Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-22
is unusual in treaty making.

new bill for the committee and intro
duce it to the senate, which was done
today. This committee had been sit
ting for several weeks, having before
it the Mann bill as originally reported
to the house and the amendments re-
ported on February LIST. The Mann
bill provides specifically for the re-
peal of that part of the canal act auth
orizing the appointment of an Isthmi-
an canal commission and fixing its
duties and powers. This section is
eliminated from the senate bill aud
entire question is covered in the first
section. which extends the present
canal act. The bill introduced by
Kittredge follows out practically all
the remaining features of the Mann
bill. One important change is in the
section which extends the authority
until the end of the next regular SEES
sion of congress, while the Mann bill
provided for an extension until the
end OF the next congress.
NEW YORK, Feb. I6.-James W.
Alexander and James II. Hide were re
elected president and first vice presi-
dent, respectively of the Equitable
Life Insurance society at an ljou1ned
meeting of the directors today. All
other offices whose terms had not ex-
pired, were reelected. A resolution
was adopted recommending that the
policy holders be given the right to
vote for directors and a committee
which includes President Alexander
and Vice President Hide was appoint
ed to carry out this step which is
practically a policy OF naturalization
advocated by Alexander. This result
was reached after protracted session,
which was marked at times by consid-
cradle feeling. The solution of the
society's troubles is largely due, 1t is
understood, to conciliatory methods
employed by Senator Depew and Jacob
Schif.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 16-The
trial of the divorce case of WE. Cody
began in the district court today.
Mrs. John Boyer testified to the effect
that Mrs. Cody had administered to
her husband on several occasions a
medicine known as "dragon s blood"
secured from a gypsy. The said drug
would bring Col. Cody under her in
fiuence IN order to secure valuable
deeds and other papers from him.
MUKDEN, Feb. 6.-Seventeen
Chinese we're arrested charged with
being japanese spies. Documents
found show they were trained in
school established by japanese to
qualify them as spies. Court martial
to follow.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The Daily
Telegraph's Shanghi correspondent re-
ports that Gen. Stakelberg and three
infantry colonies have been wounded
in fighting on the Hun river.
MANCHURIA, General Okus' Head
quarters, + eb. 16.-A group of Rus
sian cavalry has apparently again be
gun activity on the japanese left. De
tails regarding the strength and move
ment of the cavalry has not as yet
been obtained, yet the utter failure of
the last raid induces the belief that
little is to be feare from the present
attempt On the front of the line alb
solute quite has prevailed for several
days. The weather is rapidly modera-
ting and the snow has practically
gone.
TOPEKA, Hans, Feb. 16-To sue
eessfully fight the trusts within its
borders a constitutional convention
may be called to broaden the powers
of the Kansas legislature, bill strik
ing at trusts and particularly those
dealing in oil, having met with so
many objections on constitutional
grounds that sentiment in favor of a
new constitution meeting the situation
has sprung up. To this end resolutions
submitting the question of calling a
constitutional convention to a vote of
the people in 1906 has been prepared
and will, it is said be presented in
the senate shortly.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-Jay
Cooke. whose name as a financier is
world wide, died tonight at the home
of his son in law, Charles Barney, at
Ogontz, suburb of this city, aged
eighty three.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lin order
to facilitate action at this session of
congress on the statehood, bill the
house, today passed a resolution send
ing that measure, as amended by the
senate. directly into conference, with
out offering any opportunity for de-
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