Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-04-20
Sherman Richards, a depOsed curat'

: Sherman Richards, deposed curate.
Manila, April 15.-Capt. David
Wheeler and Corporal Percy Heyvelt
of the 22d infantry, while reoOnnoiter-
ing the Moro works along the Taraca
river in Lake Lanao district, island
of Mindanao on April IL, we're attack
ed and stabbed in the abdomen. Cap
tain Wheeler died April - and Hey
Welt Is fatally wounded.
Paris, April ia cable report re-
eeived by the forign Office here avs
that the imperial palace at Seoul,
Korea, was completely destroyed by
fire last night There was no loss of
life. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
Evansville, Ind, April 15.-After
enjoying twenty years of liberty,
william Gallager today confessed to
killing an escaped convict from the
Columbus, Ohio, penitenitary, where
he was sentenced to serve fifteen years
for forging paper by which he Sc
cured s13, 600. Gallager is a glass
blower and has been employed for
several months. He was arrested for
drunkenness, and when told that lie
was wanted elsewhere, broke down and
made full confession.
st. Petersburg, April l6.-No fur
Their details have been received of yes
terday's bombardment of Port Arthur
except that it was practically without
result so far as injury to the ships or
Notifications are concerned. The loss
of life was also insignificant. The
mystery of the sinking OF the PetTo
pavlovsk has not yet been cleared up.
That she touched a mine placed by
the japanese torpedo boats during the
night is not officially admitted, but
there is a growing disposition in un-
official quarters to accept this as the
true explanation.
New Haven. April IS. "A decision, \
denying in effect the application for
the removal of the Bryan executor of
the Bennett estate was rendered here
today by Judge Cleveland in the pro-
bate court. The application was
brought by counsel for Mrs. Bennett
on the ground that Bryan is acting
contrary to the interest of the estate. !
The decision sustained the demurrer
filed by Bryan's counsel. The matter
will 90 to the higher court of appeal.
Chicago, April 1S.-Peter Neider-
meier, the leader of the car barn ban
dts, who is condemned to die on the
gallows on Friday, made two desper-
te attempts at suicide today.
His condition is so precarious that
it is feared he may not survive. !
Should he still be alive next Friday /!
he will be carried to the gsllows and /
executed.
His first attempt was by swallowing /
seventy five or one hundred sulphur
match heads, and then tearing open a
vein of his forearm with lead pencil.
The second attempt was after his |
wound was dressed and closed by the |
county physician. UnnOticed be slip !
ped off the bandages, and with his |
finger nails tore away the thread and /
opened the wound again. He was dis I
covered by his attendants. His first
attempt was nearly successful and he
may not survive.
Albany, n. Y, April 1S.-The dem
ocratic state convention to elect dele
gates to the national democratic con-
vention and to nominate delegates at
large, and presidential electors, was
called to order this afternoon. The
crush before the doors in the hall was
tremendous. The police are all but
helpless. Hats we're smashed, clothing
torn, faces scratched and feet trampled
in the rush.
When order was finally secured,
former state Senator Geo. Raines, of
Monroe county, as introduced as the
chairman, and delivered a speech to
the convention.
The rumor has gained circulation
that Senator Hill, of the Parker
forces, has partially decided that be-
tween sessions of the convention they
would iOform Tammany people that
they would concede the choice of
Chas. F. Murphy as delegate at large
to the national convention. Secretary
Hill stated that two thirds of the con-
vention favor Judge Parker for the
presidential nomination.
New Orleans, April I9.-The quad
rennial state election is in progress in
Louisiana today. There are two
tickets in the field, the democratic
aud the lily white republicans. The
election resulted in tragedy at Con
ales, where Sam Moor, former sher-
if under the democrats, was leading
the lily white republicans and was in
stantly killed by Deputy Sheriff Ed
Smith.
EChicago, April 10 Count Physician
Mcnamara said today that Neider
meier the convicted bandit, will live
to die on the gallows next Friday.
Omaha, Neb, April 19.-Oue hun
dred and fifty families residing in the
bottoms of East Omaha, along the
Missouri river are in danger of having
their homes washed away tonight.
Only a narrow dixie, which has been
to three feet in width, is pre-
venting the waters of Florence lake
from sweeping over the settlement.
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