Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-27
Geographic Sparks.

Paris, Jan. 2l.-It is learned in Off
cial quarters that the international
peace commission, with headquarters
at Berne, Switzerland, and which is
an adjunct to the Hague arbitration
tribunal, has sent a circular note to
all the powers, asking the adoption of
some means to secure settlement of
the Russo-Japanese controversy. The
note has received serious attention by
some governments, including, it is
understood, that at Washington.
Pittsburg, Jan. 21.-Preparations are
being made to break up the rivers
here as a flood, tomorrow, will result
from the weather. There have been
heavy rains for the past twenty four
hours. The indications are that both
the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
will break up. Both rivers coming
out at the same time will endanger
millions of dollars of floating prop
erty.
Seoul, Jan. 21.-This city is quiet
at present. Seven out of ten ministers
of the Corean cabinet have resigned,
and four new ones have been appoint
ed. They are all neutral as regards
the revival of the progressive indie
pendence clause, which the govern
ment opposes. A serious insurrection
is threatened in the southern prov
inces because of official oppression.
Marion, Ind, Jan. 2l..-Three per-
sons we're burned to death, two Others
fatally hurt, and ten badly Injured by
a gas explosion which wrecked the
Seitz hotel here today. The dead are:
Chas. Bethel, proprietor of the hotel,
and his wife, and Jas. Devlin, pro-
prietor of the cafe.
New York, Jan. de. A. Early,
banker, who says that some mystic in
fluence is at work on him, through the
agency of his stomach, bidding him
to kill the president, was committed
to Bellevue hospital this morning for
examination as to his sanity.
st. Petersburg, Jan. q. "A dispatch
from VIadivostock say: "News just
received here from Japan has dispell
ed all fears of war. Peace is appar-
emily assured for a long time to
come" The nature of the news ON
which this opinion is based was not
disclosed.
London, Jan. 2l.-The Westminster
Gazette voices official and general in
formation ON the far eastern crisis by
saying: ave believe the chances of
peace at this moment is more favor
able than for some weeks past
The associated press learns that
Lord Lansdowne, who has been con-
sistently pessimistic, yesterday, ex-
pressed the belief that war will be
averted. His opinion is based on the
conditions that Russia is willing to
concede practically all of Japan's de-
mands, but that she cannot see her
way to make treaty with Japan, rec
ognizing Chinese sovereignty in Man
churia.
Discussing this, however, Baron
Hayashi, the japanese minister to
Great Britain, maintains a pessimistic
view still. He declared today that
the japanese would rather fight than
to forego an actual treaty admission
by Russia of China's sovereignty over
Manchuria.
Diplomats here agree that the dis
pute is not likely to be settled with
out another depressing period, which
is expected to occur when the war
party of Japan raises its Inevitable
objection, after the receipt of the
pending Russian reply, to any settle
ment, except by recourse to arms.
Paola, Kan, Jan. 21.-Charles Cor
ney, aged %, of st. Paul, Mimi, and
Tom Rogers, aged 30, of Butte, Mont.
we're surrounded aud captured by