Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-08-26

lican ticket by saving Harrison from
the necessity of vetoing his bill.
A ter the appointment of the COM
miitees the convention adJourneC.
The denomination of Governor Boies
is certain.
New YORK, Aug. 23.-The American
Bankers association Is now issuing a
circular to all banks and bankers of the
| United States, sta ing that the extraor-
| dinarJ monetary crisis has const. aimed
| the association to postpone the annual
convention, called for the 9th and 18th
prox, ct Chicago.
| This will prev Mt su3h expression
upon the part Of the association as the
| financial situation demands, and the
| officers feel it incumbent upon them TO
| speak for the association. They say
| It is manifest that the immediate cause
i of the prolonged stringency is the fear
aud apprehension of n disaster engen-
dared ID the minds OF the people by the
continued purchase of silver by the
government and by its unceasing issue
OF its obligations, therefore redeemable
IN gold, which fear abd apprehension
can only be removed ana confidence re-
stored by the removal of the cause. 1t
is believed that the banks Of Ihe coun-
try Will understand aud ieallzs this to
as great, if not tt q greater extent than
any other class Of citizens, aud It there
fore becomes such OF them ~ fully Tea
~ this, 20 urge upon their fellow eli
ms ard upon congress the Great neces-
sity for he immediate and uncOndi-
tional re! al OF the purchasing CLAUSE
of the ST. man silver act. Tue repeal
- IL 4 Ii ater-
tsts of Il So favorIng gold standard
and those i8vorlng the use OF silver with
gold.
GILBERToN, Pa, Aug 22.-The tearing
up OF the Schuyllzili traction company's
tracks here last night by the borough
officials resulted most disas'rously.
When the company officials heard of it
they sent force of men to effect set
Element. When the break in the road
was reached President Jones, of the
traction company, with Richard Armour, |
of Shenandoah, chief of the company's
police. got off the car and in a few mo-
ments effected a settlement and the |
work OF tearing up was stopped.
In the car were number OF men |
taken on at Girardville, and member |
of the national guard, who had with |
them rifles belonging to the company. |
The railway officials were er gagged III |
conversing with Borough Office when |
some of the crowd tainted tie men on |
board the car and called out, "Wh res
me GlrardvIlle militia?"
JOAN Briggs, of Girardville. stepped |
ut and said, Here we ere," ard fired |
ipto the crowd, killing Richard Paift.
Chief Armour and President Jones mad
settled the trouble and Briggs shot over
Armour's shoulder. This Immediately /
enragtd the people and stones were
thrown, shots from the car became gen
eral and for awhile the battle ragged. |
Armour, while trying TO stop the fight. !
was fatally shot 10y one of his own men. |
In addition TO Paift, William Hughes.
aged nineteen, of Gilberton, VAS Id.
Richard Connocs end Evan David wert
shot and seriously wounded. Jsmes
HullGban had his skull fractured 10y b
stone and may die. Briggs, who started
tie riot, wGs shot by a companion
but was not seriously wounded. H
and Arthur WIville, also members of the
GirardVille militia, are in the Pot;svllie
jail. The sheriff is now in possession
Of the tracks TO prevent any disturb
ances which might arise tonight.