Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-09
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Following is the result of the games played to-day.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Following is the result of the games played to-day. NATIONAL.
 Chicago5; Boston ?.
 Cincinnati II; Philadelphia 3.
 Cleveland 9; New York 9.
 Pittsburg ?; Brooklyn 9.
 PLAYERS LEAGUE.
 Chicago 6; New York 8.
 Pittsburg Il; Brooklyn 3. | Cleveland O; Philadelphia 5. | Buffalo q; Boston ,.
 AMERICAN.
 Brooklyn g; Toledo f.
 Syracuse O; Louisville 8. Rochester 4; St. Louis ,.
 LONDON, Aug. 3.-A special corres- ent of daily newspaper succeeded in obtaining admission to the Turkish jail | at Uskelb, Macedonia, a town of Euro pean Turkey. He found that the build ! ing containing 149 cells which were oc- | cupied by 1,S11 persons or over 12 to the | cell. As rule the unfortunate victims are sent there to be confined from one to ten years each, but so great are their sutferings arising from the barbarity of | their keepers and the tOtal disregard by the latter of all sanitary, that one rarely | outlives five years. In one cell, two and half yards square, the correspondent discovered nearly a score of wretches | panting for air and starving for food. They have in the way of the latter noth | ing but bread and water. The greater | e%s, .I by their ankles and wrists as if the jail | CTS were unable to in let tOrtures enough upon their victims in the dens | already provided. The correspondent | found series of underground cells said | to be reserved for the worst prisoners, | which were Tn total darkness, whom | Turkish tyranny had singled out for | special barbarIty, in order to force con- | fessions, where confessions would have proved useful to those in power, the aid of ants is called in. These ants are kept in small boxes for the purpose, and fifty | of them are placed at one time on the naked body of the prisoner whom it is desired to torture. It is also customary to chain men all day in the sun in such way that they are unable to move. CHICAGO, Aug. 2-The Rock Island has given notice that it will meet the Missouri Pacific rate of S27.5O from Kan sas City to Boston and return, and it de- nies emphatically it had any intention of making such rate until the Missouri Pacific put its tickets on the market at that price.
 he Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe has not decided to meet the cut, but It's Frisco line will probably adopt it by way of St Louis.
 It consequence of the cuts made from St. Louis to Boston the Vandalia an nounces a rate of s30 from that point to New York.
 ABILENE, Kas., Aug. 2.-The Farmers Alliance of the eight judicial district has put in circulation and endorsed at its meetings the following petition: To the Hon. M. B. Nicholson, judge of
 the eight judicial district of Kansas:
 In view of the disasterous failures ot crops and general stringency of money matters We, the undersigned petitioners, do hereby most earnestly request that proceeding in the foreclosure of all real estate mortgages now pending or that
 om date wi Il be delayed.
 DENVER, August 4.-Chemicals ex- ploded in the office of the Denver Fire, Brick and Chemical supply house this afternoon. The entire front of the building was blown out and men pass ing were hurled across the street and were badly bruised. The building took fire, and when partially extinguished body was found burned to crisp and SUD- posed to be that of the president of the company Joseph Boswith. SIt was taken out of the ruins, and it is thought that another is still in the building.
 BALTIMORE, Aug. Mrs. Elizabeth Sands. probably the oldest person in Baltimore, and last of the Oll Defenders association, died yesterday, 101 years of age. Mrs. Sands was born March ', 1789. Her husband was in the army in 1872.
 LONDON, Aug. At the request of the German government England has ordered her men of war now at Buenos Ayres, to protect the interests of Ger mans in that city.
 BERLIN, Aug. 4-The tenth interna- tional medical congress opened here to- day. Prof. Virchou, president of the con- gress, made an:address. Two thousand five hundred German and 25OO foreign doctors, including 800 physicians from America, are present.
 SAN FRANCISCO. August 4.-The state convention of the American Party op- ened here to-day.
 The Sixth Grand Council of Young Men Institute (Catholic) assembled here also. There was parade of visiting in stitutes from all parts of the state
 WASHINGTON, August 4.-The house went into a committee of the whole on the general deficiency appropriation bill.
 LONDON, August 4.-The German i'm perial yacht with Emperor William and his brother Prince Henry on board, ar rived at Osborne this morning. His majesty drove to Osborne House where the queen, princess of Wales and duchess of Edinburgh received him.
 PARIS, August 4.-Another explosion caused by fire damp occurred in a coal pit at St. Ettienne. One hundred hfteen men employed in the pit succeeded m escaping uniniured. Five others were seriously hurt
 NEW YORK, August 4.-Gold bars to the amount of S1 100000 have been or dered for shipment to Europe.
 BUFFADo, August 4.-The Buffalo parties invited to witness Kemmler ex- ecuted at Auburn have been notified to be at the prison by p. ID. tomorrow.
 SENATE.
 WASHINGTON, August 4.-Senator Da WIS offered resolution calling on sec retary of war for information on the sub | feet of the accident last Friday to the lock of Sault Ste. Marie canal. He spoke of it as a most serious calamity to the | commerce of the nation, costing las he has been informed by telegraph $5O0. 900 per day.
 CANAL QUESTION.
 Some discussion followed as to the failure of the house to act upon the measure passed some time ago by the