Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-09-15

dred applications of thIs kind have been filed with the government authorities here, It being alleged that government officials are acting in collision with tine parties engineering the scheme. If the promoters succeed they will control one sixth of the total lumber supply of the state. AtfidayIts are now being filed proving fraudulent acquisitions. The United States grand jury proposes to in- vestigate the subject.
 SAN FRANcIsco, Sept. 12.-The Post this afternoon publishes an account of how the petition to Governor StOneman for an extra session for the purpose of condemning the railroad commissioners, Humphreys and Carpenter was manu- factured. IL states that four young men called at their office with bundle of petitions, to which were appended some 6oO signatures. The petitions were the same as those issued by Mir. Harrison of Richardson k Hsrrlsou, who on several occasii ns gave evidence before the raIl- road commission of the discrimination in freight rates exercised by the railroad company. Duncan, the spokesman of the four men, said they responded to an advertisement inserted by William Gillispie, of il0 kearney street, who agreed to pay them one cent q signature and who encouraged them by saying that they could each easily make from Si to SS day canvassing tor signatures. When they got about 600 names they called for their pay, and Gillespie told them he had un money, and referred them to Mir. Harrison, who refused to give them any, stating that he had given Gillispie $50 for canvassing and he would not put up any more IL Is af- trmed that the signatures are all genu- inc, but the boys refuse to give them up until they were paid for their work.
 LoKDsBURG, Sept. 13-The rustlers took seven horses from MT. Bass ranch near Duncan and held up and robbed a Mexican near that place. No effort Is being made by the authorities to break up this band of rustlers.
 LoRDsBURG, \. NJ. Sept. 14.-By tele- gram from Clifton We learn that Delaney who shot Sawyer last week was taken into town to allow him to change his clothes, and he, taking advantage Of thls liberty, made his escape
 This morning Mat" cowboy was shot and dangerously wounded by two men, one of whom was arrested and Is DOW in jail; the other skipped.
 LATER:-It Is reported that Delaney has been cauga; near Church's ranch.
 TOMBSTONE. Sept. 14.-William Hawkr, late shift boss at San Jose mine in SO- nora, wh was shot in gun fight with man named Fennett, discharged em- ploye, on Saturday last died last night. The funeral will take place tomorrow under the auspices Of the Masonic order. His assailsnt Is now in the hospital with a broken knee joint.
 TOMBSTONE. Sept. l4.-Deputy Sher- if Bob Hatch arrived here last night from Silver City, New Mexico, in charge of J. ?. Welles, whom be held under a warrant charging him with enbezzling sS3i from the Boston Mill company, while acting as tookkeeper for it. The complaint was made out by George <. Rice, manager of the company. The -mbezzlement was accomplished in this instance by raising freight check on Wells, Fargo & Co, the Boston Mil c mpany's agent here. from S32 to SS32. Welles' total dedication is said to amount to between s6,OOO and S7,OOO The cause assigned Is gambling and women. Nola Forrest, variety actress, is said to have blown him in for large amount of mor ~y and diamonds while n this city. A
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Sept. 1I-RespectIng
 be woman who was arrested last Juls n a Portland steamer for wearing masculine garb, George ". Corners, Oi Eureka, Humboldt county, states in a .etter to the Chronicle that she was his g.fe. He says that her companion was Dr. J. II. Morgan Of Spokane Falls, Eho in the capacity of family physician seduced her. Dr. Morgan has a wife ind'a large family in Oregon.
 The overland express ran into a freight train st Shell Mound. near Berk- ey last night smashing tDe eabOOse, -Iaoke stack Cf engine and severely in turing one man on the freight train. The accident Is due tO the carelessnes- if the freight train conductor, who, in- 'tead of siietTacklug, continued to oc- iupy the main track. Had 1t not been or tue prompt action Of the engineer of he overland express a most serious &C., 'ldent, with great loss of life, would nave occurred.
 The Examiner Sacramento special 'ays: Governor StonemEn will to-day nske pubhc his decision regarding the recently tried cases uI the State prison directors. They will all bs removed: {: jJly two Republicans will hold places ,n the new board, one of whom will be Irving NJ. Scott
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Sept. l3-Quarantine Officer McAlhster, of thls cIty, refuses O quarantine vessels from Guaymas Mexico. not having. he states, received Itlicial communication that yellow fever gas prevailing at that point. He will not quarantine until notified by the Ma 'ional Board of Health at Washington. Dispatches were forwarded today to the United States Consul at Mazatlan ask ing for information. It will be three or four days before an answer IS recelved.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.-It is devs,- lped that the treasury instructions to Custom House authorities regarding Chinese in tranSiti IS being abused. The instructions provide that Chinamen ar uying here en route Co other points may 'und on a certificate given by the Chi 1ese Consul to produce them at a speci- jed time. The custom house officials acknowledge that it frequently happens .hat Chiuamen who come ashor- this way manage to stay. They cite case 4 four from Cuba, who never departed. ..lthough the c0nsul av ws they did. Ai Le present tune there are about thirty