Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-03-13

sallst church and ths freight house of the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus road, are on fire. The Windsor Hotel, also owned by Schumsker, was burned.
 NEW YORK, March 6.-When the tie up was declared off yesterday the men on the Blocker and 23rd street lines re- fused to resume work unless the super intendent of the road. Thos. MeLane, was at once discharged. The officers of the road replied that they had just re- gently met all the demands of the strik- CTS for more pay and less work and they proposed not to discharge faithful men without cause, It was determined by the Blocker street and 23rd strikers to withdraw their demand for the dismi.. sal of superintendent McLane, but they demanded twelve hours work and S225 therefor. The officials of the road offered g for twelve hours work which was the basis of the set- clement by the east side strikers, but this was refused ard the men say they will have s2.25, for F hours or tie mp tine city again.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 6-There are nine thousand Knights of Labor on 0 strike on the Gould system.
 NEW York, March 6-The strike of the Bleecker St. and 23d St, cross town railroad employees continued to-day, the situation being unchanged. Every thing IS quiet around the depot. There is a possibility of the cars being started from the depot befOren noon to-day.
 SAN FRAScIsco, March 6-The Chi nese consul general in thIs city has re- ceiyed a cablegram from the Chinese consul general at Yokohama. stating that Ang Tai Duck, the WIckershRm murderer, was a passenger on the City of New York, which left Yokohama to- day for Hong Kong. It is now conf dently expected that no difficulty will be encountered in extraditing the mur- derer from Hong Kong, in accordance with the treaty between England and this country.
 Captain c. c. Brough and c. D. Fol let, steward of the steamer Australia, have been arrested for illegally landing Lie Thin Lsi, Chinese labOrer. Bail Tn each case was fixed at $5O0.
 PORTLAND, Or, March GA double tragedy occurred tonight at the Depot hotel, East Portland. Chas. Burgess, 6 young man employed as lsborer in the box factory, killed Mrs. Emma Simms and then committed suicide The deed WAS done wI.h a revolver. Burgess was smitten with the woman, but she did not return his suit He invited her into his room when he seized her around the waist and shot her in the head, and still hold ing her shot himself in the head. Both shots instantly proved fatal.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-The 150 yard foot race, for S250 side, between Hou9h of New York and Charles Gibson of this city. was won by the latter, Hough was given five yards handicap. The first run was a dead heat made Tn fourteen and half seconds. This IS said to beat all previous records by a half second. Gibson won the second run ID fourteen and three quarter seconds, by eight feet.
 LOUISVILLE, March 6-Gov. Knott to- day sent a message to the legislature saying that two hundred free miners ar rived and has approached tho state in- spector ID charge of conyicts at work in the mines of Pulaski county, and had given him two days ID which to remove the men. saying they would burn the camp. The governor had ordered troops to the place.
 Los ANGELES, March 6-The Southern Pacific kept lowering rates until they reached $l to Kansas City; Chicago, S7 | for limited tickets. After quite a num- Der of tickets had been sold at these rates the prices were advanced to those maintained by agents of the Atchison, | Topeka k Santa Fe system.
 BosroS, March 6.-This afternoon fire broke out in the American House. Two alarms were turned in. The retreat of a number of domestics was cut of and they were driven to the roof where they were rescued with great difficulty by the fire men.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 6.-The custom officials to-day seized S4,OOO worth ot opium on the dock brought here on the | steamer Belgic. It was addressed to i Hop Lee, HIS Dupont street. A search | of the premises to which the contraband | opium was addressed resulted m dis covering a large quantity of opium which did not bear the custom house stamp. The owners claimed that It was was purchased in the city. ltis not de- | termined what action will be taken by the authorities in regard to this last find It Is believed that the matter will be con- promised by the owners being allowed to,psy duty on 1t.
 HoLnIsTER, Mar. 6.-Fourteen wit nesses this afternoon testified to the general good character and peaccsble- | ness of Powers, and that he was never | known to carry firearms. The prosecu- ton said they would have about twenty ! more witnesses to testify and that the testimony would not be completed bo- fore Tuesday.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March. Civilian Rees, convicted of larceny and a charge of assault to murder, for having fired a pistol at Nat Rsppel. ieweler, when be was arrested, was sentenced to-day tO serve a term of fourteen years in San | Quentin, on the latter charge ten.yesrs, making twenty-iour years in all. Rees received the sentence with perfect cool ness.
 FL yPAso. March 6.-The Times, special from Chihuahua, announces the death of Trinidad Alvarez, brother of Joaquin Alvarez, a prominent commls- sion merchant of Paso del Norte, and the fatal VI undIng of Senor Paredes, who is now dyingi at his home. Both men had been absent from home during the day last Friday and their families. who live together in e double Mexican dwelling, had found some reason to quarrel. When the heads of the faml- lies returned to their home each hearing
 what had. happened, and considering himself aggrieved, sought the other to
 have an, understanding and settle the difficulty. Alvarez and PRrsdes met ID
 their ward and hot words were followed
 by blows, and they culmInsted m 8
 challenge to fight 6 duel at once, which
 was accepted by the now dead man
 They immediately selected seconds, en- tered carriages and drove to pictur' esoue stone arch of the ancient sque- duct of Chihuahua, where the carriage: stopped. They dismOunted, loaded then pistols and agreed to fight to the finish Three shots were fired by each. Psrede' . WAS thrice wounded, it is thought fatal
 ly. Alvarez escaped the first two oul
 lets but the third shot took effect ID hIi , forehead. and he dropped, a corpse l Both participants are of Spanish descen - and their family pride brought on th' , determination to settle this difficulty II r the old chivslrio way. As both mel |. z-N.