Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-09-05

tered everywhere. but by Thorough
system of communication they can be
massed together 10 an incredibly short
time.
Il shall be glad to return to Cubs
and / am likely to be ordered there by
the junta at any moment. ID legate
Palma in New York is posted as to
my movements here, so that he will al
ways know excstly where to reach
me-"
1t will be remembered that nearly a
year ago Roemer suddenly disappeared
from this city, and was not heard OF
| for some time. when he wrote q letter
! to friend here in which he stated be
had joined the Cubaus in their struggle
for liberty.
DENVER, Aug. ga special TO the
Times from Ogden, Utah, says: A pack
age being transported to New York from
| San Francisco by bicycle 10 the Exam
| lner-Jourral transcontinental relay race
was intercepted at point east OF this
city early today and spirited away
through the mountains toward Echo,
forty miles east on the Union Pacific, to
the great dissppoin tment Of C long line
of Salt Lake riders. waiting TO take the
package to the capitol for the governor ;
| signature. 4 Ts race a collision oc-
CURED between rival riders. There Was
| guu pisy IN which assembled COW boys
participated. The package fell into the
| hands OK the Ogden riders ard was land
ed at Echo az ii %, shead OF time, leay-
| ing Salt Lske City out. Threats are
made to send the riders to the penisen-
tiary for Interfering with the male.
GLENwooD. Ia, Aug. 29-The state
institute for feeb;e-minde6 children was
burned this morning involving the loss
OF $50. 900. All the inmates number
ius about hundred were rescued. The
fire WAS caused by Lightning.
Los ANGELES, Calf, Aug. 29-Wss
outs occurred last night around the
Needles and Mellen Station, on the San
ia Fs road. Bridges are out and the
Overland is tied up.
NEw YORK, Aug. 29-Edwsrd NJ.
Sheppard, leader of the Brooklyn gold
democrats, Gays Bourke Cochran refuses
to preside over the gold democrats con-
ventIop. because be has decided toyote
for Mckinley.
OAKLAND, Aug. 30-GsrdInsr F.
Williams, who is known as one of the
diamond kings" OK South Africa, has
returned to Oakland cn visit to his
relatives. Williams is the general man.
sger Of the De Beers Consolidated Min
ing company, limited, Of Kimberly,
South Africa, where are situated .he
great diamond fields OF the world.
Williams Is California engineer.
Twelve years ago he was Induced to 90
TO South Africa and accept the superin-
tendency of mine. la short time
be moved to the diamond fields, and !
FOR years he has managed the great
business OF oRe of the richest companies /
in the world. There is probably not q
diamond mining business as does Will
lisms. He is in receipt of a princely
sslary as general manager, and has
made an Independent fortune for him
self. He expects to return to his labors
in January.
a few months ago Williams was ar
rested at the instance of the Cape Col
ony government, ss it was supposed
that ne was interested in the reform
movement at Johannesburg. He was
indicted on three charges OF misde-
meanor. Guns and ammunition were
found under some cars to be shipped to
Kimberly. Besides, there was some am
munition stored at the mines without
q permit. 1t was claimed that Williams
had guilty knowledge OF these facts.
Upon investigation, however, it vas
found thst he was not mixed up 10 the
reform movement, although he was the
10 innate friend of Cecil Rhodes, Barney
Bsrnsto and John Hays Hammond.
The law had been violated, however,
but as the offense WAS simply technical,
Williams was allowed to pay a fine of
ESQ on the three charges. When he
left South Africa everything wGs quiet,
and no more trouble was anticipated.
New YORK, Aug. 31-TOtsl deposits
Of gold in the sub treasury in exchange 4
for legal tenders up to ii 80 g. m. today,
to s3,000,000. j. P Morgan I
{ Co. deposited 81 SOC, 600; the Hanover
National bank $4,000; Lszard Freres
$500, 600; the Bank of Montreal $500, 600. =
The gold for import ordered Thursday
10 far aggregates SIS, $50, 600.
: HANNIBAL, Mo-, Aug. 31-The Henri
naD-Curd Lumber Co., has failed;
liabilities $4,000; assets nominal