Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-25

SEATTLE, W. T., February I7-Ths Diiiug under the wharf on which stands
 BsXter's large warehouse. gave way to-
 day and the entire structure collapsed f precipItating several hundred tons of
 hay and oats into the bay. The build
 ing IS total wreck,
 l NEW YORK, February l7-Genersl 3 Manager Potter of the Union Pacific is l now in the city and has resumed his of- - hoiBl duties. His first set was to order ! the Union Pacific agents io refuse to
 interchange freight with roads which , charge less than schedule rates.
 ALBUQUERQUE, February J7.-Con- 3 tiic,Ing dispatches have recently been - sent out from Albuquerque in regard Co the loss of stock by the recent severe
 weather. Authentic reports from the Nsysjoe country places the loss of sheep alone at 50,000, besides the loss of other stock. The reservation lies partly in central New Mexieo and Arizona and
 snow has been, in point of severity, un- predecented. The reports state that the
 snow hss all disappeared and stock is
 now improving.
 LoSGvIEw, Tex, February IA
 child playing in .he yard of 6 barber
 named George Fibbet, today discover
 ed a dollar silver piece buried in
 mound of earth. An excavation was
 made and one thousand silver dollars
 in addition were found. Fibbert was
 arrested chsrged with cOmplicity in the
 murder of D. Fl. Hill, treasurer of Car
 .hage county, who was found dead in
 bis office with his head severed from
 his body lew days ago.
 BERLIN, February 1.-The Rsichstsg
 teddy after six hours debate, passed
 the snti-socislist bill.
 SAN FRANCISCO, February H.-John A. Benson IS expected to arrive here to-
 morrow in company with U. s. Marshal Franks.
 | LEXINGTON, Ky, February 17.-Mra | Lucreiis Mundsy has been acquitted of the charge of murdering her husband in
 1882, to secureover S30,OO0 insurance.
 BERLIN, February H.-A strong com. psny has been formed under the title of the Southwest Gold Syndicate, for the purpose of developing mineral resources in territory under German protection.
 CHICO, Gala, February 18-The i've year old son of H. B Hayden, while | playing in yard. near a mare and coli this morning, ventured too near, and the mare kicked him in the head, killing him instantly.
 SAN FRANCISCO, February 18-John A. Benson arrived here by the Central | Overland this morning, in company | ahnI Ia taken to the office of the latter in the Federal Court building. The district attorney has requested that Benson's bonds be increased from S30,0O0 to S60.OOO and the matter will be heard this afternoon.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-The House Democratic Congressional committee filled a number of vacancies of the com mittee to-day as follows: Colorado, Be- | lam Hughes; Nevada, George Cassidy; | Idaho, John Holey; Wyoming, Post; Oregon. ChRs. s. Nichols. The commit tee adjourned to meet Thursday next with the senate committe to seiect the executive committee.
 CHICAGO, February 1S,-Wheat, cash, March 76ls; May, Sl. Corn, cash, March | AT 2; May, 5l5s.
 NEW YoRK-Bsr silver 95'S. Money 2
 WASHINGTON, February 1S-Ths sem ate committee on territories gave hear ing to-day upon the admission of Utah | as s.ate. Franklin Richards of Salt Lake city. described the bsrrenness of the country when settlers first entered. sud the wonderful produotiveness, pros perity and wealth which have resulted from their diligence and enterrnse. This was Utsh's fifth petition for sdmis- l sion and as the oldest of the territories | It WAS hoped that her appeal would be | needed. She had reached 6 point be- yond which progress under territorial government was impossible. Ith has been objected that the Mormons were olyzamists, as a matter offsot not | more than 2 per cent of them ever were | polygamIsts, and now time was rapidly | | solving that problem. Members of the | constitutional convention took osths | against polygamy and adopted consti- | tuition which made polygsmy or bissmy | | s crime. EVANSVILLE, Cal, February 18-J. R. | ! Garrett, wholesale grocer. made state ment to-day to the effec, that Edward | Barber, young man in his employ, is | Rn embezZler to the amount of S3OOO | He says Barber has confessed speculs- | sious, and claims they cover period of | one year snd amount to about sl5OO. He | stated that part of the funds had been sent to Ireland and part m San Diego | real estate Garrett says Barber has made partial restoration and expects 70 recover nearly the whole amount and | will not prosecute him.
 NEW YORK, February l7-An Otsv> special says: It has ;srrsnged that an | international meeting will be had for the | location of a boundary line between British Columbia and Alaska
 The settlement of the fishery question | matter is to be submitted to conmn- slon on which England will be repre- sented.
 EDMoS1oS, N. ". Ter, Feb. 1a-The condition of the Indians st Lsc La
 Hache is reported ss deplorsble. They
 have been cut of from government sssis-
 tance since the Riel rebellion. and are
 now raiding settlers or begging wood froIn them. In some districts the h. disns gre actually dying of starvation,
 CINCINNATI, O, February 18-Bsnk Examiner Sanders says the Metripolitan bank was ruined by it's policy of making loans on insufficient collateral He
 slater that the president has paid all personal indebtedness, but there IS still A large claim against him ss trustee.
 LONDON, February lS-Ssn Reno
 dispatches say the Crown Prince is
 wor.e this morning. His throat does
 not heal and the case has assumed @ serious aspect since last night
 SAN FRAScIsCo, February l7.-A jury was secured in judge Murphy's court this afternoon in the case of John A. . D-mmig. charged with the murder Of . Heprv Benheyon. The case was con-
 uuuei until Monay.
 S,N BUESAvESTURA, February lT- Peter Drenlan died to-day from the effect. of an accident yesterday. He was standing near tree which vas be- ing topped when the top fell rebounding and striking him in the face and crush
 ing his skull
 CHIcAao, Feb.-The man who assisted , in tbe murder of millionaire Shell, by , standing watch outside while the resi-
 dencs vas beng robbed, IS behind the