Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-10-14

| make the course last southeast to lie,
ward and back to windward. At Ill
both bats were making short tack
maneuvering for position.
THE STARTING GUN.
The starting gun was fired and q
l1:20 the Valkyrie crossed the line frs
the Vi2ilant close behind.
At 12:l5 the Vigiiant was evidentl
ovarhauling her opponent and at 1872
had passed TO the front and apparentl
had quite lead. Both yachts wer
headed to the southwark. The Vigilan
passed the Vaikyrie as if ths latter wer
anchored and began speeding away fror
her.
At 1925 the Vigilant had opened
clear lead Of hundred yards, going q
a rate of between six and sever knots.
At 1910 the boats were about hal
over the course, sailing east-southeast
The VIgilant is still gaining wonderful!
AMI fully a half mile ahead. Indication
are that the American will beat the
Brlton to the stake boat by eigh
MINUTES or more.
THE BRrTIsHER BEHIND.
At 1858 p. IN. the ValkyrIe was sever
minutes behind tle Vigilant. Sht
seems to be leaving it still faster.
The VIgilant appears to be increasing
her lead and is probably two mile:
ahead.
The boats are not making as good
speed as at first and is barely possible
The sailing will not be finished in time
to be counted as a race.
The Vigllant turned the stake boat
at the outer mark at | 30 p. N. heading
to wIndward on the starboard tack
The Vaikyrie turned ths stake ab 1:J9
New YORK, 2:25 p. m.-The yachts
are still on the port tack. The Vlgilant
maintains the lead and is out-pointing
the Valkyrie.
THE AMERICAN WINS.
The Vigilant finished at 1882. The
Valkyrie crossed the line at 1888, siz
minutes after the Vigilant. The latter
mede a magnificent run the latter part
of ths journey home, and closed uI
much OF The water at one time bet Teen
tham.
NEW YORK, Oct. THE Metropolitan
Arena club Of VIcksburg, Miss, has
teleeraphed Corbstt and Mitchell to
offer purse of $4,000 to fight in the
Arena. ceetirg 1900 people.
PoRT townsend, Wash, Oct. 6.-The
Chilean bark Leanor went ashore
Wednesday on tbe Washington coast
Captain Meyer and wife and four sea-
man were drowned. The bark is total
loss.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-The senate to-
day confirmed the nomination of j.
Ross as postmaster at Flagstaff, Ariz.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. THE president
has nominated as postmaster, Andrew j.
Halbert, for Tempe, Arizona.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 6.-The South
ern Pacific company today paid 5000
the first irstallmenJ of it's subscription
of $50,000 to the Midwinter fair. The
total ca collected now amounts tc
3l7S,000.
WASHINGTON, Oct. President
PIexottl has consented not to mount
guns in Rio and the insurgents will not
fire on the city. This was brought
about by the efforts of foreign repressn-
tatives.
CALCUTTA, Oct. There is serious
disturbance at Cabul, the capital OF
AfShanistan. A Sepoy regiment killed
the commander-lD-c chief. They then
fled and were captured by Ameer's
troops. Eleven were sentenced to be
blown from the mouth of cannon.
Los ANGELES, Oct. 6.-Charley Ah
Him, notorious highbind and dis
bursing az Mt for the Chinese six com
panles, was ordered deported uy Judge
Ross today.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Sin the house
today the dill restoring to the Mormon
church its property, which Is in the
hands Of receivers Ia accordance with
the provisions Of the Edmunds act,
passed. The Tucker bill was taken up
ana after debate, the house adjourned
STOCKTON, CAL, Oct. Ga Portuguese
named Al Rogers attempt ted to murder
his mistress a French girl named Alice
Tifiare, by shooting her twice in the
head aud infiicting wounds with the
butt of pistal. She will die. He then
shot himself through the brain.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 6.-The pielimi-
nary examination Of DR.. VonWerthan
and Harrs Gray resulted in their being
held for trial on charge or murder in
the second degree. The men are &C
cused Of causing the death Of Clara
Matthews by a criminal operation. The
decision in the case of Doctor DrIscoll.
who is also accused OF the same crime,
is reserved.
RENO, Ney., Oct. 6.-Fort Bidwell
will IN a few days be abandoned as a
military post. Company G, Fourth
cavalry, which is stationed there at
present, has received orders to report at
the preside, San Francisco. A COM
pany made up Of fifty men will drive to
Reno with fifty seven horses and sixteen
mules, where they are expected to
arrive about the 22nd instant and take
the west bound train.
SARATOGA, Oct. 6.-The democratic
state convention reassembled this morn
ing. The report of the committee on
contested seats in every case seated the
ntl-Cleveland contestants. The report
was adopted, $40 to thirty-four, that TEN
porary organization be made permanent
Chairman Lockwood then called for q
a report of the committee on resolu.
tions, which was read Among these was
one denounciRg Sherman law.
The calling of state constitutional
convention for next year to provide fol