Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-08
TELEGRApHIC.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-The nation al
board Of trade at its closing session to
day by Unanimous rising vote d rect.
ing the president of the board of trade
to to send the following peace sentiment
to the Associated Chambers of Com
MERGE:
The National Board of Trade of the
United States, assembled in annual
meeting at Washington sends greetings
to tie Associated Chambers of Com
merce of Great Britain reciprocatiIc all
the friendly sentiments uttered by the
English commercial bodies and express
ee an earnest wish that the commerce
and religion represen ting the great prog.
ressive and civilized forces of the world
may honorably avert collision between
English speaking nations who, more
than any other represent the sentiment
of peace on earth and good will among
men.
NEWPORT News, Va. Jan. 3O-The
taird wsrship constructed BY the private
shipyard since the war and also the
largest merchant steamer built in this
country WITH the exception Of two Amer
lean trans Atlantic liners built by the
Cramps were launched successfully here
by the Newport News Shipbuilding
company al high tide this morning in
the presence of distinguished party
from Washington. The fret to take
the water was the merchant vessel
whose name has been kept secret until
she began to sligo down the ways when
Miss Nellie S. Eldridge Of Boston broke
the usual bottle of wine and christeaed
her the Grand Duchesse. AS the stern
Of the great hull struck the shrill
whistles of the steamers gave greeting
while thousapde OF people showed their
appreciation by prolonged cheers for the
Newport News shipbullding yard apd G..
P. Huntington as its founder. What
route the new vessel Is inteded for is
not yet announced. Thirty minutes
after the Grand Duchesse he'd been
towed out Of the way the warship
Helena was ready to take to her natural
element, Miss Agness Belle Steele
daughter of Mayor Steele Helena smash
ed a champagne bottle and named her.
TROY, N. Y. Jan. 80 Probably en- ex-
tensive robbery on the West Shore road
has been discovered in this city. The
car for Boston was entered between that
place and this city and robbed of every
thing valuable. The car was resesle6
here and sent to Boston. 1t is imposs-
Gle to ascertain what has BEEN taken
because the way bills are sent diiect from
New Tork to Boston.
HoLLIDAYsBURG, Pc, Jan. 30-Five
persons were killed and nearly a score
injured, some fatally, by the explosion
of thirty iuch cylinder boiler st the
works OF the Hollidaysburg IroI & Nail
company this morning.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ. Jan. Delivery
male inhabit6nt in the town of Chilli,
40 miles east Of here, is digging for
So, 100000 gold, buried treasure, which
gypsies say is buried IN the ruins of an
extinct Indian city near there. No
treasure has been found but certain
marks which gypsies said would be
be found there have been discovered.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-Msjor General
Nelson a. Miles, commanding the army,
before the committee On coast dsfenses,
today made statement of the condition
of the coast defenses on both the At
lsntic and Pacific coasts and Cult Of
Mexico. He stated that the guns now
mouated at Savannah, Charleston and
other ports, are smooth bores OF obso-
lete patterns and useless, and mounted
on rotten carriages.
The only places where provision has
been made for Gny con siderable defense
are New York, San Francisco aud Bos
ton, and the defences at these places are
entirely inadequate and sufficient. He
said our citi's are open TO attack by any
country having a large navy, and it
would take years to create the necessary
armament.
He estm ated tina entire cost Of coast
defensss for adequate protection OF the
country at about $50, 100000 for fortifi.
cations and guns. Tbs would not in
clude the cost Of ammunition and pro-
jectiles.
Cry OF MEXICO, Jan. 29-The presi-
Dental campaign is beginning. Gen
hn
AID captured Macmillan at Quereta-
70, has been nominated for the presi-
dency by a political club composed OF
members of the Liberal party. He is
an old man, but ambitious and in fair
health and has the universal respect of
the community.
Many clubs nave nominated Gen
Diaz, and it is probable before the June
elections, a conference or the National
Liberal party will be convened and
nominate Diaz for the fifth term.
Ell PAso. TEX. Jan. 2S.-There is
movement on foot to hold a sporting con-
vention in this city on or about the 10th
of Feb, whose primary object will be TO
adjust an equitable scale of weight, and
fix upon rules governing championship
contests, provide for the proper issuing
of challenge and forfeits and define and
make clear other matters that are daily
made subjects of disputes and wrsngles.
1t is proposed to call together all the
fighters, fighters managers, and sporting
writer's quartered in FL Paso on the day
set for the congress. The time is ripe
Tor such action, and the convention if
held, and properly conducted, can do
much to obviate the nonsense end tom
'oolery that now attaches itself to ,he |
making of matches or the attempts TO |
make matches. 1t is asserted that never