Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-08-25

estimated receipts and expenditures fol the coming year.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The ways and means committee voted today to present the 9th tariff bill makiog silver and lead ores free. The senate bill puts 24 cents per pound on them. Senator Murphy offered a resolution to prevent any further tariff le gIslation this session, in view of Carlisle's letter.
 The motion went over on Cockrells objection.
 The senate agreed to a conference re- port on the deficiency bill and adjourn ed.
 The republican party held caucus today to consider the question of party action on filling the vacancy in the finance committee and action on the supplemental tariff bills.
 NEW YORK, Aug. IS. - The vessel General Knox, lying in the East river and loading for San Francisco, took fire and will be total loss.
 The vessel was loadiug very carefully with an inhammable cargo. The total loss will reach 92O0,OOO.
 SIoUx CITY, Ia., August 1S.--Flfty wo- men. armed with whips, last night drove the disslouie women through the strests and cut of town and warned them not to return.
 OAxACo, Mexico, Aug. 17.-In a fight between John Merritt, an American mining superintendent, aided by four assistants, and fifty Mexican miners, Merritt was killed, as were three of the opposing Mexicans. Merritt came from Denver.
 PRETORIA, South Africa, August IT, The Kaffer rebellion Is assuming alarm Ing proportions. The rebels, embolden- ed by success, have attacked isolated parties of retreating Boers, and even the main column of the Boer forces. Fierce fighting is taking place and the govern ment is uslug every endeavor to suppress the outrages.
 RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT, Aug. 1.-The Vigilsnt did not start in the fifty mile race today. Gould explained that his yacht was being trimmed for match race of fifteen miles windward and re- turn, which occurs tomorrow. The yachts Brittsnia, Satanita, Czarina and Namao started.
 The Brittania came in first and Satan ita second, but the Czarina won on tune allowance.
 VICTORIA, B. O.. Aug. 1.-The steamer Empress of Japan arrived this morning from the Orient, having left Yokohama Augunt ,, War was form ally declared August 3, the proclama- tion being received with every token of rejoicing throughout Japan. Offers of men and means are coming from all corners Of the empire. Owing to the enactment of new press regulations on August l, the Japanese papers give only meagre details, strongly colored for Japanese readers, of war happenings. The new laws decree that editors pub fishing anything regarding war without Its first being formally corrected and approved by government officers appoint ed for the purpose are liable to imprison- ment at labor for term of months and 8 fine as well.
 Details of the engagement which re- suited in sinking the British steamer Kow Sing furnished by the Japanese the contention that the owners of the vessel should look to China for reparatieD. asserting that the was brought about solely by reason of the Chineses troops abroad to allow Captain Golworthy to carry out the instructions given him by Japan, he and his officers being forced to jump into the sea to escape belng shot by the Chinese who were his pass- engers. Japan insists that Kow Sing was sunk on account of the piratlcal | conduct of the Chinese troops on board. |
 An engagement occurred at Seikwan | On July Sth. The Chinese were driven | back with heavy loss and the Japanese troops continued toward Asan.