Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-08-02

which three or four years ago an earnest protest was made, was discovered on fire about 3 o'clock this morning and in a few minutes the entire structure was in flames and the atmosphere so hot that the tiremen could not endure it. The splendid Pbenix block, involving the electric light plant and the electric rail way plant. post office, express office, Re- We'll printing establishment, Curier San deTson's furniture ware rooms, and Western Union Telegraph office, sue cumbed to the flame. Within four hours, fifteen stores east of it to the Shel- don Block were ruined. The flames spread across the street to the Hoag Opera house, which was consumed with all the buildings on Ball St., on that side as far as the Sheldon block, and on the north side to the cooperative block The limit on the State street flames ex- tended to and included Kellog's livery stable. All three newspapers are burn ed and the telephone service IS suspend ed. The Western Union Go. are doing business at the railway station. The fire was under control at nine o'clock, but soon broke out again in Tedman $ Glaskes dry goods store, which soon burned. The loss already amounts to s23}, 900. and if the fire is not extinguish- ed scon it may be considerably larger.
 AUBURN.-A report received from Sen eca Falls places the loss there at a million dollars. Fifteen acres are burned over, covered principally by three story brick buildings.
 WASHINGTON, July BOA resolution vas finally agreed to, and the tariff bill was taken up. Morrill, addressed the senate.
 Sherman offered an amendment to the deficiency of the appropriation bill; re- ferred to the committee on appropria- tions.
 An appropriation of S5O.OOO for mak- ing boundary line between the United States and Mexico was offered by Sher- man.
 NASHVILLE, July 30.-The Republican state convection was called to order at noon today, with a large attendance of delegates, and with fewer number of colored men on hand than Is usual. Af ter tho appointment of various commit tees the convention took a recess.
 WAsmNGTON, July 30-The President to-day, sent to the Senate the nomina- tions of Thaddeus Shavretts, of Mary land. as General Appraiser of merchan- dIse, under the act of June 10th, 1890. Register of traffic, Edwin w. Roberts of Cal, at Sacramento.
 NEW YORK, July 30, - The squadron of Evolution came to quarantine this morning and the vessels were inspected. They come from hio Janeiro, port sel- dom free from yellow fever. There have been thres deaths of it since the squadron left home. The crews were not allowed to go ashore at any port in Brazil.
 PARIS, July Dispatches from Bue- nos Ayres dated last evening ssannOunce that the government has granted gen. eral amnesty to all persons who took part in the insurrection.
 PARIS, July .30.-Pelisser Pit, ct St. Etiene, in which the explosion of fire damp occurred yesterday, has been clean ed and fifty nine persons rescued. Bod les of the victims numbering ninety eight have been recovered.
 OMAHA, July 3O-Warrants were is- sued today for the arrest of M. D. Roche, of Omaha, ex-county clerk, and John N. Burk and Edward Johnson, of the South Omaha City Council. Roche is charged with offering the two council men bribe to influence their votes in an ordinance recently passed granting the right of way through the city to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail way.
 TOLEDO, July 30.-An extraordinary condition of affairs prevails at Bairds- town, an oil village 20 miles south of here. There have been five incend- iary fires within week, and every bus mess house has been destroyed. The cause is thought to be the passage of a law forbidding sinking gas or oil wells within the town limits, andi is alleged that men who are holding lots at big prices, were hoping to sell them to the oil men, and finding their aspirations checked; leagued together to burn the town with the view of turning the site into an oil producing territory. Citizens tried to lynch a detective who was look ing into the matter.
 DENVER, July 30-Burglars entered the local ticket office of the Unisn Paci- Company sometime after mid night last night and blew open the safe and robbed the cash box of about $500 The police arrested four men to-day, who are suspected of being implicated.
 SAN RAFAEL, Cal. July 30.-Ex treas urer Austin was to-day held to appear for trial before the superior court on two charges Of embezzlement. Bail was fixed at 5000 on each charge. He ,,b 1, custody.
 BOSTON, July 30.-President Harrison has definitely promised the G. A. R. to be here August l2.
 WASHINGTON, July 30.-The President left this afternoon for Cape May.
 VICTORIA, B. C., July 3O.- News Las been received at this place of the seizure White by the United States customs agent at Ounalaska- The George R. White like the Hattie Dyer neglected to keep copy of the bond filed that sine would not take firearms into Alaska. The Victoria schooner Ariel is reported to have been boarded by the cutter Rush and warned to keep out of Behring Sea. A copy of a formal declaration | thereon has been given to the captain. | This incident, it is thought, contradicts | he belief that the policy of 1886 is to be l pursued this season by the United | States.
 GALLUP, N. M., July 30-As predicted n the News of the 25th instant, Uncle | Sam has placed bevy of his regular cavalry upon the Navajo Indian reser- 7ation. One full company is under the | command of Captain William Stanton ,f the sixth cavalry, an officer of exten- i've experience as an Indian fighter, be- ng now encamped near the agency at | Fort Defiance, New Mexico. It is learn d that the present force will remain on he reservation one month, when it will | ,e relieved by another from Fort Win -ate, New Mexico, and the latter will be imilarly relieved, thus keeping a sufi- ient force at the disposal of the Indian gent to prevent unauthorized persons rom trespassiug on the reservation un- Il the winter season will render the pre- ence of the troops unnecessary. Par ;es just in from the agency state that