Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-01-30

U. S. Consul GreenDhulu, at Apia,
 Samoa, m a petition to Secretary Day
 ard. which asks for his removal. The
 petition contains the affidavit of Chin-
 ese merchant, Ah Sue, who swears that
 Mir. Greenbaum tired to make arrange
 ments with him whereby the Chinese
 could be brought from ChIna to Samoa
 aud furnished with certificates there
 which would permit them tn enter the
 United States, each ChinamRn was to be
 charged a hundred dollars and this
 amount was to be equally divided be-
 tween An Sue and Greenbaum-
 LONDON. Jan. 26-Ths British Medi-
 terranean fleet under Admiral Hay has
 been ordered to Pirerus, the port of
 Athens. The people of Athens through
 a committee have tele .rsphed to Glad
 stone as follows: We place in your
 hands the Hellenic cause with the firm
 belief that lt will find in you a generous chAmpion," Gladstone n response tel
 eZraphed: Considering the authority
 attaching to the action of the powers,
 both on general grounds and h5 reasons
 c. the conditions m the fOTmat on of the
 Greek kingdom. earnestly hope that Greece will pause before pieciUg herself
 on this occasion In conflict with their
 deliberations aud united recommenda-
 tions."
 ATHENS. Jan. 2G-The Greek fleet de-
 parted from PIresus to-day, the sea be-
 ing blockaded by the British fleet. The
 Greek fleet comprises thirty-three ships,
 including two iron clads and SIX gum
 boats. Seven Turkish iron clads are cruising in the vicinity Ot Prevers in
 Epirus CD the north side of the entrance
 to the Gulf of Artans.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-Captain W.
 B. Churchward, late British Consul at
 Samoa, who left bere to-day on hIs way
 to London, said, in explanation of the
 recent Samoan Germany difficulty:
 "Mullin Point, ID the OIty of Apia, seat
 of the Samoan government, many years
 past came into the hands of Mir. Weber,
 a former German Consul, and head of a
 leading firm at Samoa. Notice was giv-
 en the government to remove, and
 though Weber was offered a previously
 agreed price for the land, he refused to
 accept 1t, and tho Samoan King was
 c compelled to remove his residence to
 another part of Apia. Weber's action
 was supported by the German Consul,
 Steubel. At this place the King hoist cd the Samoan flag Subsequently,, up- on an alleged insult to the German Gov erument by the Samoan Consul, Steubel forbade the King to display his flag any where within the municipality or ApaI. He went personally tO the King and commanded him tO pull # down
 IhIs the king refused to do. Steubel went on board the German gunbOat AL batross, winch happened to be ID the harbor, and brought a party of armed soldiers ashore. forcibly and against the protests of the United States and Brit ish Consuls, and pulled down ;he flag" Captain ChurchwHrd concluded by stat ing that two Samoan High Chiefs went tO New Zealand tJ clHln sympathy m their troubles, and from their story tLe reports of tiermany's annexation of Samoa probably arose. Captain Church wards mission to London is Co lay his dispatches relative to the recent dis tuTbance caused On the Samoan islands by Germany before the British Foreign office. The vessel containing German dispatches regarding th,s affair failed Co connect. st Honolulu, with the steamer which brought Captain Churchward here and will consequently be come time later in reaching Berlin.
 LONDON. Jan. 27,-CfIadstono held a this afternoon wigh Granville iH regard to the resun ption ot office by he Liberals. Salisbury will have au interview to-day with W. H. Saith, Yes- t-rday sworn in Gs Chief Secretary for Ireland. A meeting of the cabinet will l also be held to-day, after whicE the mIn- | l. ters will proceed tn Osborne to place 1 iueir resign4tions in the hands oi the | Queen. The crisis excitcs but little it. rest among the general pubic. Every | [ ing is quiet and commercial nd tinGn- | Cal prices are but slightly weaker.
 LONDON, Jan. 27-In the House of Commons, yesterday, MT. Ceilings | moved an amendment tU the a. dress for me subject of the allotment, V hich was ,1ppOrted by Gladstone, and opposed by | he Marqus of Harrington. IT amend nent was adopted by q vote 1f 329 to ,JO. The Government thus being de Cated, the House then adjourned til Inursday, when 1t Is stated a resignation ,f the Tory ministry will be announced.
 SAN FRAScIsco, Jan. 27.-The New fork Worlds Washington special says: senator Miller of California is said to ,e dying. His physicians have gwen Jim up. IL Is a question of only few lays now when hIs lie will come Co En nd.
 LONDON. Jan. 27.--The defeat of the has left all political parties D the House of Commons in state f choas and may result In the dissOlu- Ion of parliament of m appeal to the Ountry.
 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-Ihe five tory brick building, Nos. 7lO to 7l5 Irch street, was discovered On fire at
 UJ O. clock this morning. The flames uickly communicated to 72l. The Arch tTeet building in which the fire OriSi- ated was one of tie handsOmest on Lrch street. The upper floors were Oc- upied by three firms of Photographers. ,ach one of these firms will suffer Dtsl loss. The first floor was occupied v Monroe Brothers, a wholesale shoe ompany. 12l Arch street was occupied Y May x Brother, straw and millinery oOds. The tiremen finding theIr efforts D save the Morris building unavaIling, irectei their streams to the St. Cloud . otel, winch adjOIns immediate on be east. The guests in the hotel ad retired for the night, butiWere start d by the frantic shouts of fire" which , anne from the fourth floor. This cry of -Grning created a panic in the hotel. | iuests rushed from theIr rooms partly ressei into the corridors aud down .Girs to the office. The female guests ere escorted safely to quarters in the while the gentlemen with 1 rip sacks and others luggirg their ! -unks, looked after their own interests. { here were many exciting incidents and ( ,eue attendant upon tho retreat from be hotel, but no accident was reported. l [ t 1:lj the front well of the Morris , uiliing fell with ac-ash into tue street. , his was soon aiterward followed { 7 the side wall upon the wareh ,use Oc- z ,pied by May and Bro. Its roof was ' rushed and the building shattered by i DO burning debris. a number of build { lgs on the south side Of Arch street I ere damaged by fire and their contents n IfTered from water. The Doubling {, nilding at No. 723 and 72i west of the n Iorris building was entirely burned. | hortly after two it was evident the St. | loud WAS doomed, as s great volume of | aavy smoke came pouring through the . fth floor front windows. During the \ IL al