Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-04-26

PARIS, April 23.-Advices from Lagas state that the French garrison at Porto Mayo having been warned of the Dahom- aims advancing upon the place, advanc- ed to meet the enemy. A battle which lasted two hours took place. and 800 Dohomians were killed. and fifty French men wounded.
 TACOMA, April 22-The Pacific mail steamship subsidy of 575,OO0 for the com pany to make its trans-Oceanic terminus here was finally raised to-day.
 ULYSSES, Kans., April 23. - County Clerk George W. Earp, and County Com F. M. Lenhart, J. D. Harper, O. A. Rob- for swindling the county out of the bounty offered by the county for wolf scalps. Its charge for the citizens was that mentioned connected with the county clerk and the commissioners. One of them would present bag of scalps and get his bounty. The bag would then be put where it could be stolen, and again presented. This was repeated until tiic county was swindled out of S76,OOO representing a quarter million of scalps.
 NEW CASTLE, Pa, April 23.-In an ex- plosion at the Etna mills this morning, three men were killed and six badly in- lured, two of whom will probably die; while the two were working at fiue the end of the big boiler collapsed with a deafening roar, and in a moment the place was drenched with steam.
 ROCHESTER, N. r., April 23.-John G. l Wagoners five story block, occupied by several manufacturing establishments, burned this morning. Loss nearly S2O0,- coo.
 BUFFALO, N. r., April 23.-United States customs inspectors last night cap tured three Chinese smugglars at the foot of Hertel Avenue, Black Rock. In their possession was found several hun dred dollars worth of opium. They had | crossed the river in small boot. The party landed from China at Vancouver, and had traved through Canada to Fort Erie. They were on their way to New | York.
 ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., April 23.-No | last night. The mine has been sealed so as to smother the flames.
 NEW YORK, April 23.-The McCalla court martial was continued to-day. Louis Mercer a seaman's apprentice on the Enterprise, testified that McCalla threatened to kill hIm for smiling at him at Mozambique. s. E. Graham testified to having been five days in double irons at Antwerp, and was then released and told that the punishment was inflicted under missapprehension.
 CHARLESTON, s. C., April 23- News reached here of riot among the citi- zens of McCormicks, s. c. A man named Sturley reported druggist Cal houn for selling whiskey on Sunday. Druggist Calhoun shot the:officer sent to arrest him. Others citizens took hand in the general fight which ensued, in which several persons are said to have been shot. H. B. Calhoun was the only man known to be fatally shot. l ToNAwANDA, N. r., April 23.-Two | fires broke out last night, both of which were suGdued after hard fight. The | discovery was soon made that the whole | fire alarm system had been cut in sev- eral places. The general opinion is that it was d deliberate plot to burn the city. BERLIN, April 23.-Queen Victoria ar 1 rived at Darmstadt to-day.
 ST PAUL, April 23-In fight with a gang of toughs, Police Officer Peterson was last night beaten until lnsensible but not before he had mortally wounded one of his assailants. Peterson's recov- cry IS considered doubtful.
 SAN JOSE, April 22.-The 23rd annual parade of the Grand Army of the Repub- lie of California was held today. The city was decked in the brightest national | colors and presented beautiful appear ance. There was general suspension of | business, and the streets were crowded. | The day was all that could be desired, and there were probably 1000 or 1900 men in line.
 1 The procession was under the super vision of G. w. GauslIn, grand marshal. | Gen. Gilger arrived in private car this morning. and Tn company with Gov. | Waterman and staff, reviewed the pro | ceSsion in a carriage in front of the court | house.
 | AUSTIN, Texas, April 23.-The little | town of Kyle. twenty miles south of here, was visited by cyclone last night. Many ! houses were overturned and several were swept away. Several persons were in | Jured and the destruction to fences and growing crops was very great.
 CHICAGO, April 23.-One of the labor leaders at the stock yards said today that he confidently expects strike of | JQ,0J0 packing house emplOycs Dy May | lst, for eight hours day. The men are well organized and financially strong.
 SAN FEAScIsco April 23. Haior- Gen. eral liiies returned today from Wash | ington, whither he was summoned to | give evidence before the house commit | tes on ways and means, with regard to l the appropriation for the defense of tho | Pacific coast.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-At a ban quet to night rendered by the Union Leauge Club to the members of the re- publican state central committee, | speeches were made by Geo. A. Knight | and NJ NJ. Estee of San Francisco; Sam uel Shortridge of San Jose; F. H. Short, Fresno; Judge Carpenter and Hervsy read, written by Gen. W. H. Dimond | VI IlO W CD lndOAO CO OC PlCoCAO WASHINGTON April 22. - Senators Manderson and Paddock Saturday pre- scented petitions from the Farmers Ali anca of Nebraska opposing the Win | dom bill or similar measures, and oppos- ing any bill for bonds as a basis for bank notes. and asking for free coinage of silver on any equality with gold, sup plemented with the United States legel tender notes until the currency reaches $50 per capita.
 NEW YORK, April 23.-The following is the results of the games played to day: NATIONAL.
 NEW YoRK-New York 1; Philadel- phia 3.
 CINCINNATI-Clncinn 2; Chicago G.
 BOsTON-Boston ,; Brooklyn ?.