Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-04
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BAN FRANCISCO, January 26-Juds,
 Sawyer Of ihe United States circui
 court, to-day confirmed the decision o
 District Judge Hoffman in the Katci
 An Sih hsbess corpus case and decided
 mat the woman is not entitled to land
 The woman remained chiefly upon ths
 testimony of the Chinese vice-consu ul
 whose books show she was not psssen
 ger on the steamer on which she claim.
 cd to have made her first trip to this
 country. The case was appealed as a
 test. Attorney Ricketts then gave no-
 tice of appeal 10 the supreme court and
 was allowed twenty days in which to file the necessary papers.
 NEw YORK, January 26-The Grant monument committee to-day adopted the draft of a circular to be sent to all architects Id sculptors desiring to compete for the honor of designing the memorial to General Grant. The esti. mate of the cost IS s500,c00 instead of s3OO,OO0, the original figure.
 ATLANTA. January 26-P. H. Meli, chancellor of the University Of Georgis Tor many years and president of the Southern Baptist association, died ihis morning st his home in Athens, Ga. He was for long time recognized ss the head of the Baptist church in the south.
 WELLINGTON, B. O., January 26.-Tne exploring parties worked all tuesday, endesvoring to find the bodies of the victims of the recent mIne explosion, but It was not until two o'clock yesterday afternoon that the work of bringing the bodies to the surface was begun and ia little over an hours time the bodies of seven white men and eight Chinese had been raised. They were mangled and blackened beyond recognition and the only means of knowing the unfortunate victims names we're points at which they were found. There were not more than one hundred men and women around the shaft during the afternoon and the melancholy task proceeded with regularity and quIet. The dis patches sent st midnight Tuesday are correct. Every individual in the east slope, where the explosion occurred, was killed, even Robt. Williams, the engi- neer. at the top of the slope about fifty yards from the foot of the shaft. His vBs the first body located, The eIplo- sion did not penetrate in the west slope further than to make s severe concus- sIon, which affected some severely, but sitter the damp rushed in, however, b, presence of mind exhibited ID immedi- stels repairing to ihe pure air current was restored and many live were thus saved.
 The inquest will be held by Dr. Walk CT, who conducted that at NsnaimO. The jury met 10 day and will probably adjourn for a fortnight until all evi- dence necessary is forthcoming. The report that 6 man bod fallen from the wire rope and had been killed iDcor- rect. Samuel Davis did let 30 his hold when half way up but did not fall.
 At seven o'clock last evening thirty five bOdie. had been brought to the sur face, of which number sixteen were white and the balance Chinese. The ad- arrangements Bt the shaft could not be bat noticed, for they were carried out like clock work. There was no ex- citement and each man attended to his work. Mir. Dunsmuir arrived a, noon Tuesday and vas present st ihe shaft, encouraging all to hope for the best. He was on duty till five o'clock next mOrn- ing and again early ID the day after @ few hours res..
 The terrible force of the explosion Is proven by the way the pipes were snap ped ID two and heavy timbers were sbiv- cred into sptinters. A Belgian miner wss stripped of every vesisge of cloth ing, Ehiie the mutilsiicn of the bodies proves the terrible force. At o'clock last night after a change of shift IS white men and 22 CbInee had been taken out of the pit, while seven more bodies had been found ard taken tO the bottom shaft. There yet remains 13 whites and l9 Chinese ID the mine, making total Of lives lost The only present survivor from the east slope Is Chins- man who IS injured almost beyond re coyery. The white miners are beIng prepared for burial. Chose belonging to the Mssoni-, Odd Fellows and other societies have been taken charge of by their bretherD, while several others hsye been taken to their homes. Some of the funerals will take place tomorrow. All the colleries oi the Vancouver Coal O., and Wellington colleries have closed since the accident. The railway com pany has been running trains all day and night between NsnsimO and Vel lIngton for the conveyance of volunteers to and from the various shafts.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The commit tee on foreign affairs was discharged st request from consideration of the bill the Maritime Canal Co. of Nicaragua, and the bill was referred to the committee on commerce.
 Bills amending laws relating to nsvi- gation snd regulating practice ID cases removed from state 10 federal courts were passed.
 Belmont from committee on foreign affairs reported joint resolution Rc- cepting the invitation of the French He public 10 take part ID ihe international exhibition al Paris ID 1889 and sppro- priating S2O0,000 to enable the United States to participate. Adjourned.
 SAN JOSE, Jan. 26-The society re- onyened this afternoon and the com miitee on tariff resolutions reported the following resolution which was adopted:
 Resolved, By the horticultural society of San Jose, California, that any reduc- ton by congress of ihe existing tariff on green or dried fruits, nuts, rsisins. prunes, wines and other horticultural products would injure all snd destroy msuy of these industries
 The resolution was opposed by few but adopted by the large ma jnrity and s copy was ordered to be sent to each senator and representative ID congress.
 Invitations to visit Santa Rosa and other towns were accepted and the so- iety adjourned to meet st Riverside Feb. 6ih.
 ALBUQUERQUE, January 26-W. N. Coler, Jr., of New York, a wealthy deal CT in railroad b0nds, has just filed sult in the district court st Santa Fe against that county for sixty thousand principal and back interest due on bonds issued the New Mexican and Southern Pacific Railroad Go.
 PARIS, January 26-Bsron de Mossn has been reelected president of the party of the right in the chamber of deputies.
 WASHINGTON, January 26-The presi- dent has approved the postal conven- ton recently concluded between the United States and Canada.
 CrScrSSArI. January 26-The funeral of Ohss. W. Moulton took place this sf- so11, uo, Iahn Sherman arrived