Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1892-01-16

CHIEF OF the bureau or engineering oil
! the navy department.
| Court of private land claims Jos r.
Reed, of Iowa, chief justice; associate
! justice, w. w. Murray, of Tennessee
II. G. Stuss, of Kansas; w. F. Stone, OF
Colorado.
Unit States district judges-H. G.
Niles, southern district Of Mississippi;
! M. A. Montgomery, northern district OF
/ Mississippi.
w. w. Harrigap, of Michigan, chief
Of the weather bureau, department OF
agriculture.
Walter Wyman, Of Missouri, supervi-
sor surgeon, marine hospital service.
l.. Ii. Carter. of Montana, commits
sioner general of the land Office.
Register Of land Office, Henry Ker-
oagan. of Mississippi.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-After the
house committee of coinage weights and
measures effected an organization this
morning Pierce of Tenn. offered a reso-
luton toreport Ghs free silver bill with
out delay. Discussion showed the COM
mittee is free coinage committee, al
though both the free silver and anti
free silver men are opposed to adoption
of the resolution, on the ground that il
was too precipitate. Pierce finally with
drew the resolution for the present and
the subject went over until the next
meeting OF the committee. Questions
of adoption Of the metric system were
referred TO sub-commit tee.
WASHINGTON, Jan 13.-rhe bill intro
duced by Bland, Of Missouri, chairman
OF the house coinage committee today,
for the free coinage OF silver provided
that the unit of the United States dol
lar be S4.311 "A grains standard silver or
2O.S-1O grains standard gold. Any
holder OF gold or silver bullion to the
value OF 1000 or more of standard fine
ness will De entitled to have the same
coined free of charge. 1t further pro
vides for the issue of coin notes and for
their redemption in coin. ] be acts of
February Is, 1878, and July IA, 1890, are
repealed. AS soon as France shall re-
open her minis to the :ree coinage of
silver at the ratio of 151s to l the
president of the United States shall
make proclamation to that fact, where
upon that ratio shall be the legal ratio
in the United States and thereafter the
standard silver dollar shall consist of
400 grains of standard silver.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 13-The two houses
met in JOINT session today and elected
Sherman United States senator.
WASHINGTON, Jan 13.-Republicans
today elected delegates to the national
republican convention. Resolutions
endorsed the Harrison administration
LONDON, Jan, PA despatch to the
Times from Santiago states that all
the refugees gwen shelter by Egan ex-
cept one have succeeded in making their
escape from the Chilean authorities.
The despatch adds that the relations be
tween Chile and the United States are
improving.
LONDON, Jan. ia despatch from
Hong Kong states that the steamer
MeIfoo reports the loss of the steamer
Nancyow, off Cupchi Points. The shaft
broke and water entered the hole, caus
ing the steqmer to sink so rapidly thai
it was impossible to launch boats. She
carried Ala persons, every one of whom
we're drowned. The steamer was off
cered and manned by Europeans.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 13.-Judge COT
fey today rendered pa tial decision III
the Mcdonald Will case holding that
Henry Mcdonald, who contested the
Will, claiming to be son of the deceas-
ed by Mrs. Ransome, better known as
Claude Lee, the actress, Is in fact SOD
of Capt. Q. Mcdonald. Judge Coffey
has yet to decide whether young Nc
Donald is sole heir to a 100000 estate.
LONDON, Jan. I3.-Cardinal Manning,
suffering from congestion of the lungs,
has grown rapidly worse. Physicians
express little hope Of his recovery.
Dies MONIES, Ia, Jan. 13.-The dead
LOCK IN the senate is still on.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 12-Supreme
court this afternoon grantee q re- hear
ing In the case of John MeNulty, con
victed OF numbering James collins.
Three weeks ago the supreme court
handed down decision saying that
McNulty would have to be hanged in
AN t'rancieco instead OF at the state
prison. as recently decided by the iegis-
lature. Now the cOart grants re-hear-
ing which reopens it. This will cause
a delay in sentencing Sidney Bell for
murder until the question as TO where
is to 6e hanged is thoroughly
settled.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 12.-The evening
paper states that Malcolm. forbes, of
Boston, has agreed to pay Senator Stan
ord one hundred and fifty Thousand
q 'llarS Tor Arion, the year-oid Elet-
'ioneer colt who mede the worlds
record OF 2:lO& on the Stockton kite
shaped track four months ago.
WASHINGTON, jon. 12-The following
cable message from Comm ander Evan
u the gunboat Yorktown, the only
Onlted States vessel now in the Chilean
waters, was made public this afternoon:
CHICAGO, Jan. IA twelve inch
oreech lo'.ding rifle for the Monterey has
arrived here, having been shipped from,
Inc Washington gun factory four days
ago. This Is the first gun of Its callb
completed by the navy and is the heav
est piece of ordnance ever transported
across the continent, its weight being
l0l, 300 pounds.
YUMA, Jan. I2-Last Friday new,
came that Charles Leonard had bee,
run over and killed by tram at Gil
Jlty. 1t is now believed that Leonard
vas murdered and after being robbed
vas thrown across the track. Officer
,re investigating the affair and interest
ng developments are looked for soon.
Colonel .. +. CrociSer. superintendent
md Fillmore, Muir, Foster and other |
Ulcers OF the Southern Pacific arrived
lers last evening; remaining until day |
ight when the party left over the newly |
quilt road from Yuma to ella City. !
COLONEL Crocker is on his way to Mex |
co, where the Southern Pacific contem
'lates extending it's line on down to Du-
ango.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Dolph, from
he committee on coast defenses, report
- bills for the purchase of sites for
also to DrOvida for for