Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-10-17
TELEGRApHIc.

arrested at the hotel Cecil Tuesday last
charged with stealing quantity OF fur
etc., from various dealers in this cit,
we're Rrralgned on remand, and sftel
short heating again remanGed for I
week, bail being allowed in the cum o
Sl50,000.
Mr.. Castle walked calmly to the dock
and a moment later Mrs. Castle was lee
10 by two policemen. She was stylishly
dressed in dark brown with blue cloth
cape having the collar of the cape turn.
ed up to partially hide her face. She
sobbed violently while 10 the dock, bel
face buried 10 her handkerchief She
became hysterical when the first witness
was called and the. police brought q
bench upon which both prisoners were
allowed to sit together. Mr.. Castle
put his arm around his wife supporting
her and trying to paclfy her. Mr..
! Avery prosecuted for the treasury. He
detailed the circumstances OF the arrest
saying that the officials of the United
States EN- bas6y had Informed him that
the Castles bore high reputation in
San Francisco. He said this was not
a case OF wealthy purchasers ordering
goods for which they did not intend to
to pay. bnt was plain case Of ordinary
| shoplifting. Avery read the following
list OF articles found among the prison.
ers' effects, said to have been stolen
eighteen tortoise shell combs, seven
| hand mirrors, two sable boas, two
| muffiers, two neck ties, seven gold
watches. nine clocks, seventeen valuable
fane, sixteen broocnes, seven tortoise
shell eye glasses, two plated toast rack
marked "Hotel Cecil" and q large
number OF smaller articles.
The testimony Of the detective wac
that Castle said he would pay I'll, thing
rather than have the charges prosecuted
and the testimony of the shop keepers
tended TO implicate Castle az we'll as bis
wife 10 the alleged thefts.
CHICAGO, Oct. ia meeting of the,
populist national executive committee
was held at The Sherman House today
TO consider the question OF fusion 10
Kansas and Colorado. over which consi-
derable friction has arisen. 1t ia prob
abe that action will be taken looking TO-
wards the displacement of come OF tie
democratic electors in the states named.
aud putting populist electors in tleir
places. Senator Butler, OF North Caro-
lima, chairman Of the national populist
committee, when asked If Watson would
come out in a letter opposing the fusion
arrangements made in the west, stated
that no such letter was expected.
CHICAGO, H., Oct. 1.-THE members
of the populist executive committee hello
conference with Chairman Jones, OF
the democratic national committee to-
day, to arrange, II possible, for a CON-
pletion OF fusion arrangements in the
congressional districts, where this has
rot been brought about. 1t was posi-
lively stated that no further attempt
would be made 10 effect fusion on the
Kansas and Colorado electoral tickets.
PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE British embassy
here received formal communication
of the decision of the French govern
ment not to grant the exsrsdition of
p. }. lyman, the Irish American alleged
dynemiter. The prisoner will be re-
leased today.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14-President
Jordan, of the Leland Stanford Jr.
University, of California, is most pro-
mInentiy mentioned to succeed the late
Professor Goods as assistant secretary
at the Smithsonian Institute, and
director of the National Museum. The
appointment is not likely to be made
before the January meeting OF the board
of regents, but the question is al
ready attracting much attention in
scientific circles.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE appellate
division OF the supreme court, sitting in
Brooklyn today, decided that the use
- A. an
Party" on official ballots is permissible.
This reverses the decision of Justice
Clements.
DULUTH. Mimi, Oct. 1.-THE Marine
National bank has suspended. A bank
examiner is in charge. Inability to
make collections rspidly enough to
Rect Withdrawals is assigned as the
cause. The bsDk has capital Of $780,
600.
HoUsTov, Tex, Oct. 14-Cummipge
Bres., exporters of lumber, have assign.
ed. The liabilities are about $4,000.
GRAND haven, Mich, Oct. l4-Ex-
Senator Thomas w. Ferry died here
very suddenly this morning Of paralysis.
ATHENS, Dot. l4-Insurgsnt Greeks
and Turks fought sil day on October
Ii, near Greavena, Macedonia. Both
sides sustained heavy losses.
LONDON, Dot. 4-Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, replying to an inquiry on the
subject today, telegraphs that there Is
90 truth in the report that he has re- |
signed the leadership of the liberal |
party in the house of commons.
OGDEN, Utah, O,t. 1.-THE traiI. held
up near Uintah arrived here this morn
ing. No passengers were molested, the |
robbers combining their operations to the !
mail and express cars. The robbers,
two IN NUM- Der, boarded the train at |
Patterson. small station ir the heart |
OF Weber Canyon. They surprised the |
engineer by suddenly appearing from |
behind the tank and covering him with |
a gun. They ordered the fireman to |
cover his head with a cotton sack Viii ID /
ordered to stop the train and told TO in-
dictate the express car which be did.
While the attention OF the robbers wac
the engineer ran away to
Uintah, where Superintendent O'Neil
xas notified. Meanwhile the baggage
and express oars were uncoupled by the
robbers and run ahead of the train q few
hundred yards aud both cars broken op.
en- The robbers failed to open the safe
10 the express car. The railway off,
Gals cay the booty secured was q few
mail bags, the value OF the contents be-
ing unknown. special train in charge
Of Supt. O'Neil may catch the ROBBERS,
as the latter cannot get out OF the can
yon. except by the eastern route, and all
station agents have bsen notified and are
watching.
WASHINGTON, Got. 1.-The closest
pquiry fails to disclose any change in
he policy of the state department to-
wards the Turkish question and in
respecting the movements OF
he little dispatch boat Bancroft. From
he first officials of both the state and
navy departmet have refused to state
where the boat is going further tsan to