Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-07-04
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Special to the CITIZEN.

Special to the CITIZEN.
 ToMBToSE, A. r., June 30.-J. Huneke,
 mining mar, brought in the news from
 Fronleras yesterday, of an engagement
 on Thursday last with the Indians and
 some white men, about thirty miles
 southeast of Fronteras, in what IS
 known as the Torres mountains, one of
 the old Apache strongholds. A courier
 arrived n Fronteras on Saturday morn
 ing direct from the scene of the engage
 ment, and reported SC Indians and l6
 Americans killed and several wounded;
 also stating that the remaining Ameri-
 cans were enroute then, for Fronteras
 with their wounded, where they would
 arrive on Sunday. on their way to
 Tombstone. To-day further informa-
 tion was received through Thomas
 Checker, an employee of John Slaughter,
 owner of the San BerpardIno ranch. who
 comes from that place, which IS on the
 old trail from Fort Bowie to Sonora.
 He reports that news was brought to the
 ranch of an engagement by Lieutenant
 Davis and the regular scouts and citizen
 volunteers, from New Mexico. with the
 ApacLes, and that they had killed l6
 Indians and taken from 15 to 20 prison CTS. He also met ambulsnces from Bowie going into Sonora for the wound ed. The loss of the whites IS not stated .. This news receives general credence.
 Special to the CITIZEN
 GLOBE, 4. T., June 3O-Frank Thorn ton shot and instantly killed Dan WHg- ner to-day. Thornton's mistress is sad to have been the cause of the quarrel Wagner had left ThorntOn's house at Miami and was on hIs return to Globe; he had gone about two and half miles when he was overtaken by Thornton, who commanded him to halt. Wagner started to run, when Thornton fired q needle gun, striking Wagner in the back. Thornton is now In jail. The cor oner's jury Is now investigating the case. It IS regarded as q murder.
 Special to the CITIZEN.
 FORT BOWIE, A. T., June 2S.-A cour- Ter just arrived from the troops in tue field in the Mexican territory brings dispatches from Capt. Crawford in the mountains southeast of Apulo, and says: "On June 23d, at daylight, the scouts and troops struck the camp of the ChirIcahuas, killed one buck and cap tured fifteen women and children, five horses, some saddles, revolvers and am munihon. The squsws and children are en route to Bowie and will reach San BernardinO ranch tomorrow. This Is the band of renegades who attacked Capt. Lawton's supply trisn in Guada- lupe canon when they killed three sol diers. Capt. Crawford IS following the trail of another band leading into the Sierra Madre.
 NEW YORK, June 30-The Suns Lon don special says: The death of the Elm perOr William promises to be the next sensation of Europe. Extraordinary precautions ars being taken to prevent the sending of any telegrams revealing his real condition, but private letters are not subject to official censorship and they give such discouraging forecasts that news of his death IS daiiy expected.
 MT. Nc GREGoR, June 3O.-Dr. Doug lass was asked thIs morning to review the fortnight that General Grant had passed upon the mountain. Ills life has pren prolonged by the invigorating air lerc instead of the great heat Of New York. The disease has progressed iu natural way, but as I have saId before. lt IS one of increasing debility, and the General was likely to die at any time In New York, and had be remained there instead of coming here, he would in all numan probability have expired before thI-. His present condition Is the nat urRl result of the disease; he IS every lay less strong, and though the step from day tO day, Is scarcely perceptibls
 he aggregate of fourteen days becomes noticeable. TWo weeks ago General Grant left the city aud II he was in New York today he could not be moved here. as his strength Is not equal to such journey. Now If you ask me when the end wIll probably be, cannot tell: none can tell. He grows weaker and weaker and at last the point of exhaustion will l be reached. Referring to local conditions | the doctor said his throat and mouth were unusually clear, 6s result of quiet and 1 close attention during the past two days. | The weaknes of the patient is now evi- | tent Tn the lack of ability and a desire | to walk upon the piazza, as be did ten | lays ago. There Is disposition on his | part to econOmize his strength and there | .s lessened interest in his literary | works. The doctor this morning reports | that the general had fairly good night | and gained considerable sleep. He Is in his room this morning.
 PORTLAND. Okegon, June 30.-Last night number of citizens of East Port and, who wanted to get u6 of a lot of JhlneTe inhabitants and a numher of her cabins near the O. R & \. track. ordered them to leave. This the Chi lese refused to do; thereupon one of he fire engines and hose cart he onging to the city department was run ut and stationed near the cabins to prevent contlagration and the cabins were then nred and allowed to burn to he ground. The loss is not heavy. The Chinese fled. The cause of the 'ttack was that the Chinese were a nuis- nee and very undesirable.
 Los ANGELES, June 3O-Col. John F. Iodfrey, leading lawyer of thIs city. nd an honored citizen, died suddenly t his home last night. The supposed ause was heart disease. He was a na- i've of Maine and 45 years old, and he caves a wife ana four children.
 NEW YORK, June 30-The great Ton. CTS carpet mill strike has been compro- lised. For more than four months the ontest has been waged at Youkers be- ween capital and labor, and the latter as come out ahead, although not get !ns all 1t demanded. The strikers. umberiug 3.3)O men and women, have , sturned to work by degrees, and re- elved the ten per cent. additional wages emanded after having worked ten days. nd no questions to be asked as to neither they are unionists or not. If is stimated thai Si00.OOO have been lost D wages during the strike, and the loss the carpet company is at least S4OO.- !. DO more.