Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-04-04


his residence in this city and it is
believed the end will come in few
hours.
HAVANA, March 26-A column OF
troops commanded by Col. S4nchtz and
+. Chevarrio have captured the comps
of the insurgents at Chereto and Santa
Monica, province of Pinar del Rio, and
are said to have obtained possession of
nearly all the supplies Of the insurgents
in that province. Tie insurgents left
fifty killed and retired with many
wounded. The troops destroyed all
stores which could not be made avail
able Cor use of the army. 1t is estimnt-
that the stores captured are worth over
100000.
CAIRO, March 26-The commission of
the Egyptian debt met here today and
decided to advance the 500, 900 pounds
necessary to meet the expenses of the
British Egyptian expedition against
Dongola. OF the sum needed 2OO,-
eco pounds is available Immediately.
The English, German, Italian and
Austrian members of the commission,
voted to advance the money required,
but the Russian and French mem bers
voted against the proposition.
CAIRO, March 26-As soon as the &C.
tion OF the majority of the commission
ers becams known the representatives
of the Paris syndicate OF Egyptian bond
holders took steps to institute proceed
iugs before the Egyptian mixed tribun-
al agsiust the debt commissioners snd
ministers responsible for tie reserve
fund.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 26-The out
outbreak at Kllliz is more serious than
was at first supposed. The town is
surrounded by troops and no one is al
lowed to leave or enter. The officials
here are preventing American mission
aries from distributing aid. The Brit
ish ambassador, Sir Philip Currie. has
been interviewed by Tewfik Psshs, min
lister of foreign affairs, on the subject.
CAPE Town, Africa, March 26-The
Matabelles of the Inzzs and FilibuZzi
districts revolted and massscred white
settlers, including Commissary Bentley.
The fugitive whites are hocking to Bull
wayo and Gwelo for protection. A de-
tachment of seventy-tive volunteers,
with a Maxim gun, have been dispatch
ed against the natives.
WASHINGTON, March 26-The state
department has received o cablegram
from United States Minister Smythe at
Port au Prince, Hsyti, confirming the
Paris report OF the death OF President
Hippolyte.
LONDON, March 26-In the house Of
commons today under the secretary Of
foreign affairs, Curzop, said it was true
that the Sultan had made inquiries as
to the nature of the expedition to
Dongola, but no protest against it has
been made on behalf of the Turkish
government. The necessary explans-
tons asked were given to the Turkish
ambassador. CurZon also said it was
true that they had not been consulted,
but nothing was contemplated in ad-
vance of the troops which was beyond
the power vested in the Khedive.
LONDON, March GA special from
Cairo ssys the French aud Russian
members of the Egyptian debt comis-
sion left the meeting to-day after pro-
testing against the use of the reserve
fund for the purpose of a British-Egyp-
tisn expedition up the Nile.
BUTTE, Mont. March &c. -Consterna-
ton was thrown into the camp of the
numerous heirs and claimants of the
Davis millions last night, when attorney
NJ. j. Csvsnaugh, filed a petition in
distribution in behalf of Mrs. HuIdah
Queen Davis, otherwise known as Hull
dab Shell, OF Kern Co. Calsornia, laying
claim to the whole estate OF many mil
lions, alleging that she is the surviving
wife of the dead millionsire. Davis was
not known to have been married, and
his relatives here laughed at the claims
OF the California woman when they first
heard OF her about year ago. The pc
tition alleges that she was married to
Dsvis, August 10, 1912, in Carol County
end was his lawful wife until
his death in Butte. March IA, 1890.
Two children were born to them she
says. one, May Isabelle, now Mrs. Isa-
belle Marrow, Of Fresno, and the other,
Laura Annie Calho1n, now living in San
Francisco.
SAN Francisco, March 25.-Tbe eu-
preme court has decided that Judge
Murphy erred in restraining W. r. Daily
from producing his play, The Crime OF
4 Century, during the Durrsnt trial.
rhe court declared that it was an IN
warranted interference with the right OF
speech euarsntsed by the constitution,
The Crime of Century was q play
based on the story of the Dprrant muir
isrs, and Laily attempted to produce it
1t one OF the local theaters while the
Durrant trial was in progress. Judge
Murphy ordered the play stopped and
TO send the manager and act
,rs to Jail for contempt Of court If they
persisted in producing the play. The
supreme court Gays:
I'VE are entirely clear that the court
had no jurisdiction to make the order
or such an order was an attempted in
'ringement upon the rights guaranteed
10 every citizen by that section of the
constitution which says: Every citizen
nay freely speak, write and publish his
sentiments, being responsible for the
Ibuse OF that right, and no law shall be
passed to STRAIN or ebridge the liberty of
he press
at is evident" said the court, "that
his right cannot be abused until it is