Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-01-14
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 over till tomorrow. The Senate bill compelling witnesses to testify before the interstate commerce commission passed Consideration of the anti-op- tion bill was next resumed.
 The House is considering a private pension bill, coming over from last ses- slon as unfinished business. A bare quorum was present at opening, but the House was obliged to await the presence of quorum. The question was waived to enable the body to pass the fortifca ton appropriation bill.
 BUENos AIRES, 5. A., Jan. 5.-The Argentine cruiser, De Wago, is aground in Rio de la Plata.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Dr. Johnson ter thls morning. Dr. Loomis, a speci- New York.
 AUGUSTA, Me, Jan. 5.-It is stated thas an effort will be made by leading Democrats to have certain Republican members of the legislature unseated un- der a ction of the new ballot law, which forbids any candidate acting as au election officer.
 LINCOLN, Neb. Jan. 5.-Tbe House IS ready to canvass the votes on the State election but can do nothing else till the Senate which is still deadlocked, organizes and meets with the House in joint session for the purpose.
 
 BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 5.-Captain Mc- Bride and crew of eight men of the schooner Edith Berwind who were wrecked on Smiths Island shoals Sun day afternoon have arrived here The crew was in the rigging frem SIX o'clock Sunday evening until ten o'clock Mon day morning. with waves breaking con- stantly over them. Engineer Hines be- came insane and threw himself into the sea. The others were half dead when rescued.
 CINCINNATI, Jan. 5.-A member of the advisory committee of Homestead has been here several days raising funds ta prosecute officials of the Carnegie company. Similar appeals are being made in other large cities. It is intend ed to raise S30,0O0 for this purpose.
 ROCKFORD. H.. Jan. 3.-Tom Mallana broke 1000 glass balls in A. minutes here yesterday. He stood 30 feey from the i threwer, and his feat breaks the worlds record. MallanRs face was so blistered by the Incessant fireing that it had to be pOuitlced after the shooting. Marks men say that Mallana is the steadiest man with 6 rifle they have ever seen. The shoot was for a purse of S200. | Mallana missed 33O of the 1880 thrown. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The report that l Blaine suffered another relapse and his | condition has assumed au alarming | aspectis not sustained by inquiries. On account of the peculiar organic disease Blaine in his present weak condition is susceptible to the slightest change of the weather. Blaine it is said appeared unusually bright this morning and showed especial interest ln the Qoings of the members of his family. The family share the belief of pr. Johnston that the ex-secretary in maintaining steady improvement ia condition.
 SACRAMENTO, Cal. Jan. 4.-The even, ing paper here publishes a statement that one Starkey, night foreman of the railroad yard at this place, confessed to- day that Engineer George Jeffries two months ago proposed to him and third party to dispose of Miss E. O. Ayers, the telegraph operator whose chRrred remains were found in the ruins of the depot at Brighton. Jeffries is in jail here on suspicion of being implica ted in the death of the woman, to rrrl1 T Io r1,l time 6go, notwithstanding that he had wife and children residing in Oak land.
 CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. "A transfer has been made of all interests Tn the concession of railroad from Guyamas to Demlng, distance of 400 miles. The purchaser is a strong English Organiza- tien called the Mexican Northern PacI lie Railway company, The various in- terests concerned were represented here by w. D. Davis solicitor of London; Col. fl. Sherman of Cleveland, Ohio, and Judge D. J. Cable of Lima, Ohio. The new company has made arrange ments for completing and putting into actual operation 130 miles of the road during the next four months. The sec- tiCn in question being the portion from Deming to COralitos.
 ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-By the arrest of William Whalen in this city, some 107 victims of one of the most stupendOus mining frauds of recent years got hold of the author of their undoing. In 1889 Whalen who was reported owner of mIne called the St. Peter, in Antelope diNtrIcJ came to this city and by the aid Of hIs sm oth tongue and apparently good references succeeded in placing GmOng some lO7 persons nearly 60.0O0 shares of stock in lots ranging from 7500 sbares downward. To keep up appear ances Whalen paid out some SG5,00J dividends on stock sold. At length suspicion crept in and Whalen was ar rested but a compromise was reached and Whalen left town. The stock fell flat and of holding face value of S7G0,0O0 stockholders had left only the printed certificates. A day or two since Whalen returned to the city. He was immedi ately arrested and now the victims will have their inning. It is generally pn- derstood that Whalen netteG something like 3700,000 on the deal.
 JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn, Jan. 5.-The following was received as a list of tue killed at the Bakersfield lyaching Tues day night: Members of sheriff's posse, Tom Hall, J. N. Williams, D. F. Ritchie, R. x. Jones, P. B Sans, k. E. Johnson, Wm. Reed, T. \. Becker, J. W. Laws, N. $. Flannel and C.. N. Hilified; mem bers of the mob, Jack and Owen Thomas, | Wm. and John Osborne, John Worth, | G. Bail.ff, Will Perry, PhIl Gre CT. Jim Nance, Will Butler, and H ger Byrd. | No further particulars of the riot can be obtained as the snow is two feet deep l over the entire country hereabouts and | prevents communication. It Is reported |