Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-04-12

Jones bill reported by the senate COn-
 mittee on finance was shown. and it was ! the general opinion that congressmen | should harmOnlze upon some measure Of legislation upon the silver question and press 1t to passage at as early ! date as possible. The exact provisions
 of this measure will probably be defined | at their conference to be held in the
 near future.
 PORTLAND, Orgn., April 7.-An ex- plosiOn of powder occurred near this city last night, in which Richard Mills. a
 boy of IS years was killed, and four others were seriously injured The boys
 went into the barn to spend the night.
 and young Mills lighted a cigarette and
 threw the match into a can of powder
 winch exploded, tearing the roof of the
 barn and blowing Mills several feet into
 the air. The barn took fire immediately
 and burned to the ground. Mills body
 was taken out Tn mangled condition and was conveyed 70 the mCrgue. The other four boys while being badly burn ed, are not considered dangerous.
 YUMA, A. T. April 7.-The Prison Commissioners will decide this evening whether they will turn over or not.
 CHICAGO, April 7.-The carpenters strike took place this morning, accord ing to programme. It is estimated that between 5000 and 6,0OO are out of work. and nearly all the large jobs are brought to a standstill. The strike is for hours as days work, with wages of 40 cents per hour. No trouble is reported from any quarter as yet.
 WAsHINGTON, April 1.-SenatOr Evarts presented the resolutions of the New York Chamber of Commerce. protesting against the pending bill for the census enumeration of the Chinese, as being absurd, barbarous, and sunchristian, and memorial on the same subject from the American Missionary Association. was presented by Senator Davis.
 Senator Platt presented a memorial for the admission of New Mexico, with out committing himself, to views set forth in it.
 Senator Hoar moved to proceed with the Montana contested election case.
 Senator Hale asked him to give the preference to the Chinese enumeration bill, which it was important to have dis posed of as soon as possible. HOar inti- mated that a Chinese census bill could not be disposed of immediately, as Evarts desired to speak upon It. SeDa- tor Hale asked Senator Evarts whether he desired to debate at length on it; Evarts said he did. Hale then gave mo- tice that he would move to take up the Chinese enumeration bill, as soon as the Montana election case was disposed Of
 WASHINGTON, April Representative Morrill, of Kansas; moved to suspend the rules and pass with substituted the bill granting pensions to soldiers and sailors who are incapicated for the per formance of labor and providing for pen slons to widows, minor children, and de- pendent parents. Springer demanded a second, and the motion V as seconded, 12S to 57. MOrTell briefly explained that the substitute provided a service pen sion of sSS per month, for those who have reached the age 6 years or who are de- pendent.
 The committee on pensions ordered a favorable report on the bill granting a pension to Miss Della Parnell, daughter of the late Admiral Chas Stewart, and mother of Chas. Stewart PGrnell. The original bill provided far S10O per month which was amended to $50.
 In answer to the question Merrill stated that 1t was estimated that the senate bill would require an annual ex- penditure S360OO,0OO and the house sub stitue S39,0O0,OOO.
 The Montana election case was th0n taken up, and Senator Vance, a member of the committee on privilege and cleo tion, made an argument in support of of the minority report, declaring Clark and Mcginis the democrats, claimants as being entitled to seats.
 After debate the house refused to sus- pend rule, and pass the senate pension Oill, with the house substitute. Yeas, nays, S7, not the necessary two thirds vote.
 NEW YORK, April 7-George Systarre t Sons failure was announced on the Stock Exchange. It IS reported that the defalcatiOns of the firm amount to S250,OO0. The firm was one of the most prominent in the street. \ member of the firm says the failure was caused by q heavy defalcation in the Philadelphia office.
 The firm announces the following as the only statement they will make be- fore evening: Douglas Hilder, mana ger for Geo. K. Systarre < Sons, Philadel- phia, has been found short S150O0O Hilger died Saturday. This, added to the defalcation of 4. M. Stanton for S150,000, a few years ago, caused the esus- pension"