Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-01-07

been detained at AsnlaDo, ana ls unbDH to procerd north from that point by req son of the storm. At six o'clock thi evening the Western Union egsIn los
 all wires to the east.
 MERGED, Cal, Jarusry 1.-Two freigh trains met at Aihlone shortly alter f a IT.. and one sideiTackcd for The Lal Angeles express to Pszs. Before ihi tr.ln which was headed south had go oD The side track tue pas -eBger traiI frcra She south sTnok her. Both en
 zines were demolished. The postsl-csl
 IVES left on the trucks of the tender and
 VAS teIescoped by the engine cab
 Three freight cGrs were ditched. Ths
 engineer Of the express says that he re'
 ceiyed tEe sigaEl 70 come ahead, snd
 the brakesmsD of :he freight train hss
 not been seen s,nee the collision. No one vas injured.
 BUcuAoEsT, January & A decree has
 been pub.Ished fixing the Uuu' CT ot re-
 c.uits for ;hs coming year ht 4iJO. Thi'
 is n notable increase and l. regarded ca
 proof that Romania is prepared fer
 coming events, The srsenEls sod state
 railroad fsctolies are working night and
 day ar q iheir hands have been doubled
 It is stated lhat Romauia, if obliged to enter the field, con Go so with 3OOOOJ
 men.
 FLORENCE, Ariz., January 4.-Willis
 Brown. horse dealer of Phenix. wss
 murdered by a Mexican comrsde Ht the Pieaeho in this county on Thursday,
 Tho body was not discovered till SstuT. day. The coroner held sn inquest on
 Monday. The deceased was on his way 10 Sonora to purchase horses and had over six hundred dollars on his person.
 He was shot early in the morning while iD bed. The murderer took hls horses and leii for Sonora. The deceased was B years old and WAS regarded as good citizen.
 SAN FRANCESCA, Jsnnsry 4.-Thomss
 McAdams, a waiter in 6 restaurant, was shot and fatally wounded this morning
 by man named Martin Calvin. The men quarrelled over a woman. Calvin
 has been arrested.
 SAN FRANCIsCo. January 4-The indi- cations for Caliiornis for 2i hours com
 mencing at 8 o'clock this evening, are rain.
 SAN FRANCISCO. January A state ment IS published here that Alexander
 Suss, book keeper for Rsss Broe., cloth iers, disappeared January 1, and that an examination of his books shows he WAS defaulteF. The amount taken from LIS employers is said tO be sixteen nun dred dOllaEs. IL is claimed the money wss used in the electric clock gGme, and that Suss hes also borrowed amounts from his friends. aggTegEtInga thoussnd dollars, which he used ID the same wsy.
 SEATTLE. W. T., January 4.-An en- zine on he pile driver Avalanche, winch was brought tO tue SouEd from San Francisco ID 1858, exploded vest erdsy morning in the harbOr. The engine house vas completely demolished and the debris thrown in every directi n Seven men who were on the driver were huslei into the water. although but three were injured. James Lisiug- ton WAS thrown 4O0 feet and died of Eis 0 lsbOryr were slightly hurt. The cause of the explosion 10 unknown.
 SAS FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-Heavy fall of hsIl here at noon today, folloEed oy very light dropping of snow.
 MKSDOCISo-Heavy fall of snow here ttis morning, and indications for more.
 PETALUMA-A cold rain set in this morning which turned to snow for c while. The hills southwest of town are covered with snow.
 SANTA ROsA-Large flakes of snow commenced falling this morning at half- past ten, sn1 continued for one hour, leaving streets. sidewalks end hOusetOps white with half sn inch of snow. Al balf-psst eleven the sun came out and the snow Is melting rapidly.
 SAN FRASCIsCo. January 4.-Ths Western Union lIne is suffering from the effects O. the most severe storm II has had tO contend with for long time. Itlegraphio communication with the east remains broken, The central route IS down, east of Tucker and the southern route down east of DemiDg There was practically no communication with the east since early yesterday A few dispatches were re- ceIved over the southern route about five o'clock yesterday afternoon but the lines were soon lost Rgaio. COusiruc- ton trains have gone out on the roads ios the purpose of repairing the damage b the wires and it IS hoped that cOmmu- nics.ious will be opened by noon to-day.
 NoGAsEs, January 4-The particulars of the brutal murder of Dr. Eardy, sn by an American named near DurangO City. have just been received. The former had bOught B ranch near the ranch of Baggett, which Bagge,s also claimed, and was paying a SisI. tO the place when Bsggets de- msnded the deed to the pl zee. On the tOctor's refusal to give up the document Baggett shot him several times, one shot breaking the spine. The murderer went to Durango where be was arrested. He vas given permission to take care of his horse, and mounting be fired several shots at the policeman and then made | his escape into tho mountains. A posse and had a sharp fight in a cave | which resulted in the killing of one po- icemsn and the woundIng of others | The murderer was captured after being | nearly beaten to desth. The victim is s | nan of considerable wealth and well | IuOwn in the United States The mur- ierer will be shot early today.
 YUMA, January 4-Richard Rule has his position as secretary ot the | ,0srd of commissioners, and '. J. Stein | 't Yuma, hss been appointed to fll the 'Rcancy.
 WAsHISGToS, January 4.-Sherman began bis speech on the Presiepts message Rt l o'clock. He criticised the urgency manifested by the President ID 'esling with the tariff question and the necessity for protection. )OncernIng wool be said the allegation bat the price of wool was increased to he extent Ot the duty, snd but for duty he merchant could buy his wool cheap ria South AmerIoa and Australia, waa s!laclous, because the destruction orthe TOoi industry m the United States 7oHld at once advance the price of rool foreign markets. But even II the ,. .esidents arguments were true. it 70uld apply as well to all domestic rCducts and to all manufactures. The II sufficient answer was that duty en- outraged the production of wool mann lcture of cloth and of SD infinite VA iety of articles produced by American ibor, competing with foreign labor. heap labor n this country meant the generation of American politics. Tbe k.a Aa !