Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-06-02

| CHICAGO May ZS.-Dispstones show destructive rain storms prevailed all through Kans6s, Illinois, Ohio. Mlnns- soto. Dakota. Iowa and Neorssks Sun day snd yesterday. In Illinois consider able damage vas done to crops and 0 number of cattle and horses killed by hail. In Iowa the hailstones were ss large as eggs and fell upon the ground from 2 to 3 feet deep ID places. The damages to crops and fruits are very heavy.
 OMAHA, Neb., May 3l.-Col. Stevens, of the 9.h Cavalry, who was cut with ! troops to reconnoitre among the Sioux ILdians, telegraphs that there is not the slightest danger Of m outbreak Bnd DO need of troops except 10 restore conf deDce among settlers.
 I.DIASAPoLIs, Ind, May Sl. - The galleries were crowded when Chsirnar | St. Jchn called the prohibition conven- ton Co order The frs. business of the morning was the report of thc commit tee on rulcs, which recommended that the session ui the convention be from 2 to r. and from to 6 o'clock, and that | debate be confined to five minutes t1 | each delegate, 70 delegate 10 speak | more than once on each question. The | rules adopt ss repor e1 at a special motion by the New York delegates t1 limit debate on the suffrage plank 70 three hours. of len minutes each, TEs | defeated. and the report of the commit tee on finance pre-. ented. 10 recon mends the adoption by the national com- toit.ees the plank already formulated, | for assessment Sy states. with additional provision that voluntary contributions be taken in she convs Dtio2. The report was adopted. The convention nt 7. pro- | ceeded to the collection of voluntary | contributions winch were received ID amounts ranging from Sl,OO0 sni sgZte- ! gated S25.000. Ore thousand dollars vas contributed by R. H. McDOnslt, Oi l California, who was beiCTe the cnnyen- | ;ion of 1881 for head co the ticket. A delegate from Portland, Oregon, pledged | 3lOO0 from bI5 state. CsliiOrnisns s2 grr gated S2.O0O. After s song by e col cred quaEtette they were invited tO ad- jaurn to Music HGll, at Cincinnati, on Friday afternoon, t. attend the ratitics. ton mseiing 6. which Gov. St. Joan and other prohibition leaders are expected to speak, TLs convention adjourned until ? o' clock.
 QUINCY. I'll, MBy 3l.-While the &is- | sis-ippi r,ver steamer Iverness of L6 l Crosse. Wis., was towing raft to Hanni. bal her lower tlues coliaped and len men were blown overheard snd five were drowned.
 WAsHINGrog. May 3l.-The senate hs5 adopted the conference report on I Esnf #hr tnaEu rNwnauF nf Labor and passed the bill.
 Al 4 o'clock 10 wGs announced that Gen. SherIdBn's condition was pTRcti- cll.y unchanged suce last bulletin. | The house committee On mllltary affairs has decided 10 report favorably .he senate bill to revive the rank of gen. ersl of the army for for the benefit Of LieutenRnt-Gsnersl Sheridan.
 WAsH1Naros May 3l,-NotwilhstAnd. ing the favorable condition of General Sheridan dlrly the psst two days 6 change for tho worse vas noticed last evening and by midnight bis condition bad become very critical. His heart trouble was complicated by Q severe and dangerous affection of ihe lungs In isrst sg g''as---.. of the utiack were To tic.d abJu. , o'clock when the General vas seized wi.h c spei! of coughing. IL was not thought Bt first that this cough was of dangerous character bus Gs time wen; by the coughing increased iu frequency aud vigor, aud grave e.sru- began to be felt among inc household About 1 o'clock toe General was seized with q severe Tstcbing cough and thl' brought on another failure of tke hearts | g kar nA | weaker. There Tas no Improvement during the ne1tfew hours but he after wards fell asleep and bulletin was is suedat s o'clock this morning which stated that he had slightly recovered from the prCstratIon, aud had grown easier.
 WAsHISGT9S, May 3l.-l0 6. m.-Gs0 Sheridan Is reported to have been rest iug quIetly and Col. Kellogg said there has been % material change m bis cCn dit on since this mOrnIng's bulletin. WAsHISGToN, MGy 3l.-ll h. General sheridan hss been resting quietly all morning without 6rtIficis aid. There hEs been no recurrsnce oI ibe severe coughing since the last bull letin and the situation IS now rnthel encouraging.
 WASHINGTON, Msy 31.-A bulletin is sued Rt l-30 ?. n. says that there Is nt marked change in General Sheridan condition, except possibly shade of m provement.
 CTrY OF MEXICO. May 3l,-LouisHulle :he great consessi0ner Of lower Califo T. uis, has concluded cash purchase O five millions of GcFes of land for cOllni- Estion purposes, in the state of COhbhiu Ia and Chihuahua. HulieF's agents II Europe have forwarded a number O German families to Chi5uahus.
 WAsHfSGroS, MGy 3l--- The Senat' Committee on Judiciary today iursbe considered the nomination of Fuller, ,bu did not reach a conclusion. Ancihe meeting will be held later teddy or Co morrow. There seems 60 be 10 dOGb hut that the committee wIll Tspor fsvoTably ou the nomination. The dels,
 s sad to be due rather tO the fear tha the committee ,iil be forced by hast and want of thCrOughnefs, If it neglect to examine and weigh the work that before II. than tO any special reasoD ths has been charged against the nomines CHICAGO. May 3l .-- A WSshinS.o' special says that while Sheridan IS nor comfortable teddy. and his cough some what better. he is still very low and Il an extremely critical condition. C1uEh ing and vomiting has disturbed the nc ,.nl of hIs heart, and the condition O h!s lungs seems 10 make his recover. Impossible, but be keeps up his courage and endeBvors io keep ID the spirits O hIs wife, who is ID attendance.
 LOUISVILLE, May 3l.-C. r. Huni ington failed 10 appear in the cqnit. |, court here this morning to Bnsv T fO contempt and the courts httsehmen was issued for him. At the same tim D. $, Sander acting for local stock hold CTS. asked that the property be tsksi from Huntington's hands and placed il control of a receiver.
 CHEYENNE. Wyo. Msy 3l.-A collision occured on ths Cheyenne & Northern , branch Of the Union Pacific near BJr deaux. between a work train sDd pas } senger engine, winch resulted in th death of passenger engineer Psdder. fir man Elm snd braksmsn Msyfied. an, [ the probable fatal injury of euginee l Brooks and serious injury 10 four oihe employees.
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