Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-01
BY WIRE.

CHIcAeo.--J. L. Root is the latest claimant to fortune of SI3,0O0,000 | left by Banker Davis, of Butte. He lives at Mulberry and claims b be nephew of the dead millionaire. The fight will commence a week from to- day. Testimony is being taken in Iowa, where the deceased formerly lived. The benefieiaries are trying to secure dispositions to establish the val idity oi the will, while those left out 1 in the will are endeavoring to show It to be forgery.
 ST. JosEFH.--The four hundred Of this city were treated 50 abig sensation this morning by Milton Tooie, ir., heir to & million or more, who was suppos- ed Co be attending school in Philadel- phia. He returned here secretly a few days ago and eloped with 16 year old Belle Gordon, a daughter Of poor farmer living near this city.
 EL PAso.-United States Deputy Marshal R. c. Ross, accompanied by c. T. Buckingham, special agent oi the state deparment, left yesterday evening for San Francisco, California in charge of three Chinamen, An Pah, an Fan and Ah fan. These Ci,ius- men have been confined in the county jail for some time charged with yiolat- ing the Chinese exclusion act and un- der the decision of United States Judge Maxey were ordered sent to Mexico from whence they came. Yesterday Mir. Ross received orders direct from the State Department 10 take them to San Francisco and there turn them oyer 10 Collector Of Customs who has orders to ship them 10 China, which the department considers .s the coun- try from which they came.
 PHEEIx.-Chaimers 0. the judicaTy committee reported unfavorably on House bill No, aud iayorahly on House bill , and House bill f was un- recommended and he reported unfavor- ably on House bill IT. Tevis from the commitue on Territorial affairs reported fayarahly on House bill l2, and House bill , relating to the at iaehmens law vas reported faverably by the judiciary committee and read \ second time and ordered engrosaed. House bill l concerning the mining law was read a third time and made a special order. In the Council a com mittee "F the whole reported favorably on bill concerning the indigent sick, ] Parish moved to amend the standing rules tc refer all bills to standing com. mittees on the second reading. IL was laid over under the rules Dougherty introduced bill amending the law on disposition of poll tax. Re. ferred to the judiciary committee, Parish introduced q bill to encourage water storage aud irrigation. Re ferred to the committee on irrigation House bill I6 relating ts property ex- empt from taxation was read a second time and ordered printed. House bill r abolishing the office of Com missioner of Immigration, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction was reported adversely and laid on the table indefinitely. House bill 1 concerning the suppression ol 1 houses Of Ill lame was read and a
 motion to indefinitely postpone by Fisher was lost, II ayes, Il hayes, , absent. The bill was then referred to the committee on Territorial affairs
 Under the order of business of notice of bills Mr. Moore gave notice shat he 1 wcuId introduce bill to divide the several counties Of Arizona into super. visor districts. Mfr. Fisher gave notice l that he would introduce bill to en- courage the construction of railroads Iia Arizona.
 sAs MARcos, TEx-Tbe murder ol his vie on sunday by Colonel G. F. sns der was most horrible one. He
 ,lior her down at the d,or of their h..tis jj'i~5 siter l'e had returned from
 hurci, and iu the presence of their
 so children. Mrs Snyder was the
 aughier of Chief Justice Underwood,
 f tielag'a and su accomplished nu.
 -eisn The wife has been divorced
 snsder is man oi iptellect, was 8 colonel in the confederate army and has been q wriier Tor the New York land New Orleans papers. He estab. iisiled tiIs frat paper in San Marcos