Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-08-16

l. | as you choose to make of it. In answer l do intend to stand by the nominations
 for the GTeenback and laboring men and IS anti-monOpOlists, and I hope everybody l. will vote for me who thinks that 1t is the r. best thing to do. will glve reasons fer
 my action, which are contrOling to the
 public. as soon as a l can have the ben Il eft of Mir. Cleveland's letter of accep-
 tance, that where l disagree silh hlm I fl may d. him no injustice. Very truly,
 your friend and servant,
 ? Signed BENJ. F. BUTLER, SPRINGFIELD. Aug. S.-This evening h the five hundred and thirtieth ballot ID 0 the Eighth Congressional District Con-
 ventIOn was cast, each county standing
 solid for its own caud.date, just Gs on
 the tist ballot. The only change of im- portancs which took place was tie adop- ton of a resolution approving the prin-
 ciple offered yesterday by the Chairman ; Cf the Committee On Resolutions, az q at that time was voted down tO the effect
 that each delegate was at liberty to vote as he pleased. This was today adopted
 unanimously without a break, and
 nomination Is locked for tomorrow. , PITTSBURGH, Aug. S.-Routine busi- |
 ness chiefly occupied the afternoon ses-
 sioD of the Convention of the Amalga- !
 mated Iron Workers. A resolution was l
 adopted endorsing John Jarrett for the |
 position Of Chief of tine Federal Bureau |
 If Labor and Statistics. and requesting |
 President Arthur 10 sign the commission
 at his earliest convenience, and then ad- burned until morning.
 GALVESTON, Aug. S-A News Whites
 bOro special says: ''The south bound
 passenger train on the Missouri Pacific
 was derailed and ditcLei at o'clock
 this moTnIng, four miles north of WhltesborO. \ Dumber of passengers
 and trainmen were injured. bI; none | seriously"
 l OROvMLE, Aug. A telephone mes ] sage received here to-day says the town ! Ot LspOrte was destroyed by fire last
 night. The only buildings left standing were BrObban's bank and Rosenberg Bros. store. No particulars or eStI- mates of the loss have been received The loss Is estimated at SS000O.. The insurance k small. LAREPORT, Cal, Aug. S.-The Lake !, County Republican Convention met at , Kelsey to-day and nominated GoTe-ror q Moore for the Assembly. s
 NEW YORK, Aug. S-It is stated her. f that the new P. esldent of MexIcb ha- ' sent an agent to New York Co try 70 Hc- | z ,iate loan of SGO,OJu,OO0. That q ! public, the story goes. owes the tiZeu~ v Of England the sum above named, and q and has been told Automatically ot | course, that sue must pay or there will e be trouble. As tue government has no T way of raising 1t except by borrowing. C Diaz turns next tO the United States, q whose citizens have indi 'a;ed the,r con Ii seuce m the future of MsNico by put |. ting several million dollars into raIl- ~ roads there already. The statemen. f goes on to say that If the loan cannot be 2. had by the usual method of national !, bonds, there will be special security .f- ferei m tte shape of Chihuahur, the richest Of the Mexican states, tO be giv- U a as a special pledge. .'
 AUGUSTA, Me, Aug. 7.-Blaire and 2. party arrived from Portland this morn ii ing. TLe streets were filled by the ' crowd which gave Blaine an ovation. Upon has arrival at the holei Blaine had ., conference with Prof. DOwnin0 "f Y
 ,-----..- valPuGnfN6I r rress of the construction of the Pana- I ma canal, DeLesseps declares that q nothing has occurred which VIII pre- | ven; the work from being completed at Il tbe date fixed by him m lSNS ILe com i, pany has S3J 0JO.O 0 at Its disposal and r authority tO raise its paper Tor the iuF- h ther sum of S2i,OOO.UO0- e
 LONDON. Aug. S.-Iarqu.s Tseug had 2 a conference with Earl Granville to-day. and asked him tO join the European mediation m their trouble tetween France and China. but Earl Granville refused and ordered that increased pre- cautions be taken to guard the English d residents ID Canton, FOOChOw and Shanghai.
 HELENA, Mont. Aug. S-Gov. Crosby i issued proclamation today for guar \ nntine against Texas cattle from north ern ranges, coming into Montana by raIl.
 VAN HoRN, Tex, Aug. S.- Capt. Me Murray, with the company of state ran gers, returned this evening from pursu- Iup the renegade Apaches. He reports the Indians doing no furtlcr defreda- ' tiou than usual. that of killing enough beef to live on. They scattered on the , approach oi the troops, but evinced no signs of beIng ou the war path
 CuIcado. Aug The railroad con ference adjourned at l:}O ?. m, lt hay- ing been demonstrated tbat It wbs i'm possible to reconcile all differences at the general conference. The entire sub feet cf rates and further existence of the triparIitc agre emeut was referred to the committee of i've, composed of General Managers Hughitt, Potter, Ca ble. Robinson anu kimball, who were instructed to report on or before Sep tember 23d. In the meantime current
 rates are to be rigidly maintained.
 | NEW YORK, Aug. s-A case of @ sud den death from disease resembling | yellow fever. was investigated by the health officials on Saturday. Tae victim | WAS sailor on tue steamer \ ,lpulcu, | which had ccme direct from Panama | Alter a. th, rough investigation tue
 health authorities say tue case was one of Chagres fever. Orders wt:u issued
 to bury the body at once.
 NEW YORK, Aug S.-Judgc Hilton, executor of the \. I. Stewart estate,
 hied in the United States Circrit Court . to-day an answer Co the suit oi Alex. 4.
 Stewart. of Vermont, wLo also charges ! that Hilton, taking adysntsge of his lm- . ! btcility. bribed hIm tu sign a release !
 from any claim he might have to the es-
 tate. Judge Hilton asserts that the ! claimant was perfectly rtspOnsi le when !
 he signed the release and recelved S-i- | UUO for SO doing. and Ofie-. It the S2I,OOO !
 IS paid back by the claimant th,t be .
 will regard the release as DOt having
 been signed.
 BosToN. Aug. S-Thc June statement of the AtchisOu, Topeka and Santa Ee
 Railroad Company shows gross earnings Cor July Of S1,2j4,O23; operating ex- penses, exclusive Of taxes, SS'll ,53i; net
 earnings. Sij2.49j. For the six months ending June, lSNi, the gross earnings were S7.646.SlJ; operating expenses,
 S4.llOS75: net earnings, s3,J5,9'l.
 Al meeting of toe Mexican Central
 rauroad directors today the resI-nbtIOn . of President NicAsT~on was formally 2 presented. The thanks of tie company , were voted him.
 u LONDON. Aug. s.-Glsdst'Ec stated a in the Commons Co day tha- b would