Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-02-27

! WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Chairman Bland of the coinage committee voiced the sentiment of the house and espec- i ially of hIs. associates today. He said: Before we take up the tariff bills and appropriation bi Is there must be an agreement ca just what We are going to do with silver. l have heard reports that the tariff wifi be kept here, not for the purpose of passing a tariff bill, but for the purpos of killing silver. Iwant it understood l don't think there is any such intention, but should such in ten- ton be disclosed We wl!I take measures to force silver to the front and tack siI- yer on every bill"
 MANCHEsTEE, N H Feb. 20. Sen. Henry Blair has declared himself a presidential candidatate.
 NOBLEsviLLE, Ind, Feb. 20.-John Danfarth was shot this morning at a republican convention at Westield.
 DEs MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 2O.--Iu the
 
 providing for investigation by a com mittse the charge that TWO senators had teen arrested in a house O, ill-fame in this city last Saturday night.
 TExARKANA, Ark, Feb. 20.-Ed. Coy a negro who ravIshed Mrs. Jewel, was captured this morning and brought to Texarkana. A mob has taken possession Of Coy and Is preparing to burn him at the stake.
 RAPID CiTY, s. D., Feb. 20.-Partic- ulaTs were received here this morning of a wreck on the Elkhoru road near Smith wich, late yesterday afternoon. A con- ductor named Benson, of the Chadran passenger train, and Commissioner Humphreys received fatal injuries.
 MOBILE, Ala. Feb. % About a week ago Joseph Espalla,jr., a real estate agent and pubic administrator, left thls city for Chicago He has not returned and yesterdaY;his business vas turned over by his attorney to C. w. Joseph. It is said he Is short about S30,OOO.
 ALTON, Ill. Feb. 2O.-In a boat drift ing down the river today there was found a dead body, of a middle aged man. He had evidently been robbed, bound to the boat and murdered, after which the skipp was set adrift. There is.no clue to his identity.
 IRoNwooD, Michigan, Feb. 10.--A late explosion last night caused the burning of store buildings occupied In the sec~ ord story by the family of Charles De- lorycamps. Three of DslOrycsmps' chil- dren were burned to death. Others of the family escaped with difficulty.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Mlnn. Feb. 20.-A Deadwood despatch says: Judge T homas has granted divorce to Mrs. James c. Blaine jr., with the custody of her child; Si0O0 to pay expenses of the quit and SlO0 a month permanent ali mOny.
 PARKER, Pa. Feb. 20.-TEe great ice gorge, which has caused feelings of ap- prehension along ths Allegheny river for a distance of twerty five miles, for nearly a week, broke here at this morning, and by daylight all the ice passed out. The water rose rapidly. in- undating the upper end of Parker and several houses on the banks were washed away but the occupants had deserted them before the flood come. Beyond this no damage was done.
 CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 20.-At a meet Ing held recently at the National bank the city 0eclded to make a demonstra- ton in favor of President Diaz and thelr approval of the policy pursued by him during the administration. A commit tee of the UnIon Liberal party has is sued manifesto calling upon the Lib erals of the couatry to organize on a very solid basis wit the object of in suring the peace and prosperity of the nation and uniformity of ideas in the party and of ending petty pickering. It was also decided to urge the adoption of a system of nominating conventions similar to that which obtains in the United States. Among the signers to the manifesto are some of the most prominent men in the republic, such as Ssnores Jose Yeres, Limanteur. Cam ancho and Pombo and Generals Lscib- GO, Allatore and Rochs.
 PARIS, Feb. 22.-France is rapldly pushing the work of fortifying Bizerta, in Tunis Several foreign correspond ents and experts have arrived there re-