Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-11-03


 and wife were murdered last night an the house fired-supposed work of bul glars. Their daughter and hired mal were awakened by the smoke snd witl difficulty escaped.
 SAN FRANCISCO, October 26. - Best Belcher, 500; Crocker, 0 95; Chollsr, 3 80 Con. Virginia, lll2; Confidence, I95 Gould & Curry. S5; Hale & Norcross $ l3; Locomotive, 9: Peer, 65; Peerless 1SO; Potosi, 3.65; Ophir, 7.97; Savage 5.OO; Sierra Nevada, 4.l5; Union Con 445; Yellow Jacket, 63S.
 SAN FRASCIsOo. Got. 26.-News wGl received this stternoO3 that forest fir, rsges in the Santa Oruz mountains tC the extent of several square miles and i! approaching ihe town Uf Santa Cruz The residents are exhausted in witt their efforts to stay its progress.
 CHICAGO, Dot. 26.-The trial of four men charged with placing dynamite bombs on the car tracts during the strike began to-day. The defendants stated that the bombs were merely limitations intended to frighten the new men.
 MEMPHIS, Oct 26-The grand jury re turned indictments against Ben GrsiE Anderson Grstz, l.. Nj. Jones, Jos Wood and Mir, Warren, members of the firm of Warren, Jones & Grstz, of St, Louis. for manipulating the bsgging trusts, The indictments charge them with unlawful ly agreeing and conspirIng to buy up all the bsgging in the market and the out puts Of mills for several months, and Bd vance the price double what they were before. Acquisition papers will be sp- piled for sl once and the indicted indi- vIduals brought here for trIsl. The st- to.ney general will proceed with yigor. and be thinks the indicted parties have clearly violated the law.
 ST. LoUIs, Oct. 26.-Referring to the dispatch from Memphis, Tenn, with re- ference to the indictment of the mem bers of the Jute Bsgging combination. Ben GratZ sad be did not know or care anything about it, The firm of Gratz < Jones were the only manufacturing agents and did not own Q yard of the bsgging.
 WAsHISGToS, Oct. 27.-In his repor! 60 the secretary of the interior, Govern or Caleb W. West. of Utah, estimates the dcpulation of the territory st 230,- 0O), m increase Of 66,000 since 1880. The manufacturing industries of the terri.o- ry are said to be m q satisfactory ccndi- tiou and taken as Q whole can be called progressive and prosperous. Owing to the unusually light rainfall during the growing seascn, dry farming has not been a success. but irrigated land pro- duced abundsatly. The aggregate min eTal products of the territory for 1887 are given as S7.637, 900 of which S5,976.- GOO Ess silver. Lsbor, the report says, hrs been in demand during the year. nearly all trades are well paid and fully employed. lu the course of his remarks upon the Mormon question the governor says:
 Nothing can justify the despotism of the Mormon political system to people who have known and appreciated the blessings of free government, The uuion of church and state IS perfect and indis- IL is based on a complete and absolute cSntrol of the priesthood. welding @ superior power exercised and God in all things, secular as wen ss spiritual. The word of the priesthood to the Mormon people is the command of God. not only in matters of faith and morals, but in all civil, political and affairs. This priesthood not only rules the church, but governs the 
 The governor says he has DO religions with the Mormon people. with polygsmy left out Of the question, but hs declares that the local evil gov ernmen. under the Mo nons is as theo- cratic as that of the ancient Hebrews, Pending the settlement of the question of admitting Utah in'O the union, the governor recommends the appointment by congress of commission with full authority to make complete aud thor ouRh investigation of the civil, as well as the religions conditions, heretofore and now prevailing in the territory" Justice to the whole country, the gover- nor says, as well ss to the Mormon peo- pie, requires such an investigation to be made.
 WASHINGTON. Oct 29-A telegram was received by acting secretary Rives Bn- nouncing the capture of the American steamer Hsytien Republic while trying to force the blockade at St, Marc, but giving no details.
 COLUMBUS, Oct 29-Judge Thurman and party left for Wheeling, W. Va. this morning.
 HAVANA, Oct 29-The famous bandit Victor FIsgoso has been killed and some of his companions wounded by the ciyil guard.
 NEW YORK Oct 29-Mrs. James G Blame Jr. IS somewhat better this morn ing.
 CARSON, New, Oct. 29.-Six stores and ten dwellings, in the Chinese quarters o the town were destroyed by fire ihii morning. The total loss Is about sl2OOO
 BALTIMORE Oct. .29.-Nathaniel Watts aged 91. died of pneumonia in this cit! yesterday. He was one of the patriot: vho on Sept. l2th, 1874. repulsed th' Britt, attack on Baltimore.
 SoUTHwEsT HARB5R, Me. Oct. 29.-Ar IncomiD schooner from New York re ports that on the 26th she saw an un known schooner sink suddenly of Jei freys Bank. IL is believed all on boar must have perished.
 NEW YORK, Oct. go A Wsshing,o, special says that the U. 5. government | has taken such steps as will certainly re ! suit ID the retirement of Lord Ssckvill from office ts British Minister. This about the only statement ooncernini ! the outcome of Lord Ssckyllle's medal ing in the pending political canvass ths can be made on positive authority here
 In all other particulars everybody COT versa0t with the facts maintain adj: erect studied silence or speak evssivel! In spite of the disinclinGtion on the psr | os authorities to talk there is still ever
 reason to believe this goyerument hs
 not demanded the recall of Lord Saci
 vile for the simple reason il expect
 see the British Minister take his leay
 without putting the U. s. to the neces
 sity of making such 8 demand. It
 thought by some that Lord Sslisbur
 may possibly permit Lord Ssckville
 rssiyn ID consideration of the fact th
 be had served his government nor
 than forty years before making such
 colossal olunder. The American suthC
 rltles confidently await the inevitable r
 tirement of Lord Ssckville, NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-A local polite sensation was started this afternoon the Evening Sun. By state law ( public offices are ordered closed aft l2 noon, Saturday. Notwithstsndil
 this law, registration offices were ke 1 opAp last Saturday All day eud over 2