Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-07-19

express north or thls city to-day. Ovel switches shut barely in time to keep the train from distraction. Along the track the train flew, while other trains
 were rushed into side tracks and out oi danger by the frightened trainmen. Or the floor of the locomotive lay Engineer Steve Hotelling, man of massive build powerless in the grasp of maniac. The insane man branished wrench which which he had clutched from the on. gineer's tool box. Both his arms were held by the almost despairing man beneath him, but the men at the depot platform at Clyman, one of the towns through
 which the tram passed. could see had nearly freed himself, and in an another moment, unless help came, the murder ous blow of the wrench would fall. The maniac was Engineer Hottsling's fire man, c. l.. Hastings, Near Watertowr he stepped from the train to coal up He did not return and Engineer Hotteling reached back from his seat and pulled aside the cab curtain and looked out. AS tho curtain moved apart Hast ings bounded in from the tender. He clutched the engineer about the neck and threw him hsadlong to the sway ing footboard. Here the two struggled aS the train dashed on under a full head of steam, At one time the engineer all but dropped to the rails beneath the engine which, left without fresh fuel, was slow Iy losing steam, but still rushed on at a rate that could mean nothing less than fearful tragedy at the first switch left unturned. As the train swept past Cly- man without stopping, the passengers and trainmen realized that something was wrong, and party hurried forward
 Writhing .ndj struggling among the blocks of coal on the tender they saw the engineer and his maniac assailant Hastings was overpowsred and taken to the baggage car. A moment afterward he tainted. Consciousness did not come until twelve hours later. Intensely hot weather, made more trying by the tenn perature of the cab, is given as the cause of his insanity, and there are fears that he cannot recover.
 SAN FRANCIsco, July 15.-The new cruiser, San Francisco, went on dry dock this afternoon to receive her final prspa- ration for the official trial trip. The naval board of inspection will inspect her tomorrow.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 15.-The Security Warehouse Co.'s warehouse in this city burned this afternoon. Lose estimated at s1,0O0,OO0.
 WASHINGTON, July Sherman re- ported a substitute Cor the bill introduc- ed by him on the 14th of May, to reduce the amount of bonds to be required of national banks, and to restore to the channels of trade the excessive accumu- lation of money in the treasury. Placed on calendar.
 The senate then resumed considera- tion of the sundry civil appropriation bill. The first, item being s20OOO for sur veying public lands, the committee re- its increase to S6OCOOO. Without disposing of the amendment the senate adjourned.
 WASHINGTON, July 15.-The house went into a committee of the whole on the bill appropriating S639, ,l8e for ad- ditional clerical force to carry into effect the provisions of the dependant pension act. The debate was limited for two hoars.
 Docksry, of Missouri, criticised the re- port of the c mmittee on appropriation for not reporting the bill making ap- to pay pensions which would be granted under the dependant pension bill. The majority was fright ened at the startling appropriations made during the present session which would bring an enormous deficiency after the elsetion.
 Savers, of Texas, said an appropria- ton of forty million dollars would be re- 1uired next session to apply deficiencies in pension appropriations.
 Enloe, of Tennessee, said it should be whether or not the charges brought against the present commission BIT by Cooper, of Indiana, were true.
 Cooper said he Was ready to prove that the commissioner of pensions outrage ously sold out ruling on behalf of firm of pension attorneys in Washing ton. If the commissioner of pensions would devote his time to the duties of .he bureau instead of booming the pres dent there would be no necessity for an increase of clerks.
 Cannon, of Illinois, defended the com missioner and said that if the bureau vas corrupt lot it be shown. He had known Gen. Raum for twenty years and rom his honorable career he would say f it should be true in these last days, he lad failed in the temptation; it was a are case and he would not condemn un- il proof was shown.
 Mckinley said that if any one would charge dishonesty or corruption on the part of the commissioner that would be sufficient reason for him to vote for an 
 Cannon said that speedy charges must ,e made for which the representative made himself responsible.
 Cannon and Kauk, of Tennessee, had warm discussion concerning tho civil ervice law bill, which was finally pas ,e1.
 Adjourned.
 CINCINNATI, July 15-A terrible ex- ,losion occurred this D. m. at Kings DOW fer mills on little Miami, thirty eight niles east of this city. Ten persons rsre killed and near score seriously injured.
 Two empty freight cars were being oiled into a side track where a car con aiming 800 kegs of gun powder was As the car was struck there vas tremendous explosion and lmm6- liately after another car containing 800 Iegs of powder exploded, making 1900 Iegs altogether.
 Vim. Frawley, brakeman, was stand ng on one of the empty cars when the explosion occurred. No trace of his body las been found. Five other persons to be employees of the powder company were killed. The King powder company and Carter's cartridge works nave buildings on each side of the river. The explosion occurred on the south tide, and the destruction was enormous.
 A number of cottages occupied by yorkmen were shattered and their in mates injured. Twelve or fifteen girls 1t work in the cartridge factory were ,rlppled. The railway freight house and Ill the adjacent buildings were set on ire and were totally consumed. The rack and ties of the railroad are torn md great nole ploughed in the ground. md the cartridge factory was burned to he ground.
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 GLOBE, Ariz.. July 1C-It is question Ible whether Ed. Baker was killed by