Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-19

MONTREAL, Dec. 1I.-A short time ago
 Judge Duane, Of S.iEG, Aiaska, Tn con- sequence, 1t Is alleged, of crooked bus
 mess transactions Tn which he became
 involved, left SItks and took the steam
 CT Idaho from Tongas to Victoria, Brit
 ish Columbia. Prem there he took the
 Canadian Pacific to Montreal, and was
 in this city Saturday. He IS supposed
 10 have gone to Halifax to try and take
 e steamer for an English port. Detect
 i've Feely, of Washington, passed
 through the city to-day on his track.
 The Judge is involved to ths amount of
 S30,OO0.
 WOOSTER, O., Dec. 15-The Orrville
 Farmers Bank, private institution run
 by prominent citizens of Orryille and
 vicinity, suspended Saturday. It was
 reported shRky some tune ago, but was
 reOrganized and believed to be solid. It
 holds the funds of several townships and
 school districts on deposit, and 1t Is re-
 ported that the stockholders are situated
 so that the depositors will lose all. The
 depositors have consulted lawyers here,
 but returned to Orrville convinced that
 their money was gone. The failure Is
 said to have been caused by outside
 speculation. Definite particulars are
 not prOcurable.
 ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15-The funeral of
 the late ex-Gov. B. Gratz Brown took
 place this morning from the residence
 at KitkwoOd.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15-The Call
 this morning publishes an article based
 on reliable information, showing there
 are in round numbers 253,O Chinamen
 on the coast. 1t has been generally
 supposed that the number m this state
 did not exceed 100000. A large excess
 over this number creates considerable
 surprise.
 SAN FRASlIscO, Dec l6.-One of the
 most sensational and startling plots for
 wholesale assassination of the most
 prominent men of this city came to
 light here last night. Some time ago
 the police obtained information of the
 existence of an organisation called the
 "SOcialistic Revolutionary Association"
 which, 1t was asserted, composed of ul-
 tra-sOciGlistIc members. Close watch
 was kept on their movements and the
 police finally succeeded in obtaining the minutes of one of thelr meetings held November 23rd. From these facts it was discovered that it was the intention of the Association to put out of the way about twenty men including, W. C. Coleman, Congressman W. W. Morrow, Gen. W. Fl. l.. Barnes, Mayor Bartlett, U. ;. Judge Lorenzo Sawyer. Leland Stanford, Charles CrOcker, Gov. Stone man, the principal police officials and several others. These names were 1 placed on the "prOscriptive list" and l placed in the hands of the executive committee to carry out the orders of the | Association. The committee were to | devise the best mode of accomplishing | the ends of the base plot and were thus | engaged wien their work was brought | tO 8 sudden termination last night by | the discovery Ot the Association's head | quarters. at 9OO Montgomery avenue, by the police, and the arrest of four men found therein: Julius c. kOOsher. Henry Weisman Chas. MehI- siadt and Oscar EggerS. In the room were also found a complete laboratory IT man nufRcturfng infernGl machines. The men were taken tO the city prison. where they boldly asserted they were lynamItefs and their purpose was to got rid of the citizens named and then age Chinatown, The prisoners also belong tO the German branch of the league. No charge has yet been entered against the prisoners. Further developments are expected.
 The man, who gave the name of AOOsher when arrested, IS also known us IS a Russian and speaks SIX languages. He rented E small room on Lombard street. According tU his story ie was formerly banker at Kief, Rus ia, but being Jew was driven from be country and lost sll he had. He a.ms to New York and was appointed gent of She Jewish relief society and IsIted Oregon and Washington Terri 1 ory to take up land for his people. He gas to receive S600 for every family for yhOm he procured government settle nent. He claims that Henry Willard .ssisted him m his labOrs. He recently anne to this city and identified himself with thc antI-COoie league.
 Charles M. Melstadt IS president t the ThIrd ward snti-COolie Tub and vice-p e-presIdent of the German ,ranch Of the same. He IS a German by .irth, 24 years old. resided at 404 Geary treet. In his room the detectives found OO badge bearing the letters D. A. c. l..
 Oscar EgCers lives at SIP Clementina treet ands Is peddler by occupation. le IS B years old and speaks very little .nglish. The bombs which were found re made of gas pipe from five to seven lches long and about one inch in di- meter. While Captain Lees was hand ng the machines and bombs. Weisman aatioued him to be careful. Don't Rndle them," he said, ESQ roughly; you 2 night blow us ali to kingdom come" ftsr the four men had been handcuffed , 1eisman again said, If 1t leaks out , lat you have us under arrest and If you E 9 not take us down in a carriage : D that we will not be seen in you charge
 will not be snswerable fer your life" z My yOunG friend" remarked the Cap a in, "let me tell you that If anybOdyt . ants 10 take you from me there won't q, @ much oty you left when we get through. D he prisoners have been charged with 1t far unlawful storing giant 2 owder. The highest penalty is SIX .l .Onths Imprisonment or Sl0O0 fine. si urther developments are expected ., hen the men are called for examina-- x on.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Dec, 16.-The leader n the band of dynamiters arrested last :, ght IS Henry Weisman; he IS a Bava. 3, an oy birth. chemist by profession, q years of age and resided with hIs fam = 7 at SIS Pacific St. He Is president of 4r .e German Gnti-Coolie club and | :, -esilent of tte Fifth ward anti hinese league. On being qr ca .ioned, c } said, "my intention was to aid Tn : .torcing what ODoEnelf told us was n ", against ChinBmen. The only thing lt troubled me was that ODOnrell q lJ always saying that the Chinese Z. gre we'll supplied with arms. That oy had aruDOrIes in Chinatown and gre drilling every night with WInches- T rifles. l was afraid when the Chi n, se were ordered to go they would re- :1 't and a;tack our people. l therefore - so.yet iO experiment. and see If could .t invent superior weapon. I com auced experimenting twelve days ago. i purchased some dynamite. Ny - ea was Co make something that could
 thrown like n hand grenade. We perimented at different times under IT e rocks near the Cliff House, but the sults were unsatisfactory. ODonnell