Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

The bankers at Omaha Jared so dis
astrously in the Bsrtley bond case
that it is said they viii never go on
the bond of another state treasurer.
!, HUANCHANG via Mukden, Jan. 9.
News of the fall OF Port Arthur was
received here, first unotficialIy, from
the japanese, who let loose numerous
paper kites bearing letters and tri-
umphal inscriptions. These kites
we're picked mp by Russian soldiers
long before the telegraph gave them
the news. The army received the an
nouncement doggedly, regret being
expressed that the Russian troops have
been unable to relieve the garrison,
but confidence was felt that ultimately
the Russians would be able to push
back the Japanese and reach the fort
ress from the north. The Russian ar
tillery is steadily pounding a section
Of the japanese lire west of Sinehinpu
and about villages of Bantoshan end
Sinlingun. The japanese are using
balloons and searchlights in efforts to
locate the Russian batteries, which
have been causing them great annoy
aHce. In the past two days the Jap
anese have made two unsuccessful
attempts TO break through the Rus
sian advance lines. The weather has
been warm and spring like for several
days
LONDON, Jan. 9.-The Daily Tele-
graph CORES pondent at Chefoo reports
that the japanese consul there has re-
ceived news of a disastrous mine ex-
plosion at Port Arthur. The same
correspondent asserts that the largest
portion of the army has been sent
north to Lilo Yang.
ST PETERSBURG. Jan. 9.-M.
Witte as the interior minister and
Sviatopolk Mirkys successor, and
holding a position in the councils of
the Emperor Nicholas approaching
that of Gen. MeliAoffs during the try
ing nihilist days of Alexander II, may
be one f'the startling results of the
contest now waging over the question
of interior reforms. The popular idea
! has been that the interior minister and
Witte were acting in harmony, but it
can be stated as exactly opposite. It
is fact that Sviatopolk Mirkys has
confded in friends his desire to re-
tire.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-The house
adopted the senate resolution provid-
ing among other things, for holding
the inaugural ball in pension building.
Speaker Cannon and several other re-
publican leaders declared them sevIes
opposed to the idea of employing the
pension building for the purpose of
the inaugural ball. Majority and
minority reports on pension bill were
reported to the house today. The house
then went into committee of the whole
in consideration of District of Column
bia matters
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. O.
Elaborate exercises were conducted by
the electoral college today. The in
PRODUCTION of the first batch of bills
in both houses. and incidents attend
ing the last day OF the campaign for
the United States senatorship before
casting the official ballot, made the
day the most eventful thus far in the
present session of the legislature
Considerable business was transacted
by both the senate and the assembly,
the prlcnipaI business being the recep-
ton and reference of new bills. There
we're signs of unusual activity tonight
about the headquarters of the various
aspirants for the senatorship.
Flint supporters enlivened matters
by appearing at their headquarters
cheering for their candidate. George
Knight has received a ] tier from Sen
ator Perkins in reply to telegram
asking Perkins expression Of the atti-
tude toward him. The letter shows
that Perkins is taking no hand in the
tight, although expressing strong
friendship Tor knight. Balloting for
Senator begins at noon tomorrow.
BOSTON, Jan. Chairman George
B.. Cortelyou, of the national republic
can committee, sailed today for Eu-
rope to be abroad two months.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Justice
Wright, of the court of claims has
handed down a decision in the case OF
the railway postal clerks against the
United States in which he holds that
the act of congress making appropria-
tions for the postal service does not
provide for the payment of the board
and lodging of snch clerks when ab-
sent from their homes on duty.
LETTER LIST.
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