Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-01-25

is NEwBURG, N. F., Jan. 20-This nor g ing man stopped his horse at sht h store and tied the animal to an swnir h Eost and went away for a few minute is Later the horse touched his nose to a d iron port and fell into the gutte IT Thomas Dawson ran to help the hors 5, but the instant he touched the animi j. he fell .dead. Thomas !,altzman sa j. Dawson fall and hastened to his assis 0 ance, and took hold of him to lift hir :. up, but received a terrible shock an Q dropped to the ground. He subsequent r ly recovered as did tie horse. An cleo
 tric light wire had sagged and lay upo
 the iron rod extended from the awnin post to the building and the full fore !, or the electric current was passing dow the post to the ground.
 3 WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The speake l appointed the Worlds Fair committe, as follows: Chandler, of Massachusetts Hill, of Illinois: BOwden, of Virginia Beldon, of New York; Frank, of Mo
 souri; Springer, of Illinois; Hatch, of Mo
 souri; Wilson, of West Virginia; Flower
 of New York. On location.,for the Fair
 the committee stands for Chicago: Hil
 and Sprer; St. Louis, Hatch and Frank New York. Beldon and Flower; Wash ington, Bowden and Wilson. The chair
 man Is satisfactory to all couten6ine parties as one not committed to the in
 terests of any particular city.
 The following bills and resolutions
 were introduced and referred: By Nor
 row, of California to prohibit absolutely
 the coming of Chinese into the United
 States; by Stewart, of Texas, to promote
 reciprocity between the United States
 and Mexico; by Springer, of Illinois, a
 resolution providing that on the 23rd
 inst. the clerk shall call the roll of mem
 bers and each member shall indicate his
 choice for the location of the Worlds
 fair. If no place shall receive majori- ty of all votes cast, the roll call shall be
 repeated until one place shall receive a
 majority of votes. The votes having
 been received, a special committee shall
 report bill locating the fair at the place selected. The bill shall be privi- legged and shall be considered from day
 to day until disposed of; referred.
 CHICAGO, January 20.-The Cronin jury bribing case was called in Judge Horton's court this morning, but was postponed till Febuary 10th on account of illness of defendant John Graham. WAsHINGToN, January 2O.-When | special house committee Investigating | ballot box forgery met this morning, ] Mary Moseby, of Cincinnati, was placed upon the stand.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Further argu- | ments on Oklahoma Territory bill was heard by the house committee on terri tories to-day. George Payne of this city, representing the interest of the Chick saw and Choctaw Indians, who began argument the other day before the com mittee, finished to-day. This argument was followed by an address to the committee by Miss Alice M. Robinson, missionary among the Indians in the Indian Territory and a teacher in the Presbyterian schools here. Her address consisted in an explanation of the con dition of .he Indians, and she made strong plead for ample protection for the full blood Indians in any action the com mittee may take on the subject. Representative Rodgers of Arkansas also spoke for a short time before the committee. He pointed out various in- stances where the legal machinery pro- vided for the bill was inadequate to moot tho cxigencies of the Case and rlade su8dry recommendations as to where they could be improved. He will concluso his argument next We'd nesday.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-Fire broke out at 3 o'clock this morning in story brick structure on Second street, and spread to adjoining buildings. Families living in the upper stories narrowly escaped with their lives. One building was to- tally destroyed and several others were much damaged. Total loss S15,0O0; in suraEce very light.
 LISBON. Jan. 1S,-lt is expected that Cortes will be prologned next Monday until May. Senor Gudes has declined to accept a seat in the new cabinet. Cap tain Allmeida, of the Portuguese navy, will probably be appointed to fill the vacancy in the governorship of MOzam- bique.
 BERLIN. January 1S-In the Reich stag Budget, which has passed second reading. d proposition made on behalf of the center party by Pcene to exempt from military service all the theological students was rejected by 121 to So. But the propositions of Von Kleist and liar dOrf for mitigating the terms of service of such students were accepted.
 Dr. Th0Tst's proposition to repeal the law of 1871, giving authority to expel from Germany any priest whom the state had dismissed from its holding, had its thlrd reading.
 There was great interest taken in Fri days debate on the subvention of the African steamship line. pr. Rambler g5r for the German Liberal, energetical- ly opposed the bill on the ground that the condition of Africa kid not promise fair field for commercial enterprise, and he cited in support of his views the poor result that followed the establish ment of similar Germany communica- tions with Samoa and Corea. He said the government might better give ro- ney at oRce to Major WIseman or the East Africa company, as in that way the nation would at least reap some solid advantage from its expenditure.
 Dr. Winther spoke from the midst of fragrant and beautiful flowers placed around his seat. It was his 10th birth day, and the congratulations of his per sonal friends and political admirers lad come to him in this pleasant form, and he said he !thought the bill was being unduly hastened; that It should be sub mitted to the country and further con- sideration of it be left for the next Reichstag.
 TURIN, Jan. 18-Prince Amadee, Duke of Oasta, brother of the king and for merly king of Spain, died here at p, ID. to-day, He was conscious at the mo- ment of his death, and received the Pope's blessing from Cardinal Allmonda. The duke died of pneumonia, and had been i'll but few days. King Hubert and his physicians came from Rome to attend him on Friday. All theatres in the kingdom are closed and state festi vities discontinued. He was 45 years old, aud was king of Spain from Decem- Der f, 1870, until February II, 1873, when he abdicated.
 SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 18-General Master Workman Powderly was we'll enough to walk out to-day, and the