Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-09-19

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been underestimated. They agree tha
% the yield il unprecedented, and of hig
o grade.
n ATHENS, Sept. IA collision ha
q taken place off cape Colona between tn
!, Italian steamship Taormina of the Ital
ian Messageries company, and tn
Greek steamship Thessslia. The Taor
Q nina sank soon after the accident
drowning her captain, several Of hel
crew and forty cabin passengers. Ths
second officer of the TaormIna and g
number Of passengers standing on the
bridge at the time the collision occur.
red were saved by the boats Of the
Thsssalia.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 11.-Rsngers
are IN close pursuit Of the Southern
Pacific train robbers, and may close
up?a them at any time. There are
eight robbers and fifteen rangers, and
when the two parties meet there is like
ly to be bloody fight.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l1.-This morn
my tne Janltcr vi the Halhnlen build
ing discovered the dead body OF Chas.
M. Stokes, ST., the we'll known stock
broker, lying on the floor of his Office
There was bullet hole through the
dead mans bead. Beside the body lay
a revolver with one chamber discharged
The case was evidently suicide.
CHICAGO Sept. 11.-No trace can be
found OF Miss Vera Ava, alleged to be
awealthy English woman who came here
weeks ago to work for the reclamation
OF fallen women and who suddenly dis
appeared Wednesday evening. Con-
corning her identity an afternoon paper
says: Vera Ava is, it is now asserted,
none other than Ann Odelia Diss De-
Bar, spook priestess of New York She
was seen on the streets and recognized
by a New York newspaper woman.
According to the New York lady the
notorious spiritualisS carries q stock OF
wigs and other make ups and has OF
late been travelling across the country,
swindling gullible church people"
New YORK, Sept. 11.-Specials from
| Washington state that Attorney General
Miller will be appointed to one OF the
circuit court iudgeships created by last
congress, that General Lew Wallace will
| be made secretary of war, that Noble
may be transferred to the department
Of justice and that Gen. Clarkson may
bs appointed secretary of the interior.
MILFORD, Mich. Sept. 1.-THE Mil
ford State bank has failed. Unprofita.
bic Investments and poorly secured
loans are said to be the cause of iif-
ficulty.
DAyIsvILLE, Cal, Sept. 1.-THE in
quest on Postal Clerk Quinley who was
killed in railroad accident August |
3lst, has been postponed to September |
18th.
PHENIx, Sept. 1.-THE convention |
was called TO order yesterday promptly |
at p. N. by President Rowe.
On motion Of Mr.. Barnes the name of |
f. A. Tritle was dropped from the roll
Minutes OF the previous meeting read |
and approved.
The president reported the following
stand committees.
COMMITTEES.
On preamble, bill Of rights, and all
questions bearing on water, water rights
irrigation ard reservoirs-J. A. Amer
SOL, W. II. Barnes, NJ. II. Williams, II.
Jordan, F. FL. Hereford, J. F. Wilson,
Marcus A. Smith, Ben Crawford, John
Hunt, Thomas Gates, Alonzo Bailey,
F. s. Dennis, L. G.. Norris.
On executive department. state insti-
tutlons and county government-J. +.
Wilson, Alonzo Bailey, William Her
ring, Foster S. Dennls. T. @. Norris.
Education and school lands George
w. Cheyney. F. II. Hereford, Benjamin
Crawford, Thomas Davis and Thomas
Gates !,
Legislative department, appointment,
etc.-Mark A. Smith, NJ. II. Williams.
+. II. Hereford, f. S. Dennis, A. NJ.
Patterson.
Schedule and submission-Art Nc
Donald, William Herring, w. A. Hart,
George w. Cheyney, A. NJ. Patterson.
Revenue and taxation-T. G. Norris,
Alonzo Bailey. A. n. Alexander, Art Nc
Donald, Thomas Gates.
Printing, reporting and publications.
NJ. II. Williams, W. III. Barnes, Thomas
Davis, Frank Hereford, j: F. Wilson.
Federal regulations, name, boundary
and great seal-T. G. Jordan, W. A.
Hart, Thomas Gates, Benjamin Craw-
ford, Arr Mcdonald.
Election and suffrage-A. M. Patter-
son, William Herring, John Hunt, II. n.
Alexander, Foster S. Dennis. II
Corporations-H. n. Alexander, Alon- {
20 Bailey, Benjamin Crawford, J. F. /
Wilson, w. a. Hart.
Arrangements, phraseology and I
of constitution {
Hereford, Geo. W Cheyney, Thomas /
Davis, NJ. H. Williams, F. S. Dennis. s
Judiciary Department-W. II. Barnes
A. NJ. Patterson, j. F. Wilson, II. G.
Norris, HI. N Alexander. f
Ways, Means and expenses-John 9
Hunt, L. G. Jordan, Nj. 4. Smith. f
Thomas Davis, w. A. Hart. u
The general order Of business was g
then resumed.
Judge Alexander moved that the ,
duties referred to the temporary COM
nittee during the organization Of the :
convention be transferred to the com :
mittee on Ways and Means. So or
dered. :
Col. Herring called the attention of !
the chair to the provision providing for !
the employment of a stenographer.
Mr.. Williams moved that the ques-
tion be referred to the Judiciary Com }
mittee, but was amended and referred !
to the Committee on Ways and Means. }
Carried as amended.
Judge Alexander offered proposition
on water-rights, preamble and bill of
rights, which was read and referred to ]
the Ways and Means Committee. In
Judge Anderson moved that the Com '
mittee on Printing be instructed to re-
port TO the convention before letting j
contracts for printing. Carried.
Convention then adjourned to meet at
2 p. m. today.
PHEN TX, Sept. 12-The convention wa
called to order yesterday at 2 p. ~, with
President Rowe in the chair.
Roll call-all members present.
On motion, the reading Of the minutes
was postponed.
Williams, Of Maricopa, chairman of
the printing committee, read the bids of
the various printing establishments
Offering to do the printing of the ccnven-
tion as follows:
Bid Of the Arizona Republican on fifty
copies OF any proposition or resolution, 5
SO cents per page; additional copies 60