Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-05-30

M. l. Kelley was reelected editor of the
Methodist Review. When nominations
for editor of the Christian Advocate
were called for, the only name present.
ed was that of DR.. j. M. Buckley, the
present editor. He received Ala out of
440 votes cast.
New YORK, May 22-A private Lon
don csblegrsm made public by the Wall
street bureau says the rise in copper is
caused by the consumers and public
finding the consumption exceeded the
production. While supplies are offered
freely speculators absorb them rapidly.
There is more demand for refined copper
from India and elsewhere. A contract
has been placed for q French Pacific
cable which requires 900 tons of copper
wire. American electrolytic copper has
been purchased owing to the reduced
output of American minee.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, May 22-S. w.
Vaughn, an eminent civil engineer, left
for Silver City today to begin a preli-
mInary examination westward of the
proposed extension of the Santa Fe from
Victor, CAL, to Silver City. He has
examined the route already from Victor
to Ashfork and will now examine from
White River, N. NJ, to Phoenix, Ariz.,
Solomonville and Florence. The cost
Of construction will average about
sl4, 900 per mile. All this may be bluff
at the Atlantic & Pacific bondholders or
may be an intimstion that the Santa Fe
determined to have western feeders. =.
NEW YORK, May 22-Ex-United
States Senator William A. Wallace OF
Pennsylvania, died at 7:25 this morn
ing.
MADRID, May 22-Another bomb was
exploded last evening near the palace.
WASHINGTON, May 22-According to
notice given by Mitchell Of Oregon, the
senate will be called upon Saturday to
consider the proposed amendment to the
constitution for the election of senators
by the people.
LONDON, May 22-At noon today the
house OF commons was still in session
having sat continuously for 81 hours.
The deadlock is over the agricultural
rating bill. providing for reduction OF
rates on agricultural land. At o'clock
this morning closure was moved. Sew
eral memt ers refused to enter the divi-
sion lobby. Speaker Gully named John
Dillon, enti- Parnellite leader. DR.. Tan
ner, Donald Sullivan, David Lloyd,
George & John Herbert Louis for dis
obeying the chair. Conservative leader,
Bslfour moved suspension of the mem.
bers named. The motion was carried
by vote of 209 to 80. Mitchell Dsvitt
and Daniel Macclss persisted in remain
ing in the house during the division.
The sergeant at arms was summoned
by the speaker to remove them. This
was done. Finally at 1:30 q. m. all
classes OF the bill were agreed to and
with many sigh of relief the house sd-
journed until June let.
LEADvILLE, COL, May 22-Brecken-
ridege mining camp on the South Park
railroad, a town of about 200 inhebit-
ante, is threatened with destruction by
fire. There Is a high wind and the FIRE
is beyond control.
Later.-The fire has been brought un-
der control at 2:30 p. m. Two blocks
are burned; loss $4,000.
CANTON, o., May Ex-senator Quay
accompanied by j. X. Brown of Lam
caster, Va, arrived liz this city this
morning. Governor Mckinley met him
at the depot. Quay declined to talk as
to the object Of his mission. He will
return east this afternoon.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May GA
special to the Journal from Deer-Lodge,
Mont. says Phillip Allen, the man who
last Saturday killed his divorced wife
and then fed is captured. A reward OF
$500 had been offered for his capture
dead or alive and armed parties had
been searching for him for week. He
was taken by surprise and no blood
shed. For fear of lynching he wss
lodged in the state penitentiary at Deer
Lodge.
GAMBIA, Island, Crete, May 23-Since
May II the garrison OF Vamos. consist
ing of 1900 men, has been besisged by
1000 insurgents who occupied strong
position. Troops left Kslivas Thursday
to attempt the relief of the bssieGed |
soldiers. The relieving force was at
tackled snd compelled to return after
suffering heavy loss. Troops at Vsmos
have only sufficient food to last couple
of days.
WASHINGTON, May 23-The president
.od8y sent bis veto OF the bill to amend
he act fixing fees of registers and recei-
'ers OF land Offices. The president sent I
/ message to the senate saying that he
cannot communicate the information
asked for by the Morgan resolution re-
y8rding Cuba.
WASHINGTON, May 23-The house
Idopted the conference report On the
liver and herbor bill.
New YORK. May 22-Ths Appellate
livision of the supreme court today de-
lied the motion to confirm the report
t special commission CD rapid transit
ppolnted by the supreme court. This
efesis the underground railroad plan
dopted by the commission. L
DENVER, Colo, May 23-A special to
be Times from Cripple Creek says the
itlzens are indignant because wagon
pads OF mail have been taken from the q
and burned. Much of it vas 2