Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1890-02-22

where 4. trestle is washed out. 1t is be
lieved that by Sunday the train vii
leave this city for the south.
GILRoY, Cal. Feb. 14--The Coroner
jury returned a verdict that Maxiiel(
came to hi. death by bullet from /;
pistol in the hands of W. Payne. Th'
prisoner was arraigned for murder an(
committed without bail for preliminar.
examination Tuesday
SAN Francisco, February 14.-Cap
tain Gardiner Lawton, president of the
California Powder Co., fell dead in hi
Office this afternoon from apoplexy.
LONDON. Feb. 14-AmId cheers of op
position 10 the Commons to-day Parnel
| asked what action the government pro
posed to take upon the report OF the
commission. Smith, a government lead
er, replied the minister had not had time
TO decide upon the course. The debate
was resumed.
| LONDON. Feb. 14-Parnell moved an
amendment asking for a special Co ersiOn
act. He attacked Pittiness' provision
which the Times inflicted on many per-
sons and the co-ersion act un1er Bal
| four. Almost every act of Balfour, said
Parnell. appeared toward driving the
people Of Ireland to the extreme The
action of the government rendered de-
| feat and could not succeed in turning
| the aspirations of the Irish people. At
torney General Webster then charged
Parnell with making accusations against
Balfour without producing evidence to
| support his allegations.
BALTIMORE. February 15-James Fas-
ker. Ed Woodford. and Norman Woos-
| ter, three of the Novashia Rioters. plead
ed guilty this morning 30 manslaughter
This disposes OF the whole batch, with
this result: Three are convicted Of muir
der in the first degree; fourteen of
| manslaughter, and twenty three of riot"
| They will be sentenced next week. All
| the cases, it is expected, will go to the
| u. >. Supreme Court. the question being
raised of jurisdiction Of q. S. over No
| vasha.
ROCHESTER,. Feb. ia deficit of un-
| certain amount has been found in the
| accounts of City Treasurer Davis. He
says it is due to advances TO certain con-
tractors and city employees. The
| amount is estimated at 100000. His
| bondsmen are negotiating for settle
ment. DAVIS has not been accused of
dishonesty.
ToRoNTo, Feb. 15.-The Toronto Uni
versity was burned last night. The to-
| tai loss is estimated at S1,0O0,000. This
| includes the library, valued at 100000.
| Many records of historical documents,
| and many vauable works belonging to
President Sir Daniel Wilson, cannot be
| estimated by dollars and cents, for they
cannot be replaced.
LONDON, February 15.-The British
scho ner George Noble, at Sydney, n
| S. W.. reports that the American schoo-
| foundered. The crew are on Butaritian
Island.
PIrTsBURG, February 15.-Right Rev.
| Bishop O'ConnOr, of the Roman Catho-
| lie Diocese, Omoha, was brought to this
| city. from Slaughtine, Fla, this morn
ing, IN a dying condition. No hopes of
his recovery.
QUEBEC, Feb. 15.-The utmost excite
| ment is caused in commercial circles by
the report that an agent of a we'll known
Liverpool lumber firm is short in his
accounts. TO the extent of between Sl0,-
| 600 and $4,000. 1t is also stated he had
power OF attorney to the extent of $780,
900, This has been stopped by cable
from Liverpool His absence from the
city for the past few days lends color to
the report. He is 40 years of age and
belongs to one of the best families here.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
began an investigation Of credentials OF
the various claimants for seats in the
senate from Montana. Saunders, one of
the republican claimants, gave a brief
statement OF the situation. Col. Payne
then presented the case on behalf of the
republican claimants. He said that the
absenc, Of the certificate required by
law sh wing prima faci right of holders
to seats in the senate has no right to
inves. igate, and adiudge claims OF de-
feated members OF the legislature, but
not to go into claims of de facto mem bers
thereof.
Paine said in regard to the position of
the five (rep.) members of Silver Bow
county, whose right to seats in the house
Is in dispute, that il itwere shown they
were entitled TO seats, then the election
of Saunders and Power is legal; If not,
then the election Of McGinnis and Clark
was legal. jerks closed the hearing for
the democrats, and the committee went
into secret session.
DALLEs, Texas, Feb. 15.-Bezinah, the
pugilist t. who killed Tom James in spar
ring match, night bofore last, has been
discharged on the ground that there was
no law TO indict a man for killing
another in licensed exhibition. Other
members of the party, including Kilrain,
were also released.
LONDON, February 17-Four hun
dred thousand miners in Great Britain
have decided to adhere to their demand
for an increase of ten per cent in wages,
and probably will strike. Should they
do SO the coal output will be decreased
10 per cent.
ZANZIBAR, February 15.-Bwanheri,
with large force, holds the field against
Major Weissman. Bwanherl is the Ter
ritorial ChieItain, and has far greater
influence than was possessed by Bushiri
the chief recently hanged by the Ger
mans.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Secretary Ira
cy took advantage of the bright, fair
weather this morning and drove to the
Navy department. His appearance there
after fortnlghts absence, was the sig
nal for slight furry of excitement.
QUEBEC, Feb. 17.-While the new
steamer Arethusa was entering the har-
Dor to day, it found the steamer Persian
Monarch, for New Yoak, which put back
here with the propeller gone.
LANCASTER, Feb. 1.-THE Lincoln
National Bank, which has been plum
| dered by Cashier Bard and F. w. Hull,
has closed its doors under orders of the
bank examiners. 1t is estimated this
morning that the d falcation is much
| larger than the first estimate, which
| placed the amount between $4,000 to
| $4,000.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - After read
| ing the journal, Carlisle rose and said
that since the 18th of January, his side
of the house had been protesting every
morning against the approval of the
journal. on the ground that it contained
an entry showing the names of certain