Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-12-11
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l "SAN oAkAt euOcks or ehrtuQuhkc al SumDerville last night and this morn ing. There was Q severe shake at. Co., lumo'a at o'clock this morning and two slight disturbances m Charleston one about l o'clock and the other at $. No damages are reported in sny quarter
 NAPA, Cal, December 2-Thomas Riley stabbed Michael Kearney serious ly, about the neck and breast in Justice Lanes court, yesterday, at Yountville. hiIeys wife and kehrney had quarrel during the day, about cows in the pas lure. hea'ney struck her and Riley had the assHIlant arrested for assault During the court proceedings the men quarreled. hesrney will not likely re- cover.
 PIrrsBURG. Pa, December "A circu- lar has been issued by the National Committes of United Labor orgsniza- tiops. containing a declaration of the principles and objects of the industrial movements cOventiOn to be held at CIn- cinnati on February 22nd, 1887.
 SAN FRANCISCO, December 2-When the mining board opened this morning Ophir reached 3lls, Savage 30ls but dropped at the close to 10; Best and Belcher opened at 27, declined to 23ai i; Consolidated California and Virginia opened at 52 but declined under heavy sales to 4S. There was a general weak ening all along the liue. After the first session, the failure of k. c. Hooker, a leading broker. was announced, and a bad break began m the market. To make matters worse. rumors affecting the credit of other brokerage firms and that st a leading operator were rife. Cali fOrnia plunged down to 42i 2, Best and Belcher 10 $l9ls. Ophir 2O3i. and others We're lower. Al the close tirmer feel ing set ID. Owing to the reported fail ures and their complications, the San Francisco board resolved not to hold any session at ll:30 B, m.. but to have their next session at D. ID. This would allow the brokers to overhaul their books and see how they stoodiwith each other. and il mieht prevent a seri. ous panic.
 ALGIERs. Dec. 2-It Is reported that the steamship Chandetnagoo. with l200 French troops on board. has foundered during a cyclone and all hands lost.
 PHBSIX. At. T.. December "A fire late last night destroyed SGeeney's meat market, corner of Washington and Center streets, La Msriposs grocery, MOntano's family liquor store, and Wright k Harlock's bakery. The build ings belonged to Mrs. DeForest Porter and were uninsured. McntsnO's stock was insured for S2,200 Dr. ThibOdo's drug store. adiourniEg the burnt build ings suffered to the extent of one thou sand dollars by water and rough hand ling, and is fully covered by insurance. The origin of the fire IS a mystery.
 ST LOUIS, Dec. "A syndicate of St Louis capitalists has been formed for the purpose Of establishing an immense cattle ranch in Mexico. The land to be purchased has already been selected and final arrangements are being perfected for the inauguration of the enterprise. The ranch will comprise s million and R quarter Rcres, in what IS known as the Free Zone m the state of Chihuahua.
 ST LOUIS, December 2-Thus far re preseniatives of Mexico, Arizona and New Mexico railroads forming what Is known as the Fl Psso Pool, have been utterly unable to agree on differenial rates. It Is thought unlikely that set tlement vi be effected and R dissolu- ton of the pool IS expected in the near future.
 CHIcAGo, December 2.-The Inter Ocean says: Miner T. Ames, the mil lionsire coal merchant, IS the victim of Theodore 5. Mize. bis confidential book keeper, who hes been ID his employ for fourteen years, and who perpe;rsted a robbery that IS estimated at & hundred thousand dollars Gud may exceed that. About a week ago Ames discovered something wrong with the money sc count, and 1t IS said be taxed MiZe with dishonesty. MiZs confessed his guilt and since then all bis property which could be found, including five houses, has been turned over to Ames,
 SAN FRASCIsco, December 2-The ? o'clock session was looked forward to with deep anxiety by the bears and with considerable interest by the bulls. The fact that several brokerage firms, one or two of them of considerable importance. were on the ragged edge because of be- ing short of market, and that others had failed for the same reason and were making desperate efforts to alleviate their disasters as much as possible. caused general belief that a concen- trated effort would be made to break the market, especially as the prices had bCoaGo-
 Wbeu the session opened. the caller announced the suspension of J.. Green baum. A heavy raid was made by the bears, and notwithstanding the heavy buying Of the bulls, prices of the most prominent stocks went down with B plunge. Alpha dropped from to 3-l5. Best & Belcher broke to l9 but closed at 23, Consolidated California and Virginia closed at fl. Confidence dropped from l5 10 8. Crown Point dropped from S. 90 to 4.75, Gould lS Curry from 13 J0 to S 75, Ophir from 30.50 to 9. Potosi from l05a to 7s, Savage from lS.75 to l57J Utah from 10 C, and Yellow Jacket from II ;o 6.JO.
 When the second session opened, Con- solIdgted Virginia dropped to 42. Ihe news was quickly communicated tO the street and for for the second time dur ing the day panic seemed imminent. The agony was rendered siil! more acute when the announcement went forth that Grsenbaum and Strauss had suspended for nearly million. They were cores pondents of FrHnkel of Virginia, whose failure had been al nounced Tn the morn ing. When on top of all this 1t was pub licly stated that two other prominent spectators, R. T. Morrow and Maurice A Schmidt, had gone 10 ;he wall. l. was generally believed that the beginning of the end had cone, and things were by DO means improved when 1t WAS learned that Consolidated Virginia. rallyinR a point. had closed at 40, Ihe lowest touched during the day. The state meuts that Morrow and Schmidt were embarrassed were positively denied and as far as learned the liabilities of each have been promptly met.
 The principal stocks closed: Best < Belcher, S23; Chollar. S5.7j; Crooker, g. O; Con. * Cal. Virginia, S4l; Peer, SlSJ; PeeIess, Si.25; Ophir, S25; Say age, Slj I5; Hale & Norcross, e 5O; Potosi. SlOj Sierra Nevada, Sl4 co; Yellow Jacket. S5.JO; Union Con. S9 90; Utah, S6.OO; Confidence, 6 %.
 FIrTsBURG. Penn, December 2.-The circular has been issued by the national committee of United Labor organiza- 1 tions sets forth that the representatives renounce all political parties to the end that legitimate labor may be emancI- pated and the government restored to the people. The plan of organization contemplates appointing organizers for