Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-07-25
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says. w ule resietiDR hTI66t IOf the at
tempted murder of his sweetheart a
Tinsley Ridge, a small inland town ueal
here, John White shot and instantl,
killed Thomas Field. White has beer
calling on Miss Nettie Atkinson TO,
some time and latsly she accepted the
attentions of other young men in
her town. This so enraged White thai
he induced the girl to take ride with
him and when but short distance from
her home he attempted to murder her
stabbing her in the breast and neck and
leaving her for dead. She shortly re.
covered consciousness and Thomas
Fields and others attempted to arrest
White, when he shot and killed Fields
White is still at large.
SAN jose, CAL, July I6-Fred W.
Tenant and Thomas Bodley returned
yesterday from South Africa. They
left about four months ego, going by
way of Southampton. They report
much sickness in South Africa, particul-
arly typhoid fever. All the country
around Johannesburg is in q disturbed
conaition, owing to the troubles which
have prevailed there. Oscar Shore,
who went with them, remains in Africa
6s superintendent OF mine. Tenant
and Bodley say there is q good deal of
gold in that country. but great hard
ships are 10 be endured 10 getting IT.
They return to San Jose better pleased
than ever with California.
With regard to South Africa as q min
ing country the gentlemen believe there
is a great future. The climate ia very
bad on one who is unused to malaria.
There are many hardships to be endured
there and a lack of fruit and vegetables.
transportation facilities are very poor
and there are but few good roads 10 the
country about johannesburg The
natives all through South Africa are
preparing to resist highlands enorosch-
ments. Great quantities OF arms and
AMMUNITION are being given out by
by Great Britain at all her supply
points.
South Africa is no place for poor
man. Those who 60 there should have
sufficient money to establish themselves
10 business or sustain themselves until
they get work. Expert mining engineers
and professional men in other lines of
business get very much larger wages in
proportion than common laborers.
SAN FRANCIsCo, July 16-John F.
Lewis, who was dismissed from the rail
way mail service on June /, after serving
SIX years as stenoRrapher in the superin-
tendents Office, has filled sensational
charges against Superintendent Sam usl
Flint with the postmaster general at
Washington. Lewis asserts that he was
discarged because he testified against
Flint year ago when Clerk F. E. Colver
of Los Angeles preferred charges of
and favoritism against bis
chief. He charges also that A. @. Ma.
hone, E. G. Murray, j. E. Vaudeville OF
and E. B. Spears, all clerks
who have been dismissed within the
past twelve months, were dismissed for
the same reason. The general charges
which Lewis has preferred against
perintendent Flint aIlege drunken
ness, tee usa OF vulgar language, direct
and International violation of depart
ment orders in allowing money lenGers
to transact business through the main
office OF the eighth district, lack OF
dicipl;ne, favoritism, political and re-
ligious discrimination and gambling.
HAVANA, July 17-Plivate sdvices say
that Jose Maceo, the insurgent leader,
was killed in an attack on the Spanish
after the insurgent colonel, Caretegens,
bad been killed in an engagement in
Cato Hills. Msceo put himself at the
head Of the forces and led in dash by
which he hoped to surprise the Spanish.
He found himself confronted by streng
'orce in superior position. Seeing his
error and hoping to escape, Maceo shout
I'D to his followers: "Back, let US re-
:rest; there are too many for u.s." AS
BE spoke the last word, rifle ball struck
him in the back OF the neck end passed
through his head.
CAIRO, July l7-There were 395 fresh
Eases of cholera re ported on Wednesday,
md 4l9 deaths.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Humber bicy-
lie works at Coventry burned today.
900 unfinished bicycles in the factory
we're destroyed. Total loss, $4,000
,ouDde.
LINCOLN, Neb, July 1.-THE city lie
rowded with people prepared to VEL
ome W. j. Bryan home. Every resi-.
lence ond building is gaily decorated.
Visitors are expected to number 25, ZOO
'efore the presidential candidate arrives. |
Governor Holcomb, Adult. General Bar
y, j. A. Edgarton and other Estate |
uuse populists," have returned from q |
opuIist state convention at Grand Is |
and. They express themselves pleased |
nth the enormous majority for fusion |
D the cor ven ion and soy that Chairman |
'au beneck of the national populist con-
ention will do but little in the way of |
tRy ing the tide for national fusion with |
be Bryan forces.
MILWAUKEE, VIE, July 17-Denver
as been chosen az the place for holding |
ne next Baptist conference.
New YORK, July 1.-Two million dol
rs worth of gold has been ordered for
llpment tomorrow.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-. July 17-At every
alton between Kansas City and st.
oseph crowd of citizens cheeIed
ryan. Hs shook hands with the en-
,uslsstic people. At 1890 the train
cached st. Joseph, where Elk and seven
lousand people were at the railway
alton.
CHICAGO, July 16-John W. Lanehart
led this morning OF peritonitis. Lane
srt was q 10 ember of the State Demo
ATTIC Central committee and for seven
,srs the law partner of Governor Alt
I'D, his brother-in-law.
New YORK, July 17--Dr. McLane is
for the statement that Van
,rbilt, though critically ill, is in no i'm.
ediats danger OF death. Said he, con-
iently: Vanderbilt will not die to-
~" Another cons ultation of physl-