Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-11

I being brought to bear upon the Pres dent ln favor of numerous applicants fc expected vacanies.
 SAN DIEGo. February go. Spence
 who accldently shot and killed T. E
 farnsworth, proprietor of the Oxfor
 hotel at Coronado beach, Tuesday nighI
 was released by the court to-day an,
 Was rearrested on a complaint sworn t
 by IL, l.. Watson, with whom he had hsl
 previous trouble, charging him witl
 murder, and be vas held in the sum O
 f9,OOc to answer on Friday next.
 SEATTLE, February 3.-The saw mIlll
 ot Benton. Holmes & c., st Poin
 Blakely, were totally destroyed by fir,
 last night. The less Is S2jOOOO, snl
 there IS no insurance. The mills gave
 employment to two hundred men. TherS
 was nothing saved and the fire wns sC | orisz that the lAbOrers barely succeeded m saving their houses and other build
 lngs or the company. A memb-r of the 1 hrm sad this afternoon that the entire
 establishment viii be rebuilt on larger
 scale than before.
 Los ANGELES, February 3.-Fri.z An.
 schlsg, the murderer of c. B. Hitchcock anI wife, vas arr6igned before Judge
 OaeEey iC the superior oour. this after n"oC. Attorney Peyton asked that the
 .il,. T pleading be extended one week,
 but the prosecution objected and the
 case WAS set for Monday LexL
 SAN FRANCISCO, February 3.-War hos
 been opened between sugar refining
 comp 'uie-. Before the cut was made the American CC., asked seven cents for
 golden c snd seven Gnd quarter for extra c. The California Coz, schedule called for six and R quarter and six and a hall respectively. last night the American O., made 6 reduction of one cent on each variety and to-day the California Co, quoted Golden c ai five, and extra c at SIX cents. l. Is believed these reductions will be promptly met
 SANTA Rosa, February In the trial of BobL +. Morrow, charged with jury bribing, the prosecution rested The case early m the morning session and the de- fense at three o'clock m the afternoon. The count adjourned until tomorrow with the understanding that the closing arguments should occupy but few hours.
 WAsHISGroS, February In sn ar- gument before the house committee on commerce. on the subject of the in- corporation of the Maritime Canal Co, of Nicaragua, Judge Deadly was the cbief spokesman, devO.ing his time mainly Co the constitutional question involved. Anderson of Kansas asked if the company objected c. the Clsuse 10 the biil pGnI- hing It hy forfeiture of charter for combination Uiih the Pacific r-iiroEd- 60 ra'se tolls Judge Deadly sad hc ~a5 TO, prepared to give posi- tvg RBsUer.
 CiNCl,SAEI, Fob. A. he iury in the case Of the United States against Benj. E. hop 'as. !t's trea1uT-r Of the FIdel- ity Bank. brought ig a verdict this morn irg of guilty as charged in the ind.ct- ment. Motions for n1F trial and Rr- rest of judgment wcrC made,
 CHICAGO, Feb. A.-Whes', cash. 763S May, Sss, Corn, oash, l7fs; May 52is.
 EVANSVILLE, Feb. 4.-Dyer, the man who Was shot by c cJiOTed preacher last Wednesday, died rly this morning An inquest will be held this evening.
 LONDON, February 4.--Milie SeDde Hoefm6n, at Music Hall, m Dublin, placed her head in a lions mouth. last night. The beast suddenly became en- ragged, and closed his jaws. He drove the woman into a corner of the cage, Choked her violently, and tore her breast with hls claws. She Was finally rescued by the attendants, but she was lacerated ID frightiul manner, and her recovery is doubtful.
 wAsHISGToS, February lotto P. Clsrs, ex-commissioner of pensions, who was stricken with paralysis Tuesday evening. died thIs morning.
 Mrs. Cleveland has decided not tO go to BnstOn to attend the funeral Of her uncle. She has abandoned the reoep- ton which she had announced for this afternoon.
 POrIsvILLE. Pa, February 4-Ac- counts iTomShenRndoHh this morning re- port all quiet since the cOlleTies resump- tion. The men who Occasioned the out break are steadily Et work. No other arrests have been reported.
 BERLIN, Feb. 4.-The Berlin National Zeiiuag says that Herr VOn Benriqson. leader o, the National Liberal party will have an interview gi,h Prince Bismarck next Tuesday. snd they will then prob ably make arrangements tO render as little public Bs possible, the debate on the bill providing for n new loan on &C., count of increased military preparations. Several of the Berlin papers dilate upon he eminently pacific character of the treaty between Germany and Austria, the publication of which they say must produce trsnquilizing effect in Paris and St. Petersburg, while sdmOnishing and warning disturbers of peace who ever they may be.
 SAN FRASCIsCo, February 3-Bess < Belcher, 15; Cro-ker. 90; ChollRr, 6.25; Con. Virginis, IS %; Confidence, 27.O0; Gould < Curry, , 90; Hale < Norcross, 9 5O.; Locomotive, .45; Peer. @, Peerless, 1.65; Potosi, 6.25; Ophir, 9.6O; Savage, 7.50 Sierra Nevada, 5.jO; UnIon Con-. 49O; Yellow Jacket. 9.65; Mt. Disblo, 4J0.
 NORFOLK, Va. February 4-Reynold Bros. commission shippers yesterday filed libel suit and applied to Judge Hughes of the United States district court to have the British steamship North Erln bound to Liverpool, attach cd, the captain having refused to sign drafts for disbursements amounting to Slj0,OO0. 4 |. 5. marshal was dispatch cd, engaged B tug aud intercepted the steamer yesterday evening. When he attempted to board her the csptnin ordered the mec not to allow him. Two attempts failed and a; sh9 third, when B ladder hsd been placed gEainst the yes sells side and the maTsE-i was ascending he was thrown off Rnd i, into the tug. The steamer then proceeded on her wsy. taking with her one Cf the Virginia pilots who was on board.
 SAN FRAScIsCo, February i-The E1- sminer ihIs morning prints an interview with one hundred and seventy i've dem ocratic members os congress 10 regsrd to the place of holding ihe next Nation al Democratic Convention. Ihirty-hVe members express thems, Ives m favor or New York City, for ihe first choice. Thirty.tour are for San Francisco, thirty for Chicago, twenty for St. Louis, and fourteen for Cincinnati. Other mem bers are non-commi1tel or divided among tho cities of Baltimore, Phlls- delphis, Boston. St. Paul, Indisnspohs' Washington, Louisville and Richmond.
 San Francisco received the majority of the votes for the second choice. The