Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-09-06


 this morning in Win. Harness liver
 stable and in less than three hours d,
 stroyed two and one half blocks in tn business center of the city, causing los
 of at least S150,O00. The greatest los
 was the first National Bank, New Tor
 building owned by Congressman Mol
 rille. The vault containing S50,0OO il currency aed many valuable books an, papers gave way under the intens ! heat.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-General Nc Cook, the newly appointed brigadiei
 general, who was to have assumed com
 mand of the Department of Arizona or
 the first of September, has had his or
 ders suspended by the War Department
 pending a decision in the Brooke KautA
 controversy.
 This means that the department has
 concluded to settle the dispute between
 the last named officers by separating
 them in their official relations, that Gen
 McCook will probably be ordered to Omahain command of the Department of
 the Platta, m place of General Brooke,
 who will be transferred to the Depart ment of Arizona, the command origin ally assigned to General cCook.
 It has been decided by the depart ment to continue the headquarters Of the Department of Arizona at Los An geles, Cal, until Spring, when Gen. Glib bon will retire and another rearrange- ment of the military commands will fol low. Under the recent orders the head quarters of the department were to have been transferred to Santa Fe.
 ..Io ot son Dangertield IS the wife or Rever6y Dangerfield of Alexandria, Va, member of one of the proudest and most ancient families of that commonwealth, and a grandson, on his mothers side, of Re verdy Johnson. She Is d women of striking beauty and has long been a conspicuous figure in the society of the national capitol. Mrs. Dangerheld is d tall and rather large, though not portly women of 45. She is brunnett with attractive features and luxuriant hair. She is musician of talent, an enter taining conversationalist and in every way an accomplished lady.
 At about midnight of last Tuesday Mrs. Dangerfield was attacked in the Asbury Park cottage, where she has been a summer guest, by Edmund -C. Blunt, of Washington, son of well-to- do cement merchant of that city, but himself a young man of somewhat mal- odOrous record for dissipation and brawl- ing. He visited the cottage when evil dently under the influence of liquor, demanded to see Mrs. Dangerfield, who. 1t would appear, had before been sub jected to gossip because of her acquaint ance with him, was repulsed by the lady of the house but forced his way to Mrs. Dangerfeld. She came upon the land ing in her dressing gown, remonstrated with him vainly, and was brutally and speedily struck by hlm in the face and choked
 She finally made her escape and he was locked up in a summer house ad- joining the cottage until a policeman was found. Blunt was arrested and the next morRing was fined ten dollars and costs by local magistrate. Mrs. Dangerfeld: disappeared the same morn ing from Asbury Park, and MT. Danger field left his home Alexandria, in entire ignorance of what had happened to his wife forty-eight hours before. If he meets Blunt very serious conse- quences are feared. Blunt is still suf- fering from a pistol shot wound received in fight with a Washington gambler.
 Edmund Blunt was at the Brighton Beach race track yesterday afternoon for the first time this season. When by reported he said: "1ou will excuse me, as 1 have nothing to say at all.''
 COLUMBUS, Sept. 3.-Isaac Smith, who IS confined Tn the penltentlary here, IS one of the four men who are to be hang ed next Thursday night. For some time t has been known that he was carrying on correspondence with woman ont side, supposed to be his cousin. The etters were long and affectionate. The officials found the woman to be Mrs. Amelia Baeder, the wife of a German saloon keeper. She had been coming to he penitentiary for the past three months in company with Mrs. Leuth, he mother of Otto Leuth, the Cleve- | and boy murderer, who is also to be hanged on Thursday.
 Mrs. Baeder fell in love with Smith 1 when she first saw him in his cell. A number of the letters have been inter- l ,epted. In one of them she unfolds a | conspiracy to secure the release of Smith | when they were to get rid of her hus- ,and and she was to install Smith in the | of her business. It is | inown she has given SlO0 to aid in se- turing a communication of sentence for | smith. Smith had been recommended | ,y the Board of Pardons for commuta- ion, but the Governor has taken no ac- ion. It is believed he will be hanged | with the other four.
 ALLENTOWN. Sept. 3.-The condition f Mrs. Adam Wuchter, the fasting wo- nan of White Hall, IS no worse to day | han 1t was a week ago. Her face pre- | ents pitIful appearance. Her breath | ng has increased considerably during he week, until now she inbales and eY- Iales about forty times a minute. This | s the 149th day since she partook of | ood, and the ninty-tifth since water has 'assed her lips.
 WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 1.-Two ,oxes containing S6OOO, which belonged | O Hampton Eangdon, who died recent y near Rising Sun, Md, were found ew days ago beneath the garrett floor at | llS IeSlu0uCt.
 OsKosH, Sept. 3-Hoxie & Mellock, me of the most extensive lumber firms | n Wisconsin, failed to-day. It was pre- ipitated by an attachment for S6O,OOO | n favor of the National Bank of Oskosh. | The assets are said to be S60O,OOO; lia- ,ilities, S5lS,0O0. The failure may affect | others.
 KANSAS CITY, Sept. 3.-President Ed | ward Hewens of the Cherokee Strip | Live Stock Association to-day said l trenuous efforts were being made to | influence the president to extend the | ime set for the evacuation of the Chero- | zee strip by the cattle men until De- ,ember 1st. If the presidents order | ,oes into effect by October lst, it will | lecessitate during the next P days the | fully quarter of a million of | :attle into the market.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Before the Stat Board of Arbitration to-day Master Me | ;hanic Buchanan testified. Of Is dis | charged he knew the causes in the case | ,f only two. Malay WAS discharged for | obtaining pass under false pretenses; NnpyaV fpr pa,.lact of dutv Troip