Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-31

SARATOGA May 2.-The Presby- terian general assembly has adjourned to meet at Detroit next year.
 In the Presbyterian general assembly this morning, a report from the com mlttee on narrative gave a summary of the progress of the entire field. The total number of commuuicants was over S56.OOO, gain during the year of 1O3OO0. Benevolent institutions to-all causes are rot Issz than S13OO0OOO Elder mbull, Of California, moved a resolution in favor cs meetings and sessions at least monthly. Adopted. A motion that the revision committee be allowed to publish their conclusions as .early as March or April next was adopted. Adjourned.
 CITY OF MEXICO, May 27.-Financial circles are agitated in apprehension of what may be done with the silver bill in the United States senate.
 The Mexican press IS indulging in a discussion of the flibustering scheme against Lower California. Conservative journals are making the affair an excuse for attacks against America.
 NEW YORK, May 27.-Everything in- dicates corner in the present crop of cotton. The bears are climbing each other m efforts to cover.
 WASHINGTON, May 27.-A conference on the general pension bill was had. Another meeting today accomplished nothing and they adjourned until next Monday.
 MILWAUKEE, May 27.-In the conven- ton of the German Catholic societies this morning several speeches were made by H. J. Spannerhorse, of St. Louis. He said that the Bennett law presented a political question which Catholics could not ignore because it directly affected the welfare of their institutions.
 NEW YORK, May 27.-This afternoon John Kenan, of the 1884 "boodle" alder manic notoriety, walked into the district attorneys office and surrendered him self. He has been lin Canada since in- dicted. Bail was given at S400O.
 MILWAUKEE, May 27.-The convention of German Catholic societies this morn- ing adopted resolutions giving the ex- pressions of the sense of the convention that the Bonnet law as passed by the legislature infringes upon the conscience of the German Catholic Societies. They will organize to take active part in the coming state can paign. A committee will be appointed to watch carefully that no friend of paternal measures is elected to either branch of the legislature, and look closely after all bills coming before the legislature.
 GOSHEN, Cal, May 27-Owing to rise in the leighboring streams over thous- and acres of wheat within three miles of Goshen are overfiowed and are thought to be total loss. Travel on wagon roads
 is suspended. The water is up to the l track on the Visalia railroad. San Francisco.-A Chronicles Fresno | special says: San Joaquin and King
 rivers are higher than ever before.
 About Elkhorn many thousand acres
 are inundated. A large area near Reed | ly is also flooded. Several hundred acres of the finest wheat land of the Laguna de | Tache grant is under water The wheat promised to be splendid yield to the
 acre but now it won't pay for harvesting | Below Hamtonville the San Joaquin has
 broken its banks and hundreds of acres
 are covered with water. The bridges on | both rivers have been washed away Both streams are rising rapidly and a | few warm days will cause a disastrous | flood. At E-ebaugh the banks are in | danger and should they break the entire | country will be flooded. The snow iu
 the mountains has only commenced tc | melt.
 | WASHINGTON, May 27.-The senate to- day confirmed the appointment of Geo | Christ as collector of customs of Ari- Zona. Major General Miles in telegram to | the war department says: "The comman- | der general of the department of Arizona | haS been directed to make such disposi-
 ton of the troops ss will make it unin- tenable for the hostile Indians and give protection to settlers"
 CoLUsA, Cal, May 27.-Joe Casey, son
 of Casey who was hanged by vigliantes | in San Francesca number of years ago | was to day convicted of murder in the | first degree with the penalty of life i'm therson at Williams last January. WASHINGTON, May 27.-The senate re- sumed the consideration of the imported | liquor bill, the question being a substi-
 ute of the one reported yerterday from
 the judiciary committee.
 Coke argued against the constitutional | right of congress to delegate its powers back to, state.
 George supported the bill and Eustiss opposed it as members of the commit
 tee on appropriation 'and Carlisle as a
 member of the committees on finance, l erritories and woman suffrage. A conference report on the bill to sim plify the law in relation to the collection of revenue, proceeded and was agreed tC The executive session then adjourned SAN FRANCIsCo, May PA meeting of the representatives of the various state and county organizations was held
 at the rooms of the chamber of con-
 merce today. to make arrangements for Californias exhibit at the worlds fair.
 Mayor Pord presided. The matter of calling the state convention to consider the subject definitely was left with the committee with instructions to report at another meeting which will be held next | week.
 JACKSON, Miss, May 27.-A. N. Kim ball, receiver of public oney, was mur- dered last night while on his way home. The body was found this morning. It is supposed the crime was committed for robbery.
 CARSON, New, May 27.-The board of pardons hNs decided that Potts and wife, who were convicted of the murder of a man named Fawcett, in January, 1888, must hang June 20, 1890.
 NEW YORK, May 27.-The following directors of the Atlantic & Pacific rail road were elected today: George C.. Magoun, Thomss Barring, Cecil Barring, J. J. McCook, B. F. Cheany. William Lebbey, E. A. Abbott, J. A. Williamson Allan Spence, Samuel Hayes, Levi C.. Wade, J. D. Springer and Allen Manvel.
 WASHINGTON, May 27.-The census officer to-day made public the first re- suits of the 1lth census in relation to the state local finance. The reports show the princip4i Of state debts at the present time to Do S22S ,079, ST; net decrease