Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-16

! tlc 1dflu tommlSSiOn llil.
 Tae second annual convention of Land ! League began this moroiuc. Nlny Catholics were present.
 ScoviIle has filed q petition aslng ! Congress to pay him for hIs services in the case or Gulteau.
 New Cainsss B-u | WASHINGTON, D. c, April I1.-Seuator Toues. of Nevadl, Representative Page aud Senator Miller are at work together framing amendments to tue Chinese measure as wiIl obyiatc al. objections before mgde by the President, and at the same tine not only preserve but actually increase is efficacy The most impor- tlut of these amen jmeuts is the one which makes a radical change m the registration system. Instead of com pelhng all Chinese to register forthwith the new bIl will simply require our cus- | tom officers to register every Cliuamat departing from this country IL will ] tlso contain some provision for th, transit fhrough the UuItel States of ! Chinese subjects uov residiuciu foreign countries. The passport feature will not be materially changed. rhe period O, suspension will be fixed at ten years. Tl8 New Chinese B.u. SAN FRANCISCO, April 13-Thc fuI text of the new Chinese bill to be intro lUcyd by Page is receivsi. but th, changes from fine vetoed bill haveal ready been indicated iu thes dispatches Railro-d Cmccrs.
 NEW YoEE, April l2-At a meeting ai ;he Denver, Utah and PariGc R5iroaJ. the following gentlemen qualified as Di rsctors; Edward Morgan. George Ne Cnlloch Miller. David $. Babcack. Wm |. Street. Paul Lirhteusteiu, Joseph r Hale. of New York. Gov. Y. \. Tabor, II. r. Waicott and r. F. Halleck. oi Denver. Geo. McCulloch Miller vss elected President, and Geo. W. Carr. Secretary ol the company. for tine ,nsu- ug year.
 ParneiTs Exit. LoSDoy, April 12.-Parnell took the ]. early train for Dover in the afternoon. 1. Co avoid o de cu,--r.st,-,s--.,. ,rhirh womb l have been nude had he taken his lc- 1 parture on the Continental tram from Chariu. Cross iI the evening. h Co conversation iu private with friend, ht . said he hud little to complain of in re- ]. gard t1 his prison treatme
 Temperance Victory. HEREFORD, Conn, April IL-Botu l. branches of the legislature have passed | a Dill restraining the traffic in intoxict- . ting liquors. The present local option system will be retained
 Another Railroad Scheme.
 WssmNGroy, April 1I-A bIll was iu- troduced ID the Senate yesterday for building a railroad from Jersey City to San Francisco.
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 NEW YORK. ApIll l4.-A Washington special s.ys: Tho Republican caucus of the House tomorrow is for tue pur- pose of securing the presence Of thirty Republican m .mbsrs now absent, as the Democrats are able to dictate the course of the II Iuse ou the Tariff and Chinese bills and contested election cases.
 EnIo-s-ns the Veto.
 NEW YoER, April 1.-The Union Lrasu- Club last night passed res0lu- -ions approving the vet5 of the Chinese bill.
 Posing for Battle
 SAN ANroSIo, April l4-A telegram from Laredo announces that Mexican have stationed several com panies Of infantry along the Rio Grand, ! the city and refuse to allow Co cr,ss The trouble !, used ol ac,IIl. O the United State. authorities hIld.nt and refusing to slv, cp ca.Le briongiIs (, VI xxi .tus tha strayed across the river. The facts hav, been reported to both Governments.
 4 rigIlsd Eouzo
 WASHINGTON, AprIl 1.-The Demo ,-atsafe divided on the question of mak- ing tanGrciorm an issue of the campaign Many are afraid topush it
 EaEgatss Es-apo.
 WAsHI,HroS, Apul lJ-The mystery d Captain Ii-wgate's escape is not yet -evealed by the police. It is believed bat it will not be, for the reason that here are certain powerful influences iu | town interested in lis escape.
 cOadeased Tu,sgrams.
 Three horse .hieves from Greenroguy- Mo-, were hanged thIs morning ncl Nrnys.lle, No, by ,igiianles. Thomas Power O'Conner has raise, s4o,coo in lh- vcs; tor the Land League 'f California. he says itis Gods own country, where the climate was ever ,lnrious md thc people intelligent, free icated and generous ir Prcsiden, Htyes has sent Sz5o to be Garfield fund
 Mr. Ala B7yntou, only sister oi Grandma Garfield, died at Hiram, Ohio, , yesterday
 
 tssIppI river above Red river landing, s 40 feet wide, and from that place to Io- Point there are thiry erevasses. Tn T, New Iberia the situation k appalling. ' Recent storms have swept away houses nd destroyed stock. Guitesu publishes another card de- .ouucing his relatives k The caucus Of the Republican re at Washington last night av1rs long daily sessions of Congress Ur tbe remainder or the present term. LIE copper product Of the United Q .ia-es duuug the past year was T, l,3OOUN. \ ouud~, rnly 7,UutOO pounds oi winch 'as exported. the 64.300010 puuuds be- 1 Ig consumed at home. Arizona suI- , he'd ahout S,g0,O0O pounds of tbs. Do -ake Superior region supplied 5i ,O.O0oCl