Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-01-11

[ HELENA, Mon., January 2-The demo crats again met in joint convention to day and took one ballot, but being n quorum they adjourned.
 VI NEW YORK, Jan. 2-Dr, Geo. F. Shady l. editor of the Medical Record, in an arti Il cle upon the epidemic of influenza s says there is no doubt that influenza. O | what is properly known as h grippe ha : become epidemic in this city and is scat tered broadcast throughout the coun I try, but fortunately it is of such milo 3 type that save for it's presence in large : districts and for the large number at - tackled 1t would scarcely be noticed. The 3 reports of its mortality have been great 3 ly exaggerated.
 HELENA, Mon., January 2-Judge of the district court to-day gave his deci.
 sion in the case of Representative l Roberts of Silver Bow county, who had applied for writ to compel the state aud
 ltor to pay him mileage and salary as a member of the legislature His decis- ion was to the effect that if Roberts was
 a member of the legislature he was en-
 titled to his per diem and milage. IL is
 a question of legality. Both houses are still undecided.
 LEXINGTON, Ky, January 2-The tgreat trotting sire, Wilton, heretofore
 jointly owned by W. e. France and Bawerman Bros, was sold yesterday to
 the latter. Price private, but said to be
 largest for which any stallion has been
 sold in America.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January Fire
 broke out in room on the third floor
 of the Grand hotel this morning, owing
 to defective grate. The flames were
 soon extinguished, although consider
 able damage was done to carpets and
 furniture by mud and water.
 JOLIET, H., January 2-John Schaaf
 CT, of Mokena, was landed in jail here charged with poisoning the frmily of
 John Dahe. with whom he worked. The family consisted of Dahe, his mother,
 ege 80, girl named Nina Scheneck and J hired man named Schriffer. On New Years day when the coffee was serv-
 ed each member noticed bitter taste. | and after dinner all became extremely sick. The hired man and girl drank a | lot of fresh milk which caused them to
 vomit and say ed their lives. Dahe and
 mother died in few hours. White
 powder was found in the coffee pot, and Schaafer who was rival sutor with Dahe for the hand of the Schaafer girl was suspected. When arrested this evening he attempted suicide with a razor.
 WASHINGTON, January 2.-Tha wealth CT bulletin for the month of December was unusually warm in all the districts east of the Rocky mountains, while nor nal temperature prevailed on the Cali fornla coast and has been slightly cool CT than usual on the North Pacific coast.
 PORTLAND, Oregon, January 2-Spe- cial from Astoria says steamer State of California left here p. m. Dee. 29th and at 4.lo this afternoon had not arriv- e q i San Francisco, being fifty hours overdue. Owing to the severe weather alor 2 the coast great uneasiness is felt.
 C.. odall Perkins, & Co.,, San Francis co, te egra!:hed to this city three times to-day. The last telegram was received at 4.l0 ms afternoon saying revenue cutter Rad been sent in search of the missing vessel, and ashing hat the cut ter Thomas E. Corwin, now here, be | sent southward. She will start to-mor- roa.
 V ENGToN, January 2-The delega- ti0n-.. Sioux chief had another talk | with ~ missioner Morgan. Among | the sDea T were'John Gross and Mad | Bear. Or = promised if the Indians would sign the treaty they would get | schools, wagons and other things prom ised in treaty of '68, He wanted to know if this meant the Indians would get these things twice. Mad Bear com plained that the commissioner could only talk to them by signs.
 WASHINGTON, December 31-At the second days session of the American Historical Association pr. Gcade, assist tant secretary of Smithsonian institute read paper on the origin and early his tory of our national scientific institu- tions. Dr. Wm, A. Dunnine, of Colum- bia college. followed by reading paper on the impeachment and trial of Presi- dent Johnson. The speaker said in i'm . peachment proceedings the western peo- { pie took leading part while the eastern 1 men were lukewarm. The explanation was that Senator Wade, of Ohio, was booked for succession in case Johnson was removed. Wade was not hot ia vorite with eastern men.
 General Marcus J. Wright, of the war . records office, delivered en address on the trial and execution of John Brown C in connection with the charge of Dr. Ven Haist that Brown did not have lair trial. General Wright cited the evi- ( Hence of Senator Voorhres as to the fair q ness of the trial. f
 SAN FRANCISCO, January ?.