Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-03-01

vision in the bill.
The opposition was led by Sulzer Of
New York, and was supported by vii.
/ liams, of Mississippi, both of whom de.
nounced the expenditure as a public
scandal and in the interest of the
Standard Oil company which, it is al
legged was behind the national city
bank, the purchaser of the building
from the government. The action of
striking out the provision was on a
strict party vote.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 24.-The con-
dition of State Senator Emmons, late
tonight is very critical, but without
any radical change from that of this
afternoon.
CHICAGO, Feb. %. -Independeut
crude oil producers and refiners from
Kansas, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana
joined in the formation here today of
an organization for defense against the
alleged graduating pressure of the
Standard Oil company. The new or
ganiZation will be known as the Ma
tional Crude Oil Producers associa-
tion. One chief object is to prevent
discrimination in freight rates. A
resolution was adopted sympathizing
with the oil men of Kansas and en-
dorsing the stand taken by the legis-
lature of that state.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-The decision
in the controversy between Great Brit
ain and Russia arising from the firing
on the Game Cock fishing feet on the
night of October 2122, 1904, by the
Russian second Pacific squadron, COM
manded by Admiral Roiestvenksy was
officially announced today by the ma
tional commission of inquiry which
sat in Paris to investigate the affair.
Rear Admiral Charles Davis, the
American representative on the com
mission is Of the opinion that the
general result of the commission is
favorable to Great Britain. He thinks
the decision will have salutary effect
in the interest of the general princi-
Piles of arbitration. The general i'm
preston among those who heard the
reading of the decision was that it
Great Britain's contention
that there were no torpedo boats in
that vicinity and that Admiral Rojest-
vensky was not justified in firing,
having been approved, and that of
Russia, that Rojestvensky acted &C
cording to his belief, even though
and that his action did not
reflect upon his military valor or SEN
timents of humanity, likewise having
been agreed to.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 25.-Gen-
eIal Sakharoff in dispatch today re-
ported that when the japanese attacked
and captured Beresnef Hill on Febru-
iry 9th, after severe fighting, they !
we're in superior force and advanced |
literally over the dead bodies of their |
OWN men. The Japanese loss was
very heavy, the dead lying in heaps. |
The Russian losses have not been as
NEW CHWANG, Feb. 25.-Scouts
report that the Russian raiders, which |
started from Sufangtai con-
sisted of four squadroDs of cossacks
and were commanded by a colonel. |
They LIST one officer and a number of |
men in the engagement at Hunghutzu. |
The Russians seemed disheartened and |
anxious to avoid fight.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Edward F.
Dunno, judge of the circuit court, |
vas unanim ously nominated by the
lemocratic city convention today, rs
candidate for mayor of Chicago. The
party platform favors municipal own
,rship and operation of street car
ines, gas plants, electric light plants
md telephone system.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. pa
ire swept the entire southern portion
If this city today, causing losses which
ire variously estimated from 81, 600, 600
o g, 600, 600 and three deaths. Three
.harred corpses have been found in the
'uins, but their identity have not
,een established.
The fire started at 30 and burned
i've hours, and over an area of one
quare mile. The fire swept area in.
ludes every house on Chapel street,
II on Market street from Central ave-
Tue and West Orange street to Grand
Avenue and a portion of Oak street.
The buildings destroyed include the
irand Central hotel, the Lee House,
he Moody hotel, Colum bia hotel, the
ounty court house, Jail, first Metho-
ist church, Jewish synagogue and
wenty five residences and stores. The
re started in the Grand Central ho-
Ell, but the origin is uncertain.
TOPEKA, Feb. 25.-Gov. Hoch, |