Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-11-21

We have to deal with these hostile In- dians and will accomplish more than any man in the army. He IS familiar with the Indians and the country, and as unfortunate as the people of Arizona and New Mexico have been, there IS no other man In the army that could do any better or who is more wrspt up m the welfare of the people of that section ss regards life, property and business prospects,, In regard to this band ID New Mexico our officers and men have been treated with kindness and consld- eration, which it Is my duty to aeknowl- edge. I take great pleasure Tn com mendiDg Gen. Crook for the admirable disposition of hIs troops and hls steady perseverance under dIsheartening CIT cumstances.
 LONDON. Nov. IS-The British force in Burmah have carried the forts ID the vicinity of MlDilha and captured the city after three hours fighting, from a floating battery, armed launches and heavy guns on board the steamers The British lost four men killed and 2l wounded. Minilha wus the most str Dg- ly fortified position on the river and by it's capture the way IS cleared for the British advance to Mandaly us the forts at Ava, F miles from the Burmese cap itol, are only slight constructions com pared with those at MInilha.
 LONDON, Nov. 1S-Ihe BulGarisns, sf- ter desperate fight, have carried one of the Servians' positions, which were men acing SlOvl,zna. Prince Alexander led the Bulgarian column ID person.
 Fwg k.. kaka that the ServIans entered Bresink yes terday. The town had been abandoned by the Bulgarians, who left eIght guns. The capture of BresnIk leaves that route open to Sofia The Bulgarian army of the Widen district may be considered completely destroyed and dispersed. A dispatch relative to engagements near Sliyinta says, that after heavy fighting Prince Alexan- der was forced to retreat to SlIvlntzs. Both sides lost heavily. A sharp fight occurred on the left of the Servian advance line where both forces hold their positions. The Bulgarian force at WIdden has blocked the Dan ubs river.
 MERGED, Nov. lS.-A party Of trsmps attempted to run the town last night After stealing merchandise from front street store and the tapping of a saloon on the same street they robbed a fruit and candy store when they got into a fight among themf elves and eleven of them were arrested. Five others board ed tbe train for the sC uth. Officer GrIf- tith telegraphed ahead and learned that they had been put of the train at Mint urn. He pursued them by team captur- ed them near BeraDda and the whole sixteen are now in jail.
 PITTsBURG, Pa,, Nov. IS-After a lengthy discussion the National Rsbbin- ical Convention of the Reformed He brew Church in session here today, ad opted platform. It holds that re. hrIOn IS an attempt to grasp the infinite, but that Judaism presents the hIghrst conception of the God idea. Modern discoveries and scientific researches in nature and history are not antagODistic to the doctrines of Judaism. he Bible merely rejecting the primitive ideas of Its age, these portions of the Mosaic legislation which do not ssnctIfy the lives of the people and do not ad0p. the views and habits of mod ern civilization. are rejected. The laws regarding diet, prIestly purity and dress are condemned as HntIquated and .pt Co Otstruct spiritual elryatIOn. The Hebrews are declared to bs EO longer H nation, Gut a religions comEuDliy, and therefore expect neither a return tO Palestine, nor the sscrificial worship under the sons Uf Aaron. nor tLe res toraiion of any of the laws concerning tine Jewish state. The platform asserts that mans soul Is immortal, but re- jects as ideas not rooted in Judaism the bellsls both in a bodily resurrection | and in Gehenna and Eden (hell and | parsdise). as abOdes for everlasting | puni-h hment or reward.
 After the adoption of the platform | the question Of the admission of prose lytes without the rites of circumcision, | was taken up, and committee of five, | consisting of Rabbis Wise, Lersch, | Habn, Sale and SOnnenschein, were ap- pointed with instructions to report at | next years meeting.
 A resolution declaring in favor of | Sunday services instead of Saturday | provoked a heated discussion. Tho | matter was finally laid over until tC-nOr- | TOW. The Idea of holding Sunday ser vices was generally favored.
 ST. LOUIS. Nov. 1s-The Catholic pro- iectorate at Glencoe was burned last | night. Nine Christian Brothers and | sIghty-five boys were in the building, all | Dt whom escaped. Two boys and one Bro her who remained in the building loo long, jumped from the third story. The Brother wEs badly hurt. Loss s6O,CUC; insurance S6OUO.