Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-01-06

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 3O.-A young
man who gives his name as George Ross
went into lot in the rear of the city
prison this morning and shot him self
twice. with intention of committing
suicide. One bullet entered his head
and the other lodged in his left lung.
He will die. Ross was taken to the
county hospital. He says he was short
of money, lad no work, was hungry and
did not care to live any longer. Ross
says he came here from Salinas, and
says he is native of California but has
no relatives.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-Ths assassin
Pendergast was more cheerful this
moring after good nights sleep. He
expressed himself confident of escaping
the gsllows and thinks that be will get
new trial early and with different
result.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-A ttorney Wade
for the condemned man SAYS that there
is no possibility of fipal decision being
reached inside OF year; that an attempt
will be made to get new trial. If this
fails the case will be appealed to the
supreme court.
Lawyer Wade says he has been receiv-
ing kilograms from lawyers in all parts
OF the country urging him to continue
the fight for his client and that he could
raise $4,000 for the defense from the
bar alone.
DENVER, ID, C. 29-The state Farmers
Alliance this morning elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, j. W.
Flower, of Conejos county; vice-presi-
dent, j. II. Brsmmer, of Mineral county;
secretary, r. A. Southworth, Of
Arapahoe county; lecturers Charles T.
PHILIPPE, of South Denver.
WASHINGTON, Dec. disappointment
emit Gadsden, OF the money order serv-
ice, will sign orders early in January,
making AS fourth class postoffices
money order Offices, and extending
posi- tai facilities to fifteen offices IN
various parts of the country.
DENVER, Dec. 29-The product of the
Boston and Colorado Smelling COM
pay for 1898 shows gam of over so
per cent in the amount of Colorado
gold handled, the total for this year
being nearly 100000. Tne total pro-
duction of the smelter. including gold,
silver and copper, is S5,5IS.049, as COM
pared with s6,O62, OLA in 1892 The de-
crease ia due to the fall in the price Of
silver.
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. %. Serious riot
ing took place yesterday among the ma
tives at Witwatesrandt. The natives
who engaged in the disturbance were
mostly employed IN the mines and num-
bsred about 1000. One hundred men
are said to have been wounded, of whom
six are dangerously injured. The rio
tiers also sacked the town and tried TO
destroy one OF the public bu ldings, but
we're eventually dispersed by special
police. The excitement has extended
to several mines.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 29.-Tho
Major General Commanding the
United States army has approved that
part of the uew tactics providing for
officers giving command under certain
circumstances by whistles instead of
by word of mouth. The whistles are
to be placed in the cross-pieces of the
guards of the swords, and an order has
been issued to the commanding officers
OF the Springfield Armory and the
Rock Island Arsenal, to make this
alteration as promptly as possible.
MI. VERNON, KY, Dec. 29.-At Pine
Hill this county, yesterday in general
tight four men were wounded. Ben
Pike received hundred birds shot in his
breast ard arms and a pistol ball
through the upper portion OF bis left
leg. Isaac Mlsal was shot through the
right breast IN ball passing out at
the hip. He oied this morning. John
Mullins, q peacemaker, was shot below
the knee aud Id walking around both
bones gave way. Another of the Misal
boys was wounded. All the partici-
pants are wounded and unable to at
tend court. There is a women 10 the
case.
CHICAGO, Dec. 90. The jury re-
turned into court room at go
p. M, and the prisoner was sent
for. When he arrived the foreman of
the jury announced the finding of the
jury. Prsndergast, who was fear
striken and Trembling when brought.
back to court, utterly collapsed when
the announcement was read. He sank
back in bis chair, his chin dropped and
be seemed completely dazsd.
He looked pitlfuliy, appesliDgly at
the court and the jury, and tears
glistened in his eyes, from which here
tofore only fierce chances Of hatred had
been shown. As soon as the verdict
was announced the bail;ffs grabbed the
miserable, trem bling prisoner and start
ed to rush him back to his cell in muir
derers' row. They had nearly reached
the door, when Judge Brentano ordered
them to stop while the jury was
polled-
Prendergast stood nervously clutch
ing the back of chair while each jury
man IN turn answered that his verdict
was death. When the last juror had
made his answer Prendergast's knees
shook, his chin dropped and he would
have fallen had not one of the attend
ing bailiffs lent supporting arm He
was led, half carried 20 his cell. The
jury was out somewhat over an hour.