Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-05-12
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O IL. l.. Baker and Louis Sio s for the
 Deus ng of their creditors Fra. k &
 Johnson, managing partner of the tfm
 vas unable to realize upon the assets
 immediately, and in vies of a pressing
 engagement in New York when a cal
 ipon them for money vas urgent, they
 iecided to make An assignment in or
 Ter to proven. 6 dissipation of their
 property.
 JOhn>on places the assets oi the firm from four to four and one-halt mil
 II n dollars and their liabilities al two
 m linn dollars. Their indebtedness ID
 Cal '1rnia. with the exception of num-
 ~ef D. sm4ll amounts, is confined to four
 ;. nks and two individusls. Johnson
 ur her stated that smong the most val
 table assets of the firm IS bo sx prop
 srry which is valued at two mill and
 .hst negotiations for the sale of which
 were in 6 fair way to be consumated
 when the announcement of the tariff
 bill placing borsx on the free list tend
 d to defeat the efforts in thHt direc-
 ion. The firm feel confident that the
 resources are sufficient to more than
 meet all engagements.
 Said firm is Indei ted 10 the Bank of CslIiornIa to the amount of one hun
 ired and ninety thousand dollars, of
 which one hundred and thirty thousand Is secured. IL is IS estimated that firm owes Bank of British Columbia one nundred thousspd dollars, Nevada Bank
 two hundred and twenty thousand and
 Bank of British North America one
 hunred thousand. It is stated that Of
 he whole amount of Coleman & Co.'s | indebtedness one-hslt is in this state and the other half ID the east, greater nart of the later being held by New EaRland, The business of the firm Is
 aid to amount to fourteen million dol
 lars per year.
 WAsHrsoroS May 7.-The River and
 Hsrbor bill passed the house today. WASHINGTON May 7.-The senate in ozcutIve secession ratified the Chinese treaty without division. Senators Tel fer and Mitchell made speeches in which They set forth the grounds of their ob- ] 'ction to this treaty but dId not demand | < vote
 Senator Edmunds reported the fish cries treaty adversely, submitting s written majority report, snd Senator Morgan submitting s fsvorsqle mInori y report. Edmunds gave notice that
 e would call up the treaty next week | however,
 Among the bills reported and placed | on the calendar were bills establishing land ffices si Folsom. \ M. and Spring field. Colorado, latter adversely. House joint resolution reSsIdlDg certain iD- nsbitsnts of Japan for aiding ship wrecked American sesmen passed. P liner then withdrew his pending
 
 bill and offered another prOvidicg thst nothing ID the act be construed to con- l firm any private entry for land hereto fore settled upon and now clsImed un- der color Of homestead or pre-enptiOD
 avs, but m all such cases the cOmmis- -ioner of land office snd the secretary of interior shall hear snd decIde the claims of parties respectively by provisions Of existing laws. SpOoner opposed the bill and The amendment and bolh went Oyer,,tilI tomorrow.
 The house bill restoring to the public domain part of the Uinish Valley h. dian reservation in Utah passed.
 The discussion of ths bill for the es tsblIshm.pt of & beresu of animal in- dustrY was taken up but went over with out sctIon.-Adiourned,
 WAsHTSGTos, May 7-The speaker laid before the house a message from the President returning without his appro- val bills for the sale of certain Indian lands in Kansas. McAdoo, of New Jer- sey, moved Its reieIenc- to the .Ummittee on Indian affairs. No quorum voted and house adjourned.
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 7-The divorce 1ase Of Roorrt Mcdonald, Jr., again>t Clara Belle McDouaid begsn with closed doors before Juige Hunt today.
 A jury was secured to-day ID the trial If John c. Gardner for the murder of Van Burke ID the lstter's restaurant on | the nigh, Of February Pad. The i'll feel | iug between the parties vas due 70 the | tsct that defendant married Burke's di- vorced wife.
 PHILADKLPHIA. May S.-The Grew of I the Steamer Eureka which was in Colli- Ion with the Steamer Bebesoo and su1k, | were picked up by the Brig Caroline Gray after being at sea five hours and landed here this morning,
 PHESIx, May S.-U pon the assembling ot the convection the vrspgle began. r. J. Bolsp, Chairman of the TerritorIs Central Committee, called the conven- son to order. aud the fight began for permanent chairman. took three nours to orgsnIze. Y4vspsi. Graham, Apache, OOchise, Yuma and Mohavt cOmbtOed to deiest hughes, under th, leadership of Geo. Fl. Stevens snd Jame- O yle. l.. O. Hughes add'essed the con. ven ntion at length. sever, ly srrsignins Gov Zulick, and ID conclusion of his speech withdrew his pame from the conventi D IS candidate for delegate. On motion I. 0. Hurndon. of Prescott, and G. G. Berry, of Tombstone, were unanimously elected delegates. Both being anti dick men. s. W PomerOy, of Graham, and Frank J. Cox, of Maricopa, were ,hOsen slternstes.
 HoLLI TER, K lnsss, May s-Ve; Kent nd party uno have been m pursuit oi D -rse th eyes who have been operating n San Benito and anioiuIng counties, l. ,oms upon one of the men named Lucas : n Los Bsr0s O5h1n last night and com 1elled him to surrender. He vss brought ( iere this morning sni lodged m jail. ' Nine stoleI horses were recovered. WAsHISGrOS May S-SenCte-Ou ,onolusion of the morning business, ! senator Voorhees, arose and after stat { ny thst he had been i'll for almost g week sad: "Iu referring to the little I discussion in whicn participated lasi |, Feek, desire to say to the Senate that | lo1ever Gevere the provocation given l nsde use of language st thst time con- { rsry 10 the rules Of tais body and ihe $ rule and usage of dis ii ourse in the senate. I regret having . Ised SUI h language and tender proper pology 10 the Senate for doing 60. Ny Iish respect for the dignity of this body, h f which so loog have been a member v s well ss self respect induce me to nske (, his state ment [ CHICAGO May S-The Daily News |. avs that a syndicate composed Of local T rok, rs snd two wealthy merchants are P rscticaliy in cOntroll of sll the corn in a ight The syndicate propose 10 keeT U orn we'll up Co sixty cents up to tho Al lsrketine of tbs new crops. E NEW YORK May S-The dead body Of n Isthsniel W. Hatch & member Of the r, rm ot Walter T. Hatch 4 Son, bankers nd brokers, vas iou ud dead in the yard n No. 64 west 20gh s. this morning v has. V. Schofeld formerly broker V good circum ,tzpces and nis wife & =, spdsome woman of 30. were taken to ~