Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-23
BY TELEGRAPH.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 15-A care
 tul estimate of the growing orange croI
 places it at 100000 boxes, or about the
 same as last year.
 TOPEKA, Kan. Aug. 15-The Citizens allian ., supplementary to the Farmers
 alliance, and composed of men engaged
 in other pursuits, than farming, but who
 hold the same political beliefs as the farmers, met in state convention to-day and formed state organization. This
 new alliance now numbers 10000 mem
 bers.
 CHICAGO, Aug, 15-Dr. Sowger, pro- mlnent physician, was shot, probably
 fatally, this afternoon by J. Barton Son
 cher, who claims to be correspondent of
 the Chicago Horseman. The shooting
 was brought about by the alleged inti-
 macy between the doctor and Soncher's
 wife. l SACRAMENTO, Aug. 14-McDonald has
 besn nominated for State Treasurer in
 the Republican convention.
 f PTTTsBrRG, Aug. 15.-Last night the Atlantic City excursion train B. & O.
 railroad was wrecked twenty miles from this city by unknown persons where
 the road runs along the Yanghiogheny
 river. Thirty feet of water was running
 at the time. The wreck resulted in the
 death of the two engineers and one
 tramp. The passengers escaped with | | slight cuts and bruises. The train con-
 sisted of three sleepers crowded with ex- |
 curslonlsts for the sea shore. Two ties |
 placed across the track threw the engine |
 down an embankment. The passengers |
 were saved by the cars turning over in |
 either direction.
 Special to the Citizen
 EL PAsc, August 14.-A. Tsy a con- ductOr on the Fl Paso street car line still |
 lies in jail on charge of smuggling. 300
 Mexican cigars were found secreted un-
 der the car seats and Tsy was arrested, charged with the smuggling. Several prominent businesss firms here are SUD- posed to be implicated.
 WASHINGTON, August 15.-The house proceeded to the consideration of the conference report on Indian appropria- tion bill.
 PORTLAND, August 15.-A collision occurred this morning on the Union Pa- citic line about 8 miles from here, be- tween special carrying the Oregon Press Association and a freight train. No one was seriously injured. The en- zine Ot the special, one passenger coach, caboose, and several freight cars were ] wrecked.
 ST. PAUL. August 15.-A complete change in officers and directors of the , Eastern Minnesota Railway was affected ; at the annual meeting yesterday. It is ( said 1t IS expected that the retirement of II. D. Minet from the presidency and the fact that some of his associates have ( offices in San Francisco ( seems to point to the confirmation of a S report that they would extend the great road from Butte, Montana, through Boice City to San Francisco.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Frye moved to proceed to the consideration of the river :. and harber bill. Edmunds demanded !; yeas and nays. Motion agreed to; yeas : 26, nays 8. Frye said he should ask the senate to remain in session until the bill { was finished.
 Quay made a personal explanation as to = .O the remark attribed to him as regards r reports of the republican caucus last night. He has been represented as say ng that he did not wish to have A members of the house of re- V yelping at his heels, urged e ,n by the Speaker. He had make no re- h lection on the distinguished presiding il officer of the other branch of congress. o
 The senate met at 10 o'clock and teok Ip the river and harbor bill. l.,
 Among the amendments reported by D he committee on appropriations agreed s' O by the senate was one inserting S500,- n 00 for entrance to Galveston Harbor, u Texas. p
 PARIS, Aug. 15.-A despatch from 3uenos Ayes states that at a meeting Q, if the parliment committee the minister n, if finance declared that the government tl would avoid any new issue of paper in honey.
 VIENNA, Aug, 15-Floods in hungary ~, ontinue and the harvest is ruined. V, dany houses collapsed and number of tI ives lost. s1
 SALT LAKE, August 14.-Supervisor of al Census Gordon reports the population of tc Utah at 223, ,5S9. an increase over 179O of 0,226.
 LONDON, August 15.-Quotations of N liver to-day are g pence and New York el quivilent to SLAB. Silver was pur- tF hased to day for delivery at Philadel a hia, San Francisco and New Orleans. s;
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-The amount tE f silver offered to the treasury depart leni to-day was 704, 900 ounces, of which of 17,0O0 was accepted. The directors of di he mint refuse to give the price paid, to ,r, l~ Y LONDON, August 16-Preim Sails co ury's last dispatch to Blaine relative to It he Behring Sea dispute. It bears late of August 2nd. After quoting from documents the dispatch con- G ludes by showing that England refused ar o admit any part of the Russian claim th s asserted in the Ukase of 21 to Marine Sl jurisdiction and exclusive right of fish ds ng; also that the convention of the 9th was regardless by both sides as fir on the part of Russia of Ia ny claim in it's entivity and that though di }ehring Straights were not and spe- h; iically provided for Behring sea was tb lot known by that name, but was re- E arded as part of the Pacific Ocean. dC The majssty's government always ce laimed freedom of navigation and fish M ng ln BehrlDg Sea and beside the limit dT f maratine leagues from the coast. It 7as impossible to admit that the right 0 fish and catch seals in the higher Ss eas, can be held to be abandoned by n, UT nation from the mere fact that for 2.
 certain number of years 1t had not ~ '. uited the subjects of that nation to ex- E rcise such a right. If the United States sn overnment continues to differ with te treat Britain as to the legality of the m ecent captures her maiesty's govern DC lent is ready refer the question the ia ependent thereonto an impartial arbi- tu ration. 5o TRACADIE, N. B., August 15th.-One be as not to go as far as Molokai to wit ess that awful blight of flesh, lepresy. 70 Iere in this out-of-the-way spot of New 1v on the shores of the great y c,h hfef fN, ,olx ha ccF,l z,ol1 II