Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-11-04

launched at the Union Iron works, in
the presence of ore of the greatest
crowds of people which ever assembled
there to witness similar events.
Representatives of the army and navy
and civil officials of the general govern
ment and of the states of California and
Oregon, and large numbers Of invited
guests, were present in the ship yards,
while on every street and on every hill
side and house top from which view
of the work could be obtained, thous-
ands of enthusiastic spectators were
gathered.
That part of the bay directly in front
of the Union Iron works was entirely
occupied by great fleet of steamboats,.
tugs and crafts of every description. ALI
were decorated with bunting and load
ed down with hundreds of people eager
to witness the ceremonies. A number
Of small government vessels were among
those lying in the bay. At the moment
the last shores were knocked away and
menced to glide down to the water, hun
dreds of salutes were fired, bands of
music played national airs, thousands
of spectators gave cheer after cheer and
every steam whistle within radius of a
mile Of the works joined in chorus.
The launch was entirely successful
and the new battleship now lies in the
little lagoon in front of the Union Iron
works awaiting her completion, which
will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-In the senate
the bill to aid the states of California,
Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho,
Nevada. Wyoming, Colorado, South
Dakota, to support schools of mining,
allowing each twenty-five per cent of
the proceeds of the sale of mineral lands
within the state, but not to exceed S12,-
600, per year, was, on motion of Dubois,
of Idaho, considered after speeches in
advocacy of the measure by Teller,
Dubois, Pettigrew, and others. On
motion of Washburn of Minnesota, in-
cluded, the bill thus amended passed.
NO VOTE YET.
Consideration of the repeal bill was
resumed and Stewart resumed his ar
gument against it. At 1:30 p. m. ne
yielded to his colleague, Jones.
The house has adjourned till Mon
day.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Oct. GA
close examination by the coroner today
of remains supposed to be those of
baby burned IL the Grand Trunk wreck
reveled the fact that it was part of a
lunch, consisting of bologna sausage
sandwich, some bones being of two
human feet. This reduced the number
of victims to twenty-seven.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Miss Daisy
Garland, daughter of ex-U uited States
attorney General Garland, committed
suicide at her home in this CITY this
morning. She was thirty-four years
old, and thought to have been insane.
KALIsPELL, Mont, Oct. 27.-Sensa-
tional developments have followed the
killing of Jack White, the Northern
Pacific train robber, who was shot in the
mountains Monday by j. P. Gensmon.
The coroner's jury commenced an in
vestigation Tuesday. the only evidence
before it being that of Bandit Slayer.
Some doubt rose as to the identity of
the dead man, which doubt ripened into
suspicion that a serious blunder had
been made.
The jury found Gensmon killed
White with felonious intent and late
last evening he was arrested ON the
charge of murder. There is much
speculation as to the outcome of the
case.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-President
Cleveland came into the city this
morning aud was very much gratifed
at the turn affairs had taken in the
senate, though he believed all along
that unconditional repeal would pass.
There have bsen times of anxiety but
never for a moment has the president
waned in his belief 1t is learned at
the white house that the president
will nave no suggestions to make as to
adjournme emf, or recess, after congress
has passed the repeal bull, though he is
anxious to have the Chinese bill, ex-
tending the time in which Cinnamon
can register, pass before the dissolution
of congress. 1t is the impression at
the white house that no message will
be sent in to the regular session in
December.
FRESNO, Cal, Oct. 27.-Dr. F. Vim
cent. the wife murder, was executed
exactly at IL o'clock today. The victim
died without struggle and was pro-
nounce1 dead thirteen minutes later.
The crime for which today Vincent
paid the death penalty was most shock
ing. On the Afternoon of Dec. Is, 1890,
he repaired to the home of his wife who
at the time was bringing suit for
divorce and at the point of pistol he
to force her to take a dose
of prussic acid. Failing in this he shot
her four times, killing her instantly.
He was arrested while still bending
over the body. A mob gathered and he
barely escaped lynching. After Ills trial
and conviction the death sentence was
passed upon him fixing the date of his
execution at May 90, 1891. Then COM
menced legal battle for his life which
has prolonged his existence two years.
To within few hours of his death
Vincent maintained that he would never
pay the death penalty.
SAN Francisco. Oct. 26.-Tbe Pacific
Mail steamship City of New York, which
sailed for China this afternoon, ran on
the rocks at Point Bonita and will prob
ably be wrecked. There is eight feet of
water in the hold.
Point Bonita is rock p-omontory on
the Marin county side of the bay, at |
the entrance to Golden Gate, and is re-
garded as most dangerous by naviga-
tors. Half dozsn vessels have come
TO grief on it during the past twelve
The bark Lurline went ashore there
and the bank j. d. Spreckels was barely
saved by steamer. The ship Spinney
broke away from her tugs there and
vent up the coast, where she was
wrecked.
The vessel must have got close in