Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-28

organization nave recently luOlC8toQ
willingness to accept substantially the
Frye bill, which provides for refunding
the Pacific railway debt to run seventy
five years at two per cent, with regular
annual payments.
The secretary of the treasury has de-
cided to allow depositary banks larger
margin than heretofore Of United States
bonds. Under this more liberal policy
Of the government deposits within the
last week increased about 81, SOC. 600. 1t
is said government security Is ample to
to warrant the extension.
The senate committee on Indian affairs
today united in letter to the president
recommending a regiment OF United
States troops be stationed permanently
in the Indian territory for the purpose
OF preserving order there.
TRENTON. N. j., March 23-Chancel-
lor McGill filed a decree today granting
absolute divorce to Mrs. Charlotte
Coleman Drayton, on the ground OF
desertion. Mrs. Drayton is daughter
of the late William Astor. In the de-
cree it says: at ia impossible to escape
the conviction that the defendants sus-
picions of his wife's infidelity were des-
tltuts of foundation. Unquestions BILE
circumstances at least, but l fail TO find
any judicial precedent which holds that
! under the statute. similar to that Of this
state, whereby a husband may, with
impunity, be guilty of desertlor OF his
wife merely because he believes her
even under ersvely suspicious circum~
stances of having been guilty Of adul-
terry"
New YORK, March 24-The Herald's
| correspondent ct Rome says: Italy will
refuse the demands of King Menelik for
| indemnity and it is not probable that
peace will be concluded. Bundini says
( he is firm friend OF England and the
| triple alliance.
LONDON, March pa dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Johannesburg,
says the Dutch Of South Africa are
nerving themselves for a supreme strug-
gle with Great Britain. No reason is
assigned for the sudden withdrawal of
the bail of the four members of the re-
form committee. They had been per-
mitted to go to johannesburg to attend
to their private affairs, but all have Cow
been arrested and are kept under guard
in private house in Pretoria.
HAVANA, March 24-Two columns OF
Spanish troops commanded by General
Cooley and Col. Holguina, at the Santa
Rosa plan tstion, near Esperanto, prov
ince of Santa Clara, mutually mistook
each other for insurgent forces, owing,
| it ia said, to the thickness of the sugar
cane. Eacn detachment opened fire and
for ten minutes shots were exchanged.
1t resulted in the killing of seventeen
soldiers. among them being Lieut.. Col.
| Fuennayor, of the Navas battalion. In
addition five officers and eighty-tour
soldiers were Wounded, thirty-two of
whom are seriously injured Lieut..
Col. Fuenmayor died while leading his
troops on and shouting, "Long Live
Spain"
LONDON, March At is reported
that the British ambassador at Wash
ington, Sir Julian Pa1ncefoote, will
shortly come to London to discuss with
the government certsin features OF the
Venezuelan question.
LONDON, March 24-The trial OF DR..
l.. S. Jameson and fellow prisoners,
charged with violating the foreign en-
listment act, in making raid into the
territory of the South African republic,
was resumed in Bow Street police court
this morning. Although there was a
full attendance there was less excite
ment and there was no demonstration
when the prisoners were ushsred into
court.
Bower, a clerk in the Office Of General
Joubert, commander-in-chief of the
forces of the South African republic,
deposed that be had delivered a mess
age from Sir j. A. Dewitt, British agent
at Pretoria, to the commanders OF the
Jameson expedition and he stated that
the reply to it, which was read in court,
stated that the supplies Of the column
were exhausted and it must proceed to |
Krugersdof or Johannesburg. The case
was again adjourned.
LONDON, March 24-Sergeant White, |
of the Bechuanaland mounted police, |
testified of having refused to join jane
son's expedition and added that Col.
Grey informed the trooper before start
ing that they were not going to fight for
the queen but for the supremacy OF the
British flag in South Africa. The
sergeant alec testified that Commission
er Nswton dispatched him from MAIZE
king, Dec. so, in pursuit OF Jameson's
column. telling him to catch the latter
at any cost. When the witness caught
up with the column he handed hls
dispatches to Colonel Grey, who order
ed him to give them to sir John
WilIouehby who in turn told Sergeant
White to give them to Jameson. The
latter however sent him back Sir John
WIlloughby who finally distributed
them. Replying to question Sergeant
W bite testified that be had not seen any
dispatches given to Jameson. Accord
ing to White, Sir John Willoughby said:
'Tell your commanding officer that the .
have been received and will {
be attended to-" The column, Sergeant
White said, then proceeded in the
direction Of johannesburg.
PARIS, March 24-The cabinet council
today was devoted to discussing the
negotiations bet een Great Britain and
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