Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-04-27

'
 town Sunday night and Monday morn
 ing. They covered what they supposed
 to be choice sites with tents. When the
 train from the south arrived the later
 corners were obliged to take what the
 government officials had kindly left
 them. Water at Oklahoma is plenty. There is not the same suffering as at Guthrie, but food is hard to obtain.
 The new corners at Guthrie are indig-
 nant over the action of the government
 officials. There is now an organized | crowd which tomorrow will put squat
 ters upon the lots of every man who located before twelve o'clock noon of the
 I'd. They have been at work securing
 the names of these people and now have
 the exact locations. In the forenoon
 one hundred lots and choice ones will be
 jumped at one time. The jumper will
 be backed by two hundred armed men,
 Building Tn both cities is going on rap | idly and work has already commenced
 at breaking the sod.
 PORTLAND, Or, April 24-Heavy rains
 continue to fall over the western and
 southern part of Oregon. These showers
 are of great benefit to fruit and grain
 crops. The present prospect for a heavy
 yield of grain is very fiattering unless frosts visit the country. The berry and
 fruit crops will be immense. Travel
 over several lines of railroads is heavy
 and immigration is pouring in in large | numbers.
 | ATLANTA, Ga., April 24.-One of the | heaviest rain and hail storms ever known
 here, began this afternoon. Members of | the fire department were inside of
 Jackson street building which burned Saturday and the walls of which were still standing. The fire had broken out
 among some debris and the men were
 there to put it out. The storm burst
 suddenly and the walls fell, killing two | and injuring others. Ivy street mission
 was blown down and completely de-
 stroyed. Other buildings were dam
 aged.
 WASHINGTON, April 24-The gather
 ing of large part of the malitia of the | country in New York on the Both of | April next for the centennial celebra-
 tion is expected to furnish the war de- | partment information that will be of
 value in case of an emergency requiring
 the presence of troops for actual military
 service. Captain Taylor has been de- | tailed to go to New York to watch the II
 movements of the militia with a view to ! ascertain the best means for rapid con-
 centration of troops at single city. WASHINGTON, April 24.-General Crook forwarded to the war department this
 afternoon dispatch from General Mer-
 ritt at Oklahoma who says the settle
 ment of the territory was effected peace | fully and that from ten to twelve thou sand people are in the territory. He | says Capt. McArthur reports there are | 5000 at Guthrie.
 WASHINGTON, April 24-Postmaster- | General Wanamaker has issued an or der instructing postmasters to observe the Both of April, and where it is possi-
 ble to do so without detriment to the
 public service, to close postoffices at or before 9 o'clock so as to give employees an opportunity to comply with the pro
 clamation of the president issued on the 4th instant.
 CLEVELAND, April 24.-E l.. Whitta- ker, bookeeper and financial clerk for | the plumbing firm of Smith < Connoos,
 has been arrested for shortage. He is
 said to be s15,OOO short.
 LONDON, April 25-In an interview | Boulanger denied the report that he would immediately issue manifesto ex-
 plaining his intentions, as he had no
 thought of doing so. He is being lion
 ized, socially.
 WASHINGTON, April 25-Immediately
 upon the receipt of the press reports | that government officials and employees
 in Oklahoma had used their authority
 to secure prior rights in land, the Presi-
 dent and Secretary Noble telegraphed | to special agent now in the Territory,
 to make thorough and prompt investi- gation and immediately notify the Sec
 retary of his finding. The report is ex- pected during the week. Secretary No
 ble said that not the least injustice to settlers would be tolerated for moment
 as soon as the facts could be ascertained.
 If the officials were implicated in any wrong doing the action of the govern
 ment would be very prompt and decis- i've.
 NEW YORK, April 25-It is announced | to-day that the long continued efforts
 to bring California wine growers togeth- | CT has at last taken definite shape. De- | tails of the great wine growers and wine | handlers trust Is soon to be given out.
 John P. Portal, representing the Viticul- tural Commission of California at the
 Paris exposition, took steps before his de- | parture, Saturday, to perfect the organ | iZation for a combination of both the | vineyard and wine interests of Califor- ] mia. He has the support of large capi- talists and the assurances of additional | support and the cooperation of France. SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.-John Wha-
 Ian, an ex-convict, was shot and killed | early this morning by his cousin, James l Wilkenson, alias Tug Wilson, on Market street near Fourth. Wilson claims that Whalan struck him with loaded cane
 and that he shot him in self defense. Whalan's wife was present when the shooting occurred and all three were | under the influence of liquor, Wilson and Whalan having been on spree together for several days. Wilson was arrested,
 also Mrs. Whalan and Max Thirschmidt,
 who were detained as witnesses.
 CHICAGO, April 25.-Mrs. Josephine Kirkham, sister of Gen. Drake, of Des
 Moines, Ia, founder of the Drake Univer- sity, and wife of the Rev. Kirkham, edi- tor of the Christian Oracle and pastor of the First Christian church, was ar lduScQ III Iuo pOllCo COuIG TUT SllOp lllI- ing. The proprietor of the store declares
 he caught her in the act. The hearing
 was postponed.
 CHICAGO, April 25.-Claus Spreckels
 arrived yesterday on his way to Phila- delphia. He said the new refinery which opens in June, is the largest in the | world. When being asked as to the future of the beet sugar industry he said in few years we will import no sugar. Spreckles declared his ability to | fight any trust or combinations.
 GEN MARY, Tenn, April 25-By col lision between two freights yesterday, Conductor Hinidine and breakman Fay Tor were killed, Engineer Rusk fatally, two others slightly hurt.
 HARTFORD, Conn.,, April 25.1The house concurred with the senate to sub init to a vote of the constitutional pro- hibition amendment.
 WASHINGTON, April 25- Blaine is