Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-10-20


 on the street this morning, ritied of a
 contents thut could be turned into moi
 ey. It seems evident that the letter
 were stolen by some one connected will [ the pest office, One New York draft O ] S2JO was found in the middle of tn ! street torn in two. Many letters wer, ] scorched showing the thief had tried C burn them but wss prevented by ram } storm.
 The perpetrstor has been arrested ana was a night clerk in the office, named , John Shields.
 CHICAGO, Oct 12-An alleged dynamite
 plot on the north side track has been
 proved to be Of no consequence. The same number of cars as for the past few days are running on the north side wiIt out opposition. It IS announced that an attempt will be made tO run cars to- day on two or three west side tracks Trouble is feared. Captain SchaRck of north side police says bombs placed on car tracks yesterday by Louis Ksssel- borg contained dynamite of more pow erful quality than any heretofore dis covered by the police. They ere about the size and shape of half egg and are placed in punches of three. Schssck says they contain enough dynamite to shstter 8 car to splinters. Kssselbora had about dozen of them in bis pos session.
 CHIcAG1-A committee of citizens have secured concessions from the strikers and will eDdeavOr to get the management of the road to meet them for a conference this afternoon.
 HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. F This morn ing two masked men entered the post office ard gagged and drugged the night clerk and went through the pouches just brought in on the through train from New Orleans. It IS not known how much money the thieves secured. All Roberts, the clerk. has not yet re. | covered consciousness.
 CHICAGO, Oct. l2-At joint meet ing of sll the cracker bakers between | Pittsburgh and the Rocky Mountains this morning 1t was unanimously agreed 70 advance the price of crackers from l 2 10 ll5 cents per pound on the various kinds manufactured. The change goes into effect tomorrow and 1t Is due to the advance Of flour and lard,
 LONDON, Oct. l2.-Dr. McKenzie in his book on the case of the late Emperor Frederick, contends that the operation ot trochsootomy ID the case of cancer is of deadly character. He also contends that in the majority of cases it is made quate for the complete removal of the growth.
 PHILADELPHIA, Got. I2 Four per sons injured m the Mud Run accident on Wednesday have since died in the Wilksbsrrs hospital.
 MITCHELL, Ind. Oct. Ex-Governor Hill of New York insuZurated his cap vsss of Indiana ct thIs place to-day. He said: "TO-dBy, all over this land. our people are engaged in discussion of ecO- homie and industrial questions. Four years ego We were engaged in consider Ing other questions, growing out of sec- tIonal Animosities. We are permitted to-day to discuss these eoonomIc and in dustrisl questions because under the ststesmanlIke administration the coun- try had been entirely and completely pacifed. The democratic party propO- ses revision of tRrlff. It does not pro- pose redu:tion or tArin but simply modifics ion of it. We be ieve the time has come when the excessive revenue of the government should be diminished Surplus in the treasury means Rn op- portunity for jobs of every character and means useless and unnecessary ex- penditures of public money.
 The democratic party has given the county an issue ID this campaign which has attracted worldwide attention. We are in favor of the revision of tariff prin- cipally upon two points, first. we think raw material, whenever possible, should be admitted free. We believe, in the second place. the taxes upon the neces- saries of lite should be made a. light as possible. On these two points We may confdentislly appeal to the people Tn the campaign. You are familiar with The details of the Mills bill. I am not here to say that it IS perfect. but ID the main 1t is reasonably free from objection and is intended to subserve the bet in- terests of the country. He reviewed the history of the bill and the opposition it met from the republican members and the failure of the latter in the house to present. substitute measure" He con tinued they went to the senate and ihe discussion of it was postponed until finally on the eve of the presidential election when they saw the demand for tariff reform sweeping over the country they proposed a measure for the reduc- ton of tariff and the reduction of taxa- tion."
 SAN FRANCISCO, 0ct. l2.-Ihs argu- ment began in the circuit court before Judge Sawyer and Hoffman today in the two test cases of the Chinese arriv- ing on the steamers Belgic Rno Duke of Westminster since the passage of the Al A. Attorney Casey oontended the fact thst the Chinese being on the high seas at the time the net took effect did not bar them from its operation. and they ought not be allowed to land. The attorney for the Chinese contendsd that the act Tn these cases was unconstitutiona The arguments will be continued to- morrow.
 ROME, Ost. l2.-The reception at the Vatican Co Emperor William was con- ducted with the fullest state ceremonies. Prince PsmpUlli received the Emperor and conducted him to the Pope's cham Der. The Pope surrounded by his court received the Emperor, who bent his knee to the Pope, whereupOn the Pope in vited him to seat himself beside the throne. Later the Pope arose and led tue way NO OhNthkbilh Nutfc Hc Ihu private interview with the Emperor lasting g minutes.
 WAsHISGToS, Oct, l2-Hsvley said be thought the senate bill the best first draft of tariff bill ever presented to congress, Began favored the house bill as against the senate bill though be would not say be would vote for every item in one or against every item in the other. The conference reports on the bill for the fourth of July claims and on the bill to retire Gen. Plesssnton as major. were agreed to, Mitohell's reso- lution was adopted, instructing the committee on mines and mining to in- quire iuto the arrears ID the work in the general land office. Adjourned till Monday.
 WAsHISGroS, Oct l2-Ostes of As bsms asked consent to print the records of some remarks upon the subject of tariff in sn essay by G. W. Stone. chief justice Of Alabama F.rquhsr of New York objected and tbe house adjourned till Monday.
 DEADwooD. Dsdots, Oct. l2-Ths pay oar On the Blank Hills and Pierre rail-