Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-03-25
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Photographic Sparks.
 Philadelphia, March 20.-A cable gram from Florence. Italy, announces the death today of Charles Godfrey Leland, the author and journalist.
 Chanti, 1. T., March 1S.-Five boys, playing on raft today, were drowned by the capsizing of the craft. The ages of the boys ranged from five to niue years.
 Chicago, March S.-Navigation opened on Lakes Michigan and Erie today by the departure of the first steamers from Chicago and Detroit for Lake points.
 New Orleans, March 23.-With all the Louisiana levees on the main stream holding, the river continues to rise slowly here. The temporary le- wees remain sound.
 South Bridge, Miss, March pa Mrs. Louise Burke today killed her four children with an axe at her home in Fishedale. She then killed herself | by cutting her throat. It is thought the woman was insane.
 St. Louis, Mo, March 20.-Coun- sel for the defense continued their ar gument this morning in the Northern Securities case. It is thought prob able that the argument in the case will be finished today.
 | Pittsburg, Pa, March 23.-The Am erican Bridge company has not yet re- sumed work on the Wabash bridge. | The strikers have established head quarters near the house boat where the company is quartering its non union men.
 Pepperill, Mass, March 19.-A fire which started early this morning in the big shoe factory of M. G. Griffin, at East Pepperill. destroyed the fac tory and a score of other buildings. The loss is estimated at three hundred thousand dollars.
 Washington, March 1S.-Judge Gray and Carroll D. Wright, president and recorder respectively of the anthracite coal strike commission, today handed to President Roosevelt the report of | the commission. It is sad that the report will be made public on Satur- day.
 San Francisco, March 23.-A trag- edy in low life was enacted in Bar bary coast dive this morning when Wm. Schmidt, bed maker, shot and killed Charles Johnson, cook, in a quarrel over a woman. The murder was committed in saloon on Jackson street.
 Trenton, NJ. March 21.-The Steel and Iron corporation of Mexico with a capital of one million six hundred thousand was incorporated here today.
 The objects of the company is to manufacture iron and steel and to ac- uuire the Campania and Industrialia of Mexico.
 Washington. March 20.-The presi- dent today re-appointed Dr. Wm. D.. Crum. colored, to be collector of GUS toms at Charleston, $. O., and Wm. M. Bynnes U. s. district attorney for i Delaware. Both nominations failed of confirmation at the recent session of the senate.
 San Domingo, March 23.-The revo- lutionists have attacked and captured one of the forts defending this city.
 Many men were killed on both sides. The fighting continues. Pres ident Velasquez is absent in the in terior of the country. The garrison of Fort San Carlos has declared in fa- vor of the revolutionists.
 Philipsdale, R. l., March 20-Three women were instantly killed and a fourth fatally injured, while walking from Pawtucket to this place on the tracks of New Hampshire and Hart ford railroad today. The victims in trying to avoid train were struck by an engine on another track.
 South Bend, Ind, March 23.-Clem- ent Stakeholder, Jr., president of the South Bend Watch company, pressed the button this morning that started the million dollar watch factory which will employ fifteen hundred watchmakers and will manufacture twelve hundred watches day.
 Manila, March 23.-The town oi Suriago in the northeastern part oi the island of Mindanoa, was captured yesterday by the ladrones. Constab, ulary Inspector Clark was killed with several others. A detachment of thirty men from the tenth cavalry is hurrying from Hogan on a transport with orders to recapture Suriago.
 London, March 1S.-The heaviest snow tall of the present winter is re ported in all parts of England today. Rain and hail fell elsewhere through out the United Kingdom accompanied by heavy gales, causing floods and great damage. Many places are en- tirely cut off from communication.
 Washington, March 1S.-WIthout the change of a letter or a punctua- tion mark, the senate late last evening voted to raiify the treaty with the re- public of Columbia for the construc- ton of the isthmian canal. The vote for ratification was seventy three in the affirmative to five in the negative,