Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-10-20
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senger train for the purpose of robbery. The spikes were pulled from the rails and the engine, baggage car, coach, chair car and sleeper ran of and onte the ties The damage done was trifiing and DO one wns hurt. A man called at the south Denver depot early iH the night and intinated that the train would be wrecked aud robbed.
 BFLLEvILLE, IL, Oct. 1.-The Illi- nois State Federation of Labor has re- solved that the general assembly of the state shall submit to the people a reso- lution allowing it to be optional with each county to determine, by majority vote of the county, the class or classes of property from which taxes shall be raised, but the assembly shall, by geper- al laws, have power to tax corporations using pubic franchises as it sees fit.
 MEMPHIS, Teun., Oct. 11.-Grsndy Moore, 15 years old, white boy, has been arrested on tha charge of wreckiog the fast mail on the Louisville & Nash vile road in which several persons were injured. The boy confessed his guilt and said he opened the switch to see what would happen to the train.
 CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-Catholics and protestant pubic school children, Knights Templars and others bodies have joined to celebrate the birth of father Mathew the apostle of temper ance.
 LINCOLN, Ills, Oct. 11.-Vice- Presi- dent Stevenson declared in speech before the democracy of Logan cou ty that he would have gladly given the deciding vote in favor of the tariff blll as it came from the house had he had the opportunity.
 KEARNEY, Neb., Oct. 1.-The First National Bank suspended here today
 BosroN, Oct 11.-In a tenement house fire at 213, Hanover street, two aye dead and six injured.
 PROVIDENCE. Oct. II. - Steamboat Manila of New Port, IS bottomslde up. All on board were lost.
 OAXACA, Mex, Oct. 1.-There is great excitement about the yellow fever on the island of Carmen. It Is causing many deaths.
 MADISON, Oct. 1l.-St ong rumors are current that the federal grand jury has returned sixty indictments for defrsud- ing the government, ard of suborna- tion and perjury. All are in connection with fraudulent entries and swindles ip the Ashland, Wis, district by which millions of dollars in pine lands have been stolen from the United s :atee.
 VANCOUVER, s. c. Oct. 11.-Frede- rich G. Turner, a fast bicycle rider, member of leading family here and also a crack rifle shot, was mortally stabbed by Grace Irwin, a absolute woman with whom hs had been living. Turner attempted throw the woman of as he wanted to lead different life. She called at his office and asked him for money with which she could leave town. He gave her S10 and said he would call and give her more. The woman drew 8 knife and plunged it in his breast infiicting mortal wound. The woman is handsome brunette, and came from San Francisco where she ,hbd been a typewriter in a real estate office.
 MILWAUKEE, Oct. n.-Plans for the new government building has been arranged so that every room in the building may be under surveillance of detectives who may see and hear all that goes on without being exposed.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 1l-Corbett and F'itz- simmons are matched to fight in Florida before tne Athletic club at Jackson vile for purse of ,O0O and slO,OOO side, any time after July l, 1895.
 PENDLEToN, Ore, Oct. 11-Clck Humpssy, six year old boy accident ally shot his mother with gun he did not know was loaded.
 CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 1.-The big four masted schooner Tasmania has beer driven ashore in gale. The crew was rescued.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-A civil service commissioner is now busy investigating cases of asse 8 sments for political pur- poses. Commissioner Roosevelt said today: "Urnder the decision of the at- torney general we cannot proceed against those persons who solicit by let ter. However, we will publish broad cast what Is being done, and guarantee to those employed that they need not donate a cent We shall present mat ters to congress and urge that iegisla- ton be had to punish solicitation by say that no man ia office, whether dem- OCTdt UT TSpuOliCdu lS uuUcT HDy OD T. gation to contribute to campaign funds and cannot be molested in auy way by his superiors for refusing."
 SPOKANE, Wash, Oct 10.-James LyncD, rosdmaster on the Great North ern and one of the most widely known men and contractors in the northwest, killed himself at his home today by sending bullet through his brains.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The Japanese legation has notified the department of state that Prince Yamishima of Japan, a nephew to the emperor, will arrive in New York from Earope next Friday and will visit Washington. The collector of cust ms at New York has been iu- structed to extend the usual courtesies and facilities for landing the effects of the prince.
 TAcoMAH, Wash, Oct. 10.--It devel- Dped today that the Prohibition party has failed to file it's state nominations