Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-01-11
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 two disease, diptheria and "black ton gue." Latter has broken out in the last ] two weeks, and about 30 deaths occurred. The county has erected a tempo ary hospital,and number of physicians and nurses are in attendance.
 NEW YORK, January Mrs Hannah B. Southworth, who shot and killed Stephens Peters, November 22nd, died in his cell at the Tombs.
 BERLIN, January 7.-The Dowager I Empress Agusta died at 4:30 this after noon. She had been suffering with in | fiuenza and had relapse this morning. The Emperor and Empress and their 1 two eldest sons, the Crown Prince !Wil- lam land Prince Frederick; and the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Der lin, son-in-law and daughter, respect ively, of the Dowager Empress, were summoned to her bedside this after roon.
 WASHINGTON, January 7-Voorhees of fered preamble and resolution in the senate reciting newspaper report that Chambers, United States District At torney at Indianapolis had intended ln his official capacity to prevent the ap pointment of W. A. Dudley, on the charge of feloniously violating election laws of Indiana. at the last Presidential election, directing the Attorney Gener- al to report what instructions the De- partment of Justice issued to Chambers on the subject and furnish copies of cor respendence. He asked that the reso- lution go over until tomorrow, when he wanted to submit some remarks upon it
 HUNTrHGToN, W. Va, January Ed. Church, aged b, attempted to poison | his father, mother, brother, and sisters | Sunday night, near Guyandotte. One | child, aged 13, is dead, and brother and sister dying. Father, mother and | fourth child are in a critical condition. Done in revenge for scolding which his father gave him. The murderer es capped.
 WASHINGTON. January IA contract was today awarded the Lindon Steel O., Philadelphia, for furnishing 661 tons protective deck plating for tke new bat tie ship Texas, at S6.
 LONG ISLAND, January 7.-The ma | chine shops in the yard of the Long Is- land railroad depot, fell this morning, killing three men.
 ALBANY, N. r., Jan. 7.-Gov, Hill, in his annual message to the legislature, reviews the present election laws, and says they do not reach the evil atten- | dant upon elections in this country. It ] is indeed sad allegation that parties | in this state at the recent presidential election, practiced corruption ID such an unrestrained manner that scenes at the oils resembled at auction sale more than an election, and that in other places voters were actually driven to the polls and there instructed by their employers how to cast their ballots. The Governor reviews the Australian system, finds some excellent things in it, but as whole he condemns it and rec ommends the passage of a law which will provide for secret compartments for voters.
 DENVER, Jan. The attorney general has commenced suit against Ex-State Treasurers Culver, Sanders, Williamson Swallow and Breen, together with their bondsmen, for the purpose of recover ing money which it is alleged these off cers confscated. It is believed the de- falcation will reach one hundred thou sand in each case.
 BsUssELLs, Jan. 7.-Theatre and bourse burned this morning. Only bare walls remain.
 WASHINGTON. January 6-Among the bills introduced and confirmed in the house was one requesting the depart ment to change the extradition laws with Great Britain so that persons charged with grand larcency, embezzle- ment and other crimes may be extradic- ted from Canada.
 By Lane, of Illinois, to ascertain the amount of mortgage indebtedness of the farmers of the United States.
 Springer, of Illinois, for the admis- sion of Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming into the union.
 By Perkins, Kansas, for the creation of an office of congregational correspon- denee and department of all business.
 By Catcheon, of Michigan, to encour- age re-enlistment in the army and pre- vent assertions; to extend efficiency and to extend the general land laws of Al aska.
 By Bland, looking to the imposition of the income of tax for the payment of pensions, also for the free coinage of silver.
 By Smith, of Arizona, for the admis- sion of Arizona and for the reclamation of the desert lands.
 The following appointments were an nounced by the speaker: Butterworth, Lodge and Wheeler, regents of the Smithsonian Institute; Pitt and Hemsill, members of the board of directors of the Columbia Institute,
 Adjourned.
 WASHINGTON, January, 6-Platt pre- sented the constitution adopted at Boise City for the proposed state of Idaho. Referred.
 Among the bills introduced was one by Frye to promote the ocean mail ser vice between the United States and for elgn ports and promote commerce.
 By Reagan, to prevent the transpor- tation of merchandise in bond from ports of the United States into the re- public ' Mexico.
 By Cullom, (by request), authorizing the secretary of the treasury to loan money to farmers at ? per cent.
 Dawson offered resolution (agreed to), to ask the postmaster general for infor- mated as to the progress in connection VI OAO POSO Oi1OC dOpni hlbll lne telegraph companies and as to the Iprob- able result of afgovernment independent telegraph line between the cities of St Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia and New York.
 The senate then took up the bill to | amend the census act by increasing the | pay of supervision from $50 to S1OO
 Stewart proceeded to make speech | on silver questions, after which the bill | passed.
 A bill to increase to SIP per month | pensions of soldiers and sailors tally | helpless from infirmities contracted | while in tke service of the United States, passed.
 Adjourned.
 NEW YORK, January 6.-John Jay Knox has prepared bill which he in tends to introduce soon in congress. Its | object is to provide for the use of silver bullion as basis for national bank cir culatiOn Ranks shall be authorized to