Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-04-20
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With capital or nVe mllllOn uOlldrS, Wltn Louis Schloss, A. l.. Cutts, G. Ehrmann, Claus Spreckels and John D. Spreckels | as directors, the two latter holding half of the stock. The object is to erect large | sugar refineries at various points on the | coast in addition to the one already es- tablished at Watsonville, California, in the expectation of refining fifty or sixty thousand tons of sugar a year. The points where refneries will be estab- lished are not indicated.
 WASHINGTON, April I6.-The president appointed William P. Hepburn of Iowa, solicitor of the treasury.
 Lieutenant Wilson of the Vandalia, has telegraphed the navy department from Sidney that he has chartered the steamer Rockton for the purpose of transporting the shipwrecked sailors to the United States The Rockton is due in San Francisco the 16th of May.
 PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-The United States Circuit Court has decided in favor of the Western Union Telegraph O., in suit brought against it for damages growing out of an error in an unrepeated message.
 SANTA Rosa, April 16.-The works of
 the blaming mills and building com | pany were burned last night. Loss | twenty thousand dollars; insurance five
 thousand dollars. 5-.--. WASHINGTON, April 16.-Emancipation
 day is being celebrated by the colored | people of the district of Columbia by a
 parade of military and civic associations.
 NEW YORK, April 16.-The telegraph
 poles in this city are being cut down to- | lo. t~x Of nd
 polling the company to lay underground
 wires as required by the new law.
 NEW YORK, April 16.-There is still no
 news of the passengers and crews of the
 steamship Denmark.
 | WASHINGTON, April 15.-It is reported the president contemplates taking the
 whole south front floor of the state de-
 partment building for executive officers and establishing routine office hours
 there. Such plan would give the pres ident the privilege to enjoy his own
 home exclusive of the presence of a
 corps of clerks.
 l WELLINGTON, Kan, April 15.-Pawnee
 Bill was here this morning and stated
 that the soldiers had all been withdrawn
 from the state line and are now on the II Oklahoma line. Settlers are permitted
 to go right to the borders of the prom
 ised land. His colony will start from Miller's ranch Thursday morning
 There are three thousand people with
 him. s-Et
 MOBILE, Ala, April 15.-Captain
 Jones of the schooner Arthur, which ar.
 rived to-day from the Bay islands re ports that at Ruatan last month, Rev , Henry Hobson, wife and companion, 2
 young girl, were murdered by Joseph
 Burs, who robbed the house of what
 money and valuables they possessed Burs was arrested and confessed hi! : guilt. The captain says that the mutt , lated bodies of both women bore strong , resemblance to the work of the Whit,
 Chapel murders.
 BERLIN, April 15-The Post says tn,
 Samoa conference will convene on thu first of next month. The German dele
 gates are Count Herbert Bismarck ant
 Dr. Kranel Firing, councillor of delegation
 affairs. Count Herbert Bismarck vii
 preside. Sir Edward B. Malet, Britisl ambassador to Berlin will represen I England.
 : Los ANGELES, April 15.-The South , ern Pacific company brought one hun dred and twenty-four Mexican soldier to Colton on this evenings train ant transferred them to the Santa Fe train bound for San Diego. The soldiers ar, ! on their way to Lower California wher they will be stationed.
 D WASHINGTON, April Attorney gen , eral Miller to-day presented to the su f preme court resolutions adopted at , meeting of the bar held April 9th, t . take action upon the death of> Hon : Stanley Matthews. He then delivered
 long eulogy of deceased to which Chic Q Justice Fuller responded.
 MADRID, April Marquis de AT miji, minister of foreign affairs, has pre- . pared a reply to the communication re : gently addressed to the Spanish govern ment by Secretary Blaine. In 1t tn 5 Spanish minister expresses a desire t draw still closer bonds of friendshi : uniting Spain and the United States. WASHINGTON, April 15.-An opinion z was rendered by the supreme court o
 the United States to-day in the case O v Adam Badeau, appellant, against tn United States. Badeau brought suit il
 the court of claims for pay as retire, g captain in the army from April 28, 1876 }, to September 16, 1881, during whicl 3 time he was consul general to London s and from December 9, 1883, up to tn 0 date of filing suit, during which he wa s consul general at Ravena.
 . The United States filed counter clain d stating Badeau was indebted to tn t | United States for moneys erroneousl }. paid him as army officer for portions o S time from December Al, 1869, to Octo d Der 31, 1882. The court of claims dis F posed of both claims and is sustaine'
 | by the supreme court which holds tha
 General Badeau, while drawing salary a
 consul general, was expressly debarret
 from receiving any additional compen s sation. Certain army officers may holt f diplomatic or consular appointment [. without being held to thereby resigl : their place in the army, but this does no g entitle them to pay as army officers. 3 NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, April 15.-Fo
 several days chinaman named Ian P' Xxi, has been canvassing the city anon. . the Chinese laundrymen for S1 apiec, and in return he would give them wha : he claimed was passport issued by tn,
 Chinese ambassador at Washington an( the holder of which if it was sent tt i, China would be admitted into thi country at San Francisco. The carC
 proved to be an avertisement for Chi 8 nese directory It is thought he mus 3 have disposed of about loo cards before : he left.
 WASHINGTON, April 15.-G B. Robin . son of Massachusetts, J. Otis Hum , phrey of Illinois and Alfred M. Withor of Arkansas, members of the commission
 appointed to negotiate with the Chero kee and other tribes for cession of cer : tain lands in Indian Territory, received their commissions to-day.
 LONDON, April 15.-John Albert Bright, candidate of the liberal party was today elected to succeed his father the late John Bright. as representative of the central district of Birmingham to parliament.
 WASHINGTON. April 15.-The secretary of the interior to-day awarded the con