Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-05-09

ries. They secured blank tune checks
 of contractors filled them out and sold
 them to brokers. All are old residents
 of this city. They cleared several thousand dollars by the scheme. CANAAN, Conn.,, May 4-Edwin Plant of Clayton, Macs, three miles from here today shot and instantly killed hls wife Ada then fired bullet into lbe breast
 of his two weeks old child killing it in- stantly. Pisct hed to swamp near karkahot river. After 8 lively exchange of shots with his pursueIs Plant wss killed himself. He was married April
 10th and the sane day his wife gave birth to an infant.
 LONDON, May A dispatch to the Tines from Pretoria says: The execu-
 tive council of the South African repub-
 lie is seriously considering. the advisabil-
 ity of avoiding the inconvenience en-
 tailed upon the mining industry by the
 Imprisonment of the reformers. The dis
 patch adds that the health of the prison CTS IS improving.
 The dally Dispatch has a dispatch
 from Pretoria ssS Ing J. H. Hammond is
 improving. He is allowed to take drives
 with his !ailer. The prisoners are treat ed as tirst-class misdemeanapts. From personal interviews l ascertain
 that all ot the mem bers of the exec utive | council are inclined to show the utmost
 lenlency to the pr soners of the govern ment.
 The Daily News says: It is under
 stood that Pres idebt Kruger has not yet exhausted his collection of interesting | telegrams.
 The Standard believes that unless | Rhodes dlsproves his connection with | the cipher teiegrsms the Liberals will demand his removal from the privy council.
 The Chronicle says: It IS believed | that Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Belt (both l of them directors of the South 4 AfrIcan Chartered company will bear between | them the entire cost of the Jameson | raid, the legal expenses of Jameson's trial and the indemnity to the Trans vaal. AS Mir. Rhodes profit for the past
 year has been about e5O0, ,00O, and as Belt has had one of his best years,
 neither is likely to be ruined. CAPE TowN, May 4-Communication by wire with Buluwayo has been once
 more res cred. Advices from there of
 SR.urdsv's date say that a coach has started for Msfeking under a strong es- cort. The Matabeles still surround the town by thousands, but they are taking no aggressive action and appear undecid- ed what to do.
 LONDON, May 3-Earl Grey has tel l egraphed to the government from Rulu- wayo that the Masabeles have retired ! from the immediate vicinity of that town and that il Is believed they are
 tired of fighting and preparing to retire to the westward. The Mang~e roed is held by 4000 men in seven forts. { Tie Times has dispatch from Cape | Town which reports that in telegram l from Gwelo, Cecil Rhodes says that the
 Matabeles will get railways in their
 country earlier than if a revolt had not occurred.
 A dispatch from Pslapye to the Times
 dated Saturday says: Trustworthy ne-
 tives report that two white outlaws named Dixon and Grobber are assisting
 the Matsbeles in their operations. Kirg Khams (tbe friendly chlefl believes that
 the Ma,abeles are divided in their coun- cils aud will therefore not mako 8 con- certed attack on Ruluwsyo. His scout reports that the Matabelss are likely
 to retire to the Zsmbese before tbe ar
 rival of the relief column at Buluwayo. King Khama complains that bIs peo-
 pie are ruined by famine and by the death of their cattle. Thls is true and or this account the authorities ought to prepare measures of relief.
 All native chiefs on Trsnsvaal bor- der are indignant that the mem bers of the Johannesburg reform committee should have been seDtenced. end they
 vould welcome a1y chance of attacking the Boers.