Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-03-03

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 Bland, of Missouri, fought several bills reported for the erection of publiC buIldings.
 DENVER, Feb. 27.-R. G. Head, presi- dent of the International Range Asso. cistion, has returned from sn extensive trip through Southern Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. In sD interview be stated that reports circulated in the east thst losses of cattle this winter would reach from 50 to 75 per cent is absolute. ly false. He said that from personal ob- servation he knew that range cattle ip Colorado, Texas. New Mexico, Indian Territory, Wyoming and a portion of Arizona were never in better condition at this season of the year, than st pre- sent; and that losses this winter would be comparatively nothing. There has been some losses among cattle he says in small scopes of Northern Arizoua and Texas, caused principally by over crowd ed ranges. Mir. Head prophecies that in the next two years the price of cattle will advance and those who have held theie stock through the depression of the last three years w1ll resp . great financial harvest.
 WAsHISGIoS, Feb. T.-Milrs tariff bill has been completed practically, and the bill will be submitted to the ways and means committee tomorrow. It IS expected the bill will be reported to the Souse after meeting tomorrow morning and ordered recommitted tO the con- mittee for final report to the house. It is also expected that RsndslPs and the Repnbhcsn uill will appear shortly after. CHICAGO, Feb. H.-b. O. Hoge, CbRir- man of the Grievance Committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Eogineers, on the Chicago, Burlington < Quincy system, and J. H. Murphy, Chairman of the Grievance Coommitiee of Bremen. called on General Manager Stone yes terdsy, and notified him that a general strike would be ordered st four o'clock this morning unless the demands were acquiescedin. Sixteen hundred ngineers and tiremen are in the employ of the company.
 SOUTH VALLEJO, Osl--The steamer Julia blew up this morning and burned to the waters edge. Fifty persons were on board, of which several were killed and many wounded.
 SOUTH VALLEJO, Cal. February 27- The steamer Julia. which exploded this morning, was 8 ferry steamer plying be- tween Vsllelo Junction and South Val lein. There were between hfty-five and sixty persons on st the time and it is now knoen that seven persons were killed. Five bodies have been recover ed 30 far; these are Mick Brsnnelly, AL bert Madison, Oliver Nelson, and two bodies that are not recognized. John Oliver was rescued alive but died from injuries. It IS believed that ten bodies still remain on the steamer. Captain Gsdgs and most of the crew escaped with slight injuries.
 Among the missing are Edward and James Rule, John Compton, Timothy Pindy, Joseph Williams, Wm Oounslly, John Hodgkins, Michael Dolsu, William Lamar. E. 0. Mcdonald and the colored porter named Clark.
 SOUTH VALLEJO, February H-About ten minutes after 6 o'clock thIs morning, just after the whistle had blown to sig nalIzs the dspsture of the steamer Julia from South Vallejo wharf, on her first trip and before she had got loose from her mooriugs, 6 terrible explosion occur red, cracking the vessel through its en- tire extent, and filling the air with thick volumes of smoke. The early trip takes all workmen living on the Vallejo side Co their work in the various industries on the Contra Oosts side; also those go- ing to San Francisco. consequently there were a great many psssen gers on board. The mornIng being cool. most of them had gathered about the warm smoke stack in the lower cabin. As the explo- sion came from the boiler, these men were directly exposed to the terrible shock, besides the petroleum used for fuel was scattered through the steamer. setting It on fire. There was terrible confusion and hesrt-rending cries from the crushed and burning. The force oi the explosion is shown on body drag ged from the wreck without head or limbs. and utterly unrecogniZsble. The burning steamer set fire to ths wharf and the flames held sway until the steam CT burned to the waters edge. As far as can be learned, eight or ten are killed or missing, and many badly injured. IL Is declared there were sixty-seven QtOplt Ou OOhIA bA OhAy oCNChhCCA | have been accounted for and fear IS pov entertained that the calamity IS much more serious than at first thought, indi- eating that forty persons st the outside, were killed. The disaster was due Co the explosion of one of the petroleum vsts, and within few minutes after the explosion, the steamer sank ln the mud. | The water now covers her upper deck and all that can be seen of her IS the flagstaff. The wharf caught fire and is still burning and the telegraph office was destroyed. Full scope of the disss- ter cannot be known for several days.
 LONDON, February 27-The village of Voltonia in North Italy has been half buried by an avalanche, and the occu- pants of many houses buried in the ruins. Twenty-three bodies have been recovered.
 WASHINGTON. February 27-After the presentation of 8 number of petitions and bills, the senate on motion of Ed munds, resumed consideration of the Nicaragua Canal bills, and after su hours debate the bill passed by AS to 10
 The president sent nominations oi Moses J. Liddelll of Louisiana, to be associate justice of the supreme court oi the territory of Montana; and l.. B. Nash to be associate justice ot the supreme court of the territory of Washington, tc the senate to-day.
 GUAYMAs. February 27-Considersble excitement prevails bere over the new: that the Mexican government has char tered the steamer Aleiandfo to take troops from Mszailsn to San BsnitC where the GustemRlsn Insurgrn;s ar' invading Mexican soil. Three sloops o war will also take troops from Acapulco and other ports.
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