Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-12-23

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA conference
OF the leading silver men of the country
to devise ways for continuing the fight
for free silver opened today. Among
those present were General Weaver and
Field OF Ohio, Stewart of Nevada, Kolb
of Alabama and Moreton Frew, the
British authority on bimetallism
Grand Master Workman Sovereign lie
expected later.
About fifty IN all were present
representing the bone and sinew of the
the conference will probably last
several days and a very thorough
canvass: OF the situation will be made
The conference is being held with closed
doors.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ia fire IN
this city at 5 80 this morning. destroyed
a Chinese washouse ON Valencia street.
The bodies of two Chinese have been
taken from the ruins and the police are
searching for two more who are reported
missing and are supposed to have
persisted.
The bodies of two more Chinese were
which burned this morning, making in
all four. All bodies are horribly
charred. IL is supposed that the fire
was started by the opium pipes OF the
victims and they were too far under the
influence of the drug TO escape. The
remains are now at the morgue where
inquest will be held.
VALLEJO, Calf, Dec. 15.-William
NJ. Krelling well known in threstrical
circles at proprietor Of the Tivoli opera
house, San Francisco. dropped dead
here this morning. He was also ex-
tax collector of San Francisco.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Dec. 15.-12:50
p. M, the Olympia appeared on the
home stretch within II miles of her
finish trip. No doubt of success is
entertained, but her time not known at
present.
SEDALIA, Mo, Dec. Is Dick Robin
son was hanged this morning for the
the outrage and murder of Johanna
Schellman, servant girl, and killing
her unborn babe Oct. 1892.
PHOENIX. Ariz, Dec. l4.-B. P. Bur-
CESS, treasurer for the Warner grocery,
is missing with funds of the company
estimated roughly at $1,000. Burgess
came from Portland Oregon, a year ago
with young woman who left here with
him. The pair are supposed to have
gone to Guaymas. Burgess flight was
precipitated by the threatened exposure
in connection with fraudulent land
deal for which he is wanted at Portland
BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec 14.-F're this
morning destroyed Robinsons musee,
Sheas mus hall and several stores in
Guiding Yenxa's large grocery. The loss
is S75O,OO0. A number of people sleep
ing in the musee barely escaped with
their lives. The burned buildings &C.
cupied half square in the business
heart of the city.
The fire originated in an explosion in
the engine room.
CLEVELAND, Dec. l4.-The H. P. Nail
company, one OF the largest manufac-
turers of nails and wire rods in the
country, will close down IN all depart
ments for an indefinite period within a
few days and seven hundred men will
be added to the army of unemployed
n this city. A member of the firm on
being asked the cause of the suspsn-
sion said: "The shut down is due to
lack of orders, resulting, / have no
doubt, from tariff uncertainty, which
has effectually stopped buying and
will continue to stop 1T as long as such
uncertainty exists"
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 15.-Elmer
Gordon, of Cajon valley, son of a
prominent citizen, has today been sent
enced to a year at San Quintin for as
sault with deadly weapon on saloon
man.
The directors of the Chamber OF
Commerce this morning passed re-
solution requesting the board OF super
visors to call convention OF citizens IN
this county to devise plan making and
main aiming good roads; also took steps
looking to receiving from the govern
ment a naval training school.
SAN BERNADINo, Calf, Dec. IA
Henry Morse returned 10 this city from
the summit mining district about fifteen
miles east of Gosr bringing with bin
several large nuggets and considerable
gold dust. Miners are making as high
as twenty dollars day, and the Benson
boys, also of this city, have taken out
81, 600 in the last five months. A few
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The secretary
of the Interior has ordered the removal
of John O. Carlin, register general OF
the land Office.
days before Morse left a four hundred
dollar nugget was taken out of Nugget
gulch. Several mining outfits have left
this city this week for the new diggiDgs
DENVER, Dec. 14.-Ed Hanfield, fast
young man about town, this afternoon
shot his mis- ress, Ida Hall, Central
Theatre actress, and then fired bullet
into his brain. Handfield died instantly.
The woman is lyiOg in the hospital
with bullet wound through her left
breast, just above her heart.
Handield came here from Ashfield,
Mass, few months a go and at once
entered upon a dissipated career, fell
IN love with Ida Hall and soon gained
her consent to marry him. HIS fstber,
who is quite wealthy, learning of his
sons acts, refused to send him any
more money, and in order to secure
run0S u paw Tor the marriage ceIo-
Hanfisld ole quantity OF
goods from the room of a friend and
,awred them. For this be was arrested
shout an hour before the time set for
and was given term IN jail.
Ida He'll revived sufficiently tonight
% give An account of the shooting. She
aid she went to Hsndfeld's room to
Freaks off her engagement. When she
old him she weuld not marry him be
ocked the door and shot her and killed
,umsslf. Ida Hall until recently at
ended the Longfellow school in this
'ity. Handfeld was a son of Edward
1andfield, a carriage manufacturer at
Mass, Handfield was sent to
Montreal to study for the priesthood,
,ut ran away from school.
PITT BURG. Pa, Dec. 14.-At todsy's |
Meeting of the executive council OF
of the Grand Army of
ha republic it was decided the en-
Will be held in this city in |
september of next year.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14-Henry Duck,