Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-12-27

r solution was defeated. It was finally
 decided to instruct Commissioner Ristine
 to telegraph Commissioner Fink sug-
 gestiug a truce till January 3lst next. A
 majority of the association opposed a , continuance of the subsidy of six per
 ceot. on San Francisco business to the [ Northern Pacific to prevent its competi- , ton therein. They also opposed like subsidy to the Central Pacific for its Oregon sLoTt line to Portland. It IS r believed, however, that both will be r granted subsidiss, but the allowance will be less than six per cent. each. The entire day having been consumed ir discussion, tte Ceatrsl Pacific offered a resolution that the auditor be instructed to settle up the business Ot the assOcia- tion to December 3lst, meaning being that the association go out of existence at that date. The resolution was car ried unanimously. This action Is looked on in railway circles merely as "bluff, as 1t is not believed there IS any serious intention ot dIssolviDg the pool.
 OHAHA, Dec. I9-S. H. Fl. Clark, Pres- ident of the Nevada Central Railroad, has appointed Joseph K. Choat Acting Superintendent. vice N. W. Dunn re- signed, with headquarters at Battle Mountain. Nevada.
 | PARIS, Dec. l7.-It Is announced on the BOurse that a syndicate of French and foreign capitalists have taken the f1,OOO.O00 draft issued by the Spanish Minister of Colonies, payable m one year. Orders are said to have issued to postpone it's financial operation ID be- half of Cuba until 1t IS known what effect the treaty of commerce between Spain and the United States will have on the finances of Cuba.
 BYRON, Dec. 19.-The Byron Hotel, the property of Mrs. Annie Whitening. was burned to day. Nothing was saved except a little furniture. Loss about s70OU; insurance on building, sl.5OO.
 SACRAMENTO, Dec. 19.-Philip Oppen- heimer, lately appointed Deputy State | Treasurer, has resigned. J. C. Gorman, of the Comptroller's office, has been temporarily appointed.
 SAN FRANCIsco, Dec. I9.-William Jacobs, of tho firm of lusk & O., died at his re iidence in this city to-day. The | deceased was one of the best known men in the State. He leaves a widow and family.
 TOMBSTONE, Dec. I9.-Articles of agreement for hard glove fight between James De Grasse, champion feather weight of Arizona, and DIck Harris, local celebrity, were signed to-day. The fight takes place in twenty days, under Marquis of QueensbUry rules, to the finish, for SlOO side. Ike Isaacs was chosen stakeholder, and both men are | to go training at once. A good deal of money Is already staked on the result.
 From the driVer of the Bisbee stage | Is learned the particulars of strange suicide that occurred in that camp | Wednesday afternoon. A timbermsn of the Copper Queen mine, named E. C. Taylor, entered saloon early m the morning and sat down, complaining of severe pain in his head. He re- mained until noon and went to his room. About four o'clock he was found sitting on tool chest with his head in bucket of water. and dead. Near at hand was found the following note:
 "Tom,-why didn't you come as you agreed. have been suffering for four days with my head. Life is failure. No letters behind me-"
 Signed. F. c. TAYLOR.
 Inquest developed that Taylor had been suffering from abcess in his head and committed the rash act in fit of temporary insanity. Deceased was aged about 4S and has a mother and son liv- ing somewhere Tn California. The fun eral took place to-day.
 PHESIx, Dec 19.-Frank Moss, citi- zen of this city, was held up on Papago street last evening by two footpads. One held pistol at his head while the other went through his pockets.
 George Berrott, J. F. Burns and W. F. WooGs obtained franchise today from the City Council for tue erection of va. ter and gas wOrkr.
 PoETLAND, Oregon, Dec. 22.-Another heavy rain storm set m this morning, | but at noon the weather turned so cold that it began showing and at the pres ent moment the snow storm is violently raging.
 PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 22.-The block on the Oregon < Navigation railroad near Hood River still continues and there is no prospect of the track being cleared to-day. Provisions have been sent on sleds to the passengers showed in on the train.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-An explosion in Pratt's Astral Oil Works in Eastern Park. Brooklyn, called out the whole fire department of this city. The first explosion comingled the flame of one oil tank with the gas of a second tank and a second explosion followed almost immediately. These two explosions made fire of ten thousands barrels of oil, and all this flaming mass catching on to a river of melted snow was carried into every nook and cranny of the works. The result was that all the buildings and tanks excepting large brick building in which canning IS done were destroyed. Be- sides the long docks on the creek the loss reaches between s50O,OO0 and 5000, ,000. The shock of the two explosions broke the windows of the houses of the neigh bOrhOOd.
 | WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-An informal meeting of the Democratic members of congress and citizens of Indiana was held at the capitol last night. The sen- timent generally expressed was that h. diana is entitled to recognition in the cabinet of the president-elect, and the opinion was unanimous that the honor should be conferred on Senator McDon- ald. Senator Voorhees, and all the Dem Ocratic members of the house were pres ent, and concurred in the views ex- pressed.
 NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 22-Three hun dred feet of iron framework of large hotel erected west of the main Exposi- tion buiIdiug. fell with a terribIe crash