Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-02

SAN DIEGO, July 30.-H. J. Gleason, late agent of the Santa Fe road at this place, was sent to-day to the insane asy- lum at Napa for lunacy.
 Gleason was at one time general freight and passenger agent of the Rock Island at Chicago and was we'll known in the east.
 WASHINGTON, July 30.-Assistant post master general Clarkson returned from tour of the west last night and assum- ed his official duties here to-day. He said to an Associated Press reporter:
 My tour included all important cities west of Chicago and north of Kansas City. No one can understand how rap idly that great country Is developing until he sees it. It has not had in any of the departments the official facilities that 1t Is entitled to. I travelled on a fast mail from central Iowa to Portland, Oregon, which makes the good time of 67 miles an hour and the service is very efficient, and other fast mails are being brought up to the standard Of efficiency Postofiices in cities that have been doubling every year or two were looked over and 1 returned with recommends tiOns for increased allowances for nearly all of them and some of these have al- ready been granted. The department is anxious to try and keep up with that country in it's prodigious growth and in- crease of population and business. The development of the states in the noun tains and Pacific slope is simply won derful
 Special t" the Citizen,
 BENSON, July 31.-The San Pedro river is running higher now than in years past. The valley is nearly all under water as far as can be seen from here. N. M. 6 A. train is stalled by washouts on both sides, three miles east of Benson. The 5. P. bridge across the San Pedro river, one mile east of here, is in great danger of being carried away. Its approaches are gone on both sides, and the water is washing the track east of the bridge. Special Co the CITIZEN.
 FoRT THOMAS, July 31.-At the resort near Fort Grant yesterday, J. ". Cress, keeper of the place, was shot and killed by Constable Roberts, of Bonita, in a dispute over some land. Shortly after ward Frank Nelson, who since he was released from the army has been leading a. a.dissolute life, murdered Sarah McPar- ris and her three-year old child, in fit of jealousy. The woman had left her husband, who is soldier at Fort Apa- che. Both murderers have been ar rested.
 SAN FRANCIsco, July 31.-The cele- brated Blythe will contest which began on July 10th, 1889, and has continued steadily for over year, ended to-day in Judge Coffey rendering a voluminous decision in favor of Florence, the illegit- innate child of Thomas H. Blythe; the deceased millionaire, awarding her the bulk of an estate consisting of houses and land in this city and other property of total value of about S4,0O00O0. The contestants included the plaintiff, Flor ence Blythe, Alice Edith Dickinson, al- legged widow of Blythe, the Williams heirs of Liverpool, the Blythe Company, the gypsy Clythes, the Savages of Lon don, the Scotch Irish Ravages, James Wittpearce, and William and David Savage. The courts opinion held that according to the laws of this state, Flor ence had established her claim to Blythe's paternity, the latter having orally and in writing acknowledged her as his child.
 In the case of the alleged widow, the court says that the contradictions in the case of the claimant cannot be recon ciled on the basis that deceased and de- fendant were man and wife.
 BUENos AYREs, July 31.-During the insurrection the iron-clad fleet, which joined the revolutionary movement bombarded the city for two days. Ser ious damage was done many buildings, especially those in the vicinity of Plaza Victoria; one thousand persons were killed, and five thousand wounded.
 RED BLUFF, Cal, July 31.-Fire last ty. It started in Baird's saloon and bowling alley, on Washington street, be- tween Walnut and Pine. The flames soon extended, destroying blacksmith shop, Mrs. Baird's lodging house, P. c. OTuInDduRu JWO SIOTy OW6lllQS, OdrQ and woodsheds. The fire spread to the Sentinel office which was burned up with all in it. The cause of the fire is not known.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July-31-The Steam ship Belgic arrived this morning from Hong Kong and Yokahoma. On the 1lth inst, the total number of cholera cases in Japan was increased to 239. | with 114 deaths. Forty seven fresh l cases and fifteen deaths were reported l that day, and P deaths were reported l from Nagaski. The Saperon has sanct- toned the expenditure of S43,000 from the government reserve funds for disin- l lection purposes. The latest report of | discontent on account of the high price | of rice comes from Aikawa, on SadO Is- land. Two thousand poor people aid ed by the money of others began to riot On the street, and the police being pow srless the governor ordered troops from the neighboring garrisons. Telegraph c news on the 4th inst, stated that the rioters were becoming more powerful md were destroying the residences and of rice merchants. A company ,f infantry were despatched from Shiba 70 the scene of trouble. Aikawa is one ,f the most prosperous towns of Sado