Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-05-09
TELEGRApHIC.

| The sensation caused by sentencing to death Hammond, Rhoades, Phillips and Fsrrar and the subsequent commute | tion of their sentences has not worn it. self out. The burghers of influence are Aocklng into the city begging the gov erpmeDt to totally abolish the sentence imposed upon the so called reformers. It is reported the executive court has decided to impose sentences of five years 1 penal servitude and at the expiration of that time punishment for life upon the four men named. In erder to justify such severe treatment the executive council refers to the records of the trial. Telegrams were put in evidence which from the cipher key discovered in Jame- sons baggage proved bey ond doubt the | complicity of the British South AfrIos company with the Johannesburg reform leaders and the Jameson raid. Ham. mond was evidently opposed to any breach of law, for in telegram dated December 27th he condemned further prosecution of the contemplated move ment.
 PARIS, April 30-At the openisR of the chamber of deputies today, M. Me- line the new premier, read statement in which the government recognizes the preponderance of the chamber of dep- uties, but affirms it impossible 70 gov ern without the senate.
 LONDON, April 30-An explosion by which all persons are believed to ha, e perished, has occurred at Micklefeld, Yorkshire.
 The explosion took place in the col fiery. Twenty injured persons have been rescued from the shaft.
 LONDON, April 30-Secretsry of state for the colonies of Joseph Cham berlain, announced in the house of commons this aftern oon that he received the fol- lowing dispatch from Sir J. A. Dewitt, British agent at Pretoria: The Boers themselves condemn the severity of the sentences and are petitloning for miti- gation or free pardon.
 WAsHINGToN, April 29-The senate resumed consideration of the naval ap- propriation bill today.
 Mr. Chsndler's amendment was agreed to, 45 to II, prohibiting naval officers serving as rsval contractors. Goes int effect June 30th, 1897.
 This brought the senate to the mos, important feature of the bill, the ap. propristion for four battleships to COS, S3, 75O,0O0 each, three thirty knot tor pedo boats at sSOOOOO and ten torpedo boats at s5OO,OOO.
 German moved an amendment to fiz the number of battleships at two iu, stead of four, and Quay sn smendmen, fixing the number of battleships at six
 Mir. German then addressed the sen. ate in support of his amendment. The whole country, ha said, had been stir red up by the message of the executive and responsive to thls the public and press had been in state of excitement as to our relations with other nations
 When congress assent bled it was inform. ed by the executive that the financial conditions of the country was of the first moment; that the condition of the treasury demanded economy or else the country would be confronted with eith. CT an increase of taxation or else the sale of bonds, but when the war scare | took possession of us more vessels were demanded, appropriations greater than those of war times proposed and the secretary of the navy revised hls re- commendation of two battle chips by proposing four to six battle ships. ''This from cabinet officer," proceed | ed German, "WBs considered justifica- | tion for these enormous appropriation in time of peace in the fact known to I every senator there was not revenue | enough to pay the ordinary expenses of the government, that there has been, is | and will be a deficit in the treasury; that | there has not been for four years suffi- | ciept received to meet the sppropria- tions of congress-" The senator added that on the amounts paid for pensions ! and ships, sl62, 100000 came from the sale of bonds. This presented the ques- tIoD, is 1t wiee in time of peace, to make these great appropriations. 1t was evil dent there would be no legislation this session for the relief of the treasury. Mir. German began speaking with much earnestness and 1t was evident that debate of more than passing in- terest had opened. The galleries quick y filled and the rear and side areas were crowded with representatives who came over from the house.
 During Gormsn's lest state ment Mir. Sherman rose hastily for interruption. "I am very glad the senator has con- fessed a sin, the great sin of the demo- cratic party" said Sherman. 'The republican house of representatives framed bill increasing the revenue of the government fifty millions and that bill was sent to the senate. Here it was defeated by the votes of the other side of the chamber so that the ouly measure offered this congress to raise more revenue was defeated by democrat ic votes.
 This precipitsted the question of who controlled the senate. German declar- ing that republican control of the com mittees settled the point. "We warned you," he said, "tbst you had not the power to relieve the country and asked you to join us in non-psrtissn measure of relief, but our offer was rejected. You assumed the task alone. You elso knew you were without the power un. less you got your forces together. You knew there could be DO action and in my judgment this proposal to relieve the treasury was intended as failure.
 He ended with an appeal to the senate to limit expenditures until revenues could be increased.
 At 5:45 the senate adjourned.
 NEWPORT, Ky, April 30-AccordiDg to tha Kantnckv To % mhioh ronn;.ar that