Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-04-22
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SJrlCESD, aIO luS duluOFIlleS are u6lp- | less. The streets are blocked with
 debr.s and wrecked houses. So far 20 | bodies have been taken from the ruins. It is feared many more are still buried. Hundreds are injured. Most of the in-
 ha6itants fed to he plains back of the
 city where they are wandering about b 4moaniug the loss of relatives by the
 recent earthquake. Tie city is a scene
 of utter desolatioD. It is doubtful if it
 ever recover from the serious disaster
 which has befsllen it.
 The earthquake was predicted by Professor Talb who also foretold previ-
 ous earthquakes. Warships will be sent with clothing end provisions for 1 the sufferers.
 HAzELToN, PeJn., April IA fire is
 raging in ths Crystal Ridge Colliery
 near here. Five men are said to be in | the mine.
 CHICAGO, ILL, April 17.-While setting | up It ton gun Tn the government exhI-
 bit atJackson park the gearing broke
 and Private Warwick was crushed to a pulp. Private Kern was fatally hurt.
 WAsH1rurov, D. C., April 17.-Secre- tary Carlisle refuses to outline the
 future financial policy. Ire free gold
 in the treasury is reduced to about S500,000.
 AUBURN, N. r.. April 17.-Johnson, 8 negro convict, ran amuck today in the broom shop of the prison. He killed one man, fatally wounded another aod
 cut several convicts before he was over
 powered. He was armed with a sharp
 broom knife and stabbed right and left.
 BUFFALO, N. Y., April 1.-The City Hall was under guard last night to pre- vent the mayor from taking action from the bill passed last week by ths Legis- lature for the appointment of new police and excise commissioners. An iDjunc- ton preventing such action was served on the mayor and other officers. This morning Liutenant Governor Sheehan denies the purpoSe Of the bill is to crip pie the Cleveland Democracy. LONDON, Eng, April F Col. c. P. Dawnay ex-member of parliament an-
 nounces the formation of corps of gen. tlemen volunteers ID Yorkshire to join the Ulster Unionists in armed opposi- tion to Irish Home Rule. Glasgow newspapers report arrangements there
 and storing of rifles for the same pur- pose.
 CHICAGO, H., April 17.-Mechanics in
 the Union Pac fic machine shops along
 the entire line were ordered to go on a str ke today at noon. The men want to
 work nine hours a day instead of eight.
 The mechanics all along the line from Omaha, Neb., to Portland, Or, have quit work At noon 1t was estimated that 5000 men were affected. The Knights of Labor in the shops at Omaha have refused to strike.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 16.-Presi
 dent Cleveland said yesterday before leaving the city that he had decided to
 convepe Congress in extra session ID
 September, although he might postpone the date until September b or October 1. He did not think he should recon S1OtE HE OCtCA 1llS OOIOCt iS
 to get tariff bill under way. Demo- cratic senators are therefore making
 their personal arrangements for fall | session. That IS one of the reasons why the senatorial contests are not to te de- cided at this session.
 WASHINGTON, April I7.-It seems
 established that four per cen'. bonds to the amount of several million dollars are
 being prepared in the Treasury Depart
 ment. The blank bonds were ordered printed during the Harrison admins tration as a precautionary measure. | They are now being advanced some | further stages toward completion. The
 secretary of the treasury has power
 under the resumption law to issue these
 bonds at any time if the necessity arises | if it should be deemed better to issue | bonds than to break into the gold | reserve.
 Secretary Carlisle this afternoon, In | explaining his action in directing that no more gold certificates be issued at present, said that while the S100,000,O00 | gold reserve had not been reached, he
 was SC close to that point that prudence 1 dictated that no more gold certificates should be issued.
 The announcement that 1t was neces-
 sary to stop the issue of gold certifi- cates was followed by the rumOr that the | president had decided to issue S6,000,O00 of four per cent. bonds to protect the | gold reserve in case it became necessary. Secretary Carlisle was seen at the Treasury Department and was asked: "Is the rumor true that S6,000,000 of bonds have been issued?"
 "5ix millions of bonds have not been issued"
 The secretary dId not state explicitly that no bonds were to De issued.
 NEW YORK, April I7.-An order was received at the sub-treasury at New
 York Saturday for the suspension of
 the issue of gold certificates, in accord ance with the provisions of the act of Congress of July 12, 1892, which says that when the gold coin or bullion held
 in the treasury for the redemption of United States notes falls below Sl00,- GOO, 900 the issue of gold certificates shall cease. Speaking of the law we'll in- formed bank president said:
 "rhe treasurer of the United States appears to be bound by the provisions of the act of 1892, authorizing the issue of gold certificates. always to retain in the treasury for the redemption of these certificates the specific gold coin depos- ited at the time of their issue. Any failure to do thit would be violation of the statute and the treasurer has no right to substitute gold bars or bullion for the gold coin deposited and ordered
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