Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-08-04

] oNoutt ChPltIl or OOre8. IT lG state
 th8s sOnl3 Chinese r6sl ents in that ca,
 Ithl circulated q story among tbe igno
 hNt popuiace to the effect ths. America 1 missionaries m the country had puI
 chased number If children and slte | Killing them had boiled them dogI fo medicine. This aroused the popula feeling and caused the authorities [
 tske steps to preserve the lives of th
 nissloharies, who ws'e all called in fror
 me country and placed in safety. Tn people DeKt seized nine COrea officials who were said .O have been parties to th
 sale or the children to the InissiOnHrie
 ani put them to death by deoapitatioI
 ID the public streets. In the meantim
 The foreign residents of Seoul have lele
 Eraphot tO the cOmmOdores of the Ams
 Iican. French. Russian, Japanese an,
 Chinese meo-Oi var for assistance. Or
 the night Of June l9 the United Siatei NRr ship Essex, the French ship Arpi,
 and Russian vessel sent thirty meI
 each io Seouie to protect foreigners. h
 the nesntIme the Cofean authorities
 had sent snHll bodies of troops to pro,
 tees the foreign coasulates. The out
 come of the trouble is not yet known
 The American man of war Juniats whicl
 left Ohenuilpo for Inc scene of the trou
 be went aground on Group I-lsnd ant
 r. struck in the mud and cannot ee re-
 leased Lefore the spring tides set m.
 WAsHISGToS D. c. - The bill re
 ported frOu the select committee on Ia
 dian tepredatoI claims passed th,
 house at the session held for the epurpost of considering business reported by ihsl committee. This bill IS substantially the bill introduced by Judge Symes a,
 the begiuning of the session, with some amendments suggested by the secreta ' of the interior.
 It creGtes n oouri called the "Court of Indian Depreciation Claims," the judges 70 bs appointed by the President. All such clRims Rud the evidence in support O. them and all papers herewith con uectet. are to be sent by the interior department for adjudication by this tri- bunBl.
 Aby claims for dep-edations commit ted b. iGdlans may be presented by pc hiion, under rules to be fixed by ihe oogrt aud the court is empowered to render judgment thereon.
 Tho fiBdibgs are to Do reported to congress 30 that appropriations may be made to liquI1ats thom. The opinion ls thai the senate wlll concur in passing tnIg blll and thereby do tardy iustice tO the long delayed claims.
 Judge Symes feels much clGtod over tho passage Ot the bill and he is entitled to much credit for the intelligent md active msDEer in which b. championed the measure tO succeEs. He was e mem bor of ;he select committee and aided lGrgely iE securing the approval of the sec7"t4,y cf ihc interior thereto
 Whsn the measure to establish Uni ted States land cpur; and tu provide for the settlement of private land claims comes ID 10 the Senate, Senator Stewart will offer m amendment thereto prUvid- ing that the jurisdiction be conferred on the surveyor general of the | niied stsles b. the act of June 2ud. lSJS, au- 'hoIiEiug the issue of indemnity land script !u certain cHscs be vested eXclu- sively in said court, and shall no long. sr be exercised by the surveyor gene -al.
 Ihe senator also 0esires that the nsasuTe shAil provide that m each case, [ ju uigment bs rendered for the claim srts. it shall bo the duty of the court tO determine and fix the amount of land und remaining unsatisfied ind the persons entitled to receive sRid wbiie judgement shall be en- breed by the commissioner of the gene .Gl land office. by the issue of indemnity shall be Assignable. lOcata- Jle, patvntsble and receivable from nr r,ra ar. ou rW.y,1 ,d ID the laws of January 2S, 1879 sud June 2, lSjS.
 Senator Dolph, who is the special ad -ocste of the repeal of all laws proyid- ns for the pre-emptiOn of the public snds and tue laws allowing entries for t! ll Der culture, IS not very sBnguine to aEe Ec;ion thereon st this session. The measure Is under consideration ID the on public lands, howover, .ni wili be sufficiently advanced to se- 'lte place on tue calendar. It de- ,vnGs largely on the time taken up in Le -JtHie by inc tKsiiT. the senator says. hrthe. Or not the public land system .au Lc cobsidered. There is, too. an iriy evIuced. particularly on the ,att 0, the members of the house, to get way from the clty, which will force nn .djOuTDmeni at the earliest practicable ! log. thus leaving the great mass of l uD'ic business unattended to. The l puse calendar IS loaded down with | ius.uess of general importance inst l snO"f be considered at this session, l be failure of which IS directly sttribu- | able tO Democrat cmismanagemept.
 Tue committee on Indian affairs roe mmend that the CItrous Wster oom- any be granted the right of way cross the Papsgo Indian reservation in .rizona 70 build q canal for irrigation | imposes. The committee prescribe | hat the work must be completed within SO years.
 In recommending the passage of ihe lil to authorize the President to con- -r brevet rank on officers of the army | pr gallant services ia Indian cam nigDs, tho committee on military ai- ,ifs suggested that n change may be | neraiD made so that such brevet com li-siou sLa'l bear date from the pericd | heu the promotion WAS recommended. he hdjulaut- general called their stten- .on % the fact that in some cases lsuy years have elapsed since the bre- | et appointment was recommended, and | hat by the ordinary course Of promo lon the officers have advanced beyond | 1a bfevet rank then recommended. | he GdjutRnt general also says, in con ectiOn with that restriction of the bill | mich limits such advancement to oifi- l CTS Eho have performed particularly | heroic acts" that, Hs a rule. these rec | were based on gallant or | iefi.orious service m s series of In ian battles, or during an entire cam aigu, Bnd ''it lis doubtful If there are | lauy, If any, instances in which the ondIct of tue officers was termed be- Oic.'
 SAN FRASCIsCo, July 27.-Word comes rom Ferndale that A. klispsr cut his Tte's throat this morning and took poi Dn himself. Both are dead. No par icularz.
 An Examiner special from Ferndsle, says Antonio klispar, a Ger lan hging Rt Port Kenyon, who had cen away from his family some time, etutned this morning and asked his 'iIe to live with him. She refused and @ cut her throat with a pocket knife nj then came 10 FerndRle and pur- hased box of Rough on Rats. took it od died shortly afterwards. He had
 bottle of strychnile on him and it is uppOsed he took some of that also. hey leave four children.