Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-19
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Arrival of Minister Young.

SAN FRANCISCO, May l7.-John Rus.
sell Young, the new Minister to China,
arrived this afternoon by overland train.
He will probably sail for Hongkong on
the steamer Arabic, which is announced
to depart on Saturday. Mr.. Young pos.
itively declines to say anything regard
ing Chinese affairs or the official instruc-
tons he has received from the Depart
ment at Washington.
a Telephone Concert.
San BERNARDINo, May lS.-The par.
lors of Starkie's hotel were filled to ov-
erhowing with our San Bernardino peo.
pie last evening, by invitation and other.
wise, to see and hear the wonders of q
concert by telephone At the same time
the Trans Continental hotel at Cotton
had its supply of people. Between these
two points, three and one-half miles
spart, communication by telephone had
been established on Tuesday. At half
hast eight o'clock Prof. Steinbreinner,
with his orchestra, opened the ceremony
with lively air whichwas plainly heard
in Cotton. The Cotton Quintette Club
responded, the same being plainly heard
here. Several pieces were exchanged
and the evening concert was pronounced
by all success.
Murder by Deserters.
Tucson, May 1.-Two deserters ar
rived from Camp Thomas to-day with
stolen mules. The owners of the mules,
A. G. Hill and W. H. Miller, attempted
to recover the animals when Miller was
shot dead Hill fired and supposed he
had wounded one of the men, but they
both rode away.
Particulars of the Murder at
Separ.
Tucson, May lS.-The following has
been received from Separ, N. NJ. About
half past one o'clock yesterday two men
with four mules arrived at this place,
watering their animals at the tank, when
two other men arrived and tied their
horses at the telegraph office fence.
They reported that the men who had
the mules were deserters from Camp
Thomas, and had stolen seven or eight
head of stock, among them horse be-
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Hills brother and w. II. Miller were
the men who were following them.
They made request that some one 60
and speak to the two deserters and ask
them what they had done with the bal
ance of the stock, but no one cared to
do so. Hill stated that he did not wish
any trouble, only to find his stock. Not
being able to prevail on any one to go,
A. G. Hill and his companion, w. H.
Miller, started themselves to interview
them. By this time the others had their
mules saddled and their guns ready
Hill and Miller kept on approaching
until within about seventy-five or
eighty yards, when one of the men
stepped out from behind mule and
made motion for them to stop, and
stepped back behind his mule and
fired. AT the first fire Miller
fell dead, shot through the neck, break
ing the spinal column, the ball coming
out between the shoulders. Hill then
fired, wounding one of the men. The
two deserters then fred at Hill, but did
not hit him. The mules scattered, but
one of the men managed to mount one
of them, and caught another for his COM
panion. Both rode off hurriedly in the
direction of Cow Springs, leaving two
mules behind. The telegraph operator
Immediately telegraphed to Capt. Good
ale, at Fort Bayard, and also to Fort
Cummings, to Gen. Forsythe.