Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-12

of California, who achieved his share of bombast, but in this challenge include all fighters First come first served who are white. I will not fight a ne- gro. ] never lave and never shall. l prefer the challenge to be accepted by some of the foreigners who have sprint ed so hard after American dollars of late, as would rather whip them than any of my own countrymen. Marquis of Queensbury rules must govern this con- test as l want lighting, no foot racing, and intend to keep the championship of the world where it belongs in the "LaDd of the Free and the Home of the Brave" (Signed)
 JoHN l. SULLIVAN.
 Champion of the World
 NEW YORK, March 7.-Judge Van Brunt, before whom the hearing as to the sanity of E. M. Field IS being held, dumbfounded everybody interested in the case today by suddenly announcing the closing of the case. He said: "When this trial began counsel promised me 1t would consume but five days. This is the eighth day of the trial and the prospects of finishing this week are meagre. Gentlemen of the jury, you are discharged" For a moment all was confusion. Well, I'll be damned" re- marked Mir. Cochrane, land so will l." cOncurred District Attorney Nichol. While leaving the room the judge was intercepted by counsel and was persuad- ed to return. He did so, but only to ad journ court until tomorrow. The judges action is explained by the necessity of his writing out some decisions which he will have to hand down to the general term of the supreme court, over which he will preside Monday.
 CHICAGO, March 5.-P. D. Armour, the big packer, yesterday received a bottle, of wine with the compliments of his friend, Potter Palmer, and asking him to try 1t as 1t was of rare quality but Armour drank none of 1t. He had been warned in advance by former em- ploye that he overheard two men in the Palmer house plan to send Armour bot tie of poisoned wine with Palmer's name. The men who occupied the room where the alleged plot happened were not re- gistered, but one claimed to live in New York, the other registering Thom- as F. Quinn, Denver. The wine has not been analysed and It is not known whether it contains poison. Armour thinks 1t the work of crank.
 WASHINGTON, March I'm the house before reading the journal Catchings, of Mississippi, called up a resolution setting apart three days for confederation of the silver bill and demand previous question.
 Cochran made denial of a statement by Bland, and said he had conversations with the gentlemen from Missouri in which Bland declined to agree to reso- lution to be taken up today. Only after he had talked with members of the con- mittee on rules had Bland consented to it. Not one word about filibustering had been said in conversation with Bland.
 LONG DELAY PROPOSED.
 Tracy moved to commit the resolution with instructions to the committee on rules to change date of consideration of the silver bill from March 23rd to De cember 12.h. The motion to reconmit was defeated, yeas 70. nays POP. The previous question was then ordered on the resolution.
 NEW YORK, March 7.-Money 2; per cent. bar silver 905s.
 WASHINGTON, March 7.-Springer is reported somewhat better this morning
 NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-The Corbett- Choynski fight has been declared of, and the forfeit money withdrawn.
 WASHINGTON, March 7.-Representa- tive Kiddall, of Kentucky was stricken with apeplexy this morning, and now lies ill 8 critical condition.