Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-02-13

vOlted under the leadership of Geronimo
 when the Mexicans fired on the Uni s
 States troops, ln the belief that tEe
 were hostlles. h tLe fight which ensue, | Major Maurice COrredOr, l5t Lieut.
 JaCG de la Cruz, and prIyates Marian, Madrid and Luz Estrada were killed, au,
 four other soldiers we're wounded. A | soon as the Mexican forces found Oa
 that they were firing on United States
 5oldIsrs they stopped tiiing and express l ed to ths latter theIr regret at the losses l OccasloOed to both cOmmAnds The rs.
 port glvts as an excuse for the above
 mistake the difficulty of distiuguisbiug
 renegade Indians from scouts, and say.
 that while tue latter generally
 behave themselves when m their
 camp and under view of their
 officers, when they get out under pre-.
 text of hunting or looking for hostile
 Indians CT others they sometimes com.
 nit great depEedations on peacesble in
 hGbitants of ;he frontier, Rnd cannot
 readily be distinguished from hostile
 Indians. It was reported from Mexico
 that the scouts killed and wounded, on
 the seventh of December a considerable
 number of cattle and horses, belonging
 to Mexicans, and that while they were
 in camp st place distant about
 mIle from Guasabas, Sonora,
 seven of the scouts entered the
 village and committed greRt outrages
 and the mayor was forced to ask for as-
 sistsnce and an armed force being or dered there, fight ensued Tn which one of the scouts was wounded. The same
 Indians killed two men who were lead ing mules losded with goods which
 were stolen by the scouts. It IS also re- ported that three MexieaDs were at- tackled by the scouts on the Sth of Jan. Uary on the road that leads from Naco- sari to Cumpss. The Mexlcans succeed ed ID escaping, but three donkeys, their cargo and pack saddles were captured. The report says further that "The Con- stltuciOn, the official journal of the state of Sonora, contains the details of the statement of all the outrsges com mItted by the scouts snd the result has been an address to the general govern ment not to allow the scouts to cross in- to Mexican territory.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5.-1he Calls New Laredo, Mex, special says: Scott, the Winnipeg forger, was arrested here to-day on telegraphic order from the Mexican authorities at the City of Mex leo. The order was granted as an act of courtesy on the request of the D,imin- ion government that the Mexican gov ernment let Scott be taken into the United States where he would be sub iect to extrsdition. The officers left the City of Mexico last evening with the necessary papers. Scott has secured legal counsel and will contest the mat ter step by step.
 MATAMoRAS, Mex, Feb. 5.-The depu- ties of the state congress will be elected and 1t IS hoped that after the election some sort of order will be re stored. Every night pistols are fired in the streets, and murders are of frequent The better class of the stIr about very little after dark, when everybody goes heavily armed. On Tuesday night sn attempt was made 10 sssassinate Gen. NiilaIeal, of troops.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The thermometer this morning stands at 6 below Zero. The present cold shap Is by far the coldest of the season and the suffering among the poor IS very great. Trains on the elevated railroads are greatly de- layed. Owing to the snow, it IS slmost impossible for the hUGse JaIs so make any headway. Twenty persons who walked across the Brooklyn bndge yes terday had some portions of their bodies frozen. Charitable persons bought large numbers of tickets for rides Tn the bridge cars ard had the police give them to poorly clad persons who at to walk over.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The bill for the admission of Dakota reported from the was passed, yeas g, nays p l The only democrat voting ID the Rthrma- i've was Voorhees,. The negative votes were all democratic. The bill divides | he territory Of Dakota on the line of | he 46th parallel of latitude. provides OF the admission of the southern DOT jon as state under the title of Dakota, ABd the organization of the northern portion m a separate territory under the name of Lincoln.
 DENVER, Feb. 5.-Si Minich, one of .hree men who murdered Samuel Baldwin near Leadville, Oct. l7, 1881. Tor Sl7OO, was hanged at Leadyille this Up gNnNtAthI CNNAALE Nlinich expected Gov. Eaton to com mute his sentence to life imprisonment and was very indifferent, driving clergy men out of his cell with blBsphemy. This morning, when he discovered tha. le must hang he called loudly for a l preacher and earnestly prayed to the Almighty for forgiveness. He ascended he scaffOld at l:30 with a smile on bis | ace and was launched into eternity, | lenying his guilt to the last minute.
 PIrTsBURG, Feb. 5.-An explosion oc- ,ured this morning at the Bessemer teeI sworks of Carnegie, Phipps & O., # Homestead. It IS reported that ft- cen men were killed.
 UNFoUSDED.
 PIrTsBURG, Feb. 5.-Ths report of the | ,xplOsiOn at Bessemer works at Home | tead, proves to be unfounded. A tele- | ram has beeen received from the works | tating that 1t must have originated from | m explosion which occurred on Wednes- lay.
 SAN FRASC1sCo, Feb. 5.-Wm. J. Jory | las been arrested for obtaining goods | lnder false pretenses. JOry IS mem- ,er of the firm of Jory Brothers, shoe manufacturers, who recently petItioned | hat they be declared insOlyent, and | made an assignment.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-Ihe House committee on military affairs to day by a | -ote of SIX tO one passed isyOrably upon Lands bill n aid of the l ,eople of Arizona and New Mexico, zhich provides for raising one regiment | f volunteer cavalry ID each territory for me years service. to be composed of | md officered by actual residents Of the | erritories named. Two Mexican ponies | Ire to be furnished each officer and sol | her and whenever these are insufficient | o make vigorous pursuit of the hostile ! Indians, the regimental quartermssteTs | ire authorized to supply the deficiency | rom any herds accessible without the | !elsy of Rdvisements or inspection, g1v- l ng vouchers for such animals 6s may l ,e taken from private citizens. Pack | .nImals are to be provided and means of l for supplies in addition to wagon trains.
 ST. LoU1s, Feb. 5-A terrible attempt l lpon human life was perpetrated last 1 night, shortly after ten o'clock in a | ,hsnty near the railroad. .tracks, in East | 5t. Louis. Railroad men who happened | 10 be out were attracted to the shanty | oy the glare of fire and hesrt-rendlng | screams snd cries from six men who