Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-04-20
SAN FRANCISCO, April IT.


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 WASHINGTON, April 17.-Captain Whal- len, assistant quartermaster, has been transferred from duty in department of Arizona on the expiration of his present leave of absence and is ordered to report for duty to Colonel Marshal D. Luding- ton, deputy quartermaster general at Philadelphia.
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 18.-At West Farms farming hamlet, this morn ing Joseph King, wealthy well-known citizen, 73 years of age, was shot and killed by Edgar King, his eldest son, and house fired. The murderer shot him. self. The murder and suicide is tracea- ble to an unbalanced mind caused by dissipation.
 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, April 1S-An attempt was made last night to wreck the west bound passenger train on the
 
 While approaching Grandvilie an open switch was encountered and the engine and all the cars except the rear one ran off the track. The engine was complete ly demolished but no one was injured. CHICAGO, April 1S.-John Walters, { prominent newspaper man, shielded with morphine last night at the hotel Riche lien.
 LATER.-A Pittsburg Pa, special say: that young Walters was the husband o Estelle Clayton the actress. FLINT, Mich, April 18.-Mrs. Amand; | Willitgan of Jackson, was found bound and gagged on the Railway track thiI morning. She claims to have been rob bed by an unknown highwayman anC placed on the track in the condition found.
 | WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The presiden today appointed Ed S. Lacey of Michi gan, comptroller of currency, and limo | thy Guy Phelps of San Francisco col lector of customs at San Francisco. NEW YORK, April 18.-Two men named Riley and Brown taking down telegraph wires this morning. were jerked out of ; | window and being entangled in a rOp' attached to battery pole, were both ln stantly killed.
 RAINBRIDGE, Ga, April 1S.-At thu | Alabama Midland crossing of the Chat ahooche river two boats containing eigh men each. :capsized. drowning five O them.
 NIAGARA, FALLS, April 18.-J. Munda. an Italian employed on the new suspen sion bridge this morning, fell to the riv CT below and was drowned. | WASHINGTON, April 18-At the ses sion of the National Academy of Scien ces to-day reports were heard and mis cellaneous business transacted. A mum Der of papers were read. | MINNEAPOLIS. April 1S.-The stree | cars are running on the several lines | Several small fracases occurred till tn rain dispersed.the crowds.
 NEW YORK, April 19.-The steame ing, but brought no news of the wrecke' Denmark passengers.
 ! HARTFORD, Conn, April 1S.-John H | Swift was hanged this morning for tn murder of his wife in July, 1887.
 CHICAGO, April 18.-New York, 5c Chicago, 90; St Paul, 90; Winnepeg, 4s New Orleans, 62.
 LONDON, April Patrick Mailer who was summoned as witness for tn | Times before the Parnell commission but who on examination gave evidenc at variance with the statements he ha' made to the Times counsel before h was placed on the witness stand. ant | who was placed on trial on the charg | that he perjured during the examina tion, was convicted to-day. His sentenc was six months imprisonment at har' | labor.
 WASHINGTON, April 17.-The Postoffic, department has reconsidered the orde | issued during the last administration having for its object the discouragemen of the practice by train men of carrying special newspaper correspondence anC other matter in other train mails. The newspapers of the country it is maintain ed should receive every possible facility for obtaining disseminating news of the day and to this end train men are en 
 couraged to carry the same.
 WASHINGTON, April 17,-Failure ha: attended the efforts of the British con structors to built twenty knot ships oi which the navy department is attempt ing to build two under the direction oi congress. "Medea" which was built foI twenty knot ship never exceeded nine teen knots but has developed more than her estimated horse power: Other yes sells of the same type have failed to de- velop anything like the necessary 5000 horse power so that the promise of success for such boats is not very bright.
 ROME, April 1.-The Pope blessed the palms in the chapel of the vatican yester- day. To day he was slightly indisposed and was unable to give the household Easter Communion. It is expected his Holiness will officiate at the service in Pauline chapel Thursday.