Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-10-21
TE4EGRApHIC.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-The house de-
bate on the McCreary bill to extend pro-
visions of the Geary Chinese exclusion
act six months was resumed.
Blair, of New Hampshire, spoke in
favor of the bill. While he did not
think the McCreary bill all embracing
in sub lance it covered the policy upon
which the government had entered with
reference to the Chinese.
"Tf the policy we have undertaken
respecting Chinese immigration is now
to be mutilated, or modified" sad he,
1--WE might as well assume that the
tide of immigration from all other
directions is to flow on unimpeded.
THE ACT PASSES.
The McCreary Chinese exclusion bill
passed the house with Geary's amend
ment as to photographing Chinese and
defining Chinese merchants, by a vote
OF 167 to nine.
IN THE SENATE.
In the senate the house joint reso-
luton fling qualifications for voting
and holding office in the Cherokee
strip, was taken up. An amendment
by Hoar restricting the right to vote
and hold Office to citizens Of United
States was agreed to. The motion by
PETER to strike out the world male
SO as allow women to vote was re-
iected.
ST. Louis Mo-, Oct. 16--Twenty-
| five hundred dollars were received
from New York this morning to cover
| the $500 alleged to be offered by Tom
Allen as a wager that Mitchell will
| whip Corbett in the coming fight.
ROME, Oct. 16.-The proposed
rendezvous Of British on the Mediter-
ranean beginning today is regarded
everywhere in Italy as counter
demonstration to the Russian squadron's
visit to Toulon.
RAwL1Ns, Wyo., Oct. 16.-T. H.
Merrill has arrived here from Crease
WOOD, Routt county, Colo. He reports
be is member of a hunting party of
five. The other four left camp one
after another and never returned. The
place Is wild and far removed from CIV
ilizstIon.
| Merrill believes all met with foul
play. The names of the missing men
were Nonher, Reynolds, Mack and
Brown.
CLEVELAND. Oct. 16-Ex-Speaker
Thomas b. Reed spoke here tonight to
a large audience for nearly an hour. He
declared the democratic party has sue
ceeded in bringing about the closing
of the factories and mills, something
they could not do with the senate.
The senate, he said, was elected to
govern the people, yet could only give
the people test of physical endurance.
The greatest thing it had yet done
had been to remain in session thirty
nine hours.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 16.-The
Chronicle says there is being prepared
for argument before the supreme court
an Arizona case, which involves the
100000 estate left by the late John D.
Walker, who died in the Napa insane
asylum.
| Shortly before his death Walker mar
red Miss Rice, but was put in the
insane asylum by his brother, William
Walker of Pasadena, and Lucian Wal
ker of Los Angeles. HIS wife claimed
a share of the estate, but the Arizona
court declared the marriage was IL
legal because Walker was insane at
the time it was contracted.
Mrs. Walker will appeal the case to
the supreme court Walkers daugh-
ter, by former wife, who was an In
dian, also claims share of the estate.
SAULT, st. Marie, Mich, Oct. 16.-
The steamers White and Fiant, with
schooners Fannie Neil and Annie Sher-
wood in tow to Chicago, with
lumber, were out in great gale on Lake
Superior Friday and Saturday. The
steamers are missing and the Neil is
thought to be in Waisti bay. The
Sherwood alone has been heard from.
The survivors of her crew we're picked
up by the steamer Sitka. Sunday morn
ing and brought here. The dead are:
Capt. Lewis Guthrie, of Chicago.
James Cousins sailor. The injured,
Thomas Randall, mate, and Thomas
Rountree, steward, both of Chicago. |
The body of Captain Guthrie was
brought here. The Sherwoods was
completely wrecked soon after encoun-
tering the storm and the crew took to |
the boat.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-Ten thousand |
tickets of admission to the Worlds
fair were given to the principals of the
various schools of the city today for
distribution among the pupils by various
public-spirited citizens.
The Earl of Aberdeen, governor-gen-
eral of Canada, accompanied by Lady
Aberdeen and children, arrived this
afternoon for the purpose of spending
week at the fair.
The Columbus caravels will leave
Chicago soon after the fair, and, after
spending the winter near Erie. Pa,
will be taken to Washington and
PioOco III Luo ldsOOu RTOuHuS.
The attendance for the past week at
the fair has been something over 2,O00,.
00G persons. If the same ratio of at
tendance continues it will bring up the
grand total to about 100000. The
great event next week is Manhattan
day, Saturday, October 81. II Is thought
that 100000 New Workers will be pres
ent. President Cleveland's attendance
on that DAY is among the possibilities
The Daughters of the American Reve-
luton are agitating the question of
October 30, the last day of
the fair, as patriotic day.
An address has been issued to the
patriotic societies, explaining tho plans.
signed by Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson, the
president, and other officers Of the t
Daughters of the American revolution.
The Worlds fair board of directors
lave adopted resolution regarding
he proposed celebration. commendinoI