Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-01-18

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 CHEYENNE, Wy, January 1.-The Wyoming legislature began its regular session to-day. The event was signal ized by the opening of the new S3OOO, 600 capitol.
 WASHINGTON, January IA resolu- tion in regard to Florida claims, under the swamp land grant was taken u9 in the senate, and Senator Call addressed the senate, and asserted that 200O00,OOO acres had been selected in all states as swamp overfiowed lands. 100000 acres which had passed in Florida un- der the act contained 100000 acres high and dry. Plumb said he would resign his seat if he were to bring for ward such complaint against his own state, as had Call, after being too cow ardly to proclaim it on the stump with in his states border. Call replied and continued in an attack on Plumb for some time, after which, without action on the resolution, the senate adjourned
 NEVADA, Cal, January 14.-A snow slide in the mountains at Cannon Creek above Graniteville, carried away three hundred feet of the North Bloomfield Hume, shutting off all the water supply All the mines in the upper part of the county depend on that system.
 An immense snow slide in the Good year bar grade Sunday blocked the rail road, which is still impossible. The first mail received since Sunday was brought to-day by sleigh from the snow bound train below Grass Valley.
 NEW YORK, January 14-Captain Jones, of the steamer Heischel fir m Rio Janiero, which arrived today gives the news of the encounter between soldiers in that city December Is. About 200 of the army were opposed to the repub- lie and strongly favored monarchy. The provisional government sent company of artillery to arrest the insurgents. They opened fire on the citizens, ,and it is reported that over 100 were killed.
 CHICAGO, January 14-Judge McCon- nel in his decision to-day granting the motion of John Kunze for new trial, but denying the applications of Burk, Couglin and O'Sullivan, said: ''1 think it would be a mere pretense for me to take more tune to deliberate on this matter. The verdict was a just one. As to the guilt of the defendants 1 am convinced. The first evidence against Kunze is that of Jones, who saw him in the window across the street and never saw hIm again until in court. l don't think his Identification is reliable" '" The court said 1t was no motive of KanZe to have taken part in the crime and con tinued: "I believe the verdict of the jury was not only unwarranted by evi dence but wasl absurdity as to the other defendants. I overrule the motion for a new trlal." Kunze was then admit ted to bail in the sum of five thousand dollars.
 The court asked if the prisoners had anything to say. There was a moment of suspense and then Dan Coughlin arose and said in firm tones: Your honor,I am innocent. was convicted by periuries" O'Sullivan's voice trem- bled slightly as he said: "I have not much to say. I protest my innocence before God and mar, Land the time is not far distant when it will be shown that I was convicted by perjured jury and prejudiced evidence. I do not ask for mercy, I ask for justice. l have not had justice"
 Burke stopped chewing gum long enough to say: "I am innocent. l always knew in England they allowed perjuries to go up on the stand and convict in nocent men, but I never knew it was done in America" A moments silence and then the court said: "Will the prisoners raise" The three men arose again and the court imposed the sentence in the following words: "Fol- lowing and confirming the verdict of the jury the judgment of the jury is that you be taken to the penitentiary at Joliet and there be confirmed for the term of your natural lives"
 Coughlin and Burke heard words l without a change of countenance but | OSullivan's lips quivered and his face | had wan, pinched expression. The | defense was granted sixty days to file a | pill of acceptance. It was announced | that Lawyers Forest, Donahoe and | Wing had been retained to take the | ,ase to the supreme court in the March erm.
 ERIE, Pa, January 14.-During the lbsence of MT. and Mrs. Royalinski to- light, the woman's brother who was trunk, laid his lighted pipe on the bed n which her four children were sleeping. The bed took fire and the house was consumed. The drunken man escaped, ,ut the children all suffocated.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 14-Villiam Thompson Garret. president of the man. fla turing firm Cf Wm. T. Garret & O., lied at his residence here today of heart isease.
 DEs MONIES, January 15.-After fill in the house the vote for J. $. Senator was taken resulting as in lie. Another ballot taken then it was apparent nothing could be one and the house adjourned till to- morrow. Senate held a brief session nd also adjourned till tomorrow.