Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-05-19

fled today. In the early trading sixt,
 cents was reached and later that record
 was smashed and fifty-nine cents wal
 substituted.
 SARATOGA, N. Y., May 15.-A genera
 assembly of the Presbyterian church o
 the north opened here today. This con
 vention is anti-Briggs in a ratio of about
 4 to 1. Lines are nearly all drawn or
 this issue. The test of strength of the
 factions will be made when a moderator
 is elected.
 WELBoRN, Fla, May 15.- Goo
 Williams, a negro convict, has beer
 ly nched. It Is said he was implicated in the murder of two women in Hamil
 ton county. He escaped from prisot
 and the murder was committed while hs
 was gone.
 | GRAvEsEND RACE TRACK, BRooKLYN
 N. r., May 15.-The day is beautiful anc
 the track is perfect for the great handi
 cap. Clifford is the chief favorite anG
 it is thought that he will go to the post
 eight to five. Early in the day all the
 handicap favorites were given exercise | All the exercise work was over before
 10. At 11:30 Clifford and Sir Walter
 were strong favorltes ID betting, five tc
 two being given on each.
 FRESNO, Cal, May 1.-The heavies,
 rain and hsil-storm seen here for years
 ragged today. Much damage to hay and
 fruits will likely result.
 ATLANTA, Ga.. May 1.-Two negroes
 have been arrested for the murder oI | MPo .illio laof
 derered when at supper, having been
 checked to death with @ pair of tongs.
 Robbery is supposed to have been the 1 motive.
 PHOENIX, Ariz., May 14-W. F. Watts
 the conductor on the Maricopa & Phoe
 nix line, while making up train al | Maricopa last night near midnight, fell from car and caught his foot in a stake hole on flat car and broke his | leg. He was afterwards brought to Phoenix.
 BRooKFIELD, Mo-, May A. Reports from Browning say that William and George Taylor, the murderers of George
 Meeks and family, took breakfast today
 with farmer near Winnegan. Sheriff Barton has offered reward of S20O for | CuSa Ol thO T oy lOic, 0CoQ UT dltN6. Il uc l capture of the fugltives is said to be cer- | tain.
 WAsHINGToN, May 15.-In the senate | today Allen of Nebraska, introduced a | resolution calling upon the secretary of | the treasury for information as to the | total number of persons engaged in pro- | tected industries, the number whose wages are claimed to be affected, the proportion of persons in the United
 States dependent upon foreign markets, | the sale of products, the number en- gagged in protected industries who are native citizens, the number naturalized | and the number of aliens, and the pro- | portion of native born or neturalized citizens that are being displaced by | aliens. Chandler asked that the resolu l tion go over until tomorrow and asked | Allen in the meantime to ascertain | whether it was possible for the secretary to comply with the request. Allen call l ed attention to the fact that a similar resolution passed in 1886. The reselu- | tion went over.
 CHICAGO. May l4.-The board of man. | sgers of the Union League club this sf- | ternoon unanimously voted to expel 1 Congressman Breckenridge from the
 roll of honorary membership. NEw YORK, May l4.-For four hours
 beginning at sunrise today, Gravesend | track was enlivened with racers receiv- ing finishing touches preparatory for 1 the Brooklyn handicap tomorrow. Ajax was sent mile in 1:52. Clifford work ed mile ID 1 :44 under a strong pull dlsposlng of the rumor that he had gone | wrong. Trainers and horsemen have the race narrowed down to Sir Walter, Dr. Rice, Clifford, Henry of Navarro, Banquet, Sport and Ajax.
 | SAN JOSE, Cal, May 14.-Embezzler H. H. Leonard was sentenced by Judge Reynolds this morning to three years at Folsom. The judge overruled the | motion fr new trial pending appeal to the supreme court. Lsonard was re- leased or furnishing s6.0O0 bail. There are eight more indictments yet to be heard.
 ST. JOSEPH, Mo, May LA small pox epidemic is said to be raging in Atchison and in the Sugar Lake country south of Winthrop. Today the St. Joseph board of health issued a procla- nation announcing that this city will quarantine against the infections dis ease.
 FRESNO, Cal, May 14.-Another sen- sation comes from an alleged attempt to poison Mrs. Palmer, 8 sensational wit ness in the Heath case. She was at that time carried into court on cot and testified for the prosecution. Last week she was taken before the grand jury attended by nurse and physician. Shortly after this somebody vent to her house and took her bottle of medicine purpOrting to be from her physician and sent for nervousness. She regarded it suspiciously and today went before the grand jury with the medicine. Upon analysis the bottle was found to contain croton oil, which, if taken as prescribed, would have caused death.
 WASHINGTON, D. o., May l4.-Captain composing the board designated by Secretary Herbert to investigate the charges relative to frauds in armor plates, left Washington today for Beth- lehem, Pa, They will threre witness an acceptance test of armor plate tomor- row, and proceed to Homestead to re- sume their inquiries with the expecta- tion of returning to Washington by the end of the week.
 SAN FRANCISCO. May 11.-An evening paper which last Friday declared that number of the plates of the coast de- fsnse vessel Monterey had been found to .e rotten, today repeats its ssser- tioDs. Three mechanics from Home stead, who are thoroughly familiar with plates, plugs and all, are said to be now on the Monterey aiding the investigst- ing con. 10 ttee, and their assertions are declared in every instance to have b. en confirmed upon examination. The Monterey is about to be placed on 8 dry dock, where te defective plates will be removed and the examination con tinued. Secretary Herbert warmly de- nies that any investigation is being