Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-12-20
CLEARFIELD BANK CLOSES

CLEARFIELD, Dec. 1.-The Clearfield county bank closed its doors this morn ing. Depositors are made safe by mort gage on real estate for three times the amount deposited. The owner of tn bank Is ex-Sena tor Will 6am Wallacs. Liabilities s350,OOO asset
 5000.
 LAUREL, M. D., Dec. 16.-A fire de- strOyed Senator Gorman's residence this morning, the inmates narrowly escaping with their lives.
 PINE RIDGE AGENCY, s. D., Dec. 1s.- Two Strike and followers of 15O lodges reached the agency this morning. Troops are still waiting under arms for orders to march.
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 DENVER, Dec. 18.-A special from Daly's ranch, s. D., says things have about reached crisis here. Indians are seen in all directions md are prepared for an engagement any moment. Scouts report we are to be attacked this morn ing and 8 signal will be the setting fire to grass. Grass has been set CD fire and 8 number of ranches are burning. Re ports say several white men have been murdered on the Cheyenne river. The Seventh Cavalry will be sent against the Indians. We are 125 strong but have 8 good position and can reach them with Hotchkiss guns. We are informed we will have achievements this even ing of four more troops which will make our company 250 strong.
 SOMETHING MUST BE DONE WASHINGTON, Dec 1s.-Gsneral Schs- field this morning received telegram from General Miles dated Long River, Nsb., Dec. 17tb, stating General Brooke reports about eight hundred Indians now camped at Pine Ridge agency and these with other Indians at Pine Ridge and Rosebud are all that can be drawn out of the disaffsctsd camp. The others are defiant and hostile and are determin- ed ts go to war. He estimatesthe number of men in the hostile camp in the Bad Lands at 25O. General Ruggsr's estimate represents in all 75O Indians. Sixteen thousand Sioux who have been restrain cd and professed loyalty, and should have a positive assurance wi.h the least possible delay that the government will perform and fulfil its treaty obligations. No information is received ct the war department in regard to he fight in which two officers and fifty men are said to have been killed. The report is dis credited.
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 DENVER, Dec. 18-LATRR-A special from Cheyenne River says that cour- fer just in aroused the camps and states that a party of 15 men are besieged 90 miles from here on Spring Greek, at Daly's ranch. The Indians made three attemps to fire the ranch. The courier broke through the Indians, firing both pistols right and left. One of their bull let's penetrated his ovsrsoat. Major Tip per and hundred men have gone to the rescue.
 DENvEf-A special from the Sixth Cavalry on Cheyenne River says that whils the government wagons were crossing Spring Creek they and their escort were attacked by forty Indians and over 100 shots were exchanged. One soldier is wounded and another shot drought hs hat. Captain Willis cavalry came to the rescue and the Indians ran away.
 HELENA, Dec. 1S.-The board of trade unanimously adopted resolutions favor ing free and unlimited coinage of all American silver.
 BOMBAY, Dec. 1S-A house in the native quarter of the city containing one hundred inmates collapsed today. Thiry persons were killed and many in- jured.
 NEW YORK, Dec 18.-Ths suspension of Erastus Ford is announced in the stock exchange.
 BERLIN, Dec. 18-The Empress Au- gusta Victoria has given birth to a son.
 CHATHAM, Dec. 1S.-Jamss Henry, a pork shipper, obtained from . local agent of the Grand Trunk road bills of leading for ten carloads of pork which he cashed at the bank of Montreal for SlS,OOO, It was subsequently, discover ed that no pork was delivered. Henry has disappeared. An investigation of af- fairs shows dedication of some S40- 900.
 PROVIDENCE, R. l., Dec 18-Owen Bros, agents for the Atlantic Mills, have assigned; liabilities are large.
 WELLAND, Ont, Dec. 18--Arthur Day, | who murdered his wife by pushing her | over the cliff at Niagra Falls July last, | was hanged this morning. Day committed bigamylundsr the name l of Arthur Hoyte, and his second wife l having discovered his real name it be- | came necessary for him to get rld of his first wife.
 QUEBEC, Dec. 18-Word has just been 1 from St. Joseph that the west bound Halifax express went through 6 bridge today. The entire train except the baggage car and engine wont down. A number of passengers are killed and many injured.
 BIxMINHAM Ala, Dec. 18.-The coal miners strike here has assumed serious turn. The iron and steel workers passed to pledge their support to the strikers. They agree to refuse to work with coal mined by convict labor ,r scab miners. This would mean 5000 nore mon join the ranks of the strikers. BISMARCK, N. D. Dec, 1S-It is report d that negroes in Mandan are affected with the Messiah craze.
 MACON, Ga, Dec 18-In the U. s. Court today the district attorney stated hat Lem Burch, one of the principal in the conspiracy trial was ;