Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-06-22

says that ofiosl dispatches deny the sIistancs of France Hussisu a.issnce.
 NEW YORK, June 13-A Cu bsn special says that in battle nfar tle City of Jsquani the government forces aeee Ge. feated and iu another battle at Barscoa the insurgents were defeated.
 SAN FANCIsoo, June 13-The state board of trade reports many inquiries from eastern points regarding suitable lands for colony purposes ia California.
 SPRINGFIELD. June 13-Ths supreme court of Illinois has filed an opinion with the case of the People versus the Distilling and Cattle Feeding company. It will in effect break the whiskey t.ust
 WINNIPEG, June l3-Manitoba today replied in the negative to the demand ol Ottawa government for separate schools to be re-estsbished in tue province.
 CHICAGo, June l3. Two hundred children in the ess: side school at Evans ton, were badly frightened by falling plaster. Three are seriously injured.
 TOPEKA, Kas. June 13-Judge 0. G. Foster, of the United States district court today brought suit for criminal libel against Major J. K. Hudson, editor of the Topeka Capital and state printer. Hudson called Foster Judicial cadav- er."
 ST. LOUIS, June 13-One dollar was paid for cash wheat in the St. Louis market today. It O insisted of carload uf the first new wheat of 1895 crop, rais- ei in Missouri.
 NEW YORK, June 13-Ieformstion has been received by way of Rome that Father Neufold, priest, hss been re- leas: d from captivity in the Soudan. J. J. COyle, of Pomona, Cal. who headed sp expedition for his relief is dead. No details are known.
 HAVANA, June 13-Tbe insurgents burned the village of Nuevitas near San Diego de Cuba, destroying twenty houses. They barbsriously murdered hve citizeus, hacking them with machetes, end wounded two others The president of the Red Cross sssocia- ton has disappeared from San Diego de Cuba, be is supposed to have joined the insurgents.
 NEW YORK, June 14-At a conference ,f Ohio poiiticisns, at the Waldorf Hotel last night, it wss decided that Paul Sorg, the tobacco ID liOnaire is to ,e the democratic candidate for Gov Arnor of Ohio.
 | WASHINGTON. June IA The democrat e congressional committee has decided | 10 send twelve speakers of national reputation on stumping tour through he west starting September 1st. They will begin with Minnesota and make four stops in each state.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 14-A special 90 the Glohe-Democrat from Santa F- .ays that James Addison Peralta Reavs made admission before the court of pri- vate land claims that the Southern Pa ciiio company had been backing him ID his claim for the grant In Arizona and Aas to have half of the grant. He brought action under direction of the counsel of the Southern Pacific. W. W. Stowe. lawyer of San Francisco engi- neered the scheme.
 CINCINNATI, June 13-"Lucky" Bald win, the great California horsemap, has oeen at the Grand hotel for few days past and talks horse. Incidentally, in the course of conversation, he was asked oow and where the appeiliation Of Lucky" by which he is universally krown, was given EIm.
 Ut arose." he said, tout of the big Ophir deal, where fought agalnst the combined capital of sl5O,OOO,OOO and won, breaking the bank of California, :ausIng Ralston's suicide, and breaking such men as Ssnotor Sharon and Sen .tor Jones. cleared SS,O0O,00O out [, and he'd $2,O0O,00O in the bank of California when it failed. At the time Lae deal was made I was given the name Lucky" Baldwin, and 1t has stuck 70 me.
 'rhst Ophir deal would make a rich novel; 1t would he stranger than ficrtion, nd read like tale from the Arabian Nights, there are so many incidents lead lnR up to it.
 For example, the president and trus tees fixed up job by which au sddI- ional trustee was to be elected, bS which they would obtain control of the property. l was notified ore night that the meeting would be held next morn ng at II o'clock. I went to my attorney and told him to enioin tbem from hold ng the meeting. He went to court bnd returning said: Baldwin, it is impos | ible to get the writ before 11:20, which will be too late' Hurry up the papers, | said; I will fight until they come' | Meeting William Grayson, DOW | prominent miner in California, tol nim to bring 8 revolver and come with I ne. I did not want him to kill anyone, | out l wanted him to stand back Of me. l entered the office of the Ophir com paDy aud President Stack was alone, the other trustees not having arrived. There were two doors and 1 st-rted to lock them.
 "I locked one before he knew what I vas doing and was locking the other ghen Stack seized me. l struck bim under the ear aud he started after me. 1 hit him again and knocked him under the table. When the others came up COuiu HOI Sct IDs htpG up the light until tt @ sheriff came with the in junction. If that had rot been served Detore the meeting was held, could ever have made the deal. "Those twenty minutes were worth | ,ver s, ,G00,00 to me, there was series | ,f such calls and quick turns, and in | ooking over the past 1 can see no place | where would have acted differently | op6 | happ ahia n KnnW fha fu6ura v
 Were you forty niner?"
 "No, was raised at Millville, near Hamilton, Ohio. My grandfather Bald sin cam to Cincinnati when there were but three or four log cabins. Hs helped ,uild and defend the first block house tt Hamilton.
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