Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-08-18
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dons granted by the President to per
 sons convicted of the charge ot unlsS-
 ful cohabitation in Utah and Idaho
 since March f, 1886. Referred.
 Senate bill passed increasing to thir-
 ty dollars per mon h the rhte of pensions
 for total disability,
 1ouse went into committee of the
 whole on the fortifcauoEs spproprla-
 ton till and proceeded to consider the
 bill by sections.
 Towsend raised @ point of order
 against the provision for a gun factory
 contendIng that the committee on ap-
 propris.ion had no jurisdiction over the
 subject but that II belonged Co the com
 mittee on military sffsirs,
 Sawyer of New York opposed this
 view and pending decision house sd-
 iourned.
 WAsHISGroS Aug. l3-The will of the
 late Gensrsl Sh sridsn. dated May 23,
 1888 WAS admitted to probate to-day.
 He leit to his wife ono third of all hIs
 personal property. the came to ts ID lieu of dower To Mrs. Kate Sheridan, his mother, since deceased he left the Ono homestead to revert to his son Phil c. sheridan in fee simple. All the rest Of his property to hIs wife. NJ. V. Sheridan, and Linden Kent. hIs attorney in trust to recover rents etc, for the mGlnte- nance and education of his four child rsn, The petition states the estate con
 sists of s27.2l0 ID money. Ss,OOO stocks, s, 900 household furniture, S6OO horse and carriage, $500 in hIs house at NoE- quitt
 WASHINGTON, Aug. l3-Grsy, speak ing in favor of the further postponinG of the consideration of The fisheries treaty, sad no interests involved could possibly possibly be effected in!urIously by the proposed postponemen; ss fish | men who rights were subject to the treaty were pursuing their avocation un-
 molested and undisturbed under the protection attached to the present treaty. As to the tanDt that the democratic sen
 stOrs were arguing the case of Great
 Britain, Gray said there wss no tGunt SO
 irritating as that to democrats, that
 Ibe party had always been ready to press
 to the extreme anything that concerned the country's rights and honor.
 Beck, with Gr6y's consent, crit ized l some of the remarks made by Frye, touching upon the importation of Cana dian tisn, and said that 60 long as fresh fish could oaly reach Boston Hnd Port
 land it was eminently satisfactory to
 the New England senators, but as
 soon as these fresh fish could be sent
 to Ohio and Kentucky II became oilen-
 siye ID their eyes. After further con-
 sIderstion of the fisheries treaty The
 senate adjourned.
 MERIDIAN Conn.,, August l3.-Tvo thousand people welcomed Blaine here. He spoke as follows: "I beg leave to thank you all for this compliment n greeting me so cordially. l have time
 to say only that important as the vote l of Connecticut hss always bee1, II ls ten fold more important this year. We eau have every Republican voter in Comet
 Icut fully comprehend and appreciate | what the vote of this state may mean. I shall rest content with the result | which your understanding will bring. | trusting that the vote of November msy | chronicle victory Tn Connecticut and ss | 6 consequences victory in the nation. l return ! your greeting with all the cor | diBlity with which It bas been tendered. At Hartford was gathered an enthu- siastic crowd. Mayor Root introduced | the travelling guest who responded O. follows: Less thsn fortnight sgO l was in a country which according to It- area IS called the richest in the world. Old England. A large number of cOun- iles in England have each & population & quarter of that of the whole state of Connecticut, but wish could compare statistics of Connecticut with any county or community of six hundred thousand people in England. The comparison | would give a sharp text by which the | good people Of Connecticut could deter mine he pressing effects of free trade upon the mass of lsbourinR men. You are asked to change the tsrih system under w kich prosperity has been attain ed. The country wishes 10 hear your answer upon that point and awaits to here it with confidence"
 VIRGINIA New. August l3.-Nicholas Fre6ricks shot and fatally wounded his son this evening. Father and son had Il sltercstion because the latter and his | sister attended ball Bt s neighbor's The farther attacked tbe son who ran out of tie house when the father shot him with & revolver.
 NHwARK \. J. Aug 1.-The cottage Of G, D. McOsrthy st the Mount Tabor Methodist camp meeting grounds wac burned this morning. Two children and thsIT mother burned to death. NIv YORK Aug 1.-The loss by las! nights Convent fire IS now estimated st S650,000. Insurance Si30,OOO WLsHIxoTos, Aug. l4-T9e first Na tionsl Convention of the American par , began its sessions here this afternoon. Chairman Shsrp called the convention 10 order. There We're about 200 dele gates in the hall representing 22 states and territories. Hon. P. D. Wiggington of c iliiUrniB WAS elected temporary chairman. Wigginton predicted shB. the day vss not far distant when it csu truthtully he said that the Americans are for America. He believed Amer cans have the courage aud ability to manage their own affairs not otWitbstaniiDg he fact that America is fast becoming the cess pool Of the world. A motion was here made limiting the votes to one | for each congregational GistEict and two
 a. large from esch state represented. The District of Columbia IS to have two vOteg. A recess was taken pending sc- | ton on thus proposition.
 BosroS Aug H.-The Blaine psrty left for ihe rsilrosd station at noon. | There was no demonstration along the | route but when the carriage reached the station Q large crowd was found to | be present and Blaine on entering ths | car was cheesed. As the tram was about 10 move Blaine appeared on tbe plat form in response to calls and thanked | the people for the kind recognition, | The train then moved on its way to Au- | gusta.
 WLsHISGToS Aug. 14.-Senstor Rs- | gsn introduced bill to define trusts
 and provide the proper punishment of | persons connected with them. WASHINGTON. August, 1.-The house | committee on foreign affairs this morn inE were instructed by Cresry to call on | the house next Saturday with the bill | to give effect to the Chinese treaty. 4 few formal amendments in ihe Senate
 bill will be recommended by the com mittes.
 The house committee on merchant,
 marine and isherIes to-day commenced investigation of the fur seal fisheries of
 Alaska. The committee was directed