Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-02-27
TELEGRApHIC.

vention wss called to order at noon. l The crush IS tremendous. The tempo
 rary chairman is Judge Beebe.
 The anti-Hill committee made a fOr-
 maj kick to the state central commit1
 tee, protesting against the holding Of
 the convention so arly. Thy protest
 unanimously and tabled 1t and conven
 ton was at last called to order. Various
 committees were appointed and recess
 was taken. On reassembling General 1 Daniel E. Sickles Was made permanent
 chairman and spoke as length. He
 said New York wGs always
 ready to put forward Senator
 Hiil as candidate for president.
 The platform was then read It says
 the democratic party reaews its pledge
 of fidelity to tariff reform and We are
 against coinage of any silver dollar, that I IS. which is not Cf tine intrinsic value of
 every other dollar cf ihe United States.
 Ne therefore denoGuce Sherman'a slI-
 Yer law as q hindrance to tbe return to
 to free coinage i.nG as tending Oply to
 produce a change from one kind of monometalism to arCti-f. The Me 1 hiniey law, reciprocity and the actions | Of the last congress we're denounced. | The platform Says the democrats CT New | York point to the nomination Ot Sen
 ator lii. to the office Of president as a | lit expression of democratic faith and 1 tradition. Tue delegates elected by | this convention are instructed to pre- | sept to the national democratic con vention the name o. David B. HIll as a
 candidate for presid, nt, The United | States delegates are furth instructed to vote as d unite. Passage of platform instructing for Hli was loudly cheer
 ed and adopted unanimously. Seuator 1 Hlll addressed the convention oenOuDc-
 iug tne republican party and predict
 ing democratic victory at the next pres~ | identlal election.
 ATLANTA, Ga. Feb. 23.-NawS ct hor- rible story of murder and cannib5lism | near Rays Mill has been received. Lucy | President, an idiotic negro woman, lest | per house to go 10 work, leaving nine
 mou,h 70 .d-babe in charge of eleven and nine-year-oId children named Mark and Lena. Mark. 1t & ems EGs resolved up on. putting the infant out of the way, and soon after the mother left ne kiilec | and mangied 1t with an axe. Not con~ tent with this, however, he took fork aud gouged out the eyes of the httle one which he roasted, and then taking slice out Of either cheek, he and his sis
 ter sat themselves down aEd feHsted. BENSON, Feb. 23-lmport work has begun on the Sou. hern Pacific al Ochoa, the first station east of here. This section of road has been subject ;O numerous and expensive washOuts and
 1t has been decided to rebuild about eight miles of track on the higher leve.. The material IS nearly all on the ground ! and the work will commence immediat- ely. It will take about six montCs and cost about half million dollars. HuRoN, Cal. Feb B E P. Murphy, president Of Interstate Artificial Rain l com nany, of Goodland, kansas, have to day started ther process fJr making rain. They have new two story build ing and have come to stay. Farmers have contracted with Liners & Borders, of rulare, for over forty thousard acres of grain they having the ram compan! under contract.
 ANN ARB ,R. Mich. Feb. 22-Ex-Pres- ident Cleveland accUmpanied by eX- Governor Campbell, of Ohio, eX-Post- master General Dickinson aud others arri ed today. Mayor Doty presented Cleveland with the freedom Of the ct!
 md silver casket. ht University hal! Cleveland delivered an address upon the subject "Sentiment in our national life. SAN FRANCIsCo, Feb. 23.-The fifty six hours professional bicycle race oi eight hours Il day commenced at the Mechanics pavilion today. The start CTS were $ Princa, Nj. J. O'fianigar. Waiice Stage, ". W. Wood, A. Robb, R Howell and w. Lamb. 4 big crowd witnessed the start.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Feb. 22-Fire today destroyed a carpet beating establish ment and match factory adjoining. Thirteen Chinese were employed in the match factory. Two of them were un- able to escape and were burned to death Damage by ire IS about three thousand dollars.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The morning papers editorially comment adversely on HiIi's convention tactics and the Herald states that democrats have 6 serious split on their hands.
 PATTERSON SUGGESTS:
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 23.-HenFy Wattersol suggests Carlisle as success to Cieveiand's mantle.
 PORTLAND. Ore, Feb. 23.-Fire de- stroyed the second story of the Variety theater;loss S3l,c00.
 NEW YORK. Feb 23.--Hhe selection oi a jury 10 determine the sanity of Ed ward Field, in connection wIrh his tTIal for grand larceny, began today.
 NEW ORLEANS, La,. Feb. g. Del egates are arriving by all trans from the west to aiteHd the trans>M Missit sippl cor gre6s, which meets tomorrow.
 WAsHINGToY, Feb. 23.-Ihe president today seTt to the senate the n"m'uatlon of Wm. B. Gilbert, of Oregor, as United States circuit judge for the north ju- dicial circuit
 ROCHESTER. N. r.. Feb. g. - The American Express car TobbeT has bfen fully identified as Oliver CnrtIs Perry. He confesses to the Utica train robbery of last October.
 SPOKANE, F-b. 23-The three-story brick bloci; taile the Crescent block" tue only brick structure left from tie ire of 1889, was destroyed this morning. | Many of the inmates had narrow es- cape. The losses exceed fifty thousand; partly insured.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 9 It is reported | that the Vanderbilt interests have se- cured control of the St Paul <, sten and | that their grand alliance now includes | the St. Paul. southwestern and the | Uuion Pacific, or q through line from | New York to Portland and San Fran cisco.
 ST. LoUis. Mo. Feb. 23'-The report | of .-Ogsans l.. cn of tl,a in