Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-09-09

QnaQce cOm ulCiee.
When the senate met this morning
Stewart offered resolution which was
ON his own motion referred TO the
finance committee, directing the secre-
tary of the treasury to inform the sem
ste how the revenues since the COM
mencement of the present fiscal year
compare with estimates. AT Il: 35 p. m.
the bill to repeal the Sherman act was
taken up and Sherman addressed the
senate.
When Sherman concluded the repeal
ing bill. on which lie bad spoken, YVES
laid aside, and the national balk circu-
lation bin Was aiken up to allow Teller
to finish his speech, which was begun
yesterday. Voorhees, gave notice, how
ever, that after the morning business,
tomorrow, he would ask the senate TO
take up the repeal bill and would do so
from DAY to day. Teller then proceeded
with his speech. He said he would not,
by his vote, put any more power into
tee hands of the banks of the country.
He would not enable them any longer
to paralyzs the business of the country
as they are doing and be would wipe
them out as quickly as he could.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house granted leave to the bank
ing and currency and coinage commit
tee to report at any time. The house is
still considering rules.
THE GOVERNMENT SHORT.
1t has been decided to commence
work on the tariff this session.
Chairman Wilson, of the WAYS and
means committee, hopes to have the bill
ready for considerations by November.
The daily receipts of the government
are now falling 100000 short of COM
pulls ny expenditures for pensions and
ordinary expenses of the government.
Already a deficit Of ten millions is in
sight to meet shortly. Congress must
pass a law providing for a new issue of
government bonds, provide for an in
come tax or increase the rate in existing
forms OF taxation.
The house this morning resumed con-
sideration of the new rules.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3L-The court has
dissolved the injunction requi ing the
Worlds fair to be kept open on Sunday
and the fair may now be closed Sundays
if the directors see fit.
LONDON, Aug. 31.-An epidemic in
Grimsby has been declaI ed officially to
be Asiatic cholera. 1t is believed 1t was
brought by immigrants from Antwerp
and Rotterdam.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Hon. W. l.
Wilson, author of the repeal bill in the
house, received the following telegram
from the president on its passage by the
house: 'Plesse accept for yourself and
associates my hearty congratulations
and sincere thanks"
CHICAGO. Aug. 81. - The National
Worlds fair commission committee, in
vestigating the charges of bribery
against Commissioners Mercer, of Wy
oming, and BeesOn, of Oklahoma, in
connection with awards by judges, this
afternoon made a report to the commits
sion generating Mercer and finding
Beeson guilty. 1t Is expected that Bee
son will resign.
New YORK, Aug. 31.-Judgs Benedict,
in the United States circuit court, hes
just appointed Thomas D. Atkins re-
ceiver of all the property of the Nicara-
qua Canal Construction company. of
HUI w dIHcI l. lie
receiver was appointed by consent Of
the company. Warner Miller, the pres
ldent, inss IAN affidavit, says the company
cannot meet its obligations.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 30.-At tie
recorders office today there was placed
on record a deed from the Pacific In
provement company, to the Southern
Pacific company, of the Fourth and
Townsend street railroad property and
seventeen other parcels of real estate,
presumably comprising all of the land
held by the Pacific Improvement COM
pany. The consideration was SO. In
med ately following this, there were re-
corded thirteen notes to TIE Pacific I'm
provement company of 100000 each,
aggregating Sl,300,000, secured by the
property set forth IN the deed. The
notes are for ten years and bear inter
est at five per cent.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 31.-A train
from Pittsfield has gone through a
bridge at Chester. The wrecking train
with three physicians has gone to the
scene.
LATER-THREE KILLED.
Five Cars went through the bridge.
Three were killed and nine injured.
Albany road. The bridge collapsed
under the train, which fell ten feet into
the river. --latest reports are that ten
were killed and twelve injured. Engi-
neer Horton and Fireman Mitchell are
among the killed.
New YORK, Aug. SIT is reported
here TO-DAY that a syndicate composed
of j. b. Haggan, j hn w. Mackay and
Senator Jones OF Nevada, have about
concluded arrangements for the pur-
chase of all the gold mines and Interests
in the Senace mining district in Prov
ince Quebec.
These minss are located about |
miles north of the city of |
Quebec and are known as the Gilbert |
RIVER gold mines. Mine Expert DTight |
CrIttendeu is making an examination of |
mines in Senace district and already las |
made one report in which h says be |
found a large number of gold bearing |
quartz veins. Aoy report made by |
Critge7dep, who is a prac Jical miner is !
regarded by mining msn, it is said, |
beycnd dispute and the very fact that |
te is making an examination SAITH fies |
Wall street that the purchase by the
Haggan syndicate is prac ically settled |
upon. One group o: mines in this
district is owned by a number of Boston |
and Portland merchants, but it is re-
port that arrangements have been |
made for the transfer of this to Haggan !
and his associates. The value of all |
the mines is up in the millions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Vance, of
North Carolina, sp Ike against repeal.
He said if coinage was ever stopped
here silver would cease to live throughout
tue commercial nations of the earth. Re-
peal without substitute meant the end
Of silver money for this generation unless
a revolution of the people should restore
it. Let no man doubt that the proposed
repeal was the result of a conspiracy
among the money holders of the world.
IN THE HOUSE.