Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-12-29
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 cotton oales aud also large number of | ed Tn the cotton and the flames spread | with wonderful rapidlty. Every one on board made frantic efforts to escape but 6 large number of persons were either burned to death or drowned af- ter jumping into the water. The latest estimate places the nunber of dead at five whites and sixteen oolored, Capt. Holmes was among the lost
 LONDON. Dec 4-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain arrived at Birmingham to- day. They drove from the railway sta ton to Highbury, Mir. Ohsmberlsin's re- sidence, ID Q closed carnage. They were not expected until Thursday and were not recognized. Mr. Chsmberlsin's son Austin, welcomed his father and step mother at London and accompanied them home.
 LONDON, Dec 24-Dispstches to the Telegraph from Zanzibar says: All re- ports from here purporting to give de- tails of the meeting of Stanley and Emin are absolutely untrustvortby, seven the place of meeting is unknown.
 SuAKIM, Dec 2i-Nsiives who come here from Handsnb report that Osmen Digns intends to give battle again to the Egyptian and British forces,
 CoHsrASrISoPLG, Dec. 24-Msrines ID the arsenal here revolted because their wages hsd not been paid. The leaders were arrested. No bloodshed.
 SILVER OITY, Dec. 24-As the result of | the litigation sbont ranch near here Saturday, A. |. McAfee was shot dead and one msn nortslly wounded Sssur- day afternoon.
 WAsHrsaros, Dec. A-Qusrters have been engaged at the Arlington hotel for General Harrison and party here to wit ness the inauguration ceremonies next March. There will be in the party Gen. ersl Harrison and wife, Russel Harrison and wife. I. R. Mckee. wife and two children, ex-Senator Saunders of Ne brssks. and wife, parents of Mrs. Rus sell Harrison, E. W. Hsltord, private esoretsry, wife and daughter. On the morning of the insugursticn they will 20 to WiIlsrd's hotel on Pennsy ylysnis avenue and occupy the psrlor on the second floor. Here they will view the procession ss 1t forms. In accordance with the precedent established by An drew Jackson and observed by every president but two since then, President Cleveland will call for President-elec' Harrison at Willsrd's and escort him to the capitol.
 DETROIT, Dec 24-Ooogressmsl Ford, chairman of the special committee on immigration snd labor, begsn investi0s- ,iou tl is forenoon. The evidence show ed that large numbers of Canadians worked in this cIty during the season re- tsining their alien chsrsc CT. This amounted ID the printers trade to 40 per cent. in street car men to 25 per cent.
 VIENNA. Dec 24-The Tazeblatt has 6 dispatch saying the Russian consul al Malta has been arrested on suspicion of having placed sn explosive shell in the theatre while the duo hess of Edinburg WAS present. The co ssul refuses to an swer questions. The Engligh suthori- ties believe the affair the outcome of a nihilistic conspiracy.
 TRucKzR, Cal, Dec. 26-The express car on the east bound overland train. WAS robbed two miles east of Clipper Gap Monday night Two robbers who were upon the roof of the oar broke the glass transoms oyer the doors. covered the messep gers,with revolvers and com pelled them to open the doors. One man then kept the messengers covered while the other took the coin packages out of the safe. The train was moving slowly up grade at the time and the rob- bers jumped from the car with their pIunder and escaped. The amount of money taken is not knowD but it is be- lieved that the robbers secured several thousand uuiIarr-
 TRUcKEE. Dec 26-The country IS be- ing secured fer the robbers who plua- dered the overland train MonlsY n'ght but DO trace has been discovered yet. Wells, Fargo & Cos. representatives re- port loss at S56.000. The robbers re- fused to take the coin package contain ing Sl050 saying 1t was to heavy to car ".
 OrscrsSArr1, Dec 26-The fire which originated yesterday in Jacob Oordsge & Go. burned the factories and dwell ings covering three acres of ground The fire extended to yards of the Cin- cinnaii, Hamilton & Dayton railroad and dissroyei 6 number of cars. Total loss s350,00O, Insurance about hsf
 MARBLRHRAp, Mass. Dec 23-A disss | dozen firms are burned out and the en- tire business portion of the city is ID ruinr, The estimated loss will reach half a million dollars,
 SAN FRAYcIsoo, Dec. PA drowning 2 accident occurred in the bsy of Visits- tion valley, seven miles south of this clty, yesterday. oevea persons were out on pleasure trip m small sail boat, when the bost cspsized and the mast stuck in the mud. Assistance could not be rendered for half hour and by that time the persons who were clinglnR to the upset boat were exhausted snd just ss the rescuipg party vas nearing them large wave swept them from the boat. The only one who rose 10 the surface was Frank Stump and he was rescued. The others were all drowned. The names of the victims are Mir. and Mrs. George Stump. Andrew and Katie Zeckel. Msthev Cor and Mary Morales, all relatives.
 MARBLEHEAD, Mass, Dec. 26-Lsst nights fire burned over sn area of twelve acres. The buildings surround ing in which the fire started were wood- en shells. In fifteen minutes from the time the first alarm vss rung. all the business portion was 8 sea of flames. Assistance was summoned from Lynn, Salem and svsmpscott. These quick ly responded. The estimated loss is be- tween S5O0,OOO and S6C l,O00. The entire shoe manufacturing district, which wss the principal business of the town vas burned to the grounj. Fully 800 build- ings were consumed. The flames spread with such rspidity that scarcely any thing was saved. Tenents re'idips ID the dwelling hou e were completely cleaned out. A ter licking up the great shoe factory shells the small tenent houses vera consumed with rspidity and it seemed ss if the entire town was doomed, but by this time help arrived. | The city is flooded with strangers from sll the surrounding towns. At o'clock the fire was under control. This stsid old burg was visited by fire in June 1877 which swept over nearly the same district During the progress Of the present fire several explosions were heard. Fully 10000 vorkmen are thrown out of employment.
 DENVER, De,. 27-A hundred men were at work this morning, eIcsvstiRg