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

near Haiching attempted to cut the
railway, but were driven back by the
japanese guard. No details as yet re-
ceived. 1t is the first time the Rus
slams have attem pied to use cavalry
along the line of our communications.
HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. For
mer Gov. Morgan G. Bulkley was to-
day chosen as the nominee of the re-
publicans for United States senator to
succeed Joseph Hawley, who retires
on account of i'll health.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Major
Gen. Arthur Macarthur, commanding
the Pacific division at San Francisco,
will leave shortly with the permission
of Jaoan, for Manchuria to observe
operations of the Japanese troops in
the war with Russia.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. p
An attempt to form an association to
include all fruit vegetable canning
concerns in California was made today.
The canneries concerned have an an
nual output amounting in value to
one million of dollars. They are locat-
ed in all parts of the state. The pre-
liminary meeting was held today and
committee was appointed to submit
the plan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II. Paul Nor
ton, secretary of the navy, and former
~ vice president of the A. T. q S. T..
r. K. Co., is the author of an article
on the railway rate question which
will be published in the Outlook to-
morrow He ID the outset expressly
disclaims writing as the representative
of President Roosevelt's administra
tion and says he speaks merely with
pertinent to an important subject. The
secretary in the article says there are
, very few complaints against railroad
rates per Sc in the United States, the
chief trouble being with the relation
of rates as between the markets. - He
says there are as many rates that are
too low as there are rates which the
court would decide 20 be too high,
and that in either class the rates may
be equally disastrous to communities.
He expresses the opinion that federal
supervision of the railroad Is neces-
sary, but adds that regulation and
protection should go together. In
the opinion of Secretary Morton the
government ownership of railroads
would be the beginning OF an indus
trial and political chaos.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Count
Cassini, the Russian ambassador, cal
led at the state department today to
talk with Secretary Hay regarding a
formal and general protest made by
Russia against the alleged violations
of neutrality by China during the pre-
sent war. The ambassador has been
informed by the Russian government
that the full text of the Russian note
} of protest is now on the way to him.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lin the
senate today an unavalling effort was
made by Senator Beveridge to secure
unanimous consent to fix day for
taking a vote on the statehood bill.
Bate spoke for the opponents of the
bill, saying that there we're still a
number of speeches to be made There
was some discussion of the bill per
hitting American women, who have
married foreigners, to regain citizen
ship in the United States, but it did
not reach a vote. Among other bills
passed was one protecting the great
seal of the United States against
counterfeiting.
PARIS, Jan. 14.-Premier Combes
cabinet weathered the storm in the
r chamber of deputies session lasting
until after o'clock on Sunday morn
ing and secured a majority of ten on
a motion supporting the declaration
of ministers and approving the policy
of the government. The majority al
though not large is considered sutfic-
lent to insure the retention of the
r ministry. The principal elements OF
opposition we're: "First-those com
batting the policy of Combes for sepa
ration of the church and state. Sc
, cond-those denouncing the govern
, ment's collection of secret reports re.
garGiDg the lives of army officers,
, and, Third-those complaining OF
hardness of the ministery in passing
laws creating an income tax. The
debate was long and bitter and an un-
e desirable scene of tumult broke out at
j times.
a NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Detectives
are expected here tomorrow from
Philadelphia and Washington to iden
tify Gessler Rosseau, the man who was