Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-02-23
TELEGRApHlC.


 an urgent appeal from the British con- sul, who said a war ship was needed foE the protection of foreigners. HEN TsIN, Fet. 1S-The Coinese for. eign office has requested Mir. Denb, United States minister, to suggest to Japan that the peace envoSs appointed by the two Countries meet at Port Arthur, or some place near Tien- Tsip in order to suit the convenience Of L Hung Chang Kone one of the Chinese envoys.
 VIENNA, Feb. 18-Arcaduke Alber, died today of congestion of the lungs He was in his 18th year. LONDON, Feb. 18.-The proposed new American bonds touched 315 Der cent premium on the stock exchange today SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. lS-A boiler in the basement of the Spring Valley Com. pany's office, California Street, blew uI this morning. Two laborers working in the basement were painfully bru,sed and burnt.
 HELENA, Mont. Feb. 18-The supreme court decided today that Harriett Sheffield and Edwin Davis, niece and brother of Andre J. Davls, the Butte millionaire, may contest the will on toe ground of forgery revoked by the other will.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 18-It is positively denied at the state department that secretary intervened specially in the case of -..sj jor Seward, one of the Amer jeans sentenced to death in Honolulu for treason.
 PEABODY, Mass, Feb. IS This town IS today celebrating the centt nnial birthday of the phllantrophlst, George Peabody. Flags float from the pubic buildings, and the decorations of private residences IS general.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Is The capzized schooner Ocean Spray" YVES lowed into port yesterday snd lighted thle morning. She was pumped out, but no bodies were found in the cabin. There is now hope that the schOoEer's crew of five men has been picked up by some coa, ter.
 HUNTINGTON, W. Va. Feb. 18-An en- zine and two coaches of train on the Norfolk & Western R. R. jumped the track seven miles west of the city at 4 a. ID. John Adkins was killed outright An unknown lady frorn Petosky, Mich was struck on the head and is dying The engineer and fireman were seriously injured.
 ASHLAND, Pa, Feb. lS-In the West Bear Ridge mine this morning gang oi men drove an ar course and broke into break containing large volume ol gas, which ignited by their lamps. AT explosion followed, shutting off the means of escape. SIX were taken out all of whom will dIe Six more are still in the mine, with but little chances oi getting out alive.
 SACRAMENTO, Feb. 18-The sssem bly thls morning barely had quorum pres ent when the house YVES called to order Resolutions fevoring Hawaiian snnexa- Gion, and the election of senators by a popular vote, were unanimously adopt ed
 The request of Spencer was agreed making the woman suffrage bill special order for D. n. tomorrow.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb 1S-The state spraDg h surprise in the Hayward trial today when 1t withdrew its oppc si- tion to Maggie Wachter's testimony. The court was unwilling to admit the testimony without the direct consent of Blixt, who was brought and questioned personally by Judge Smith. Be had DO objection, but Miss Wachtsr was Ill and coulp not be present. The sudden change of front on the part of the tate is said to be due to its ability to i'm peach Miss Wschter's testimony absolu- tely.
 WARRINGTON, Feb 1S-The senate was the center of interest today.
 Stewards resolution declaring that the government had no legal authority to buy gold coin in preference to silver coin was called up. Stewart spoke of the humilisting position of the United States in being held by the throat by the gold commission, which had power ''to coerce and squeeze" the country up to next October, when the contrac, would expire.
 Gray then took the floor. He express ed surprise that the senators had gone out of their way to indulge in violen, assault upon the executive. The pre- i. dent performed the duty incumbent on him by law.
 The full senate committee on eppro priations decided to report an am -nd- ment to the sundry civil appropriation bill for S10, 100000 certificate of lndebt- edness of the denomination of i20, to run two years and draw three per ceIl interest, good only for the purpose of supplying the treasury deficiency. The bill with amend dnenJ was reported later ID the day.
 WAsHINGToN, Feb. 1S-The comptrol Ter of the currency has declSred divi- dend of 10 per cent in favor of the creditors of the Lynn County bank, of Albany, Or.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-A letter from Carlisle was read ia the senate today stating that the secretary should bs granted authority to issue short time bonds, but the prospects now of such bonds IS that they will not be needed to meet the deficiency.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-The president nominated E-skine M. Ross U. s. cir cult judge of the ninth judicial court, provided by the act approved Feby. Is, 95.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-The yeas and nays were called on Jones' motion 10 take up the silver bill in the senate, and carried by 36 to 2I. George voted in the affirmative; Wilson Washington who was just sworn in, voted for the silver bill.
 Blackburn reported from the commit tee that the diplorla atlc and consular bill had been agree to in all items, except S5O0.000 for the beginning of Hawaiian cable. A further conference on the Ha- wsiian cable was ordered.
 It is stated by senator that en ip- formal understanding has been reached, s by which tue silver bill will not the senate and the galleries be allowed to come to a vote in the senate. As Jones appears determined to have vote, a deadlock seems inc vitable.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-A large atten- dance was on the floor of were filled in anticipation of the strug- gle on the silver bill. The silver streng- tb was augmented by Wilson of Wash inptOn