Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-02-22
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! hansen had reached the north pole,
found land there and i, now returning
| to ward civilization.
The expedition sailed from Christians
June oath, 1893, the doctors plan be-
ing to make for the New Siberian lei
ands and head north until the Fran, by
becoming imbedded in ice, would be
com PEELED TO drift along the west coast
of any lar which might be found. On
August %, 1894, Dr.. NaDsen sent a dis
[ patch from Vardo, reporting that on the
I'd of September he was about TO sail
into the Karaba Sea and that the Fran
had behaved splendidly up to that stage
of the journey, especially in forcing her
way through the ice. A London dis
patch dated March 4, of last year, az
nornced that letter dated Kiolleadord,
| February "a, had reached Hammerfest,
Norway, announcing that the telegraph
inspector at a station IN the mountains
between Lsbesy aud Lang ord, had seen
q balloon moving in a southerly direc-
ton and believed it was possibly carry
ing dispatches from DR.. hansen. Since
the foregoing dispatch, however, no
| further news OF the balloon oriNsnsen
had been received.
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 12-The
Brisbane river has been greatly swollen
| by floods. A small steamer with about
eighty passengers aboard, ospsized while
crossing thu river today, and only about
forty persons were saved.
| SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 13-While the
American line steamer Paris. from New
York, was docking this morning she
came into collision with the steamer
Majestic belonging to the Isle of Wight
line. The Majestic was sunk, but sll
her crew was saved.
CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 13-The grand
jury of Campbell county. Kentucky,
sitting in Newport, this morning report
ed to Judge Perkins indictments against
Scott jackson and Alonzo M. Wslllng
for the wlllful murder OF Pearl Bryan.
| CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. ia blizzard has
been raging 10 Indians, Illinois. Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Iowa for the past
thirty.six hours. Twelve inches of snow
has fallen.
Sioux FALLS, 8. D., Feb. 13.-The
agents of large colony Of Germans
! and Scandinavisns have just closed a
deal for $4,000 acres of land somewhere
in the vicinity of Arkansas Pass, to which
colony they will move in the spring.
Arkansas Pass is much discussed here.
Many Americans will go from here and
| adjoining places to the town lot sale
there on the 18th and 18th.
Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. 13-Ths many
sports here are becoming so anxious
| about seeing the big fight that they
have declared their intention OF watch
ing the depots all night to avoid being
left. General Mabry's rangers are watch
ing every train with the intention of
boarding it if they discover any inteu-
ton of pulling off the fight in Texas.
Stuart has repeatedly assured the ad-
jutsnt general that he has no intention
Of having the fight in Texas. 1t is prac-
ticslly certain now that the fight will
be on Mexican soil somewhere. It will
be dash across the border and run
for home after the fight is over.
Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. 13-Jim Hall
and Buck Connolly. seconds for Peter
Msher, arrived from Las Cruces at
noon today. q. Maher dropped off
three miles out OF the city and will
come in tonight. Dan Stuart COM
pieted arrangements for special train.
The start for the battle ground will be
made at 10 o'clock tomorrow
Makers eyes are bothering him and
it is rumored the fight will be postponed
several days.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ban amend
ment to the bond bill to coin American
prodact silver was defea ted in the house
by vote of Al ayes to 118 nays.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-The session of
the house from 11:3O to II O'Clock tc-
dsy was devoted to general debate Cd
tue bond bill, the speakers being Grout,
Of Vermont; Mccall, of Tennessee;
Hsdley, of Illinois, and Willis of Della
ware, who spoke against it, and Doc
little. of Washington, IN favor of free
coinage. The senate substitute to the
bond bill, under the arrangement eff
tected, was then open for amendment
and debate under the five. minute rule.
Dingley, OF Maine, chairman of the
ways and means committee, explained
the parliamentary situation. Be would
make q motion to nonooncur 10 the vote
on the free coinage substitute. Crisp,
representing the majority committee,
would move concurrence. The latter
motion took precedence and would be
pending a motion open for amen6men,
until O'Clock, when a vote in Gem
uittee Of the whole would be taken.
Later-The deficiency bill parsed and
a motion to take up the tariff bill was
defeated.
HOUSE,
A final vote will be taken at 2 p. m.
tomorrow Dingley aud Crisp then form
ally entered their motions. Johnson,
republican of California, had the honor
of offering the first amendpent. He
moved to amend the motion to concur |
by striking out the first section Of the |
senate substitute and inserting provis-
ion for free coinage CT American silver
and for lsvying prohibitory duty on
foreign silver. The latter portion of
The amendment was Withdrawn in defer
ence to a point Of order that was
german.
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