Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-07-12
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SAN FRANuso, July 5.
 Best < Belcher.3.45 Crocker. .15
 Chollar .3S5 Con. Va. .4SC
 Confidence =. .6.50 Gould & Cury 2.35
 Hale S Nor. .. .295 Ophir. ....... .45C
 Peers. .... 20 Sierra Nes. 3.3J
 Potosi. ..... 7.S7 Yellow Jac't. .2SC
 Savage. ...... 415 Peerless ...... 20
 Union Con. .295 Utah. ... COLUMBUS, July 5.-John Pettlllot and his wife Mary quarreled some days ago over q tritiing matter and separated. The wife refused to return and live with her her husband took rooms at the Western hotel. Pettillot called at the hotel and when the two met he pulled revolver and shot her five times in the head and
 breast, killing her instantly. He then
 attemptedto to escape, but was run down
 and placed in jail.
 WAsHINGToN, July 5.-The republican
 members of the conference committee
 on the silver bill were in session to-day.
 It was the intention to hold a regular
 conference, but Representative Bland of
 the house conferees and Senator Harris,
 Of the senate conferees, were both ab-
 sent. The principal topic of discussion,
 1t IS understood, was in regard to the
 amount of silver to be purchased month
 ly, whether 1t shall be 45,000 ounces or 4,500,000. The proposition to strike out
 the bullion redemption feature was also subject to some discussion. No decision on either point was arrived at when the meeting adjourned.
 CHICAGO, July 5.--The coroner's in quest into the cause of the death Of Billy Brannan, the pugilist who was killed in a sparring match with Frank Girard Thursday night, was held to-day and returned verdict that he came to his death from a shock and injuries re- ceived by falling when sparring with GiTard. The prisoners were released from custoday. Mayor Cregier has an nouncei that no more sparrlng eXhi- bition matches will be permitted in that city.
 BOSTON, July 5.-A Journal, Victoria. special says: News has been telcgraphed from Port Townsend that a special mes senger had arrived from Washington with instructions for the command of the United States cutter to proceed to the Behring sea and take all vessels found with evidence of having been en- gagged in the seal fisheries. At the same time comes story that a British squad ron have been ordered to rendezvous at ESquimault The latter story brings peace to the minds of some, but a maj ority of the British Columbians believe that no matter what actz of piracy may be committed by the Yankees the Brit ish war ships will not interfere. l. is known that the crews CT all the vessels proceeding to the sealing grounds are armed with view of resisting seizure, but to day the story leaks out that two clipper schooners are being secretly fit- ted out III Maple bay specially to meet the Yankees. These vessels will each cary heavy swivel gun besides two smaller guns, and disguised as sealers will tempt seizure to bring on encoun- ter Regarding the story Captain Scott the veteran sailor said the report ro doubt was true, but the matter had been kept secret. The shippers in two yes sels ln which he was interested had arm ed their crews and swore to go to the bottom rather than submit to seizure.
 OGDEN, Utah, July 5-The Rocky Mountain Carnival closed last night. The proceedings of the Fourth began with tourney in which knigh and COW boys participated, the former beirg vic torious by two points only. in the even ing there was a pyrotechnic display which was the grandest sceno ever wit messed in the territory, and tho fancy masked ball at the carnival palace was largely attended and the costumes were gorgeous. At 12 o'clock when masks were removed 1t was found that Rex was John O'Connor, one of the editors of the Standard Of this city and one of the best known men in Utah. The Queen Is Miss Anderson, also of Ogden, one of the most beautiful ladies in the west. The entire royal party go to Salt Lake and Garfield Beach to day and have been invited to go to Helena Sun day.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 5-About SI o'clock this evening the northbound express on the Louisville Southern Rail way struck wagon, wounding twenty one persons returning from d picnic, at the Preston street road crossing just be- yond the city limits. Frank Pratt, aged 2l; Ben Pratt, aged 19, and Mary Nolt- meyey, aged B, were instantly killed. The rest were more or less seriously in- injured. Mary Vance, scalp wound, Sarah Vance, scalp wound; Ida Feney injured about the head, but not serious ly; Wm. Noltmeyer, bruised about the back; Wm. Vance gash in the head; Liz zie Noltmeyer, bruised about the back; Lucle Stultie, gaehed on the head and bruised about the body; Wm. Faulks arm broken and serious concussion of the brain. Some of the parties in the wagon declare the engineer failed to whistle for the crossing but both engineer and conductor claim that a prolonged whistle was given.
 DENVER, July 5-John Shocks, a butcher employed at the Union stock yards slaughter house had a quarrel with Foreman K. A. Joyce. Yesterday Snooks was discharged and ejected from the house. He went away and returned Tn few minutes with Winchester rifle and pointing it through a window or dered the foreman to hold up his hands. Joyce ran out of the door, disarmed Shocks and plunged a butcher knife through his heart and then through his neck. Joyce was arrested.