Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-03-17

night while on his way home. He is il
 a critical condition. J. E. Alexander
 bead book-keper and manager O. th'
 San Quentin Development Co, sho Louis Craven, also book keeper. Cray
 CD made demand on him for wsses sc-
 cornpanied by threats, and made a mo-
 ton as If 10 draw a weapon. Alexsndel
 then shot him, as be says in selt-de
 fense. The ball entering his abdomen
 with fatal results. Alexander wss ar
 rested.
 WASHINGTON, March 9-OfficiBl sn
 IOuncemen: of Emperor Williams deatt
 was received at the German Legation
 early this morning. The telegram waE
 signed by Prince Bismarck. Baron Vor
 ZedtwiiZ. Charge D'tffaIres, said thai | Crown Prince Frederick William be-
 came emperor of Germany and king of
 Prussia immediately upon the death oi
 his father EId if question of inchpacity
 raised it will be decided by the two
 chambers of Prussia.
 MISSEAPoLIs, March 9.-.rbe St. Paul
 and Duluth railroads has decided tc
 hanile Burlington freight Dd strike
 of tie engineers is reported as sure re- | suit
 | CHICAGO, March 9-The relations be-
 tWes D the Pan Handle railroad company
 and the engineers Is greatly strained by complications due to the Burlington
 strike end a meeting of the grievance committee was held this afternoon to
 decide as to the sdvIsability of ordering
 a strike on the Pan Handle.
 | Chief Arthur said today that the | brotherhood Is and has been ready to
 submit the whole trouble between them
 ard the railroad 10 three dIsinterestsd
 persons for settlement.
 WASHINGTON, March 9.-Parsons, st.
 tornsy for the sugsr trust, was again te- | fore the honse committee this mornil g and testified that the price of sugar ID bis opinion Was rot increased by the creation of the trust. He would not state the amount Ot certificates each conpaoy | turned into the trust. John A. Dorothy, of the New York Commercial Bulletin, said that both raw and refined sugnrs hsd advanced since the creation of the | trust.
 SAsTA FEE. New Mexico, March g. Max Frost, who WAS convicted one year ago of receiving illegal fees and sentenc- ed to one year m the penitentirry and to pay a fine of 5000, was today granted e new trial by Judge Loug of the Territo- rial Supreme Court.
 BERLIN. March 9.-Eye-wisnesses of the sc-ues of the death of the Emperor state that during the last few hours of his life he suffered DO pain. Shortly after x o'clock all members of the family | staying st the palace, court digDitsries, generals and minister of state were summoned to the chamber in which the Emperor was dying. The Emperor was | In a bali sitting position in camp bed stead while all members os the royal family took their place by his bed. Prir ce William stood nearest the Emperor. half bending over his couch and earnestly watched the face of the dying monarch until he expired.
 SAN FRANCIsco. Msrch 9.-Best k Belcher, J.S5: Crocker. .55; Chollsr, 6.CO; Con. VIrginis, l5 r.; Confidence, 2O OO; Gould S Curry. 475; Hale & NorcrDss, II O.; Locomotive, 90; Peer. jJ, Peerless, 1.45; Potosi, 5.3S; Ophir, 1l.75; Savage. 6.75 Sierra Nevada, 5.55; UuIon Con-. 74: Yellow Jacket. l0.5O. Con. Va. 90.
 LONDON. March 9.-Some months ago George Butterfield came here from San Francisco to sell May Lundy and other mining properties in the Homer Dis trics, Gala. A company was formed with capital of one million pounds to buy rhe property. The Financial News attacked the scheme and only three thousand pounds cut of the one million wanted was subscribed by the public. The attacks continued and Butterfield brOuEh hs libel suit against Mir. Marks claiming one thousand pounds damages.
 ST PETERSBURG, March 9.-The I'm ?erlEl thesteTs have been closed and newspapers generally express the great es. respect for the late Emperor. Some uneasiness IS felt regarding the possible political consequences of his death. LoNDoN, March 9.-On assembling of ;he commons thIs afternoon Mir. Smith, government leader, referred with deep sympathy tO the death of the German Emperor, Sir William Vernon HRrcourt in the absence of Gladstone, concurred in ;hs remarks. General surprise is sx- pressed that the house of commons did not adjourn in consequence of the death of Emperor William.
 SAr FRAScIsCo. March 9.-Advices re- ceiyed by the steamer City of Sidney, which arrived tonight from Hong Kong and oklahoma, say that the imperial commissioner who vas appointed Co investigate the loss of life in the river iuundations. sent sn official report to the Emperor of China that the tota rumber of persons drowned WAS over 100000 and he 8scertsined the number which are destitute to be one million ard eght hundred thousand.
 PARIS, March 9.-President Carnot has sent a telegrsphic message of con dOlence 10 Frederick William, at San Remu.
 FlOurins, minister of foreign affairs. vent tO the German Embassy and tele- grBphed to N. Herbette, French Elm bassalor, st Berlin. to present bis con dolence to Bismarck.
 LONDON, March 9-The Lord May or has postponed two banquets which he vas TO nave gwen hnOrtJs in OOnSc- | quence of the death of the Emperor.
 The British bark LsnIma, from Lau- meston, Australia. for London, with s cargo of wool, has been wrecked near Weymouth. The captain and eleven of the crew were drowned.
 WASHINGTON, March 9-Hsying dIs- posed. of the case of the Union Pac fc. l the committee On Pacific roads to-isY | began to consider a method of treating | the C. r. Co. The proceedings were in | formal. DO specific bIll being before the l committee, and expressions of opinion were not pronounced enough to Indi,ste the feelings of members towards the | company.
 CHASrILLY, France, March l0.-The | Mucheli-SulLvsn fight took place to- | day. sullivan was out of condition uken be entered the rIng and Mitchell hsd the best of the fight and his friends assert | that be would have won had the fight continued. The battle lasted over three