Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-04-18
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shoe shop. This is about one fifth the
business portion of the town.
OGDEN, Utah. April 9-An accident
at the Electric Power Works last night
is not as serious as at first reported.
Five men were killed and five injured.
TIE dead are A. j. Moran, Wm. Kirk
man, Nat Kemptop, jeff Ruby and G.
Weaver. Several of the killed leave
large families. Some of the injured are
likely to die.
WASHINGTON, April 9-The Honse
committee on foreign affairs today su-
thorized favorable report on the reeolu
ton requesting the state department to
| furnish papers in the case Of Mrs, Flor
| eDce May brick imprisoned In Eogland.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Nor
gan was not so we'll today as yesterday.
Members of his household say that con-
gesticn OF the liver which caused his
illGess has been relieved and express
the OPTION he will improve now.
SAVANNAH, Ga, April 9-Incendisry
attempts were made last night to burn
the Savannah postoffice; also q large
four story brick building occupied by
the Hoyle Grocery company and Lud-
den & Bates music house. 1t is the
general impression that the Ere of yes
terday. which destroyed 100000 worth
of property was due to incenoiarism.
CHICAGO, April ga fire caused
100000 damage in the ]. H. Schwartz
block, in Madison street this morning.
Three upper floors were entirely burned
out. The loss falls chiefly on j. E.
Schwartz, owner of the building and
A. Fling, clock manufacturer.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, April 9-Samuel
Q. Lengdon, the wealthy coal generator
who was held pending an investigation
into the death of Annie McGrath,
whose body was found. March %. in
house occupied by Langdon and the
girl, was released today by the police
authorities. Coroner Ashbrldge has
abandoned the case against Langdon
because of lack Of evidence.
PORTLAND, Ogn. April 9-The demo-
cratic state convention met at II o'clock
and elected temporary officers, appoint
ed committees and took q recess until
the afternoon. Resolutions will declare
for unlimited coinage at ratio OF Is to
| /.
WASHINGTON, April ga bill to re-
peal the compulsory pilotage law was
defeated in the house on rising vote of
So to 112.
CAPETowN, April 9--Gardiner Will
liame, sn American engineer who is
msnsger OF the Debers mine is among
the members of the reform committee
committed for trial at the next session
of the high court at Pretoria, on the
charge of high treason in participating
in the uprising at johannesburg.
KEY WEST April 9--Private sdvices
say the insurgents have four times de-
fested the Spaniards on the Pinar De
Rio within the last few days, but that
the news has been suppre ssed by the
Spanlards who lost 1900 men in ell.
BATAVIA ISLAND. Java, April 9-The
GarIisons bslesguered by the Achienez
insurgents have been relieved. Forty
Dutch soldiers were killed or wounded.
LONDON, April 9-There were rumOrs
on the Stock Exchange that Cecil
Rhodes formerly premier of Cape Col
ony, died of fever in Matableland.
WASHINGTON, April Sin the senate
today Teller requested that the bill re
curing national banks to keep their re-
serve in their own vaults be referred to
the committee on finance. Teller said
there was a congestion of money in the
large eastern cities growing ont OF the
fact that the law permits bankers to
keep their reserve in New York city
drawing interest, thus taking the funds
from local issue. He regarded this as
very detrimental. He was informed that
seventy five per cent OF these funds
we're used in stock speculations and not
in legitimate business. The bill went
to the finance committee.
TnrpIe, of Indiana, was then recog-
nized in support OF the joint resolution
of Call for sending a United States fleet
to Cuban waters to protect Americans
and prevent Spanish barbarities. The
resolution was natural outgrowth, he
said, of the inertia end obstruction OF
the chairman OF the committee on for
-ign relations, Sherman, since he took
refuge in Egypt OF the conference COM
nittee. Turpie severely criticized Sher-
mans abnormal proceedings.
WASHINGTON, April 8-The house
committee 90 Judiciary today completed
work upon the bankruptcy bill and de-
cided to report the bill to the house this
week. The measure is based on the
Terry bill which has been before con-
gress several years.
WASHINGTON, April 9-The house
committee on territories have voted 10
favor of reporting the bill for the admis-
sion of New Mexico as state. The vote
stood six for to four against the measure.
Those in favor af the bill were Scranton.
Perkins, Lefevie, Avery, Hsdley and
Cooper; against, Taft, Love and Owens.
Harris, of Ohio, was paired with Harris.
of Alabama. Turner, of Virginia, was
not present.
The Arizona statehood bill was laid |
aside at the request OF Murphy, delegate
from that territory, and will probably |
be taken up at the next session of the
committee.
WASHINGTON, April 9-The senate
on appropriations today re-
ported the naval appropriation bill.
Provision is made authorizing the secre-
tary IN contract for hnildipo fvo euh- |