Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-10-31

n Of Leighton, six miles from Reddlng
= Alec Smith was driver, The men are
thought to be the som3 who robbed the
0 stage Monday night. They were masked
I and armed with shot guns and pistols.
y Wells, Farge & Co.'S express box and the
S mail were robbed, about 5000 being taker
from the box. A lady passenger was
S badly frightened. The driver was
robbed of So. Officers were on the
ground early this morning and are in
pursuit The men arrested for robbing
: the Redding and Weaverville stage Mon
, day night are now believed to be the
! right men.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 22.-There are sen
sational developments in the Colfax
wrecking case. All this morning Off
GERS True and Dyer were in conference
in the sheriff's private office with Al and
Jeff Roberts, who were brought here
last Saturday on special from Colfax-
1t is said the officers have obtained a
letter written by one of the Roberts
brothers, in which he confesses be has
been lying to the officers in regard to
the crime.
! He attempted to smuggle the letter
out of jail, bat it was intercepted by
the officers. When confronted with his
written admission of the crime Roberts
is said to have implicated his brother.
Constable Dyer of Colfax said the Off
GERS have dead case against the pris-
oners.
The constable went before Justice
Henry about 10 o'clock and had war
rants for the arrest of Al and Jeff Rob-
erts properly certified. Warrants were
issued in Placer county and accuse the
1 - ha ~ olr.r
| Both men were returned to Placer coun.
| ty today, and are now in jail at Auburn.
| OAKLAND, Oct. 22.-Judge Ellsworth
today granted divorce to Mrs. George
+. Pratt on the grounds of cruelty
| This is the case in which Pratt charged
his wife with adultery, naming l., L.
Bromwell, president of the California
Insurance company, and one OF Oak
| lands prominent citizens, as CO.
respondent.
Nearly two years ago Pratt, who was
| in Bromwells employ, shot and severe
ly wounded Bromwell for alleged adul-
| terry with Mrs. Pratt. Pratt was ac-
quilted of the charge of shooting and
| some time after commenced suit against
his wife for divorce. Mrs. Pratt insti-
tute6 counter suit charging cruelty.
| weeks and attracted much attention on
the Pacific coast on account of the pro-
minence of the people implicated. The
judge in his decision says he thinks
Mrs. Pratt is guilty of adultery as
charged by her husband, but that as
he condoned the offense and lived with
her again he could not grant divorce
on that ground. The judge also found
Pratt bad treated his wife cruelty and
on that ground granted divorce.
ST. Louis, Oct. 22-A special from
Houston, Texas, says: One of the ranch
men who put up his money to induce
the rainmakers to experiment in south
western Texas says that after three days
and rights continual bonn bardment there
was only small shower of d few min
utes duration followed by cold north
ern clear sky.
LONDON, Oct o. 1t is announced
that Pgrnell made will in favor of Mrs
O'Sbea before he married, but his
marriage aCpuled the will, and there
fore he died intestate. Mrs. Parnell is
entitled to one half the personal and
one-third .he real estate iert by rarueif
Los ANGELES, Oct. 22.-The fourth
class postmasteTs of the state met to-
day and organized All association. Dele
gates Will be sent to the national con-
vention at Washington in December.
READING. Pa, Oct. 22.-John Lick. |
the only son OF Jas. Lick, the California |
millionaire, who made the great Lick |
observatory, died this morning at his |
home, at LicBdale, Libanon county, |
after lingering illness, aged 73.
Los ANGELES, Oct, ,,24,-In the trial |
of Richard Trumbell, George Burt and |
Capt. James Farrell, charged with vio-
lating the neutrality laws Of the United |
States in the Itata matter, W. w. Rey-
nolds of New York, of Hartly Graham & |
Co., testified that Trumball purchased |
from him three Thousand Remington |
rifles, two thousand Lee rifles and two |
million rounds of cartridges, paying
therefor $4,000. The arms and ammu-
milton were shipped to Oakland Cal |
Government council stated that the |
government did not intend to prosecute
the case against Capt. Farrell of the |
schooner Robert and Minnie. Farrell tes- |
tined concer ming the transfer of the cas-
Diego harbor.
New YORK, Oct. 24-It is rumored |
that Queen Victoria is Ill and cannot !
live through the night.
LoNI ON, Oct. 24.-This afternoon the |
Court Circular prints a despatch from
Balmoral, where the Queen is low So
journing, saying the Queen walked out
yesterday morning and afternoon to
take her usual drive. The health of her
majesty is perfect so far as known here.
YUMA, Ariz., Oct. &c. w. Dur
brow, of Salton, and E. B. Preston,
prominent California engineers, returned
today from the crevasse eighteen miles
below Hanton's, which has been the
source Of supply of Salton lake from the
Colorado river. An interview divulged
the fact that no water is flowing from
the river into Salton basin, that only a
small stream was running through the
river bank, and continued eight miles
in length, from which point the water
returned to the Colorado; where four
weeks ago a small river ran towards
Salton, not a trace of water can now be
found. There will be no rise of conse-
quence in the Colorado for four months
! whlc- can affect the Salton region, and
by that time the desert winds Will fill up
tie openings with sand, choking any
further flow. The wafer has been fall
ing for the past month at Salton lake,
and one month from now no sign of
the so called desert lake will be seen.
CLIFTON, Ariz., Oct 23.-Antonio
Nuilez shot Ramon Siaz at Morenci last
night. The wound is supposed to be
! fatal. NuneZ was arrested. The cause
Of the shooting is unknown.
CHICAGO, Oct. 23-Cattle receipts 49,
600; steers 425 to $50; Texans, 225 to
270; rangers 40 to 90; stockers 225 to
32d.
Sheep receipts, 1000; steady to lower;