houses. Traffic was aban- dOned and the mail train from San Francisco due yesterday was stalled by washouts between this plaeee and Chinese Camp.
 Washington, Jan. 3O.-No answer has yet come from the allied powers to Bowen's last proposition. The British ambassador has sent a cable gram to his government stating what may be expected in the event the allies refuse to accept the proposal. There is reason to believe that France has sounded this government to learn how much in common there is in in terest between the two republics in Venezuela.
 Nordhausen, Prusssian Saxony, Jan. 2s.-Prince WOlfang Zu StOlberg who was found dead early yesterday morn ing in park adjoining his castle probably committed suicide. His father lay dead in castle Stolberg and the son started to drive from his cas- tie to spend the night with his fathers body. The prince took a hunting rifle with him. While in the park he stopped the carriage went into the forest where he was later found dead with a wound in his head.
 Fort Wayne, Ind. Jan. 29.-Four men were killed, and four others in- jured, one fatally, in an explosion which wrecked a large section of the Eckert Packing company's plant here this morning. The explosion occurred a half hour after the operations began for the day. It is believed to have been due to the accumulation of nat ural gas in a cellar beneath the fac tory. Fire followed the explosion. Few of the score or more of employees escaped injury.
 Liverpool Jan 29-The British steamer Brunswick arrived here today. and landed five survivors of the British bark Varonica. Captain Shaw, from Snip Island. to Moutevideo, who were picked up at sea. The men re- ported that the Veronica was burned at sea on December 2O. The police have detained four of them on suspi- elan of having mutinied and murdered