Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-04-07

followed by counter move of the old
board obtaining writ OF prohibition
from the supreme court restraining
CHM from acting in the matter at ALL
WASHINGTON, March 29.-While
Speaker Crisp has reached no defiulte
conclusion in reference to bis appoint
ment as United States senator, he feels
his presence il necessary in the house
and the chances are decidedly against
his acceptance.
CRISP HAD RATHER BE SPEAKER.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 30.-Governor
Northen received a telegram from
Speaker Crisp declining his appoint
ment to the senate on the ground that
party considerations force him to re-
main In his present position.
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., March 29.-In
Pollard Breckenridge case this after
noon Col. Breckenridge went on the
stand In his own behalf. He claimed
that when he first met the young
woman. she approached him on a rail-
way train and called him by name.
Then she began writing him letters, and
he made an appoi- tmsnt to meet her in
Lexington. The burden of the testI-
mony was that ell the advances were
made by the young woman who now
accuses him.
Throughout his testimony Colonel
breckenridge endeavored to maintain
the high ground of the strict moralist
and to convey the impression that he
had fallen victim to a designing young
woman's wiles. Under kindly guidance
OF his own counsel he was allowed to
tell ln his own way OF his second meet
ing with Miss Pollard az Wesleyan SEM
mary, OF his long and fatherly Ia k
with the girl about her engagement to
hhooes, whom che said she did not
want 10 marry, and of her asking him to
take her that evening TO a musical con-
cert. lie procured carriage, he said,
ana TOOK her for drive, but did not 90
10 the concert. Referring to the final
incident or that drive at night be said: :
L am man with passion, she was a
woman with passion, that is all there
was to 1t. L took liberties with her"
Just case OF ilhc love" broke in Mr..
butter%orth. That is it, Butter
worth, L am man, she a woman. hu-
man, both of US" replied the defendant.
Then breckenridge said he took the
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AUKLAND, New Zealand, March %
The steamer Alameda from Samoa.
brings Intelligence Of serious uprising
there. 1t appears that Henry Ide, the
American chief justice, under the Joint
protectorate exercised over the island
by the United States, Great Britain and
Germany fined and imprisoned the chiefs
OF rival faction aud compelled them to
work on the roads like ordinary con-
sicts. This angered the natives, who
broke out in armed rebellion. King
Maletoa sided with the chief Justice
and sent troops to put Gown tie insur-
rection. Several sharp encounters fol-
lowed and thirty were killed ard fifty
wounded. The rebels we're driven into
the interior. 1t is claimed that Ma e.
toa's troops INDUCED il all sorts of bar
barities and atrocities, such as mutilat-
ing prisoners, behsad ng the dead and
outraglng women. This so incepsed the
natives that general uprising is threat
ened. At the time the Alameda left
the foreign population was greatly
alarmed and were looking anxiously for
the appearance of war ships of one of
the nations forming the prOtectorate.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 29.-The Post
tomorrow Will publish tory in which
it is claimed genuine prize fight took
place in the central police station OF
this city last night, referred by lnspec-
tor McKelway aud witnessed by Roger
Omara, superintendent of police. Pat
Farrell, crack pugilist of the police
force, and Timothy Seaman, of Law
rencevllle, fought to finish. Seaman
knocked Farrell out in the fourth
round
LEXINGTON. Ky, March 29.-For the
past week the ladies of this city and
vicinity have been circulating petit
ton, praying congress 10 impeach Ool-
onel w. 9. p. Breckenridge. The pc
tition says his longer continuance in
congress is a disgrace to Kentucky
womsnhood, which he has already dis
honored, and that congress ought at
once to impeach him. The petition is
signed by leading socity ladies,
PENSACOLA, Fla, March pa terri
BILE tragedy has been enacted in this
city by which II. @. Huffa and bride
who had been married but three hours
previous, lost their lives. Mrs. Huffa
was formerly the wife of Thomas Tray
nor, steamer captain. Last fall shs
obtained divorce from Tray0or and
yesterday married Hulfs. After the
divorce Traynor continued to visit his
former wife. 1t is not known whether
marriage relations were resumed, but
it is fought they were. Traynor
claims that he went to Huffa's house
to obtain his clothes and was order, d
away by Huffa, who refused to let him
have them. He refused TO 60 without
bis clothes. Huffa advanced on him
with knife il his hand. Traynor
drew pistol and rot him dead He
claims that Mrs. II uffA was shot acct
dentally. Traynos Is in Jail.
De SoTo, Mo-, March 29.-Coxey's
commonwealth army has d detachment
in camp here. They arrived last night,
los strong, and ill lave today to join
the main army. they form hard look
ing, but orderly crowd.
DENVER, Colo, March 90. Governor
Waite has refused TO endorse the Coxey
movement and issue call for toe un-
employed Of Denver to march on to
Washington.
TACOMA, Wash, March 29-Accord-
idg to the statement of the leading pop
ulist thlre are ia Tacoma and Seattle
over 1900 members of the Industrial
army. Some time ago M, represent
ing himself as an organizer OF this order
was In the city, and il is said he gained
, large number of recruits. One man
who claims he is a member, says that
instructions have been received from
headquarters that will start a contin-
gent from the oound country toward
Washington. The route taken will be
over the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railways.
DENVER, Colo, March % - Lite this
afternoon Judge Glinn, sitting in the
district court, issued an order for an
injunction restraining the old police
board from interfering with the new
board pending the settlement of the
controversy tetween the two boards IN
court on quo warranto proceedings.
The sheriff is also eDjoined from TAX
ing hand in the controversy As