Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-03-03
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V Irwin and James Thornton S5l 400 ID suits against the government for loss sustained by reasou of order restraining them from the fulfillmeDt of their con- tracts during the Mormon war in Utah.
 PoRTLAND, Oregon, February N.- Judge Turner has passed sentence of death upon John TrimOmsn at Spokane Falls. The date fixed for the execution is April 9th. Trimoman murdered Wm. Storting ever 6 year ago at Goldendale, ". T.
 DENVER. February 27.-SeDstor Ts- Dor, proprietor of the Grand Opera House, and ". T. Carlton, of the Csrl- ton Opera O., were arrested last night by order of Mayor Lee. charged with having violated the city ordinance by having given a sacred concert at the | Opera House on Sunday.
 Los ANGELES, February 27.-Suit has been instituted by James D. Lick against John B. FeltoD, Geo. H. Brownley, and twenty-six others. Plaintiff alleges that James Lick, Sr.. with Felton and others, bought 1S000 acres of land in Santa Barbara county and entered into | a colony scheme. He now sues for ac- counting and relief. The case involves the title to the land and if Lick IS sue cesstul be will gain S3.OOO,OOO. | WASHINGTON, February 2.-The full committee of the senate on postoffices and post roads have began the consider stion of the bull looking to government control Of the telegraph.
 Committee upon public lands substsn- tially agreed upon the bill 10 repeal and modify the public land lsws. IL IS near | ly similar to the senate bill of last year.
 The amendment to the urgent deficia- " bill proposed by Senator Stanford to- day makes sn appropriation for half a million for the purchase of site for a public building ID San Francisco.
 The bill incorporating the Maritime Canal Co.,, of Nicaragua. passed with several amendments. Yeas 3S. nays l5.
 WASHINGTON, February 27.-A bill was introduced by Carey of Wyoming for the formation and admission of the state of Wyoming. It provides that the governor of the territory shall Ter an ! election for sixty delegates to form state constitution after January l, lSs9. ! The bill futher provides for a grant to the state of 6,0O0,G00 acres of arid land on condition they be reclaimed by the | state.
 LONDON, February 27.-Five hundred houses. the pubic stores. ten natives and one European have been destroyed by fire at HsrU, TOnquin.
 FLAGSTAFF, February 27-D. M. Ri- orden, president of the Arizona Lumber Co. and also superintendent for the Aver Lumber O.. during its operation st Flagstaff since May IS, 1884. in refer eDce to the charges from Washington relative 10 the cutting of government timber. says the allegation tbst either company whlch be was connected com mittcd any depredssions on government timber is utterly without foundation. He courts and demands the fullest In- veshgatIon.
 SOUTH VALLEJO, February 27-At f D. 10. the coroner decided to hold hn in quest on the bodies that had been recov- cred, for the purpose of identifying then, but It was no easy task, as sll the bodies were more or less disfgured. Thirteen bodies were identified and one remained unidentified and the searchers are still at work on the wreck trying tO find more of the missing. Of the sixty three on board not single one escaped. those who were not killed received in- juries more or less serious.
 READIsG, February 27.-Ons hundred and seventy engineers and the same number of firemen left to-day to take tbe place of the strikers on the Burling- ton road.
 NEW YORK, February 27.-5uperin- tendent S.ssnn of the International Land Company of Mexico, says ID regard to the reports that President Disz has revoked the title to the property: "When Mrs. Burton first claimed the land .he government fully iDvesti- gated the matter and found that her grandfather had died several years be fore she was born. Then she said the land was left to another member of her family who left II to her at his death. That WAS investigated also md found to be untrue. The property belongs to our company and We have a clear title to 1t as far back ss 1904"
 WNNEMUcA, Nev, February 27,-U. s. Marshal Kelly. has arrested five or six wood choppers at Bullion mountain for cutting wood on public lands and disposing oi 1t for mining and domestic purposes. They will be taken 10 Carson 10 appear before Judge SabIn of the U. s. district oonrt.
 NORFOLK. Va, Feb. 2S-Oommodore Samuel Barron, of the late Confederate States navy, died at hIs residence ID Essex county, in his SOth year.
 SAN FRASCIsco, Feh. 2s.-Supervising Inpector of hulis aud boilers H.Lubbock and and Inspector Holman, left here for Vel Ts that the the steamer Julia will be raised this afternoon and the officers will make an inspection Bt once 10 ascertain the cause of the explosion.
 WAsHISGToS, Feb. 2e.-The commit tee on military affairs has agreed co a favorable discharge to telegraph opera tors who served in the late war.
 NEW YORK, February 2S.-The Union Square Theatre with all its contents, was destroyed by fire this forenoon. The Morton house adjoining on two sides, was badly damaged and she Star Theatre was in immediate danger for some time.
 The flames started about o'clock in the top floor of the thester and soon communicated to the stage and scenery below, snd ID Q few minutes the whole building was a roaring furnace. The heat vas SO intense that the efforts of the firemen were almost useless, and they turned their attention Co saving the Star Theater and the Morton House. The guests in the latter became panic stricken and were severely injured iu trying to escape. A number Of iiremcn also were severely hurt and burned by being caught under the falling roof of the theAter. but 1t Is thought none fatally. Total loss little less than a third of million.
 NEW ORLEANS, February 2S,-Pete McCartney, known as King of Counter CTS, and who has given officials more trouble than any other cOunterfeIter. has been arrested here for raising one dollar bills to fifty. the word fifty being deftly cut from old half dollar currency, now out of circulation. McCsrtney was only released from Michigan City jail few months ago, after serving term of eleven years for his last job.
 NEW YORK, February 2S-The grand jury has finished its consideration ot the Gould-Ssge matter. and will probably hand in report tomorrow.