Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-11


 Sosed to view and a number of vase
 piates and other utensils of the Song d, | tives.
 A number of disastrous fires have oc
 cured ID Hong Kong lately and the To:
 IS yery heavy.
 Oorean sdvices state the runners ar now current that the next move for 1T dependent and absolute freedom fror Chinese rule will be the expulsion C
 Europeans now in charge of the mar time customs department. Among tn reasons given for their expulsion is ths they were appointed by the Chinese gov ernment and have ceased to fly th Corean flag st their treaty ports,
 The queen of Cores has recovered iron her recent illness under the care O American physicisns and celebrated tn event by giving banquet a. the roya palace.
 Los ANGELES, February 2-Esrly thi morning an officer found a woman nam cd Mrs. Hampstead on the street crying She said she started out to get medicin, Tor her husband, who IS dyIug with con sumption, and was assaulted and drageC in to a saloon when several men robbed and outraged her. The police gre inyes hgstlDg the case.
 Los ANGELES, February 2.-The Case of Hattie Woolsteiu, charged with the murder of Doc Harlan, has been con. tinued to the 29th of March on account of the absence ID Washington of Col Wells, one of the counsel for defense. I, WAS also announced that Stephen NJ IhnNa bed rrsfh1
 CHICAGO, February 2.-The Cullen bank at Guelph, Ontario, has suspended and Is a complete wreck. The deposi- tors and creditors get nothing. The lis- bilities are S4.OO0. 000.
 SANTA Rosa, February 2-At the Nor row trial to-day Frank T. Northey again refused 10 be sworn, and Judge Rut- ledge imposed 6 fine of $500 and com mitted him to the custody Of the sheriff.
 CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 3.-The granu- lstiDg mill of the Austin Powder Co. blew up this morning killing Engineer Wright. Not 8 vesiige of the mill re- mains.
 LONDON. Feb. 3-John L. Sullivau's s friend Barnard. met Jem Smith and Fleming, the lstters manager to-day, but was unable to arrange a match be- tween Sullivan and Smith. Smith de- clinel 10 fight before the end of May, while Barnard refused to postpone the fight beyord the last of April. Smith stated that the would proceed to America in the autumn and would Ar range a match there with Sullivan.
 WAsHINGToN, February 3.-The com niitee on the PLcif8 railroads. eni' Ted on formal cOnsidera .Ou oi the various bills on as calendar to-day. Outhw8ites, aGd thbt r5.Osei by 70 majority Cf the Pacific railroad con z!-sigu %ere read over carefully aud ieS verbal changes made
 The committee this morning conclud- ed to listen tO any limited statements which representatives of the Central and Union Pacific companies might Care to present; accordingly, the clerk was in strucied to notify persons concerned, that the committee will meet next week, to give them bn opportunity 10 be heard.
 LONDON, Feb. 3-A chemist named Derby and his wife 6iid six children were found dead in their dwelling house at Lancaster. Their death evidently was caused by poison. II IS believed that the msn wac driven to desperation by his inability to supper. his family, and administered poison to them and then committed suicide.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Little Mary Wil- son, the eleven-yeAr- old child, who has several times set fire to the hospital for the ruptured and crippled. was in the Yorkville Police Court this morning. She was turned over 10 the Children's SO- ciety for the present.
 LONDON. Feb. 3.-Ool. MaplesoD, the opera manager, has been declared bank ru?t.
 LONDON, Feb. 3.-Thomas Osllan an 1 Michael Harkins, dynamite conspirstors, were found gully and sentenced to tif- teen years penal servitude.
 WAsHISGroS. February 3-The de- psrtment of state having received the i2th instsllment of the Mexican Indem- nity, announces that i. Is now prepared to distribute the same among the par ties interested.
 WASHINGTON, February 3.-The Presi- 0EUt 0hN hIUToNtu tuu revision of important changes ID the system of appointments upon tests Of fitness applied ID the departments st Washington and In classified customs officers and postoffice commission. He has also revised the civil service reguls- tiops to confirm with the new rules. The revisions have been under consider ation by a commission during the great CT part of this year and both have re- ceiyed careful consideration by Presi- dent Cleveland.
 The new rules are divided into four parts viz: General, departmental, GUS toms and postal rules. By general rules it is made an offense punishable by dis mlssal in any officers, executive or civil service, to interfere ID elections, to dis miss or cause to be dismissed any per son ID said service for refusing 10 bS eoerced in his political action or to con- tribute money for or render political service, It especially provides for the dismissal of any officer or employees vio- leting section eleven, thirteen and four teen prohibiting solicitation or enforce ment of any political assessment or con- tributIon. It also provides that no question SO framed ss to elicit political or religious principles of the conpehtor for the place, and for the dismissal ot any appointing or nominating officer in- curing into the pol ties Of any person passing an examination CT discriminat- ing in favor or sgaiH-' such person. By the general rules sev rsl Don-cOmpeis- tive examinations Rre provided for and compulsory ezamInn:ion for promotion decided. The President amended the clause directing compulsory examins- tions SO to exempt pgrsoHs honestly dis charged from military and naval ser vices and the widows and orphans of these.
 The rules provide 10 certiicstion for sppointmeut in preference 10 others of sailors and soldiers honOrsbly dlschsrg- ed because of sickness or wounds.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-Ihe apprsis- ors of the estate of Edward F. Noihal, the millionaire who recently died at the Palace hotel. have finished their report and although it has not been officially fixed. they find it amounts to about SI. OBS. 900.
 NooALEs, February 3.-Immedistely after the attempted robbery of the Mex icsn custom house and assault upon the guard lsst night, party of thirty GUS tom officials were sent after the gsna.
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