Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-12-22
Condensea Telegrams.

Tor suDrlle pOls on 70 XIII ltL uA'oeA@ that she might inherit his life insurance money, amounting to 5000, and marry his brother, was eutrapped into a state- ment of her intentions in the presence Of hidden witnesses, Tuesday night, and arrested. The parties are all Dan,sh.
 Pablo Quintals, mayor Of New La redo, Mexico, has been arrested, charged with instigating the recent tralr rob bery on the Mexican Central railway.
 From July Ist to December 10th pos tai service has been placed on 5,0O0 miles of railroads, mainly in the south and southwestern states.
 John O. Wyman, of New York, and Frank Fl. Truesdell, of the District Of Columbia, have been appointed com mission to examine the completed por- tions Of the Northern Pacific railrOad n Washington Territory.
 The Senate committee on finance has reported favorably on the nomination ot Walter Evans for commissioner of iu- ternal revenue.
 The Senate has confirmed the follow Ing nominations: Lawrence Weldon, Illinois, judge of the court Ot claims; Nathaniel r. Banks. Massachusetts, United States Marshal for MassachC- sets; Alonzo Gesner, Oregon, agent at Warm Spring Indian agency; Colonel S. | B. Halabird, qRartermHster general; John $. Tooker, Michigan, secretary oi Montana.
 The Flood and Sharon factions are making a stubborn fight for the control 0f the Ophir mine at the approaching annual election. Over half a million dollars have already been expended IT the purchase of stock and proxies.
 Congressman Sumner, Of California, will introduce bill providing thlt first class fares on railroads shall not exceed three cents per mile.
 The following bills have been intro ! duced in the senate; Fair, to provide for | sinking ar,eeian wells on lands of the l United States in Nevada. Ingals, to | provide for the appointment of a com
 mission to investigate railroad transpor- | tatiOn. Logan, to consolidate the Du-
 reau of military justice and corps of | judges advocate and army. The bill creating a new standard of time for the
 District of Columbia passed.
 The senate has confirmed the follow | ing nominations: Walter Evans, con- missioner of internal revenue; Albert $. Waymau, treasurer of the United States; | Edward O. Graves, assi-taut treasurer of the United States. Indian agents: | Sydney D. Waters, Of Connecticut, Col
 vile agency, Washington Territory; Jas. | r. Gardner. of Colorado, Ouray agency, Utah; Elisha W. Davis. of C1lO-aIo, | Uintah agency, Utah; Oliver Wood, of Ohio, Neahhay agency, Washington ter ! ritOry; Beni. w. Thompson, of West a. | Sisseton agency, Dakota; Sander-ol R.
 Martin, of Pennsylvania, Shos hone agency.
 Among the proposed new coua~css- ional committees is one ou the H4u1-
 traffic.
 Calkins. in the house, olrereda a res1- lutiou calling on che Secretary ot State ! for all papers in his possession relating to the execution of O'DouuelL
 The contest for control oG tue Ophir
 mine was decided yesterday afternoon. l At 2.3O the vote stood, Flood, 4l,Ili; Morrow, representing the Sharon iu- | terest, 2,j37 Richardson, of the Bank of California, holding sharon cer- l tiicates anI proxies, appeared and voted solid 41, l0J. This was offset by W. H. | Wright, who cast l l,A6j solid votes for Flood, giving hun the victory, with ! j0,922, against Sharuu's 4S,Sjj. The
 state law calls for seven trustees. By mutual agreement four were Go go to
 the winning side. They are c. l.. Weller, | Con O'Connor, Chas. Fish, R. II. Follis. N Morris Schmidt, J. II. Robinson. E. B. l Holmes was elected secretary. The victory is credited to the energy of J..
 l.. Flood, son of the millionaire. He l says the policy of the company will be ! to continue work in the lower levels in the hope of finding a new bonanza, and continue to search as deep as it IS pos sible to go. The secrctary's report aAuaha. 18th, deductipg all ipdebtgt- ness, Of S6,JOU. he stock sold to-day at s20 cash, seller ten days S7. SEaron's defeat IS due to 8 mistake or deceit. When the name of Homer ;. | King, mining broker. was called. Nor
 row produced the firms proxy of 2,G65 shares. The Flood party immediately reduced this to ten. producing 2,5jj shares of actual stock. Three similar occurrences followed. This gave Flood the game. While Sharon held Gll the proxies, Flood held solid stock. The verdict is a rough deal on Sharon. The contest cost, for the purchase Of shares and proxies, over quarter of @ million dollars.
 After the first of May next the cleo tric light companies in New York city will have tO put their wires under ground.
 Gladstone is attended by policemen while at prayers.
 Congress will take a recess from the 2ith instant to January 9
 c. P Huntingdon IS making a determined fight, on behalf of the Southern Pacific railroad company, to gain possession of the Texas Pacific land grant claiming it by virtue of the fact that the Texas Pacific transferred to the Southern Pacific all it's franchises and privileges, and also that the com pany he represents has earned the land by building tho road. The Secretary Of the Interior has laid before the Senate all the dOcUme nts relating tO the matter, with the stat meut that TO ac- lion had been taken by the depart ment.
 It was suggested that the committee on foreign affairs might be divided, and to the new committee could be referred the whole Irish question. 1Ms will relieve the Speaker oi the trouble which ! according to the press, he experiences, ] in appointing head to that committee !
 It is suggested by the special commit ! tee having the matter in charge. that tho | President issue a proclamation directing ! that proper religious exercises be hell | on the 23d and that a national salute be | fred from all the forts i1 the country | on the 2lth in commemoration of Wash | ingtOn's surrender of the command of l the army.
 Gen. Hancock had a fine reception at the MechauIcs' Pavilion, San Francisco. | last evening.
 The remains Of the late Congressman Haskell were buried yesterday at Law renee, Kansas, with impressive cere- monies.
 McEnery has been nominated by the democrats for governor of Louis- iann8.
 The Late Congressman Haskell.
 Representative Dudley C. Haskell of Kansas who died in Washington the other day after a lingering illness was generally recognized as the leader of the republicans in the last congress in the discussion on the tariff bill. Those who know him best say that 10 member of the House was better acquainted with every detail Cf the tariff than he. He was not very well when he returned to his home after the adjournment of congress last spring, and duh1g the summer he visited a health resort in tha