Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1883-01-26

| &AteOAhCy OCACA0i Hos DCOn ~
the action of the State Department
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Fire Epidemic.
MoREHEAD, Mimi, Jan. 19-The
Key City block, a brick structure
which cost $4,000 was burned 10
the ground early this morning. Forty
persons living in the block all man.
aged to get out SAT ely, though many
had narrow escapes. The building
was owned by Bruins s. Plevis, and
insured for $4,000.
! Frediie 6 ebhardt Challenged
ST.. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. 19-Ycsterday
Freddie Gcbha rdt, in hotel rotun-
da, roundly a bused Colonel Cunning
ham, Globe Dem ocrat reporter, for
| writing a bogus interview. Cum
nin5ham, who is an ex-Confedcratc
officer, sent cha,ie ige. Gebhardt
! wro tie an acceptance, but Mrs Lang
Try interferei an induced Freddie
to keep out OF trouble.
Locomotive Explosion.
SHREVEPORT, Jan. 19-The engine
Of the Mansfield Tap railroad branch
of the New Orleans Sc Pacific ex-
ploded at the depot at Mansfield yes
terday. Engineer Shackleford, Tom
Mace the fireman, and Jerry Hardy
were instantly killed. Telegraph
/ Operator Sa mpson and Mrs. ingalls,
' xxrnrr,Iod Torlnr q
freight agent, and several others
were seriously hurt.
The False Prophet Defeated.
CAIRO, Jan. 19-A fight occurred
between a body of 500 Egyptian
troops and the forces of the false
prophet. Two hundred and forty of
the former were killed and the re-
mainder tax en- prisoners.
The French Consul at Scutari
Struck.
ScUTARI, January 1S-U. L"rc, the
French consul was insulted and
struck in public street by Moham-
medan. Lerc demanded satisfaction
lOI luC
U. ~. Marshal TOrrant Dead.
LITTLE Rock, Jan. 1S-James L.
Torrant, U. S. Marshal of the east
ern district of Arkansas and chair
man OF the republican state central
committee died yesterday.
The BudwcIser Failure.
ST., LOUIS, Jan. 1.-THE firm of G.
Conrad S Co. did a business of
81 SOC, 900 yearly. and had branches
in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, California anG other states
Friends say that the capital was TOO
small for this large business. The
failure of P. V. Smith & Co.. at
Tombstone, and the defalcation of
Kissely, City Urea urer of Tucson,
whe was the agent of Conrad & Co.
are said to have fastened the sus-
pension.
The Newhall Investigation
MILWAUKEE, January 17-Scheller
was not brought into court to-day.
The District Attorney is examining
the case. Scheller has two attorneys.
The first knowledge about Scheller's
connection with the affair csme out
Sunday. Every precaution is taken
to protect him from the mob, if one
is formed An effort is being made
to get him moved to Racire for safe
ty, and the Mayor a-scnts, if he
thinks it will be necessary, and a
special train is said to be even ready.
Scheller always has been great
friend of Antlsdel, who brought him
here. Scheller was we'll known to
have financial troubles. He held q
high insurance.
VIM. Hughes, head porter relates
that two weeks ago, one morning, on
the main entrance he smelled gas
veiy strong and opened the bar room
door and was nearly knocked down
by the o,or. He asked the bar
keeper, Mccormick, what was the
matter, and he said he left Scheller
in the bar the night before. Ar ex-
animation showed that all the gas
was turned on in the six chandeliers
and one small jet was burning away
in the back of the room. He told
Antisdel about it. He asked if
Hughes lit match. Hughes told
him mo-" and Antisdel said he did
wrong. Scheller did not come back
for three days and then said he was
sick. He says some one must have
had the key to the room and gone In
and turned all the jets on.
A little boy who worked in the bar
room says he left Scheller there at
three o'clock that morning.
Another unacceptable body has
been recovered, which makes forty
recovered since morning. So far as
known the loss of life is sixty three
and twenty still missing.