Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-03-17

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 Motion OverruIed
 SANTA, Fe March S.-In the United States Court this afternoon Judges Long and Reeves overruled the motion for s new trl.l m the case of the United States against MsX Frost, ex-regisler of the land office ln thus ci y. Frost was charged and convicted of receiving illegal fees for ser. vices in the office.
 WAsHISGToS, March S.-It is now stat ed at the treasury department that ow- Ipg to heavy receipts during the past few months, the estimate submitted ID the annual report of Secretary FsiTchild will prove to be too small and the eur plus n the treasury st the end of June, lSoS. sill probably reach the sum of Sl55, OO0,OO0.
 | MORALES, March S.-Psrferic Polo, the Me1Ic9n custom house guard who was shot and ssgbbed while on duty a few nights go, has made full confession. He says te did the shooting and stab bing himself and reported that Ii wss done by robbers. He did 1t to ipgrRiiate himself with the commander 70 Gs to hold his position. He sAys that the report ed robbery of some wet ks ego wbile be wLs on duty. was a similar scheme of his own concoctinR. The government spent . large sum of money keeplng8 posse out searching for the supposed T0bberF.
 ATCHisoS. Kansas, March 9-A col lisIOA occurred yesterday afternoon on the Burlington & Missouri River rsil- road A through Denver passenger wgs standing Ou the track ht Humboli, Neb., w1en south bound local passenger m charge oi Reading CT ugiDeer das he'd into the station Et the rate Of Go miles an hour. The ffemen, conductor and brakeman and two others are more or less injured.
 SAN FRASCIsCO, March 9.-A Wash IuRtOn dispatch siRtes that Maj. General | Terry gill probably rvtire in April. and that succession will rest bstytCa Gems. Gre ok and MIles. lt Is cls med that WAT department influence IS being exercised n lGyor of Crook, using the p.ea that he ranks Allss Gs a trlgadIer. and also that | Miles i5 one of tbe youngest generals in | tee amy and ls Ger 6ln tO be commander uf Ihe army by regular promotion. The ! Pacific coast delegation however, urge | the promotion of Gen. Miles. owing tn | bls splendid war career. aLd bis subse- qUeut excellent record. It iz claimed that | cert-iG department influences at the | capital attempted to orItize the ection of tls Fac tic cOHst members gs improper, sad iu VI w oi tne fact that i. was UOt | knoUu Ger. Terry was !O rsiIre, but it ha, | b .tu tIugL that the cOuF. followed in | thi- instance was used and had numerous | Ifes- I-u.s, and that 6s this action was | entirely voluntary it Was the proper sud | orc mary course to pursue It is not | Ln what action the President may 'Ee, but certain claims of Miles are to be strongly endorsed and urged ID case of a vacEncy.
 BERLIN. March 9.-Tho Emperor of Germany dIed at 5:3) this morning.
 LONDON. March 9-Fiag- are at half mas generally throughout England ou account oi Emperor Williams death. The Queen sent message tO the Ger man ambassador expressing her sorrow at the dratb. and al+O sent messages of eoLaclence 10 Berlin and San Rsno.
 BERLIN. March 9.-When inc Reich stag met to-day, Prince Bismarck. with | deep emotion. informed the members of | the EmperOr'E death, and announced that e new king would assume the title of FrederIcE III. Public announcement of the Emperor's death, sI-Dtd by the ministers of state. appe'red ID the stasiZ Auziegen this morning. Pultksmer, vice pres dent of the | PrussIan Ministerial Council. announced the Emperor's death to the Lower House. The Prussisu standard O ter the Royal Palace l. lowered Rt half mast and an immense oOrcOurse of people, silent and sorrowtul, have gathered odtside.
 SAN RENO. March 9.-Tbe Grown | Prince and Princess of Germany will leave for Berlin this morning. The Grown Prince passed fairly good night
 NEW YORK, March 9-Steamship Athos, from the West lndiez. reported tho. as she was leaving the hHrbor of Cartagens it was learned that the steam CT Rafael Reyes had exploded and thirty persons been killed.
 WASHINGTON, March S.-The house discussed ihe bill sppTODrIRtIug ten thoussrd dollars for the purchase of cer tain swords belonging to ihe widow o' the late General Jas. Shields, oi Missouri. l he debate was prolonged until o'clock. when the bill was pRssed.
 MckenDB called mp the senate bill re ported by the committee cn public lands granting the state of California five per cent. of the net proceeds of Jhr cash sales of public lands in that rtste The house adjourned without taking action.
 WAsHISGToN. March S-Ihe post msster-genersl sent 70 the house & C n.- munIcation in which be Fays that Q careful investigation fails Co aIsclCFe any reliable grounds for cOmplrInis Cf un- ! satisfactory mail service in the west. He unhesitatingly Esserts Int the entire railway system is 10 better aod more efficient condition thsn ever be- fore.
 BosIoS, March S.-Tte state conven | ton for the election of deieRE.cs iO the national republican convention will meet April l5.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, March S-A dispatch received at the railroad office m tbis city in regard 10 the r-ilroad Gccid -ut, at ElEO. Nevads, says that ibe accident was caused by @ broken 7aIl derRling | two sleeping cars. The taF-eugers ID l [ lCfe two cars were giS-u O seyere shaking mp md DuIa1er received | slight bruises. C.. D. Dec uys and wife wre reported as the most ss riously iu- | Jnrsd. The car had 70 oe replaced by ctbers sent down from a ueigEboriug station. The tram prr oetdtd Ou its way S, veral hours behind time.
 CHICAGo. March S.-The engineers on | the Burlington. Cedar Rspids and Northern railroad at Cedar Rapids, aGd he engineers on the Msn,iOba railroad st Minneapolis. refused Co handle Chicago, Burlington Gnc Quincy cafs to- | day.
 WAsHINGroS. March S.-StewarJ re- | piled to the remarks of Sherman of two days ago on tbe silver deuODetizstion,
 The dependent pension bll vns taken up and after further debate the bill was reported back from the committee on the whole. Csll's amendment. making tue bill spply to Mexican or IDdIan var veterans, and Plumb's amendment s;rik- iug out the word totally" before "in- cspsciiaied" was rejected The blll then passed. Yeas. fl; Nays, l6.
 A report was submitted by Senator COckrell, from the special committee