Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-04-24

| T the work was done by men connected with the anti-Chinese leRgue. Int
 league immediately placed a man II charge of the house at its owners ex
 peuse and then guarded 1t all night
 Rickey employs Chinamen. The idei that the anti Chinese people melted tho
 incendIarism Is secuted by most people
 but the excitement was so great that lAst
 night YeringtOD x Bllss placed an sd
 ditionsl guard of seven men armed with shot guns to watch their wood and lum-
 Der yards. This morning the executive
 committee of the anti Chinese league
 made proffer of men to guard the Hume at the leagues expense, which was de clined. Last night at midnight sthere
 was another alarm. but it was found to proceed from Dan Corbett's house 6 leading member of the league. About
 noon to day another house WAS fred by
 placing cans of coal oil and rags under it. A fire commission has been appoint ed to investigate the fires and are now sitting with closed doors. Prominent citizens who were publicly claimed that the fires were the work of the anti-Chi- nese league, have been summoned before the committee of otinvestigation and will be compelled to disclose the names of the guilty parties or admit that they know nothing. Arrests will probably be made tomorrow.
 | NEW YORK, April 17-John Bigelow, who went to Panama as a representative Oi the chamber of commerce with the De !. -seps party last January, has fin ished his report on the present condi- tion of the canal. It is a very long es- say, showing the work already done and the prospect of its fiual accomplish ment m 1889. Mir. Bigelow is not very sanguine of its completion by that time and the conclusion which Mir. Bigelow has reached Is expressed in tbe follow iUg extracts from his report: That with sufficient means the canal can be built IS, as believe, no longer a ques- ton among engineers who have visited the works and seen what has already been accomplished. The canal will now be prosecuted to its completion | without any very serious interruption IS fairly tO be presumed. For too large | proportion of it's cost has already been incurred to make retreat as good poli- | cy ss advance. The canal, if abandoned by the company, the contractors them selves will probably find IL to their inter | GrA tp COutlIut hIu lulHu
 WAsuISGToS, April l7.-All of the members of the select committee on the labor troubles, except Mir. Stewart, of Vermont, who Is GU q leave of Hb- | seuce, were present at the meeting. After short discussion of the best means of pursuing inquiry, the commit tee resolved to subpoena Messrs. Gould, | Hopkins, Powderly and Mcdowell. The | committee IS anxious to secure all the cores spondence passing between these | gentlemen in relation to the western 1 strike and will begin its investigation | here Tuesday with the examination of | Messrs. POwderly and Mcdowell who | will be followed Wednesday and Thurs | day by Mir. Jay Gould end Mir. A. v. | Hopkins. Tb. committee IS disposed to | report as an curly day, but IS determined to make the investigation thorough and | impartial.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, April 1.-The Phils- | delphia Times New York special says: | Ex- x-President Arthur's illness IS daily assuming more dangerous form. His condition IS regarded as extremely criti- cal It is conceded by those most &C., curately informed of the case that the ex-president will never leave his house again. Despite all the secrecy with which hIs condition has been guarded, both by his physicians and at his home, the fact is known that some ten or twelve days ago he made his will and prepared for the worst.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-The fourth and las. day of the Blood Horse races was favored with fine weather and a very large attendance. The track how | ever, was very heavy.
 The extra race. owners handicap. one mile aud sixteenth, all ages; won by Nelson by three lengths; Moonlight second, Leds third. Time, l-57l2.
 Second race, Eureka stakes, two year | Olds, half a mile. All were scratched except Hagglns's entries, Glendora, Ez za and Gracioss. They were sent of to test their qualities. Glendors finished half length in front of Ezza, Graciosa third. Time 5.
 Third race, Ressca stakes for three year old Allies. mile and an eighth, only ! had four starters, Patti and Moonlight being scratched. Edelweiss won easily by three lengths from Guenn, the fsv- orite, Estrells third. Time. 2-04.
 The Pacific stakes, all ages, two miles, brought out HidalgO, Patti and Volsnte. HidslgO was first away and was never headed, winning easily by dozen lengths; Volsnte, who was a strong fsv orite, second, and Patti third. Time I34j.
 The consolation purse for beaten hors- es, one mile, Jon lore first, Leds second. lime, l-52.
 MADRID, April I9.-At I0-3O a. m., while the Bishop of Madrid was ascen- | ding the steps leading to the entrance | of the cathedral, he was shot with re- volver by priest standing st the top steps, ,tbe ball entering his abdomen. hIs was followed by another shot which wounded the Bishop in the side. Hhere- upon the wounded man fell on the steps. The priest then descended the steps and fired still another shot, which | took effect in the Bishops thigh. The | Bishop was borne Tn an unconscious condition to the private chamber of the cathedral, where the last sacraments for the dying were administered to him. | The priest was arrested Being Palm | Sunday the cathedral was more than usually crowded by worshIpers, and | when the fearful work of the priest was | fully realized furious mob followed the | carriage m which be was conveyed tO | prison by gendarmes. whose presence alone prevented his being lynched. The motive for the crime was revenge. The man who fired the shots was recently | dismissed from the priesthood by the Bishop and had fruitlessly asked to be -eInstated. Queen Christine has in- f quired as to the Bishops condition. The | Pope has telegrsphed his blessing. The | Bishop is still alive. The priest made an attempt tO commit suicide.
 ST. LoUIs. April l9.-Ritter < Horst, butchers, were called upon by a com mittee of Knights of Labor yesterday, who requested them to cease supplying Vice e-President Hoxie of the Missouri Pacific railroad with meat, under pam of being boycotted. The senior member of inc firm informed the committee that he could not sccede to their demand; {; that Hoxie was good customer and he would continue 10 ill his orders SO long as Hoxie should continue bis patronage.
 NEW YORK, April 19-WIth the ex- ception of the Eighth and Ninth ave nues. the streets on which horse cars are | ,,.,,. Il,. -,,,, e ra iaaartad and ouiat tO-