Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-31
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 for the murder of Wm. Corrick at Tenn
 perance Flats, May 9th.
 DoLYEsTowN, Pa, May 22-NonroC Shelleberger, a lawyer whose criminal es capades recently caused such widespread sensation, was to-day sentenced to 7. years of hard labor in the penitentiary.
 CITY OF MEXICO, May 52.-The reports Coahuiila headed by Governor Garza city and has no followers.
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-A Washing ton special says that nothing official has been received at the state department relativa to plot to capture Lower Cali fornia.
 DENVER, May 22.-A special from Trinidad, Col, says: J. J. Pratt shot and instantly killed his Mexican mistress Kate Garcia, and then put a bullet through his own head, dying few hours afterwards. Jealousy is said to be the cause.
 SARATOGA, May 22.-The Presbyterian general assembly this morning adopted the report of the committee on recon mending that overtures be made to Presbyterians for the insertion of new chapter, in the form of church govern ment, to the effect that the amend ments or alterations of the confession of faith and larger and shorter catechisms be proposed to the Presbytsrians by the general assembly, but not to be obli- gatory on the church, unless approved of in writing by two-thirds of all presby- teries, and agreed to and enacted by the the next ensuing general assembly.
 Dr. Patton, chairman of the commit tee for canvassing the answers of the Presbyteri8ns on revision. read tho re port. There were 13j who desired re- vision and 6S who did not. Others de- clined to answer. Considerable discus sion arose as to classification; Dr. Me Cracken made the following classified tion: Affirmative 135, negative 61, in cluding Albany and Sacramento in the affirmative instead of the negative. This was very important as the classification decides whether two thirds have, or have not the revision.
 The committee on Sabbath observance represented Sunday newspapers as a dissertation. Bard of church erection fund reported applications for aid this year called for S137, 900. The Board has helped 174 churches.
 OLYMPIA, Wash, May 22.-The M. E. Church here has ordered all the names of its members who have joined the Sal vat on Army to be stricken out from its rolls.
 BERLIN, May 22.-The village of St. Mahlen, near Heldesheim, has been visit ed recently by severe hail storms which have done considerable damage. To-day the people gathered in the church to pray for a cessation of the storms, and while the services were in progress thunder storm came up and the church was struck by lightning, instantly killing four persons and injuring 20, four being rendered completely blind. The people became panic stricken and rVsheG for the doors, crushing two children to death.
 AHAHEIM, Cal, May 22.-The San Diego train on the Southern Pacific when about half mile from the depot broke in two. The accident was caused by the breaking of an axle. There were five passenger cars and the train was running at high rate of speed, which prevented any serious accident.
 DAYTON, W. Va, May o2.-The cleo tric light plant was entirely destroyed by fire this morning at o'clock. No cause for the fire is known. Insurance, 5000.
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-The entire day was consumed in arguments of counsel in the trial of D. H. Arnold for the murder of $. NJ. Garness. The argu ment was concluded late this afternoon and Judge Murphy delivered the charge. The case was then given to the jury, who retired to deliberate.
 Later-The jury returned about 10 o'clock this evening and rendered yeF- dict of acquittal.
 WASHINGTON. May 22-Daniels ridieu- led the idea of an avalanche of silver down upon the United States in case of free coinage of silver. It was obvious, he said, that the silver money abroad would not come to the United States mint, and 1t was also obvious that thsEe was no such amount of production of silver in the world. That there was only one point of apprehension, and that was an accumulation of silver that would How to America as soon as the mint was open to free coinage, and this was an- swered by the secretary of the treasury himself, who stated in his report that there IS no known accumulation of silver IT tho world. All silver should be re- to free coinage.
 It is the present intention Of the mem bers of the senate finance committee to report substitute for McKinley's tar if bill. When their consideration of the shall have been completed by this course, there will be but one ques- IisR to settle instead of am:riad of con- ierences upon points in detail.
 WASHINGTON, May 22.-Henderson, chairman of the committee on rivers ana harbors, ex ,3lained the provisions of the bill, saying it appropriated S20, ,932, coco. He believed there was no money went out of the treasury that was so much an to the people as money expend- ed In improvement of rivers and har- bors.
 Blanchard said the riyer and harb0r bill did more to solve the problem of cheap transportation than all the inter SJdL6 COulm6TCe DIIlb LIldb SOulu Do pdS- sed. He spoke at length upon the needs of appropriations for the improvement of the Mississippi river. Several other speeches were made, and the house ad- lourned.
 For the first time in the history of the house judiciary committee, majority of the members to day agreed to favor ably report upon a joint resolution pro- viding for a constitutional amendment to grant the right of suffrage to women.
 WASHINGTON, May Sailing orders for the revenue steamer Rush, now in San Francisco, were issued by the secre- tary of the treasury to-day. They are similar to those issued yesterday to the of the Bear, so far as in re- lation to the Behring sea fisheries. The Rush, however, will proceed directly to the fishing grounds, and be there in advance of the Bear, which will nrst cruise to the Arctic ocean with supplies for Point Barrow, and also distribute gifts awarded by congress to natives of that country for assistance rendered American vessels ip distress.
 SAN FRANcIseo, May 22.-A Ghropi-