Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-01-14

IT HHILADELfhAAs ference was held to-day between the committee representing the Reading K. R. euployes aud President CoTbin. The particulars are not Yet ootsinaoie be- yond a statement Of the committee that the conference Ess very satisfactory to them.
 LOUISVILLE, Jan. II Al noon teddy the two houses of the Kentucky legisls- ture. in joint session, elected Bsck for third successive term n the United States senate.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Jan. LA dispatch from Washington states Is Is learned from an official source that JObn A. Ben son. under indictment ID the federal coaTts of tbis city for conspiracy. and partiulsFly in connection with alleged fraudulent land surveys, and who has been missing for several months has been arrested in Copenhagen, and that while 20 extTadition treaty covr:s the csse, the Danish government has siRni- fled a willingness to give him up. U. S. MarshAl Franks, of San Francisco, sr- rived n Washington yesterday and had Q conference with Attorney General Gar lapd. by whom he been summoned. l, is expected that Franks will sail tor
 
 Denmark by the next steamer. ' LASsISG, Mich, Jan. lI-At 8 meet ipg of the State Physicians, Vaughn re- ported n successful experiment. of pro- due.DR in cat, 6 disease similar to Typhoid fever in the human tamily b. the use O. germs found ID water used by 300 victims of the seOurge at Iron Noun tain. Mich. It IS believed that this is the first discovery of this nature in the world.
 HAyERHILL, Mass. January IA trightful accident bef-ll the Portland, Me, express yesterday afternoon. The scene of the disaster was near Haverhili bridge, which spans the Merrimao river. The tram consisted of eight cars and was going at great speed. As the ex- press rounded q curve, two cars left the rails anQ vent crashing into water tank house. demOlishing IL. In this house a number of section hands were estjrR dinner. JnO. O'Brien. retired merchant of Bradford, was talking 10 the section hands and was killed together with one Of the l6bOreFs The oar that crashed into the tank house knocked the foundation out, letting the heavy tank down on the car. crushing the top and doing fearful work within. Nine persons were killed altogether and a great number more or less injured.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January lI-Detec- tive Hume of Wells, Fargo & Co., receIv- ed dispatch this morning stsliog that the north hound train from the City of Mexico, was stopped lsst night by seven masked robbers, fev miles south of Chihuahua, and S2200 taken was the eI- press cars: The robbers then left with out molestIng passengers.
 NEW YORK. JsnuBry 1.-The Herald this morning publishes three column letter from Eureka, California in regard to a gigantic timber land steal. The correspondent states that 6 foreign syndicste IS operating on the Redwood | district, and that It has already gObbled up 64 OO0 acres of the finest redwood forests in the world The syndicate is composed of Scotch capitalists, and Is known ss the California Redwood Co. with chief office st San Francisco. The method pursued by the syndicate ID securing land is described as follows: A number of notorious land sharks were sent to Eureka, and a small army of rough or ignorant characters were procured who made the necessary entry and proof of claims, and afterwards con veyed the land to ,he syndicate.
 WASHINGTON, January lI-Chsirmsn Townsend w.ll present m the House to- day. If Opportunity offers, 8 unanimous report of the military committee ID favor ot the adoption of Reprt sentative BOn- tells resolution. concerning the disposi- ton of captured flags.
 WASHINGTON. January Il-Shortly after the assembly, the House went into committee of the whole for the consider stion of the presidents message. Mills offered a resolution referring the mes sage to the committee oD ways and means. Resolution agreed to. The House then went into committee of the whole On the Little deficiency bill.
 WAsHISoToS, January 1l.-Senstor Ssulsbury presented Q joint resolution declaring that no farther effort oan be properly made by the United States to obtain cooperation of the European gov ernmsnis ID establishing common rates of values between silver and gold as money. Laid on table.
 Hoar offered q resolution requesting the President to transmit to congress the report of the Pacific Railway com mission. Adopted.
 A resolution was offered by Hale for a select committee to examine fully into the present condition of the Civil Ser vice. Was taken up.
 LONDON, January l0.-Ihe Rev. Jno. Lcwther, wear st Bolton, near WightOn has cOmitted suicide. Previous to the act he had reoeIved summons to Gn- swer to the charge of an indecent as- sault upon a servant girl.
 BAN FRANCIsCo, January 1l.-Best & Belohsr, 5.52; Crocker. S5; Chollar, 6.37; Con. Virginia, 19 %; Confidence, 300; Gould k Curry, 50; Hale S NOrcrOss, l0.73; Locomotive, 30; Peer. 5O, Peerless, l.35; PotOsi, 5G0; Ophir, S75; Savage, 675 Sierra Nevada, 40; UnIon Con-. %; Yellow Jacket. 6.75; Mt. DiablO, f %.
 Los ANGELES, January 11.-An un- successful attempt was made early this morning to rob the bank of East Los AnGele-. The burglars were frightened away by policeman after they had cut through the floor of the building from tke cellar.
 WAsHISGTOS. January ll.-FOrty del | eRates representing the national Rssooi- | stion of wool growers, wool msnufactu | rers and deAlers, met to-day and effected | a permanent organization with Jobn l.. | Converse of Ohio ss president, aud B. | l., James Rs secretary. IL was resolved 1! that the proceedings of the conference | will not ee made public except by direc- | siOn of the whole conference.
 WASHINGTON, January ll-In bis | speech Hale traced ths growth | of the sentiment Of the country | since Lincoln's administration in favor of civil service reform, and the recOgni- tion of this sentiment by Presidents Grant, Hayes and Arthur and its infiu- ence on both parties in the election of 1854, The declaration of Cleveland in that respect in close states had influence enouRh on the voters to bs of a decisive result and De was elected president.
 Hale quoted from Rn interview win Cleveland, published in Boston ID 1885 wherein the latter was reported as saw ing: T have tried tO be true to my ogn pledges and the pledges of my party. We have both promise to divorce inc country from being used for party ser