Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1895-12-28
defeated; yeas "a; nays SO. Silver men

defeated; yeas "a; nays SO. Silver men
voted no.
REFERRING to the tariff Congressman
Grow Ia late speech said: The present
administration seems to have begun
business where Buchanon's administrs-
ton left off.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 20-Russi
newspapers generally discuss the Vene.
zuelan question and express the belief
that it will have a pacific issue. The
Nvosit considers the position assumed
by toe United States to be in conflict
with the interests of the whole of Eu.
rope.
OTTAWA, Dec. Officials of the gov
eroment claim that 10 case of war be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States, Canada could in twenty-four
hours put 10000 fully equipped men
into the field and hold any force the
United States is likely to bring against
this country in check for q couple of
moe tins at least. The situation is gen.
orally viewed as one of the greatest
gravity and calling for prompt prepsrs-
tions for defense, but not for any alarm.
In the event of hostllities General
Montgomery Moore, commander of the
imperial forces at Halifax, would take
charge Of the defense as senior imperial
officer in the country.
The Journal says: "The Dominion
government should take time by the
foreiock and take all reasonable steps
for making as good showing as we can
il an invasion comes.
New YORK, Dec. 20-A special to the
Werld from San Salvador dated Dec
ember 10 says that the government there
Is greatly alarmed about reports of the
movements of Ezeta. 1t is known that
he secured small steamer with which
it is expected an effort will be made to
land body of insurgents equipped
| with large amount OF ammunition.
SoLoMoNvILLE, Ariz., Dec. 19-Word
reached here today Of tragedy at Mo-
renci mining camp, in the eastern part
Of this country, Wednesday morning.
Paul Becker, who sleeps in Becker &
McCormick's store. was awakened
shortly after midnight and discovered
four Mexicans in the store. They COM
manded him to open the safe, but he
rushed to the window and while trying
to get out was stabbed in the back.
The alarm was given and deputy
sheriff and posse tracked the robbers to
the house of Santiago Dsdo, where
hot battle ensued, in which Pablo Sal
cido, prominsn. citizen who was assist
ing the sheriff, was instantly killed. The
Mexicans were finally CAPTURED.
YUMA, Ariz, Dec. 19-Jesus Daniel,
| OF EhreD berg, Ariz., accused of the
murder OF his wife five years ago, has
been found guilty as charged. He will
be sentenced on the 3Jth instant.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. Eileen. Miles
says that our country is entirely urprs-
pared on any coast and it would take
two years and $4,000, 600 to protect US.
There are only three modern guns in
position, two inlNew York and one in Ssn
Francisco and the enemy could easily
destroy the wealth of three hundred
years stored in our large coast cities and
cause untold distress. A million men
could be had at once but it would not
save cities on the coast.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec. 21-The old
banking and brokerage firm of l.. II.
Taylor & Co. doing extensive business
failed today. Cause drop in stocks.
BosToN, Dec. 21-T. FL. Price & Co.,
bankers and brokers have suspended.
New YORK, Dec. oh. X. Burras &
Co, traders in stocks have suspended.
New York, Dec. 21-Harch Brothers
have announced their Suspension.
| PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21-The local
northbound traip on the Reading rail-
way left the suburban OF Frankford at
6:l4 O. N. without waiting as is custom
airy for the down train which arrives at
$50. The result was head end COLI
sion at Sellers street, two blocks north
of Frankford station. Two persons were
killed and several injured. Three
fatally.
Il
dispatch from Zsitoun says the Armeu-
ians there Sundsy last mastered all the
Turkish soldiers Imprisoned in the town.
This, probably refers to 400 Turkish
troops captured when the uprising first
occurred.
Word has been received from Arabekir
that Rev. Sir Agenian a missionary
widely known to Baptists in the United
States has been murdered and bis
church burned.
| RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 20-At 9 o'clock
yesterday M rning shortly after the day
force, numbering 81 mep, had gone on
duty az the Cummock coal mines, six
| miles vest of here, terrible tire damp
explosion occurred, with fatal effects.
Upon hearing the report people of the
| village and relatives OF the entombed
miners FASTENED to the scene, but for
some time were unable to gain any tid-
| ing from below. After pumping fresh
air into the shafts several miners ven>
tured down. They found and brought
out % men from shafts No. 2 and 5.
| Five or six are badly wounded and some
will probably die. Two men were kill
| ed in stope No. 2.
After considerable delay a searching
! party entered stope No. 1, where they
were greeted by horrible sight. Dead
| men fearfully mutilsted were found. It
is believed Il men were killed. Several
| had families living at Cummock.
| A quantity of dynamite was in the
mine and exploded, wreckirg coal cars
| and splitting the massive pieces of tim
| bers into klndling wood.
Twenty-four bodies taken from the
Egypt mine at Cummock Eight more
lie at the foot of the shaft, two being.
dug out now. The theory is that the
| first explosion of coal gas occurred and
then the $50 pounds IL dynamite.