Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-05-30

| killings or settlers have been reporter but no accurate details can be got at Thirty settlers are now known to have been killed SO far. and Geronimo's band is still intact. Gen. Crook is cn-route foI Deming and Fort BaSard to take per. sonal charge of directing the move ments of the troops.
 A BIg Bia1e.infPheniN. | Special to the CITIZEN.
 PHESIx, May 27.-The most disastrous fire that ever occurred in tbis city broke out at this morning burning the block known as the Bank Exchange Hotel Block. Twelve places of business were destroyed entirely and three badly damaged, including general merchan- disc stores, n drug store, restaurants and saloons. Loss'estimated at S7J,OO0 insured as far as known, S40,OOO. The origin of the fire Is unknown, but sup posed to be tue work of an incendiary 1
 Honest Bob's Advice to the President.
 SAN FRASCIsco. May 2G.-A special ! from New York says: Robert Council. member of the Arizona legislature, Is ID this city. He has been In Washington urging the president and cabinet to re- move the present TerrItorials officers of Arizona, they having formed n ring to defeat every measure passed ID the ill., terest of the tax payers. He has hopes that they will all go, from governor down tO village pOstmasters.
 Military ManouNTes.
 ST. PETERSBURG, May 26-The mill tary manouvre, of this year will iu- clude camps at fOrty-tWo points ID European Russia, and sham-fghts at WIlne and Warsaw. The latter will be under the direction of Gen. G urke.
 Pcstmastsrs Removed
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 26-A special to the Call from Washington states that SS pOstmasters m Virginia We're remOv- ed yesterday by Posimaster-g general Villas, and theIr successors appointed. The removals were made on account of offensive partisanshIp." The offices were all of the last grade.
 Awaiting Orders.
 ALEXANDRIA. May 26-The guards which were stopped here on the 2Oth Inst., while enrOute from Suakim to England, have been landed and will go into camp to await further orders.
 General Amnesty Co the Yaquis.
 GUAYMAs, May 26.-A general amnesty has been offered by the Government to the 1aqui Indians, If they Nill surrender and deliver up theIr arms. Only few have taken advantage Of the offer. Cai- eme IS said to be strongly intrenched between Pothn and TOrin. It IS report ed that the incursiOn O, the ApAches into Sonora causes great uneasiness.
 Chiding the Iiish Bishops
 ROME. May 26.-The Pope yesterday had two hours conference with the Irish bishops. The strictest secrecy -as eniOined upon as Co what ok place It IS supposed however, that the Pope spoke strongly and plainly to the bishops m regard tO their auImOsity tO England.
 An Authority on American Law.
 BURLISSToN, Vt, May 26 Senator Edmunds has been summoned to tssti- fy on points in American law beiore the British House of Lords. He will 1 start on Saturday.
 ouiteIA Tragedy.
 Rio JASEIRo. May 26 The Southern 1 Mail has brought an explanation of the 1 grounds for tue arrest of Mir. Mgckay, l United StateS C nsul at Rio Grun4e l DOviel on the l6th Of April. According | To the Rio Grsnde papers Mackay had l long been the special mark for the at | tacks of a caricaturing paper called | ' 'Marug' of which certain Thades AL | ves De AmOrim Is the editor. Finally. | 0n the l2th, lthe,attsck culminmaied upon | Mackay's mother and m n scanialous assertion of his own intimacy with two young ladies. Makay was seated ID the theatre on the evening of the 18th. When Amorim passe he scraPed his feet upon the floor to draw attention. He looked at the Consul in m insulting manner and spat loudly. Mackay jumped up md after some exchange of words Amor m raised a sword stick and struck at Mackay, but tie stick caught in the than ielier and broke. Mackay then irew a small revolver and firei four ihOts, three of which struck, but ns Amorim ducked, they produced only wounds. Amorlm then drew ! pistol and fred, but the pistol was eized by a Systander whose hand WAS severely msngled by the charge. Anorim , vas taken out to have his wounds , iressed and Mskay. accompanied by the ierman Consul, proceeded to the resi-. , ience of police magistrate and gave { llmset up, whert on he was lodged in he apartments of the staff major in tbe 'Olice barracks, where the next da, ver 4OO of the chief inhabitants of the ity went tO compliment him and offer heir services. Hugo's Ashes to Best in the Pantheon. a PARIS, May 26-It is officially ap- that Victor Hugo will be bur- h ad m the Pantheon. Before this an- . ouncement was made a decree had . cen drafted secularIzing the Pantheon. i. D order to permit of his Interment there. Ii 3. The date of the funeral is unfxed n though the government desires to ave It take place on next Saturday.
 Reduction in Silver Coinage.
 SAN FRASCIsCo, May 26-It Is stated n lis morning that forty employees will b e dismissed from the United States mt at this city The reason assigned ,r the dIsmissals IS the reduced coinage. he average monthly coinage in the pa.t t' as been about S4GOO0: this has been a .duced for the present to SlO0OOO. si
 News loom Salvador. q. LA LIBERTAD, via Galveston, May 27-l h he Salvador government concentrat. r 6 its military forces at the palace, and W earthwOrks and entrencb- fs ents. Bands of insurgent., largely n imposed of Indians are concsntratiDy ly urteen leagues from hers. An attack V La Libsrtad l. threatened. There V no American or other war vessel on Q, is coast and the foreigners are conse- ST lently much alarmed. vs