Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28
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| PRESCOTT. Feb. 2O-Council: Steven! introduced bill to regulate and govern the Territorial prison; 100 copies order ed printed. The bill IS a v0lumenoui one and was read by title. Howell in troduced bill to fund the debt o Mohave county, read and referred to tho Mohsve delegation. The fee bill fol certain Territorial county precinct off cers came up snd gave rise to a lively debate. Stevens strongly favored the bIll and in forcible and scathing Ian gusge denounced the hungry herd of office holders who were swarming through the lobby and trying to bull dOze members against a measure wholly in the interest of the people. Stevens made fine speech and scored without mercy the lobbyists who are trying to defeat tine measure and eoeree members. Weedin opposed tho pres, nt consideration of the bill. He wished Pinal and Gila counties exempt and said if the bill passed in its present rm. he was not afraid or ashamed to take s stand on this or sny other proposition or to meet his constituents afterwards. Stewart also favored the bill and saId if county officers co1ld not live under fees in this bill they could resign and others could take their places. He stood by the bill and would not be bulldozed by any lobby bill; passed by vote of ten to one. The bill reduces the fees of all county officers except dis trict attorneys. from 25 to 40 per cent, 1t is to go into effect 90 days after its pas sage.
 The Chinese wash house bill came up and was defeated by vote of 6 tO5.
 Brsnnen, bill to appropriate 5000 for the expenses of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in preventing tres pass and destruction of timber upon university lands. Purdy opposed and thought the services of such university land agent entirely unnecessary. Bren- nan, Porter, Ruggles and Rollins adyo- csted the bill. Rollins moved to refer it to the judiciary committee for amend ment, carried.
 Rislsys bill regulating the herdlng of sheep, prohibiting their grazing within five miles of settled lands, Apache Pinal counties exempted was read a third time by title and passed. Brown blll to punish bribery and other corrupt influences at electlOn, reported back with amendment and ordered engrOssed. POrter's bill authorizing NJ ,ricOpa county to issue bonds to raise money for fencing court house square ana furnishing court house, read second time, amended and passed. Brown election bill repOrtid back with amend ments, amendments adopted, passed to engrossment. Council bill msking the County Recorder of Gila county ex-ofiiciu Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, passed under a suspension.
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 DENYING, N. NJ, Feb. 20-This morn ing a man having the appearance Ot a tramp, was found on the 5. P. tracks m A semi conscious condition. Medical ex- ammation indicated that he was suffer ing from concussiOn of the brain, and his hands bore the appearance of beins badly burned. The man gave his name as Chas. Higgins or John Higgins, an, save he came in on the train from Fl Pas' this morning and fell off near the sta tion. He will probably Gie.
 CHlcAGo, Feb. I9-The weather her and throughout Illinois, WIscOusID, low
 md Nebraska has greatly moderated Freight and passenger trains started Ou
 time this morning. Prominent rall way official estimated the Aimage to al roads by the storms during the secnn and third weeks of this month at ffoI two to three million u liars.
 | LONDON, Feb. I9-Mrs. James Russe
 Lowell died at o'clock this afternoo
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb l9-The steamC City of TokiO, arrived this morning frol
 Hong Kong with dates January |
 Yokohama January p.
 LONDON, Feb. I9-The French res
 dents at Shanghai have been place
 nnder Kussian protection. The Russia
 flag was hoisted over the French COT cesslOn.
 IySCHnURG. Va, Feb l9-The Victor
 mines .nd furnace ID ROckbrldRe count
 nave shut down on account of Ove
 stock and twelve hundred men aI
 thrown out of employment.
 WEL1sBoRo, Pa, Eel. l6-Coles Hot'
 and w. c. Kress residence were hurnr carly ths morning; he MethOdi' church WAS also badly damaged; Toe
 S35 5OOO. insurance $2j.OOO. Twenty pe
 sons narrowly CSC ped, many being
 their night clothes only; all lost the personal effects.
 SAN FRANcIsCo, Feb. l6-Judge Su livap this morning rendered a declSio
 on inc auestIon- of slimOny and eouns
 lees in the Sharon divorce case.
 granted the plaintiff nee Miss Ht
 twenty-five hundred dollars Der mOn' | from the 0hlr bA aFfA-N'-- [, 9th, and fitty-five thousard dollars cou o sel fees.
 LONDON, Feb. 16- Some exeiteme = was created here to day, especially ' commercial and financial circles, by u
 receipt of dispatches from Beriln' a e WAsBrSGroS, Feb. l9-Repres entati $ Holman says that no acton king IS incorporating in any of the spproprl ? ,ion bills of the "SeOtt Bsrnum pr IS nosition to authorize the President se b;s discretion to suspend the eoinage ct .;Ivor had been or would be taken " line appropriation committee. he sa ie tbst mn his opinion there would be .I legislAtion whatever on the siIVsr que .o ,;en at this session During the ne 'o eo-s months he said there will be
 y.,y large retirement of the Natiol
 hank ejaculation and thls will rend
 necessary the issue of large amounts se silver certificates, sn that there i7 no ! ,d mediate danger to be spprehended ir1 e. continued coinage.
 lg P.Rrs. Feb. l9-A despatch fr'
 Admiral Courbet says i've have atts' Ao ed inc Chinese squadron and game. :. con1ple;e victory Another iespa'
 ssvs: The French fleet succ eded