Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-06-24
TELEGRApHIC.

ODdIits Dc OAN ON-CA oCACbo
ants convicted of fraud in connection
with the Panama canal be released.
The court handed down a decision
TO-DAY quashing the sentences on the
ground that the statute of Limitations
covered the offences charged and that
the indictments on which the prisoners
were tried were irregular.
In consequence of the decision NJ Effel
was at oace liberated from prison.
Charles De Lsssepe, who is now in st.
Louis hospital, suffering from acute
dyspepsia, has informed that he was free
bus he was too i'll to leave the hospital.
The following we're those convicted:
Ferdinand De Lessep:; his son,
Charles, Marius FoDtaue, NJ. Collee.
and Gustave Elffel. Ferdinand De Les
seps was sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment and to pay fine.
BERLIN, June 15.-Elections are
quietly progressing in Germany today.
New YORK, June 15.-The Clearing
House association has decided to issue
six per cent loan certificates to tide
those banks which need help over their
present financial troubles.
New BEDFORD, Mas, June I5.-The
ten days of the Borden trial opened wi h
big crown. The prisoner was over
whelmed with floral offerings and ap-
peared in exec lent spirits despite
Damaging evidence yesterday that she
had attempted to purchase prussic acid
on the day previous to the murder.
SAN Francisco, June 15.-Judge
Serwell's court room IVES again crowded
TO the door thus morning. The crowd
came to hear instructions to the jury In
the case of Cashier Flood, who is charged
with the embezzlement of Sl64,000,
The tIlsl ended yesterday. The judge
said that in order to convict Flood of
crime IL was necessary to find that he
appropriated money within three years
prior to April 3, 1898. The jury left the
room to debate it at 1870 a. m.
Fort GIBSON. T. T., June 15-Henry
Starr, a notorious train robber and
bank wrecker, is surrounded by deputy
marshals and sheriff's posse at a point
twenty miles from Norrata, the bandits
home.
Unless the posse weakens Starr will
be taken either dead or alive. The re-
ward of $4,000 is the incentive of for
great activity by the officers. Starr has
SIX men while the posse numbers
twenty.
VIsALIA, CAL, June 15.-Mathsws,
shot by John Asmus, Tuesday morning,
is still alive. He made an ante-mOrtem
statement this morning that Asmus shot
him. Asmus is still at liberty.
Sontag has Interal hemorrhages.
Physicians have examined him.
When arrested the warrant was
served on him by the Tulare county
sheriff for the murder of Oscar Beaver.
Afterwards Sheriff Scott served three
warrants on him. Sheriff Kay of Tulare
claims the prisoner and will try to hold
him.
Deputy Sheriff Rapelje of Fresno is
here, supposed to be after Evans, but
can get him only after contest.
VIsALIA, Cal, June 14.-Chris Evans
sustaiL ed the amputation of his left
hand in Jail this morning.
Sontag, the other wounded bandit,
has so greatly improved today that his
recovery is probable.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE president
lronf hancaD tn1ou ThA
pa sage way upon which the presidents
Office IS located was crowded. and he
received more than fifteen senators and
twenty-five represent atives, besides
twenty or more unofficial callers.
CHICAGO, June 14.-The body of Herman
Schaffner, the missing Chicago banker,
was found this afternoon in Lake
Michigan. Papers in his pocketbook
confirm the identity of the corpse.
Schafiner was the largest private
dealer in commercial paper in the west,
and his recent mysterious disappear
ance, followed by the sensation OF his
bank failure and rumors of suicide,
caused decided sengation.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Baron Fava
was presented to the president this af
ternoon by Secretary Gresham under his
new title as ambassador from Italy.
The usual felicitious speeches were ex-
changed.
After tia ceremoney Mavroyeni Bey,
the Turkish minister, in behalf OF the
sultan of Turkey, presented to the pres
ident, magnificent massive gold and
cameo M da!, commemorative of the
40Oth anniversary of the anniversary of
tie discovery of America. A suitable
inscription in Turkish was on the face.
and the medal proper WAS encircled
with an deliberately wrought laurel
wreath studded with numerous dia-
monds. The medal viii probably orna-
meut the national museum or the de-
partment CT state.
San FRANCE co, June 1.-two cases
of forgery to the extent of $4,000, on
May IL, were discovered here this morn
ing.
On that day check was drawn by
bank of Butte county ia Chicago on
London, San Francisco bank for $500.
This was paid. On the same day a
check for S40G0, drawn by the Farmers
bank Of Fresno on the London, Paris
apdi American bank was also paid.
When the discrepancy was discovered
N the accounts of the different banks
it was found upon examination that the
checks had ben changed respectively
from $50 and S3S. TIE work was exc
cutsd with great skill, the peculiarly
being that so accurately were the names
OF the different cashiers forged that
they themselves foiled to detect the
imitation.
Detectives are at work on the case.
NEW YORK, June 14.-The shipment |
of currency to the west aud south con-
tinued today and excited much com
ment. The amount sent out Is estimat-