Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-04-25

| To-Day from the front say there mas been
fierce fighting at Ondurman near Khar-
toum, the headquarters of the Khslifa.
IL is said that 500. OF the Khalifa's body
guard have been killed, and a general
feeling OF unrest prevails among the
Kalifs's forces. The work OF sending
troops to the front, building strsgetlc
railroads and fortifying Aksshesh is be-
ing carried on with admirable prompt
ness and nachine-like smoothness,
VIENNA, April 21-Baron Hirsch died
this morning of heart disease at his
estate near Komorn.
NEWPORT, KY, April 2l-The trial of
Scott Jackson for the murder of Pearl
Bryan, began before Judge Helm today.
The courtroom was jsmmed but the ut
most decorum was observed. Before
noon nine iurymen were in the box.
New YORK, April 2O-Heidelback,
lckenheimer & Co. will ship 100000
gold to Europe tomorrow.
ST. Louis, April 20-Oaptain d. p.
| Slattery a we'll known elevator and gen.
eral business man of this city was
drowned this afternoon at Kings Lake
| about 90 miles north of here. Whether
he bad gone on fishing excursion with
friends.
SAN Francisco, April 20-The grand
council Of Royal and Select Masters of
| Masonry met today and elected the
! following officers who were installed
this afternoon: Most illustrIous mas
ter, William Hewson Day OF Sacra-
mento; right illnstrious deputy grand
master, Henry Ashcroft of San Fran
Disco; right illustrious principal con-
| ductor of work, Robert Ashs of San
| Francisco; right illusrrious treasurer,
| Franklin III. Day OF San Francisco,
| right illustrous grand recorder, Thomas
| 81. Csswell of San Francisco; right
ilIustrious grand captain of the guard,
August Wackenbar of Los Angeles;
| right Industrious grand conductor, Alex
ander Gardiner of Sacramento; grand
chaplain, Thomas Kyler; grand director.
George Perllngton; grand organist,
Samuel ID. Mayer; grand sentinel, James
Oglesby.
WASHINGTON, April 2O-Many import
ant papers Of an economical nature are
embodied in part second of the six
tenth annual report of the geological
survey which has just been issued here.
They relate mainly to geology and water
| supply problems and are all written by
authors of national reputation. The re-
port comprises the following: Geology
| and mining industries OF Cripple Greek
district, Colorado; geological renaissance
| across Idshe; the geology of road build
ing stones of Massachusetts,. with COD
siderstion OF similar materials from other
parts of the United States, economic
geology of the Mercury Mining district,
of Utah; public lands and their water
supply, and water resources of portion
of the great plains. The bulk of the re-
port will be delivered to congress.
HONOLULU, April Il, via San Francis
CO, per steamer Gselic.-Col. Spauld-
ing's friends are not pleased with the
report of the senate committee on for
eign relations on the cable bill. They
take it for granted that the present con-
gress is not disposed to aid the company
of which Spaulding is the head. The
Hawaiian government allowed Spauld-
ing eighteen months 10 which to launch
his scheme; the option will not expire
for nearly one year, and in the meantime
the hands Of this government are prac-
tically tied. No proposition can be en-
tertained from any other company. IL
congress should refuse to grant subsi-
dy to the New Jersey company this gov
eminent Is assured that Spaulding will
assign his contract to any company that
might be able to secure the desired aid.
Gable supporters here would be glad To
have the New York and New Jersey
companies combine If such a combine
ton would insure the building of the
cable. 1t has been stated congress will
not act on the cable question unless the
Hawaiian government opens the field to
any American company having approval
OF the United States congress. In re-
gard 10 the foregoing cabinet minister
stated this morning that much as they
would like to see the cable built, no Of
fers from any other company would be
considered until it wes known whether
or Lot congress would aid SpsuldinG. If
the aid was refused then they would
consider the latter's option as ended and
other companies would be dealt with.
A dispatch WAS received by Minister
Cooper April 10Th per Alameda from.R.
w. Irwin at Toxic, Japan, to the effect
that Chinese passenger from HongkoOg
by the Gaelic had left the steamer secret
ly at Yokohama March 30th and died OF
black plague in the Chinese hospital
there on April 1st. The affair was not
discovered until April I'd. The same
day the vessel arrived at this port. The
port physician visited the ship snd re-
ported that she had 800 Storage passen-
gers and 700 tons OF freight for this port. |
She left Yokohama on March 81 and on
April 7th case of smallpox was discov-
cred. The doctor OF the Gaelic reported |
that there was sickness between Houg- |
kong and Yokohama, but that upon ex-
animation Of the steersge passengers the |
day after leaving Yokohama. one China
man was found missing. He got away |
10 some secret manner. This was the |
man who died Of the black plague at |
the hospital in Yokohama.
The board OF health decided to allow |
the Gaelic to come in alongside the Pa /
cific Mail wharf, but under the strictest |
quarantine. The passengers will BE-
landed at quarantine island.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20-The steam
ship Gaelic arrived today from Hong.
kong and Yokohama, via Honolulu.
Owing to the prevalence OK the plague
at Hopgkong the steamer was sent to
quarantine island. The cabin pass
engers, fifty in number, were SLOWED to
land. but the 200 steerage passengers
were kept on board. A case of small
pox was developed during the voyage
from Yokohama to Honolulu, and there
was a case OF plague just before the