Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-01-18

1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-Sepators Par
kins and White, of California. called at
the state department today, to urge Sec.
rotary Oiney totake such stems "a are
necessary to secure proper treatment of
John Hayes Hammond. an America
mining engineer, reported to have been
arrested by the Boer officials AT Holman.
nesb berg on charge of treason in COR
nection with the recent uprising of the
UitlsIders in TransvaaI. Secretary OI.
ney informed his callers that he had
csbled Mr.. Manyon, United states con.
sui RESIDENT at Johhannesberg, to do
everything proper for the protection of
all American citizens in TransvaaI.
Ambassador Bayard was cabIed by
Secretary Oiney to REQUIRE from the
foreign affairs Office In London direction
| 10 the Dritisn representatives in South
| Africa 10 use their good offices to protect
American citizens. The secretary as
sured the California senator's that Amer
| loan citizens IN Transvasl cannot be tried
Tor treason, so Hammopd's life is not in
| oHnger. Inc most that can lie done, it
Is saio' is to line or imprison him; but it
is probable this will be avoided.
LONDON, Jan. 13-Thn Cape Town
correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette
cables that persons arrested by the
| boers at Johannesberg include the fol-
lowing additional Americans: p. j.
King, Captain Mein, Charles Butler, j.
| S. Curtis.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-The vice presi-
dent today laid before the senate a let
Ter from the secretary of the treasury,
IN reply to resolution Of inquiry, pre-
sented by PETER, as to whether $780,
UOO,OOO IN gold had at any time been set
apart from other funds. The secretary
states that this has never been done,
there being no provision in law authoriz-
ing it.
Call, democrat from Florida, submit
ted number of petitions regarding
Cuba, and asked that they be printed.
Objection was made by Plstt.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-Today, being
the second Monday of the month, was
under the rules set gside for the consid-
GRAFTON of business relating to the Dis
trict of CoIumbis Before Chairman
Babcock claimed the day, Morse, rep,
of Massachuttes, presented resolution
LUZ KckcicuC0 W tHo Ou OE-
eIgn affairs, which detailed Armenian
atrocities, and concluded: Resolved,
that the committee on foreign affairs
consider the expediency of re-
porting forthwith some expression by
this government in denunciation of these
atrocities; and if they find we, as ma
ton, are powerless to act, that We in
woke the cooperation of the allied powers
to wipe the Turkish government off the
face of the earth, and secure freedom
and independence to Armenia. The
resolution was referred.
The house then entered on the consi-
Iteration Of district business. Two IN
important bills were reported, after
which the house went into committee OF
the whole for the consideration Of the
pension appropriation bill.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 1.-THE first class
battleships Revenge, flagship of the fly
ing squadron, carrying 1872 officers and
men, Rear Admiral Alfred I. Dale In
command the first class bsttleship Royal
Oak, 7l2 officers and men, the first class
crLsier Gibraltar, 544 officers and men,
and the topedo cstchers Handy, Harland
and Havoc, each carrying fifty men,
were commissioned at 9 o'clock this
morning. The usual salutes we're fred
and the scene was very effective. The
reserves are upder orders to be ready
to leave harbor soon as possible and will
await the arrival of the other portion Of
the flying squadron from Chatham and
Davenport, consisting of the first class
cruiser Thesus, second class cruisers
Charydia and Hermonie and three first
class torpedo Gathers, carrying over 1000
officers and men. The officers ana men
have all prepared for a long absence
from England, and in some quarters it
is believed tour of the world is con-
ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. lit is semi
officially stated that there is no founda-
ton whatever for the alleged st. Peters
burg dispatch csbled to the United
States by a news agency, claiming 10
furnish the substance Of the Cars
answer to an autograph letter from
Emperor William. Ii is not true that
the Gear told Prince Won Radolin, Ger
ma1 Am bassador, that he entirely con-
CURED in the views and aims of Emperor
William, nor that the Gear added that
thu German emperor could firmly rely
on his support and the support of states
friendly to Russia, namely France and
the United States.
PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE Chamber of
Deputies reassem bled today. NJ. Henri
Brisson was elected president.
HAVANA, Jan. 14-An important en-
eagement is taking place south of Rim
con. The town was attacked by the |
insurgents yesterday. They destroyed |
burning trains and pushing
toward Havana. The insurgents are
supposed to be commanded by Gomez
PERRY, o. T. Jan. 13-The whole
town is intensely excited over the pub
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