Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-25

FL PAso. February 16.-SenA'or lii cock spent the day in the ci.y and lei for CslitorniH.
 FLAGSTAFF, February l6 J. B. All son, labOreT, was instantly killed 6 the stone quarry by falling derrick.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, February IT. The steamer City of Pekin arrived froI China and Japan this morning with on case of smallpox aboard, and was place m quarantine. This is the fifth success sive China steamer that has arrived T port with smallpox.
 WAHISGroS, February I7-Warfiel Storey, counsel for the U. F. Rsilros, company, to-dsy submitted to the Hous Pacific ilroadHCommittee. modifiss tions in the OuthwaIte pending bill de sired by President Adams. The only change ofmOment suggested in the orig inal, IS proposition to tx pay ment made by the company upon its debt a one-tenth per cent. for the first year aud one half of one per cent for second term of i've years, instead of uniform payment for first ten years. 4 period O ons-third of one per cent roughly cal lulstsd interest of the supposed change would reduce payments by two hundred thousand during each first five years and increase them by corresponding sum during the next five years.
 WEST ELY. R. L, Feb. I7.-A destruc tive fire ragged here early this morning causing a loss of Sl50OO0. The fire started in the Wells.huildiDg in the Sc gar block. The Stillman building Of the Bradford block. and the Mantle Bank building were destroyed, The thermometer marked 34 degrees below Zero, causing severe suffering Co the fire. men.
 SCRANTON. Pa., Feb. l7.-Oviug to PowderlY's illDess the executive com mittee this week came here to confer with hIm On the Reading strike siiua- ton. Master Workman Lewis called On Powderly last night and it IS probable from reports of the interview that have leaked out that the miners strike will be st once declared of.
 WASHINGTON. February 1.-The Blair educational bill was laid before the house end referred to committee on edu- cation. Milliken moved the committee on manufactures be instructed to report back on Friday next his resolution di- recting the secretary of the treasury to investigate the Sugar Trust in New York as agreed by the house. The house then resumed consideration of the ur- gehcy deficiency bill pending the ques- ton being upon instructing the public printer to enforce riRidly provisions of the eight hour law. Amendment adopted and bill passed.
 Los ANGELES, February 1.-The jurors selected as a commission to ex- amino and decide aa to Auschlsg's sanity, took testimony to-day and deci- Jed without leaving their seats that he was a sane person and respor ible for le murder of Hitchcock. Inc trial will be resung i io-morrow,
 WAsHEGroS, February 17-Tbe cleo ton committee have disposed of the McDufy vs. Davidson Aisbams cODte5 q, ID favor of Davidson. the sitt.-g mem Der. They will mee- uext Tuesday to decide upon further order ct hl-ingss. The general expectation is tbat the Illinois contest, WorthipCtO- vs. Pe-t will be taken up, Party lines were drawn in the Alabama contest and both majority aud minority reports will be submitted.
 WAsHISGTOS, Februs-y 17 The Pres ident and Mrs. Cleveland leave Wash ington for Florida next Tuesday and e1p.r. to be back Saturday. The will be accompanied by Secretary and Mrs. n-I Me
 NoGAIEs. February 17.-In an article to-day the Daily Reserve states that 1t has been discovered that an old Mexi- can has been trying to dispose of his l5-year-old daughter by rsflle. The father wants to sell thirty tickets Rt a dollar each, He will be gpprehended.
 TOLEDO, February 1.-the funeral of the late D. +. Locke (PetrOleum Y. Mas by) took place this afternoon. The body vss placed in WOodlawn cemetery. An enormous thropg of citizens were ID attendance and large number of noted persons were present.
 WAsHIsGToS, February 1.-The bill to amend the law prohibiting alien per sons ID corporation from acquiring lands in the United States, has received the approval of the house committee on mines aud mining. The amendment provides that the restriction law shall not apply to mines Of gold, silver, lead tin, cinnebar or copper or interest thereIn.
 Chairman Mills has promised tGrif bill within five dave. It IS understood that the bIIl will put wool on the free trade list, and reduce considerably the duty on wOolen goods, especially the cheaper kinds. Ad vRlorem dutles will De substituted in many cases for specific duties on the grounds that the latter weighs heavily on cheaper class goods. Lumber. salt, coal and number of other articles go on the free list. Iron and steel rails will go untouched. IL IS believed that the bill will provide for the reduction of about 20 Der cent on sugar duties. The internal tax on to- bacco will be reduced and possibly re- healed, and the tax rem owed from fruit and candies. The factors of the bill sim s. & reduction m revenue of between seventy and eighty millions.
 The committee On Pacific railroads hos invited the Pacific railroad commission 10 appear before it next Friday Co fur uish any information they may possess for the guidance of the committee. li was stated informally by one of 'he members of the committee to-day tha' Anderson had refused to appear before the committee m support Ot hls 6lH dl- recting criminal prosecution ot the Ia cific railroad officials.
 ST PrTPRsEURG, February I'M yichuidrgskI, ministBr of finance. hR' submitted to the council of the empire law to establish a metallic standard. Inc object of the measure is to bring gold md silver into circulation pre para'orl for a compulsory metal standard.
 PoRrLAsD. Feb 17-JudSe SteaTa' has granted e stay Of proccedln-5 m th' cases of Ghee Gong Grd Eony Ioni Dick who verc to have been hscged Co morrow for the Ess2s ssinaton ot Le' Yick in the Chinese theatre last Novein Der.
 SAS FRASCIsCo, February lI-Ihe 10 cal committee of arrangements TOT th' educational convention have planned To s series of excursions for the yisiiInl teachers, Santa Cruz, Monterey losemi te, Clear Lake, Lake Tahoe, AlssSr, ha wsii and other places beng included
 CHICAGO, February l7.-All interes'e' roads are represented st the meeting Q