Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-12-17

ground. Several were burned by tne flames belchlug out of the windows Others jumped from windows. Sixteen
 persons were injured, some by falling,
 others by burns about the face and body.
 OnIy one. Mary O'CounOr, aged four
 teen. Is believed to be fatally injured A
 man named Quinn is supposed to be
 buried in the ruins.
 Curr,co. December l2.-An Inter- Ocean special from ShgwneetOwn, llil-
 nois saws that dreadful accident oc-
 cnrred gt .he sswmill of J. Vincent 6 Son at noon yesterday. Eleven men
 employed ab1ut the mill were scattered
 ab6ut the engine room during the noon
 dav lunch. when the boiler exploded,
 completeIv vrecking the mill and lmme-
 diateIv killing eight of the eleven men
 and vounding ihe other three severely.
 The men were actual y blown into mlnce-
 meat. and the friends subsequently, went
 about with poles picking up fragments
 strewn about.
 CmcAGo. Tee. l3.-Ca mmissioner
 Midgely and the general freight agents
 of the Western roads left last night Tor
 New York, accompanied by representa-
 tives of the Union Pacific and Central
 Pacific. To-day the Western freight
 agents will meet in joint executive com
 ngittee for the purpose oi considering the present contract system on Callfor- ma business, and also fixing the through rates and divisions on same for the en- suing year. The Northern Pacific eXh- bitiOn car arrived here yesterday on its homeward trip, having made tour since September 10th through Illinois, Ms sour, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland. The car is a miniature agricultural farm on wheels. containing very fine specl- meus of the 8 agricultural and mineral products Of the country along the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
 CHIcAGo. Dee. l3.-D. J. Hull is on trial at Omaha for presenting false claims on vouchers to the Government while custodian of the Government building during its construction. The amount involved Is from five to SIX thousand dollars and the indictment has g counts.
 WAUKEsuA. Wis, Dec. 13.-lIon. John F. Potter. famous as the fighting mem- ber of Congress from Wisconsin n the period immediately preceding the war, is slowly passing away.
 DENVER, December 13.-The Repub- lican's Las Vegas special says that last night a wealthy Mexican named Pas while en route home from this place, was shot and killed by highway men. Yesterday the stage en route Co Clifton, Grant county, was robbed by ] gers were killed.
 SA. ANTONIO, Texas. Dec. 13.-The new iron and steel bridge on the MeXi- l eau Pacific extension fcii wAiie over one l hundred wOTkmen were oH #. Seven ! were killed and many wounded. five Oi whom will probably die.
 SAN AxroSIo, Texas, Dee. 13.-The 1 railroad maguates, Colonel Pierce, ! Chas C-ockcr, General BUiterfield, MT. l Brown, Ir ShstTerJ and Capt. W. \. | Monroe departed by special car yester- l day for a trip West. They will visit Fl PasO and then return and go to a point l several miles beyond Pecus which IS as l far gs the west end of the Sunset road | has been laid, thence to the end of the ! Southern Pacific track distance oI a l mile and half on foo: and there meet ! another special train which will take l them through to San Francisco.
 KINsLEY, Kan, Dee. l3-The Ed l wards county bank was entered Satur- l day evening while the cashiers were at ! supper. Tine vault was opened by work ! ing the combination and robbed of | twelve thousand dollars. The parties l. are suspected and ii is thought | thc money will hc received soon. A 1 Larent, kansas, dispatch says that the 1 intelligence has been received here that | the robbery of the kiusley county bank l has been traced Co County Treasurer, J. ] ". Crawford and that Crawford has ac- ! himself guilty and agreed l to surrender the stolen money.
 GE4SD FoEE, Dec 13.-Assistant '. ! $. Attorney, C. S. Palmer, who returned l. yesterday from the invest gation of the ! circulati1us in the holding of land on . the railroad. says there EaR been sys- 1 tematic shautyIng of lands by specu.a- l tors and consequently intiridating men | who 20 there to make actual settlement. ! Near the end of the rsilroai thousands !. of acres have been shuEtied and not ! settled. \ special agent of the Govern ment vii! come and guard the interest l of settlers.