Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-07


 were to handle all freight offered to them
 the commotion would be handled this
 afternoon.
 WASHINGTON, April 3.-rhe house committee on commerce has ordered a
 favorable report on the resolution to pro-
 vide for a congressional inquiry into the
 engIneer's strike in the west.
 KASsAs CIrY, April 3.-At a general
 and secre: meeting of the switchmen ID
 the yards here, late last night, reliable
 information was presented to the effect that the Santa fe compsny would not force the men to handle "Q' freight. | The meeting thereupoE ordered that 1T
 such be the case, the yard men oD thst
 road who went out last evening. would
 resume work thls morning. Ip eccord- Hnce with thIs. the men all took theIr places again this morning.
 WASHINGTON, April 3-Ths president has written n long letter to Rev. James
 Morrow, D. D., of Philadelphia touching | on the resolution adopted at the late bn- nual conference of the Nj. E. Church, concerning the use of the natIye language | in teaching Indiaps.. The president says ! that the government seeks in u.sns2in z Indians to cIvilize and to prepare them | for that contact with the world which necessarily accompanies civilization, aud ! nothing IS more important from this point view than knowledge to the En- glish language.
 FL PAso. April 3-Depu.y Postmaster Henry, and OEarreI, who robbed the
 mail si ihe Paso del Norte pos: office Oi IAmonds intended for President Daiz, and whose Te-capture was effected ID Chihuahua, arrived under heavy guard this morning, snd were placed m n mouldy dungeon formerly occupied Gy 4 M. Cutting. Lieutenant Dillon, the officer n charge at the time of their escape, will be tried by court martial Los ANGELEI, April 3-It has just come to hght that Saturday at noon, when Main street was crowded with peiestrisns, a tray containing diamonds valued at three thousand dollars. was taken from the Opera House iswelry store. No clue to the thIef has been ob- tsined Yet
 NEW YORK, April 3.-The European steamships COmOna aud OliOia arrived to-day, the former bringing l263 and the latter 9J0 emigraDts.
 WAsHISGToS. Apr. r.3-Stewsrt withdrew his motion to reconsider the vote on the passing of bill for the relief of the pur- chase;s and other grantees of swamp and oveItlowed lands, snd to reimburse and i-dr Fnuify cartain states
 The bIll heretofore ffered by Riddle berger to suspend the rules for the exc cutive Sc ;sions during the consideration of the fisheries treaty was taken up and R'ddleberger called for the yeas and nays. On agreeing 10 the resolution EdmunGs said he desired to submit observations to the senate winch he did not care to submit to her maj sty's minister st present, sDd be therefore moved that the galleries sud doors be closed, Gs WAS done during secret ses- sions. Riddleberger's resolution was read aud in the debate Edmunds and Hoar strongly opposed it.
 BELLyEUE, Idaho April 3.-Word has been received here that B, Smith wss shot by his wife at Bsiiy. Smith has bOen exceeding crnel to bis family and drinks considerably. During yesterday he threatened to whip his wife snd children, Ills wife retreated into SD sd- ioIning room sDd be continuing 10 ad- vance, sbe picked up a rife and shot him dead m his tracks, the bullet strik- ing him just above the eye and blowing The top of his head off Mrs. Smith at onse surrendered to the sheriff,
 WAsHISGToS, April 3.-The report of Special Agent Covers. fl the lend office upon tie condition and culture oi pub lie timber lands was laid before the house to-day. It embodies a scheme of legislation for the protection of the Tor ests by the creation Of forestry bureau ID the lGnd department.
 NEw YORK. April 3-F \, Macy & Co manufacturers of umbrellas have failed Liabilities from Sl2j, 900 to Sl50,OOO. Assets. Sll0,OO0.
 LONDON April 3.-Advices say that all Otthe Ab'ynisn troops have disbauded with the exception of ten thousand men who are watching the frontier.
 PORTLAND, April 3.-The Democratic state convention opened 10 day at Ped dietOn, the usual committees were Rp- pointed and the other preliminsFy work l transacted, after which the convention | sijCurBe until tomorrow morning | when the committee on platform will re- port.
 WAsHISGToS, April g. Cuibertsou called up on special order the senate direct tax bill. Teller. of Colorado. said | that while the bill was of important ac- count and many were involved in 1t, the facts in the case were so simple that he did not think an extended dis cussiOD vEs necessary. 1be bill prOpos- d to relinquish the amount of direct ,ax unoOil ilected, and provide for tbe re- payment to states and individuals who paid any. Oats, of Alabama, opposed he bill and denIed that congress had any constitutional right to refund this tax, as 1t had been legally levIed and ap- piled. IT the house WAS determined to pass any bill 1t should include within i.s provisions one for revising of the com. mon tBx which had been unconstitu- 'IonGlly levied. After further debate the rose.
 The house took a recess until S o'clock when a bIll was reported by the com nittee on military sfTairs to be con iidered. CHICAGO. April 1.-Two thousand del ,gates representing engineers, fremen md switchmen, of sll the k. Rs. leading O Chicago held meeting and resolved hat CEch be allowed their own judge nent in all questions growing ont of trike The Fort Wayne strikers asked ienh Supt. whether ts they returned Co york 10 the morning they would be tek- n back. He replied m the affirmative q [ they would handle all tusiness with ut discrimination. This is thought. to | Ddicate that the Ft. Wayne strike will s oon be over. The Beech line employee f ave decided to stand by toe Company n nd handle all freight es directed. The ! nds the trouble on that line. i; The striking St. Paul yard men held a 1, leeting aud sppOintei a committee to i, 7sis cn GeDl Supt. Clark aud off-r an unconditional surrender. He received hrs proposal and the men promised tc q o to work in the morning. n HILADELPHIA, April 4-Ex-Ai;oraey q fenerai Brewster is dead. Be had been tl lff-ring dunDg the entire winter with el riuht's di=easa of the ktdrav. E,, b;s | el