Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-04-14
a meeting of the coinage committee to

meeting OF the coinage committee to
consider the free coinage bills before it.
Speaking of the action in the house on
the presidents veto of the seignorage
bill, MIR. Bland said he preferred to have
bad the debate continue this week and
even into next week. He certainly did
not expect vote on the bill
before Saturday and had told fellow
member he could safely go out of the
! city until that time. He declared that
there was no preconcerted action on the
part OF the silver men or any conspiracy
or pre-arrangement for the prompt vote
taken.
Los ANGELES, Cal, April, 6.-The
Arizona blacksmith I j Partridge,
who created such a ns to- in Judge
4ork's court few days ago by pro-
duclng the large sum of S13, 500 while
undergoing an examination for insanity,
and who had been under the care of
some of the best physicians in the city
since that time, was discharged this
| afternoon, Doctors Briped and Hunt
giving it as their opinion that a few
weeks rest would restore him com
pletely.
Partridge underwent a thorough ex-
animation few days since and it was
ascertained that his affection was the
result of overwork and deprivation.
For the past fifteen years he has been
working and boarding every cent he
earned, almost starving himself, which
unbalanced his mind.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 6.-The Cal
ifornia regiment OF the Industrial army,
numbering 800, arrived in Sacramento
at noon today. The Industrial soldiers
were huddled together 10 freight cars
like band OF sheep. Some of them
found resting places on top If cars, and
as the train reach the capital city they
realised their flags and cheered. There
has been a company of 200 organized in
Sacramento aud they will cast their for
tunes with the new comrades. Arrange
| ments had been previously made for
caring for the army in Agricultural
park. The city authorities bad prepar
ed for them substantial dinner, con-
| sisting of soup, beef, bread and coffee.
Col. Baker, one of the field ficers.
| speaking of the army, was very indig
| nant over the treatment which they had
| received at the hands of the Oakland
| authorities. He said that his men acted
in very peaceable manner while they
were in the city, yet the officials had
| threatened to shoot them and conspired
| together in the night time to call out
| troops with rifles and Calling guns to
| drive them away. He declared that the
| officials were nothing more than cheap
| hired men who would do most anything
for four bits.
"We are upon a peaceful mission"
| said he, "and Il g brutal and inhuman
| that these poor, unprotected, hungry
men should be treated like a lot of
beasts"
The Sacramento authorities will pro-
| vide for the army while it remains here.
| Arrangements have not yet been com-
| pleted for transportation over the noun
| tsins. Promises have been made that
the Southern Pacific will carry them out
of Ogden.
| SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 6.-At five
| o'clock the army boarded special train
OF twenty freight cars and the journey
| was resumed. All the cars Will be filed
| with straw.
Major Hubert of the army, hsd
| several interviews with Governor Mark
ham, asking him to intercede with the
railroad authorities and if possible to
/ procure free transportation.
Governor Markham told the major be
could not do it, as the Constitution of
the state explicitly provides that the
chief executive cannot have any deal
ings with railroad corporations.
DENVER, Colo. April 6.-The story
from Grand JUNCTION, G. 10, that Major
W. p. Clark, of the second infantry, is
managing Coxey's army is denied by
friends here, who state that Clark is at
the bedside of his sick mother at Will
Transport, Pa.