Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-05-23
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WASHINGTON, May 18.-An interesting
question has arisen at the treasury de-
partment in connection with the % esent
silver law. Teasury notes aggreg2ting
S43. J52 900 h&ve teen issued under the
act. The selgnorage on silver coined is
S2,545,00O. The question that confronts
the secretary is whether or not he can
under any circumstances issue silver
certificates against this sum.
SAN FRANCIsCo, May 1S.-Al Black
man, private from the United States
garrison at the Preside, arrested for
the murder of Gotlieb Honneman, de-
INJURED to the charge today in the 81
perior court, on the ground that the
court had no Jurisdiction. The demur-
rer was overruled and the case set for
trial tomorrow.
ARROYO GRANDE, Cal, May Ia. At
O'Clock this evening Jas. Price and Jas.
Joyce were struck by lightning on a
ranch five miles south west of this place.
When the courier left joyce was dead
and Price was slowly recovering. At
the time they were wedding beans in
the field. Justice Eddy has gone to
bring the body of Joy ce TO toTn to bold
an inquest.
San Francisco, May ia gasoline
stove exploded tonight in the rear of No
5l9. Foststreat, setting fire to the house.
One man was burned to death and four
men and two women seriously injured.
Olaf Ericsson and wife, occupants of the
house, saved their lives by jumping out
of window, but Ericsrn broke his hip,
and his wife fractured her leg badly.
Charles Peterson refused to Jump and
persisted in the flames.
YoKAHoMA, May 19.--The czarwitch
has so far recovered from his wounds as
to be able to leave Japan today for Va
divostk.
New YORK, May 19-Secretary Blaine
sat up this morning and joined Mrs.
Blaine at light breakfast.
PARIS. Texas. May 49, While Sheriff
Perry and his deputies attempted to
spill some whiskey taken into the In
dian Territory near Antlers, by James
Lowman and his son Joe, the two latter
were shot and killed by officers. The
murderers were arrested.
New YORK, May ia Washington
special says that when the Omaha turn
ed up at San Diego the other day just as
the Itata had gone to sea a long cipher
dispatch was given her. The depart
ment were much surprised to receive an
answer saying that The dispatch could
not be read, as there was not copy of
the cipher code about The ship. The
Omaha was on her way home from Ard
ratio station and Admiral Belnap COM
mander at the station, and Capt. Crorn-
we'll, commander of the ship will prob
ably be Ecalled upon to explain
why the Omaha was at sea without
copy Of the code, one of the essential
features Of ship outfit.
New YORK, May 19.-Martial law has
been proclaimed in Port Au Prince and
armed soldiers parade the streets night
anc day. Hayden, the capital city is in
a state of siege. The cause of this con-
1ition Of affairs is agitation caused by
the supporters of Gen. Legitime, the
deposed president.
TEHACHEPI, Cal, May 19.-The ex
press train was wrecke three miles be-
low here By engine SO running into it.
Engineer Thomas Bailey is bruised and
several pass .pers also received bruises.
No one is seriously hurt.
MELBOURNE, May 19,-Negotiations
which are being carried on between the
premiers of Victoria, New South Wales
and South Australia, with tie view of
uniform action in submitting fedora
ton proposals to people a. each of those
colon es have failed. As result
each Of these colonies has decided to
follow its own course.
Knoxville, Tenn, May 19,-Yester-
day a most desperate fight occurred near
Stack House in Madison county, n. G,
between two young men. The fight
came up about a girl with whom the
two men were in love. Two of the men
were fatally shot and one was cut with
a razor so that he is not expected to live.
SANTA FE, May I9,-Sheriff Luna, of
Valencia county, reports over 1000 peo-
pie homeless in his county, on the bank
of the Rio Grande, opposite Los Lunas
the county seat Of the county, their
homes and crops hcving been washed
away by the floods in the Rio Grande.
However, the river is slowly falling.
ST.. LOUIS, May 19.-At the after
noon session of the Order Of Railroad
Conductors committee Of Jurisprudence
reported an amendment OF the constitu
ten favoring the amalgamation of the
federation Of railroad employees.
LOUISVILLE May 19.-Gov. Blackney
and Mayor Tyler delivered addresses of
welcome to the Elks assembled here
today. Lodges from all over the coun-
try participated in parade.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May ia fear
full tail-end collision occurred on the
Louisville d Nashville road this morn
ing, near Phelan station, between two
freight trains. Engineer Edwards and
fireman Brown were scalded to death,
and brakeman CASTELAR, was killed.
The cars, loaded with oil and merchan-
disc were burned.
WATERTowN, n. Y, May ia great
fire is raging in the woods near The
town of Theresa. Over 100 acres have
already been burned.
Terra ALTA, w. Va, May 19.-De-
structive forest fires have been raging
IN the Cheat river mountains for Z
week. A tract OF COCO acres north of
here has been burned and a number of
farm houses have been destroyed. AT
Oakland the greatest alarm is felt, as
the town is almost entirely surrounded
by burning forests.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-That the Ital
ian government is epieavoring to check
the tide of immigration TO the United
States is shown by the issuance Of a
circular to the Italian ministers of the
interior and other precincts OF the king
dom, restricting the immigration of
miners.
New York, May ia demurrer by
the New Haven directors to the indict-
ment of charging them with keeping
stoves in their steam cars contrary to
statutes was overruled and they must
stand trial.
BELGRADE, May 19.-After consulta.
ton with T. ministers AID regents this
morning il was decided to expei Ma
thalio from s=rving, AMI instructions to
that effec' were given the police. A