Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-04-18
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QUIJOroA, April 9-A rich strike was , made to-day at Covered Wells. Sam 2 ples of ore assayed go up into the thous ands. The town IS greatly excited over
 the new discovery.
 J. ID. Mckenzie, m.n contractor, ar-
 rived this evening from Harshav. He will push the construction of the mill as fast as possible. Lumber has been ordered for the trAmway, and work will
 be commenced Is a few days.
 Special to the CIuzESl
 DENYING. April 10-This morning a shooting afr 'y took place between two
 well-known DemiDg desperadoes, re s1lting Tn the fatal sho ogting Of Doc
 Gilpln, who used to be deputy sheriff. and who some time slnce defied and
 esSstually resisted Ihe newly appointed deputies All day yesterday Gilpin was drinking and early in the evening tried
 to pick a quarrel with Tucker, detect
 i've and specIal officer. Later iu the evening he went into saloon up town
 and called Charley Roberts out to the sidewalk and immediately opened fire On him. The first cartridge missed fire,
 which probably saved Roberts life.
 Roberts drew his pistol and at the sec ond fire shot his man square through the body, the ball entering just above the navel. Twelve shots were fired, fortunately DO one else being injured although several had narrow escapes from stray bullets. The night was un- usually dark and, as both men were dead shots, only the darkness saved one oi their lives. Roberts defed Depaty Sheriff Rogers, of Silver City, to arrest him and Is still at large. He will prob ably be acquitted on the ground Of self defense by the corOner's jury, 1T Gil-In dies
 Latsr-Gilpin died tonight
 Special to inc CITIZEN.
 YUMA, A. T., April 1O-Early this morning George PoLdy or RoBdy, a na- tive O: New York, aged about thirty, in attempting tO board a special freight going west from Cactns station, on the desert, twenty miles west of this place, was fatally injured. When discovered by traiL men his bOdy was dragging outside Of the track with one of his legs fast ID the truck. He was extricated from this prrilcus position and placed on an east-bOuud train for medical aid at this place, but before reaching here expired. He was sufficiently conscious to give his name and residence. The | remains were buried this morning by railroad people. pending the action of San Diego county authorities. | Speciai ,o the CIIIzEs
 FLORENCE, April 1O-A man named Davis committed suicide at Riverside, yesterday, by blowing his brains out with revolver. He was assisting IL ferrying teams across the Gila. After | they had swam the horses over. and while the owners were harnessing them he took a revolver from the wagon and placing tt to his head fired, killing him. self almost instantly. He was formerly from Benson and had been at Riverside but few days. No cause is known for his rarh act. | Special Co the CIrIzEN. PHENIx, April l0.-In the case of the . Territory agaiDs. ,. A. Fields. who ' killed Preston at Gila Bend. the grand jury failed r. find true bill The ] prs Jucr was accordingly dischargei by | tue court.
 | Lo>DlN, Aprii lO-It Is stated at the foreign office thIs afternoon that RussIa had not vet replied Co the demand of England for a full explanatii respect Ing the Russian st;ack On the Afghsns . on ku-hka river.
 ST. PETERSBURG. April l0-The morn ! ing newspapers throughout Russla, with a very ies exceptions. m commenting on l th,, lr,.- nt battle between the Russians and Afghaus, On Kushka river. are very | b-liIcO-e in their utterances. and charge | Earl Dufferin and Sir Peter Lumsden l with provoking War by advising the Al 1 ghans to advance on Pulkesta, which the British knew was part of the Rus sian territory. The AfgIaBs, they say, also fully understood that Pulkesta was Russian territory and would never have l attempted to advance tleir pickets to . that point unless very strongly urged to l do so by the British officials. The war party fully endorses the assertions {, I there newspapers and are very pugna- cious over the affair.
 LONDON, April lO-It Is reported that the Queen will return tO England imme- . diately from Ak les BaiDs, France. | In view Of the crisis n the relations ! between England and Russia, G0,Ot 0 men from the army reserves and the whole militia will be called out. The naval re- serves Eill be used for home defense. ' BOsroS, Apul l0-A private cable ! dispatch received this city from London . says: lt Is reported tla: the EDgli,h ]. uitimAtum Co Russia IS twenty four 1 h .urs in winch tO recall General Kamar- uf Or gD Co War.
 ! WAsHISGTON, April To Secretary . Bdyarc hes received Cflicial information | from Mr. Hall, American Minister tO : Central America, that Gen. Bsrrillos, | being the constitutional successor. has . assumed the duties oi President of Guatemala.
 ! LA LIBERTAD, via Galveston, Aprll 10 News clntirInatOry of the reported . death of President Barrios continues to reach this point. The latest received nrIngs the intelligence uf the installa- Jion of a successor to Barrios. The new President Is Gen. Manuel Lizaniro Bar rillOs. one of the two Ni',-Presidents or DesignadOs.
 NEW YORK April lU-G -u. Grants con- dItIOn remains the same; .ulse e and I regular: tempcr5tur J9; respiration. It's. He slep; well dHring the night. . but not profoundly. He awoke clear and has taken his nourishment as usual. | , (SIgned) J. H. DOUGLASS, NJ. D.
 CHICAGO, April l0-There has been practically no change in the first estl- mates of the maioriiies groEIng out Of ] fle mnnlcinal election here on Tnasdav