Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-09-18
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SAN FEASCIsCl, Sept. l4-The ChToa- icle's Washington special says: It be- gins to look 6s though Geronimo had really protected himself against punish ment by the conditions on which he surrendered. IL is understood here that bis principal condition Was that he should not be surreudeTed for trial by civil court. It was at first assumed that this would be circuuventcd by trying Lim by a military commission. but an examination Of the statutes shows that the form oi trial is only al- ;hoiized in tune of war.
 SAN FRASCIsco, Sept. IL-A large number of California Knight, Iemplar HccumpGnied by their families, left to- day for St. Louis where The IusunIal COnclave opens on tEe Fist instant. The delegation filled three special trains. comprising ID all about fifty cars. The first train left the city this morning, the second train left Sacramento Gt four o'clock thIs afternoon, aud the third train, on which Is Graui Commander Withers of the United States. left here at l:30 D. m. All the Knights who left 10 day will rendezvous at some pOi4t between KansAs City and St. Louis gnd enter St. Lotus together about noon on Sunday next. \ number Oi Knights from Nevada aud Utah w.ll also join the CalifOrnians en route. Tue Knights from the southern part Ot the stats left by the southern roI;e. n IS estimated that fully one thOu-gEd persons from California will visit St. I.suIs.
 AUGUSTA, Me, Sept. I-OGirisl re- turns are being received at the tate house. About lOJ towns and ciues have responded co tar. Chairman .iaJ- ley said this afternoon: "Boiwrii's majority over Edwards reached liN0. The legislature will be nearly as strong republican ss two years ago. The re- publicans get every representative dis trict but one, in FraDklin county, and carry It by 6OO majority"
 SAN FRANCISCO. Sept lI-A few mIn- utes 8fterS o'clock this evening. as John Gribben wHs about to walk down Gold street. q narTOw place off SgnSome be- tween Jackson aud Pacific streets, a man with a long knife in his hAnd stepped out and mutterIng something msde a move as II 10 stab hlm, The latter thereupOn drew revolver, fired 8 shot and started of, the man after him. Gribhen fearing an attack turned and fired two more shots, when the wOald-be assailant fell deed. Grib5en WIS aT- rested by officer and taken tO prison and charged with murder. He is arout thirty years of age and up to shor. time ago was empioyei by the Sutier street railroad company. He a.Anogl- ssArral fha .srN r.rts.. cause why he should have been at lacked. The murdered man who IS aboilt ;hu same age az Gribben, has not q this hour, lO:30. been identified. but if Is be lIeved he was a member of the Coast Sesmen's Union and arrived here only a few ago.
 CHARLESTON. s. C., Sept. 14-Ex Gov ernor FsirchIld of Wisconsin, oon!maI- der-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, and Col. l.. E. Gray, arrived here yesterday and spen; to-day in ex- amIning the effects Of the earthquake and consulting with the mayor and com mittee on relief. The Otject uf Goysrn- or Esirchlld's visit Is to see whether IL Is necessary to make an appeal tO the Grand Army for ass!siGbc- for Charles ton. The situation hos been fully ex- plained to hIm. 4: e meeting of the re- lief committee today lt was stated that 1t will cost fully Sl,OO0.GuO tO put the necessary repairs to the houses Cf the persons who are utterly unable Go make their houses safe aud habitHble. Forms of application for assistance ID rc5uili- ing will be issued tomorrow and pieus completed likewise for giving gfi1i,ed pecuuisry relief to those in need of clothing, bedding, etc. In consequence of the earthquake bricklsyers are now paid 8 dollars day and plRst1rers Si which tends to check building opera tions.
 CONCORD, \, H, Sept, If The repub- lican state convention met here today and nominated Charles II. Sawyer for governor on the first ballot.
 ST. LoUIs. Sept. l4-Arthur Arth- bRthdst, aiIss Al Pitman, alias Charles Walker, alias Parson, recently arrest | st IrvingtOn, Tenn has confessed to the sheriff of that county that he murdered the late Mayor BOWm,n of East St. Louis on the 2Oth of lEst November. The sheriff has sent the confession to the East St. Louis authorities.
 ST. PAUL, Sept. 1.-The democratic convention to dsy nominated for gov ernor Dr. A- \ Au hy exclamation, The ticke. was completed as follows: L'euieunut Goyeruur fchu Frank: secrs- tBry ui state, Seih Iaeser; treasurer, Henry Parker: attorney general. John II. Ives; clerk Ot ihe supreme court. George J. Gardiner. The platform eudor es the sdministraiiHn of President Ci-ve- land; condemns the republican rule Cf twenty five years in Minnesota as Tuiu- ! GUS; opposes convict contract labor, and | urges the erection of soldiers' home for the state.
 SAN FRASCIsCO, Sept IA dispatch | received ID this city today announces l the death Of M. A. Slav-n Rt CArmens. | vile, \. |. He was one 0, the irsti. | gators of the Panama canal enterprise.
 NEW YORK, Sept. IA special from Ottawa, Ont, sgys: Yesterday the Can sdian government forwarded a demand | To Secretary Bsysrd, through the Eu- glish minister at Washington, for the aud unconditional surrender To the owners of ths sealing vessels Te- ,ently captured off the Alaska coast. the demand IS full of the case Gs It Is under. 'tood here, and large number of cita- ions of authorities bearing out the po- ition taken by the Canadian suthori- ies, There IS also published the fol- owing special from Washington on tae anne subject.
 It is said st the treasury depart nent that Ihe three British schOoaers eiEed by our revenue cutter for tIes- 'ssslng In Alaskan waters Ni!l be re. ] sssed on arrival at San Francisco. The essel seIzed on similar GrOuGds eish- cen months ago was promptly released. hat, however, will not prevent their wners from asking damages through iplomatic channels; when that ques. ion is presented, the only defense our Overnment can make is that the ua.- hRse of Alaska from Russia included s claim to jurisdiction over a certain req of water, known Es "waters there | f' and waters -sdjacent thereto" This has been the uniform ruling cf ' he treasury department ever since :be |. ontrsct was made in 1870 with the ! lasks Fur Seal Company, the object l eing to prOtec: fur seals ID their habits T nd prevent disturbance, which wuuid. I Is claimed, scatter them and compel 2 lem to seek other breeding grounds. n be contract with the present lessees s rniraa ,D Aurs1 TSln If HEa I.... . | |,