Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1890-03-08

the men were badly burned, flesh drop
ping off ia large layers from some of
them. Property loss, several thousands.
WASHINGTON, March 5-Secretary of
the Treasury announced to-day that he
was prepared to resume the purchase of
per cent bonds to such amount as may
be justified by the available balance in
the treasury.
WASHINGTON, March 5-The house
hconL2iti 1HiaRSa 10. day- considered
&c ifrst two sectl9l1gI sI1dom's bill
and rejected several amendments there
to
SALT LAKE, March 5-The Utah legis-
lature has killed the Australian ballot
system.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The argu-
ment before the supreme court in the
Neagle habeas corpus case concluded to-
day. Choate continued the argument
on the line laid down by him yesterday,
that of the supremacy of the United
States to the state. He maintained that
| effect enacted laws ro'dlVIde the country
into circuits, it necessarily implied that
in discharge of duties so imposed upon
him, an officer of the court should be
protected by the government, whose ser
want he is. Closed by attorney General
johnson OF California, in behalf of the
state. He conceded that Congress
might pass law for protecting judges
| while travelling to and from the circuits,
| but maintained no such law had been
passed giving his protection.
| SAN BERNARDINo, March 4.-Gover
| nor Waterman this afternoon approved
| of the commissioners selection of
Dalry's tract embracing $50 acres of
land, as a site for the insane asylum.
New YORK, March 4-Trunk line pas
senger committee has decided to quote
transcontinental or through rates based
on cuts made daily west of Chicago.
SAN Francisco, March 4-Eyery rail
way agent in the city having any in
terest whatever in lines leading from
the Missouri river to Chicago, was to-
day quoting reduced overland rates to
| the east.
| WASHINGTON, March 4.-Secretary
Blaine has extended to the delegates to
| the international American conference
an invitation to take a trip through
the Southern States upon the adj
journment of the conference.
The president will in a few days is
sue a proclamation warning persons
from fur sealing IN Behring sea.
The Pan American conference adopt
ed the report of the committee on inter
national law. Committee on customs of
the Union made a majority and minor
ty report to-day.
| VIRGINIA, New, March Al Ballard,
a miner in the Yellow Jacket mine, was
fatally injured this morning while
going down the shaft of the mine. He
had an iron bar on the cage which slid
out and caught in the timbers of the
shaft, the other end being driven
through Billiards. stomach. lie is alive
| yet but can not last long.
| WASHINGTON, March 6.-The speaker
| said before the house a message from
the President transmitted a report of the
| Cheppiwa Indian commission; referred.
Morse, of Massachusetts,, preseted a
petition from the Woman's Industrial
League asking that two women be ap
| appointed on the Worlds Fair Com
nittee. of 1892; referred.
The senate bill 10 increase efficiency
and reduce expenses of the signal ser
vices of the army and for the transfer OF
the service to the department of agri-
culture. reported and placed on calan
Ter.
Davis, (by request,) introduced a bill
10 amend the revised statutes to permit
The purchase and register of foreign
built vessels by citizens of the United
| States.
| Los ANGELES, March 5.-The Fresno
Milling Co. was awarded the contract
today for furnishing -four for the gov
eminent posts in Arizona, Southern Cal.
fornia and New Mexico.
| WALLA WALLA, March 5. - Orders
we're received to day, instructing the
second U. S. cavalry stationed here I'M
der Col Clendenin, to exchange stations
with the fourth cavalry, Col. Compton,
commanding, now III Arizona. The
change is to take place about May LIST.
ST. LOUIS, March Sat Jefferson
City it is now settled that the State
Treasurer Nolan is short over $4,000.
1t is stated that the bondsmen decided
the deficiency must be met and the
matter hushed, bat the governor demur-
red TO this proposition on the ground
that such action would be unlawful;
lence exposure.
New YORK, March 6.-The severe
storm Of slect and snow which started
last night is still raging along the Had
son river, in MahO valley. y fall Of {
inches at 10 o'clock and still showing
Railroad tarallic interfered with.
London, March 6.-The United States
men -of-war, Atlanta aid Boston, sailed
from Genoa for Naples.
PATTERSON, n. j., March 6-The Dun
dee trotting park management offers a
purse Of $1,000 for a race between Sen
atOr Stanford's Sunole, recently sold tC
Bonner, and Bud Do5la's celebrated
stallion, Axtell, to be trotted the last Of
September or the first of October next.
LONDON. March 6-The Prince OF
Wales has sent letter to Lincoln, con-
doling with him on the death of his son.
PARIS, March Conformation is re-
celved Of more fighting between French
troops and troops of King DahOma. s
killed and many wounded, and number
Of Frenchmen and other Europeans
| LuPtulSd. ny @AilCl IIliS
light the DahOmians made second at
tack upon KotOnon. They were finally
repulsed, le wing 400 Of their number
dead Oh the field; among the dead were
found several of the female warriors Of
the King of DahOma.
GLOBE. A. T., March Ga fatal acci
dent happened III the Globe Copper
mine shortly after noon to-day, the vic
tim being John Isaac, timberman, for
many years an employee of the Old
Dominion Copper Company. Isaac at
attempted.to.step across to.main shaft at
he sixth level not knowing that the
cage was ascending below him until he
grasped the cable which caused him 10
loose his balance and he fell fifty feet to
the bottom and was instantly killed.
| The dec eascd was a respected citizen