Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-04-18

vicinity OUT no uamego 10 vineyards aud
orchards is reported.
UREKA, CAL, April ia frost last
night did no damage so far as can be
learned.
CINCINNATI, April 15-When the caee
of William Wood charged as accomplice
in an attempt to procure abortion on
the person Of Pearl Bryan was called to-
day the prosecuting attorney said the
state had 10 evidence to warrant trial.
Judge Gregg dismissed the case.
WASHINGTON, April 15-Tbe President
today nominated Leo Bergholz of New
York to be consul at Erzeroum, Arme-
MIA.
San FRANCISCO, April 15-Richard Fl.
Mcdonald, Jr. formerly vice president
Of the defunct Pacific bank, was today
acquitted on the charge of embezzle-
ment, on motion Of the district attorney
who stated that he had no evidence up
on which conviction could be secured.
ALBANY, N. Y. April 15-The greater
New York bill was passed by the senate
today over the vetoss of the mayors Of
New York and Brooklyn by vote OF 81
to IA. The assembly has still to act
upon the vetoes.
SOUTH SAN Francisco STATION, GAL,
April 15-The body Of an unknown
man, dressed in a blue coat and black
SLOUGH hat, was found in the bay, two
miles above here, early this morning,
apparently having been but short time
in the water. A bullet hole in the head
and rock fastened around the neck in
.dIcate murder.
CENTRAL CRY, Colo, April 15-Samuel
Covingtou, an ore hauler, in q rage
today, caused by the attachments Of
his wagee, shot city marshal, Michael
Kelleger, and ex-Msyor Dick Williams.
Covington started off in his wagon
pursued by q hundred men. Henry
Lehman shot CoviDgton and killed him.
kelleher is expected to die. Williams
will recover.
NEW YORK, April 15-Frederick
Merrick shot and killed his wife in her
bedroom at their home 10 Brooklyn.
Then standing before the mirror in an
ABIDING room be fired bullet into his
right temple. Death was instantaneous
in both cases. The couple, who were
we'll to do, had been married six years
and leave q child five years old. It is
alleged that-Merrick was suspicious of
his wife.
REDLANDs, CAL, April 14-Percy Al
versoD, one of the oldest residents in the
valley shot and instantly killed himself
last night while delerious with typhoid
fever.
MERGED, CAL, April Am. Hartner,
leading merchant of this city. was
found floating in bath tub at his his
home this morning dead. He had been
told by bis physician to take hot bath
before retiring for insomnia. Last night
be went to his bath and was not seen
agsin till found dead this morning. Il
is not known whether the drowning was
suicide or accidental.
BosToN, April 14-Admirers of good
billiard playing gathered in force at
Bumstead Hall tonight at the opening
OF the cushion tournament IN which
Ives end Schaeffer and Albert GARNER
and Maurice DAILY are contestants. The
purse Of $1,000 is offered by Maurice
Daily OF New York. Each player is
scheduled tor three games. The play
ing of each OF the three men is 800 points
up. Shseffer and GARNER played to-
night. Soheffsr 800, highest run 80,
average 1851; GARNER 222, highest run
"a, average 4,039.
New YORK, April 14-Throughout the
country all baseball organizations play
ing under national agreement set aside
the proceeds of today's games as q con-
tribution to fund with which it is
intended to erect q monument to the
memory Of the late Harry Wright
According to reports received tonight
q handsome sum has been realized.
At the Empire Club at Mespeth, l..
l., tonight the twenty round boxing
bout between Young Critic of Australia
and Charlie McKeever of Philadelphia
was won by the latter. No Knockout.
CORONADO, CAL, April 14-Today j.
W. Evans lowered the amateur flying
unpaced half mile record made by Clark
of Denver to 81.
CHICAGO, April 14-Tonight from the
stage Of the Chicago opera house, j. j.
Corbett announced that the Sporting
club of London had offered a purse Of
SIC, 600 for q fight between himself and
"Fitzsimmons is going
abroad May End" said Corbett,""I
close my season the second week in
May. / intend taking the fret boat
Tor England and hope to bring Fitz-
simmons to an agreement to fight"