Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-18
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Tor the murder of his psramour, Johannl Rose Cross. on the 9Th of last June.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 9-The race ct th,
 Madison Square Market was almost without incident during the morniDg 2 Albert IS Looked upon as 6 wonder. Al , ten o'clock he was 40 ri iles and IA leaps ahead of the best record for the same length ot time,
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The house com mlttee on iulIcisry have considered the bill introduced for increasing be nun Der of IudSes in ArIzpna aud have re- ported II back adversely.
 Delegate Smith, or Arizona, is press 'ng upon congress measures to promote -ducation Tn the Territory of Arizons ,nd to provide for the creation of 6 permanent fund for that purpose Among other provisions ms bill grants Co the territory the seventy-t three seo- lions If uDsppropristed public land which has b7en selected and witndrawp from sale and located under direction O. the secretary of the interior for the use and support of the University.
 KANSAS CITY, Febru4ry 9-At a con 'erence held last night, concerning the opening O. She Iodisn Territory and to rnemorallzs congress thereon. s series of re>olu'IOns were adopted which favor
 be opening of tbe terrItory to actual settlers only. and not for large cattle -sisers and corp rHtioDs. A committee was app Inted to present the memorial and resolutions to congress.
 LONDON, February 9-Parliament opened today and the Queens speech was read by the Royal Commission, The Queen states thst she continues to re- ceIve from all the powers 8 cordial ss- surance of friendly sentiments, and earnestly desires to m intsin the peace of the worli. She Calls attention Co the fact that the conference st Washing 10 adjust the questions which have arisen between Canada and the United states, stIli proceeds satisfactorily to the two countries and an amicsble conclu- sion will shortly be reached.
 WASHINGTON, February 9.-Hearinr before the senate committee on the bill imposing tax on lsr1 WAS resumed to- jay. Judge Wilson, attorney for Squire q O., read petition slgned by 6 large number of dealers and manufactures of pure lard, also letters from two cracker manufacturers of St. Louis, fsyoring the passage of the bill. Clipping of the New York Journal of Commerce was read, showing the export of lard from New York City bad fallen of 56. .000 0O0 pounds since 1886. Mir. Crom well sad ne had petition from persons stating refined lard was not an injurious sr- ticle.
 Manderson, from the committee on | -n-E For the disposition of undlsturbed copies ot r-cor1s of the rebellion. reports of the tenth census, and reports of pubic lands. The committee report gave rise 70 a discussion ID which Vest said that bere was continual stream of publics- ions pouring out If the public printing office. for the getting out ot which money night as well be thrown into the Poto- nsc river. Teller admitted that there Eas waste in that direction. The joint re olution finally passed
 Rddlebergsr's resolution for amend aR the rules to sliow of the British eI- tradition treaty being discussed in open .-ssion was recorded in regular order. Riddleberger explained the British lions 4Il b,viDg b en twisted by a vote of ve0ty-thtee to twenty-oDe, referring to rne vote by which the consideration of he treaty wss postponed until Deoem- per, the passage of the resolution was O longer necessary. Senator Hsvley md others called him to order snd be 'Rt down, saying he supposed he hsd the right to say as much and didn't like to be called ID order every tune be rose.
 Stanford introduced bill to increase he appropriation for the cost of pur- .hasing a site for s public building st San Francisco to $650,0OO.
 Piumb's resolution calling on the sec etary of the interior for information as O the cbnrRes made by registers and re- reIvers of land offices for reducing iesti- nORy to writing, passed.
 The bill to authorize the sale to aliens of certain mineral lands was taken up and after 8 discussi n hinginR upon the ', ct tlHt no democratic members or the committee were present st its consider ation, E1munds moved 70 recommt the bill to the committee on mines and min ng. The bill was recommitted to the ,ommitte and Stewart gave notice of a meeting tuesday.
 The bill was also opposed by Reagan and Plumb. Stewart said il WAS the ls- boring men of the territorIes who gre demanding the passage Of tho bill They were ssking that capital should not be sept out of the mines and them selves be deprived of employment. The law of the last congress WAS @ restrlctlon on the territories and discrlminstion yainst them which no state in the Union had put upon its mining indus ;ry.
 The bill for an additional spproprls- ton for a public building st Pensacola, Fla. gave rise to a general discussions ss to the erection Of buildines,
 Vest, from the committee on the same m rapIy to Edmunds said he was unable to furnish information as to the sggre- gate amount of bills for that purpose, hu, that the Blair and tariff bills would sink into insignifcsnce ss compared with the estimate for public ouildlogs'
 IypI,SAPoLIs. February 9-At the ses- sion of the National Publishers s@socis- ,ion to-day, Unl. c. Fl. Jones, publisher If the Jacksonville, Fla, 1imes-Uniop, smoke upon government control or tne ,elegraphs. He sad the chief argument m favor of government telegraph sys- ,arn was that it would be cheaper. he said exnerience in this and other coun- ,ries with the government systems furp- isbed no reasons for believing that eI- ceptionsl chespness would be the pm. linal feature of it. The government might make lower rates than could be made by any corporation, As the latter had 10 pay for improvement and its nIace would soon de vacant The gov. srnmept could fix lower rates than COST and then make up the deficiency by ta1s- non. Last year fifty even million mes sases were sent and by less than one million people. or less than two per cent of the population. sad the conse- onepoe would be that ninety-eighf per cent. of the people who never use toe ,eIegraph would be taxed for the benens of the stock brokers and sporting men vby send eighty-seven per cent of tne messages. The speaker said the Amefi- can press rates were cheaper oy one, aitb to eoe-hslt of those in Epglana a,d that the substitute of the govern ment telegraph on the basis Of the CnI- inn bill would result either ID the osnk- ,nptcy of a large portion of the psprrs away from the great cities, or in depnV- ;ng tbe public of large portion of the '.Is ,hav nov have through the dsly