Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28

( OAIKo, Egypt, March 23-Nsws from
the front, received today, confirm the
report that the British Egyptian advance
guards, under Major Collinson, occupied
Akssheh on Friday, without opposition.
A fort will be built there.
CoNsTATINoPLE, March 23-An extra
ordinary council of ministers, lasting all
day, was held here Saturday, the sub
ject under discussion being the British
Egyptian expedition.
LONDON, March 23- Thomas Hughes,
Q. c., author of tom Browns School
days." "Tom Brown at Oxford" ect.,
and founder of British settlement at
Rugby, Tenn. is dead, aged 70.
New YORK, March. 23-The following
cable from Geo w. Atkinson, of the
Sporting Life, London, to Richard X.
, Fox, was received today: "Bolingbroks
Club offers $4,000 fer q Mitchell and
Corbett fight. Mitchell accepts"
CINCINNATI, o., March 23-Jsmes g.
Corbett, when shown the proposition
from the Bolingbroke club, said: 81
would gladly accept this offer if | were
after money because / count it easy
money, but my game is Fitzsimmons."
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.--The trial of
Mrs. Mary A. Davidson, charged with
having extorted $500 from Rev, O. o.
Brown was begun 10 the Superior Court
this morning. Attorney for the defense
moved for continuance on the ground
that Mics Matte Ogermsn and Mrs. TuD
nell were necessary witnesses 10 the de-
fence and were abeent-ore 10 Mexico
and the other near the Mexican border.
The motion was denied. The day was
spent IN eating jury.
OMAHA, March 2l.-After an animated
conference which lasted all day, an agres-
ment was reached between the Mandsr- |
son and Mckinley forces of Nebraska by |
which the supporters Of Gen. Mander- |
son agree to withdraw all opposition to
tie selection of Mckinley delegation
to the Republican national convention.
In return for this CONCESSION, the Me-
Kinley people bind themselves to pre-
sent Gen. Henderson to the convention,
unless in their judgment 1t is apparent
Mckinley will be nominated.
The conference took place at ii o'clock
this u orning. 1t was attended by repre-
sentstIves OF both sides. The Mckinley
side issued this proclama lion:
1t was specifically stated and under
stood between persons representing Hon.
Chas. +. MenoersOn and committee
acting az the friends and supporters of
Hon. William Mckinley, and 10 behalf
Of the Mckinley club, that the dslega-
lion from Nebraska to the national con-
Vention shall be composed of sixteen orr
yinal Mckinley men and that the Man.
terson head quarters will be closed.
The following resolution will be adopt
3D. by the state convention:
Resolved, that the name OF Hon. O,
\. Henderson be formally presented to
he convention as candidate unless, lie
he Judgment of the Nebraska delesa-
ion at the assembling Of the convention,
t is apparent Mckinley will be nominst-
ID for president"
The Henderson headquarters have
)een closed.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The latest
nail from Laguria contains the long ex-
,ected addition to the case of Venezuela
Is it will be laid before the Venezuelan
commission. The work was
Undertaken at Caracas by volunteer
commission whose services were accept {
d by the Venezuelan Government and
which collected all material accessible
nVenezuels bearing upon the boundary
Iispute.
u this first lot of matter there are no I
ess than sixty maps, and in addition &,
here are references to almost twice as
many additional charts, that may be
esdily obtained. r
The probabilities are that subcom- .
1ittee OF the senate committee on Pa
ific roads will be appointed to confer
nth the house committe 10 the effort to q
gree upon a measure acceptable to both 7