Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Representa-
tive Springer in speaking of the action
of the board of control the Worlds fair
in deciding to ask for an appropriation
of five millions instead of a loan said:
do not think there is any good reas-
on except that congress is quite chary
in expenditures. Congress will .howev
er, am codfident, make Ia loan to the
board of that amount.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-In the senate a
number of bills were introduced. Dur
ing the short executive session the ap-
polntments sent in by the president were
referred to tie committees. The repub-
lican senatorial caucus committee,
which is charged with arrangement of
the republican representation upon the
senate committees, completed its work
this morning and reported to the caucus,
which adjourned to tomorrow morning.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
Imposing taxes on future options;
to establish permanent census office;
to prohibit absolutely the coming of
Chinese into the United StBtes; to
amend the Pacific railroad act; to re-
imburse reveral states for interest paid
on moneys expended in raising trosps.
New YORK, Dec. l2.-Despatches
from the west within the last two weeks
have declared that the heavy crop
caused wheat blockade and most OF
the trouble is attributed to- the eastern
railroads. According to railroad men
here there is no blockade. They lay
the blame for any such trouble to Chic
ago and the western roads and say they
can attend to all the grain that comes to
this city.
LoNDcN, Dec. l4.-Thel st. John di-
vorce case went to the jury, without ar
gument, The jury returned verdect re-
fusing Mrs. st. John the divorce asked. |
New YORK, Dec. 12.-lt is feared that
all the members of Lewande's circus |
have been drowned somewhere off the |
north coast Of South America. There |
were about eighty-fiye people attached |
to the circus.
ST. Louis, Dec. II 4-AutheDtic in
formation mas been received that Geo. |
referee for suit for damages |
brought by the Wiggins fe'ry against |
the Chicago IL Alton road, for non-full- |
tilment of contract has filed a decision |
adverse to the Alton. The judgment is
go against the Alton.
WASHINGTON, Dee, 14.-There was
faHla frafbarinp, IN rha hD,,,o 0F
s. s. Cox, this Afternoon, TO witness the
presentation to her, in behalf of officers
and men OF the life saving service, Of a
magnificent vase OF silver, intended to
to express appreciation of mem bers of
the service of the labor5 of her late hus-
band.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. Ia. Dan Egan, the
Montana Kid" was knocked out in ten
rounds by Joseph Tanseo, of Memphis
It Wadsworth, Ill.
VALPARAISO, Dec. 14,-Excitement
over the situation between Chile and the
United States is..growing. " eli-informed
-hileans believe the English and Ger
nan fleets lwould protect Valparaiso,
n the event of war. Others think that
he United States would not fight and
express de sire to give the Americans
| tbrashiug
LIeCHEoE, Ga, Dec. H.-W. A. Sum-
ners, agent of the Georgia road, has
disappeared. Foul play is suspected.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Senator Eel
on, Of California, today introduced in
he senate a bill appropriating 100000
o. the erection CT a public building in
IAN Francisco on a site which maybe
cquired under the action of the last
Congress.
CHICAGO, Dec. IA special despatch
rom a number of cities CT the country
rom New York to San Francisco show
hat on account of the prevailing mild
amp weather, the grip Is again prevail
ng ct some points severely. At Can nton,
j., Governor-elect Mckinley is suffer-
lg from an attack.