Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-02
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vocates of high tariff taxation, he said. were confronted by a great peril. The depression in agricultural interests and the emphatic demands of the farmers for something besides lying statistics and frothy declarations had caused Pres ident Harrison and Secretary laine to urge upon congress legislation for sub sldies to steamships and for reciprocity treaties with South American states in order to obtain foreign market for American products.
 Turpie addressed the senate briefly on Me! herson's resolution to recommit the bill, with instructions to report the bill to reduce the revenue and to eaualize duties on imports in which the ad valo- rem rate of duty on all dutiable articles shall not exceed the average ad yalorem which was the tariff rate of 1854. He declared himself not satisfied with the instructions. If there was a choice to be made between the pending bill and the Morrill, tariff bill of 1884 he would choose the Morrill, tariff.
 The question was taken on motion to recommlt and was defeated by a strict party vote; yeas 19, nays %. The read ing of the bill by paragraphs for amend ment was begun, the first schedule be- ing that as to chemicals, oils and paints.
 McPherson moved to reduce the duty on acetic acid. A vote was taken; yeas 15, nays g No quorum.
 Adjourned.
 SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 2S.-Ralph and Rowen Colley, aged 9 and ', Harry Weeger aged 9, and Stephis Dowd aged 4 were seriously injured this evening by the explosion of a bunch of giant powder caps with which they were play ing. The two Colley boys will probably lose their eyesight, while the other two suffer from particles of iron that has filled their faces and bodies. The boys fonnd mass of wire while playing in the yard and proceeded to cut of what they supposed to be pieces of lead from the ends of the wire A blow from their hat chet caused the explosion of thirty caps
 BURLINGTON, July 2S.-A tragedy sur rounded with mystery wss perpetrated in park near Gold Fish lake early this morning. The body of Mrs. Wender, the pretty wife of a post office official, was discovered with bullet wound in the left breast and her throat cut. There is no clue to the murderer. The hus. band of the woman was away from home much of the time. It is suspected that they did not live happily together, and that Mrs. Wender had lover. The hus- band has not been seen since the crime was discovered.
 SAN BERNARDNo, July 28.-James Daley, boiler maker, aged 45 years, shielded this morning by cutting his throat.
 ASHLAND, Or, July 28.-Willie Clark, aged 15, went hunting on Pheasant creek this county, Saturday morning. Ap- pearances indicate that he slipped and falling discharged his gun, the ball en- tering the abdomen. The shot did not kill him instantly as eight shots were heard in quick succession, evidently as signal of distress but when found after several hours life was extinct.
 GILRoY, Cal, July 28.-An unknown Chlnaman was run over and fatally In- jured by the northbound freight Sun- day afternoon. He was removed to San Jose.
 Fire was discovered yesterday after noon at D. c. Riddell's fruit orchard on Uvas road. It injured but few trees. A large amount of dry feed, fencing and cord wood was destroyed. Some eighty acres were burned over before the flames were checked.
 LYNGHBURG, Va, July 2S.-A dispatch from Pocahontas says party of men from West Virginia rode into town last night and began shooting promiscuous- ly in the street. The town officials sum- moned posse and battle ensued in which several of the city forces were wounded. Two of the mob were finally arrested and the others escaped.
 WASHINGTON, D. c Julyl 28.-The house committee on rules have been hearing John A Jones, the inven- tor, who seeks to have an appropriation of S60,OO0 made to Iefray the cost of in stalling his patent electric voting ma chine in the house of representatives. He stated that during this session there had been over 300 roll calls, each consuming thirty minutes or an sggre- gate of thirty working days. He asserts that by the use of the machine twenty five days could be saved. The commit tee took the matter under adviseme1t.
 Plumb offernd resolution.for infor- nation as to the rules established for admission to the soldiers home; if such admissions are based in whole or in part of pensions, and whether exceptions to those rules are made, and in what case and for what reasons.
 The committee rose without disposing of the senate amendments to the sum- dry civil bill and house adjourned.
 VENTURA, Cal, July 28.-Judge w. P. Barnes,a prominent citizen of this place, attempted suicide thls morning by shooting, in an alley-way. He fired twice, both bullets entering his head and glancing around the skull only in fiicting sesere scalp wound. Old age and oad health was the cause.
 LONDON, July 29.-Following cable dispatch, dated Buenos Ayres, July 28, 2:20 D ID. has been received at the leg ;ltion. of Argentine Republic: 1t is now announced that the instruction here is completely subdued. The Presi- dent of the Republic. and the national Cabinet are giving orders from the na- Minister, at Liberty. Signed, Juan is the Argentine Minister of Finance and was taken prisoner by the revolutiOnists at the beginning of the outbreak.
 A dispatch to the Times dated Buenos Ayres July 28, p. m. says: "It is reas- serted that time foI settlement between | the government and revolutIng forces l is agreed upon. Civilians who have taken part in the instruction will not be punishable. All Captains of the rev forces and all officers above | the grade of Captain will be deprived of | their rank. The artillery of the insur- rectionist will be surrendered to-mor- row. The above dispatch IS President | Celman s version of the situation. Pri- vate dispatches state that there is no | change in the situation and no chance for compromise.
 PARIS Temps dispatch from Buenos Ay res statesthat settlement has been reach sd, and that President Celman has re- signed, and has been succeeded by Vice President Pilligrini.
 EAST SAGINAW, July 29-A terrible fire s raging here, which caught in a lum- per pile, supposedly from some one