Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-09-27

SlsSOn, Oal., sept. Z4-Nate DeFreeZe WAS shot by Frank Cochran at Los Grande hotel to-day. DeFreezs was sitting in the office of the hotel when Cochran rode up to him oD horse back with winchester in his hard. DeFreeze seeing the gun ran followed by Cochran who had dismountsd. He fired two shots, one of which struck DeFreeze in the back, passing out at the left breast. Cochran, after shooting, mounted his horse and rode of to the woods, pur- sued by constable Greer.
 At late hour he had not bsen captured. The shooting is the outcoms of hard feelings existing for several days. De- Fres ze died at ' 80 this evening.
 San Francisco, Sept. 24-Detectivs Bryan to day has returned from Saera- mento with Thse. Green who is charged with having robbed J. O. Mckay agent of the O. B. Q. railroad of SLIGO diamond scsrf pin and S210 watch on September the 9th. Wm. Savage who was in company with Green when the latter made acquaintance of Mckay and who snstched the diamond pin from Green and ran with it after the robbery wAs nrres: ed Isst Monday. Both watch and pin have been recovered.
 Washington, Sept. 24-The annual report of the government directors of the Union Pacific railway was submitted to the secretary of the interior today. It shows that since last report the con- dition of business throughout the entire Union PacIEc system has improved. As far as the directors have been able to see he company IS meeting reasonable de- rnands of its patrons ss fast as means aud circumstances will permit. Total debt of the Union Pacific Jan. l. 1890, S5, 5,9O2,7OO.
 Washing ton, Sept. 24-The amount of silver offered the treasury today ag- gregased 339,9 ounces, and amount purchased 14,000 ounces, prices paid were 1.13 and 1.13 '; total purchased including todsy's, under new law, 2, 172,4 ,474 ounces, leaving about 107 ,000 ounces to be purchased the remainder of this month.
 Washington, Sept. 24-Among the bills passed was the senate bill recognizing the merits and services of chief engineer Melville and other officers and men of the Jeanette Arctic expedition. It provides for Melville one grade and medal to each survivor. Hall introduced a joint resolution (which went over without action) su- thorizing the secretary of the navy to purchase at his discretion nickel ore or nickel matte to be used in the manufac- tDre of nickel armor plating, srmor piercing projectiles and other naval objects, and appropriatiug nine million dollars fer the purpose.
 Bousells introduced similar resolu- tion in the house.
 The senate passed by 8 vote of 45 to 6, it's substitute for the house bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction of courts of the United States.
 The conference appointed by the senate resumed consideration of the bill to establish United States land court. Blaine made 6 determined effort to have it postponed in ordsrto take up the house bill for adjustment of wages of laborefs under the hour law, but after a long discussion his motion was reject- ed. The lard court bill went over with- out acton.
 The senate bill to pay the represen- tativs of captain Ericsson 15,000, due him by decree of the court claims in 1857, pass-d. Adjourned
 Washington, Sept. 24 - Kennedy made sn eloquent speech in his own de- fense, making, however, no sppology for his previous remarks.
 The senate blll granting a persion of S2,0OO a year to the widow of Generals Fremont, Mcclellan an1 Crook, passed.
 O. the motion of Boutelle, the senate oiil passed providing that naval vessels oi th- first rsIe be named after states, of second rate after cities and third rate after important events or names in con- nrct.on with the naval history of the United States and the fourth rate after lakes and rivers.
 Adjourned.
 HOMESTEAD.