Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-09-13

The cry Tor prOtectlon U! AhOie@ ,I duties on foreign wheat goes up loudly from all parts ot France
 PARts, Sept. 1O.-It IS officially stated that war will shortly be declared against China. The scheme Of occupying For posa has been aband ned A fresh ex- pediuon of a more important nature than the previous one has already been The question was discussed at Saturdays Cabinet council.
 DENVER. Sept. I0.-Late this after noon F. J. Burton X O., wholesale ci- gars and tobacco, the Iuggy Boot and Shoe Company and Rust, Harris q Co., wholesale and retail hardware, stoves, etc, assigned. The latter is one ot the largest houses in their line in the State The failure was a genuine surprlse. Estimated liabilities, Sl0O,OOO; liabilities unknown. Rust of this firm was the company of F. J. Burton k Co. and the Tuggy Boot and Shoe Company, com parativeIy small concern. Their failure was not unexpected. Assets and liablll- ties at present unObtalnable.
 CHICAGO, Sept. l0-W. R. Lyell, a re- porter for the times, in an altercatlon at the fair grounds this afternoon, stabbed and killed Daniel Gregg, an engineer on the Northwestern road. The latter had applied an opprobrious epithet to the former.
 PIrTsBURG, Sept. 10.-The Dispatch's MonOngshela special says: The miners State officials have interested themselves in the strike, and at recent meeting held after the adjournment of the con yention it was decided to call ont all bituminOus miners of western Pennsyl- yania. This includes river and railroad miners and those working m the Clear field regions, Tn all about 900 men. The object of ordering a general strike IS to euriail the production, with the expec- tation that it will improve prices.
 LONDON, Sept. I0.-The Pail Mall Ga zette says the Chinese government has made declaration of war in the fOrm of a minifesto from the Emperor to the people. The Emperor declares he re- gards the French action as constituting a state of war, and be calls upon his subjects to aid Tn repelling the foe.
 The Gazette further ssys: "The Chi nese report the damage done to efOTts and arsenal at Min river by Admiral Courbet as triAinZ. The masonry in some places was thrown down, but 1t now has been fully restored. The French landed and destroyed only three guns at MInZan forts. and did not land at all at King Poi. The arsenal was not damaged and To war material or stores were destroyed. There was no fire and no explosion. Work at the arsenal Is proceeding as usual. The naval loss was serious, but after all only two fight ing vessels were sunk. The others were dispatch and patrol boats. The defenses of the river are now Tn as good as before the bombardment.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10.-The Chron- icie's Portland, Or, special says: "A special to the Oregonian from Cheney, w. T., says: An Indian confined in jail here for outraging a white woman near Spokane Falls few days ago was taken from the jail last night by body of masked meu and lynched. The Indians here are very sullen and are putting on war-pa mt. They declare the lynched Indian was innocent, and trouble is feared.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 10.-Ihe Lin coin Savings Bank at Fayetteville, Tenn, closed it's doors this morning. A placard on the door signed by President James explains that the strIngency of the money market aud inability to col lect forced the suspension. DepOsitors, it Is said, will be paid in full, and stock holders will perhaps get 5O per cent, or more, If the assets are IudIciOusly m ,n- aged. The deposits are about SlO0,OOO and assets S20O,OO0. It is reported that a meeting of stockholders has been called for next Saturday, when more will be known. In the excikment that prevails it IS impossible . get fact figures. The bank has Sbnsids Eble amount of it's money invested in real state. on which cash cannot be readily raised.
 LINCOLN, Neb, Sept. 1O.-The follow Patrick Egan, President of the Irish League of America:
 "RAIHDRUM, Sept. 6. To Patrick | Egan, Lincoln, Neb.: I congratulate l rou upon the result of the Boston con and upon your election as President of the Irish National League; llsO congratulate you upon determine ion to hold the League neutral in | American politics.
 CHARLES $. PARSELL,
 Avondale."
 OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 1l.-General But | CT, Tn speech before the Nebraska | State Fair, said: "All farms in Class | 'ounty, Iowa, were mOrtgaged for more | han they would sell for. If the East | 'Ould send goods West and get corn in | eturn, 1t would benefit both. Nebraska | 'Orn that sells for ljc. or lSc. brings 75c. | East. The cos; of transportation was aused by the enormous interest paid on | lOnds and watered stocks, fast freight | ines and railroads that skinned the | 'eOple. The government gave away Of land and took mort ages. Transportation should be made heap, while the people have to pay ates they cannot live on. Corn IS dis 'Osed of in Chicago for the bent it of pecUlatOrs. A man can steal S3,OO0.- JO worth of pork iu CLiragO and go un- while one who stole enough O support life is sent 10 iaIl. He al- uded tO the rise of inc Republican arty and the treason of the Southern Democrat. He urged hls hearers to tand together and fight for liberty He IT hAFAA hAA AAAt hNA AOuN lLouOINNAlf-~s ! nd said If Jacks were alive to day h. TOuld vote for hIm, for he would say, By the Eternal, these wrongs must be lgnted,' and they would be. They can e rIghted now by sending the proper len to Congress. The Pittsburg rot 'Ili be repeated If the people don't take The cry of Over-productiOn hOuld be changed to under consump- lon. People were starving while Neb- aska granarIes were oveTtiOWing Witl rain. The railroads will not allow grain nd manufactures to be brought to- ether so as tO live. The laborers and lrmers have power to select a Presid- nt. The old parties should be aban- Oned. Vote together. snd in q few ears they would lIberate themselves. as be Abo4itionists liberated the slaves.
 CoLFAx, Cal, Sept. 11.-Brakeman J. lort"n. on train No. 6, while engaged 2 taking out some cars here this morn ig, fell and was run over. He was hor- .biy crushed and died m a short time. 'ecsased Eas a resident of Sacramento, here hIs wife and two children reside.
 ST. LoUIs, Sept. 1.-The Republican )nveutiOn of this State met this morn- lg and took a rece-s till 2:30 o'clock. | 2sjJ the convention re8ssem bled and fNupral ID R f,rfar tras aI....l - l