Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-07

the meeting of employees of the varIou
 roads ID ely, held yesterday afternoon
 and last night, is announced this morn
 ing and sll strikes except the 70" WeT, c. stop forthwith. The other roads weri
 aDsolved from the rsquif fement of neu | tra!Ity and violence was to be discoun | teuAnced, It was decIded at the meet
 Ing 10 redouble She fight against tb, l Burlington and every body connected
 with tha. system. Committees vert
 sent out at once to visit the officials o the different roads, and later 1t was re ported that all lines had accepted tht
 proposition. When the appointed iime
 Rrrlv q this morning, for the cessation
 of the strike on ;he St Paul road, al
 hands reported for duty and the usus course of things was the result. A slight hitch occurred st the Fort Wayne, hut | by nine o'clock everything was sstisiac-
 torily arranged and the strike was every, | where at an end.
 WAsHISeroS. April 4.-The flag or | the Department Oi Jusiics vas placed al half mast IS sOon ss the death of Ex.
 Attorney -Gsleral Brewster was an
 nouDced AitOrnly- General Garland | has, it is said, ordered that All puhliC
 buildings be dIepsd m mourning ard
 closed on the day If the funeral
 WAsHIXGToS April 4-The public | lands committee reported this morning
 the follogIng substitute for the bill
 heretofore introduced by Walthsm, of | Mississippi: resolved that fron and af
 ter the passage of this act, public lands | iu the United States now subject to pri-
 vate entry. be disprsed of under and ao- | cordiDg t0 she provisions of the home
 stead laws" COokTell gave notice that
 he would oppose the passage of the
 bill.
 The cousiderat on of the bond bill
 was resumed. the perding question be- | ing Beck's amendment; Teller criticiz- | ed McPheIEOn's statement and said nothing il tha finaucisl experience of | this country or the world justified the
 the statement tbat if S25,C0,OO0 Of sil-
 Yer com WIS put m the market, any | difference would bs made ID the relative value of silver dollars and bullion sil-
 yer, The question did UO. cot any figure
 10 the pending bill anl the amount coin | ed under ;he Beck amendment would have DO ir tinence on the value of silver bu. it would tell the world that the
 greatest ti.ver producing country pro
 poses to Cp on step by step until there
 wss complete reccgr itiOn of silver as
 money metal in all respects Hs cOmpar-
 ed with gold Beck's amendment! was
 agreed Co. the vot- being 37 to 13 ReRau offered an amendment direct
 ing the purchase and cancellation of bonds with Che ten millions of gold in | sha krar c.. 4 r.nl lavu1
 tender notes, but withdrew it.
 StewLr. offered a resolution which was
 agreed tc, directing the secretary of the treasury 70 report Es to what precsu-
 tIous had been taken to prevent the importation of lead and lead ore from Mexico Bni Canada in violation of the
 revenue laws, snd what Legislation was
 necessary to prevent the smuggling of the same.
 SALT LAKE CITY, April 4-The jury returned a verdict ID favor of the Pacific rsilroed company, in the suit brought by f. Ephfiam Corri, Q traveller. to recover two thousand dollars damages for being elected from 0 freight train which the company claimed. did not carry passen- gers.
 HEATES STATION, Apni 4-Brakemsn OrendoTf on Conductor Meeker's train, fell between the cars at this place on the Southern Pacific road. and was fatally injured, tonight about ten o'clock.
 WASHINGTON. April4.-In the session to-day, friends of the direct tax bill en- deavored to secure consideration of the measure but failed.
 The committee on territories author Ized a favorable report of tue Clifford blll, empowering city corporations with n territories to bond improvements and real estate, to m amount not exceeding four per cent. of the assessed value of sad citIe-. in addition to theIr present bonded debts. Such money to be used for necessary public i'm rovements.
 NEW YORK, April 5,-3 D. ID. To-day Jacob shsrpis unconscious. His family io not expect be will live more than two hours a: the farthest.
 SAS FRANCISCO, April 4.-The seventh annual convention of the prohibition party met at Metropolitan Hali to-day X number of names were placed in nom inatlOn for tempogy Chairm n, among them being ihose of General BIdwell, of Chico aud W. D. Goved, of Los Angeles. Considerable confusion arose before election was made. General Bidwell WIS finally elected.
 BURLINGTON, Vt.. April 4.-The Re- publican state Convention selected the following delegates st large to the Chi csgo convention: Ex-Gov. Redfeld Proc or, Gen. j. c. Mccullough, Col. J. Es- icy, Hon. J. B. Linsley and Hon. Frank Piumley. Gen. Mccullough ID a speech said the issues were temperance, civil | service reform. surplus and free ballot | put the greatest issue was tariff, Among | tue candidates mentioned Blaine's name | met with the grestsst favor, then Depev and Sheridan was next.
 JACKSON, Mich. April4-An aeronaut named Hogan dropped with parachute, from balloon sta EeIght of over one niie today, and reached the ground safely, though badly off for breath.
 Los ANGELES, April 1t was learned thls afternoon that Hattie Woolstiep. ;be accused murderess of Doc Harlan, attempted suicide ID the Jail las. night by knOtilng a handkerchief about her neck anu fastening It to bar. The noise of her choking attracted attention and her attempt failed
 WASHINGTON, April 5-Senatcr Mor- gan appeared before the senate com nerce committee this morning and viz 'rouslS opposed the confirmation of the of Jared l.. Rathbone as JoDsul-GenerBl at Paris. Eleven of the thirteen members composing the com nlttee were present aud after MOrgap's 'rgument vote was taken and nine enators voted for favorable report on be nomination aud two adversely.
 TASGIER- April 5-The American osul hes received a reply from tbs l0Orish Government declining to ac- s ede 10 the demand oi She United Stsies . nth reference to persons under conan f ir protection imprisoned at Rsbs Fears [ re entertained here that the American ( iOverDm t-wll adopt vigorous 'me.s- | res against Morocco. The United s ;a,es steamer Enterprise has sailed n rom Isngier for Nice 10 receive orders a -om the admiral of the American sona5- n on Tn reference tO sffairs. I WASHINGTOS. April 5-Tba b..-. A.