Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-08-26

LONDON, Aug. Is. The race for the
Great Northern Leger stakes of 800
sovere'gns was run today at Stockton,
/ aid was won by K. SNanwick's Day
lilly Queen of Navarro. Sir r. Jar
dimes DAY cot Cannir g, was second.
ST. PETERsBURG, Aug. IA fishing
fleet was Overa helmed by a storm today
IN the Baltic, off III .p:al, a seaport
about sixty miles sUuthwest of Revei
Seventeen men are known to have been
drowned and many others are missing.
BOMBAY, 1S.-Tsis being the Moham-
med IN prayer DAY IT, was generally ex-
p5cted further troubles between MEM
! bers of chat sect ana TIE HindOOs would
occur. 1he authorities stationed troops
and artillery before the mosques re-
sorted to by MOhammedans and
patrOiled al the tAoroughfares.
BosToN, Aug. 1S.-A committee rep
resen log the busine men of Boston,
suggested TO the chamber OF commerce
that it mmunicste oy tale raph with
all persons with whom they had bust
ness relations, In the west and south,
reque sting them to correspond without
cA4o Wib4i lnt4T II d.
tors and representatives. urg. ng the in
pOrtance' Of immediate repeal of the
purchase clause If the Sherman law.
VALLEJO, Cal, Aug 1.-THE first
consignment Of armor plates for the
monitor Monadn, ok was received at
Mare Island navy yard this afternoon.
The aggregate weight Of the plates is
4l.000 pounds. The three larger ones
weighed 1000 pounds each. 1t is I'M
derstOOd that there are several more
cOnSignments IN transit to the coast
from the Carnegie works, where tae
plates were forged. The plates will be
put IN posti as soon as possible.
SAN Francisco. Aug. 13.-Rsveuue
Collector Quinn on Wednesday received
telegram from the acting secretary OF
the treasury requesting bis resignation.
Quinn has sent reply refusing TO
resign until bis term of Office expires
Quinn says he will not resign under any
circumstances as no charges have been
brought against him except offensive
craftsmanship.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug 1S.-The demo-
cratic state convention last night nomi-
VI Ill 1CI
Early this morning the democratic
state convention renominated 4. Tay lor
Scott for attorney general. amid scene
of great confusion. The platform
adopted endorsed the money and tariff
planks OF the national platform All
efforts 70 secure introduction of q free
coinage plank failed.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Aug. 1S.-A meeting
OF baseball managers was held here this
morning to decide the fate of the Cali
fornia league. President Wieland and
j. III. hatcher, of Sacramento, and Mr..
Geischen, of Oakland, we're present. 1t
was decided that the rnOuncement
that the league had collapsed was made
by Manager Harris, of San Francisco.
without authority. \ telegram was re-
ceived from Los Angeles stating that
the club would arrive here this week
and play as per schedule.
Ell PAso, Texas, Aug Is. - This
morning leo armed men made their ap-
pearance above Pledras Neg,as, and 3Z5
men under command of Colonel Trevino
were seen ID the valley below the town.
Major Alvarez, in command of the fed
eral troops, wired President Diaz that
large body or armed men vera about to
maize an attack upon the town.
The Vr silent wired TO resist the At
taCk Upon this AlvarcZ. with about
fifty soldiers and sixty citizens, went out
to meet Trevino ard held conference.
Trerino said they had come to take
charge OF the town and put neyg officers
in charge, il order 70 secure to the peo-
pls a fair election. He also demanded
that the pOlit cal prisoners, now being
held in Piedras Negras, be released
forthwith. Alvarez notified him he
would furcibly resist the capture Of the
town. Trevino then ordered bis men 20
retire as he did not desire - come in
contact with the federal authorities and
have toe town placed under martial law
until after the election.
The sen iment of the people seems to
be largely in favor of a change in the
state government.
1t is reported that the Jarders faction
has taken char of MonclOvia and San
Buenaventora. At Mo8clOvIa the chief
of police was killed ia a revolt yestsr-
day.
WASHINGTON, Aug. iS.-The senate
finance committee decided to report the
re zeal bill today.