Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-12-26
TELEGRApHIc.

AAAVXt1Xk &XXVs WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 22-At
 LitIetop, 8 suspension bridge over the
 creek broke down while crowded with
 people returning home from a church
 entertainment. Thirty or forty people
 were precipItsted into the stream. One
 was killed. two probably fatally injur
 ed. Killed: Wilbsrt Hammond, aged
 IS. Dangerously injured: Miss Artie
 Brown, Harry Anderson.
 HAVANA, Dec. 22-Capt. Genersl 1 Weyier left Havana this morning on the
 Spanish cruiser, LeeAzpi, bound for | Mariet, north Of the military line in the
 Province Pinar del Rio, with the in ten 1 ton of resumiDg personal command of
 the operations against the insurgents in
 that part of Cuba. General SoIano
 reports from Santa Clara that Lieut.. Colonel Oliver, in command of the
 Granada bstsllIon had an engagement
 with the insurgents, who had over 200
 killed and wounded. The insurgents ] deralled an exploring engine near Ysgui-
 rsmae, MataLzas, killing the conductor
 and so seriously injuring the engineer
 that both of his legs had to be amput-
 ated.
 CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 22-James Pres. | ton, aged forty, shot his wife Amanda, aged 37, and the la'ter's son, William | Bryant, aged l9, and himself, in his
 residence at 439 East Pearl street. this morning. Preston was a farmer near ,4k
 to this city taking quarters with her
 son and making living at dressmaking. l Preston s1on followed and tried to effect
 a reconciliation.
 CHICAGO, Dec. 22-Excitement attend
 ant upon the collapse of the National Bank of Illinois and three dependent ! banks appears to have died Ct: today. Runs We're made yesterday on several | banking institutions. notatly the Gar | den City Banking and Trust company. | It's doors were opened sn hour before
 banking hours today and by 10:30 with
 drawals ceased and deposits had trebled
 the amount taken out. Withdrswals at other banks were few.
 LONDON, Dsc. PA special from Paris says it is suggested that Great Britain, France, and Italy, the powers most in- | terested, offer their services in the Cu-
 pat question in order to prevent 8 con- | hict between Span and the United
 States aud terminate revolt
 NEW YORK. Dec. 22--A Herald cor respondent telegrapbs from Rio de Jan l in Gniana DOW in dispute between Great
 Britain and Venezuela.
 BARCELONA, Dec. 22-Forty anarchists were today condemned to twenty yesrs Imprisonment, twenty-eight to eight years.
 WAsHINGToN, Dec. 22-The house
 with 8 small attendance devoted today
 the lsst before the holiday recess to the legislative appropriation bill.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-The Pacific railroad discussion continued up to 2p
 m., when the morning hour expired apparently ending the prospects for the Cuban debate.
 Los ANGEL ss, Dec. 22-Chief s. P.
 Engineer Hood closed his argument ip favor of Santa Monica before the harbor commission this morning bpd was fol-
 owed by J. A. Muir, of the Southern Pacific, and J. s. Slawson,a 8 local capi 'alIst. Both favored Santa Monica. Mir Hood announced that Captain Alexsn-
 fer and several other coast eea captains
 would appear before the commission to- morrow and that will close the Santa Monica end of it.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-Senstor Vests anticipated speech concerning Secretary Olney's attitude toward the Cameron resolution filled the sepsts galleries to overfowlnz today. Minister Hatch. of Hawaii, was among the early arrivals. Disappointment was expressed when It
 became known that Vest would not con-
 inue his remarks which were cut of oy the objection yesterday. The urgent deficiency bill was reported passed with minor amendments. It carried sS84, ,Ss6 the larger part of which is for the con. 5luuance of work in the navy depart ment. Pettigrew, rspu blican of South Dakota, called up his resolution appropriatlrg s1O.OO0.0OO to take up trust notes of the Union tsci- dc railroad. He said this step wes lm oeTstive to protect the interests of the government against the scheme of thoee who held notes and whose purpose vas to absorb branch llpes of the UnloD Pacific. He believed the Unioo Pacific is not insolvent and the floating debi vas created for the express purposes of complicsuing and embarrassing govern nenJ liens. Gear, of Iowa, chairman of .he committee on Pacific roads asked if Pittl0re~ favored the operation of the roads by the government. He answer. d Certainly the government could not possibly nsnsQe the Pacific roads worse han they had been msnsged.'
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22-Privste sd- vices from Manila, Phlllipins Islands to- ! jay give sn account of the revolution against Spanish rule in the islands and relates how Spanish troops were thrice | epulsed by smaller force of insur- | gents. The fight started oo November eighth and continued at intervals for l hree days. Twelve thousand insur gents repulsed fourteen thousand Span | lsrds. The Spanish Ioss was heavy and they were driven from their position JchI tbC tO"b oi SOvttCs o0 Aoi sbO AC0 volutionists have the better of the fight | iDg.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22-ElRbty-four | Chinese who arrived on the BslRic from | Hong Kong were sent to quarantine ou | their arrival on account of the prevs- lance of smallpox in various Oriental ports. No smallpox was manifested CD | bos,d and quarsntining was merely a | measure. The cabin asd | white steersge passengers were allowed to land.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22-Ths remains | of Kate Field arrived today rom Ho ono- lulu on the Belgio. Memorial serv ces will be held next Sunday in Trinity | church after which the re- mains will be cremated and forwarded so Mount Auburn for interment.
 LOUISVILLE, Dec. 23-A specisl to the