Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-10-05

days Secretary Proctor will send board of army officers with the committee of
 Indian rights association, to conclude the purchase of a tract of land m West ern North Carolina, upon which Geron- imo and his Indians, now in Alabama will be placed The tract is near the Tennessee line from which it is separat-
 ed by the Great Smoky Mountains. A number of Cherokees live there now, being the remnants of band which re- , fused to go to the Indian Territory. NEW YORK, September, PA promi-
 nent friend of the Union Pacific Rail
 way Co. last night in regard to the Salt Lake despatch which stated
 that the Union Pacific would extend its
 line to the Pacific Coast. confirmed the report in a general way by saying: ''The
 New Line which is extended to the
 Utah Central, will be built from either
 Frisco or Milford. Connection will pro-
 bably be with the Atlantic and Pacific
 at Barstow or Needles"
 SANTA ANA, Sept. 26.-The fires which
 have been burning for the past two days,
 still continue in the canyons. The
 burnt and burning districts now extend
 over 100 miles from north to south, and from 10to Is miles in width. Over S1O0,- 900 worth of pasture and timber have
 been destroyed.
 In the upper part of Santa Barbara
 County it is estimated that S200,O00
 worth of property, including timber
 has been destroyed during the past
 week.
 ROTTERDAM, Sept. 27.-The strike
 which started among the dock labOrers
 Is spreading to other occupations, and
 the employees of several cigar factories
 have joined the movemement. The
 strikers. headed by Socialist leaders,
 paraded the streets this afternoon, and
 afterward attempted to prevent the load | ing of a steamer.
 Bodies of strikers gathered this after
 no1n and became so menacing that the
 police dispersed them with sabers. The Commune Guard was called out to as sist in preserving order.
 NEW YORK, September 27.-Delegates from South and Central America to the International Congress, to be held in 1 Washington in October, visited several l down town exchanges this morning and | were afterwards entertained at lunch at | the Lawyers Club.
 PARIS, Sept. 27.-Grand Cross Com | mander of the Legion of Honor, was be- | slowed upon Thomas A. Edison in honor | of services rendered to science, and for | the part taken by him in the Paris ex- position.
 BEssEMER, Mich, September 27.-The | Geogebec stage robber, ReimhUnd HolZ- | say, otherwise known as "Bl"ck Bart" i together with several other prisoners. made their escGpe from the cou ty jail | here this morning. He was arrested some days ago for holding up the Geogebec stage and murdering one of its occupants. The sheriff called out posse to pursue the fugitives, and tele graphed to all the neighbOring points to intercept him. Blood hounds have been telegraphed for to take up the trail.
 COLUMBIA, s. C., September 27-Al- fred Barnett and Allen Pettus, rivals for the hand of Carrie Black, met last night to talk the matter over. Soon af- ter the body of Barrett was found in the woods. Pettus is missing. When the girl was informed of the murder, she swallowed laudanum and died this morning.
 WASHINGTON. September 27.-E. NJ Raworth, of Fargo, Dakota, has filed a complaint with the interstate commerce commission against number of rail roads, including the Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific. Oregon R. R., and the Navigation Company, al leging discrimination in rates on sugar from the Pacific coast to Fargo.
 CHICAGO, September 27.-The coroner today began the inquest in the case of the death of victims of the recent acci- , dent on the railroad at the suburban town of Englewood. Fireman Lacoche of the freight train which crashed into the passenger car testified that the . was not thrown against his train until it was within three lengths l of the passenger train, and that en- , gineer Twombly was sober. As soon as the semaphore fell he did everything in his power to stop the train. Brakeman Edward Witted of the freight, testified that he saw the semaphOre thrown against his train when it was half a mile 1 away from the scene of the accident, { that the train was ahead of time, and ( that he went aloft and went to set l brakes under orders from Conductor J. B. Stebbins. The watchman at the point where the accident occurred testi- fled that the semaphore light was shown before the passenger train had stop ped.
 LONDON, September 27-Henry Irving has asked the aid of Lord Chamberlain to stop Leslie's burlesque of him in pet ticoats. The manager of the Gaity says if he is obliged to suppress the carica- ture of Irving he will substitute that of Kyrle Below.
 ~ .,l, | the men arrested for robbing the Rio Grande express train at Thompson's Springs several weeks ago, were arraign- ed today. Both pleaded guilty. Fisher was sentenced to the penitentiary for { seven years; Marry to five and a half 1 years.
 PREsCoTT, Sept. 27.-The preliminary of Geo. Young. who is charged with the murder of c. A. Beach came off today. Seven or eight wit nesses were examined, but failed to elicit testimony connecting him with the crime. He was therefore admitted to bail in the sum of $500 to appear be- fore the grand jury. The bail was fur nished and Young was released.
 LONDON, September 27.-Ex-treasurer : Burke of Louisiana, was called upon by I an associated press reporter to-day. He ' said he was not in condition to give full information regarding bond matters, but claims his action in the affair was perfectly correct, and says if it can be ' shown that he is indebted to the state of Louisiana he will make the indebted : ness good.
 BAKERSFIELD, Cal, September 27- ( Roe, the Chicago Herald byciclist, stop ' ped last night at Ulida, the Odemeter 306 miles. Early this after noon he reached here, registering 37215 ' miles.
 JACKSON, Cal, September 27.-The re- mains of Mrs. Bacigalupe, who died and | was buried last Saturday, were exhumed ( to day, and the contents of the stomach E-...,,L tn ,tni,, St r.-ck ,ir,c \ l