Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-22
CONVENTION. Republicans Meet to Con-
 tinue Business. BLAINE'S HEARTY SUPPORT Pneumatic Tubes for the Mail
 Service in Cities. Hurricane-Biaze-M Murderer Releas ed -Howell's Examination
 in ban Francisco.

1 HARRISBURG, Aug. 19-The platform
 adopted by the republican state con
 vertion endorses James G. Blaine foI
 nominee as president in 1892.
 | The convention was called to order al | l0:40 o'clock this morning. The plat
 form adopted heartily endorsed the
 administration of President Harrisol and Postmaster General Wanamake'
 ard approves the course of the repub-
 licans of the last congress, and espe cially in the passage of ths Mckinley
 blll.
 In regard to Blaine the resolutions | declare that Gin view of his magnificent
 achievement in diplomacy and state craft, we express hope that the repub-
 lican national convention of 1892 may piacs him in unanimous nomination fol president, which nomination we fet l
 assured will be followed by the trium phant election e Jar2est1 Blaine of Penn sylvania and Name"
 It has been with special grati6cauon that the republicans of this common
 wealth observe the brilliant administra
 ton of the state department by one oi PennsylVania's native sons whose su perb diplomacy has electrified the bearts
 of all Americans, and exacted from for eign peoples degree of respect anc admiration for the United States flaG
 hitherto Lnequalled, and opened wi6e
 to us in other lands commercial gates
 heretofore barred. These magnificent ! achievements justify confidence ano
 furnish new occasions for us to reform
 the loyalty and devotion of the repub-
 licane of Pennsylvania to her most dis tIpguished son, Honorable James G Blame.
 BI-metalism Is favored and the action
 oi the fast congress in providing for the
 purchase and coinage of all silver
 produced from American mines is en-
 dorsed and such tariff duties recom- nended as will protect the country and
 its currency from debasemsnt, which
 will surely follow If the nation is to be
 made the dumping ground for all the silver of the world. Such amendment
 of laws was favored as will absolutely
 prevent the use of all public funds for personal benefit of public officials. John
 P. Elkins of Indiana county. was made permanent chairman. Morrison was l nominated for state treasurer and Gregg
 for attorney general.
 Captain John ". Morrison of Ale gLany was nominated on the first ballot
 for state treasurer. Lieutenant-Gov- ! ernor L. A. Waters was elected chair
 man of the republican state committee
 to succeed W. H. Andrews.
 Adjourned sine die.
 EUREKA, Cal. Aug 19.-Fire at Ben | dixon's shIp yards this morning des-
 troyed the mill used for sawlng ship timbers, the only mill of the kILd iu | Humboldt county. Loss will reach S25.
 GOO or S30O00, and ship building both at Bendixon's and Matthew's yards will be seriously delayed. Fire is supposed to
 have started from the furnaces. OAKLAND, Aug, l9-The examination
 or John G. Howell fer the killing of R
 5. Colvin, August 3rd, was commenced in the police court today. number of
 witnesses testified that Howell spoke 10 ! them that night regarding ColvIn, botlI before and after the killing. To two of | them he said he acted Tn self f-defsnse | No testimt ny for the defense was intro duced, and Judge Odgeu ordered How | ell held for murder without bail. The examination of Perry Maxwell, who Is
 held as an accessory, will take place
 Friday.
 SACRAMENTO, Aug. 19.-John Zwald, | who few months ago confessed to the | authorities that he had murdered two | wives in Nebraska. and was locked up | in the county jsil, has been released, | Sheriff Stanley said the eastern official
 had taken no action in the matter. WAsRISGToE, Aug. 19.-Postmaster General Wanamaker is said to bs ar | ranging for ssrIes of experiments with pneumatic tubes as aids to the rapid | transportation of the mails in large | cities. A New York invention of recent
 date has especially ttracted his atten- | tior, because In addition to the main | tube it has switch attached, enabling deliveries to te made at stations ! as well as at the terminus. If the ex periments are successful the new sys- tenn wIll have trial at the Chicago i post0fice. Officials who arc familiar
 with the proposed system predict that
 It will he introduc d ir all large cities
 as soon ss the necessary appropriation
 Can be obtained from congress. So con
 ident is the inventor said to be that his
 patent will do all be claims for 1t that
 ne offers to construct perfectly work
 ing pneumatic system between New
 York and Chicago.
 LIvERPooI, Aug. 20.-John Conway, a steamship fireman, convicted ot the
 mu rder of boy whose body was found floating in sailors bag in the river, was hanged thIs n orninQ The hanging was
 ! terrible affair. His head was almost
 torn from the body by the b avy fall.