Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-04

WE eo"oaAy women of Wisconsin were defeated ID the Supreme Court teddy. the court holding in sn elaborate opinion, that the legislature did not for a moment, contemplate extending such suffrage to females ss males enjoy, but meant to restrict female voting to school matters only.
 ST. L5uIs, Jan. 3l.-The ice gorge winch has formed on the MissIssipp' river in frort of this city. began to move this morning. It slowly crashed down upop nearly 8 million snd a hslf dollars worth of property, which it is now slow ly grinding into ruins. Already several bsrses have been sunk and the steamers Tamore, Mollie, Bob and Hayes have been sunk. The Hayes was valued at SSO 900. The steamer City of Monroe snapped her line st noon and is now a total wreck. The ice has stopped run ming and there is but little chance for thousands of dollars worth of propt rty winch is still below the gorge.
 NcKEEsPoRT, Pa, Jan. 31.-fbe Ma ,ioual Tube Works Co, employing 4OO men. ordered a reirctio of ten per Gel ! ID the vsges of all their employees. IL the reduction is not accepted the firm threaten to shut down the entire estso- iishment, A similar acton has beep taken by the Continental k Pennsylvanl . Tube Works. Tbe men Say they VIII not submit to any cut ID wages. A gen .rsl strike would throw over six thou sand men out of employment in this dis trict alone.
 SANTA RrsA, Cal, January 3l-The trial of Root. F. Morrow, on the charge of embracery, commenced before Judge Ruttledse thIs morning. Attorney Gen. -ral Johnson made the opening state ment in the case At ibe conclusion Of the attorney generals statement an e1- animation Of the jurors commenced, ou' none were accepted up to the noon ad- iournmsnt.
 RICHMoYD. Va. Jsnurry 31-Tne buildings of the Virginia penitentisry leased by Davis. Rbols 4 Co. at BostoL Sere destroyed by fire this morning. T. vas operated ss 8 shoe factory. All th' valuable machinery with the stock Is Q total loss 10 the shoe cOupsny. The e. timated loss IS one hundred and seventy tive thousand. Loss to the state, tven- ty-five thousspd.
 SANTA RosA, January 3l.-Atter som prelImipsries ippaDnelling of the jury "mmenced and occupied the entire day. Contrary to the expectation of counsel Snd sll who have gwen the csse any st- 'tntion, the panel vas completed before the session closed. The jury withoul exception are engaged directly or indi rec,ly in farming.
 FL PAso. January 3l.-The silver or, importation during January thr'ugL he Fl Paso custom house foots up 5,O6 {. pounds, valued at about 6 quarter of million dollars.
 LONDON, January 3l. The Roys.
 ieOgrs pbicsl Society has conferred tbt Iurchison medal upon Dr Nevbury of Columbia College. New York.
 BERLIN, January 3l-The bundesrs,L to-dsT 6Ied the sum TOT cerfy Iug ou. the pr"vIsioDs of the new military bii! at 2Sl, 500 marks.
 NoGALEs, January 3l.-The state lsa of Sonora imposing an export duty of ? per cent assay CTS valuation, on ores nIned ID that state, causes much dIf- 'stisfactlop among owners. The law l, rot only unsatisfactory to Americans mining in that country, but to the nE- i've miners also, who think that the, ssn develop their mines much more 1rohtsbly shipping ore tO smslters and mills on the American side of the line.
 SANTA BARBARA, January SIR. B. Garfield of ttIs city, eI-iudge of the
 uperior court. w-- tepdered today by telegram from Washington the spp0Ini- ment of U. 5. attorney for the southern district Of California. Garfield declines on account of press of busInees.
 SALINAS. Cal, January 3l.-The triaI bi Newton Azbull for tre murder of Juo dcCsrdle and ,. c. Resrdon in Indisr valley last September began today. 4 number of witnesses testified ss to tht circumstances of the shooting. Coun- eel for defense admitted the killing, bu 'sid 1t was done ID self defense. Ad jpurned unili tomorrow.
 WAsHIsGToS, January 3I-Among the pills introduced and referred were the following:
 By Stewsri.-To establish a land court and provide for the settlement O. private land claims. Also Co enforce the restriction on Chinese ImmIgrH- Hon.
 By Mitcbell.-To permit miners and mining companies to prospect ard de Selop mining portions of any Indian res ervatinns on certain terms and condl- rions.
 Mitchell offered resolution which Ras adopted, Instructiug the committe. Dn commerc- to consider the Rdyisabilt, f inserting a provision ID the river au' hsrbor bIll requiring work 10 be done by -UDtrBct.
 Vance, from the committee on fnsrcr. reported favorably the bili passed by the -enRte during las. congress to provide for wsrehousing fruit brandy.
 The committee CD finance decided to equest thRt II be relieved from furiher 'OnsIdersIion of Frye's bill relating iU imported liquors. and tue measure to bs referred to the judiciary committee as involving a constitutional question.
 WASHINGTON, January 3I.-The sub committee of the house committee on Jubhc lands. which has been consider og various propositions to change the land laws has completed its labors. Re Suliiug from its deliberations is bill ID leu of others entitled, "A bill to secure itles to actual settlers of public lands adapted to agriculture, to protect for | sts on the pnblc domain and for other 'urpOser.' The chief provisions are Re [ llovs: "All pubic lands are 10 be | iArsihed as agricultural, timber. min e al desert or reserved. Nn timber lend | Is 10 be sold but timber growing upon t may be disposed of to the highest bid | Ter after advertisement. In forty acre | tracts the timber Is to be removed with 10 SIX years from the dste of sale. Min | -rsl entries may be made on the sAms | land. even after the sale of tim. CT, but | cannot impslr the right of tpa purchaser of the timber. Lumber lsnd shall not | Oe appraised at less th4n SlO per acre. The President may set apart any fruit Isnds public reservations.
 THE DESERT LAND LAW Is contipued with an amendment re luiring the eDtryman to submit map, th- mode of the contemplst- si IrrigstIoD snd source of water sup pip. All laws allowing the pre-empiion Dt public land snd the sct eotitled. "An .oE 10 amend the act to encourage the srow of the timber of the western prairies" and sll sll other laws in con iict with the provisions of the presen.