Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-10-18

OhlcRg0, OoSODer 1o-Jas. w. EddY, of Aurora, Ill, secured from Judge Tut hill today an injunrtion restraining J. L. Beveridge, Jr.. J. Irving Pesrce and J. B. Hobbs, as arbitrstors, from turn ing oyer to F. B. Hirckley the bonds. coupons and records of the Arizona Mineral Belt railroad company. Eddy m the bill says that it was question as 70 the validity of the claim he held against the road, and to avoid litigation he agreed with Hickney to refer the matter to the above gentlemen as arbi- bitrstors. Eddy turned over all the bonds, coupons and other papers to them, together with his resignation, the majority of the board of directors to be used If the srbitrators decided against him. The arb trators have had the case over ten months without making any disposition. Tuesday Eddy revoked the contract of arbitration ard so nOti- fisd them. Learning that they proposed to hand everything to Hickney, he filed the bill with the above result.
 SYRACUSE, N. r., Oct. 16.-The loss of the Leland Hotel exceeds S125,OOO. The hotel cost s8O,OOO The furniture was all destroyed, and a considerable loss was sustained by the American Express Co. in its building and express matter ad- joining the hotel. Individual inmates of the hotel lost heavily Tn personal effects. Probably the loss of life will not exceed eight persons-three guests and five servants. Thirty more are se- riously injured.
 The fire broke out at 12:30, in the kitchen, and ragged fiercely till the en- tire building was consumed. From the beginning confusion reigned, and the shrieks of women and children sounded above the rattle of ambulances and noise of engines.
 The building was provided with fire escapes, but many persons in ther fran tic efforts to escape jumped from the windows and were killed or mangled.
 The hotel was SIX story building. con- tained 400 rooms.and cost S150,0OO.
 When the flames began to sweep through the hotel, the night clerk Jones set the automatic fire alarm bell ringing, and before the rudely awakened guests could realize what was the mat ter the flames and smoke had filled the halls. The burning hotel viewed from the street presented a scene which never can be forgotten. In many win dows of the five stories could be seen men and women piteously calling for help, or making their escape from the burning building by means of ropes. In window of the fifth story man and woman could be seen struggling ID each others arms. The woman evident ly wanted to throw herself out of the window; while below was a sea of flames; soon after they were lost to view. On the sfth floor towards the Fayette street side four women appeared at a window. Ladders were put into position but wires in the way prevented the raising of the ladder for some minutes, which seemed hours. Annie Cummings, one of the servants, jumped with the intention of dropping into net, but missed and was dashed to death. Vim. Hurrap lowered himself half way down from the fourth floor, when the rope ibroke off and he dropped to the ground killed. Rose Schwarz and another hotel domestic jumped from the fifth floor and were killed.
 | BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct 16.-A man 8 years old, accompanied by a beautiful | girl of I9, arrived here tonight from At lanta and registered at the Morris House as Dr. Keene and wife, New York. Soon after they arrived the police re- ceived telegram from Atlanta to arrest Lewis Avant for kidnapping and to hold the girl until her father arrived. The l couple were taken to the station house, | where Avant was locked up and the girI detained in the office. Avant is a mar ried man and lived in Macon, Ga. The | girl is Della Adair. and her father re- sides nine miles from Atlanta She says she knew Avant was a married man, but she loved him and wanted to live with him. Both deny that he kidnapped her. They met in Atlanta by appointment and left there to-day. The girl says she will run away again if her father takes her home. Avant says he is willing to return without requisition, but fears the girls father will shoot him MARINE CITY, Mich, Oct. 16.-Mrs' | William Wellnausen and her seven year son were drowned in a we'll yesterday. The boy fell into the we'll by accident and the mother jumped in also. Both were drowned before aid reached them. PITTsBURG, Get. 16-An explosion oc- cured at Moreheads Rolling Mill this afternoon. Several men were reported killed and injured. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 16.-Chief of Police Hennesy, who was fired on by unknown men at his residence last night, is sink ing rapidly. FRESNO, Oct 16.-Ah Gee Yung a Chinese murderer under sentence of death for killing China woman some months ago, committed suicide by talk | ing opium in the county jail early this morning. He attempted to escape last | night but was captured and watch put in his calI but ha alndad tham