Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-11

five leaders. Hart looks the Oest or the five. At noon the score stood. Albert 2SS. Pancot 2S1, Guerrero PTS, Herty 273, Hart 26S.
 CINCINNATI, Feb. S.-The Metropolitan bank officials have made a staten ant of the banks condition, showing, after the payment of all creditors, there will rt- main sS20 OO0 for the stockholders, CT S2 per cont. No further arrests have been made, and not kely there will be any more.
 WISNIPEa, February S-Tne annual report of the president Of the Board of Trade, fiercely attacks the Canadian Pacific road and dominion government, and says the railroat has taken ten thousand Canadian settlers away. He decidedly mtimAted that Q continuance of the present policy of the Dominion covernmert would result in strong move towards annexation to the United Sthtes.
 WASHINGTON, February S..Among executive communications presented and referred, were the following from the President with draft of bill: To accept and rAtity the agreement with the sho- shoue and Bsnnack Indians, for the surrender oi psrr of Fort Hall reserva- ton in Idaho. For town site and right of way 10 the Utah and Northern TsIl road.
 From the secretary of the treasury ID response tu Frye's resolution as to agreements arrived Bt with the DOmiu- ion of Canada tOutchIng he trsnsporta- ton of goods on bond e,c.
 From the secretary of war with sb- stract of militia forces of the United States.
 From secretary of the interior with suggestions cf legislation Tor proper GIs- possl of public timber lsnde.
 On motion of Stewart, the senate bill to authorize the sale to aliens. of certain mineral lands, was taken mp. The bill amends the alien act of 1887, by proyid ing tha; the act shall not relate to miner al lands CT mining elaine ID territories. Stewart explained and advocated the bIll. Mitchell also spoke n its favor. and offer a eu amendment providing that DO On ncsc persons. Or company or corporation in which any Chinese per sous are interested, shall ever be per- mltted Co hold, or own any mining claim or real estate ID any of the territories. After considerable discussion, the bill was lsI aside.
 Bll appropristing SI,2OOOCO for erect ing q publi, bIllG-ng at Kansas City, Mo, WIS taken % D and passed.
 WAsHIsGTCS. February s-At the caucus Of tbs denccrgtIc members Of the house, called for the purpose oi elsotiug repTese se1tsIves oE the demo cratic oOngre=ri usl committee, T. T. Thompson of California, M. A Smith ut Arizona, !. T. c me Jt Utah, snd U. Y. N0Crhees Ot Washington Territory, were chosen. iI the Case Of states where here are no . Jrmocrgiic fcpreseI- tatives, or where ihs delegations failed 10 make sslrcti.n D., iG.l committees are granted the power Co iiil vacancy in rep reseutHtiOn,
 NEW YORK, Februsry s.-Some time ago the Tribune oi tbis city invited an expression of opinion by individual farmers, sgrIcultu'al societies and syrsnges regarding the influence of the tariff upon the agricultural industry, and the changes in the t4rIff desired by farmers. The result was several thou sand letters which the Tribune submit ted tn q committee of which Hon. War Der Miller, oi New York, wss chairman They were charged with making up con sensus Of opinion of ;he farmers of the country as shown by the letters received, Iheir report IS accompanied by q peti lion embOdyIng their findings and which will he signed by the farmers and for wsrded to congress. It asks for the prevention otthe fraudulent Of cattle on the pre'ense that they are for breeding only; for a duty of 20 cents a bushel on barley, 2J on on potatoes and onions, g. per hundred on cabbage, 8 per ton on hay, 10 cents per pound on hogs, 20 per cent on beans and peas, cents per dozen on eggs, 60 per cent on fowls; for increased duties on flax and woolen-goods ss will e'ectually encou- rage the preparation Oi fibre and manu- fgcture of goods: for sbolIshing all duties on sugar with bounty to home producers; for repeating all internal taxes on tobacco; for restoring to the wool growers the protection enjoyed under the ;srlff of 1867, modified so as to meet the latter forms or foreign com- petition or invasion. The report. winch k quite long, glves ststis,ics showing thRt protection hos brought immigrs- tion snd with 1t home market for agricultural products. and which has permitted the vast farming develop ments of this country
 WASHINGTON. February S-The speak CT has appointed the following special committee on the existing labor trouble m PeDnsYlv4His: TIlimRu, of South Carolins; Stone, oi Missouri; Chapman, of Michigan; Aoderson, ot Kansas, and Parker of New York.
 The bill making bills of lsdiu2 con elusive evidence in custom cases was passed.
 Belmont, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, said he understood the draft of the proposed Chinese treaty had been transmitted to the Chinese containing such notifications as to secure the complete exclusion of the class of immigrants to which the people of the west coast object. He be- lieyei that within month We would l have q treaty effectually disposing of the question. Any treaty or arrangement | O! course will have 10 be supplemented | by Legislation, perhaps by some treaty l stipulsiIOus with Great Britain, sup- pressing ihe influx of Chinese labor by | way oi Hong Kong ard Vancouver.
 WAsHINGToS, Feb. Son motion of Teller the bill to enable the State of | Colorado to select indemnity school | lands, wss taken from the calendar and | passed.
 On motion of Jones, of Arkansas, the | bll tc authorize the passage of the | ChoctHw coal and railway company l through inc IndiGn Territory wEs taken ID and passed. The senate then took up the Blair educational bill. Call spoke m support of the bill. Blair then asked that time he fixed for vote. Plumb suggested next Wednesday at 3 o'clock and Blair accepted suggestion, the senate then went into executive ses- 7ion after some objections by Riddle. berger who desired tO say something about the British tresty.-Adiourned.
 TULABE, Cal, February S.-A. Il. Fen nell, travelling insurance agent, issued a challenge yesterday to l.. White worth. mother insurance man, to fight with 5ix-shoCters. Last night Eeunell met Whitew0rth and T.. Smith, also Gn h. surance man. CD the street and fired two 'hots, one ot which struck Smith in the - sl l. ..s |