Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-05-09

| OJ LAY 9 1885.
 Riers. Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Sir Edward Thornton, British Minister, attended a soiree at the German Embas- sador's, last evening.
 | A small Necktie Party.
 Special to the CITIZEN.
 LAs CRUCES. N M., April 30-The ex- ecution of Ruperto Lara, the Mexican who confessed to the murder of the NesmIth family, in Dons Ana county. in 1882, took plsce near the court house yard at ? D. ID. today. Just prior to the execution he made confession in which he stated that be was hired for sl,OOO to commit the murder. He also said that he only fired one shot, while his accom- plice, Apodsca, killed the man, woman and child. His confession duplicates certain vell-known psrties-Pat Coglesn and other stockmen-wbo, it is said de- sired to get control of Nesmith's ranch, but, upon their being brought before him he was unable to identify them. Akodaca was psrdoned by the Governor for turning states evidence.
 Murder at Harshaw.
 Special to the CITIZEN.
 CRrrrRSDES, May IA very serious bar room fracas occurred last night m Harshaw between James Claiborne and another miner whose name is Wm- Cow in2ton and who is known as " Chloride Bill" in which Claiborne was killed. Bad blood has existed for some time and last night eliminated as above. Clsi- borne received a 45calibre ball just under the right eye coming out at the back of the head. Cnvington escaped and at this time his whereabouts IS un- known. Both parties are well known here and considerable excitement exists in consequence of the killing. The Gresn-eyed Monster. Special to the CITIZEN.
 CLIFTON, A. T., April BOA Clarion special from Carlisle. \. M., says: At the company boarding house here last evening Alex. Moore walked up to Lotus Sicott and, without word of warning, began punmeling him on the head with a piece of scantling. Sicott died this morning at eight o'clock Moore fled during the night. Deputy Sheriff Key holds and posse are in pursuit. An al- legged intimacy between SicOtt and Moore's wife was the cause of the tragedy.
 Crushed ts Death.
 Special to the CITIZEN.
 SANTA FE, April 3O-James Van Ar dell, foreman of HaRer's sswmill, was crushed to death by a falling tree to- day. He formerly lived in Louisville, Kentucky.
 Enterprising renneseeans CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 3O--A gi- gantic swIndle was exposed to-day by United State PostOffice Inspector Baird. w. w. and John B. Fondren, Of Lang stOn, Ala, concerted the scheme ID the remotest parts of Sand mountain. They inserted advertisements in the leading Northern dailys offering $100 green C., fpa all sh.-Tr They replied that they had splendid ! counterteit plates and would sell bills of any denomInatiou at ten per cent of face value. They received letters from all parts of the country, InclOsing various amounts, and would pocket their contents, but dId not answer the letters. They were traced by a decoy letter and are now in jail. Nearly lOOO replies were found in their possession, and the proceeds from the swindle IS sev- ecal thousand dollars. They have letters from several postmasters who wish to purchase the supposed counterfeit mon- ey, and sensational developments are ex- pected from this latter discovery. Cannon Convicted.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aprll 30-The Chron- icle's Salt Lake special says: To-day in the case of Angus NJ. Cannon, President of the Salt Lake Stake of Zion, indicted for unlawful cohabirion, Judge Zane de clied that under the Edmunds law 1t was unnecessary to prove matrimonial intercourse only. as 1t might be inferred from the living together of man with his polygsmous wives, and to holding forth to the world the example of such a relation. The evidence showed Shat Cannon (who is the brother of George O. Cannon, now hiding from the officers of the law IS and has been living ID such relations. The case was submitted with out argument to the jury, who under instructions from the judge, found Can non guilty.
 Preparing for Business.
 VICTORIA, B. C., May 1.-At a public meeting of l,0O0, persons held here to-day many business men expressed willing ness to start a patriotic fund and enroll ment list for volunteers who may wish to serve independent of militia and who, by permission of the dominion, may choose their own officers who will be under command of the militia, is to be started at City Hall today. Cores pondence is proceeding between certain retired military officers here and the Dominion government for the formation of mounted rifle corps. Official infor- nation has been received from Captaln PollIsier, at Ottawa, that twelve, l9- pounder field pieces and six 40 pounders will soon be on the way from Eastern Canada to this province. Permanent Garrison Established.
 LONDON, May l-Russisn military authorities have established permanent garIisons at KrosnOyOosk, Askabsd and Chickislisr.
 . A Murderer Lynched. } GREAT BEND, Kansas, May 1-Richsrd , Parker, who murdered his employer
 here Sunday morning, was captured al
 Kansas City and returned here by trair $ last night. The train was stopped about 3 half mile from town, where a crowd O ] men took the prisoner from the officers ] A rope was tied sroud bis neck and ht
 was dragged to town behind horse al
 full gallOp. He was then taken to th'
 billiard hall where he committed th'
 murder and hanged to the awning il