Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-01-18

defense in the Smoot investigation
today, declared there was tacit I'M
Outstanding in Utah that one senator
should be Mormon and one a Cen
tile. He said the Gentiles realized
that if the Mormons should unite they
could control and keep the Gentiles
off the ticket, and therefore the Gen
tiles were apprehensive until they
knew whether they we're to get the
Mormon support. The judge said it
was his opinion that too much impor-
lance was attached to the church as a
political factor, and that as a matter
of fact there was little interference.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The de-
bate on the Swayne impeachment case
in the mouse today was exhaustive.
The senate resolution fixing Wednes-
day, February 8th, as the time for
counting he electoral vote for presi-
dent and gice president vas adopted.
A resolution was agreed to providing
for the collection of additional cotton
statistics by the census bureau.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The SEN
ate today confirmed the nomination of
Vespasian Warner, of Illinois, to be-
come the commissioner of pensions.
WICHITA, Kas., Jan. l6.-One man
was killed, two seriously and eleven
more or less seriously injured as the
result of a wreck of the Santa Fe
train, north bound, near Derby, this
afternoon. The train was running
thirty miles an hour when the tender
left the track, dragging with it the en-
tire train.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. 10
The senate committee that has been
Investigating the charges that contri-
buttons to the republican fund of
S2l, 600, accredited to Chairman T. K.
Niedrenghaus of the republican state
committee, was contributed by st.
Louis brewers to influence legislation,
made partial report to the senate
today and asked further time for the
investigation. The report finds that
Niedringhaus did not contribute twen-
ty one thousand accorded to him. The
report is signed by the full commit
tee The house investigating commit
tee will make report tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-By vote
OF thirty to forty two the senate today
decided to consider the cross. town
street railway bill for Washington,
but the measure soon gave place to
the statehood bill. That measure was
discussed for three house by Senators
Simmons and Hepburn, both of whom
favored the elimination of Arizona
from the bill. This position of these
senators is now considered as practio-
ally disposing of the tenets of the
Hamilton bill. The Arizona delega-
ton in the city are accordingly jubi-
liant, and openly state they are more
confident than ever of defeating the
bill that is before the senate. The
Oklahoma lobby persist in their efforts
to support the measure believing that
if any action is taken to recommit the
bill statehood will be indefinitely
side tracked. 1t is currently reported
that New Mexico will be admitted as
separate state in the failure of the
Hamilton bill to pass as reported,
leaving Arizona as the sole remaining
territory of the union. Advocates of
the original bill say that that Measure
will prevail on final vote of admis-
sioI,
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Despite the
united efforts of greater portion OF
the department of Chicago, a fire
which broke out last night in the beei
storage department of the Schwarz-
child and Schulberger company s
plant at the stock yards, is still burn
ing tonight. During the day thirty
three firemen and helpers we're over
come by the smoke, heat and ammonia
gas. All men were rescued, however
and none will die from the effects
The loss of the packing company OF
the building and beef stored in the
building, is estimated at four hundred
thousand dollars The fire may con
tinue for several days yet.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. lett i.
announced by l. W. Hellman, jr., thai
the Wells Fargo Co.'S bank and the
Nevada National bank of San Francis
co will merge their capital and inter
ests under the corporate name of the
Wells Fargo Nevada National bank