Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-02-17

Rio JANEIRo, Feb. S.-Peixoto gave
g dig reception today to United States
Minister Thomson and Rear Admiral
Benham. The general belief if that the
rebellion is practically at an cad and it
is not likely there will be any more
fighting of Importance as the presiden-
tial election will now take up the atten-
ton of both parties.
LONDON, Feb. S.-Mrs. John W.
Mackey has returned to London from
Paris.
An intimate friend of the Mackey
family says Princess COlonDa, the
daughter of Mackey, has not gone TO
the United States, as supposed. He
says the princess is in France with her
children and is hiding for fear Der
children may be abducted.
DENVER, Feb. S.-The Carr murder
mystery continues to battle the police.
Mrs. Carr IS still in custody at the
county jail but there is as yet little
excuse for holding her. Today she
confessed she had been an unchaste
woman before and after marriage, but
denied being implicated in her bus
bands murder.
There was no insurance on Cars
life, the two policies for $4,000 having
been allowed TO lapse some months
ago. There is some doubt whether
Carr was ever divorced from his Balti-
mo. g wife.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 8-Sampson,
the strong man announces he has de-
cided to challenge Corbett for a fight.
Sampson strikes a 300-pound blow
He says he is willing that Corbett
should strike him but q would surely
break COrbett's arm or otherwise dis
able him at the time. He states he will
go into training to perfect himself also
in the science of sparring.
New YORK, Feb. S.-The success of
the Bartlett plan for the reorganization
OF the Nicaragua Canal Company is
now assured, according to a statement
made by John r. Bartlett, chairman of
the reorganization committee. Bartlett
said that stockholders representing 3d.
600 shares of the stock of the old COM
pany, out OF total of no shares,
have signed an agreement and deposited
their stock according to the circular is
sued by the reorganization committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-The house CON-
mittee Oh elections decided by a strict
party vote against the title of Hilborn,
republican. to the California seat cen
tested by English, democrat.
The secretary of the interior gp-
proved the new rules of Superintendent
Hailman for the indian reservation
schools.
The most important is the discontin-
uance of corporal punishment.
HANFoRD, Feb. 8.-About forty
tramps were brought to this city from,
the south this morning by the railroad
company and left here. This evening
when the train went north the tramp5
attempted to board a freight tram,
fight ensued between the train
men and the tramps. Revolvers
were drawn on both sides, but no shots
were fired.
The trsinmen used their clubs freely,
and several of the men who attempted
to ride We're horrible beaten. The lat
ter swora out warrants for the arrest of
the tTaiumen. The crowd is camped
in town for the night.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The house
COMMITTEES on public lands made a ia
voraOle report today on the Baldwin
bill to withdraw from sale or settle
ment the gold and silver bearing lands
of Minnesota, or max them subject to
disposal under the United States min
eral lands laws. A favorable report was
also made on Mr.. Rawlins' bill, extend
ing to five years operation the law
allowing those who have fled declara-
tlOns Of intention to settle on desert
lands four years, and make final
proofs. The bill also suspend during
1894, the requirement that one dollar
an acre shall be expended towards re-
claiming desert land.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The treasury
balance today is stated to be 51I7, 115,-
325, the first time it has been above the
100,OJO,O00 mark FIR several months.
This is an increase Of 534, 100000 over
yesterday and is accounted for solely
on account of the payments of the sub
scriptions for the new five per cent
bonds OF this increase S2S 656, 294 is
Ia gold and S5,S63, 40 in currency.
New York, Feb, Sup to noon today
the sub tire sury has received about
S43 100000 in gold on account of the
bonds. The total amount of the re-
ceived here out OF S59,O00O00 (round
tgures,) which the government will re-
ceive in principal and premiums alto
gether for the bonds, is about $4,000
600.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The house was
in tangle immediately after opening,
over the Bland bill, several members
insisting that they had been wrongly
The house Judiciary committee censid-
cred the McGann resolution proposing
an inquiry into Judge Jenkins in
junction against the Northern Pacific
employees, but adjourned without &C
ton.
The house went into committee Of
the whole on BANDS seignorage bill.
Bland explained in a few worda that he
never agreed, as stated IN some of the
public prints, to striking out the second
section of this bill, which section pro-
vldes sor the coinage of al bullion it the
treasury.
Aside from the question of raising
revenue he regarded the second section
ls more important than the first
"If we are to deal with the bullion in
-he treasury" said he, let uss deal
with it as whole. We have already
the purchasing clause of the
Sherman ac- No more bullion will
come into the treasury, shy sOuld we
not coin what Il there. To coin only
sel2niorage Of Sj5,0O0,C00 would be
% 4, arirg he rest should
-enain there, as wortheless. 1t would
De dedicated to monetary use
$50 far as am concerned | never Will
consent to stop half way"
What advantage" asked COOms, |
democrat of New York, would accrue
rom the coinage of this bullion, when |