Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-28
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Special to the CITIzYS.l
 DENYING, March 25-The water in th' Mimbres rIyer has risen five feet during the past 2l hours, showing heavy rain and warm weather n ths mountains. I is cloudy, with occasional showers here The grass already looks fine and a re markedly good yesr IS anticipated bl stockmen.
 A large mormon emigration is passing Separ, forty miles west of DemiDg. tha point being in the line direct trail lead ing from Utah to the grant which thu
 Norm, IS bonghtin Mexico. Last winte the Mormon elders succeeded in secur
 ing six leagues of land between the Cor allitos and Casa Grande in Chihuahus and they are now moving their people 1T and taking possession. IL does not mean a general exodus from Arizona or Utaf settlements, but simply a new colony started and further spread of MOr monism. All the families-snd over Ont hundred have already passed-have been well equipped with late improved farm ing implements, good wagons and stock,
 Individual emigrants do not know how many are ahead of them or how many are to follow; they are obeyIng th' order Of the church and are apparently contentei and happy. One or two ex pressed themselves by saying that i they uidn't like the new country they might return.
 CHICAGO, March 25-The \. V. Fair bank Canning Company. of this city has received during the last seven days cable orders for canned beef fir the ust Of the British army, which, coupled itt an additional order received this morn ing, makes the aggregate amount to be shipped four million pounds The orders came from the British War De
 partmeat, the destination of the meats being Woolwich. It will require tw
 weeks tO till the orders now on hand The Armour packing company IS also m receipt of orders 10 supply five million four hundred thousand pounds. These are the largest orders ever received here and owing to theIr magnitude, the sup position Is that they are to meet a Wal emergency. The canning houses are working day and night in order to meet tlese demands.
 SUAKIM, March 25-General Graham has moved his headquarters camp two miles nearer to TAmai. A convoy of troops went this morning f. McNeilrs zeruba, on the Iamai road. This convoy acted a- escort for the balloon corps. Arrivei at the z-Teba the balloon corps immediately set to work taking obs-Tva tons. 4 captive balloon wHs sent up from the zereba and remaIDed up sev- eral hours. The observers descended with information concerning the posi- tions and movements of Osman Digna's men. This murni1g's work shows that the balloon corps will be invaluable in the work of assisting Graham tO make forward movements. The greuadIef guards have gone to Husheen to escort the Surry regiment back to Suskim.
 LONDON, March 25-The Pal Mall Gazette this afternoon publishes an n terview with Lowell in reference to the appointment of Phelps as bis successor. Lowell said President Cleveland was tue last man wins would make an inconsid- crate appointment, especially to the high office of minister 10 the court of S. James. Continuing, Lowell said: " Phelps IS n gentleman If high char-c- ter, marked independence, most a.Iee- able in hIs manners, and has fine sOcIsl qualities. The change was unavoidable owing to the asoendency of the new party to power. Both c1uEtrles are 10 be congratulated on Cleveland's wisdom as shown in the selection.
 CHARLESTON, March 25.-The suffer ing of people in the drouth district of this and other counties adjoining, is very great. The people of kanawhs county have been appealed to for aId. Tales of suffering by men, women, children and beasts reaches here from portions of Jackson. Gilman, Calhoun and Koan counties. The mountain farmers in these counties are unable to purchase either food or seed, and as the season of planting IS near, everything looks distressing. hanawha Can take care of her people, but help Is needed for other counties.
 CHICAGO. March 2j.-Private foreign adylces of a war like tenor, accompanied bJ another drop in British cOnsols, created a very feverish feeling in the wheat market at the opening thIs morn- ing and a rather sharp advance ID prices. May wheat winch closed at 70 | ast night opened at SOL and rapidly advanced to SO's and then fell back to SJsi, at which figure the market is more settled, but the general feeling Is very nervous and unsettled.
 LONDON, March 25--Earl Granville to-day sent for the Turkish Embas- ador and Hassan Femi Fash, special envoy of the Sultan, and had an interview with them. It Is TumOred that the interview was owing to the report from COnstanti- nople of 6 RussO-Turkish alliance against England.
 NEW Y RK, March 25-General Grant shows considerable improvement this He slept well all night and at noon went driving.
 BOSTON, March 25-The Herald prins the following private cable dispatch, re- reived m Boston from a reliable source: IL says: There Is great excitt ment in London. It Is reported that 25.UOO mIl- itia have been called out Rumors are thick that Russia has rejected English 
 LONDON, March 25.-The question be- tween Russia and England over the Afghan frontier question has increased The stock market is excited and British con>ols are one-half and Russian secu- rites one per cent low than at the close last evening.
 LONDON, March 25-There is much ex- ritement here over reports from COnstan- -inople to 'he effec that the Porte asked he sdvIce of Bismarck in regard to Iurco-Russian alliance against EDglsnl special io the CITIZEN.
 CLIFTON, March 23.-Yesterday after noon a man named George Foster, com nonly called Chloride" attempted sui ,Ide by cutting his throat with razor He IS still alive. but recovery is doubtful.
 Last night, a miner named Marcel Piareo, employed by the Detroit Copper Company, at Morenci, while returning 10 hIs home drunk, fell down a shaft in he Copper Mountain mine and was in- 'taEtly killed.
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