Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-05-19

for action the report of privileges and and elections committee on the Turple csse.
 NASHVILLE, May I5-The State Demo crA.ic Convention whi:h has been m sassion here since last Wednesday, nominated Gov. Robert Tay lor to-day for re-elec ion. The opposition which has been fighting him on very occasion, surrendered this forenoon, and the fortie,h ballot resulted virtually ID his nomination by exclamation.
 WAsHISorns May l5.-Seuste Bill was passed g'sn,ios risht Of way throus D the Occur D'Aleue IodIsn reservation to the Washington S Idaho R. R. C'. Hcu.e then st ended com nittee O. the whole on the Tariff blll and was sddre: S. ed by Bu,ieruotrh of Ooio.
 CIsoIssArI May l5.-che National Convention of the Uoion Lsbor party WAS called to order st noon with twenty . eight states represented 5 Norton oi Oblosgo was chosen temporary ohair- man. Afie- the opeuiDg address ard tbe apoointme0t of con mites the con ven ion adjourned till o'clock. It E clear that the chief difficulty before the convention will be preparing of plat form.
 WISSEMEccA, May 15.-The Nevada Rsnul,.ic.n s ate convention effected c permspent organization by the election of Thomas Wells. ts chairman and G. D. Nixor, secretary. Re oluiions were or fe.ed ou behalf of our various industries tue restoration of duties on lead, bors1, soda. hides and leather. and the tsriti ot 1867 on wool. The delegates to the Chi- c.go convention are Senators Stewart and Jones, elected by Acclamstior, and sharon H smilton of Story, Williams, of Ormsoy, and Foley, of Eureks, by bal lot
 SACRAMENTO, May l5.-Articles O. in corporation and consolidation oi all tne railroads in northern CalI,ornis owned or heretofore leased by the Southern Pacific were filed ir the office of the st- cretnry of the state today. It Is estimat- cd that the length of the roads are seven hundred miles. The nsmo of the corpo- ration is The Northern Rsilwsy Comps- ny O California, and the capital stock S26, I75 GOO with a par value of one hun dred dollars per share. The directors are Lslaud Stanford. Charles F. Crock CT, ". V. Huntington. Timothy Hopkins and N. T. Smith. Plsce of business San Francisco.
 SAN FRANCISCO Msy l5.-The inquest in the case O, eX-Msyor 4. J. Bryent' sho vas drowned by falling from the 'erry boat at EnciDsl last Friday, was held to-dsy and the jury decided ths! hIs d. sth was socidentsl
 sAs FRAso1.oo May I5-The steam ship Absy niz from Hong Kong vie, Var. coover, the second of the OaDsdian Ps- citic C"'s line to arrive st this port, was alloEed tO dock this morning by the quarantine officers, as DO traces of small oox WAS found on board. Her arrival here was followed hy cut in csbin rates Co Yokahoma. Tha new rates being made Sl50 by the Canadian Pacific.
 aAS FRAscIsco May l5.-A New Zas- Ind Herald of A DrIl l0ih received bert by the rtes mer Alameda, c0D,sIns an sc- count of the murder Of the AmeEicsr consul at Great Britsin. The natives oi the island had teen fighting ard the, asked the consul to Rrbitrste. He was attacked by one party ard had A marrow escape retreatiug through ihe bnsn. The natives kept after hIm and finally killec him.
 WAsHINGTlS, May 15.-Butterworth, fl Ono. Iu speaking on the ts Ii bllI -aId he Unlted States asked D" oddf from those nations sgsinst whom she Id coIyne vantage, bat when the rt- sublicsus found coBdition- that would mn cur industries ard impoverish our Furkiu. men, they wanted wall Of pro- 'eciive tBriff. He created much l'ngh ---r hy rea1Iug extracts from ibe L'ndou Times declsrinR ths, the only tine Eng iaud has any use for Irismen IS when they emisrate to America and Vote Tor
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 Stone, of Kentucky. favored the bIll H- said the por'h s,Ill wanted protee- non, bat the writing was on the wsll md the protective idea was bound to pass ont of existence.
 Grou,, of Vermont, in comparing the condition of the fsrmers ID Vermont aud K 'ntucky, said that in the eastern state ,he farmers were in advance of some Of heir western rivals The only tbings that Kentucky had more of than Yer. mont were iliiteratss. saloons, mules and asses.
 The house took recess till eight o'clock.
 WAsHIsGTox, May l5.-The commit tee on finance authorized their chsIrmRI to appoint a subcommittee to inyes r. gate tsriff matter. The action of the committee IS understood to be 10 look e q thorough inquiry into the snti' ct oI tariff. The probability is that If tho house sends over the tsrif bill, the com mit;ee will hear testimony upon the 10 teresis to be affected and ID tune will re port tarif bill 10 tbe senate.
 The pension appropriation bill wa taken up and an amendment increasing The amonut of the appropriation from S72,OOO.OOO to ss0,477. .0C0 was agreed tc darris raises a point of order against the amendment which provided that sl pensions that are hereafter granted uu der the general laws regulating pen sions to widows shall commence from the date of the death of husband. H. sad that 1t was a matter Of general leg Islstiou in the appropriation bill. The senate decided otherSise md the bil went over till to morrow, the amend ment pending.
 Hon.e bill limiting the labor of lettel curriers' to eight hours per day passed Adjourned.
 SAs FRASoIsoo, May l5.--Ail the raIl roads included ID the Trsnscohtinents | Assoc ation with the exception of th, Missouri Pacific, were represented her, to-day by representatives of ftheir freigh and passenger departments. Regarding toe objects of the meeting Chairman Lu1s said prior to the opening of thu session to-day that i' was general ir character and for the consideration O suy m alter that may be brought befor' it. Changes 10 certain lines of policy ol ot rates. if any are necessary, will b' discussed. AS to any radical change il rates" he continu d. business al arranged by some ot the lines to drss patronage must be considered. Ih, rates Siven ty the Central Pacific ms' b. talked over. The following ra'sI we're made for those attending the N. tioual c rnven'ions from the Pac fit c ,ast: Rates to Chicago snd reiurn 1925 S, Louis. sS7.50 Among othe | questions which are expected to come l up is the adjustment of rates to mee the views of the interstate commissiol with reference to long and short hauls and fixIug csr load rates op fruit to m-e the requisites of the California Frui UnIon.