Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-10-20

MISSEAPoLIs, Oct 1T-A. J. Harp mann of this city who hss been inyesti- I yating the condition of the farmers I Ramsey county, DSk. has returned here, .nd reports seventy families absolutely | destitute. Men, women and children ID | rags are without food, fuel or clothing. | Their crops were totally destroy ed by l the frost.
 QUEKEC, Got. 1.-The Count of Pre- Spanish counsel general st this | port while handling Q revolver this | accidentally shot himself and 1 died almost immediately.
 CALAIS, Oct. I7.-An explosion of pe- troIeum occurred yesterday on the steam ar Vile de Calais from Philadelphia and i. is feared the loss of life Is great. Por- tions of a dozen bodies were found ly- ipg on the quay with arms, legs and heads scattered about in shocking con- fusion.
 WAsHISGroS, Oct. I7.-At the begin ming of business the republican side by eight Senators. the democrats by ten, and the committee on foreign relations were authorized tO sit during recess For the investigation Ci the Laabra claim against MexiGo. The Senate then resumed consideration of the tariff bill addressed by Teller.
 At the close of Teller's speech. AllI- son offered q concurrent resolution for @ recess of Congress from Saturday tO the 18th of Move mber. Morgan objected to the consideration of the resolution and i. therefore went over till tomorrow.
 RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 1.-The twenty fifth annual international convention of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers net this morning. An address of well come was delivered by Mayor Ellison. There were speeches from Gov. Lee and others and reading of the annual sd- dress by Chief Arthur.
 SAN FRANCISCO Oct 1.-The steamer Bertha arrived here from Alaska with 90 Chinese aboard. who were taken there froo this oity last spring to work Tn the salmon canneries. The master of the steamer stated they had not been of of the American vessel since they left here but collector Hsgger refused to let them land and immediately tslezraphed to the treasury department at Washington for instructions.
 MAeHINdION. JUL IT. ub street railway convention held here to- osy discussed the question of carrying mails by street cars and it was stated that 'the postal authorities in places would place letter bearers on the cars to facilitate the distribution. The ChIcs- go strike was afterwards briefly consld- cred.
 CHICAGO, Oct I7-The complete re- turns from the inspector of registration which was completed in this city yes terday indicate h total Of l6O 900, The vote st last presidential election WAS 10000.
 WAsHISGToS. Oct 17-Tener in his speech on the tariff bill criticized Secre- tsry F8irchild's recent remarks from the steps of the sub-tfegs cry building ID New York, and said that the secretary had fallen into the very general mistake that the interests of Wall street were the interests Of the whole country, an d If the acts of the administration were m accordance with Wall street ideas they must necessarily be to the interest of the whole country, which inference was incorrect. He characterized the course of the treasury department in not using the surplus for the purchase of per cent bonds as imbecility of the gros-est character. and said that more money, hsd been lost ID that way than would have paid every vetoed pension bill for more than l5 years.
 COckerell opposed the recess and sug- gested that it would be much better to prepare for 8 final adjournment with Rn understanding that there should be DC hristmas holidays and that the tariff bill shOnld then be pressed to final &C., tion.
 Morgan said the republican senators | did not intend to press the bill now or | hereafter, that the senate of the United States was a subsidized slave of the mo- nopolist.-Adjourned.
 ELLSWORTH, Wis. Oct. 1.-The entire | family of Able Olsen was poisoned yes terdsy and one child dIed and the others are dangerously i'll. Foul play IS sus
 pected.
 | PRESCOTT, Oct. 17.-Walter J. Murphy
 wEo was shot at Jerome yesterday by
 William Harper, died this morning ! Harper was arrested and lodged ID jail l WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-In the House
 to-day, Cox of New York, to 8 question | privilege, sent to the clerks desk and had read ar editorial from the New
 York Tribune, charging him with send ing un.rankgble mptter through mail; under his frank Cox said he called Ou
 the editor oi the Tribune and wss showI the package referred to. He declared
 the signature of hIs name on it forg-
 cry. Cox said that be brought the mat ter before the House with a view o
 having action taken which would pre-
 vent this violation of the frsnking priv
 ilege ID the future. Unfrsnkable mat
 ter, he said, is still being sent out bl
 Senator Quay ard others notwith
 standing Postmaster General has called
 attention to 1t.
 After this discussion during which l , appeared that other members of Con
 gress were sending out matter claimed
 to be unfrsnksble, the subject was drop
 ped.
 Kilsore, of Texas, offered a resolution
 providing for final adjournment on th
 20sh instant. IL was referred to thl ways and means committee. Adjourned SAN FRASCIsCo, Oct. l7-WIllIsm liar
 ington who Is charged with killing Davi
 J. Donahoe and wOundiDg two othe
 persons in the rOoas ot the Repuolicsl
 county committee recently, was admi'
 ted to bail to-day. ID the sum of twert
 thousand dollars.
 LAFAYETTE. Indiana, Oct. l1.-Th
 addresses delivered by Gen. Alger, O
 Michigan, aud Gen. Ade-l S. king, M D., chairman; announced that Blaine
 voice would no. permit him te make
 speech today. His general health , good, bat his throat again trOubles hin
 subsequently be returned to Lafay eti and left for Chicago.
 NEw YORK, Oct l7.-Among the em
 grant arrivals on the steamers tO-ds!
 was a party of destitute men and vOme , sent over by the Duke of Buckingham !. Esq. They will be sent back on to steamer Brittsnlce. Also one ChinsmU !, was brought. the first one who has al tempted D land s' this port ID year
 He viii be sent back.
 l WAsHISGToS, Oct. H.-Secretsr Villas today received the Sioux chief
 and explained the changes which th e D.a.,5.,. ha1 daoi1a1 fO recommend [