Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1890-03-15

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cyclone passed over Wilbur station thi
: afternoon, crossing NeachGm creek j
northeast, and in a few minutes tht
heavens were clouded by trees and bran
ehes aud a heavy hail storm accompan
led. No damage is reported other than
trees being Uprooted in its path.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Senator Al
lison to day introduced bill to create
customs for the district of the territory
OF Arizona, with collector. at salary
OF 5000, located at NOgales, and extend
ing terms Of immediate transportation
10 such district.
WASHINGTON, Mar7.-Thefollow
! firmations were made for New Mexico:
| Receivers Ct public moneys, Frank Lean
| not, Roswell; VIM. Berger. Santa Fe;
register Ct land Office, Alex L. Morrison,
Santa Fe.
CHICAGO. March THE conference
| at Emanuel Evangelical church today
deposed Bishop Bowman from Office on
| account OF numerous alleged slanderous
statements against fellow ministers and
numerous charges OF falsehood and un-
becoming language.
DELLA, Cal, March 1T is still rain
ing hard and no prospects of letting up.
The river is rising and is now within 4
feet OF the high water mark. The slide
at Tunnel Nine is on again with several
more along the railroad. The
total rain fall for the season is 1853
inches: snow GO inches.
SAN Francisco, March Pursuant
to the call issued by Mayor Pond yes
terday, a meeting of citizens was held in
the room OF the Chamber Of Commerce,
this afternoon, to devise means for aid
ing the unemployed workingmen. Sew
eral prominent citizens denounced the
sending of sensational dispatches to
Washington few days ago, by persons
styling themselves committee repre-
senting that there was starvation in
San Francisco, and asking that govern
ment rations be issued. The speakers,
while admitting there was much dis
tress among class OF people, expressed
the opinion that the municipality was
fully able to afford necessary relief A
resolution was adopted to the effect that
subscriptions would be started and de-
voted to employing laborers in Golden
Gate park. The executive committee
then was appointed to give out work,
and S2.730 were raised to pay laborers at
the rate of S1.50 per day.
PRESCOTT, Ariz. March. 7.-G. A.
Smith represented to bo a telegraph op-
orator and train dispatcher of San Fran
cisco, was taken of the Atlantic & Pac,-
fic train at Flagstaff and jailed to-day,
being insane. He can give no coherent
account OF himself.
WILKEsBARRE, March IA suburb OF
Plymouth, known as Curry's Hill, was
terribly shaken this morning by a cave
IN, the surface settling in some places
10 feet. One house was completely
wrecked and several others badly dam
aged.
WASHINGTON, March S-McCreary, OF
Kentucky, from committee on foreign
affairs, reported resolution requesting
from the President any correspondence
with the Mexican government in regard
to the employment OF scouts for the pur-
pose of pursuing hostile Indians in their
raids into territories of the United
States; and any correspondence in re
gard to the proposed transfer Of the
Apache aud ChiricahUa Indians froI1
Mount Vernon Barracks. Ia, - -
Sill, Indian Territory.
House went into committee Of the
whole, and resumed consideration of
public building measures.
CHESTER, Pa, March S-U. S. gun
boat Concord was successfully launched |
this morning at Roach 5 ship yard. The !
launch was witnessed by many people.
SACRAMExTo, March 7.-Charles Free
man, who lives at Roseville, and is re-
garded as a worthless character, com |
mitted murder at the Twelve Mile |
house this morning. lie w1s roaming |
about the house iii drunken frenzy. |
when he saw man IN bed, whom he
seized and dragged out to the water
trough in front OF the house. lie duck
ed the head OF his victim under water
and held him until be was dead The
murderer then went to Rcseylile, where
be was arrested. Ibe dead man was
employed as cook OH ranch.
MARYsvHLE, Cal, Jarch THIS
evening the lUba river mark, is feet
four inches higher than at any time
this season. 1t is now about at a stand
still. The current has be n strong and
much brush lodged against the Tuba
bridge. Some fears for safety Of tie
bridge are expressed. Feather river this
evening marked IS feet, 10 inches. \
telegram ctates both rivers are falling
within 10 miles OF here.
LoNDoY March S-The American Evo
utionary Squadron arrived at Naples
his morning.
JEFFEsoN CITY, Mo, March S-Com-
nittee to investigate the affairs Of state
Treasurer, have finished counting the
,ash and found it ten thousand dollars .
short. They express the opinion that
IN further eXaminati the books and
papers will increase this TO over $4,000
WAsHINGToN, March S-The senate ;
committee on privileges and elections,
after long session to-day, finally reach
I'd decision IL the case of contested
Montana Senatorship, and by a party
'ote, decided to recommend to the
senate that Power and Saunders (repub- {
lean senators) be seated.
WASHINGTON, March 8. Secretary
Window has begun the purchase of ;
'ailrOad sinking fund bonds, and invest
nent Of proceeds in first mortgage bonds ]
If subsidizing roads. The purchase for I
he present viii be confined to govern |
nent per cent, of which there is now {
SJ00,000. I
BANGOR, Maine, March 8.-There has
,een a very heavy fall of snow. From t
ireenville to Mattawanekey, drifts are c
. feet deep.
SAN Francisco, March S.-The SUI '
,reme court this morning decided the 1
ong pending contest over the railroad, I
he court holding that the complaint is 1
and the mode OF collection of T
taxes, under the constitution {
IS unconstitutional. There were 4
i've suits at the time, defendants being:
CENTRAL Pacific, Northern Railway Co., {
San Pablo and Tulare Co, Southern Pa f
;itic Railroad Co., and California Pacific =