Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-01-30

! OaTY OF MEXICO, Jan. 20.-It is prob. . bsble that the government will propose | to the United States the holding of : special monetary conference ID relation !; to the legallzed depreeIatiOn of Mexi- } can dollars in the United States. as com . pared with the Bland dollars. It be-
 gins to be believed here that ID England public opinion Is against the gold stand
 ard. It hopes that the United States congress will not consent to the stop page of silver colnsge.
 PORTLAND Og. Jan. 25.-A dispatch
 from Tacoma W. T. says: Intelligence
 has been received here that the jury in
 the trial of fifteen prominent cIuzens
 and officers of Seattle indicted under the
 so called kuklux act, had brought in &
 verdict of not guilty, after having been
 out ten minutes. Thousands of people
 had gathered in front of the court house
 and, notwithstanding the intensely cold
 weather kept their places until the shouts
 from the interior conveyed to them the
 result. In anticipation of the event, R
 public meeting was called for last even
 Ing.
 | WAsHINGroN, Jan. 23.-Dorman B.
 Eaton, Civil Service Commissioner, to-
 day sent to the President the following
 letter rendering his resignation: | WASHINGTON, Jan 2Oth, lSS6.-Sir;
 beg very respectfully to tender you my
 resignation of the office of Civil Service
 Commissioner, to take effect on the 9th
 day of March next. My acceptance of
 the office, as you are well aware. was &C.,
 cOmpanied with the declaration that |
 could not consent to hold 1t longer than
 my servlces might be useful in connec- | ffOfa urtfh fha of ka report of the Commission, the giving of
 any information which Congress might | require and until the new Commission
 CTS became familiar with thelr duties. The political question winch seems to | have been raised over my nomination
 and my resignation, makes IL proper for
 me to say that when you nominated me yon we'll knew the fact that l was still
 an adherent of the Republican party, ss
 1 had been from it's origin. m every
 sense; that 1 had been a Republican | when appointed a Commissioner either
 by President Grant or President Arthur.
 l have the honor of being your obedient servant.
 lSiguedl DoRMAN B. EATON. SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 23-N. V. Jones and F. Tressder, Mormons, sr- rested for bribing United States officers, were held to-day In bonds of Sl0,0OO and 5000 respectively. Jones furnished surety. Treseder is in jail, unable to give bonds. It IS said that Hressder Rp- preached Deputy Marshal Franks with statement that he knew how Franks could make some money. Franks re- fused to talk to hIm, and reported the matter to Marshal Ireland, who told hlm to go on and see what 1t might be. Franks then made an appointment tO meet Treseder, where the Marshal and another deputy could see and hear all that was said and done. Treseder ex- planned what was wanted. which was that Franks should inform him when any process of court came to the United States Marshal for the arrest of any MOrmons. For this service Franks should receive SI00 per month. Franks said he wanted more responsible man to deal with. and another appointment was made for Thursday night last. Marshal Ireland and deputy secreted themselves where they saw and heard all that ensued. The "responsi- ble party" appeared in the person of N. V. Jones, County Tax Collector. Dep uty Franks appeared to agree to the pro- pOsals, and was paid $50 on account The penalty for bribing United States officers IS three years ln the pensten- tisry.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-Mr. Elmore of the Southern Pacific railroad stated today that work was being pushed on the Southern Pacific between here and Los Angeles and he expects through train from the latter place tomorrow
 PErALUMA, Jan. 25.-An enthusiastic anti-Chinese meeting was held here to- night. Addresses were made by Prof. Burrett, Judge ShRttuck and M E c Munday. The calling of the meeting was due to the recent murder of Wick ersham by Chinaman.
 SAN DECO, Jan. 25.-A courier who arrived from Ensenada, Lower CahfOr- nis, brought intelligence that the U S steamer Ranger, which was lying near that place, during the storm, dragged anchor and went ashore, but wGs lowed off without material damage by her steam launch. Row boats attached were lowered, and while thus engaged one of the boats capsized and two sail CTS were drowned.
 SALT LAKE, Jan. 2j,-After nearly week the examination of Deputy Mar shal Collins before U. S. Commissioner Nick 8y closed to-day. This IS the case where Culllns was waylaId III Rn alley leading to his home and assaulted by the tIthing-yard master, McMurrin, and others unknown, McMurrin being shot in the abdomen. While yet unhealed of his wounds McMurrin was removed m the night and all traces of him lost; though he was subpened in Collins ex- animation, he did not appear. The com missioner held that Collins proof was complete; he had been assaulted with the probable intent to sssassinate or severly beat him; he did right in shoot ing McMurrin. should have shot the rest of the men.
 SAS FRANCIsCo Jan. 1j.-Ths principal producers and dealers Tn California wines today decided to advance prices of sweet wines twenty per cen:., and dry wines Tn proportion, owing to the short crop and increased cost of production.
 FRESNO, Jan. 25.-A terrible flood broke in on our town last night, caused by the OveFiiOwing of Dry Creek empty ing on the plains. More than halt the town was inundated, and fully S2OO.OOJ damage was done.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-Hon. Ran dOlpl w hur, sOlcltOr ID general III Lon don for the New South Wales govern ment and commissioner of that colony to the colonial exhibition which opens in London III May, IS in this city and will remain until his colleague, Sir Alexsn- der Stuart, arrives from Sydney about she 2nd of February. The gentlemen are interested m the proposed cable line direct from San Francisco tO Sydney and New Zealand wa Honolulu, Gale donis and the Fiji Islands. Mir. Want and English syndicste the members of which are said to be pre- pared to furnish the cost of laying the cable, estimated ss S10,OO0,OOJ. ss soon as they are assured of recey Ing reason able subsidies from all the governments interested. They say they have receiyed assurances of liberal support from Flaw aii and all the provincial goyernme0 Inf Austrslia and New Zealand, except ing Queensland. The commissioners will ask the United States government for a subsidy in the interest of the com
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