Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-05-02
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of State for Foreign Affairs, Curzou, an
swering question in the house o; COM
mons today said Negotiations with tie
United States regarding the Venezuelan
question were proceeding and it was not
advise bic to make statement on the
subject until they we're concluded"
SAN Francisco, April 23-1he steam
er Australia from Hoe olulu today brings
the following:
Honolulu, April 18th United States
Minister Willis and family leave for San
Francisco today. The refusal Of the
American minister to observe the Ha-
wsiian independence day on January II,
caused the Dole government to Icy the
matter before Secretary of State Oiney
through Minister Hatch at Washington.
PARIS, April 23-Bourgeios cabinet
has resigned.
When the ministers fled out of the
house there was load applause from the
right and center to which the left re-
piled with loud cries of Turn OFT the
senate. Down with the senate" A
scene of prolonged tumult followed.
CAPE Town, April 23- Copyrighted
by the Ass'd Pressl. Telegraphic COM
municstion with Buluwayo has been cut
off at Fig Tree a small place near ManR-
we, Southwest Buluwayo. The break
cuts off all communication by wire with
Buluwsyo and in view OF the serious
conditions of affairs there, the town
being surrounded by 5000 hostile Ma
tsbees, causes considerable anxiety. A
repairing and scouting squad has been
sent out from Mangwe.
ZANZIBAR, April 23-Chisf M. Baru-
ksziz aud followers fled from British to
German territory and surrendered to
Baron Won Wissmar, governor OF Ger
man east Africa at Mau.
LONDON, April 23-Dstachment s.
Kings royal rifles and Irish rifle have
been ordered to hold themselves in readi-
ness to proceed immediately to South
Africa.
New YORK, April 23-The Worlds dis
patch from Havana gives an interview
with Weyler in which be Gays he hiss
be has Msceo in the trap and believes
that he, Maceo, will soon abandon his
troops ard escape by water. Weyler
says he will not grant amnesty to any
insurgents until they have been more
severely punished.
EVANSVILLE, lad, April 23-A Louis
vile and Nashville fruit train and the
Evansville and Terre Haute passenger
train colli6ed st crossing near Mount
Vernon, led, lat night, Alexander
Drisccll, brakeman. was killed; James
Covingtop, engineer, and F. r. Thomp.
con, brakeman, were seriously injured.
DENVER, Colo, April 23-A ire caused
panic among the thirty inmates of the
Brightside home for boys at $40 a. 10.
today. All escaped ubisiured, although
several were unconscious when carried
out by the fremen. Supt. Field had
bic head and hands severely burned and
cut. The house is in ruins.
SING SING, n. Y, April pa wife
murder, named Herman, was success
fully executed at 11:2l today. Two
contacts of the current were necessary.
owing as the attending physician stated
to the presence air IN the lungs.
SING SING, April 23-Charles Pustal>
ka also a wife murderer, entered the
death chamber at Hal a. m. The cur
rent ives turned on at II AZ and was con-
tinued one minute and twenty seconds.
1t was turned CO the second time 11:44.
At 11:46, Pustsska was pronounced
dead.
NEWPORT, KY, April 23-The court
room was sgain crowded today at the
contin uation of the trial OF Scott jack
SOB. Attorney Crawford for the defense
moved to strike out all that portion Of
Mayor Caldwell's testimony which CON-
tanned Waiiiog's Abatement to the may
or of what defendant jackson had eaid
to Wslling. The court took the motion
under Amusement. DR.. jenkins and
Fish DEck testified that the blood in the
body of person dying FROM any other
cause than blood letting would coaeu-
late in one to seven minutes and it would
be impossible to have emptied the dead
body Of blood as was Pearl Bryar's by
decapitgiion after death. At noon re-
cess the crowd WIGS on the street where
they could see Jackson going back 20
jail. One man putting his hands to his
mouth shouted: This day we hang you
Jackson" Even in court, mutterings
were heard as the crowd was scattering.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 22-Early this
morning tho large brick barrsck build
ing 800 80 feet at Jefferson Barracks
Ia miles south of this CITY was burned.
Ten thousand cartridges exploded and
the soldiers lost their personal effects.
The total loss is about $4,000.
WASHINGTON. April 22-Pugb, Demo-
VI LOU Va piCochiON tno
ty report of his colleague, Morgan, on
the Pacific Railway bill. Pugh read a |
note from Morgan, who wGs absent from |
the city, stating the minority report was
directed against three bills introduced |
for the Pacific Railway reedJustment and |
not merely response to the substitute |
bill just presented by the committee, |
which. said Morgan, "was never seen |
and discussed by me-"
Cannon Of Utah, made speech cup
porting his resolution for huge ground |
map covering 625 acres, located near |
Washington, showing the entire topo-
Grsphy and geography Of the United |
States.