Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-08-05

! AUBURN, \. T., July 2.-Wm. G..
Taylor coavi;t was electrocuted tits
morning for the murder last September
OF Solomon johnson fellow convict.
He gave as the reason that he preferred
eectrocu'ion to impriso, ment.
HE CAME TO LIFE.
After the first cost ct the dynamo
gave out so that tho second current
could not be applied and lay lor come
to lie again.
TWICE ExTCUTFD.
Taylor was carried again to the char
az 100 and the current from the city
electric light dynamo was pass ed
through bis body. The second attempt
proved successful.
portland, Ore, July 27.-The Ore
eon National bank and the orthwest
Loan & Trust company failed to open
their doors this morning. A notice
posted on the door Fays the suspension
was forced by the Withdrawal Of depos-
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| HELENA, Mont, July 27.-The First
| National and Montana National banks
failed this morning. A run is now IN
| progress on the other banks. The closed
banks have ample assets bus could not
| realize.
| S. Houser is president of the First
| National: capital stock, S500,00O; sur
plas, 100000; undivided profits, $780,
coo, and average deposits, 53,250,00O.
John T. Murphy is president Of the
N ,ntana National; capital stock. $780,
| 0OO; surplus, 100000; undivided profits,
5I00,00O; average depos Is, 81 100000.
| HELENA. Mont, Mont, July 27.-Tbe
run is now confined principally to the
| Merchants National, which claims to be
| able to stand it.
| MORE IN KENTUCKEA.
MIDDLEsBoRo, KY, July 27.-Ths
First National bank failed this morning;
10 statement.
| VELETTo, Malta, July GA court
martial inquiry into the loss OF the bat
| tleship VIC. oria has decided that Cap
| tain Bourke was not responsible for the
jisas ter. He is therefore acquitted of
| all blame.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. July IA private
massage says: General Manager w. S.
| Mllen, of the Northern Pacigc, died
on the Pacific coast. No PARTICULARS.
PORTLAND, Ore, July %.-Rsv. A. D.
Tay.or, manager of the Intei state In
vestment company, of The Dalles, was
arrested on charge of embezZlemento of
| $4,000 of the company's money.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The director
OF the mint has been notified that his
counter Offer Of S0702 per ounce has
been accepted for % COO ounces. the
silver Of yesterdays offer. The total
purchase fer the month aggregates
L,932, 900 ounces.
PARIS, July PA local paper pub
fishes st. Petersburg d spatch saying:
''The car has ordered Vice Admiral
Tertof, commander o. the Russian Pa
ciic squadron, to proceed to Siam with
all available speed.
1T is understood that Russia intends
to remain neutral III The Frarco-Slamese
dispute.
Pueblo, Col, July ga food came
down the river ct l o'clock this morn
ing from the grand cGyon of the Ar
kansas, breaking over the level In two
plat es, flooding the lower par.s OF the
city.
The city hnll has five feet of ter en-
lb air sides. All easements of that
block are flied, The wat rworks have
been shut down by the floods. y hum
Dire poor have been driven out from
their homes. Lcss, 100000.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Secretary Car
lsle intends TO weed out clerk. IN III
treasury department He began opera
tons yesterday by dropping SIX clerks
from time to time as they are report d
by the chiefs of the divisions. TIL Sc
vacancies will be filled of course through |
the civil service commission. aud in do |
ing so, 1t is the intention OF Secretary
Carlisle, everything else being equal, to
give preference 10 democrats Ii Is said |
that less tnan ten per cent OF the clerks |
in the treasury are democrats.
PARIS, July 28.-It is semi-officially |
SAolCu tiIdb tLS iSESh OlOChdOS VI thC |
Siamese coast began today.
Fifteen hundred troops have bsen or
dered to be in readiness to proceed 10
Siam.
st Bangkok the night was passed |
quietly. Anxiety continues. The French |
gunboats passed out of the Menan river
last night and will rendezvous with
other vessels off the island of Koh-Si-
Chong. Trade is at stands i'll. There
are no vessels in the river.
LONDON, July 28.-In the house of
commons today the foreign secretery's
reply ID the question said: The French
foreign minister had assured the British
ambassador TO France that the blockade
of the Siamese ports would not begin
till July 81. The British minister to
Siam, however, telegraphed that it actu
ally began July y, and this has been
confirmed. Paris has been telegraphed
for an explanation of the discrepancy.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 2S.-Specials
report the failure OF the German Amer
:can bank, at Port Washingt n;and Sey-
mour's bank at Chippewa Falls.
GREAT Falls, Mont. July 2S-The
First National bank failed tbs morning
owing to Helena bank suspensions. The
assets are much above liabilities. 1t is
believed the bank will soon resume.
STERLING, Ky. July 2S.-The Traders
Deposit bank has failed as result Of
run.
July 2S,-The Harrisburg
Rolling mills is one of the largest credi-
tors OF tue American Iroa and Tube
company which failed yesterday, shut
ing down Id5tini; ely.
DENVER, July 2S.-The Den YER Hard
ware company his failed for a large
amount. No statement.
PORTLAND. Or. July 2S.-The Unicu {
Banking company assigned to6ay. TIE
did email business and the ! /