Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-04-06


 the Ass ociated Press correspondent at Tokio are that Japanese war ships have been seen in the FormOsa channel end reports say that the Pescador islands will be seized as bass for southern naval operations.
 WAsHINGToN, April "A vigorous denial is made in administration circles of the story that Secretary Gresham is about to reslgn. The secretary himself will not be Interviewed, not care to dig nifty the report by a denial. It is fact that the secretary has been n ill health for some time.
 DETROIT, Mich, April 2-Today's re- ports of yesterdays election show a | steady increass in a republican majority for the justice court and regents of the university.
 PARIS, April 2-The Martin and other | newspapers persist in seeing strained | relations between England and France. CHICAGO, Ills, April 2-As the polls
 
 among politicians that Swift, republic sn, had been elected mayor by small plurality. Both sides claim the vic tory.
 ST CHARLES, Ills. April 2-A fire to- | day did damage to the extent of s75,O00. | About a dozen business houses were | burned.
 | CINCINNATI, O., April 2-George c. | Millers Sons, the oldest carriage manu \ lecturers m the city have have assigned. WINoNA, Milan. April g. Investigation revealed shortage of S22 ,OO0 in the | accounts of George c. Scott, late cashier of the Mississippi River Logging Con- pany.
 GRANT, Ogn., April 2-Eli Hough, a young man eighteen years of age, has arrived to give himself into custody for the murder of David Locke near White Salmon, Wash. dough walked eighty miles to surrender himself. | PITTsBURG, Pa. April 2-The execu- tive board of the Pittsburg district of | United Mine Workers IS in sessIon here today. No information will be gwen out. l. is not considered probable that the meeting will develop any weakness on the part of the strikers, as the outlook is favorable fer them.
 BANGOR, Maine, April 2-Nsar Veasi, four miles from here this morning the AroostOck express and Pullman train | from St John collided. Fireman Cly de, of the express, was killed and several injured. The Pullman WIS late. | UNIoNrowN, Pa. Ayril 2-The coke workers were greatly excited today when informed that the rents of the companies houses had been advanced from 30 to 40 per cent. Talk IS general of strike. The men claim that the ] advance of If per cent, which went into effect yesterday was only a ruse to pre- vent strike.
 l SPOKANE, Wash April 2-The worst , dust storm in years ragged yesterday and last night, the streets were deserted. Reports from the surrounding towns indicate that the storm was general. WASHING ON, April 2-The pope has conferred on the Rev James Stepher, of Washington, the rank of private cham berlain to the pope with the title of Mgr stephen.
 BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, April 2-Officis returns of the city election show the success of the entire democratic ticket by pluralities ranging from 1000 to $500.
 MACON, Ga. April 2-Georgia South ern and Florida Railway was sold today at receivers sale. The property wss bid in at &, ,000,0 900 by Skipworth Wilmore. attorney for the bondholders commit tee.
 WAsHrNToN, April 2-The president has pardoned J ohu Hopkins, sentenced to three months in jail for uDlawful CO., habitation. The sentence has expired and the pardon is granted to restore cit izenship.
 CLEVELAND, O, Aprii 2-The repub- licans made clean sweep on yesterdays municipal election, electing every ca. di date on the ticket by plurality of z. 1000 to 15,OOO.
 CCNCIsNATG, O. April 2-The women of Ohio yesterday for the first time took part in an election, being permitted to vote for the school board. They mani fested the usual interest in most places. Their influence was largely in ia, or of the republican candidates The mistakes they made in casting their ballots de- feated some of their own candidate.
 CTY OF MEXICO, April 2-The Huate- malan boundary question has been set | tied.
 JERSEY CITY, N. J. April -Herhert | c. Harding, clerk of the U. 5. Express | Go. and Clarence Warbeck, porter are under arrest charQed with the theft of ! packages in the company's care. the thefts have been going on for several | months. The largest loss wa package ! containing S7000 worth of diamonds | which disappeared during the holiday | season. Recently several bicycles dissp- l peered. Both made confession.
 NEW YORK, April 3-Edward Brush, secretary of the Consolidated Kansas l City Smeltiug and Refining Company is a recognized authority on silver. He says that there are good trade reasons for the advance in the price of silver be- sides the Japan indemnity and he be- lieves the advance will be permanent.
 NEVILLE. N. J. April 3-Six hundred tramps are in possession of the town of