Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-06-20
TEhEGRApHIe.

who yesterday conceded the nomination
of Mckinley today gave out tie follow
ing abatement: "The action of the ia
;ionai committee at their meeting yes
| terdsy, showing clearly their intention
| OF placing coptesting delegates favorable
| to Gov. Mckinley, which IN the end
| would mean 100 additional votes. caused
| NE to make the statement did. am
IS earnestly for Mr.. Reed as ever and
am with his friends doing everything
possible to bring about his nomination
! and / urge upon his supporters through
out the country to make stili greater Of
forts in his behalf"
ST. Louie, June 1.-THE two McKin-
ley delegates from the Fifth Kentucky
| districts were seated today. la Florida
| contests four delegates at large favoripg
Mckinley were seated, two distict dele
gates iavoriDg Morton were seated.
The ninth Georgia district contest re-
suited in favor OF the Mckinley dele
gates. The committee took q recess
until s O'Clock.
New HAVEN, Conn, June 1.-THE
Lseder (republican) OF this city says to-
Gay it has positiye information that as
| surance WIS given to Ex-Governor Bulk
| leg by Mckinley that he could have the
| support of the Mckinley delegates foI
vice presideu. il he desired and that
those assurances have since been repeat
ed.
ST. Louis, Mo-, June ll.-Ths Gation-
| al publican COMMITTEES decided tonight
| to proceed to the selection OF temporary
officers OF the national convention in-
Guiding chairman, at o'clock on Satnr-
! day. The meeting which was ennounc-
| ed of republican advocates to be held
tonight was postponed on account OF
the non arrival of prominent silver ad
| vocatee expected today.
WARRINGTON, June 1.-THE st. Louis
exodus will practically begin today,
| when the Pennsylvania railrosd will run
a special train TO St. Louis to carry the
Washington correspondents. This has
been custom Of the Pennsylvania rail-
| road for many yeare. The correspond
ents will be taken to st. Louis and re-
turned to Washington free of any cost.
DENVER, June 11-Each conductor OF
every railroad running through Colo-a-
do has been authorized to arrest the
Rev. Francis Hsrmans, the Salt Lake
City II drderer.
Los ANGELES, CAL, June u.-Hszsl
and Monte Bickford. aged and years
respectively, were burned to death 10
their fathers bsrn this afternoon. The
children we're playing With matches In
the hay and were burned to a crisp be.
fore assistance arrived.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June PA dispstch
from Csnes, Crete, ssys another Greek
vessel laden with munitions and provi-
sions for the insurgents has been seized
by the TurKieh officials. French guard
ships started for Yslova yesterday with
$4,000 to pay ransom for the French
ladies recently captured near that place
by brigands.
ST. LOUIS, No., June l2-Todsy there
wss in circulation a report that Thomas
g. Platt had declared his intention of
boiling if the elk contestants from New
York should be seated. 1t was learned
from meu bers of the national committee
that probably the six Plstt men would
be thrown out and others placed on the
Temporary roll. Platt's remark was re-
ported to Hanna today. 81 shall not
get excited over this even il Platt said
it," Hanna remarked. When assured
that Pistt had made the remark he was
not disturbed. Other friends OF Nc
KiDley said that Plat was putting up
a grand bluff. To an Associated Press
reporter today Platt said he had not
spoken particularly of New York con-
tests but upon the whole proceeding in
committee. "They are riding rough
ahod over everything" he said, "the
question Of mans title to a seat is not
considered on its merits but as to his
position on the presidential candidates"
Haho member of the committee from
Ohio has declared that the only question
involve q il. these contests is whether or
not the man is for Mckinley. The con-
tests this morning we're decided in favor
OF the Mckinley delegations.
The Kellogg delegates at large from
Louisiana were seated. Two delegates |
seated are for Mckinley and two for |
Reed. WimberIy and Slmms, Mckinley |
delegates to the st. Louis convention |
from the second Louisiana district we're |
seated. 1t the fret Louisiana district |
eA-Governor Warmoth and Cohen were |
given seats. They ere for Mckinley.
Los ANGELES, CAL, June Ex-senator
White arrived from Washington today |
and was given public reception by the
citizens of every political faith.
LONDON, June PA dispatch from
Pretoria Gays as soon as the decision OF
the Executive Council to release John
Hays Hammond. George Farar, Colonel
Rhodes and X. W. Leonard, the Johan-
nesberg reform committee leaders upon
payment OF fines amounting TO sl25, coo
each was announced Barney Barnato
went to Jail with check for s250,000 to
pay the fines OF Hammond and Rhodes.
He found however that The matter had
already been arranged. Hammond Far
rar and Phillips have signed an agree
menE TO abstain hereafter from iDterfer-
ence in politics CT the South African
Republic. Consequently the sentence
of Punishment imposed upon them has
b cen suspended,
SoLoMoNvILLE, Ariz., june 11.-News
from Globe announce that the mines
owned and operated by the Old Donin.
ion Mining ;ompeUy have been closed
down. This throws $50 men out OF en-
ployment. The reason for the shut
down is the result OF trouble between
the miners and superintendent who re-