Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-03-25
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 25. 1903.

mission. which was announced today. judging by the present prices of coal will receive an increase close to twenty per cent in their wages. It will be determined by the sliding scale estab. lished.
 New York, March 23.-One woman was killed at small fire caused by 8 lamp explosion in West Sixty-fifth street early today and one woman will probably lose her reason from excite ment.
 In attempting to escape Miss Elean- or Price fell from the roof down the air shaft.
 St. Louis, March 1S.-Hearing of arguments in the anti-merger case of the United States Government vs. the Northern Securities company began here this morning before Judges San born, Caldwell, Thayer, and Vande- vanter in the court of appeals. James M. Beck, associate attorney general, opened for the government.
 Lorain, Ohio, March 21.-The strike of workmen In the American Ship Building company's plant here, in volving about fifteen hundred men, which has inaugurated several weeks ago, has been settled by compro- mise.. An average increase of ten per cent has been granted. The company also recognizes the union.
 Washington, March 18.-Assistant Secretary Armstrong had a conference with the president today, regarding the appointment of Wm. Plimly to be assistant treasurer at New York. While no announcement was made it is understood that the information re- ceived by the government was such that Plimly will not be commissioned.
 Detroit, Mich, March 19.-A bar of gold, valued at 23,OOO, disappeared from an express car on the Wabash train which arrived at the Union sta tion here early last night and which left for Buffalo at midnight. A large force of detectives have been put on the case but as yet no clue has been found. It is supposed that the bar was taken while in transit between the train and station.
 Cripple Creek, Colo, March 19.- There is but little change in the sit uation here today except that two of the mines, employing two hundred men, have shut down.
 Many of the mines are working with reduced forces. No ore is being ship ped out of the district, except to smelters and to the Portland mill. Seven hundred men are now out in the district.
 Washington, March I9.-The senate today ratified the Cuban reciprocity treaty by vote of 90 to 16.
 The morning was given to speeches by Senators Foster and Berry in oppo- sition to the treaty.
 All the committee amendments to the treaty were adopted. One of the amendments adopted provides against any further reduction in sugar for five years.
 Jefferson City, Mo, March 20.- Armour. Cudahy, Swift, Hammond and Schwarzchilds and Sulzberger packing companies the five defendants in the custer proceedings brought by the attorney general of Missouri, against the alleged beef combine, were fined S5)00 each in the Missouri su- preme court today. They were also ordered to pay the costs in the case, which amount to s5O00 more. Thirty days are given to pay up.
 New Orleans, La, March 1S.-The fact that there has been no rise of any consequence here since Saturday and that the weather continues clear has enabled the authorities to materially improve the temporary levees in front of the city. The New Orleans levee board said today that the situation is full of hope and that there is no req son now tor local apprehension. All levees south of the red river continue to hold.
 New York, March 23.-The British cruiser Pallas has seized the VeneZue- Ian warship Restaurador on the ground that she is pirate, cables a cores pondent at Port of Spain, Trinidad.
 It is charged that since she was handed over to the Venezuelan au- thorities by the German commodore, the vessel has been siezing ships and cargoes on the high sees. The Res taurador was formerly the American yacht Atalanta, and was purchased from Jay Gould by Venezuela.
 London, March 20.-Colonial Sec retary Chamberlain today received the city of London's congratulations on his mission to South Africa in Guild hall, where Lord Mayor Samuel and the Corporation presented him with an address of welcome in the presence of large gathering of dis tinguished persons.
 Mir. and Mrs. Chamberlain received a remarkable welcome from the expect ant crowds.
 Honolulu, March I9.-(By Special Cable. )-Tbe house committee on public expenditures reports the dis covery of another embeZzlement in the board of public works, the amount aggregating s23OO.
 It charges Chas. Wilcox with hay ing received at least a portion of the money. It also charges Governor Dole with having attempted to cover up the matter after learning of the shortage.
 New York, March 1S.-The elephant Jingo, said to have been larger than Jumbo, died at sea on the steamer Georgia which arrived here from Liv- erpool today. Jingo was twenty two years old, twelve feet high. and weigh ed six tons. He was valued at fifty thousand dollars. For sixty hours preceding his death the mammoth beast trumpeted without ceasing. Twice he knocked down his keeper who attempted to treat him for his illness.