Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-03-03

NAs~sA O4b AJA V Olbbll -Hh ing loss of S2OO.OO0. She went into dock recently Co be eoverhauled and when being raised, suddenly crashed through the side of the dock aud carried 1t down with her. The dosk, winch was the nnest in the city, was valued at SlOO,OOO. No insurance. The ship wss valued st SlOO.OOO and was insured in foreign Companies.
 MATAMoRAs, Mexico, Feb. 25-Adviccs from lula state that Judge Emili V. Martinez. of the highest judicial author ity, was murdered in that city last night.
 LONDON, February 25-Rspewed snow storms prevail throughout England and the roads are completely blocked ID many places. Out door work ID the country has been suspended.
 EVANSVILLE, Ind, February 25-A tornado which pas ed over Vanderburz and adjoining counties yesterday, did great damage in the country. Advices received from townships ID Vanderburg and Gibson counties are 10 the effect that dwellings, barne, stables, fences and orchards have greatly suffered. Farming implement have been destroy ed and there has been much loss ot life to live stock and general destruction pre- vailed.
 WAsHISGroS, February 25-The House Uassed bills providing for additional cost uf tazi0g dispositions of witnesses in case- pending in the U. s. court, that It shall be lawful to take dispositions ID the mode prescribed by law of the state in which court IS held.
 Bill for organization of territory of Oklahs ms taken up.
 CINCINNATI, February 25-Wm. Mesrs. late president of the Metropolitan Ma tionsl bank, appeared before Judge Sage and pleaded not guilty to the indici- ment which charges him with misappro pria,ing funds of the Metropolitan bank to the amount of over two hundred thousand dollars, ard gave SJOOOOC bonds.
 WAsHISGToS. February 24 The Nics- ragua canal bill was taken up and dis cussed for an hour. after which the de- pendent pension bill came up. Msnder- son addressed the senate in it's advocacy.
 Stanford reported favorsbly the bill to increase the limit of the cost for the pub- lic building at Los Angeles, to S3OO.OOO.
 CHICAGO, February 2j-Grsnd Master Williamson of the Brotherhood of RaIl- road Brsksmen arrived here to-day and held a consultation with Chief Arthur and Grand Master Sargent. He said to- night the brasemen on tbe C.. B. < Q. system would stand by the engineers and hremen ID the contemplated strike.
 DENVER, February 25.-Trsins four and eighteen on the U0iOn Pacific col lided near Colton, Nebraska early this morning with terrible force. The wreck immediately took fire and a lsrge nun Der of cars, including two Pullman and one emigrBns sleeper were burned. The heat YVES go intense that the telegraph wires were melted and communications for a tune were cut of. By miracle none of t-e passengers were seriously hurt, but Engineer Purcell was instant ly killed while ondeavOring to check the speed of his engine. Just who IS respon- sible for the collision IS not yet known.
 The freight was being side tracked at Colton as the overland flyer" struck IL. Some of the freigb: cars were loaded with gasoline and oil immediately burst into flames. Messenger Chas. ID. Howard barely escaped with his lie. He managed to save many thousand dollars for the Pacific Express Go. Among the treasure were thirteen silver bricks, five of which were melted by the heat. Mrs. Douglas of California was among the injured, having her limbs burned.
 SAN DIEGo, February 25.-Attorneys
  Burton, the tormer's son, have received telegrams from the City of Mexico sign ed by hes, saying President Disz had revoked the title of the Intern-tional Co.,, to the tract known ss the EnseDsds de Totes Santos, comprising three hun dred thousand acres of land, and thus practically confirming ner title to the same. The attorneys for that company, however, question Presideot DiaZ's right 10 place on the title and deny he has done so. Henry Burton said if the com pany do not compromise suits eject ment wlll be at once begun. Sales of land as made by the company are admit ted to be between one and two million dollars. The value of the entire proper ty IS estimated at Sl0.O0O.O0O.
 ALBUQUERQUE, February 25-The Democrat tomorrow will gay: A care ful canvass shows that twO-thirds of the people of the territory are opposed to admission.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, February 25-At a meeting Of the republican central com mittee to-day. Col. Walter Evans was elected 10 fill the vacancy on the nation al committee.
 Los ANGELES. Feb. 25.-Lesding off cisls of the Southern Pacific are here on a tour of inspection, and information obtained from them to-day IS to the effect that the company bss purchased the mountain tract, East Los Angeles, aud will shortly remove some ot the large railroad shops now at Sacramento to this and locate She same On the above named tract.
 WASHINGTON, February 2j.-The sen ate special cOmmistes to which tne Pa eific Railroad commission report was re- ferred, gave s hearing to-day on the branch subject relating especially to the affairs of the Union Pacific.
 Chas. Francis Adams, president of the company, declared his readiness to sd- wise his people to accept the settlement proposed m the OuJhwalte bill with such notifications Hs he had already submitted to the house committee con ceruing the Union Pscifc's additional security. Its terminal grounds in Oma- Ina. Kansas and Denver would, before inc lien mstured. b. worth twice their l present value. which was fully fifteen millions. snd before ths expiration ot fifty years. the attentions which were being discussed wouli be worth more than the roads debt. These properties were now included ID ths U. D. security, and were subject to mortgage which e1- pires in five years.
 w. F. Strong. counsel for the Union Pacific. said the additional security