Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-04-11

d general has received telegram from th
t United States district attorney at Ney
: Orleans saying that he is engaged il
the investigat ION Of the recent killing O
, the Italians, according to instruction.
( from Washington, and will forward re
} port as promptly as possible.
SCoTTsDALE, Pa, April A mas
meeting of the strikers has been Gale;
for Immediately after the funeral O
those killed in the mob OF Tuesday.
} LoCIsvILLE, April A slight freeze
last night 1t is thought has damaged
: peach blossom extensively. On the
bloom Ice has formed a quarter Of ar
inch in thickness.
MEMPHIS. April A break in the
levee out of Greenville is reported.
PITTsBURG, April 3.-Dispatches from
Wheeling state that 1900 Italians near
Moundsvllle, now employed on the drill
ing, intended to go to New Orleans, for
what purpose they refuse to state.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 3-Governor
Boyd vetoed the maximum freight rate
Dill today on the ground OF unconstitu-
tlonality. The house passed it again but
the senate sustained the veto.
GREENsBURe, Pa, April 3.-Mrs. Nicely,
mother or the two lads hanged yester-
day for tie murder of farmer Unberger.
Is ravlng maniac and physicians fear
she will never regain her senses.
CHICAGO. April "A special dispatch
from KansasiCIty says colossal cattle
deal has just been completed by wealthy
stock men of West End Of Chicago pack
ers. 1t involves layout of S2,5OO,OOO end
| $4,000 head Of cattle have been purchased
] IN in Texas To be shipped to the Chicago
4 market.
New CASTLE, Pa, April 3.-Tonight
Sebastian Gabarrio, the leader of $50
Italians employed near Wampum, sad
who is naturalized citizen and an ex-
tenslve property owner, made
| the following statement: Today strange
Italian waited upon him and asked him
II he would go into plot to avenge his
| countrymen who had been killed at New
Orleans. He said 10000 Italians would
be brought into Pittsburg IN five hours
time and that with the aid of guns and
by surprising the citizens they could be
able to take the city without much
trouble. He strongly urged Gabarrio to
get the Italians at Wampum to consent
to meet others in Pittsburg at given
signal. He then told him that every
Italian settlement in Allegheny and
Beaver counties were receiving the same
information, ,and how each settlement
expected to send large delegations IN the
afternoon.
PITTsBURe, April "a special envoy
left for Carbon tonight to stir up the
the Italians there, and he said that a
secret meeting would be held in the
future to talk the matter over among
themselves.
CALCUTTA, April 4.-Information is re-
ceived here this afternoon that Lieut.
Grants light force of Indian troops Is
now confronted by large force of
Manipooris, who have several field guns. |
1t is feared that Lieutenant Grants |
force will be annihilated.
QUINToN's DEATH.
RANGooN, a. pril 4.-Natives Of Manifur |
lately arrived here report that Chief COM
missioner Quinton, was taken prisonerat |
the time OF the massacre, was to &C to |
them with party of officers who accom-
panied him. He was killed on the first |
DAY of the fighting.
San Francisco, April 3.--The Chinese
merchants of this city at meeting this
week agreed to forward a petition to the |
Chinese minister at Washington pro-
testing In the rame OF the Chinese resi-
dents OF California against the appoint
ment of ex-senator Henry w. Blair as
minister to China and requesting the
Chinese minister 20 bring the matter
TO the attention of the president of the
United States.
The Chinese merchants state that ex-
Senator Blair has shown an.agonism to-
ward their race and that their protest
is made on that account.
They declare that SenatorBlair will not
be received as United States minister
by the Chinese government.
ROCHESTER, April 6.-Fire broke out
about midnight last night, IN large
frame building occupied as a dwelling
and millinery and other stores.
The fire started in the kitchen OF a
MIR. Keene's residence, and he and his
son were suffo lated by smoke. A num-
Der of Italians occupying rooms in the
block burned to death. >s15O,OOOin gold,
to have belonged to the dead |
Italians, has been found in the ruins !
Eleven lives were lost in the fire. The
conclusion reached now is that the
Italians became confused, and could not
find the stairway thus losing their lives
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The president
today appointed Thomas F. Wilson of
Arizona, United States attorney for the
territory Of Arizona.
Boston, April 6.-Thursday nights
storm resulted in general demoraliza-
tion of the telegraphlc service out of Bos-
ton. Poles have been blown down and
wire much tangled and wrecked.
QUEENSTOWN, April 6.-Tbe British
steamer Nigretia from Galveston arrived
here with cargo of cotton on fire. The
damage is yet unknown.
QUEBEC, April 6,-Canada may now
have on her hands big religious fight,
as we'll as political one, over the NJ ami
toba school act which was recently
adopted by the legislature, and which
prohibited religious instruction in the
public schools of Monitoba.
The entire Roman Catholic hierarchy
are upon a war against it.
New YORK, April GA thousand
journeymen painters struck today to en-
force a demand for higher wages. 1t ls
reported that a number OF firms have
yielded, and granted the advance asked.
WASHINGTON, April 6-Baron Fava
is thought to be somewhat better this
morning, though still quite weak and
confined to his room. 1t is impossible
to tell now how long he will bA delayed
in washington.
WASHINGTON, April 6,-Supreme court
ot the United States today affirmed
judgement of the Circuit court of Unit
ed States in the district OF Colorado in
favor OF the MAXWELL land grant cOm- |