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Arizona republican., 1895-12-24
THE FINANCIAL FEATURE.
Money Trouble on Both Sides of the
 Atlantic.

LONDON, Dec.23-Afternoon papers today are commenting editorially at length on the Venezuelan matter, but their remarks are on the financial rather than the political phase While there is no abatement of expressions of belief that the ground taken on behalf of the United States is untenable their
Arizona republican., 1895-12-24
A DOZEN HAVE ENLISTED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-Captain McDevitt, who tough. with General Butler at New Orleans, advertises in local paper for 100000 men to form the first California volunteers. A dozen have already enlisted.
Arizona republican., 1895-12-24
THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-Three

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-Three or four officers of the cabinet were en- gagged in conference throughout the day. In addition to talking over the financial conditions, they were inter ested in the personnel of the Vene- zuelan commission. The composition of the commission is purely specu,a- titive at this time.
Arizona republican., 1895-12-24
4 NEW GOVERNOR.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-sir Augustus William Hemming, K. c. M. G., has been appointed governor and com mander-in-chief of British Guiana, in succession to Sir Charles Cameron Lees. recalled
Arizona republican., 1895-12-24
THE CUBAN WAR.
Spanish Dispatches Report Continued
 Spanish Success.

HAVANA, Dec. 23.-Dispatches have been received here confirming the an nouncement that the famous Cuban insurgent leadr, Miraba, has been killed.
 IA dispatch from Colin, Province of Matanzas, Cuba, confirms the report that the Spanish troops routed 4,OOO insurgents on the Calmela river and a hundred of the enemy were killed.
 Manicure sets, nail files, button hooks, beautiful line. Cook & Bell.
Arizona republican., 1895-12-24
READY 10 FIGHT

Canadian Warriors Gable Home Their
 Willingness.
Arizona republican., 1895-12-24

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The EAsT.

From the state college in Philadel-
pl.ia two students were expelled and Ii
more were indefinitely suspended for
hazing.
President Cleveland and the secretary
of war have changed the name of sandy
Hook to Fort Hancock, in honor of the
late ten. Winfield Scott Hancock.
At the age of 100 years Charles Ben
son died at his home in TiOga county,
Pa.
The firm of Moses Rosenbure & Co,
dealers in dry goods and notions an New
York, failed for $751;, 900.
In New York S NJ. Bixby & Co.,
manufacturers of shoe backing and
harness oils, failed for S245,OOO.
jacob Nogel and William Haberman,
prominent business men, were killed by
the ears at a crossing in Elizabeth, y.
J., and John Hughes, a hack driver, was
fatally injured.
Fire destroyed J. Lowentraub's roller
and ice skate factory at Newark, y. j.,
the loss being 100000.
The death of Wilton Dimock Mott,
editor and proprietor of the Milford
tPa.) Dispatch and associate judge of
Pike county, occurred at the age of AZ
Years.
During the season just closed the
Gloucester (Mass.) fishing fleet lost Ii
vessels and 90 men. Last year 1877 men
were lost.
Express companies of the country
put into effect an advance of 80 1-3
per cent. in the carrying charges of
currency between New York, Boston,
Philadelphia and Chicago.
At Rochester, y. Y, Charles Shabel
lowered the worlds bicycle road record
Cor 200 miles from I1:5s:3O to 11:46: SO.
In Philadelphia Henry I'll. Holmes was
convicted of murder in the first degree
for killing benjamin f. Pitzel. A mo-
ton for new trial will be made on the
18th inst
Passenger trains collided at Edge
worth, Mass, and John Flaherty was
killed and 20 other persons were injured
and a large amount of property de-
stroyed.
Flames destroyed a sweat-shop build
ing i'll New York, and four persons per
ished in the flames.
The American Federation of Labor
will commence it's fifteenth annual con-
vention in New York city December 9.
The 100 tanneries under the control
of the United States Leather company
of New York shut down for 60 days,
throwing $4,000 persons out of work.
At Niagara Falls James HafTa, of
philatleIDhia committed suicide Inv
jumped from the Goat Island bridge
into the rapids.
For hazing seven students of the Ger
man theological seminary at Bloom
field, y. j., were expelled.
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/ listened in perfect silence for the words
which he was to utter, rose and uttered
yell which echoed far out in the cor
ridors. Most of those in the audience
were women. The cries which went M
from them fell upon the ear of the cor
victed murderer's mother like blow,
and it seemed to bring her first realiza-
tion of the force of the words of the
jury's foreman. Her face was agerted
as she had nerved herself for the or
deal; but, though possessed of marvel
Gus courage, a cry burst from her lips,
followed by a hysterical outburst Of
sobs
AS he listened intently to the words
which sealed his fate, Durrant partially
rose from his seat. The look on his
face was one of defiance, and it was
apparent that he had it in mind to adj
dress the jury. The first cry from his
mother changed his mind, if he had
such intention. He sat down, turned to
his mother and took her fondly in his
arms. She rested her head on his
shoulder and with his left arm about
her slender form he held her in a tender
embrace, patting her with his left hand
and with his right stroking her hair.
lie seemed oblivious to the fact that a
verdict which meant death TO him had
| been returned. Obvious TO everything
except the weeping woman who had
sat patiently by his side through the
long trial, cheering him with words of
hope. If his display was of nerve it
was marvellous, and if of callousness
to any but tilial sensations. it was
equally marvellous.
After their discharge, as the Jurymen
marched by Durrant and his mother,
they all looked alphabetically upon
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INTERESTING FOREIGN SCRAPS.

London Truth says that the report
that the Mikado of Japan is going to
England next summer is sheer inven-
ton.
American travellers in Europe, during
the three summer months, spend about
$100,O00,000. This expense must be met
by the expectation of gold.
In Vienna bath may be had for three
cents, including soap and towels; in
Berlin the cost is from two and half
to six cents; in London a cold bath costs
two cents and a warm bath four, while
IN Paris the cheapest bath costs eight
cents.
BY some officials blunder number
of Dutch five-cent postage stamps were
recently printed yellow instead of blue.
The mistake was discovered before the
stamps were issued, but not before
some of the sheets had been stolen by
worImen and sold at high prices to
stamp dealers.
A life-sized lithograph of Queen Vic
toria, made by Lemercier and Furst
from a single stone for the London eX-
hibition of 1854, win be shown at the
photographic exhibition in Paris. Four
impressions only were taken, as the
stone was accidentally broken on its
way back to France.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

Fred Croker murdered Miss Louise
Johnson and blew his own brains out at
Lead City, 5. ID. They were lovers and
quarreled.
by an exploding gasoline stove Mrs.
Fortescue Whittle, of Petersburg. w.
Va. Miss Lucy Stone, the youngest
child of Mrs. Nhittle, and a negro serv-
ant we're fatally burned.
The firm of L. A. Shakman & Co. one
of the largest dealers in clothing in
Milwaukee in the Wholesale trade,
failed for $4,000.
In Cincinnati the largest bell in the
world was cast for the Catholic church
of St. Francis De Sales in that city. it
weighs Is tons.
Flames destroyed 400 acres of timber
and 500 acres of corn near Monteville,
Mo.
The returnes compiled by the Iowa
state census bureau show that there are
50 cities in the state having a population
of 1000 or more. Des Moines is the
largest and Dubuque comes next.
An assignment was made by : Ma
sonic Temple association at 4luth.
Mimi, with liabilities of $3.50 >.
Mrs. Matte WOlford poisoned her
child and herself at Preston, Mimi. Her
husband had deserted her.
Al Houston, Tex, Half & Newbourer
Bros. Wholesale dry goods dealers and
cotton buyers, failed for S225,OoO.
In Riley county, Kali, Mrs. DIR. Mabel
Spencer was appointed county physi-
clan. She was said to be the first wcm-
an ever appointed to a like position in
the United States
At Lincoln, Neb., w. w. p. owned by
Dubois Bros, of Denver, broke the
worlds record for a two-mile pace,
making the distance in 4:22&.
1t their home near Frankfort, KY,
Orville Smith and his wife were killed
D snakes.
Bert Fox shot his wife at Green
Springs. o.. and then killed himself. No
cause for the deed was Known
Hin lis. Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska and the central southern states
experienced earthquake shocks more or
less severe. but no serious damage was
reported and no lives were lost.
Nettie Vague. aged nine years, and
Ada Potter. aged ten, were drowned in
the Des Moines river At jackson, Mimi,
by breaking through the ice.
The proposed fight between Fitzsim-
mons and Corbett did not take ;slace.
Fitzsimmons was in custody al Little
Rock and Corbett was under bonds at
| Hot Springs. Ark.
sued a restraining order enjoining Cor
bett or Fitzsimmons from taking part
in prize fight in Arkansas. The pugil-
lists and their hackers decided to retire
from the state.
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ROYAL MECHANICS.

Alphonso NJ. of CASTLE was surnamed
The Avenger. lie was never known TO
forget or forgive an injury.
Henry /. of England was surnamed
Beauclerk. lie was one of the few
kings of his time who could read and
write.
Horush of Algiers was famous among
his subjects as The Red Beard. A Moor
with red hair ami beard was a great
curiosity.
Henry III. of France was surnamed
The Minion, it is said, on account of
his comp lance with the wishes of the
emperor.
Edward VI. of England was The
Pious, on account of his personal char
acter. Also Eric TX. of Sweden, Ernest
L. of Gotha and Robert of France.
Alexander /. of Scotland was desig-
mated The Fierce. His impetuosity in
battle almost invariably struck terror
into the hearts of his enemies.
Henri Ii. of France was entitled
The BeIicose. He was an exceedingly
warlike king and constantly engaged in
campaigning against his neighbors.
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ing Monday night. The announcement
created the greatest surprise and sor-
row, as Mr.. Field was considered to be
in the prime of his life. a widow and
five children survive him.
Eugene Field was the son of Roswell
Martin and Frances (Reed) Field and was
born In st. Louis September 2, 1850 After
finishing his education in the State
university of Missouri in 1871 he adopted
the profession of newspaper writer, be-
ginning with the St. Louis Journal in 1872.
Ills next connection was with the st.
JC seph (AIo.J Gazette in 1875, after which
he returned to St. Louis to take an editorial
position on the Times-Journal In 1880 he
was on the staff of the Kansas City
Times. but left that paper in 1881 to become
managing editor of the Denver Tribune.
He came to Chicago August 10, 1888, to ac-
cept position on the editorial staff of tho
Chicago Morning News (now the Record
and his connection with that paper con-
tinued without interruption TO the day of
his death In addition to his newspaper
work MIR. Field found time to perform ex-
ira labor in the literary field, and estab-
lished a reputation as a graceful and
clever writer of stories and verse. He was
especially happy in his poems and stories
of Juvenile life.
Among the most popular bits of verse of
which Mr.. Field was the author are:
''Wynken, Blynken and Nod" Little Boy
Blue" Seem Things" and Christmas
Treasures" Mr.. Fields prose writings
proved him to be gifted with delicate senti-
ment and rare humor, which often lies very
close to tears. He drew many mastery
sketches of western and New England
character.
M. Field married October 16, 1873, Miss
Julia Comstock, of st. joseph, Mo-. and
hal seven children. In June, 1898, Knox
college conferred Upon Mr.. Field the hon
oary degree of A Nj
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LATER NEWS.

In the monastery at Corjuela. Spain,
a bomb was exploded, resulting in great
damage, and several of the monks died
of fright caused by the explosion.
During a quarrel over a land case
Young Cruikshanks, a prominent Jaw
yer at Coburg, Ont.,. was killed by John
Phillips, who then took his own life.
The pope made Mgr. Satolli, papal
delegate TO the United States, a cardin-
al.
At Sarnia, Ont, Angus Mcleod broke
the one-mile worlds bicycle record, GO
ing route unpaced in 1888 2-5.
A plot was discovered by the govern
rent of Brazil 20 restore the monarchy
in that republic. The headquarters of
the conspiracy were in San Paulo.
Swiss federal council gave farewell
dinner at Berne TO Mr.. j. o. Broadhead,
the retiring United States minister.
News from China say that 60 miners
were killed by an explosion of fire damp
in a coal mine near Hankow, and that
943 houses were destroyed by fire at
Nemuroin.
News from Cuba says that fully 5000
litH lblHtu tnt itiSui GEMS AIOlt MAT
anzas province in the last month.
Francis NJ. Hatch was appointed Ha-
waiian minister to Washington.
An abstract of cases and deaths from
cholera in Japan, covering - principal
cities, show 1854 fatalities out of u.s.
AS persons attacked.
Ten persons were burned as heretics
by order of the town judge, at TeXacapa,
ii small town in Mexico inhabited by
Indians and Mestizos (half-breeds)
who claimed he was acting according
10 the will of God.
Fire swept away one-half of the viii
lage of Lancaster, Ont.
Instructions were again given the
Turkish officials at Bitlis by the Turk
ish government to protect American
missionaries at that place.
Five more leaders of the Ku Cheng
missionary massacre We're executed at
Foo Chow, China.
Advices from the Santa Catarina dis
trict in Mexico state that n slight shock
of earthquake was followed by the sink.
ing of large areas of ground.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Courage not controlled by pru.
dence is foolishness Rams Horn.
Good breeding is the result of much
good sense, some good nature and a
little self-denial for the sake of others,
and with a view to obtain the same in
diligence from them.-Chesterfeld.
Those only who live with a man
can write his life with any genuine
exactuess and discrimination, and few
people who have lived with a man
know what to remark about him.
Johnson.
Learn to be pleased with every
thing; with wealth, so far as it makes
MS beneficial to others; with poverty.
for not having much to care for; and
with obscurity. for being unenvied.-
Plutarch.
Elder Sister-Come, Clarence, take
your powder like a man. You never
hear me making any complaint about
such q little thing as that. Clarence
Neither would / if ! could daub it on
nv face.-Tit-
THE actions of some of these refor-
mers," said the corn-field philosopher,
remind me much Of the way my faith
,sed to pull weeds in the garden for
about a minute just TO snow me how
easy it was. Then he wol Id go of and
sit down in the shade and leave me to
keeo AZ II all the afternoon.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


At Baltimore, Md, the 5th, at one OF
the Ninth ward polling places, John
Smith, a Democratic watcher, was shot
in the left breast and slightly wounded
by Horace f. Van Tassel, Republican,
| The latter was arrested. Two hours
later, in the same precinct. C. G. Bald
win, one of the watchers for the Re-
form League, was severely cut over the
right eye in a fight that occurred over
an attempt to arrest a repeater. Sew
eral arrests were made.
Henry herman, police officer al
Galveston, Tex, shot and killed hittie
Golden and then killed himself.
The Lyon & Scruggs building. De.
Gator, Ill, was burned the 5th. Loss,
S235. 900.
Capt. Frederick Lang and his wife
were murdered at their home, on
Franklin avenue, Gardenville, Md.
Their skulls were crushed as they lay
in bed and the house was ransacked.
1t is supposed that robbery was the
incentive of the double murder. Capt.
Lang was so years old and very
wealthy.
A loaded coal car on the Leh Oh Val
ley dock Superior. Wis. ran into Mike
Heffron and William Kelly. both la
borers. Heffron was instantly killed
and Kelly's spine was kroken and he
| cannot live.
Dispatches received the 5th from
Constantinople report that the Ar
menians have pillaged the Turks,
houses at Zeitoun, and have killed
Turkish women and children there.
The German theater building al
Vienna, Austria, collapsed the 5th
burying Is work men in the ruins.
The Canadian cruiser Petre seized
lot of gill nets and fish owned by
Sandusky, (0) fishermen. The fisher
men say that the nets were in Ameri-
| can waters.
John Walters was instantly killed in
the Gerry Lumber eompany's mill, at
Eagle River. Wis, the 5th, being struck
| by q flying slab.
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BIG STRIKE FEARED.
Trouble Between Great Northern Presl-
dent and A. m U. Men.

Trouble Between GreaH Northern Presi-
dent and A. III U. Men.
st. Paul, Mimi, Nd. Alt looks as
if another great strihk was about to los
inaugurated on the On bat Northern sys-
TEN. An Americat Railway union
mediation committee fame here on the
Goth, and from that Gate until Friday
noon tried to securefan interview t.i-
rectly with President Hill,which they
said was provided FORT n the agreement
of May, 1894 Mr.. II . refused TO hear
The men, but referred them TO General
Manager Warren, vi DO turned them
down with a brief Itpte to the effect
that they were not EN- bloyes of the COM
pany. The committek. Friday evening.
addressed a letter Ia Mr.. Hill stating
that as he had absolutely refused 10
treat with it, the makter was again In
the hands of the mer4 who would der1-
onstrate the fact tha& the members of
the committee do represent the EN-
ployes of the company. In an address
to the public the conf littee saws:
'The great body Of tage-earners, bust
ness men and farme~sfall along the Grea
Northern system are with the American
Railway union as against corporate tyr
amy. The people of tbs country need not
be surprised to see the Great Northern sys-
TEN tied up tighter I'd n drum from st.
Paul to the coast, add remain so until
President Hill signs ~ documents which
the men have prepared, and which arc
nothing more than TIM fulfllment of the
agreement made in Ma, 1894, by President
]. ]. Hin for the Cred Northern system
and President Euger& V. Debs for the
American Railway UNI on. Our men are
opposed to strikes, bud they are the only
means they have fortprotection against
wrong and imposition. nd Mr.. Hill has left
them nothing else to 10 unless they want
to accept slavery"
kahspell, Mont, Nbv. 5.-After a ses-
sion lasting until TWO o'clock Monday
morning the local brtnch of the Ameri-
can Railway union tassed resolution
to call out the men On the Montana d.
vision OF the Great Northern railway.
Under the leadershif of Roy Goodwin,
director of the uniora six or eight menu
bers of the union to1S possession of the
loundhouse and ditdtled and killed sew
eral engines and rad several cars into
the turntable Goodwin and his gang
soon got into collision with the police
and six of them, ind uding the leader,
were placed under Arrest TO be given a
hearing Tuesday. n gang of men was
at once set TO work Il the turntable and
succeeded late in tf& afternoon in get
ting trains going again. Engineers
and firemen who w4re not members of
the A. r.. U. remaining at their posts and
took out trains bothkvays.
West Superior, Wis, Nov. 5.-En-
gineer William Best one of the A. r. u.
committee of three appointed to confer
with President Hill, bf the Great North
ern, was notified of bis discharge Mon
day night. Best is q so president of the
loeal a. Il. U. organ cation. He was re-
garded as one of TIP best engineers on
tile road, and won 4 reputation during
the great Hinclley tire, in September,
1894, by saving lin load of passen-
gers from the fire.
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The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

In his annual report Commodore Mat
thews. chief of the bureau of yards and
docks of the navy. estimates S2,l24, 149
as needed for new work.
A statement of the public debt issued
on the LIST showed that the debt in
creased S5.341.472 during the month of
October. The cash balance in the treas
ury was si79,947, 99s. The total debt,
less the cash balance in the treasury
amounts to 1916, 431 .16s.
Exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the LIST aggregated ST.
previous week. The increase, com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was Ill.
The republicans of the saith congress
will meet in Washington on the 30th
inst. to nominate a speaker, clerk, door
keeper, sergeant-at-arms, postmaster
and chaplain for the house.
In the United States there were 299
business failures in the seven days
ended on the LIST, against PSI the week
previous AMI 259 in the corresponding
time in 1894.
The United States suprene court adj
jOurned until Monday, November IL.
The coinage at the United States
lnints for October was: Gold. s7,215,-
700; silver, Ss2O.OOO; copper, S23,5O0,
making a total of S., O59, 200.
In his annual report Surgeon General
Tyron calls attention to the number of
caualties at the Naval academy result
ing from the present method of playing
football, and recommends that unless
the rules be materially modified rival
games be prohibited.
During October the treasury circula-
ton statement shows a net decrease of
money in the treasury of Sl2,973, $40.
7 ne total circulation in the country was
81, 59S. SIS, 3lG, OF S22.s2 per capita, based
ON "a. 37s, 900 population.
The president appointed James V.
Angel. of Michigan; John Z. Russell.
OF Massachusetts, and Lyman Cooley,
of Illinois, as commissioners TO make
inquiry and report upon the feasibility
CT a deeP-water canal between the
great lakes and the Atlantic ocean.
President Cleveland issued a procla-
patton naming Thursday November
>, as Thanksgiving day.
Ia the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the 4th was: Wheat,
- 100000 bushels; corn, 4,S54,OOO bush
els; oats. $685. 900 bushels; rye, 1901,
900 bushels; barley, 3,373, 600 bushels.
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THE PUBIo DEBT.
Monthly Statements shows an Increase
During October.

Monthly Statement Shows Increase
During October.
Washington, NovlG debt state
ment shows net Increase in the public
debt, less cash in lthe treasury, dur
ing October of SIS, sci ,472.08. The inter
est-bearing debt Was increased $740;
the Notwithstanding debt decreased
S116,632.S5, and cash in the treasury de-
creased $5,437, 364.9S. The balances of
the several classes pf debt at the close
of business Octobe1s31 were: Interest
hearing debt, $74f 1861 $50; debt on
which interest has ceased since ma
turity, 81, 6s1, 67O.26; debt bearing no in
terest, $377 ,535, S76b4. Total, $1,126,-
379, 1O6.90. The certificates and treas
ury notes, offset bytan equal amount of
cash in the treas iry, outstanding at
the end of the month were S501, lO2, 673,
a decrease of S9,125sO20. The total cash
in the treasury wa4$s12, 1877, 610.S7. The
gold reserve was $92, 043,17 Net cash
balance, SS7 ,004, S1e4S.