Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-12-19
TELEGRApHIc.

In this city this morning with the gas
turned Oh. and with every evidence that
the gas was made use of for intentional
death on the part of both. Mrs. Cooper
was president of the kindergarten Asso.
citation Of the schools, and her dsugh ter
was deputy superintendent. Mrs. Coop
er had lived here for thirty years and
| was widely known as an educator, phil
sntropist, and writer. She was presi-
dent OF the Women's Press Association,
president Of the Women's Suffrage As
sociation, and prominent az an officer Of
the Women's Temperance Union. For
many } ears she had taught the largest
bible class in the city, 10 conjunction
with the Fret Congregational church, her
class num bering several hundred adults.
She was also assistant pastor the church
under the psstorste of DR.. @. o. Brown.
The will of Mrs. Cooper has been found
in her library, and in the will written
yesterday che requests that the bodies
Of herself and daughter be not taken to
the mOrgue.
The coroner is nov convinced that
the death Of the Coopers was due to the
! act Of the daughter Hattie, and was thus
suicide and matricide.
MADRID, Dec. IA despatch from
Jeres announces that large buildings
| collapsed there burying over o hundred
persons. Eleven bodies have already
| been recovered.
| MARsEILLEs, Dec 11-Tha Boiler of
| Messaagries maritime steamship Sag bal.
ion, exploded shortly after the she left
| Hong Kong recently, killing several
stokers. The Saghslion succeeded in
reaching Saigon.
PARIS Dec. Il.-Senov Betapcas, re-
| preventative Of the Cuban insurgents in
this city, states that he learns from
| authoritative source that Antonio
| Msceo still lives.
| MONTREAL Que, Dec. 1.-THE senti-
| ment in favor Of an ind spsnd ent Cana
dian republic has taken form by the
esta bills hmeut of central organization
| Of several independence clubs.
DENVER. Col. Dec. 1.-THE grand
jury unanimously voted not to return a
bill for the Indictment of Audraw j.
Spute, charged With the murder OF HE
| boating several weeks ago.
LONDON, Dec. LA special from Ber-
lin says the German Lloyd Steamer Ss"
ier WAS wrecked on the night OF Dec.
Alb, four miles north OF Vallargicis,
Spain, two aud half miles from land.
The despatch ssys she must have brok-
en- up almost Immediately, as parts Of
the steamer have already washed ashore.
She he'd 2l0 passengers mostly steerage,
and a crew Of 65 men. All we're drown
ed.
SWANSEA, Walee, Dec. 1.-THE Bril-
fish ship SprinRwell, from Liverpool,
Dec. 9th for Galveston, has arrived here
with two survivorsof the German ship
Rsjah, of Bremen, which left Cardiff
Wednesday for Hong Kong. She cap
sized in a gale near Lundy leland at
the entrance of Bristol channel. Nine
teen of the Raj ,h's crew were drowned.
PIrTsBURG. Penn, Dec. LA joint
committee OF railway coal miners ana
operators reported to the convention
today that they are unable to agree upon
a rate and were discharged. A strike
will probably follow.
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, CAL, Dec. IL
Marshall j. Miller, Of Msrysville. was
hanged here this morning at 1912
o'clrck. Miller and bis partner, Stuart
Greene, entered the house of Joseph
Pier, of Narysville, on the night of May
LIST, 1895, with the purpose Of robbery.
10 sccomp ishipg this they 80 beat and
ill treated Pier that he died. Miller
protested his innocence and died brave
ly.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE house
having passed the bill to prohibit the
sale of liquor In the capital, the blind
chaplain Today referred to the fact in bis
prayer. "We thank Thee, Oh Lord"
said he, "that this house is no longer re-
sponsible for the liquor traffic within the
halls of the national capital" On
motion OF DiDgley, the floor leader, it
wac agreed that when the house adj
iourned today, it be to meet on Monday.
A joint resolution extending until the
close Of this session the time for joint
committee to investigate the question of
the ulcohol tax used IN manufacture or
arts vas adopted. This being Friday
the house then. on motion of Mcmillan,
of Tennessee went into q committee of
the whole for consideration OF bills on
til. private calendar.
LONDON, Dec. la despatch from
Lloyo's agent at Coruna says 381 lives
we're lost by the wreck of the Salier. |
The Salier was commanded by Captain |
Wempe, and the steamer bad q general |
cargo. The disaster occurred during a |
der SO fog and heavy weather. The Sal |
Ter had fearful passage from Bremen |
10 this port Two Of her boats were
swept overheard by heavy wind by a |
heavy sea which beat over her and she |
sustained other damage. 1t is believed |
that about 400 persons perished.
New YORK, Dec. 1l.-When Hale, the |
Irish rider, completed his hundredth |
Madison Square Garden, be had exact
O'Clock this morning. HE closestrivsis
hours later making the same number OF
Uiles. Nc eCOfe dC Z W. Wde. 16te
/ ,525; Rice 1,470; Forester, 1855; Pierce
1894; Schock l,3l4; Maddox 1.305:
Cassidy 1887; Cannon l, 1872; Glyck 600;
Mcleod 1,04l.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 11.-At to-
dsy's session Of the CIVIL Service Reform
Association the officers we're rejected. A
from the National Associs-
ton of Letter Carriers appeared before
he general committee With q petition
urging the continuance OF the post-office
department order which provides that
70 carrier be discharge until he shall
have had an opportunity for defence.
1t was referred TO the resolution COM
mittee.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Dsc. 11-At
the First National Bank OF this city this
a notice was posted that at a
nesting of the directors last right it was