Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-03-09
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nominated William L.. Wilson of Weet Virginia. postmaster general to succeed General Bssell wbo has resigned.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-The deficiency appropriation i'll was reported to the senate today, leaving only the naval bill before the committee. Consideration on the sundry civil bill will be resumed.
 4 motion by Hit in the house to con- cur in the Hawaiian cable amendment to the diplomatic b.ll was lost, 1l5 to l5O.
 Cadet appointments to West Point were issued to l. l. Hunt, Point Arena, Cal Fed Roberts (alternate), Eureka; l.. c. Roe, San Bsrnardino; R. H. Peck (slternate). San Diego.
 Rear Admiral James Greer was re- tired day on account of age. Rear Admiral George Brown, commandant of the Norfolk navy yards, becomes the enior officer of ths navy.
 WASHINGTON. Feb. 28-Chaf,es E.. Wesha acting United States counsel at Paso Dei Norte. Mex, tells through his report to state department of the suffer iugs of the people of that section through drought brought or by the diversion of the watere of the Rio Grapde by agri- culturalists ia Colorado and New Mex l., ha hat by treaty, consented to an equal share with the United States of the waters of this river and shows bow vast tract of Mexican land which, formerly produced great crops, are now barren the result of the operations of irrigation companies iu Colorado and New Mexico. Attention is called O the recommendation of Pre- sident Cleveland that linked com mis- sion be created with power to build a great reservoir at Paso Del Norte to hold winter flood waters for use in irrig ation lands on the lower river, which fo ten years has been made dry every sum mer."
 Los CERRILLos, N. M., Feb. 2S-A: 3 a. ID. it is believed that all the miners in the White Ash mine where the ex- dlosion occurred have been recovered. The dead number 9; the injured IS, some whom may die.
 SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 2S-Everything points to an immense meeting in Odd Fellows hall tonight, when ex-Priest Sletterry lectures on "sscrets of the Catholic confessional" A large part of the audience will be armed to defend Slsttery in the evert of an attack. Slattery's secured the Odd Fellows hall for tso lectures is due to the interest taken in the matter by women.
 PORT DEPOSIT, N. D. Feb 28-Tbe river is rising and the ice may move at any time and flood the town.
 MIsNEAPoLIs, Minn., Feb. 28-f'he defense in the Hay ward murder trial con- cluded the case today. The state will take two days rebuttal and the defence half a day for rerebuttal. This case will go to the jury Thursdsy.
 VIENNA, Feb. 28-Femondblatt, a semi-oficial paper, says that Austria Hungary will accept an invitation to join the international monetary confer ence.
 LONDON, Feb. 2S-Ambaseador Bay ard is suffering Irom influenza and Is going to BeurDemouth.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 2S-The Ward line steamer Orisaba arrived this morning from HavPna, bringing the news that the whole island has been under martial law since February 24. Great excite ment prevailed in Havana Sunday morn- ing owing to the arrest of the old Cuban general, Julio Saugil, end about thirty members of the first families of Havana. who are imprisoned in the military fort Cabani. It is rumored that threaten ing insurrection of Cuban revolu tion- ists were betrayed by one of their party.
 MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Feb. 2S-A petition was read in the lower house of the legislature asking the impeachment of Judge Frank Ives, of Crookston, charged with bribery and corruption, ID violation of the statute and malfeasance
 SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2S- Assembly, The ways and means committee report ed favoring the pending bill providing for a state institution, commission to judiciary committee as ordered. The military committee sent a compromise bill for recognizing the national guard into three brigades of 69 companies. The bill caused much debate but was read second time and the amendments were passed.
 PORT CosTA, Cal, Feb. 2S-The s. P. ferry boat Solano met with serious accident while crossing the bay this The piston rod broke and other parts of the machinery are SO badly damaged it will be two or three months before repairs can os made. Meantime travel will be main tained by way of La'hrop and Vallego to East Oakland and northern parts.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S-The supreme court granted 6 new trial to 0. E. K Royce. the defaulting treasurer of the Veterans Home association, who WAS of eubezzlement of nearly SIS, 900 funds of the association, and to seven years in San Quen- tin. The court holds that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant convic- jon.
 LONDON, Mar. IA dispatch this morning from Madrid confirms the as- nraoc ronort of locf n.