Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-07-20
SAN FRANCISCO July F.

| CHICAGO, July 12.-The celebrated C., A. R. circular against the railroad states that after long continued effort of a number of department commanders
 of the Grand Army of the Republic, sup plemented by the earnest appeals to the railroad. officials the G. AR. has failed to secure to the old soldiers the customery rate of one cent per mile to the National encamp-
 ment. The circular rec;toS tho fact that the rate of cent a mile or less was re- gently granted to other organization and states that the refusal of railroads to give this rate to veterans of the late war is an unjust discrimination against the
 G. A. R. consequently the department commanders of the various states re-
 buest all comrades as matter of self re-
 spect and self-defense and part of the
 loveIof the order, toforego the anticipat
 ed pleasure of meeting their comrades
 at the national encampment by remain
 ing at home, only those attending who are duly elected delegates or ex-officico
 members of the encampment. Let us in dignified manner resent this great
 injustice sought to be meted out to the old soldiers by the railroad managers.
 The circular concludes by recon
 mending the organization of county and district reunions throughout thevarious departments in order that every old soldier may be given an opportunity to meet lis comrades around the camp.
 WASHINGTON, July 13-Passed Assist ant Engineer w. W..:Winsdor has been ordered on examination for promotion. Cartain Farquarhar was detached from the command of the Trenton on the 9th instant aud placed on waiting orders.
 LieutenantsW P. Brown, Graham Red mey and Allen. Passed Assistant En- giueer Hershalmain from the Trenton on the 7inst on waiting orders. Pay in- spector Clark from the Trenton to settle accounts and await orders. Lieuten- ants Wilson and Carlin. Ensign Ripley and Surgeon Harvey from the Vandalia, on waiting orders.
 The secretary has decided on July 7th as the date on which the wrecked yes sells are to be considered as having gone out of commission.
 CHICAGO, July 13-A special dispatch from Fort Robinson, Nebraska, says a disastrous cloud burst is reported from the northwestern pat of the state. The flood swept down Soldier Creek Valley, carrying all before 1t. A wood chopper named Duncan, who lived in the valley with his wife and six children, was drowned, together with three of his children. The remainder escaped. The soldiers of the fort are searching for the bodies, and the army officers and fur nishing food and clothing to the suffer CTS.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.-The contest over the property of the late Thomas $. Blythe was commenced in the probate court this morning. It promises to be one of the most celebrated cases ever brought before the court of this state, as the property involved is valued at about four million dollars and claimants number over 200 persons.
 INDIANAPOLIS, July I3.-Horace E. Stockbrigde. director of the government agricultural experiment station for In diana, has been Investigating the new wheat disease which has appeared in certain sections of the state particularly in Lagrange county, and which is ser iously effecting the wheat crop over considerable areas. The disease is fun gold growth known as "bunt" or stink ing smut" on account of its strong and disagreeable ordor. It is rarely found in America. The wheat on ripening, may show very nearly normal appear ence, but on smelling the grains are found to be filled with a black greasy powder. the result of the growth of the fungus, beginning with the very genera tion of the seed and keeping with | the growth of the plants Its action is no more harmful than that of common smut, but its ordor renders it more ob- l jectionable. It is very apt to occur so abundantIy in field as to render the entire crop we'll night worthless. Seed wheat may be freed from the spores by being soaked in solution of blue vitroil (sulphate of copper) for thity-six hours; four onces of sulphate to one gallon of water.
 NEW YORK, July 15.-The celebration of the Tooth anniversary of the fall of the Bastile was begun yesterday by Frenchmen in this city. The French societies paraded and were reviewed by Mayor Grant. They spent the rest of the day at picnicing and games at Jones Woods.
 BAR HARBoR, Me, July 15.-The re- ported resignation of Sectetary Blaine