Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-15

m Russian, Eervlce, accom- psnl0u " several Afghans, have gone to derat to confer with Ayoub Kshn's partisans and to report upon the state of the country. Komsroff frequently passes to and ITO between Penjdeh and Merv and active military preparations continue.
 LONDON, Aug. 12-Villages and gar deus in the environ HeTat are being de- nolished so as to prevent their use Tor covering the movements of Russian troops in case of hOstilitIes. England will pay for the property destroyed
 DENVER, Aug. 12-C. P. Judd, aP-
 pointed by the President on the 10th of May Inst to be a special agent of the national labor bureau for Nevada and the territories, was brought here from Alamoss to-day on a warrant charging him with horse stealing. Judd drew up and signed a statement today od-
 hitting his guilt and that he has served
 R term ID the penitentiaTy at Leaven- wJrth, Kan, and two terms m the pen itentiary of Colorado for similar OIiens- es. Judd claims that his application for government pOsiti n was signed by several well known Democrats of Colo rado, to which state the appointment IS accredited.
 EUREKA, Cal. Aug. PA terrible tragedy took place on Mad river n tnls county last evening, near North Fork ri!l. A woman named Amanda N.
 Towne, who was cooking at a logging camp, was murdered in the cabin, hay ing her throat cut from ear tO ear Suspicion rested on a man named Hen " D. Beuner, who formerly lived with inc woman as Der husband. He was arrested and while in charge of the deputy sheriff was taken from the of fer by a crowd of wOoismen and filled
 with bullets. Benner denied his guilt
 in the presence of the murdered woman but circumstances point so strongly to
 him that there seems to be DO doubt of hIs guilt.
 WAsH1xGroS. August I2.-Maior Will liam P. Gould, of the pay department of the army, has been placed on the re- tired list. The recen; general army or der sending officers back to thei; re.i- ments after period of four years of detached duty IS provoking much dis cussiOn among officers m Washington, but two officers on duty here will be compelled tO return to their regiments once-Captains Greg, Y and Davis, of General SherIdan's staff. Captain Davis was recently assigned to stall ser vice. but he has been Oa detached duty for a number Of years. Officers who force the order sEy that favorltism Is now ended and that officers will not be allowed to remain away from their com msnds ten or fifteen years. Captains who have never seen their companies will have an opportunity to look at them, and that men who have been on the frontier for almostR score q! yearse will now be permitted to taste the sweets of other life. That order" said an officer to-day, means resurrection of the army
 NEW YORK, Aug. l3-The Worlds Washington special says: Second As sistant Secretary Of State, Atee, 1t Is said, k Co be asked to resign. His place Is t0 be given to Kelley. It IS asserted that Bayard takes the ground that something must be done wlth Kelley on his return, Co prevent tbe impression gong abroad that be had been reput- lated by his own government.
 CALDWELL, Aug. r. Payne's Oklaho- mG colony, vhich has been m camp here some mouths, is now breaking up, in compliance with instructions from Captain Couch. lie inteTpret5 the pres ent action of ihe administration as the inauguration of ga mOvemen. which w.ll lead to the opening of Oklahoma n the ncar future, aud, with a desire tO GvO!d causing an embarrassment of the work, has requested the colony for the present to dlsband. Some of the colonists will do freighting from Caldwell to Fort Re- no. Couch and Secretary Blackburn remain hero Co look after correspond ence.
 PATTERSON, \. J., Aug. 12-The corO- ner of Patterson, accompanied by the Chief of Police, the Coroner of Hunters Point, Long Island, and n couple of went to the Lutheran Cem- etery, near the latter place to-day. to ex- hume the body ot a woman. On the way to the cemetery, Chief of Police Grant told representative of the AssO- ciated Press the following story: "FOr two years past family named Bauer, occupy ing a highly respectable position n society, resided at Haledon, near Patterson, N. J. The Bauers had pre- viOusly resided m New York cIty, and to be people of wealth. Early m June Mrs. Bauer Was taken sick, and after ten days dIed, as certified by at tending physicians. of peIItouitis Mr. seemed to feel the death of his wife deeply, and bad an expeasIye funer al The memory Of the late Mrs. Bauer almost died out in Hale!on when some strange IumOrs got ahOat which startled the community. lt was learned that Mrs. Bauer'S life had been heavily insured in several companies, and some peculiar circumstances sur rounding her illness and death led tO the suspicion that she had been murder ed in order 10 obtaIn the amount of in- surance and defraud the company. The total insurance on Mrs. Bauer's life was $500. It is understood that tht Eqult able Life Insurance Company raid the amounts Of their policies before the ru- mors of frauds got abroad. The officers of the Mutual Reserve Company learn ing of the supposed foul play, after with other coiupaIles, decid- ed to refuse payment untll a thCrcUEhlT- bad been made. IEe the ories advanced by them were that Mrs. Bauer had been peTsynated, or that she had been taken away and another body or dummy buied in the cemetsy. Ar irving at the cemetery the body | was e1humel and the coffin l opened. Upon being measured the body Wns found to be six inches shorter than Mrs. Bauer's height when alive. One physician, who had examined Mrs. | Bauer when applications for insurance | were put in, said Mrs. Bauer had pug | nose and light hair. while the corpse had | a Grecian nose and dark hair, but be l would not be positive on all particulars. l DTS. Sattervbite and Cheesem, D of New ! York, then opened the body and took | out ths lntestines, which they examined | and sealed ID. They refused to glve | the result of the examination, until | after they have made a more careful ! examination ID New York, where the in- ! testines have been taken. The body | was again placed Tn the coffin and re- | Louis Bauer. husband of the l dead woman, to whom all of tLe policies | were payable, carries on a real estate | agency at No. l9O Broadway, New York. |
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. I3-The Chinese | irm Of Hop kee S Co, wholesale man lfacturers of boots and shoes, in this l ,ity has fatlpl. tha indahtalpaCu Ia r,,4 |