Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-07-26
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ST. PETERSBURG July 20.-The plague which made its appearance at Khars and other stations of Caucasus, was brought from Persia. The Sanitary Gordon al Batu proved useless, 500 persons having died at Bedra during May. Prince Don. donkoff Korsskoff has interdicted the MOslems of Caucasus from making a pilgrimage to the Holy place.
 SAN FRANClsCo, July 2l.-The Chron. icles Washington special says: Legal representatives of Senator Malone will ask the Virginia court of appeals for au in!uDctlon tO prevent the delivery oi poll books to county officials for the purpose of carrying out the registering scheme passed over the governors veto by the legislature at its session. The ground of the application will be that the bill was not passed by the requisite two-thirds majority of the legislature The point Till therefore be made that the bill Is not law. Mahone's object IS to have congressional election held Tn the old districts whereby he thinks he can maintain hIs present position.
 CHICAGO, July 2l.-A staff correspond ent Of the lnter-Ocean has been invest lgating the condition of the monument at Springfield. Ills. over the remains of the late President Lincoln, and that pa- Ter to-day publishes four columns of sensational matter as to its condition. 1t charges gross dishonesty la the per formance of the work and gives a de- tailed account of the defects in its con- struction, the aggregate of which threaten the caving of the terrace in which tine crypt situated, if not the overthrow of the monument The heavy stones over the crypt in which the remains of President Lincoln rest, are supported on pine boards, while the terrace on the south and east sides has been taken out to prevent the heavy stones from falling on the coffin below.
 PORTLAND, Me, July 2l.-The Green back State Convention met today and voted to make a vigorous and aggressive campaign, provided Butler IS candi- date. The feeling expressed at a meet ing was that ID all Greenback districts the Greenbackers, Rs between Blaine and Cleveland, were Tn favor of Blaine, partly from pride and partly from a feeling that Cleveland has no special sympathy with the masses, while Blaine has.
 WASHINGTON, July 22.-Geu. Logan, m his acceptance of the nomination for the Nice-PresIdency, begins by saying that he avails himself of party usage Tn sIgnIfylng his approval of the resolu- tlons of the platform; he heartily ad- yocates protective tariff as a neces- sagy protection to lsborIng man, and points out that the policy of the govern ment Is to protect both capital and labor by pruper imposition of duties. The monetary system of the country IS the work of tbe Republican party. It is one, he says. which has never before been equslled in the history of any other nation. Convertible currency should be maintained. Regarding the interests of commerce, there IS. be claims, much to be desired towards an equitable adjustment of rates and trans portation facilities. The growth of the country's commerce is alluded to Tn glowing terms.
 He condemns the alleged practices of the Democratic party m the South, where intimidation and violence are re- sorted to at the polls. Under those practices minorIties actually attempt tO direct the course Of national affairs. 4 liberal school system is advised for the Southern States and colored people be mGde as capable of exercising the duties of electors as white people.
 Referring to the Spanish states. he says, diplomacy and intrigues have done more 10 wrest the commerce cf Spanish-Americs from the United States than has legitimate commercial competition. He advocates the S-huur law; urges strengthening the navy; the obligations tO the defenders of the country should not be forgotten, nor the recognition of them through tine pen sion system be imperilled by ad verse legislation; public lands should be kept for the people and re, served for free homes. He concludes by saying that the present Indian policy | should be continued and imprOv Oved upon as experience may dictate.
 SAN FRAHcIsco, July 22. - The com mission of inquiry appointed by the Canadian government are now here m vestlgating the subject of Chinese immigration. They will cOntinue theil labors here for two weeks and then | proceed to Victoria, B. C., for the same purpose. This action resulted from th' introduction of a resolution m th' Canadian parliament lnterdictini further immigration of Chinese into British Columbia. final acton on whlci was deferred pending the report of thu commission.
 OMAHA, July 22.-A terrific vinC and rain storm prevailed here last nigh
 and extended through the interior o
 the state. Reports from Merrick, Bal and Hamilton counties show much los of property. The roof one of the larg est shops of the Union Pacific railroR'
 was blown of. For two miles aroun' Central City small grain IS beaten fla
 to the ground. Hailstones fell as larg
 as walnuts.
 SAN FRANCIsco, July 22-CrOp report
 received by the Chronicle from twenty
 seven points in California. and Iron
 which an estimate has been made, place
 the total of whest production st 6O,OOl 600 bushels, against 54 W0,OUO hushel
 in 1880. This is the largest crop eve produced by any state m tue Onlun.
 The fruit crop, with the exception
 nenches. is enormous. Wine shows great increase over every previous veal
 Ihe total acreage in wheat Is given a l33JlOOO After dedIcting for seed an home consumption, there viii be a SUI
 plus of fifty million bushels or SO mlI
 lion centals.
 PARIS, July 22.-The rumors that To
 Chow had been captured by Admira Courbet are confirmed.
 WASHINGTON, July 22-A London tel
 egram says the demonstration of th
 Trade Unions at Hyde Park, yesterday was the most remarkable and lmpotlh ever witnessed during Vlctorias relsi Overcome hundred thousand meu marche
 in procession with decOrum rising [ 5;,i,,tv IT. will not do for peers {