Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-05-16

the city, just beyond the z ,ologicsl gar
 dens, was brutally murdered after de-
 lending her honor, Monday morning, has
 been removed. Irwin W. Ford, negro,
 captured yesterday at Harper's ferry,
 confessed today that he committed tt c crime.
 INDIANAPOLIS, May 7-Ths republican convention today instructed It's delegates | for MC K lley with scarcely a show of | opposition, and the loDg im pending bat | tie between the Mckinley and the al- | legged Harrison forces ended in a com- | monplace peace. The platform embody- ing instructions was adopt- d by viva
 voIce vote and without dlvisiop, being l received without challenge. Gen. Hsr- | rison dld nut make his eagerly expected speech to the delegates and did not visit | the convention at all.
 | The platform declares for sound money; sayors the use of both gold ard silver at parity; urges blmetallism on
 an international basls, ard condt mns l the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of l6 to l.
 There was llttle doubt when the con- yeptlo met that tte instructions would carry, but a warm tigbt was expected snd fight too in which Gen. iiarrisou's
 name would figure lromlnently. A half
 accepted invitation to the ex-presldens
 that be address the convention this
 morning had led to hope on the part
 of the instruction people that at the
 eleventh hour a ser ersation would be
 sprung which would save the day to
 them. No cne believed the general
 would indicate to the slightest extent
 that bis name might be considered. but it vas persistently rumored that he
 might deliver an address which, while non-commlttsl, would cause a stampede and defeat the resolutions. But Gen. Harrison fa'led to appear.
 When the report of the committee On resolutions, the signal for the expected
 battle, was called. there were frantic ye!le for "Harriseni Harrisorw but the ex-president was at home mile away
 end the fight wgs plsiDly lost. The mo- ton to adopt tbe resolutions was made, ard although there were frantic yells of "Nop from toe negative, the vote was very evidently about tbree tn one in the Ohioan's favor. The delegates then s-tiled down to the work of making ticket, apparently utterly forgetting the Indiana presidential situation, which has been matter of national interest for monthe.
 The significance of General Hnrrisou's failure t. address the delegates was matter throughiy discussed about polIt- ical headquarters tonight but opinions differed widely. Some exprtsse the opinion that the ex-president felt that the instructions were a direct slap at | T L em ph asized bis previously expressed desire 10 be considered entirely out of the presidential situation. GeLeral iD any wsy.
 J. A. Mount of Montgomery, received he nominat'on for governor and w. l.. Heggsrd, of TippecanCe, was nominated 'or lieutenant governor.
 WASHINGTON, May 8-Ssnator Morrill, chairman O? the committee oD finaIce lss announced his intention to appoint subcou mittee to conduct the bod investigation authorized by the Peffsr resolution. The subcommittee will consist of five members.
 WASHINGTON, May S-Govsrnor Mo- Jorkle, of West Virginia, appeared be- ore the house committee on commerce odsy to advocate the construction of be Nicaragua canal He spoke In be- ,alf of the coal interests of his own ard adjacent states. and declaring that this sction would be able to control the oal markets of the Pacific coast, of Worth aud South America, with the ship ,iug facilities whichwould be afforded by be canal. At present all the coal used on he Pacific coast, he stated, is mined in australia, Japan ard Vancouver. He redictod that with the advancement of he Japanese they would monopolize he coal business on the coast, unless he canal should be ,buIlt, when freight ates would enable West Virginia to un- ersell the Japanese.
 If you want to send away for a suit of lothes, call on Jos. Perrin the pioneer silor. He guarantees good material,