Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-06-02
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WASHINGTON, Msy 24.-The conferHnc, report on the senate appropriation bill was agreed to and the senate proceeded to executive business.
 Stewart ID speaking on the resolution to amend the constitution by reducing to a simple majority vote ss necessary to overrule the Presidents veto, said the form ot government had changed from democratic simplicity to one man pow CT, responsible only to the necessities of party and the influences of money, The Preeident has more than one hundred thousand offices Rt his disposal, and he alone determines all questions relating 10 the appointments to these offices either by himself or the civil service commissioner. Furthermore the legis- lstion of congress permits the admins traitor to loan accumulated funds in the treasury to such national banks as might be in favor with the executive, without interest or regard to government. and this power has been literally exercised by the present administration in losning over sixty million dollars to such nation al banks as found favor in the eyes of the secretary and treasury. It would be interesting, be sad, to exhibit for the peoples consideration the various rulings and discrimInRtions of the tres. sury department whereby special privi- leges were granted and merchant princes created in the great city of New York. But he only wanted to show almost un- limited dlscriminRry power was eker- oIsed by the executive for the benefit of his friends and to destroy his enemies and ID this case referred to the litigs- ton of pirate land claims in California and to the treaty making power which might be used to advance the ambitious projects of the executive. No one de- nied Clevelsnd's absolute ownership of the democratic party. People admired bOldness and audRcity End while these qualities were possessed ID a great meas ure by Cleveland and were guarantees of personal success, they were dangerous to popnlar liberty.
 SAN FRASCIsco, May 24.-The ss- signees of William T. Coleman made pubic to-day 6 statement of the assets and liabilities of the suspended firm The values were estimated by Mr, Cole man himself and two schedules were prepared, one giving the assets and lis- biliiies of the firm and the other of Mir. Colem 8n personally. The sssignees made a statement to the effect that they have not yet placed s valuation upon the as sets. They will submit Iheir opinion later as to the best course 10 be pursued by the creditors. The total assets of the firm as given in the schedule are $l,707, ,O0000, lisbilitics, S2,66l, ,000O0; excess ot liabilities over assets, ever S95i 0O0O0. The personal statement of Mir. Coleman gives the total assets as Sl.SSS ,000.0 total liabilities. $259 GOO; excess Of assets, SI.629,OO0.C0. 4 com bination of tbs two statements shows the total assets to be g 595 OO0 co and the total liabilities Es S2,020CO0.0O, eI- cess of the toisl assets over all liabilities, S675,0OO00.
 Los Angeles. May 24.-The day force of swilchmen joined the striking night sWitchmen this morning and shortly af ter the brskemen abandon q their trains and presented a long petition to the officials of the road asking for extra pay for over time, seventeen hours to constitute one trip. that they should be promoted on the basis of the time they had been in the service snt not be obliged to handle trains made up by "Scsb" labor. The company has con ceded to all the demsnds except the last which it has under sdvIsement. The switchmen Blso presented petition ask ing for the appointment of a yardmsster to be Independent of ibe other officials and that discharged men be reinstated. The effort to draw the engineers and firemeu into the strike has failed. At Q. 10. tbe yards were blocked with freight cars and traffic Is at stand still. 4 force of police have been on the grounds all day in anticipation of trouble.
 WAsHISGroS, May 24.-The opening exercises of the laying of the corner stone for tine new Catholic University of Amencs began to-day m the presence ot 3,O0O persons. The day was rainy and disagreeAble.
 The President was seated between Cardinal Gibbons Bishop Ireland on the platform. Secretares Bayard. Villas. Whitney and Endieott aud Postmaster Genera! Dickinson were also present. Rev. Bishop SpsuldIng, of Peoris, deliv- cred the address. Bishop KeRne, rector of the university here, reRd a short let ter from the cardinal 10 Miss Mary Cald- well expressing the profound gratitude of the church for her gift of S2OO,COO. A letter was also read from She Pope to Bishop Kegne, bestowing upon him the apostolic benediction. Bishop keRpe then handed Miss Caldwell a solid gold medal sent her by the Pope. The cere- mony of blessing the site of the chapel and laying the corner stone were post poned on account of rain. The cere- monies will be performed at some future day.
 Los ANGELES, Msy 2i.-Coroner Mer- edith held au inquest to-day st Santa Ana on the body of Frank Wilson, killed st San uBn-by-the-seR yesterday. The j-ry found verdict charging Alfred Wolff with the murder and Alfred Peter son and Bertha Wolff with being access sories.
 SAN FRASC1sco, May 24.-Advices re- ceiyed to-day from Butte City, Santa Rosa. San Rafael. Stockton, Pstsluma, Bethany, Chico, Sacramento, LIvermore. Modesto and all points in the Santa Clara valley, Tulsre and a number of other points ID the state. say that con siderable rain has fallen and in the ma jority of cases doing more harm than good especially to hay crops.
 ST. LoUIs, May 24--Indisn Territory sdvices say that serious trouble exists in Pickius cOunty, Chicssus nation, be- tween the nonresidents and the Chicassu officials on account of the collecting of one dollar per head tax on all stock
 Stockmen are organized and armed for resistance.
 SpRISGSIELD. III, May 24.-The de. mocratic state convention adjourned last night. IL was the most enthusiastic convention ever held in the state. Hon John Palmer was unanimously nomIns
 ted for governor. He was elected gov
 ernor by the republicans in 1888. Ir | 1872 be returned 10 the democratic par | ty and has since been one of its great est leaders with Trumbull and sucl
 men. IL was with difficulty that he ws,
 persuaded to accept but finally withdrew all opposition. Bands are playing snC speeches of ratification were made las | night all over the state, The conven tion endorsed President Cleveland
 Their message is inst what the democrs
 tic party has so long wanted. To em
 phssize the idea Morrison was chosen ( lead the delegation to S.. Louis. Hi nois is @ doubtful state and tbe dem
 ocrscy are determined 10 win it.