Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-07-12

ccmpony IS taxable Oy the state or wash
 ington.
 , ANAHEIM, Cal, July 5.-A planter } house and contents was burned to tn . ground this morning. Loss, Sl5,0OO; in surance, S9,JO0.
 EL PAso, Texas, July 3.-Joseph D Brown, an expert telegraph and railroa,
 clerk, was murdered in the Gem Saloon yesterday, by Wm. G. Colwell, engineer
 at the steam pumping station. Colwel
 lost at cards and Brown jokingly TO ferred thereto.
 BOSTON, July 3.-John l.. Sullivan
 who is in town talked quite freely witt reporter last night. 'When I'll figh again, I don't know,' he said: "But I do know that I stand ready to mee any man in the world, white are black if sufficient amount of money is forth coming.
 He will meet Jackson for S20,000, but he don't propose to run after him. Xii rain he added later, he would not fight again, if he had millions bshind him though be believed him to be the easiest mark in the country.
 PORTLAND, Maine, July 3.-Over 10,0O( member of the association of the Army Potomac, including all leading officers oi the organization, arc here in attendance upon the annual reunion. The forer oor was devoted to the meeting of different corps and social gatherings.
 General Collis of New York presided at the meeting this afternoon.
 General Francis 2. Walker delivered an oration and Hen. Hcratio King read a poem.
 NEW YoRE, July 3.-Abraham Rosen- l berg and a crowd of about 30 other | striking tailors visited the tailoring shop Of Samuel billet at 192 Eldridge street, this morning, and began an in- | discriminate attack upon billet, his wife and workmen. billet defended himself with a revolver and fired into the crowd and shot Rosenberg in the back, int1ict- a serious and probably fatal wound. l Rosenberg was removed to the hospital | and the coroner has been summoned to take Rosenbergs ante-mortem statement.
 FRESNO, Cal, July 3.-An attempt was made to rob Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express ! car while the train was standing at | Goshen, Tulare county, this morning. | The doors of the car were opened to de- liver express matter when a man reached into the car and seized package and | tried to make off with it. The messen- drew his pistol and jumped from the car and compelled the thief to get into | the car. The messenger then sent for the | conductor and put the thief under ar rest and sent him to Visalia.
 ssCHIcAGO, July 3.-Jack Ashton was to meet Frank Glover tonight at Battery D. Armory in q hard glove contest, an d two thousand people assembled to wit ness the pugrlistic encounter. The po- lice prevented the men from appearing, however, owing to sthe .fact that when the time came another pugilist, who had participated in one of the preliminary fights that formed part of the program. was seriously injured.
 LONDON, July 3.-Stephen 3. Holmes, alias Stephen Smith, who was arrested here yesterday on suspicion of being the thief who stole the Duke of Edinburgh's jewelry, was arraigned today and re- manded for a hearing in Edinburgh. It is alleged that Holmes is barber and was formerly employed at l423 Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
 CHATTANOOGA, July 3.-The first gen. eral reunion of the confederate veterans commenced to-day, continuing three days. The city is brilliantly decorated with blue and gray bunting, the stars and stripes, and .largezpictures of prom inent generals and other leading char acters on both sides in the late war. Several thousand people are here from l. |, ing General Kirby Smith, General John B. Gordon and others prominent in the war. An address of welcome and re- sponse will be made to-day. In the grand military parade Friday there will be one thousand old soldiers and militia " from all parts of the south. General Gordon, the general commanding, will receive the troops and deliver an ad- dress from. ..bi; saddle. The Tennessee rlver, Cameron Hill and Lookout noun tain will be Illuminated Friday night by grand pyrotechnic display.
 SAN FRANIcsco, July 3.-Bradstreet's Commercial Agency reports II failures in the Pacific states and territories for week ending to-day.
 CINCINNATI, July 3.-There have been three fire alarms and as many fires up to 10 o'clock tonight. One, fire called out the entire department because the local ity was very combustible. Loss and damage by these flres was not over S10,- GOO, all told.
 TACOMA, July 3.-R. H. Passmore, cashier of the Security National Bank of Tacoma, suicided this morning. It is stated that his accounts are straight. Cause, melancholy.
 EMPoRIA, July 5.-Farmer's alliance and other. kindred organizations united one of the grandest demonstrations to- day, ever held in this city. It was procession five miles long, 10000 people being in attendance.
 WASHINGTON, July 5.-A telegram has been received at the navy department, from Rear Admiral Walker, saying that the squadron of Evolution sailed from Rio de Janiero to-day, for New York. 1t is expected to arrive about the first of August.
 PARKERsBURG, W. Va, July 5.-The fourth destructive orm of the week passed over the locality yesterday. A sudden heavy rainfall deluged Kanawha and Muskingum valleys. Unofficial estimate places damages in Muskingum valley at half a million dollars. Special to the CITIZEN.
 YUMA, Ariz, July 5.-Behan and Stien surrendered the prison to-day, to Ingalls, and Brinley.
 CTTT OF MEXICO, July 5.-Drouth at Ozuludma, near Tampico, caused the death of 10000 cattle.
 All government edifices and foreign legations were flying flags yesterday, in honor of the United States.