Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-20

1 first timber depreciation case was de- cided iu the District Court to- day The defendent was sentenced to five hundred and seventy five dollars fine and three days imprisonment, for cutting timber on public lands.
 Military Reservation Restored. WASHINGTON, February 1.-The President has approved the bill to re- store the lands included in Fort Red ding and Fort Crook military reSer- vatiOn, California, to the public dO main.
 Civil Service Principles. l WASHINGTON, February 17.-Sena- | tor PendletOn, in hIs report to the Senate on the civil service, enumer- ates the principle that while the pO- litical party in power has the right and duty of filling higher officers ! places with persons who represent its principles and policy and who will conduct the departments in the inter est of the party, yet all subOrdinates should be selected with the sole ref | erence to character and fitness. He fayors competitive examination and hopes the spells system will net pre- vail.
 Congressional and Other Matters. WASHINGTON, February 1.-The Senate committee on appropriations has decided tO report important amendments Co the legislative apprO- priation bill for the purpose of fixing and clearing up as soon as possible 1af of rrnrnH#1aH pension eases.
 The Senate resumed the funding bill. Platt favored the 3i5 per cent. ratio, Hugh per cent.
 The Sundry Civil Bill sent to the printer by the committee, provides for the participation in the United States international monetary confer ence and SS50, coo for the National Soldiers Home; S522, 900 for coast and geodetic survey SlOOOO for com pleting the census; S2,315, OOO for United States courts, salaries, fees, prisoners, etc, ; Sl,100, GOO for public printing.
 The President to-day withdrew the nomination of Foster for United States District Attorney of New York. IL is stated that E. F. Shepard, COnkling man, will be nominated. This, it Is said will weaken the opposition 10 Stanley Matthews, and improve hIs chances of confirmation; and the ad- miniStration will discontinue its at tacks on COnkling.
 Republican Representatives will caucus this evening on appOrtionment. to determine their action. Many favor immediate action, as twothirds of the State Legislatures are now Tn session and It would save the States a large expense. It now seems prob able the bill will pass.
 ConkIing Visits Mentor.
 CLEVELAND, February 17.-Senator Conkling arrived at Mentor thls morning. He was warmly received at Garfeld's house, and had several hours confidential talk. COnkling took the midnight train east.
 Armistice Concluded.
 LONDON, February 1.-The arm- istice concluded with the BOers is to commence on the 18th. IL is under stood it Is proposed that the part of Trausvaal to which the Beers have fair claim is to be declared indepen- dent. and the remaining larger part continue to be governed by British administration, and that British resident be appointed at the capital of the Boers. The President of Orange, a free State teIegrapha that he has taken stringent precautions to pre- serve the neutrality of the State.
 Mexican Railways.
 CITY OF MEMCO-vIa Havana- February 1S.-Seven thousand men are at work on one section of the rail- road from the City of Mexico to Col ] usa. The section will be inaugurated 1 in May. The Central road employed ! lO3S laborers the last week ln Jan l uarv. The Canada Pacific Raiiroad-Tailroad
 Pools.
 CHICAGO, February 1S.-A Mon treal special says the first formal l meeting of the Canada Pacific syndi- cate since the contract was ratified l was held yesterday. Present, Ken nedy. of New York; R. Bangus, St l Paul; Duncan, May and Mcintyre, of Montreal SuCkney, of St. Paul, was | appointed General Superintendent of Construction, and Chas. Drinkwater Secretary. for five years, at a salary of ! 5000. and J. J. Abbott local advisor. | Kennedy, Stickney and Abbott have lett for England.
 Boston negotiations have begun be- tween the Santa Fe and Union Pacifi 2 roads for a pool on passenger and freight receipts, the former 10 have One-third.
 More Cabinet SpeculatIons.
 NEW YORK, February 1S-The Herald's Washington special says Numerous rumOrs are atloat about the purpose of Senator Conkliug's visit to Mentor. and talk about bargains of various kinds The simple truth is that Conkllng went Co Mentor on a special urgent and friendly invitation of Gen. Garfield-an invitation which he could not refuse without giving off, feuse Co the President elect. It is understood among Conkling's friends that he went with a strong desire l. help l.. P. MOrt a Co the SecretaryO ship of the Treasury. He had nothing to ask for himself. and if Gen. Gar field determInes that the Treasurer shall be a western man, Conkling has said he will be favorable if Nr. James is Co be Postmaster General.
 The Franklin Relics.
 LONDON, February 1S.-LIeuienant Schwitka has offered tO place at the disposal of Her Majesty's gOyernmen lhe Franklin relice recently discoy- cred.
 An Irish Manifesto.
 LONDON, February 1S.-A manifesto has been issued by Wm. Shaw, Home Ruler in Parliament for the county of Cork, and addressed to the Right Rev John Mccarthy, Catholic Bishop of Cloyne. II reviews the course pur- sued by the Irish Parliamentary party since he Shaw held the leadership and condemns the programme adopt ed by that party, which he declares has been marked out for 1t across the