Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-05-10
AS advisable. SO that the conmanI-

DDIuGI Will HIS liOOlJS " dOtfbN II hOo-
tile Indians when necessary Senor
Romero, the Mexican Minister, ca
bled the proposition to his govern
ment, and the goth of April received
a letter from the Mexican Secretary
of State to the effect that no change
in the agreement could be made, eX-
cept IN the shape Of a new treaty,
which must be ratified by the MexI~
can Senate, but the Mexican govern
ment were ready to consider all the
notifications proposed by the Uni
ted States, and would accept such
as. in their opinion. were calculated
to attain the objcc; OF that agrees
m Mt, which, as they understood 1t,
was the speedy destruction of the
hostile Indians. 1t is explained that
the Mexican constitution requires
the cOnsert of the Mexican Senate to
the passing of foreign troops through
Mexican territory, the same formal
ity being necessary for this as for
the ratification OF the treaty, the
Mexican Executive not being en-
powered to set in either case, with
out the approval of the Senate. No
official information has been receiv-
ed at The legation of the crossing #
Crool&s forces, but If is thought they
are in Mexico, and Gene al Crook s
movement is he result of a mutuaI
! agreement between himself and the
Mexican commander, under VIII eli
the former had been able 10 enter
Mexico W til the consent of the Mex
lean government and til cooperation
of the Mexican troops.
Newspaper Change.
ST. LOUIS, May 1T is stated thu
Joseph Pnlitzer, proprietor of th'
Pest D4spatck, Of this city, has ac
quired practical possession of lh'
New York World, ana will shOril,
assume charge, and make radlca
changes in the character and con
duct of that journal.
RAJ road y. cubIe,
SAN FRANCIsCO, Mny 8 The rril
road war is at complete standstill
pending Instructions from the east
where a general meeting viii b
held Thursday. The result of III
meeting will influence the Californi
Passenger Agents Association. 1t
the determ nation Of the Union Pa
cifc not to attend he meeting. Sal
Lake has construed & virtual with
drawal from the California poo
This is attributed to the agrcssiv
action OF the Southern Pacific i
cutting freight rates.
a Telegraph EnprOvPmeht.
WAsHINGTcN, May 6.-J Edwi
Sherman, metallurglst of Boston
has Just concluded here resies c
experiments upon new metal ri
Gently discovered by him, with
view OF "a pertaining il fitsLess com
pared with other metals for telt
graph wires. The experiments, it
said, show that wire made of thi
metal has great tenacity, does nc
rust and is superior in roint of con
ductivity to any wires now used 70
electric purposes. The metal, who
has nearly the specific gravi y an
So mewhat the appearance of silver
can be produced, it is said, at COS
Of five cents 4 pound.
About Eze'm
WAsnIN GTON, May Ga story
current that neim, who has bee
proposed as Oh. eff Examiner of tn
Civil Service Boo.d, IS an old fam
of Nellie Grant, and hat their at
tachment was d discovered by Mrs
Grant year or two before he
daughter married Sartar1s. She III
gcd the appointment of Keim q
some foreign mission, and Grant Ga
We him an inspectorship of consula
Is, and when he returned from hi
duty Miss Grant was Mrs. Sartoris
The Pacific Railroads.
WASHINGTON, May 6-ihe Raij
1ody NelcS and Joint st Jck JoWraaJ G
London, leading English authorit
upon railroad and financial subject
contains, in the number for April l.
an interesting review of the opera
tions of the Pacific railroads for til
past year, and comments very favor
ably upon the Intelligent and sue
cessful supervision of those roads Il
shown in The last annual report q
w. II. Armstrong, tho railroad com
missioner. After quoting at lengt-
from the report to show the workin
of the Pacific raj road system an
the result, that paper says: "As af
fording reliable inform ton as
the present position Of those under
takings, in which so much Englis
capital has heen invested, the lepol
of Mr.. Armstrong is one'of The mos
valuable documents received fror
the United States sor some time pas
and shoule be in the hands of al
interested in The development of tn
Pacific territories and transconti
mental commerce"
Condensed TeIe=r
w. H. Vanderbilt has sailed 70
Europe.
The U. S Supreme Court adjourn
ed last Monday ill the fall term.
Compromises are being made wit
the Chicago and Pittsburg strikers
T Governor Cleveland, Of New York
has disagreed with the Tamman,
Democracy and the organs of tha