Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-30

Equal damage was suffered also in
 south Chicago. Nearly very house in !, Burnsides was damaged by the storm
 but no one was killed.
 The damage to Dauphin Park is
 estimated at s15, 900.
 Ft. Smith, Ark, March 25.-Passen-
 gers on a belated train on the Arkan- sa5 Central railroad report a destruct-
 i've tornado in a strip of country near spring Hill, Arkansas, and several persons are reported injured, but none killed. Passengers say that as far as the eye could reach the destruction appeared to be complete. Not a tree was left standing and the houses were all razed.
 Souel, March 25.-In order to pro- vide for the requirements of the army occupation the Japanese authorities have decided to extend the fishery concessions to the Korean provinces of Hwang Hai, Chyung ChyoDg, and Ping Yang.
 Panama, March 25.-Panama's sec- ond battalion of troops on the isthmus has disbanded, leaving only one bat taliOn now under colors. The vessels forming the Panama navy are offered l for sale. Trinidad, Colo, March 25.-Major Hill the military commander has given instructions for the cOnfscation of all fire arms in Las Animas county and house to house raids have begun. All houses in SOphrio and Segundo are to 1 be visited by troops and all fire arms found are to be seized. Trinidad will | be investigated also. Major Hill has given orders that no one be permitted | on the streets, after nine p. m. with out 8 military pass, and all persons leaving the city must have passports
 New York, March 9 General Arias, the insurgent leader of San Domingo, who gave the firing order, resulting in the death of Machinist | Johnson, of the American gun boat Yankee, was recently captured by | government troops. He was court martialed, convicted and immediately shot.
 Detroit, Mich. March 26.-The tenn perature today is several degrees be- low freezing. It is believed that this will check the rise in the rivers and will relieve the food condition which in many places is quite serious.
 Grand Rapids, Mich, March 26.- The west side of Grand Rapids with 25O0 residents is surrounded with wa ter today and the occupants are using boats to get to places of safety and to carry on their business. The river continues to rise. The water is rush. ing through many of the streets five feet deep.
 Indianapolis, March 29.-All the rivers of southern Indiana are pour ing their floods into the Ohio river forcing that stream out its banks. The White river is getting into the coal mines around Petersburg, and is causing heavy loss.
 The only danger to points north of Indianapolis now is at Lafayette, whence the water from the Wabash is undermining the high river embark ment.
 At Evansville the river is one foot above the danger line and is still ris- ing.
 The Iowlands, above, and below the city are under water.
 At Hazelton, the White river is at the highest point known.
 New Haven, March 29. The appeal of William Jennings Bryan from the decision of Probate Judge Cleveland in relation to the will of the late Philo s. Bennett, of which Bryan is the ex- ecutor was heard in the superior court here today. MT. Bryan was present in court during the hearing.
 Grand Rapids. Mich, March D. The suffering of the flood victims will now be aggravated by the failure of the gas supply, as a result of flooding the gas mains leading to the west side district.
 Saginaw, March 29.-The Saginaw river is somewhat higher than it was yesterday and is still rising, conse- quently it is infiietiDg more loss on the merchants and factory owners. Reports from down the river tell of much suffering and exposure.
 East St. Louis, March 29. Burglars entered the boarding house of Mrs. { Johanna Benson last night and stole wallet containing s2OO from under Mrs. Benson's pillow without awaken ing her. Mrs. Benson is 70 years of age, and the money represented her i savings for some time. The thieves through a transom and also , ransacked all of the lower floors of the I house.
 During the night six other houses were entered but nothing of couse- | |