Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-06-21
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lELCUNHGI1 1 WASHINGTON, June 12.-The Presiden
 returned to the house without approva
 the bill for the erection of a public build
 ing at Tuscaloosa, Ala. The presiden
 in his veto message says "In the presen
 uncertain state public revenues and ex
 penditures for public revenues and ex
 penditures resulting from pending anC
 probable Legislation there is to my min(
 absolute necessity that expenditures fol
 public buildings should be limited tC cases where public needs are very evi dent and important. |: is clear that this is the case"
 | SAN FRANCISCo, June IA Chronicle special from San Diego says: United States NJ arshal George E.. Gard arrived from Ensenada, Lower California, to day where he has been making an investiga tion of the filibustering movement which was recently exposed. During his in | vestigatioHs, copy of the provisional constitution of the new republic which the filibusters expected to form, was se- l cured, and this docun ent has been for I warded to Washington.
 The constitution asserts political free dom from the United States of Mexico and declares that the people hereby dele gate their authority to council of ad- 1 ministration for the purpose of a war of independence, and that the authority of said council shall be complete until peace shall be declared, when consti- tutional convention of the people shall be called.
 All legislative, judicial and executive functions are vested in sad council and until the declaration ef peace martial law shall prevail on the peninsula. The writ of habeas corpus is declared sus- pended during the war for independence. The president was to preside at all meet ings of the council and have the casting vote. The constitution also prescribes the duties of the commanding general, surveyor general, treasurer general, sec- retary general, and other officials com posing the council of administration,
 WASHINGTON, June 12.-Speaking of the proposed opening of American hints to the silver of the world, Evarts said the differences in ratios would be 1512 in Europe, and 15 in this country; that the measure would be utterly impractic- able, especially If it was deslred to cause the opening of hints abroad to silver money.
 Vance spoke in favor of free coinage of silver.
 Morgan then began a free coinage speech, but before concluding yielded to Wilson.
 WASHINGTON, June 12-The thouse caucus committee, charged with the pre- servation of the election bill, agreed up on it and a rough draft sent to the printer. The changes made in the bill provide that in case of conflict between the returns sent in by state officers and those by U. S. supervisors the latter are to constitute prima facie:evidence of the right man 10 the seat.
 The house then went into a commit tee of the whole on the agriculture ap- propriation bill, but soon rose and the bill passed. Adjourned.
 LAS VEGAS, N. N, June PA collis- iontbetween two freight trains occurred near Ortez yesterday, resulting in the instant death of two firemen named Ed. Hoffman and J. Nicholson.
 ALBANY, Or, June l2-A terrible trag- edy occurred near Lebanon early this morning, at the home of Grant Arms paugh who lived with his family con- sisting of wife and two children. Mrs. Arnspaugh's sister has been living with the family some time. About o'clock this morning Mrs Arnspaugh missed her husband and hearing a noise in her ter in Arnspaughs lap, both in their ninht rnhas revolver and fired at her husband the ball entered his breast. He fell to the floor and her sister fled from the room. Mrs. Arnspaugh then shot herself in the head and died in short time. Arms paugh lived several hours and confessed the above facts. The coroner's jury this afternoon rendered verdict ac- cordingly. The participants in the tragedy were regarded as quiet unassum- ing people.
 PRESCOTT, June 12.-Andres Lopez. who killed and robbed Peter Verdie a year ago. pleaded guilty to the charge to day, in the district Court.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 3.-At Bull Creek, six miles above Marysville, last night a cloud burst, and the creek rose suddenly, and swept away several dwell ;. ing houses and their occupants. 4 stone culvert on the Chesapeake & Ohio was washed out while the storm was at its height. A freight train ran into the washout, causing fearful wreck. En- gineer Roadcap, Fireman Honaker, and Brakeman Eaton being buried beneath the wreck. The bodies have not yet recovered. dozen persons living on the banks of Bull Creek are reported lost. Floating bodies were found of John Ruggles, fisherman, Lucy P. Estler, a wealthy widow, her two daughters and two sons.
 CITY OF MEXICO. Reports that Mexico IS overrun by Chinese are declared to be nonsense. There are not a thous and Chinamen on the entire coast. The major lty of those arrivals simply pass through here on the way to Un ited States.
 MARYsvILLE, Ky, June 13.-A train on the Chesapeak < Ohio railroad ran of an embankment by reason of a washout. Engineer Roadcap and Fire man Honaker were killed, and another train man was drowned.
 ST. PETERSBURG, June 13.--The Czaro- witch will start on a tour around the world in August, and will return by the way of the United States.
 WASHINGTON, June 13.-The house on reform in the civil service who have conducted an investigation into the charges against the civil service commission, held a meeting to-day and agreed upon report. The committee says: We find the first of commissioners Roose- welt and Thompson discharged from duties with entire fidelity and integrity. The official conduct of Commissioner Lyman has been characterized by laxity of discipline in the administration of his commission, and therefore is censur- able. Your committee will at once in vestigate the working of the system, and present a subsequent report when the investigation is completed.
 SAN JOSE, June 13.-Ir a fight be- tween Wiley Evens (colored) and Joe