Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-04-26
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SO ouNlI CAGCllb IlldO llic tlOt water has covered the shell roads lead ing to the Spanish fort and west end, and also submerging sparseiy settled sections of the northeastern suburbs of this city.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-At meet ing tonight of the directors of the Cali fornia Athletic club an informal decision was reached to match Sullivan and Jackson for a purse of S20,OOO. No de- cision was reached as to the time the fight will take place, but probably in four or five months. The proposition will probably be brought up before the full club tomorrow night for ratification or suggestion.
 GUTHRIE, |. T., April 21-Capt. Couch. widely known as the organizer of the Oklahoma movement, died this morning0 . from the result of a bullet wound inflicted by J. c. Adams in quarael on April 4th. Adams was taken to Wichita to prevent being lynched.
 SAN DIEGO, April 21-J. O. Taylo-, until recently an agent for the Buckeye buggy company, of this city, was arrest ed to-day, charged with procuring money | ldloc pIGbSIlSCS. dN lOI lS dG pres ent running hotel in Santa Anna.
 CHICAGO, April PA special from Bir- mingham says that Louise Worcester, mistress and confident of J. Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln, declared that Booth is not dead, and that she received letter from him two years after his alleged death.
 Secretary Windom sent to the senate to-day, letter in response to the senate Chinese resolution, stating that no Chin csc who entered the US. for transit have failed to depart, and that so far, but a very small number have availed them selves of the privileges prescribed in the regulations of 1889.
 WHEATLAND, Cal, April 21-Detective Bradshaw-of Iowa arrested this evening Aaron Smith, of Des Moines, Iowa, or the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Smith owned a few head of stock in Des Moines and one day before leaving sold the stock to four different parties, taking their notes for the same. He realized S1, 100. with which he and his family came to this state, where he lost his money gambling. His sick wife and four children are left destitute, and petition is in circulation to raise money to care for them. Brad shaw starts for Iowa with his prisoner tonight.
 Los ANGELES, April 21.-President Al len Manvel, of Santa F'e, accompanied by Thomas Barring, of Barring Bros, London bankers. arrived, here to-day. Both parties were in consultation with Directors Magoun, Reinhart and Pea body.
 The gentleman refused to talk, but it IS supposed the object of President Man vells visit Is to complete arrangements for line of steamers between Southern California and Japan.
 Los ANGELES, April 21.-James J. Evans, of Salt Lake, one of the parties interested i'll building the transconti- mental railroad being extended south from Salt Lake, has written letter to President Jones of the chamber of com nerce, that if the principal railroad ;chemerG can receive satisfactory as surance of aid and cooperation on the part Of the citizens of Los Angeles, the railroad will be built in the southern i,art of the state at once.
 WAsHIEGToN, April 21-Senate passed he Chicago fair bill, with an amend rent providing for naval review at the uarbOr of New York, but emitting the provision for the ceremonies of inaugu- rating the statue of Columbus.
 Senate committee on territories D aSra pCrted faVUrGbly the bill to rutb@2 and require the board of supervisors q {. Maricopa county, Arizona, to issue bonds ln aid of a branch railroad from PheniX via. Prescott, to the \. &. F. road.
 During his speech on the Worlds fair, Vest asked whether there was in the whole contest for tho fair, anything that elevated or dIgnifed the American char acter at home or abroad. fit were to as sume patriotic standpoint, or if the idea was to illustrate the national life on the iG0th anniversary of America, why was 1t not done in the name of the people Of the United States, without contests and 5quab5les over the location? Why had t been a sort of auction between cities IS to which would give the most money and entail the smallest expense on the government? He believed as practical business man that 1t came too soon after the great Paris exposition, and in his honest judgment, people outside of the cities engaged in contest, did not care anything about the exposition.
 :Blair moved to add to the first section. that TO intoxicating liquors shall be sold 70 be used as a beverage within the eX- position grounds. Motion to lay the amendment on the table was agreed to. Adjourned.
 TAHGIzRs, April Matthews, the newly appointed American consul, arriv- ed kere to-day from Gibralter, on board U. $. steamer Alliance. lie was receiv- with the customary ceremony by the authorities.
 SACRAMENTO, April 2l. - Governor Wat sTman's private secretary is the au ;hoTity for the statement that Water nan will not be a candidate for re cleo JiCn.
 WASHINGTON, April 21.-The celebrat- ed Pan-Electric case of Rodgers against x-AttOrney-G eneral Garland and others, was dismissed to-day, each party to pay his own costs.
 WASHINGTON, April 21.--The president has app,o7ed the bill placing Gen. John c. Fremont on the retired list of the army, with the rank of major general.
 Los ANGELES, April 21-The excur- sion party of the New England Society of California Pioneers arrived today from Pasadena. The city council ad- journed out of respect to the visitors, who were taken over the city in carriages. In the afternoon the ladies annet order ed the pioneers a reception at the Cham Der of Commerce, and this evening the Native Daughters gave a concert in honor of the visitors.
 UKIAH, Cal, April 21.-Frank Towers was to-day sentenced ito serve 21 years at San Quinten for the murder of James H. Carter in Potters Valley last Decem- Ter.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-Internal revenue officers to-day seized Lee Hines cigar store and factory, and 'confscated half million cigars on which the gov ernment tax had not been paid.
 FITCHBURG, Mass., April 22.-The body of ex- mayor Fl; CulleY was found in the reservoir this morning, He disappeared