Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-12-19

COvINGTON, X. Y, Dec. 12-When the
news of his death sentence was affirmed
and told to Waling, he was playing
cards With Scott Jackson aud r bert
Lsughlin, who is to be hanged on
January 9th for killing his wife and
niece. Wslling was Indifferent. He
insisted that he had nothing to fear.
He then urged his companions to pro-
coed with the game.
HAMBURG, Dec. 12-At meeting to-
day of striking lockers resolutions were
adopted in favor of coming to some
arrangement with employers. A con-
ference between the strikers and en-
ployes will decide upon the composition
OF the board of Cancellation.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. Pm. A.
Spur, convicted of falsely certifying to
checks while president of the CONNER
cisl Bank. was today sentenced by Judge
Severns to imprisonment for two years
and six months.
FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 12.-The court
OF appeals to-day resffirmed the decision
OF the lower court Newport, Ky ,senteuc-
ing Aionzo Ws,iing to hanged as an ao-
compi;oe Of Scott Jackson in the MUIR
der OF Pearl Bryan last June. 1t is
quite likely that the date txed for the
execution of both men will be about the
anniversary OF the murder. early ID
February.
New YORK, Dec. 12.-The six days in.
ternatiopsl bicycle race at Madison
Square Gardens ends at ten O'Clock to-
night. Unless the unexpected happens,
Hale will win the tirst pI ize, smash ali
previous records, and become the king
of long distance riders. Over 30 miles
separated him from bic nearest COM
petitor ut 8: A. M. Rice, the next man
was over ~ miles ahead OF Forster, the
third man. Soldier Reading was only
IL miles behind. The Flying Dutch
man." Rice, 10 In bad wny and unless
be Keeps to work will be passed by
Forster and Reading. Schock, winner
of the last six dsys race, has pulled up
considerably in the last "a hours and a:
2 o'clock was % miles ahead OF his own
six days record.
WARRINGTON d. G. Dec. IA posi-
tive denial is made OF the state depart
ment published report. Mustapha Bey,
the Turkish minister, by direction of
the sultan, entered protest against
the language of the presidents message
to congress in his treatment of the
Turkish question.
WAsHINGToN D. G. Dec. 12.-The re-
publican mem bers of the ways and
means ommittee held conference this
morning. 1t was stated yesterday that
democratic mem bars would be present
and be formally notified of PROPOSE
ton to proceed with preparation of a
new tariff bill. 1t was decided, how
ever, to postpone the meeting of the foil
committee until next week. A confer
ence of republican mem bers lasted
about two and half hours but nothing
was definitely decided upon. They dis
cussed at considerable length the hear
ings to be given by the full committee.
The general opinion was that q liked
programme for bearings on several
schedules should be arranged, begin
ming November 18th to continue about
two weeks. The question Of the date IF
taking q congressional holiday recess
was discussed but no date was decided
upon.
BIRMINGHAM Ala, Dec. IA bill
has been fled asking for a receiver for
the Fly ton Company, the largest land
concern 10 Alabama. 1t controlled
over $4,000, 900 worth of property around
Birmingham and has Sl,700000 dollars
bonds outstanding with q trust com.
pany.
BUFFALO, N. NJ; Dec. PA special to
the News, from Albany, says that
a..
fell dead in barber shop there today.
New YokK, Dec 12-William j. Bagos
and Peter BsRot, com posing the firm of
Bagot & Son, dealers il dry goods, to
day assigned to Amdews o. Mccall,
without preferences. Liabilities $780,
O10. assets $4,000.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 12-C. D. Lane,
chairman OF the atioDal bimetallIc CON-
mittse, has issued 40 al jress 10 which
be earnestly advises friends throughout
the Uoited States to suspend active
agitation for the free coinage OF silver.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 12-The funeral
services foi Mrs. and Miss Cooper will
bs beld Monday at the First COngrege-
tional church. 1t is now the generally
accepted theory that while Mrs. Cooper
slept, Miss Cooper, in her failing mental
quietly arose and turned On
the gas jsts and then lay down beside
her mother. both dying together.
New YORK, Dec. 12-The Cubsn
Junts have heard by way OF jackson
vile from the insurgents sent to inves-
tigote the facts 10 regard to Maceo's re-
ported death. A dispatch to the JuDta
ssys that Macso was -asssssiDated
through the fundamentally OF DIR.
who led Msceo and his staff
across the trocha where they were met
by Ahumeda, aud Maceo and his entire
,tsff Q ssassins ted with mscbetes.
FRANKFORT. KY, Dec. 12.-Frank q.
Robbins was arrested to cay for con-
Tempt of court. 1t is claimed that Roo
olns olsndestinely secured news by
10 the court consultation
.oom, aud gave the Walling decision to
he Times-Stsr over sn hour before 1t
vas announced by the court. lie had
wo flags one white and one black. The
after indicated decision affirming the
ieath sentence 10 the WslllDg case. |
of other papers saw
,,m wave the black flag and informed
he court. Robbins belongs to one OF |
he most prominent families in Clncin- |
lati. He was tined and sentenced to |
thirty days 10 Jail.
UK1AH, CAL, Dec. Awhile bunting |
N Pine Ridge, ten miles from here,
Charles Ryan found the skeleton of a |
nan seated sstride the branch of a tree
ixty feet from the ground. One OF the
eg bones had fallen off, and the skele-
On, which was wedged between the
imb and trunk of the tree, had appar-
ntly been there many years. The dis
overy may solve the mysterious dissp-
of Andrew Norbi, q pioneer
ettler who left his cabin seventeen
ears ego and was never seen again.
Ryan believes that the skeleton is that
t q man either driven to the tree as
efuge from wild animals, or being Lost