Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-12-30

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA crank who
signed himself Don Jan. writing from
Passiac NJ. during the long silver
fight, wrote numerous threatening
letters to Vics President Stevenson,
secretary Carlisle, senator Sherman
and others. The matter was finally
investigated and it was found that he
is polish anarchist, but the police
failed to tind him. Yesterday the Vice
President received another letter from
him from Baltimore and the Chief of
Police of that city has been called on
to arrest him.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Pale and evidently
in great fear Mrs. Andrew Foy ap-
peared on the witness stand at the
opening of the Coughlin trial this morn
ing with policeman near TO guard her
against harm. She told of the series of
meetings at her house at which
Coughing was recognized Dy all as the
leader and that her husband afterwards
confessed that at these meeting the
plot was formed which led to DR..
Cronins murder. in which her husband
took part. The witness, said that
Coughlin called on May II and asked
for her husband. She told him she was
afraid her husband had been arrested.
Coughlin replied "Oh there is no proof
against Andy Alexander. Sullivan is
good friend CT your husband and of
mine and he will take care Of you"
The deep silence in the court at this
point, was broken by the prosecute
attorney resuming the examination and
then buzz of con ment ran among the
spectators at this startling statement.
CHICAGO, Dec. pa number of in
sanity experts testified 10 the Prender-
CAST trIsl today. They believed the
prisoner to be sane and responsible for
his acts.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The govern
ment has received no advices indicating
the capture of Rio Jan ero, though it has
believed for some time tEqt Pexioto Was
losing ground and was liable 20 eerlous
reverses st any tim. The officials are
inclined to think that if dec;siv results
had reached Capt. Picking would have
been heard from. At the Brazilian lega-
ton the report is doubted. The ordi-
nary daily message has not been re-
ceived.
PERNAMBUCo, Dec. pa battle has
been fought bet xeen the rebels and the
government forces. The report is that
they fought yesterday in the il terror.
Fifty government troops are said to have
been killeC.
BUENos AYREs, Dec. %. A severe en-
gagement between the Braz liam Insur-
gents and the government troops is re-
ported to have taken place at Itaiohy,
north of Desterro. 1t Is said that 400
were killed. A large number of wound
ed are said to have been captured by the
rebel war ship Madero.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 21.-Duriug
a street fight at Judsonia today, II. p.
Cleveland prominen' lawyer, was shot
and probably fatally wounded by town
Marshal J. n. Richards. The marshal
Is under arrest.
COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. PA sensa-
ton was created in the court today by
the attorney of Cyrus Brown, condemn
ed to death for the murder of his wife.
filing an affidavit charging j. l. Gritty,
juror, with being drunk. Gritty is a.
leading church mem Der. The death
sentence has been delayed.
Boston, Dec. 21.-Frederick ward,
the actor, succeeded IN taking the poor
debtors oath today in court. Ward
has not been able to lay up anything
from a salary of 500 per week during
thirty-three weeks of the year, and at
the time of the hearing had but seventy
cents to his name and a railroad ticket.
DENVER, Dec. 21-A special to the
Times from Washington says. Many
miners in Colorado, New Mexico and
else where claim that certain interest
ed parties are insisting that a separate
affidavit for each mining CLAIM to be ex-
empted from assessment, under the re-
cent act, must be filed, and they have
appealed TO Congressman Bell for his
opinion. Mr.. Bell says the claim is
absurd, and AS many clsims as a miner
owns can be put in one atiiCavit.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21-The house
on public lands today re-
ported favorably a bill to amend the
land act of March 3, 1891, so as TO vail
date the rights of any person who had
contest prior 10 the passage
Of that act if he was at that time quail
81 % IL e. -
bill reported by this commit
tee provides for the reduction of the
fees, of the land officers west of Kan
sas, to the same rates allowed east of
Kansas.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 21.-John Nc
Nulty, the longshoreman who, five
years ago, murdered another longshore-
man named Patrick Collins, was to have
been hanged on December %. 1t now
appears that the date of execution hav-
ing been set live different times, McNul-
tvs neck will yet be saved through the
Efforts of the Daughters of the Good
Shepherd of this city.
Governor Markham today notified the
sheriff that he had granted McNulty a
reprive until January 20, and tie prob
ability is that the death sentence will
De committed to life imprisonment. The
Governor announces tpat he,has received
1 petition signed by 5000 people asking
hat this be done. Among the signers
ire United States Senators White and
Perkins, Archbishop Riordan, Irwin
Stump and eight of the jurors who con-
7icted the prisoLer.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21-An Eddy, n. NJ,
dispatch says: Yesterday Mcmillan,
IF st. Louis, and E. B. Bronson, of |
81 Paso, an authority on prebis oric |
indian runs, discovered at from |
wenty to forty miles below Eddy, the |
umbled remains of FIVE different |
Aztec lows, that formerly contained,
according to the usual estimates, $4,000 |
o 10000 population. Excavations are
Don 10 be made t. expose the walls of /
Iwellings buried by sands from the
ILLS near by. A canyon near by filled
With sand formerly furnished water.
Broken pottery, arrowheads and stone