Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-12-08


 Berea college, when about to retire laet night, were called on by masked men, who overpowered them and tied Ly- man to tree. Taking Condee around near the entrance to the college, they produced dynamite bomb and ordered him to light it and throw 1t in the entrance. When he refused they tied his hands, threw him on 8 wood pile, lighted it themselves, threw it in the entrance and ran away. Condee got loose, seized the bomb and released Lyman. When they examined the premises, another bomb was found near the wood pile. The feeling against the college is because the instition admits white and black students. The attempt to to blow up the college was malicious.
 WAsHIGToN, Dec. 3-The reading of the message closed at $40 p. m., having taken two hours and ten minutes. The vice president announced that in ac- cordance with the usual custom the presidents message would lie on the ta- ble and be printed.
 MT. Dolph of Oregon, presented a memorial from the commercial organi- zations of Portland, Or, favoring the Nicaragua canal MT. Dolph briefly urged the importance of the pending measures for prosecuting the canal.
 MT. Peffer, Populist, Kansas, on the two resolutions. The first directs the judiciary committee of the senate to in- vestigate the circumstances and legal authority under which the secretary of the treasury made the last two issues of bonds. The second resolution calls on the president for information concerning the circumstances and necessity for sending United States troops to Chicago during the Pullman strike. Both reso- lutions went over.
 HUNTINGTON, Ind., Dec. 4-Dynamite to be used in sewer exploded today and killed two men and injured number of others.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Republicsns don't favor any tariff legislation this ses- sion. Senator AlIdrich of Rhode Island says he thinks it will be best to allow matters to rest where they are. ''Let the country recover" he added land we will see if any further Legislation Is wanted"
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Turkish le- gation today furnished the associated press an official telegram received by the minister from Turkey relative to alleged Armenian eutrages. It says the sgita- tors came originally from Roumania and Greece and took an important part in the Sassum rebellion. It was Arme- nians of the Talourle district who star ted the revolt by attacking Musslemen villages. Not more than 70 or 80 Kurds were ever employed, and far from con- hitting any cruelities the regular troops succeeded iu restoring peace. Peaceful Armenian villages not taking part in the disturbances were left undisturbed. LEXINGTON, Ky, Dec. 3.-The United States court room at Mount Storing was the scene of fight today. United States Commissioner F. F. Rogers had called the case against Fred Sur gall, of Elloitt county, for moonshining, and was examining Tom Atkins, of Ell ott county, witness for the defense, when the shooting commenced. Will liam Watkins, an enemy of Sturgall, | ot hn aui6ora0 hot Atkins WAS giving in favor of Sturgall, and drawing his gun rushed towards the witness stand, firing at Atkins as he went. The shooting became general, and the court and audience went to cover to protect themselves from the flying bullets. Atkins was mortslly wounded. A bullet had entered hIs abdomen, and his death is a matter of only few hours. Watkins was arrest ed and taken to jail. Court adjourned abruptly. The shooting is the result of an old feud between two different mountain factions. Watkins says that Atkins perjured himself on the stand iD order to injure him and that be shot him for that reason. Atkins-friends denounce the affair as an representation, and promise to retaliate. More trouble IS I66IoQ, d6 tuc IElbuu5 Ol w hE6 preparing to protect him.
 YOKOHAMA, Dec. 3-kccording to semi-official press dispatches Japan has decided to insist upon heavy conditions of peace, which will be increased if war is prolonged. If the war is concluded now Japan would accepted 400,000,000 yer and cessation of territo ry uow oc- oupied by her forces.
 If Taku and Shon Hsi Kn8u cannot be attacked this winter because of the climate, the war will be pushed in other parts of China. No armitice will be granted unless China formally sues for peace and surrenders Pekin or gives other pledges in proportion to the de- mands of Japan. It must be stipulated that the Japanese power is absolute.
 WAeHINGToN D. c. Dec. 3-President Cleveland in his annual message to Congress commences as follows:
 The assem blaze within the nations legislative halls of two bodies charged with the duty of making laws for the benefit of generous and free people, impressIvely suggests an acting obligs- tion and an memorable responsibility in the volume of theIr task. At the threshold of such labor, now to be un- dertaken by the congress of the United States and in the discharge of the ex- ecutive duty enjoined by the conetltu- ton, submit this communications for such legilstion as seems to me necessary and expedient."
 The president first calls attep tion to our foreign relations and says "the his tory of our recent dealings with other nations, and our peaceful relations with them at this time, additionally demon strates the advantage of our consis- tently adhering to firm but just foreign policy, free from envious or am bilious scenes and characterized by honesty and sincereity."