Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-07-29
TELEGRHpHIC.

ENGLAND REALLY AIMED AT.
LoNDoy, July 24.-Papers generally
comment in a beiligerent strain on the
French proceedings in Siam. They de-
clare they are really aimed at Great
Britain and must be severely checked.
PARIS, July 24.-The government this
afternoon notified the powers of its in
tentIon to blockade the Siamese coast
without prejudice to other measures to
secure guarantees to which France Is
entitled. The cabinet council decided
on additional measures. to be held to-
morrow. Arrangements are being made
with another governments for the pre-
lection of French subjects during the
absence of the French minister from
Bangkok.
MINISTER ORDERED TO LEAVE.
PARIS, July 24.-The government has
not yet notified the powers of the inten-
ton 10 blockade the Menan river. 1t is
stated the French minister has been or
dsred to leave Bangkok in twenty-four
hours.
PARIS, July GA dispatch to the
Temps from Saigon says: a telegram
from Stungtreng announces that Capt
Nillers, commanding the French forces
at Chong, reopened fire upon Siamese
on the morning of the 10Th inst. la the
course of the ergagem mt, the French
captured the forts of DaDdua, DcDgo
and Donhar, thus combining the eremy
to the Fort Donsam. The last named
stronghold, til ough protected by a
series of well-con tructed Notifications.
was captured on the following day,
without loss TO the French, who row
occupy the entire group OF islands.
Only the town of Kkong remains to be
captured. 1t is estimated that three
hundred Siamese were killed and two
hundred wounded in the last encoun-
ters."
a Bangkok dispatch says that the
Siamese government, which is anxiously
awaiting advice from Great Britain,
has been informed by Lord Roseberry
that the British governme n; must first
receive Lord Dufferia's report on the
matter.
PARIS, July 23, a. m. Sunday morn
ing.-Siam's reply 20 Frances ultima
tum was handed 10 the French minister
resid .rt at Bangkok, and telearaphed
to the Siamese legation here. Its terms
rendered necessary an exchange of
kilograms between the legation and
Bangkok. Therefore the reply will not
be given out for several hours.
WASHINGTON. July 24-The treasury
department has been informed fifteen
persons, eight of them federal officials,
have been indicted IN Portland, Oregon,
for smuggling Chinese and opium into
the United States.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-Silver was Of
fered today to the amount Of 286,c00
ounces, at sixty-nine and three-fourths
TO seventy and one-eIghtl. All was de-
cliDed and slxty-Biue and siX-tenths OF
fered.
BUzzARD's BAY, Mass, July 24.-To
an Associated Press reporter this mora
ing Joseph Jefferson denied positively
that there is any truth whatever in the
story that he is suffering with cancer.
He declared he WAS never IN better
health.
DENVER, July 24-Bank Examiner
Lgzar says all SIX of tie SUSPENDED
banks here have enough assets TO re-
N md ~ ai..r, x. fNrNf
TO get depositors to accept certificates
on deposits paying in installments, Civ
ing them time TO realize on the assets
and prevent forced liquidation.
WASHINGTON, July 24-Private letters
from Paris state that Senator Morgan,
one of the Beriog sea Brbitrators, will
sail for home on August 5. All other
American members and counsel have
gone. The general impress on prevails
that the United States case was not as
strong as 1t should have been, and re-
port in favor of England will cause but
little surprise.
NEVADA, Cal, July 24-The escaped |
convict, FredeTicks, who murdered |
Sheriff Pascoe, yesterday attempted tt |
abduct the twelve-year-old daughter of |
Supervisor Robinson, at Penn Valley. |
The girl made a desperate resistance |
and finally got away. The sheriff and |
posse left here today on a hunt for |
FIedericks.
WASHINGTON, July 24-The grand |
Jury has found true bills again t G olonel |
Fred G. Ainsworth, chief of the record
and pension division of the war depart |
nent, George w. Dant, the contractor
to make the excavation for the |
electric light plant, w. E Covert, su-
srintendent, and Francis Lasse, enei- |
leer, holding them responsible for the !
Ford's theater disaster last June, when
.wenty-three persons lost their lives aud |
/ large number were injured.
CoNNoRsvILLE, Md, July 24.-Ths |
Citizens bank, formerly owned by ex-
United States Treasurer Huston, has |
ailed.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 81 The LOUIS |
lille City National bank suspended this !
afternoon; capital 100000. Tt was im-
lossibls TO realize on assets. Deposits |
'eceived will be returned.
SAY THEY WERE ROBBED.
PLAINvIEw, Neb., July 24-The Plain !
lew State bank was robbed last night |
f $4,000 cash and IN conseq uence did |
lot open its doors this morning.
SACRAMENTO. July Gov. Markham
les appointed ex-Gov. George G
Perkins United States senator to sue
eed the late Leland Stanford.
The governor sent the following tel
gram TO him:
Gov. George G. Perkins, care OF
foodall, Perkins d Co., San Francisco:
have given the most careful consider
tion to the appointment Of a United
states senator to succeed the late SEN
tor Leland Stanford Some of my
'ersonal acqaintances, yourself in
luded, have been urged upon RE by
mutual friends. The situation is very
10 Embarrassing to NE. From first to
asst it has been my sole aim to select
IAN, ali thiGRs considered, that woul
est represent the state, tire nation and
be party.
"Belieying that your very successful
usiaess career and your experience in