Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-31

' iiO SoNcInulcLt udNo Deeu HerOLldliDS win the Philadelphia officials. The authorities here, it is said, would like ! to have tho matter disposed of, and if | the Philadelphia authorities consent tO
 bis speedy trial in Ontario, the o.
 tario authorities ara prepared to seud
 strong guard to bring Holmes here for trial at criminal assizes the coming 2
 autumn.
 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2l,-W. 4. Shoemaker, the attorney for II. H.
 Holmes, accused of score of murders,
 received telegram today purportpG
 to como from Minnie R. Williams, cne of Holmes alleged victims. It reads ss
 follows:
 l PROVIDENCE, k. l., Aug. 19, 1895.
 To w. A. Shoemaker, attorney Phil
 Gdelphi2: Report that 1 was murdered
 is absurd. Am alive and we'll.
 (Signed) MINNIE k. WILLIAMS. : When the message WAS soown to | Holmes, he said, eXcitedly: 1 knew my story that 1 cid not kill the girl
 would be confirmed" He brushed the
 tears from bis eyes and saic: ''I am
 sorry, however, tbRt she has made her
 self so public by teiegraphiDg. She
 might ds we'll have written" | Then Holmes reiterated tLe statement | that he has made so often, that the | last time he saw Minnie Williams was
 when he left her at Toronto W tn the Pitzel children. The prisoner has every confidence that Minnie Williams Is the | best friend he has and feels assured that the telegram that was received
 was sent by her for the purpose of showing loyalty to him.
 Assistant District Attorney Barlow
 would not say whether Ee thought the | telegram was genuine CIT false. He ad- | mitted, however, tht. he would not be estonished if Minnle Williams appeared | on the scene at any time. Lawyer | Shoemaker IS Investigating the teie- gram which came over the wires of the Western Union Company. Asked ss to | his belief ss to It's genuiness, he re- ! piled: My opinion is that it was sent | by Minnie Williams. It is more than likely that she sent the message from
 Providence and then hurrIly left towI."
 MONTREAL, Aug. 23.-The Richeliux and OGear and Terre B0npe with a party of Knight TempIar on board iill- ed and sank at the foot of the Beubar- nois canal about II o'clock last night. The water was not deep enough to
 reach the upper decK, and the un- | lucky Knights and ladies landed here at o'clock this morning.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Aug. 23-From ques. | tions asked of veuiremen by counsel for
 Durraut, it is reasonably certain that Durrsn5 will be placed on the witness stand on his own behalf.
 ARDMoRE, l. T., Aug. 23.-The noted | Christian gang of murders and outlaws
 who broke jail In Oklahoma City few
 weeks ago, after killing City Marshal l Jones of Oklahoma City, are now sur | rounded by posse of United States ! marshals six miles west of Purcell, on I the border between OkIs homa and In- dian Territory. An encounter between the outlaws and marshals took place at daylight this morning in which Bob Christian and Ddputy United States Marshal Booker, of Purcell, were both shot. The marshals were forced to re- treat and called for endorsements. CINCINNATI, Oh, Aug. 23.-The first National bank of Franklin has sus- pended.
 OSCEoLA, Neb., Aug. 23.-The whole south side square was burned today with the exception of the Osceola bank. The loss will be over S5O0,000.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Hoskier Wood and Co, will ship s6OO,O0O in gold to- morrow, and Nesslage & Fuller will ship S1O0,OQO.
 GALVESTON, Tex, Aug 22.-Robert II. Hutchins, son of J. H. Hutchins, head Of the wsll-known banking firm, while playing this morning with pistol shot himself fatally.
 DENVER, Aug. 22-Five of the leading smelters of Colorado have prepared com psrative statements of their purchases of gold, silver, copper and lead ore for the firss six months of the years 1894 and 1895, summary of which Is as fol- lows:
 Lead, lbs. .... .4O.218, I68 3S,75S.O19 Silver, ozs. 7,674.9l1 S,C53,3 Gold, Uzs. l05, All 197,35 Copper, lbs.. ..... 1,37S,5I9 2.3ll,59O
 WLwAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 22-The warehouse on the U1ion Steam boat Companys dock took fire today at 1 D. 10. The fire spread to the warehouse of the Anchor Line and freight sheds of the Wisconsin Central k. R. Meny freight cars gre burning, and the fire IS spreading with fearful rapidIty before gale from the southwest It now looks as if the west of Wa+er Street may be swept up 9 Grand Avenue. Many warehouses are gone and the yes sells in the river are threatened. Efforts are being mads to move them. The fire will do immense damage. The St. Paul passenger depot is threatened.
 SAN FAFAEL, Cal, Aug. 2i.-VIctoria Calzacia.. who gained much notoriety hy assauiting Mrs. Bravo and attempt ing to blow up her hotel for which he was serving a nIne months sentence, es- caped from the county Jqil early this morning. This is his third attempt at jail delivery.
 SAN FRAScIsCc, Aug. 22.-M4s. Aary FoSei, residiGg 9t NO. JIJ Powell street, directly opposite the Normal School, has informed the police that she saw Durrest pacing np and down in front of the Normal School from 2 o'clock till 3 o'clock on the afternoon of April 3. At o'clock when the girls came out, she saw him go up and speak to one of the girls, bow to her, and afterwards board the east side of the dummy of a south-bound Powell-street car. She fixes the date positively by several occurrence, and is certain that she is not mistaken in the man. The trial will be resumed tomorrow. ATTACHING MRS. LEAKS TESTIMONY. |
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Aug. 22-Mrs. Leak