Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-05-19
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that the grand jury will today bring al indictment accusing George Decker. z wealthy rancher, of the murder of hi wife, Margaret E. Decker, and Nevad, Decker, her babe, twenty-seven year ago, and Rossie Stone, a grand daught CT, about eight years ago.
 Ten murders are laid at Decker. door. Several of these murders are gus ceptible of proof and the others srs based on suspicion more or less vel founded.
 Besides these murders the list com prises Edward Stone, who was Deeker's second wife's son-in-lsw; Benjamin Decker, a son of Caroline Goodrich Deoker's second wife; four year ol6 son of Edward Stone, a hired man; man in Sacramento valley, name un known, and another man in Illinois name unknown. Decker killed his frs wife and child in 1868, butchering then with his own hands burying them both on top of high ridge. After his frs, wite's death he married a widow named Goodrich and lived with her for ovel twenty years, and It is believed he got rid of her finally in 1890, by poison. He disposed of one child who bothered hun in 1887. The murder in Illinois is said to have been committed before he came west, ane the one in Sacramento valley afterwards. His various relations were killed because they stood in the way oi with gratifying his desires or knew toe much of his crimes.
 BATON ROUGE, May 14.-General assembly this afternoon elected Caffrey for the long term beginning March 5 1885.
 WASHINGTON, May 14-The appeal of John T. McKane to the United States supreme court was decided against Me Kane today.
 BRooKLYN,N. Y., May 14-Talmages tabernacle, the hotel Regent and many adjacent dwellings were burned totally yesterday. The Summerfield M. E. church was also badly damaged. The loss is ever one million dollars. This is the third time the Talamadge tabernacle has burned. It will be rebuilt. The origin of the fire was accidental.
 PIrTsBURG, Pa., May 14.-In a letter to the PittsburQ Dispatch Peter Jack. son, scores Corbett for refusing give a satisfactory answer as to the date he is willing battle. Jackson says he is will ing to meet Corbett in pu bllc or private for twenty-thousand dollars in a twelve foot ring in England or here. He is also willing to postpone the date from June to July or August.
 LONDON, May l4.-Bcazii has broken of all diolomatic relations with Portu- gal and Portugal with Brazil. The lega- tions have been withdrawn.
 The rupture is the result of the Portu- guese naval commanders affording an asylum to the Brazilian rebels.
 WASHINGTON, May 4.-It is difficult see how the Portuguese government can conciliate Brazil although this might be accomplished by the surrender of Admiral Da Cana and an apology But Portugal's pride will probably stand in the way of such concessions.
 AUBURN, N. r., May 14-Lucius P Wi son (Dink) died in electrocution chair at the penitentiary at 1243 D. m. Wilson was one of the gang that killed D te,tive Harvey who attempted to arrest them in Syracuse. for burglary. DiDBs brother Charles is now awaiting trial for the sane crime and may also suffer the death penalty.
 WASHINGTON, May 14.-Representa- tive Wilson, of Washington, is prepared to show the house that to cut piece of the Indian appropriation from Sl25,OOO to S9O,OOO will necessite a It reduction next year of one million pounds of beef and thirty thousand pounds of four. It is his opinion that this cut will likely lead to trouble from the Apaches.
 It will also be shown that the Indian police service will be made inefficient by the proposed cut and that the Indian schools will be crippled. There are many other specific items which he claims are likely to cause an uprising among the Indians.
 FL RENO, O. T., May 13.-Nat Sylvia and Felix Youne, mem mbers of the Dsl- ton gang implicated in the Pond Creek robberies of the Rock Island train some time ago, were arrested this after noon by United States Marshals Madison. Prater and Eichhof The desperadoes were in the city all day trading and selling horses at public auctions. When their identity became known the streets mirsculOusly filled with armed marsbsls. Watching for a supposedly good opportunity, the marshals made sn attempt to arrest Young, who had become separated from Sylvia. Young sprang on hls horse and dashed out of the city, but he was caught and brought back. A running lire was kept up all the time the chase was in progress. No one was injured, however, Sylvia was captured at the depot.
 During the chase after Young, two gamblers, Sim Jim Hathaway and Big Hand Donaldson, attempted to assist the bandits to escape. Hathaway fired at one of the marshsls, but a half dog. en WInchesters were turned on him and he soon surrendered. A great many strangers were in town all day and it is thought robbery was in tended. United States Marshal Mad ison and heavy guard started with the prisoners for the United States jail at Guthrie.
 EDINBURG, May l3.-On the British armored cruiser Galstta, while firing salute to the German squadron, one of the guns exploded, blowing the head of Instructor Lawrence to atoms. An arm of Instructor Whitehead was blown off and number of boys seriously wounded.
 MEXICO CIrY, May 14.-The govern ment announces that the printing of