Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-12-28

over $50, 900 Christmas trees have been
sold in this city in the past ten days.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 24-The abeli-
ton of the passport system for she
present will only apply to Russians,
and not to foreigners, although it is
the intention at the end of the war to
abolish the system governing foreign
ers. The new passport system in Ras-
sian will work a complete revolution
not only in removing every individual
in the empire from constant surveil-
lance by the police, but in many otter
ways. by increasing personal freedom.
1t is impossible under the present sys-
tenn for the peasant to leave the com
munity without an endorsed passport,
or for a divorced wife to laeve the
husband g roof without his permission.
The present passport system creates
more annoyance than the actual re-
strictions of the legitimate tourist.
No hotel or lodging house in the en-
pire is permitted to receive a guest
over night without his submitting his
passport to the police.
Paris, Dec. 24-The crisis in Nor
rocco is assuming a warlike aspect,
leading the government to consider all
eventutalities, including the possibil
ity and even the probability of the &c
cupation of a chain of six or seven of
the most important ports, and giving
to France the control of the Morocco
customs and communication with the
outer world. This will not be def
nitely determined until the Sultan
responds to the French demands for
redress. The occupation of the ports
is considered more effective than
naval demonstration. France is able
to send a military expedition from
Algeria. The French troops in Algsr-
ia number fifty th )usand and they can
be easily increased to eighty thou saad,
whereas the sultan's army does cot
exceed three thousand men.
Colorado, Springs, Dec. PAN an
tirely new clew and one that locks
promising to Chief of Police Reynolds
has developed as a result of the den
tistry work as telegraphed over .he
country by the associated press of 5he !
dead woman found on Cutler meun |
tain. This clew comes from Syracuse, |
n. Y where it is learned girl named |
Kemter is missing. She came to Colo |
RADIO Springs a year ago, and in Octo-
Der check was sent to her of which |
she acknowledged the receipt. Since
then nothing has been heard of Ter |
and her family believe she is the vic
tim of the Cutler mountain murder.
Los Angeles, Dec. Baldwia's
airsbip, California Arrow, failed to
repeat its splendid performance of
yesterday in its trial today. Six min
utes after the start was made and
while the ship was about five hun
dred feet above the earth the gasoline
motor suddenly ceased to work. The
propeller stopped and the airship
drifted helplessly before the wind.
in bringing it safely to the ground
near the Salt Lake railroad station,
about two miles from the starting
point. Here, after repairing the
motor, he assembled and started on
the return trip. For few minutes
the ship proceeded steadily, but again
the motor failed and the ship was car
ried before the wind. 1t drifsed
nearly eight. miles Eefore Knabenskue
brought it to the ground in a small
on the Huntington ranch, two
miles east of the city limits. He will
try to fly back tomorrow morning.
New York, Dec. 26-Sheriff Barry,
of Cleveland, reached New York this {
afternoon from Albany and went to &
the Hoffman House where he will re-
main until the arrival of the steamship
Pretoria with DR.. Leroy Chadwick
abroad. Barry was not disconnected
over his ability to secure the eXtIadi 4
ton papers from Gov. Odell, which 9
would permit him to take DR.. Chad
wick to Ohio.
Mukden, Dec. 26-Volunteers who
crossed the Shakhe river on Friday
surprised force of the enemy, killing d
about one hundred men and taking O
fifteen prisoners. The Russian losses f
we're trihing. O
Portland Ore, Dec. Ex-senator q
and possibly Congressman f
hermann will have their much desired g
opportunity of going before the U. s.
yrand jury and explaining away any
charges that may have been made
Igainst them concerning the land d
.ases tomorrow afternoon.
Halifax, n. S., Dec. ga portion !,
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