Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-04-19
SAN FRANorsoo. April 15.LThe Cham-

| US regular quarterly session today, adopted a resolution expressing opposi- tion to any legislative measure having in view acquisition of Mexican territory.
 A resolution was also adopted approving of the Farquhar shipping bill.
 ROaE, April 16.-At Bongamo the roof of weaving mill in which 300 girls were at work, fell in and seventeen were kill led.
 1 PORTLAND, April 1G-The republican state convention met in this city this morning and temporary organization was effected by electing T. B. Tongue of Hillsboro, chairman of the committee on platform credentials and o.der of business appointed. Recess was then | taken til afternoon.
 CHICAGO, April 16.-At the close of work last evening great majority of the brick layers, plasterers, painters and plumbers were laid off indefinitely and no more work for them to do. All lines of work had reached the stopping place, beyond which they could not go with out the assistance of the carpenters. Nothing was done to-day.
 HELENA, Mont, April 15-At the mu- nicipal election at Great Falls and Liv- ingston, republicans for mayor and alder men, and at Butte and M;ssoula, demo- crats fer the same offices, all carried by narrow majorities.
 MONTEREY, Cal, April 15-The Char
 eston at target practice today with six Inch rified cannon, at thousand yards truck the target three times, and at fo00 also struck the target.
 CITY OF MEXICO, April 16--A Mexi- can man -4of-war sailed from Mazatlan, Monday, under secret orders. MONTREAL, April 16.-Albert l.. Lo- pold Bonapart, claiming to be descen- dant of the great Corsican, arrived here q few days days ago. Last night with out provocation he shot policeman. He was arrested. The policeman will recover.
 WASHINGTON, April i6. - Senator Mitchell gave notice that he would ad- dress the senate Thursday on his own | constitutional amendment for the cleo tion of senators by the people. The Montana election case was again taken up, and as Daniels did not claim the floor to continue his speech of yes terday, Gibson addressed the senate in favor of the democratic side. Wilson's amendment tO the Chinese enumeration bill having been agreed to, % to 22, Senaotr Stewart moved to lay the bill on the table, on the ground that it would do more harm than good. Mo the table, yeas 31, nays ?, Dolph and Morgan.
 EAGLE Pass, Tex, April 16.-Tne cor ner stone of the new federal building in Piedras Negras, last night was dIslodg- ed and its contents, consisting of coin, plans and relics, was stolen by Mexi- cans.
 WASHINGTON, April 16.-Just as the tariff bill was to be reported to the house, the republican members changed their minds, and at II o'clock this morning had completely changed,two of the most important items in the bill. Again hides have been placed on the free list and so has sugar, but in the latter case, the committee has adopted provision look ing to the payment of bounty of two cents pound on the domestic product. These charges have been communicated to the democratic minority members, and as the corrections are necessary In the report, these democrats, it is sad. will be delayed in their presentation to the house until late this afternoon. It Is understood that the sugar men have little confidence in the continuity of the boanty, and therefore protested against the change.
 ID z6ouse republican committee on the sliyer question this morning heard
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 lpate republican committee with the .lew of coming to an agreement. The kss, eommittee reported that 1t had been the purchase of four and one half mil lion ounces of silver every month, with certificates issued, and the payment thereof to be redeemable in lawful money. The subcommittee was in structed to confer with the senate sub committee and endeavor to induce them to agree to provide for the redemption Of the certificates in bullion. instead of money; the meeting of the sub-commit- tee is to be held this afternoon for that purpose.
 The committee on commerce reported back adversely, the resolution directing that the committee to investigate the life saving system, be laid on the table.
 The tariff bill reported to tho house was referred to the committee of the whole.
 The reports Of the majority and min ority of the ways and means committee on the tariff bill, was presented to the house this afternoon. The majority re- port estimates that the surplus at the end of the present fiscal year will be S92, ,000,0J0, and after deducting the sum required to make payments on the sink ing fund, the net surplus of receipts over expenditures will be 543,679,000. The reduction of revenue contemplated by the bill, amounts to S71,2G4,00O.
 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 15.-The people of Oakdale, Tenn, arc much ex- cited over the coming and going Of a veritable white wild man, compound of Sampson and E.sau. A party of men in the street were surprised by the ap- p-arlIce O. tau, broad shouldercd man, naked from tho waist up, with hair uuu ;ually long on his head, breas t and arms. They began to guy him, when he threw one of them over an ein- bankment, and i'll pitched fight which followed, whipped six of his persecuteIs. \ dozen railroad men finally oyerpower- ed aud bound him, and locked him in q fright car.
 Within an hour he was free, having burst the rope with which he was tied, and crushed the side of the car as though it had been paper. He has un- doubtly escaped the mountains, and no great anxiety to search for him is dis played.
 SAN FRANCIsco, April 16.-Informa- ton was received at the merchants ex change to-day that the NicaraugG bark, Emil!es, owned by Nicholas BiTchard of tbis city, while going from Bluff liar Dor to Port Prince, was totally wrecked last month near Stewards Island, on the | New Zealand coast, and her master was drowned.
 The Emile was a bark of 723 tons aEd left here for Puget Sound to load | lumber for Melbourne October 15 She | reached her destination January 7th, and | was not long afterward lost.
 DENVER, Col, April 16.-Colonel Stan