Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-17
DENVER. May 1O-JK. Choate. gen.

T i eral superintendent of the Colorado 1 division of the Union Pacific, and tine
 consolidated Fort Worth and Union Pa
 cific, this afternoon very unexpectedly received telegram from Geseral Man ! ager Holcomb, at Omaha, requesting
 that his resignation be forwarded at
 once. As Choate is nephew of
 Charles Francis Adams, the president
 of the Uuion Pacific, and has been con-
 nected with the company for a number
 of years, this request from headquarters is great surprise to everyone. MT. 1 Choate refuses to discuss the matter, or
 state the cause of his removal.
 CHICO, Cal, May 12.-The bodies of An Chung and Ah Loy, Chinese wood
 choppers, were found in cabin on Fin
 nells ranch, near St. John, horribly
 mutulated. An Quin is believed to be the murderer. He was treated for a
 wound last week, and admitted having defended himself with an axe. He has disappeared.
 Spscisl to t~e c THEN.
 TOMBSTONE, May F. - Last night, shortly after midnight, Chief of Police D. " Gage, shot and killed himself iD McDOnough & Nobles saloon. The ball entered above the left ear, and passed through his head. He died instantly. Deceased had been drinking for some time and the opinion is he could not meet his obligations. He was a native of Michigan, and came to California in 1856, and moved to Arizona in 1879. He resided here until the pres ent time. He served through the war of the Rebellion, and a member of Burnside Post c. A. R. and of the A. O. U. ". He leaves a wife and four children.
 CINCINNATI, May 12-Marsnal John son, with D prisoners charged with illicit distiliing, reached Covington, Ken lucky, today, from Pineville, Kentucky, accompanied by seven guards, and = witnesses. Johnson had not heard any more of the reported murder of Captain Hawkins, revenue officer ana twenty-thres men, when he left Pine vile, and thinks it is mistake.
 WASHINGTON, May 12.-Findings in the case of Commander McCalla were placed in the hands Of the secretary of the navy this morning. 1t is expected that his action will be announced to- morrow.
 CHICAGO, May F. - General Julius White, ex-minister to Argentine Repub- lin. died at South Evanston, this morn ing of dropsy.
 AKRON, Ohio, May 2-Saturday's tornado, while more destructive to prop erterty that at first believed, was not as Gisastrious to human life. Of eighteen persons injured all will probably recover. Seventy-five buildings, including resi- dences, barns and out houses were dam aged by the wind, and not one in the direct line of the tornado escaped.
 PHILADELPHIA, May 12-Richard Vaux was nominated for Congress by the Democrats this moruing, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Randall.
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 12-Judge Geo. M. Sabin, District Judge of Nevada, died here this morning.
 CHATTANOOGA, May l2-One engineer two firemen, and two brakemen were killed by a collision of freight trains on the East Tennessee, Virginia < Georgia Railroad, at Tunnel, four miles from here, this morning.
 WASHINGTON, May 12- Senator Hoar, from the judiciary committee, reported back to the house, the amendment to l<,il a,,,o,l ments. The senate then proceeded to the consideration of the bill authorizing the issuing of treasury notes on deposits of silver bullion.
 ALBANY, N. r., May 12-In the matter | of the National City Bank defalcation, | book keeper Whitneys speculation Is | now said to reach over one hundred ! thousand dollars.
 WASHINGTON, May 12.-Representa- tive Mckinley moved that general de bate on the tariff bill be limited to ore agreed to. House then went | into committee of the whole on the | tariff bill.
 WASHINGTON, May PA caucus of | 1emocratic senators today nominated | Senator Morgan as successor to Senator | Beck, as chairman.
 WASHINGTON, May I2.-The Clayton | committee have returned | rom Ark. Or the result of the investi- yation so far, the chairman says that | Jhe entire committee are convinced | hat the Hooper story of the killing of Clayton does not let any facts into the case. The evidenceis overwhelming that | Hooper was bedrldden in Los Angeles, Cal when Slater said he killed Clayton.