Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-02-01

by passersby. There are reports thai
hundreds have been killed in fighting
in suburban towns, but not substan
tiated. Nearly every shop is damaged,
and most of them plundered. The
mob is desperate and hungry women
tried to thrust the soldiers bayonets
aside to get into a bakery. The situa-
tion on the whole has not improved.
The rioters avoid an open conflict, but
seek every opportunity to wreak ven
geanee on the troops.
LONDON, Jan. 80. Reports of con-
tinued acts of hostility to Great Brit
ain and the citizens of this country in
Russia are causing much perplexity
and anxiety in official circles here.
At the foreign office there is an evil
dent apprehension of another popular
anti Russian outburst here.
Newspapers are unanimous in con-
donation of Russia and attribute all
the incidents to anti British senti-
ment.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30.-Presi
dent Roosevelt was the guest of honor
and the principal speaker tonight at
the 42d anniversary banquet of the
Union League. The president came
to this city over the Pennsylvania
road from Annapolis, where he attend
ed the exercises this afternoon Incl,
dent to the graduation of the senior
class of cadets. An immense tbrong
met the president at the railroad sta
ton and he received an ovation on the
way to the Union League At the
club house he passed through lines OF
cheering members to the reception
loom, where from 6:l5 to O'Clock be
stood and shook hands with several
hundred prominent people. When the
president arose to make his speech he
was greeted with long and continued
applause. Then the enthusiastic as
sembly stood and sang the Star Span.
gled Banner
WASHINGTON, Jan. pa bill
has been introduced in congress to in.
crease the pension of the mother OF
Captain Buckley O'Neill, who was
killed when charging San Juan Hill
in command of company of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Hi:
wife was left in good circumstances
and afterward married his brother,
Eugene Brady O'Neill, a leading man
in Arizona affairs. Buckley O'Neill' s
mother lives in Washington, being
supported by small penions which
she was awarded on the death of he1
husband, who fought all through the
Civil war, receiving many wounds and
disabilities.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The SEN
ate today agreed to vote ON the joint
statehood bill before the adjournment
on Tuesday, February 18th, and the
amendments to be considered on that
date under the ten minute rule. Sen
ator Teller spoke during the day il
opposition to the bill and several mi
nor bills were passed.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3O.-All mem
bers of the legislature are in state
of excitement tonight as a result OF
sensational charges of briberty made
against Senators Emmons and Kern,
Wright of Santa Clara, and Bunkers
and French, of San Francisco. 1t is
admitted that the scandal is the gray
est that has occurred in legislative
circles since the famous "Waste Bias
ket' episode of 1891. All the accused
men staunchly deny the allegations
that have been made against them. II
is openly rumored that warrants may
be issued for the arrest of these sena-
tors and the agent who is accused OF
passing the money.
PARIS, Jan. 30.-The police early
today discovered supposed bomb in
front of the house of Prince Tronbet-
skoy, an attache of the Russian en-
hassy here Attached to the bomb was
tube containing a lighted fuse. The
policeman extinguished the fuse and
informed the authorities who are in
vasfi 1ofiuO tha affair