Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-05-23
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and four rapid firing guns. There are several Americans on board.
 CINCINNATI, O, May 1.-The Com ercial Gazette cent letters to all mem
 bers of the republican national commit
 tee askinR their preference for vics-pres- ident. provided Mckinley was nominst. ed for preeident. All but three had c preference for Thos. B. Reed. ST. PAUL, Minp., May 14-One hun
 dred thousand dollars worth of property
 has besn destroyed by the great storm
 which ragged all day yesterday ip
 western Wisconsin. There were cloud
 bursts at Colfsx and Boomer. It is still raining and more damage is expect ed.
 NEW YORK, May 14-Crselmsn, Law
 renee and Riddle. the war correspond ents expelled from Havana by General
 Neyler, arrived On the steamer Segue-
 ranis this morning, but had no certi6- cates from the United States medical
 inspector at Havana and will be detain-
 ed at Hoffman island in the lower bay
 until p. m. tomorrow.
 NEWPORT, Ky, May 14-Scott Jack
 son's case went to the jury at 10 o'clock
 this morning. At 1205 the jury return.
 ed. Amid desthlike stiffness the fore
 man handed the verdict to the clerk
 who read ss follows: "We the jury, find
 the defendant, Scott Jackson, guilty of
 murder in the first degree and fix the penalty at desth."
 The judge had previously announced that DO demonstration by the spectators
 would be permitted, consequently the
 verdict was heard with silence, but im- mediately upon adjournment of court the spectators rushed to the jurors and shook hands heartily. Jackson showed no feeling, except il ashen psleness of the face. The father and mother of Pearl Bryan were present. The usual motion for new trial was made and Jackson was taken away to jail. PUEBLO, Col. May 14-Delegstes to the repu blicsn state convention are split up into two factions, and unless a com promise is effected the convention may split. Two delegations to the national convention may be elected. The Vol colt men threaten to bolt unless he as we'll as Teller be endorsed in the reso- lutiops. The delegates from fl of the 42 counties ID the state held a caucus this forenoon and adopted the folio wing which was incorporated in the platform: {: "We hereby endorse the course of our representative members in congress ou the silver question and heartily endorse the Hon. Henry M. Teller in his stand and actions in the United States senate on the tariff, in maintaining that DO tar if legislation be passed by congress un- til silver is restored to it's proper place in the currency of the country and there is free coinage of that metal at the ratio with gold of 16 to l.
 Charles Brickenstein of Conejos and c. G. Hart of Pueblo were elected deI- egatas to the St. Louis convention from the second Colorado district. Senator Teller was endorsed. Bimetallism and protection are declared paramount
 K. F. Sanders today received tele. gram from Wolcott declining to permit his name to be considered in electlng delegates. The senator said: 'I am too good republican to wish to create any division in my party in Colorado and too much concerned for the success of bimetallism and the great principles of the republican party to do SO under any circumstances"
 This ends the prospects of serious trouble.
 LONDON, May IA dispatch from Buluwayo ssys Captain Nspier's column on Tuesday, while on the way to escort Cecil Rhodes column, had @ skirmish with and repulsed the Mats- Oelo tfl0eemen.
 CINCINNATI, O, May l4.--The Odd Fellows Temple Company, incorporated for the purpose of building and main. taininR @ great Odd Fellows temple made an assignment to Marcus Worth. The Assets are estimated at s550, 900; liabilities $26O, ,0OO.
 NEW YORK, May 14.-Ths police made public today 8 robbery committed Mon- day night in the confection store of Eugene 0. Ackers on Sixth Avenue. The booty amounted to $22, ,0OO, most of 1t being diamonds and jewelry kept in the safe. The Police arrested John H. | Reidel on suspicion. Rsidel has been | cared for by Ackers almost ss an adopted son.
 CLEVELAND, O, May 14.-Todsy's session of the M. B. General conference | was marked by the largest attendance | of the session. The report of the con- mittee on missions to increase the con- tingeat fund from S25.OOO to $50, 900 was 1 adopted. The committee also recon mended Hing Mus mission in China. It was adopted. The report of the com mittee on education, which excuses students from taking first examinations in branches in which they passed satis- factory examinations in some Methodist school, was adopted unanimously. The committee on church extension made a report aGsinst extension work in foreign lands. Dr. Buckley, chairman, made the report of the committee on episco- pscy. It stated that in the opinion of the committee Bishop Bowman and Foster are too old to stand the strain of their duties and recommended their re- tirement at the end of the conference