Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-04-29

for an hour he shot and killed hin
self. He was formerly an inmate G
an insane asylum.
Paris, April 22.-Alfred Dreyfu
has submitted to Minister of Wa
Andre, lengthy letter, in which b
asks for the reopening Of his case b
means of an investigation by the min
lister as the supreme head of militar.
Justice. His letter promises to csus
tremendous agitation among the va
rious elements of the political group
for and against Dreyfus.
st. Paul, Mimi, April 22.-Thoma
Cooper, general manager Of the North
ern Pacific railroad has completed
sttlement with the trainmen of tina
system. The new wage schedule anC
the abandonment of double header
will go into effect Immediately.
Washington, April 22.-Right Rev
Mgr. ]. O'Connell, was installed to
day as rector of the Catholic Univers
ity of America in succession to RighI
Rev. Thomas j. Conaty.
The latter has been recently ap.
pointed bishop of Los Angeles tc
which place he will go in May.
London, April 23.-The war Office
today received word from Brig. Gen.
Manning, in command of the British
forces in Somaliland District, dated
twenty miles westward Of Galadi,
April Is, reporting a severe defeat in
an engagement with the Somales. A
detachment from Col. Cobbes flying
column, was sent out, under Col.
Plunkett, to reconnoitre to the west
ward of Gumberru and were attacked
by strong force of the enemy's
mounted troops and infantry.
Plunkett held the natives at bay
until he exhausted his ammunition,
when he formed square and charged
with bayonets.
The enemy overwhelmed the square
and annihilated the party with the ex-
ception of thirty seven. The list Of
killed and missing includes Col. P.
Plunkett. Several officers Of the
Kings African rifles, Capt. Whey, of
the Second Sinks, Capt. Sims, of the
India medical staff, two white privates
and one hundred and seventy two men
of the second Sinks and African rifles
were killed, or a total of two hundred
and twenty men.
Washington, April D. Assem- bled
today at the Catholic university, is
one of the largest bodies of dignitaries
of the Catholic church that has ever
assembled in America. At 10 o'clock
this morning the annual meeting of
arch bishops convened in Mcmahon
hall. The deliberations Of the day
were presided over by Cardinal Glib
bons. The archbishops had under
consideration many questions affect
ing the Catholic church in America.
Minneapolis, Mimi, April 23.-It Is
believed that eleven persons lost their
life as the result of an explosion
which occurred at the plant of the
Northwestern Star Oil company short
Iy after noon today. The ruins are
still too hot for search.
The entire Office force was appar-
emily killed. Six persons we're injur-
ed
Detroit, April 23.-James C. Carter,
of New York, was elected honorary
president and Charles j. Bonaparte,
of Baltimore, was elected president of
the National Municipal league at the
second session of the annual meeting
of that body here today.
A full list of officers we're elected
for the ensuing year. After the cleo
ton a paper on 1.-The Municipal Sit
uation in the Philippines" was read
by DIR. Paul S. Reinsch Of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
Springfield, lis, April 23.-Wild
arose today in the house of
over the municipal
bills. Adherents Of the
bill became indignant at
Speaker Miller for ruling in favor of
the Lindley bill, and attempted to
pull the speaker from his chair. The
speaker raised his voice above the
and declared the house ad-
journed. Thereupon Representative
Murray, Mueller bill man, called
for an election of a speaker pro tenn.
Charles Allen was elected but had
difficulty in forcing his way to the
speakers chair. The aisles were so
crowded with the excited mob that it
was impossible to transact any bust
ness. The scene was one of great con-
fusion.
st. Louis, April 23.-A special from
Bloomington, Ills, to the Post Dis
patch, from a staff correspondent on
board a train from Chicago says:
Lieut.. Governor John A. Lee, who
has been fugitive from st. Louis is
speeding towards st. Louis today. He
is coming back to tell what he knows
about the distribution of Doodle in
with the anti-alum legisla-
ton. He left Chicago this morning
and is due to arrive in st. Louis to-
night.
Vienna, April 24.-Dispatches from
Sofia announce that band Of Mace
domains recently surrounded and
forty Bashi Bazouks and
fifteen gendarnes, out Of revenge for
the murder of their leader.
Mahoney City, Pa, April 24.-Pur-
suant to action taken at mass meet
ing held here yesterday, ten thousand
miners returned to work again in this
district today, waving Saturdays
short day, and pending sttlement by
the board of Cancellation.
Berlin, April 24.-Governments of
Prussia and the Grand Duchy of
have decided to expel
all Mormon missionaries, of whom
there are about one hundred and forty
five in Germany and ninety in Prus-
STA, on the ground that they are prop
agating a form of religious belief in
with the laws of the state
and the public morals. The mission
aries are all Americans.