Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-03-01

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 WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-The Dem, cratic rational committee met shortl
 after noon to-day at the Arlington hote
 The meeting was conducted witl
 closed doors. When the committee hs, F been called to order. the proposition {, F admit at the next convention, delecate from the Territories, was considered and 1t was resolved that each Territor,
 be advised to sead two delegates to tht convention, the question of their admis
 sion to be determined by the conven ton. The question O: the pruper date Co hold the convention Wss then taken i up, and there was a wide diversity of opinion, but on the subject members
 favored dates from the later part of i May to August ]. By vote of 2l to IT.,
 the committee rejected the motion to
 hold convention on May 2l, and proposi-
 ton to select TuesGay, June 2l; agreed.
 23 to 15.
 | LATER-Cbicago was selected as the place for holding the Democratic na-
 tOual convention on third ballot.
 PARIS, Feb. 22-By the sudden in-
 crease of activity manifested by the
 Ministry of the Marine, Vice Admiral
 JHures, commander of the French fleet m tue Mediterranean ocean, has been summoned to Paris for consultation.
 Two more IrOnclads will be sent to rein force his fleet.
 ! SAN FRA CISCO, Feb. 22-The Bulle- tins New York special, quoting from the | Times, says: "It IS announced tbas Pope | Leo XIII has conferred on Edward F. | Dunn, formerly chief justice of Arizona, and now at the head of the San Antonio colony in Florida, the title of count, with the right of the reversion to his male descendants"
 SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. PA large fire IS reported 10 have taken place in Osaka, ! Japan, during a strong westerly gale, and speedily spreading consumed 1,l6l houses, rendering more than 5000 peO- pie homeless. Many persons were in | iured
 SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 22-Washing- tons birthday IS being fittingly observed here to-day. All public and government offices are closed Flags are flying throughout the city. There was a mill tary drill and review by Governor Stone- man this afternoon.
 LONDON. Feb. 22.-The Daily Tele- graph reports the surrender of the gar rison at Tokar. The Times confirms this report.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 22-Henry Willard late president of the Northern Pacific railroad, made his first appearance at the cOmpanys office for several weeks, at the meeting of the directors of the St. Paul and Northern Pacific company, Monday. He was not restored by any means. Mir. Willard resigned the presi- dency Of the St. Paul and Northern Pa cltic, and Mr. Harris was elected to that position. In private conversation Mr. Willard spoke of his fortune having been lost, and sad he would have to go into bankruptcy.
 SAN FRASCIsCO, Feb. PA fraud has come to light by which the Hong Kong and Shanghai banking corporation has suffered to the extent Of Slg3.43S The bank has been in the habit of making advances to the Swiss firm silk mer- chants partners, 10 which were Herman Ludwig and Rudolf Trub upon the se- curity of the silk and other property supposed to be stored. The transaction extended five years. Recently 1t was discovered that the securities were myth ical. The swindlers were let off with SIX months imprisonment
 TEHACHEpI, Feb. 22.-All of the breaks l between Sumner and MOjRye have been | repaired; all the debris at the mouth of l the Tehachepi tunnel has been removed, | so that the road is now open between | San Francisco and the east via The | Needles. Forces were at work upon the l mountain yesterday, but have all been | removed to SOledad Canyon, where | there is a break of six miles.
 CAIRO, Ill., Fe... 22-At Mound City | two or three - .af55n t5'l 15,, tbIh1r tb5Ihring the 1owii Tiii'i, ,T 'il a back leyee north d oi ba3ied bv the Wabash raa,INlpgRIAl.g ia INlpgRIAlgdate the 1 sad that it will take the united efforts of the citizens and railroad to save the city. At pres. mt they are cutting a gap m the V itional Cemetery road to let the water run across the country and relieve the strain on the levee and no telling what the result will be.
 NLw YORK, Feb. 22.-The body of Salmi Morse of Passion Play notoriety. was found tonight m the Hudson rIver; suiclde. Morse was $ years of age.
 BERIIy. Feb. 9 Minister Sargent entertains the resident Americans at a soiree. Iall and celebration m honor of Washingt0n's birthday.
 ISDIANAPoLIs. Feb. 22.-The following is the official call for the National Green back labor convention of the National | Greenback labor party tO nominate | candidate for President and vice-Presi- | dent of the United States to be voted | for at the the coming presidential cleo | tion. tn be held in the city of Indian apolis. Ind. on Wednesday, the 18th day of May. 1884. Each State is entitled to four delegates and four alternates at large. and each congressional district two delegates and two alternates, and
 each territory two delegates and two al-
 ternates and the District of COlumbla two delegates and two alternates, there fore all who are in accord with the views
 set forth in the platform of said party ID | 1880 are respectfully requested tO meet
 the committee in their several States, Territories and districts on or before May 1. 1881. and select delegates and al ternates to sand convention
 ISigpeiI JESSE HARPsR. Chairman.
 LEE RANDALL, Secretary.
 TIE NEEDLES, Feb. 22.-Ihe block
 ade upon the Atlantic S Pacific ral- . road has been raised, and train has already arrived from the east. PasSeDgeT' represent that a great deal of snow ' had fallen upon the San Francisco noun
 taina. but that no bridge had been car 2 | ried away. There have been bad break on the Southern Pacific between her 1 and NIoiave near Waterman, at vhlcl . polut passengers will be transferred to . morrow. The western bound passenger t some fifty in all, will remain at Daggei U tonight, and be transferred tomorrow Y Everything else is all right between her and Mojave, and the road may be COT
 sidered to be open, also between heI IT and the east on the Atlantic and Paciti B. Telegraph connection has been entirel
 restored.
 It PHESrx. A. T., Feb. 24.-James Sha' " rick called George Phelps out of ti ' Capitol saloon lsst night and abuse io him with foul epithets, and struck hl
 in the face with his left hand, drew ., pistol with his right hand and fire = striking Phelps in the thigh, the ba a passing through the leg seSering tl ss fenoral artery. Phelps was a corpse
 three minutes. The quarrel was abO'
 three women. Shadrick was at On' |. secured in the county jail Great indi
 nation prevails
 R. CHICAso. Feb. 25.-The Tribune pull 0f isbed a column of specials, made fro .g abstracts taken from the local press t. Pepusylvania and heads this collectlC h. with the Pennsylvania Republican x- risrnr as one man ID favor ot BlaIn' is vbile Vermont is booming for Edmnnt 1t aud Illinois for Logan. The old he. of stoue IF on the rampage for her fayon e. son James c. Blaine who is a native m PennEy lvania-