Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-09-29

WASHINGTON, b. C., Sept. 20.-There is no evidence that the attorney gen. eral will do any thing on the stanford suIt until the house acts on the funding bill. The blll will meet with immense opposition.
 ALBIA, September 20.-Hediin and Brooks, the attempted traia wreckers on | the Chicago & Burlington road, and a prisoner named Sullivan. attacked the sheriff and a deputy m the jail and sought to teat them to .nsensI6ilIty and escape. Hedlin and Brooks were both shot and are dying.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 20.--The Goulds are preparing to enter the field of manu-
 lecturers, and will compete with the Diamond Match Trust. The new con
 ceTn Is called the Cont ental Match | Co. The plant IS to be at PassaiC, \. J.,
 and capital, sl ,000,OO0.
 PAaIs. Sel:. 20.-Olicial dispatch es | from Hsl No, t.. C. piJal of ToHquin,
 says that p,rates attempted to wreck | the train from L4nigsOn. The Chinese engineer aas killed and two Frepchmen
 were carrea oiT. Col Gall.et Is pursu- 1 ing the siratas.
 AKRON, O., Sept Z0.-TNenty young men were more or less seriously injured last night by fallirg of 8 large wood en platform, between the Vagel Block and building in the rear. It was an- nOunced that the Excelsior Athletic ! Club would give a ee @ ter'iinment 1 in their hall on the third strry. The doors were not open, and the croSd were obliged to stand on a woode9 platform 45 feet from the ground. The straIn proved too much.
 NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 21.-Asso- clated press correspondent at Blue fields says there is certainty of civil war at the Blueields under martial law. The Americans who were elected to office without their consent, refused to serve, and MadrIse issued a decree declaring that any one who was elected and refused to serve should pay 9 fine of $50 per day for each day out of office. The American CaptaIn O'Neill Is pro- tecting the latter. and compelled Ma drise to ignore his own decree. The E glish cruiser Mohawk will arrive with the two exiled Americans Ol board. It was thought by the government, at B!uefields, one time, that Eaglish cruiser contemplated an attack. The Americans were put behind breastwOrks defended by 300 men and guns. Two kegs of powder with fuse attached were placed in ths building with the prisoners with directions to fire the powder when the fight began. When the prisoners were removed to San Juan del Norte the powder was taken along and placed in the hotel with them.
 CADIz, Sept. 21.-The Government of Mexico has requested Spanish ship building firm to prepare plans for the construction of twelve men-of-war.
 Rio JANEIRo, Sept. 21.-The govern ment will raise three million pounds loan.
 MELBURNE, Sept. 2l.-The Victoria free traders triumphed in the late cleo ton.
 PRINCETON, Ky, Sept. 21.- Seven hun dred taxpayers of the Lindle and Casey vile precincts, armed with Winchesters, are patiently awaiting the arrival of tax collector Blackwell and one hundred armed deputies. Blackwell says be will collect the tax if he kills everybody.
 BRISTOL, Tenn, Sept. 2l.-James Dar-
 
 called tc his door and shot by moon- shir CTS who had been raided by Darcey's information.
 SAN DIEGO, Sept 2l.-Ihs funeral of Dr. Gustavus Witfeld, resident of this city for the last thirty four years, who died Saturday evening at the Tower House, was held today under the aus pices of the Masons, he being a Mason of the thirty-second degree. Mir. Wit field came to tbis country In 1S49. and to Old San Diego in 1859, where he kept a store for many years. He was born in the province of Rhine, Germany, in 1923.
 pr. Witfeld was the predecessor of pr. George Martin Tn the drug business. Ia 1878 and 1879 he occupied the south west corner of Camp and Convent streets, but subsequently, sold out to pr. Martin and returned to San Diego. He was 8 smali, pleasant hammered man, well thought of while he was here.
 SWIFT, Ala, Sept. 21.-Two octoroons fought knife duel oAer a woman. One man was killed and the woman stabbed.
 SocoRRo, N. M., Sept. 2O.-J. T. Cha YES was nominated by tEe republican convention today for congress.
 COLON. Columbia, Sept.-21.-The President of the Republic of Columbia | is ill and believed to be dying.
 PITTsBURG, Sept. 2L-William Smith, a 33 year convict iu the western peniteE- | tiary, fatally wounded his keeper, Geo. | w. Deam, with knife.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Sept. 21.-Dr. David | Wooster, prJminent physician ana we'll known through his works on heart dis ease, died of taat complaint thIs morn ing.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Sept. 20.-The cleo ton commissioners have found much | stuffiug of the register and have decided | to offer a reward If 5250 for cOnvictiOn of illegal registration.
 DENVER, Sept. 2O.-The cavalry troops at Fort Bowle, Arizona, ordered t0 Fort Logan, will march the entire distance, over roc miles. It will be the longest march made since the Ope0u. fl the railroads.
 BosT \, Sept. 2O.-In the strike to abolish the Jumping and swea ing sys- Lems and introducing the weekly wage 5y stem, also es hbllshing a working day of nine hours, every mar, woman and child respo ded to the call to quit work.
 KENNEDY, Tex. Sept 20-Sam Brad ley and Bill Bosworth, living three miles from town, when leaving home yester- lay net au old man and saOt at him sp- for amusement. Passing on R lew hundred yards they met R. E. Bur ris and Theodore ami Foster Butler, with whom they had a feud. Bradley