Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-05-11

ldSJ horses were burned, one of them, Von Wilkes, valued at sl5,0O0. A colt was among them valued at S10,0O0. No in- surance.
 The following is a list of the horses burned in Capt. Moore's stables las5 night with their values: Twilight 800; Bismarck Filop, S4,000; Johnson, S2OC0; Von Wilkes, two years old, s15,- GOO; Mike, S1 900; Her Bismarck, S3,5O0; Kentucky Hambletonian Bourbon Mark, 5000; Lillti, 5000; Perfection, S1,500; Count Bismarck, $500. .
 WASHINGTON, May 7.-The president this evening appointed Frank w. Pal mer of Illinois to be public printer; Theodore Roosevelt of New York, and Hugh $. Thompson of South Carolina, to be civil service commissioners.
 PAYNE, Ohio, May "A disastrous conflagration is raging here and the whole town is threatened.
 LEAST SAGINAW, Mich, May Tn Northern Michigan where no rain has fallen in several months, the fires are raging in every direction, threatening heavy losses to lumber men and farmers. WASHINGTON, May "A rather sensa- tional report upon the subject of teas has been made to the state department by Consul Crowell, at Annoy, China, who says that a large proportion of Annoy Oolong tea is poorly cultivated, dirty and adulterated. The Annoy com
 missioner of customs called it "stuff," :" which was wanted only in America.
 Nearly the whole crop is marketed in
 the United States. PHENIx, May I'm the municipal
 election held here to-day Hon. George
 F. Coats, republican, was elected mayor and one republican alderman IS also elected. The democrats elected the city | treasurer, marshal and two aldermen. SAN FRANCISCO, May At a meeting of the executive committee of the state board of trade today Senator Stanford, Senator Stewart, of Nevada, ex-Gover- nor Perkins, Congressman Morrow and other prominent men were present. The
 subject discussed was the reclamation
 of the arid lands of the western part of the United States.
 Senator Stanford said the importance
 of the arid land project cannot be over | estimated. The region extends from Mexico to British Columbia, with a
 width of twelve hundred miles. The needs of this district should receive mo- | tice when it comes before congress. The Senator further said: "These lands are
 now useless for settlement by the poor
 man. Only when irrigated by capital
 can they be used for agriculture and | furnish homes for millions of people. The work is a great one and worth the | expenditure of millions of money. The people east do not understand that this | land is valueless without water" | Senator Stewart said surveys should
 be carried out, the first four million dol
 lars could be used Tn that manner. The
 appropriation of S250,O00 will be used at
 initial points, where typographical sur
 veys have already been made. The peo- pie of the east know little of the value of irrigation. Two-thirds of the agri-
 culture of the world is carried on by
 means of irrigation. The reclamation
 of arid lands is less work than the culti- vation of timber lands. In time these will be the only lands to be secured.
 The senator then explained the irri- gation system in India. The cost of re- claiming by irrigation would be about | ten dollars an acre, and the fertility and | possibilities amount to double that of
 unirrigated land with drainage. Irri-
 gation is as healthy as the rainfall.
 Congressman Morrow and Col. John | P. Irish also spoke on the subject. Senator Stewart assured those pres | ent that the senate committee would | accomplish that, which in time would | surprise the whole world, in the matter | of irrigation.
 l PRovIDENcE, R l.. May 7.-The pas building was tested to day. Superin- | tendent of construction Cornell cut the
 elevator loose and let it fall the whole | five stories, a distance of sixty-five feet
 to the air tight brick vault at the bot | tom, to show the entire safety of such a
 fall. Cornell, accompanied by a man
 named Jones and reporter for the Tel egram went down. When the elevater door opened the men were found on the
 bottom of the car insensible and their heads badly cut. Their injuries may yet prove fatal, as all received a spinal shock. Jones was the most severely hurt and will probably die.
 SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-United States Senator, Geo. H. Hoar, of Massachusetts chairman of the select committee Of the Senate on the relations of the United States with Canada, stated to-day ln an | interview. that the main subjects which the committee will investigate are: First, The fisheries.
 Second, The military works at Esqu-
 malt, British Columbia.
 Third, General interchange of pro ducts between the United States and Canada.
 The state board of trade made for nal call on the committee this after noon. During the formal session of the committee this afternoon, General Miles spoke at length on the subject of coast defenses stating what had been and what ought to be done for the protec- tion of the Pacific coast in particular. NEW YORK, May 8.-President Charles Francis Adams of the Union Pacific tes- tified before the senate committee in vestigating the working of the Interstate commerce law He said he would like to have the law universally obeyed and given fair trial and thought the com missioners should prosecute some of the offenders. Adams thought that the common railroad law between the Uni ted States and Canada should legalize the pool existing between the United States and Canada as it would save troubles in reference to Canadian roads.
 CITY OF MEXICO, May 8.-Work on the Inter-Oceanic Railroad is progress ing rapidly. It will be finished to Vera Cruz and Matisac, in less than year, The central branch from Aguas Calientas will be finished this month.
 The seditious priests of Guanajuato are undergoing trial.
 NEW YoEK, May 8.-Emma Abbott will build monument to her late hus band at a cost of SS5,000. When she dies her body will be cremated and the ashes placed in the same tomb.
 NEW YORK, May 8.-The sale of the trottirg stock from Senator Stanfords farm, began today. The attendance was good and prices very satifactory. Among the early sales were seven horses, all b.r EIac+iopoor Tho 1,rioac ropcrod