Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-21


in the reclamation of the remainder of
the lands.
Fort SCOTT, Kan, March 16-The
Star hotel a large two story frame build
ing burned this morning. The flames
developed the building with lightning
rspidity so that 80 occupants barely es-
capped with their lives. Some waiter
girls and guests jumped from the rear
windows receiving slight injuries. j.
ID. Depew, OF Ohio, was badly burned.
M. L. Waltermelr a prospector and wife
were signed. Loss $4,000 uninsured.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 16-What
promised to be the most sensational day
in the senatorial fight began with
proclamation from Governor Bradley,
issued this morning, calling out the
state troops. The proclamation de-
clared: ''For several days past an arm
ed body OF desperate men have by
threats and demonstrations intimated
and overawed mem ers of the general
assem- bly," Upwards of four husdred
soldiers occupy the state house square.
Governor Bradley was In consultation
all morning with with Adjutant Gener-
ais Collier and Coils. Castleman and
Gather. These gentlemen agreed that
there would be no difficulty in prevent
ing trouble. 81 wish to say" said the
governor "that the militia was called
out in order to protect members of the
legislature from mob violence and not
to ptotect myself"
The Blackburn men call the COVER
hor's action Outrageous" A meeting
OF citizens OF Frankfort was called to
protest against the presence of the
militia IN this city. "This display of
force will stop all legislation" said
Blackburn this morning. Nothing shall
be done. i would like to see a revenue
bill or anything else get through now
Just before IL o'clock the sergeant-of-
arms entered the lower door of the state
house with six assistants summoned
Saturday. They were Jack Chinu, Eph
Lillsrd, jim Williams. John McEirey.
JIhn Sneed and Walter Sharp. These
men were halted by Captain Gaines.
Sommers protested that they were his
assistants and he had affidavits to chow
that they were entitled to enter. The
captain was firm however and they
walked ont without attempting to force
their way up stairs. Everything before
convenlng was as quiet as could be.
Senators James and Walton entered the
chamber. They said they would vote
in joint assembly today if requested to
do SO. Dunlap did not show up. 1t is
certain be will not be seen in Frankfort
again this season.
When the joint session convened the
roll call showed &c present. Neither
democrats nor populists responded.
The president announced no quorum.
On the ballot for senator only ono vote
wac caet, that of Speed for Boyle. The
republicans and democrats with this
exception refused to respond. The
JOINT assembly then adjourned until tor
morrow. There was not standing roam
in the courthouse when On indignation
meeting was called in order to protest
against the action Of Governor Bradley
in calling out the troops.
| WASHINGTON, March 16.-The senate
joint resolution directing the secretary
or agriculture to purchase and distribut e
seeds etc, as in preceding years, has
become a law without the presidents
signature. Secretary Morton refused to
carry out the old law and vigorously OPP
posed the passage Of the present man
datory act.
NEw YORK, March 16.-Snow has
been falling continuously since II
o'clock Sunday, and at noon today 1t
shows no signs of abateme ut. There is
no wind, and the storm does not seem
To have affected the railroads.
New HAVEN, Conn.,. March 16,-Re-
ports from all parts of the state indicates
that the heaviest snow storm of winter
prevails. An average depth of inches
is reported. In New London however,
over foot has already fallen.
LONDON, March 16-The Associated
Press is able to state, in connection with
the reopened Egyptian question, that the
British government consulted and OBJ
tanned the approval of majority of the
powers before deciding upon the ad-
vance upon Dongola. This makes the
new Soudan campaign of fhr-reaching
political Importance in its bearing upon
Great Britaln's relations with the Euro
pean powers.
Thet the disclosures by recent events
of Great Britain's complete and friend.
less isolation 10 the community OF ma
tions has given shock and a feeling of
uneasiness to the responsible statesman
ship of Great Britain has been frankly
admitted by Britt b Statesmen them
selves, and that highlands diplomacy
has been busy with efforts to make some
inroads into the universally hostile ar
ray of nations has been generally under
stood.
When the terms of the settlement of
the dispute over the boundaries between
the possessions on the Mekong 10 IndIo-
China of Great Britain and France we're
made known, the world express ed it's |
wonder at the substantial concessions |
made by Great Britain, and the opinion |
was generally held that Great Britain
sought TO procure an entente with France |
as consideration of these concessions.
Many cemmenters professed to see con-
firmation of this opinion in the sugges-
ton offered by the sultan little later TO /
Lord Salisbury that England should