Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-25


 Monday. The prizes are valued as fol- lows; The Onyx column, surmounted with mounted knight, S3,000; the en- graved gold placque, Sl25O; globe win the figure of the mounted knight, Sl2J0; one gold and silver vase, S2,OOO; one vase, $500.
 SAN FRANCISCO, August 23.-The Eve ming Post says: The Postoffice here has received the new postal notes. in books of 800 each, to the number of 10000. and will be ready to issue them at the date fixed by the Department, September 5, 1883. None can be issued before this date. The largest sum for which any single certificate or note can be issued is S490. They are good on presentation to any money order office in the United States, and will be paid to bearer there of without identification or questions asked at any time within three months of issue. They will also be redeemed by the same office that issued them, thus making them negotiable ss cur rency in thr same city ahere made.
 SAN FRAScIsco, August 23.-The ban quet given by the Grand Commandery of California to Grand Master Dean and officers of tue Grand Encampment at the Palace Hotel last evening was a very brilliant affair in all things except the banquet, which in every respect was a miserable failure. The fault is in no measure due to the California Com mandery, but to the management of the hotel. The hall was handsomely deco rated with the banners of the various Communicates of California, and the tables arranged in triple order were pro fusely laden with flowers. About 800 Knights and invited guesjswere present. The dinner was set for o'clock, but 1t was 9:30 before the guests took their seats, and by 11:3O, owing to inefiicIency of the managers, the dinner was not half through. The first regular toast was to the Grand Encampment of the United States, responded to by Grand Master Dean, who took advantage of the occasion to testify to the hospitanty extended by Knights of the Pacific coast to their eastern companions. Other toasts followed, all of Masonic charac- ter, and responded to by grand officers of this coast and of eastern command cries.
 SAN FRANCIsco. Aupust 23.-A Demo- cratic Committee session this morning decided by a vote of twenty-twO to four teen that Carpenter and Humphreys, of the Board of Railroad Commissioners. were not liable to censure, they having faithfully discharged ths duties of theIr position.
 DUNCAN, A. T., August 24.-At s a. m. this morning on Biz Hill, SIX miles south of Clifton, Pomeroy's baggage wagon, loaded with Chlnameu, was attacked by three rustlers. The Chinamen returned the fire, wounding one rustler mortally. Four Chinamen were wounded; two fatally. The robbers succeeded in get ting three hundred dollars cash.
 TOMBSTONE, A. T., August 24-Perry NJ. Hilton, well known rgncher and gov ernment contractor. was arrested last evening on complaint made by a man named Campbell, who accuses him of defrauding the government by illegal purchases of barley from soldiers. Hilton, who is sufferin g from a wound in the head recently re- ceived, gave bonds in the sum of Sl,OOC to surrender himself to the authorities upon recovery.
 SAN FRASCIsco, August 24.-There is an assenblage of six thousand people at the Pavilion this evening; every seat is occupied ard hardly standing roomTii o.sTl Commandery drilled for half an hour; vocal music by the San Francisco LOT. ing Club of twenty-five voices was also given.
 PORTLAND, Oregon. August 23.-The tracks of the Northern Pacific were united at five o'clock this afternoon. Trains tomorrow will begin running regularly on the eastern end to a point 5 miles of Helena, aud are now running regularly on this end to point B miles east Of Missoula, leaving a gap of 20 miles to be staged.
 SAN FRAScIsco. August 24-Puuctu- ally at lO:3O this morning the procession comprising those bodies who were to officially take part in the laying of the corner stone of the Garfield monument, started for the Golden Gate Park. From about 9 o'clock they began to as- semble at She positions assigned them and before the hour of departure had arrived, those streets going to the north of Market and between Montgomery and Dupont to Sulter, were massed with soldiers, knights and MasOns. Although the park was the center of attraction, Market street, up as far as Fell street, was ismmed with spectators The fact of its being legal holiday business suspended, permitting everyone to come out and view the procession. At the sound of the bugle the National guard led otf; next in order came the various ,,c.4. ,F tb, q -,,,I -,,,,- ,.f 4l,. p,...t. lie, followed by the Rights Templar. the MasOns bringing up tue rear form ing four distinct divisions. The line of march was from the junction of Mont gomery, Post and Market streets, up the latter to Fell stree, and from there along the main roadway to the park. The procession Is about a mile and a half long and occupies one hour and forty-five minutes in passing a given point, the total number in the,proces- sion being about 9OOO more than twice and half times as many as were in the Knights Templar'- procession on Mon day last.
 At five minutes past twelve Major General Trumbull, commanding the Ma tionsl Guards of California, accompanied by his staff, forming the head of the great procession. rode into the eastern gates of the park and by half past one all had arrived and fallen into position in the form Of a circle.
 3:l0 p. m.-Around the base of the monument. fully 10000 spectators oc- cupy the surroundings, the whole form ing vast and memorable scene. The address on behalf of the Garfield monu- ment will be delivered by Horace Davis
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