Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-11-11
TELEGRApHIC.

free coinage of silver bill at the opening
 of the regular session. Voorhees, de- clines to talk about the matter, but it is
 pointed out that hs always has been a
 silver man and declared during debate
 on the repeal bill he was no less 8
 friend of tilver than always. At any
 rate it is thoroughly understood the J silver question was not ehelved by the 1 passage of the repeal bill. On the con-
 trary silver men say the fight was only
 propose to keep it we'll to the front in
 connection with every geeat issue be-
 tween parties, from tariff to repeal of
 the federal election laws. Every stage
 of the tariff discussion will be punctu-
 ated by pertinent quiries by silver men
 tending to prove it was demonstration
 of silver, not the Mckinley tariff, which
 caused the financial depression. Indeed
 it is intended that the silver men shall
 act as body of obstructionists
 as did Parnelites in parliament, until
 silver shall receive due hearing.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-The president
 has appointed O. M. Welburn collector of international revenue of the first
 district of California.
 | CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-At the request of bis counsel the trial of Patrick Eugene | Joseph Prendegast, assassin of Mayor Harrison, was this morning postponed to l November 27.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-George Lingard of Brooklyn has been srraigned on the charge of forgery. Two hundred and seven checks bearing forged indorse- | ments of his employers were put in evidence against him. The largest was
 for S457; others ranged all the way down
 to S1. Altoge ther they foot up Sl2,0OO.
 The attorney for the victimized Garfield | bank said forged checks amounting to l s, 1000 more have since been received. | It is alleged Lingard who is veritable | "Jim the Panman" has been forging signatures to checks during the last ten | years and has stolen in that way over 1 S60,000. On two occasions he was | caught in the act but bv handing over ! something like S250,000 managed to 1 escape punishment.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-The democratic | minority of the city council met in | what they claimed was special session
 this morning for the purpose of electing | a mayor pro-tem to succeed the late
 Mayor Harrison. No republicans at tended and the democrats instructed the s.rgeant-at-arms to bring them in at 5. D. m., to which time adjournment
 was taken. Alderman Swift, republican,
 claims to have been elected at Satur-
 days special meeting and will present
 his bond and offer to take the oath of office at the regular session of the council tonight.
 THE STORMY SESSION. CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-The disgraceful riot in the council chamber when the alderman met to elect successor to the
 murdered mayor, Hon. Carter H. Har- | rison, was over the chairmanship. Rivalry for the chairmaDship of the meeting was so intense that number of fist fights began in the council chamber almost immediately after the session opened. The council is almost evenly divided politically, the republicans having slight majority, while the dead ex-mayor was a democrat; and added s this there has been fierce factional quarrel among the republicans, the followers of Alderman George B. Swift
 who beat Alderman Martin B. Madden the repubfor lican majority nomination,
 being accused by Madden's friends of
 Indecent haste' to force Swift into office. Control of administration pa- tronage and prestige in the coming election. November 7,has added fuel to
 to the fire. A large number of jIdges are to be elected and extraordinary in- terest attaches to the result, owing to
 the contest being made by Governor
 Altgeld's friends against Judge Gray
 who presided at the trial of the Hay
 market anarchists.
 Aldermen McGillen democrat, and Hepburn, republican, were nominated for chairman of the council. and at the call of the roll, the clerk announced speakers chair and seiz d the gavel. shouts Alderman Hepburn, who is an nOAcIcuI O1 aOOCbs Ot bAO iCPoo1iOou faction, mounted the speakers chair and the clerk attempted to throw him out. Both aldermen claimed the elec- tion and each called for the reading of different resolutions. Hepburn, re- publican, insisted that the resolution by Alderman Madden should be heard and the latter began to read, while the clerk read the democratic resolution. Madden handed the resolution to Hep- burn and the clerk jumped on Hep burn, seizsd the resolution and tore it to shreds. In an instant Alderman Swift, republican candidate for mayor, had run .to the speakers desk, leaped over the rail and alighted on Clerk Neumis- 1 ter's back. Democrats rushed to the | front. Alderman Carey threw off his | coat and leaped at Hepburu's throat. | Both sides ran to aid their men. | "Policer' "policer' was the call. Off, | crrs ran in and tired to eject Hepburn. | They also grappled with Carey and | made him put on his coat.
 "For Gods sake act like men," | shouted Alderman Campbell from the | top of his desk.
 Alderman Swift, republican, rushed | to the speakers desk and shook hands with Alderman McGillen, democrat. Police Inspector Ross stood behind them.
 "Take your seats," ordered Alder man McGillen. "One at a time, the chair will recognize you Tn time."
 "I demand to be heard," said Alder man Hepburn. Uproar followed. Fix cited cries rang from every part of the chamber. Police were kept busy stop ping scuffiing. Finally Alderman Swi secured the floor.
 ''I recognize you as chairman" he said, addressing McGlllen. "I ask my friends to do so. I will put it to a vote"
 "Ne;" No vote:" went up the cries.
 "I am chairman" answered McGil- len. "I am not addicted to unfairress. | will treat you right"
 The meeting then quieted down soms what and a resolution was put through providing for special cleo l~l L. Il .l <,