Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-12-20
TELEGRAPHIC
THE TRAIN ROBBERS.

DENYING, Dec. 14--Snerlu J. U. Ward, of Cochlse county, arrived this evening for the purpose of talk ing York Kelly, arrested here last Tuesday for compliciiy in :he Bis bee robbery. He has no doubt that Kelly is one of the men wanted, The authorities here will turn him over without waiting for requisition from the Governor. Kelly makes the third man of the gang captured. Sheriff Ward states that he has three posses of men out, and will not al low them to come in until every man engaged in the recen robberies has been killed or captured.
 SHOT BY MISTAKE,
 CHIFFON, Dec. 15.-NIcholas o. guin, whose house was fired into by a party of rustlers, few nights since, organized a posse and started in pursuit. He came upon two m cn in camp, whom he ordered in Span ish and English to throw up their hands. The men replied by firing at the posse. The posse eventually killed both strangers, The coroner from this place, who was summoned, found the men killed were from tue vicinity of Duncan, who had located some land h the vicinity. This deplorable mistake will have bad moral effect, as tho Mexicans have | heretofore rendered very efficient service and helped 10 hunt down the rustlers. The same posse under Olguin trailed "Red Sample" and "Tex' into Clifton, thus corroborat' Ing the story told by one of the wo- men in Maud Elby's house. The posse are now in pursuit upon the trail. Nineteen more left here yes terday evening. It was rumored last evening that the town wOald be jumped before morning. Many of our citizens quietly armed them selves and awaited the attack, but il proved to he false alarm.
 CLIFTON SHELTERS.
 CLIFTON, Dec. 15 Garland, tht contractor for grading the site of the Arizona Copper Company's smelters, is putting on all the men he can pos sibly get. It is probable that th' complete erection of the plant vii consume two months.
 HANK FROST DISCHARGED. MBsToNE, Dec. 14 The exam ination of Hank Frost for complicity in the Bisbee raid resulted ia his | discharge. Heith's examination has just begun.
 VERTEBRATE SPANISH.
 LoNdoN, Dec. 15.-The Times Madrid special says: A few days ago at 8 frontier station, From, on the return of the French Ambossa dor from Paris was maltre ated, no only by threats but also physically assaulted by the Spanish officials who pointed out to him that in walk | ing in certain parts of the depot wa; tresspassing on grounds prohibited to the public. The exciting scene only ended when the express started for Madaid. All papers call the se- rious attention of the government t, the case.
 THE DEMOCRATIC CONvE NTIoN. | WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Among | the leading Democratic members 0 congress the opinion prevails that the National Democratic convention be held west of Chicago which i working quietly but diligently t secure it. Members of the Nationa Committee of Iowa and Minnesot declared for Chicago; Louisville i also anxious to secure the conven tion and has active friand-. One o the most prominent Democrat leaders of congress said to stat reporter: q think the convention will go either 10 Louisville or Chi cago."
 A CRISIS IN EGYPT.
 CAIRO, Dec. 15.-I is rumore that the Khedive is about to abdi cate. At cabinet council the Min isters of the interior, Foreign Affair and Justice declared in favor C Turkish intervention, while the res favored English intervention. TUCSON LAND OFFICIALS SUSTAINED WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Secretar Teller has directed that patent b issued to the Empire Mining an Milling Co.,, of Tombstone, success sors to NJ. A. Simmons, for the Elm pire lode, at Tombstone. The cas- was decided in the Land Office { Tucson in favor of the Empir Company, but an appeal was take