Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-02-27
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PHEEix, Feb. 24.-The jury in the Helm
 case rendered a verdict today of not
 guilty without leaving their seats. The
 verdict gives general satisfaction. ! pr. Helm.was indicted for murder by
 the grand jury, It being charged that he
 had caused the death of young widow,
 by the name of Alice White, through a criminal operation. The deed was said
 to have been committed in the early days
 of last July, and the prisoner was ar
 ralgned Tor trial several days ago. With
 some difficulty jury was secured, and some evidence was taken when Dr.
 Helms attorneys interposed objections
 to the trial proceedings under the indict-
 neut as the crime charged was not con-
 sidered as murder under the territorial
 statutes describing murder. Several days was taken up by the re- spective lawyers in representing this
 sides, and tfe famous trial finally closed yesterday.
 | YUMA, Ariz. Feb. 9. The work of | relocating and rebuilding the Southe,n Pacific track west of here on Ife section hat suffered So severely from last years | floods has bscn practically completed. | The first section of seventeen miles
 was ope ned SIX weeks ago land the sec Ond section of nine miles will be opened
 ID day or two. This portion of the road has been subject to annual wash
 outs causing much expense and delay. ! The bed has now been raised some | twenty feet and many trestles construct | d to allow the free passage of flood water. 1t was recently decided to build eight more miles of new track to the west in addition to that already completed and work on this will begin at once. The work has taken six months and cost two million dollars. It
 IS thought there will be no more trouble from floods.
 WAsHINGToN, Feb. 25,-The presidential question still continues to be discussed at the national capital and various op- IDIons are expressed as to the effect the final declaration the Albany convention Tor Hill will have, Chairman Springer of the ways and means committee. who has generally been considered an ardent supporter of Cleveland, thinks now the action of the Albany convention prac- tically rules the ex-president out of the race. Springer further said that in vIew of dissensions in the state of New York 1t may be found necessary for the democratic states to select a candidate elsewhere.
 In this event the democracy of Illinois will undoubtedly present the name of
 ohm M. Palmer.
 BENSON, Feb. 24.-People of this sec-
 ion are anxiOusly awaiting wet weather. Failure of ram for the next two weeks
 Nill mean a serious blow to the cattle interests of Arizona. The pasture has
 'een very Ory up to the last tbree weeks. Practically no rain has fallen for nearly a year ard the losses of cattle through out the territory are already larger for than for seven years. Jas. Lord a cattle inspector for Benson and Pantano districts estimates the lasses along the San Pedro river above Benson at twelve per cent and on the lower San Pedro at fifty per cent up the present time. New grasses have been started by the recent showers and if rain falls during the next three weeks to aid 1t all will be we'll. If not the grass will die and probably very few COWS and calves on the range will survive the summer. Steers are hardIer and will not suffer much.
 CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Henry Smith and John Mcfarland, two young business men of this city, are hungry for ,lory and experience. They have wagered champagne dinner on a race across Lake Michigan in Captain Boyn- .on's rubber suits. Both men are in ictive training on the same lines as fol-
 owed by pugilists, and propose to make ,n interesting match. Captain Boynton will accompany the men and act ss re- fierce. He will also choose a day when
 he weather and water is favorable The :ontestaDts do not expect to cover the entire distance across the lake and have agreed that the first man to give up shall be declared the loser. Mcfarland has arranged to carry gallon of whisky I quart of ale, ham sandwiches and oox of cigars to keep him company on .he voyage.
 TORONTO, Feb. 24.-The chief of police of thIs city has just received inform ation of very sensational nature. It appears that few nights ago a peddler took lodging at hotel at LOrette, a small village in Alaja, district .popu- ated almost exclusively by Roman Ca Cholics He found party of villagers in jolly mood, drinking and smoking around the bar room. They demanded ! song from the peddler who hesitated a comply, saying be knew nothing but 1l6 songs The crowd insisted and the ps6d CT complied but the sentimeIto'the ,oDgs eAasperated the crowd so that hey set upon and beat the man to death. Suddenly sobered by their mur- ferrous deed, they shut up the house and spent the rest of the nigh, in cut ting up the body and burning it on the steve.
 Q TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb, 25.-F'rank H durd of this city announces that if he 'ecures the nomination as delegate-at- arge to the national democratic con- vention he will place Grover ( leveland ID nomir atioD ;snd that he saw Cleveland It Ann Arbor and the ex-presidsnt is andidate.