Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-12-05

! Ing dt SnIdpdS tuan ~ any other state
and 1t is extending across the border in
to Guatemala.
The mexican Minister in Guatemala
: reports that there are over 10000 Mex
leans in hat country and it is an open
secret that sooner or later these people
} will demand annexation to Mexico, as
the Texans did to the United States
years ago. The time is not ripe but as
soon as the revolution breaks out iu
Guatemala steps will be taken to carry
out the scheme, aud it may be taken for
granted that any attempt at revolu ton
will be abetted by Mexlcans
The regulations relative to the free
zone froter remain In force, as they are
necessary for the welfare of Mexican
frontier towns to enable them to COM
pete with American frontier towns
The natives are equally divided on the
reciprocity question. The German,
English and French merchants, VINO are
in the majority, oppose it. Money is
very tight.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Aggregate in
terest and non-interest bearing debt,
1917, 739, 985; decrease Of $3.50, l39; cash
in treasury, S748, $50, $50; demand liablli
ties, 1865, 221 ,709; disbursing officers bal
|
COS; net cash balance, S39 .226, 9l7, aggre
gate, s748, 1876, $50; cash balance in treas
ury October 81. 1891, S139, III .920: cash
balance Nov. 80, 1891, s139. l26917; de-
crease during the month, s545,0O2.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-Tbe sensational di-
vorce suit of Countess Russell, against
her husband, Earl RUSSELL; grandson OF
the great Lord John Russell, began IT,
day. The countess alleges extreme
crueltry.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 1.-The Pacife
Athletic club announced today that il
is conducting negotiations looking to d
series Of important glove contests tt
follow the ChoynoskI- Woods fight which
takes place at the rooms of the club OIL
the 18th instant. Among the matches
which the club had under consideration
was one between Jim Hall, of Australia
and Jimmie Carroll, Of Brooklyn.
Negotiations have been going on foi
some weeks, but the club has receives
NO assurance.
A match is also proposed between
Johnny Griffin, of Boston, and George
Lavine, or George Van Hest
LONDON, Dec. "a mob surround
ing the law courts at the close OF to-
avs proceedings in the Russell law d.
vorce case, and as the earl left he was
hooted at and attempts were made to
strike him. The police endeavored to
protect him but the crowd overpowered
them and the earl was obliged to seek
refuge in temple. Being still followed,
however, he jumped into cab and sue
ceeded in getting away amid the jeers of
the mob.
In the Russell csse today Sir Charles
put many questions to the countess re-
garding relations between the earl and
Roberts, and tried to lead her to MIRA
dict herself. Witness however persisted
10 the statements she made yesterda,
regarding Roberts, and also repeated the
statements she made concerning infoI
nation furnished her by Dowager Count
ess Russell, Lady Agatha and Rollo
Russell.
After examining several other wit
nesses evidence for the countess closed
Sir Charles Russell then spoke in de.
tense OF the Earl Russell. The sole oh
iect o: the present suit, he claimed, was
TO force payment Of alimony by the earl
and asked the jury not to be carried
away by clever and engaging woman
telling them a story which was untru,
in all it's details; q woman so perverted
as to put forward the Roberts incident
in order to support hopeless case by
odious lmputstions. Adjourned.
LoNDoS, Dec. 3-Testimony for de-
fence opened in the Russell divorce case
today,
Sir Charles then drew from the earl
his version of the bedroom incident,
when the countess was found on the
floor as told by her maid. The earl
said after he had his wife retired he
declared he would not 90 Lady Sa-
lysbury's, owing to the refusal
OF the countess TO go to the
Amberly cottage, as the eaIl's residence.
The countess got out of bed and tainted
on the floor. When she recovered she
threw soap dish at him and made for
him with apoker and thl eatened to throw
herself out of the window If he remain
ed IN the room with her. He declared
the statements made by the countess
that he left her and went to Prot.
Roberts bedroom were absolutely false;
that there was not the slightest reason
TO suggest any improperly between
himself and Prof. Roberts.
SoLoMoNvILLE, via Thomas, Dec. g.
Pima. Stafford and Thatcher polled 4l9
yeas and 60 noes.
THOMAS, Dec, 3-Thomss gave 10 yeas
and 81 noes.
DETROIT, Mich, December 3-Last |
night through some machinery getting
out Of order, the flow Of natural gas was
suddenly shut off, remaining so for some |
time. When the flow was resumed the |
gas permeated in many houses where all |
were asleep. Although patrolmen were |
at once sent out to notify the people Of |
the danger from asphyxiatIon several !
persons not reached in time suffered |
greatly, although there were no fatal /
tiles.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 2-Actor M. B. |
Curtis, "Sam'l OF Posen," who is held in
jail here pending trial for the murder Of
Policeman Grant, sued out q writ OF
habeas corpus this afternoon. The writ
is made returnable before the supreme
court tomorrow night. Curtis desires a
release on bsil.
NYACK, n. Y, Dec. The dynamite
factory at Haverstra1 was blown up this
afternoon. Five men were inst unity 4
killed. After the explosion the build
ing, which was frame structure. caught
fire, burning To the ground. Other
buildings of the works 150 feet from the
explosion in which also was stored dyn
amite, escaped destruction. The cause 4.
of the explosion has not yet been