Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-12-28

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Hopper & Co., bankers and brokers
failed today.
CARSON, New. Dec. 24-Heney was
sentenced to eight years in the Nevada
penitentiary and fine of s., 900.
Boston, Mass. Dec. 24-Kidder, Pea
body & Co.. whill ship s5OO,OOO in gold
on the City Of Paris, sailing tomorrow.
| DALLAS, Tex. Dec: 24-Last nights
storm was more severe on the railroads
in Texas, Arkans q ard Indian Territory
that any for years. Trains centering in
Dallas are six to twelve hours behind
and some cannot be heard from at all.
Wsshouts and wrecks are reported.
There is particularly bad wreck on
I the Santa Fe, but at what point or how
| serious cannot be learned here. The
| wind from l to 6 O'Clock this morning
was terrific, and the rain came in a
deluge.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-The house re-
publicaps will introduce on the day after
| Christmas and pass within a week two
bills in response to President Cleve-
lands message of appeal for help for the
treasury. One will be tariff bill to in
crease the revenue; the other a financial
plan to maintain the gold reserve and
prevent the alleged existing trouble
| with greenbacks.
THE party tariff bill will be entitled ::
ga bill to increase the revenues, and to
prevent deficits in the treasury" and
| will go into effect when signed by the
president, il he sigds it, and will remain
in effect until August l, 1898, when by
! its provisions all operations will cease.
Its items are as follows: Duty on
wool Of 60 per cent of the Mckinley law
! rate. Compensatory duty on wooden
goods, 60 per cent Of the Mckinley act
raes. Duty of 60 per cent OF the 1890
| lat on lumber, W hich will be from 10 to
Upper cen ad valorem. An increase of
% per cent from the Wilson German
| act rates on cereals, breadstuffs, dairy
products and live stock, including poul-
try. A horizontal increase Of Is per
cent of the Wilson German bill on all
other schedules with provision that in
no Case shall the duty exceed the Nc
Kinley rates, except those of the Nc
Klnley law.
The second bill will provide for two
issues Ut bonds. The first will be an
unlimited amount of three per cent five
year coin bonds to protect the gold re-
serve, with q provision that the cur
rency redeemed by the proceeds shall
not be paid out for current deficits in
the revenue, unless the expenses of the
government are in excess of the reve-
nues, which it is expected they will not
be il the bill is in operation. In addi-
ton the second bill will provide for one
year three per cent treasury certificates
OF indebtedness, not to exceed $500, CO.
600 in amount and to be disposed of at
the discretion Of the secretary Of the
treasury to meet current deficits in the
revenue.
HAVANA, Dec. 24.-Christmas eve was
usherred in with something like dismay
in this city and there ls apprehension
hourly gaining ground, that Havana
will be besseiged by armed forces be-
fore Christmas day is over. The ad-
vances of the insurgents seemed at the
latest advices to be uninterrupted,
thus contradicting the report sent out
during the afternoon that they had
been turned back in pitched battle
by Campos himself and was striving to
make their way back into the Santa
Clara province.
The rumor was stated in great detail,
that General Campos in person at the
head of the Spanish forces had sue
ceeded in coming face to face with
Gomez and his forces at the plantation
OF Cotiseo, which was in flames. This
plantation is situated twelve miles
from Cardenas and twenty-one miles
from Mstanzas. The insurgents, il
was said, were hemmed in and COM
PEELED to fight. Desperate engage
ments were reported, the combatants
being surrounded by the flames of the
burning plantation. The insurgents
were dispersed, leaving 700 dead and
wounded on the field. The troops
loss was reported orly fourteen and
General Valves and General Luque
had already started for Sabinill8 del
Incomodadrm, supported by several
other columns In pursuit OF the flying
insurgents, who were supposed to be
making their way to Santa Clara
province at their best speed.
This report had the effect of general
ly restoring confidence here and it was
generally believed for a time, as it in
dictated Gomez had given up his camp
psign for lack of support in Matansss.
Details of this engagement hardly
becasme disseminated through the city,
however, before there came a further
report that the insurgents were march
ing toward Guanabans and Captain
General Campos had fastened to that
point to oppose the advance, thus once
more moving headquarters westward
and nearer Havana as he had to do so
often within the last few days. Guiana
bana is only about five miles out of
Matanzas and ten to fifteen miles west
OF the Csliseo plantation where Gen
eral Campos was said to have won an
important victory over Gomez in per-
son.
1t has become evident that the re-
ports of General Campos' successful
stand and rout OF the insurgents was
either unfounded or the force he met
was merely q wing of the insurgents |
army, sent to make a division, while |
the main columns pushed on westward. |
ALI is confusion of mind here and |
the authorities are apparently all at |
sea as to what will be the next step of |
the insurgents, whether MataDzas will |
be besieged, or whether the advance on |
that point Is merely feint to hold the |
Spanish forces there, while the in
surgents make their way once more in |
the west for Havana, which is less than |
fifty miles from Matanzas.
The near approach of the insurgents |
to Matanzss has, in fact, had the effect |
of concentrating all the available |
Spanish forces at that town.
General Campos has changed his |
headquarters to Colon and commenced |
hurriedly concentrating his forces
there, intending to compel General
Gomez to fight pitched battle before
passing that place.