Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-11
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IELEdRAPH. WASHINGTON, FebruLry 6.-SenAlor Stanford has written letter 10 certain of his constituents who ask why he voted for the confirmation ot Lamar. He says 1t was because be believed him to be one of the best men ID the south. broad, liberal minded and of great learning. He says: "I think hIm B thoroughly converted unIoDist and II will not do to reject any one on the ground that they were concerned m the | late war. LamhI's loyalty and iDteg- rity to the Union WAS passed on most concluslyely when both houses of Con gress provided for tho succession to the presidency aUd made him sn heir only few removes from ibe presidency"
 SAN FRAEcIsco. February 6.-The California refinery made another reduc- tion on yellow sugar to day from 524 and six cents so 5l and 5s respectively. It IS belieyeI thsE the American Co. will meet the new rates st once. It is also said reduction will be made in the price of white sugars.
 SAS FRAScIsco, February G. Advices received here to-day to the effect that vessel supposed tO be the British iron bark "Abercorn" bound from MAyport, England. 10 Portland, Oregon, was wrecked on the Washington Territory coast on the night of Feb. lst. The sea was SO high that the officers and crew could not lesue ;he vessel and all were drowned except two seamen md an ap- prentice. Ii Is thought that fully fifty lives were lost. The AbercOrn had cargo of iron ore, and the vessel snd cargo was valued at Sl20,OOO.
 MARQUETTE, Mich, February GA dynamite explosion in the works of the Hancock Chemical Co. this afternoon killed four men
 SAS FRANCISC0, February 6-In the suits brought by Governor Watermsn's HppoiDtees to remove the present mem bers of the board of pilot and hsrbor commissioners and the board of health of San Francisco, Judge Wallace this si- ternoon decided ID favor of defendants, but gave no grounds for his decision in either case.
 WAsISGToS, February 6-The house seated White of Indiana by vote of lS7 to l05.
 WASHINGTON. February G.-Hosr from the select committee on the celebration of the centennial Of the constitution, re- ported a joint resolution providing that ID addition to each celebration. IL may hereafter be provided that the two houses of congress shall meet 10 the hall of the house ot representatives, the chief jus.lce of the United States shall delIver an orstion and the President, justices of the supreme court, members of the csbi net, the executives of the several states and territories and such other persons as may hereafter be determined upon, shall be invited 10 attend.
 Among the bilis reported frnm com mi;tees snd placed oa the calendar was the following:
 To grant certain lands to Oregon and Wyoming for public purposes.
 Sawyer called 1p and the senate pass ed the bill to amend the postal laws so that newspapers now sent free of postage to persons residing within the county oi publication may be sent to persons liy- ing ID other counties when they receive them at county postoffices within the county of publication.
 Riddleberger stated that it was per hsps ID order to discuss his resolution for the consideration 10 open session ot the British extradi,ion treaty. He said If the senate foreign relations committee proposed Bn important amendment, the public was entitled 10 know what it was and who favored 1t. The chair 8nnounc- ed that sEy reference to executive busi- ness WAS a viola ion of the rules. He cautioned Riddlebetger not to trespass further. The constitutional centennial resolution WIS then adopted.
 S8ulsbury addressed the senate on the resolution relating to internal coinage. The resolution went over.
 Riddleberger sent to the clerks desk a copy of the eItrsdition treaty between Prussia and Russia. signed at St. Peters burg, January F, 1885.
 The educational bill having been tenn porsrily laid aside, PlRtt in addressing the senate on the Presidents message, ssid that either the President and hl- 10, ssage intended free trade, or else b. IS not dealing fairly with the American people. The senate soon after adjourn ed, Plstt not having finished.
 ALBUQUERQUE, February GA mass meeting was held tonight and committee appointed to confer with the officials of the Rio Grsnde & Utah railrosd. 4 lib- eral subsidy fn cash and lands will be offered the company if they will make this city the initial point of the road.
 CHICAGO. February 6-Western rates were again cut to-day. Lumber WAS re- duced from Chicago 10 Ksnsas City from l3l5 to 10 cents hundred pounds Hni to Council Bluffs and Omaha from Is to II cents, all lIDes meeting the new rates. The Missouri Pacific reduced live stock rates per carload from kRusss City to St. Louis from S62.J0 to S3y. The Chi csgO lines followed suit with a similar reduction to Chicago of from SG0 to S37.50.
 Los ANGELES. February G-Anschlag, the murderer of the Hitchcock family was srrsigned ID the superior court in the presence of gn immense crowd. and pleaded not guilty. Trial set fer Satur- day morning. Large crowds gathered yelling "there he goes, lynch him." Anschlag was greatly frightened.
 SAN FRANCISCO, February 7-The board Of regents of the University of ! California met this afternoon aud elect ! cd Horace DavIs president of the Uni | versity.
 BERLIN. February 7.-Priuce Bis | mark is receiving telegrHms from all | parts of the empire, conRrh plating him | upon his speech and approving the views | he espoused.
 MONTREAL, February The insur- | ance companies have lost million and | a half Of dollars by fires in this city, | during the past year. which is two or three times as much as they received | frcm premiams. One company has sl- ready closed up business in this city, | and 1t Is not unlikely that one or two more will follow.
 CINCINNATI. February "A silence of |