Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-05-30
TELEGRHpHIC.

Leonard, variety actor, was found 10
his room covered with blood from eight
knife wounds in tee abdomen and one IN
the shoulder. lie is not expec led to live
Assailants unknown.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The .upreme
court rendered a decision in the case Of
Ward McAlliste- W.. the United States.
McAllister was removed from the Office
OF district judge Of Alaska by President
Cleveland and claimed salary Until his
successor qualified. The court said that
Alaska is rot United States court in
constitutional sense but is territorial
court. The president is gwen complete
power over territorial affairs The
judgement is, therefore, 10 favor of the
United States.
CLIFTON, May 25.-Cy Rugsles,a ranch
er IN Bear valley, II. NJ, states that a
rancher on Clear creek. close TO Alma.
was found dead i'll bis garden, and that
eleven Indians were seer close to that
place and That troops were at that point.
Another Ian was severely wounded.
Ruggies has abandoned his ranch. The
man killed was s'ain before Whittum.
the man murdered near here some time
ago. Ruggles believes the Indians are
Mexico.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 25.-A special to
the Journal from Mankato, Minnesota.
says: All the trains on the Milwaukee
road this morning were DELAYED at a
point seven miles out of this city by
millions of caterpillars which had crawl
ed upon the rails to save themselves.
The sand boxes were soon exhausted
and two engines were hardly sufficient TO
move the train. The morning freight
was an hour and ten minutes in going
.wo miles. The caterpillars were ground
in masses under the wheels. The cater
pillars have been a pest in that locality
for two weeks.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The supreme
court today upheld as constitutional the
original package law passed by congress.
The case came up on appeal, the low.
er court having decided against the state.
This court reverses thu decision of the
lower court. Chief Justice Fuller rend-
cred the decision, the entire court being
with him.
In the case of the Chicago distiliing
company against Stone, the internal re-
venue collector, Justice Bradley del v
cred an opinion in favor of the distilling
company, holding unlawful the govern
ment method of assessing at the end of
each month what he called "muct mon.
ey," to make up any distillation by
distIlleries in excess Of the capacity es-
timated from day to day.
OTTAWA, May 25.-Ihe customs de-
partment received report showing the
number of sealing schooners cleared
from British Columbia ports for Bering
sea this spring as forty-nine, an in
crease OF twenty over last year.
LINCOLN, Neb., May % Governor
Butler died suddenly this morning. He
vas the first governor of The state of Ne
braska.
ST.. Johns, n. F., May 25.-The legisla-
ture passed he local coercion bill Satur
day night with closed doors amid great
public INDIGNATION.
The governors proclamation as King
the observance OF the Queens birthday
was disregarded and all business places
were opened last night.
The flagstaff on Colonial building was
cut ami an ate opt was made to burn
down the royal standard on theft ag staff
on the government house.
Sioux FALLS, S. D., May 25.-The sec
ond trial of Plenty Horse, Sioux warrior.
for murder of Lieut. Casey began today
before Judge Sbiras aud Edgecton. No
testimony materially different from first
trial given so far.
SAS Francisco, Nay 25.-The bodies
OF Reyes Gonzales, a Mexican barber
aged about % years, and Severa Sc no
TO, aged about %, were found late this
afternoon in room at Model Lodging
house on Montgomery avenue. The
xoman's body bore many knife wounds
and q stiletto was found sticking in
Gonzales heart. The couple is said to
have come here from Los Angeles where
they had been living together
for seven weeks. The woman had be-
come Indifferent to Gonzales and had
left him about two weeka ago but SUBJ
became Ieconciled. Coma
les jealousy is said to be cause of the
crime.
TRENTON, n. j., May 25.-Ten mortga-
ges were recorded today against the Star
rubber company for amounts aggregat-
ing S5000O0. They cover the WORKS and
the entire plant of the company.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 25.-The
president will take part in Memorial day
exercises at Philadelphia nextSaturday
Foster said today that the
to revenue cutters regarding
seal fisheries are not issued yet for reas
on then not finally agreed upon.
SAN Francisco, May 25.-It is stated
that a cargo of one hundred thousand
pounds Of opium have been brought
from China on the yacht Halcyon and
into this country. the opium
was transferred from yacrt to a small
steamer, which IN turn loaded the drug
on lumber schooner iii Puget sound.
With the duty on opium at So per
pound the ring made profit of $4,000,
300 by the transaction. The Halayon is
now lying in Barclay Sound, B. c.,
while her owner, ". II. Haley is in this
city.
PHILADELPHIA. May 26.-This after
noon the attorney general had an at
idavit procured and presented to magis-
trate fole charging Bardsiey with
having collected 1867 .604 belonging to
the state of Pennsylvania and failing to ac-
count for the same. Magistrate Pole
.hereupon increased Barsley's b ii from
$4,000 to $4,000. The detectives have
remained in the bed room since tur-
lay night, when the first warrant was
served. In view Of B rdsley's condition
/ is hardly likely that any effort vii be
made to secure bail.
Up TO late this afternoon Gideon W.
Marsh, the fugitive president Of the
keystone national bank, had Lot been
coated, The Diet, ctlve agency acting
or Marsh's bondsmen arelwerking dbl
gently and sparing no expense in their
Efforts to apprehend the fugitive. The !
description of the missing man has been |
,ent to various United Stat and tor.- |
ign p rts and the agency offers $1,000 |
'eward for his arrest and detection.
San Francisco, May 26.-Advices per |
steamship City of Perkin which arrived |
his morning from China and Japan |
tate that IS Chinese were beheaded by |
rider of the authori les at Row Lon |
,ity on APP il 18th ard that nine Of them
ire known to have participated in the |
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