Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-04-26
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| FoLSoME. Cal. April lI.-ChGTies Web
 ster, serving 10 years sentence, attempt ed to escape 10 day by swimming the , American rive . He was fired on by the |. guards and hilicd, his body sinking m
 the river.
 SAN DIEGO, April I7.-J. B. Watkins
 and companion went out yesterday in
 a small boat fishing, and to-day the boat
 was found floating upside down. Both
 men are supposed to have been drowned.
 SAN FRANCIsco. April 1.-The Sacra-
 mento and San Francisco ball game was
 postponed on account of rain.
 l NEW YORK, April HEX President
 Hayes and daughter Fannie sailed this
 afternoon for Bermuda.
 | WASHINGTON. April -Secratary
 Windom has approved of the findings of the commission eXonerating Captain Healy of the revenue station Bear,
 from the charges of cruelty to sailors in Alaska waters.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 17-Suit has been brought .by the Agustin Basta- mentl assignee, for Aquayer who former ly owned the Mulatas mine in Sonora, Mexico, to i, reclose the mortgages given
 by purchascrs in this city. The proper
 ty was purcni eed on the strength of the
 report made .Y Dangiletti and Alexis | Janin. The large sum of I5.575, GOO was being paid for it. Subsequently, dis covery was made that samples were salt ed, and purchasers stopped all further ! payments over and above cash deposit of | S710,OO0. Two of the notes for the bal aHce of S865,0G0 have fallen due, and on them the present suit has been institut- l ed. The third note will fall due in thir- t. days.
 WAs.9INGToN. April 17.-i'or the pur- pose of co'npie! ;on of jetty construction 1 the secretar, 0I the treasury is directed at his discretio.. to secure 2 survey and ascertain the cost ,9f improvements on the Colorado river, Arizona, above Yu- ma and Eldor..,io canyon,
 California hlrDors prov ded for in the bill are Humboldt lake aDG WImiGGtcD, San Lus CriSpo, receives $4OGO; san Diego, S6O,05U; Napa river, ; O,O1O; San Joaquin river, S15,CC0.
 TEHACHAHI, Cal, April 1.-The regu- lar north bound express train on the Southern Pacific road, was wrecked four miles north of this place at seven o'clock this morning. The train was going down a steep grade, when the air brakes failed to work, and an effort was made to apply the hand brakes. This WAS also unsuccessful, and the train ran over two miles at high rate of speed, When ten cars left the track. The accident happened in shallow cut which pre- vented the cars from going down the embankmcnt. The trucks were badly damaged, but the passengers were not seriously hurt. except Mrs. ThOmpsOn enroute from Lob Angeles to Denver. who Is believed 70 have received inter nal injuries. Mrs. Sanford of Prescott, Ariz., had her face bruised. and few others were slightly injured.
 LOUISVILLE, April 16-A special to the "Times," from Harlan Court House says that deadly fight occurred this morn ing, 17 miles east of here, up in the Black mountains, oatween a-datail of troops consisting of Lieut.. Milton. Sergt. Pullians ana l6 privates, and 30 outlaws, who Were fortified in an old barn. Five soldiers were wounded, and 1t Is not known how many outlaws are killed, as they still have possession Of the barn. Corporal Blantin was sent af- ter endorsements anu knows but little, as ho left immedif tely after the firing began. Troops nov have the barn sur rounded, and it will be impossible for those in 1t to male their escape. At four o'clock yester day morning, Capt. J. Guther was informed that a body Of lawiess men were Tn the above mention ed territory ..and refused to surrender. He was asked for d detail for the pur- pose of arreStlng the in. His men left yesterday, and were fred on as they were passing the barn, They surround ed the barn and began firing into it from every direction. when It was thought best to cease action and await endorsements. He believes that se- were fight will take place Gs soon as ad- ditional troops reach the place.
 PARIS, April 18 Stanley has arrived here.
 BRUSSELS, April 1S-During his stay ments in the Royal Palace, on invitation of King Leopold.
 WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Platt by re quest introduced bill for the admission of New Mexico as a state. He said he did not Tn doing SC, commit himself one way or the other Referred.
 Butterworth moved that the body go into committee of the whole for the | consideration of legislative appropriation ! blll. Friends of the private calendar i mustered sufficient force to defeat the | motion. Yeas, 112; nays, 1l6.
 Hawley tried to call up the Worlds | Fair bill again, arguing the importance l of speedy action, but on motion of Sen 1 ator Dolph, the senate went into exc cutive session.
 WAsHINGToN, April 1S-The senate i republican silver committee held meet | ing this morning at which Secretary l Windom said that his reason for advocat- l ing the redemption in bullion Of certi- ! ticates issued for the purchase of bull ! lion, was it would make certificates i more valuable. To require their re- I demption in silver dollars would be in | his opinion to discredit them, while to ! require their redemption in gold coin | might seriously embarass the govern l ment. He was willing, however, as a | matter of compromise, to give the holder | of the certificate, the option Of currency i on which it should be redeemed. |
 Lawler, of Illinois, presented a protest | of the hardware association of the | United States against the proposed duty | on cutlery and guns. Referred.
 Henderson, Of Illinois, reported the i river and harbor appropriation bill. Re | ferred to committee of the whole
 The house then went into committee | of the whole on private calendar.
 The Court of Claims bill was the first | on the calendar. Thomas, of Wisconsin, | offered a resolution that the bill be re- | ported to the house with the rccommen- ! dation that 1t be recommitted, with reso- ! lution to the committee on war claims, l 10 investigate into the legality of each l claimant.
 SAN FRAHcIsoo, April 1T.-In speak ing of the extension of the Union Pacific from Milford, Utah. south, Went. one of the engineers. says: The work of build- 1 ing the line between Milford and Proche is steadily progressing. There are 20