Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-02-27

| previous question, withdrew the deman and agnin took the floor ID support C the bllL After speaking some he sai that the gentleman from Michigan, Nil Cutcheon, had takeA the report of tn second battle of Bull Run and read th number of killed and wounded on tn 29th of August for the purpose of show ing that there had been a general battle If the gentleman had been desiIOus O being honest, he would have stated that numbers of the reports were casual ties between August 1Gth and Septem Der 2d.
 hr. Cutcheon declared he had g, stated in his speech.
 Mir. Bragg-YOu took table of fig ures from a report that covered almost month and you have published 1t II your speech as evidence of the losses oI the 2Jth, and your republican constitu- eats who do not read anything but yOul speech m republican newspaper, vii think that an historical evidence of var
 Mir. Cutcheon declared that the head ing of the table showed precisely what it was.
 MT. Bragg intended to yield and Mr
 
 he had been misquoted.
 Mir. Bragg-Advsncing to the bar of the honse-I state what you said. 1 state what the figures are.
 "Now," exclaimed Mir. Cutcheon. also advancing into the space in front of the speakers desk. "you are trying to ram falsehood down the throat of this house. (Applsuse on the republican side) ."I draw my own references as to your purposes" cried MT. Bragg, land def antlyl will repeat them if you de- sire" (Applsuse on the democratic side.)
 At this time there was good deal of confusion and excitement in the house, and 1t was with difficulty that the voice of either gentleman could be heard; but ss the speaker rapped the house to order and stated to Mir. Cuicheon that he must not interrupt Mir. Bragg without per- mission, the former indignantly ex- claimed:
 "Then the gentleman must not falsi- fy facts"
 "Ah," was Mr. Brsgg's response, 'T am glad have driven that radical from under Stanton's petIcoats SO that he has come to the front"
 MT. NulCutNu Aucu elhtcu luhL LUG table wss under the head of return of the casualties in the union forces com manded by Gen. Pope from August 18th D Sept. I'd, aggregating l4,362." He also quoted from other portions of his speech .o show that he.mlde no attempt to mislead the house in this matter. The bill then passed, yeas III, nays LIS.
 NEW YORK, Feb. lS.-The Times says; All warning railroad men sent long tel grams to their colleagues in the west as soon as they came tO their speedy con clusion yesterday afternoon. For the most part they ordered or advised im- mediate cuts in passenger rates of from 8 to % per cent. on presen. fig tres. Each of the representatives de clared that the directors of his company was ready for war and would see io it that it was pushed vigorously.
 OMAHA. Feb. IS.-1he disruction of the trsnscontInental pool has resulted in the cutting of rates. The Union Pa citic announces from its headquarters st Omaha, allowing passenger reduc- tions on first-class limited from eighty four to fifty dollars and second-clsss
 
 rates are from Omaha, Council Blutis, St. Joe AtchisOn, and Kansas City to California points on the direct line to which present rates are higher. The cut of the Union Pacific was promptly met by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy by Bn order issued from its Ne brssEa headquarters ID Omaha. Freight rates are also reduced but the figures are not made public. These cuts are made to meet the Santa Fe reduction. It IS believed herelthAt the big transcon- tinental cut will be of short duration. Rates to Oregon, Idaho and Montana will not be affected till the Northern Pacific takes q hand ID the fight.
 SAN FRANCIsCO, Feb. lS.-As a result of the dissolution of the transcOntiner- tai association Hn order was received ai the Central Pacific railroad office to-day to reduce rates on their line. The re- duction applies 10 all classes of fares and ranges from twelve tO thirty four dollars on each fare. It is believed ether ronds will follow the. action of the Central Pacific, and 0 general war ID rates is anticipated.
 DENVER, Feb. lS.-On account of the failure of the transcoDtinentsl railroad association to agree to the terms of tho pool the Santa Fe, Union Pacific and Denver and Rio GrGnde companies to day announced a cut Of twenty dollars on emigrsnt rates and eighteen dollars on first-class unlimited and limited tick cts to the Pacific coast.
 SAN FRAScIsco, Feb. IS.-The Exam iner's Washington special says: Celst Cesar Moreno, one of the incorporation; of the cable company who came her some years ago to establish line be tween San Francesca and China, IS hert to have the act of congress renewed which has expired by limitation. Othe California incOrporstOrs are here beside Moreno,-O. II. Lagrange, Frank M Pixley, Philip A. Roach and William Sivan. Senator Morgan will again m troduce the bill creating the corporation in the senate. and Gov. Curtin will m gineer it m the House. The bill IS re vised SO that the company must com mence laying the cable within thre years and complete the same within tel years. Mir. Moreno thinks tLe compaD, will be ready to commence work yer soon.
 PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1S.-John E Cough died at five o'clock this after noon.
 ToMBsToSR E, Feb. 19.-Na-Dis- OuSf the Apache squaw captured on tn stolen horse here last December an held to appear before the grand Jur was yesterday indicted for grsnd laEcen! and tried this morning and found nc guilty. Judge Barnes declined to issu A subpoena for Chiefs Mana and Geron mo. He concludes his opinion as fo lows: 'I shall decline to issue a sut pens at this time. That these Indian are smenable to the laws of the Ter tory there is no doubt; but that ques tion is not before the Court. The que' ton is, shall we, in the present cond tion O, affairs, subpoena here a witne' in the hands of the military engaged
 actual war, who Is held US a prisoner hostage, however i. may be? l thin
 not"
 SAN FRAScIsco, Feb. 19.-Presidel
 Coleman, of the North Pacific Goa
 railroad, has informed the Marin cOun'
 anti -Coolie league that the compaI
 proposes dischsrging all its Chine: NaT.