Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-01-25

WAsHINGToN, January Respond
 ing to Vests remarks of yesterday Cn Cho farm mortgage question, Teller said that agricultural depression was not pc culiar to tho United States; it prevailed in all countries of the world except France. The condition of British farms could not be attributed to protection or free trade. Since the United states re sumed specie payment in 1879 there has been a continuous drop in the prices Of farm products, and 1t was that which was making discomfort Gnl trouble He moved the bIll be recomInitted and the discussion was kept Up for nearly two hours. The bill was finally referred again to the census committee.
 The senate took up the Blair educa- tional bill and after being read in full. by unanimous consent was postponed until Monday.
 The senate then took the calendar and passed, among other bills, one reported from the committee and placed on the calendar, legalizing the general laws Of Arizona, except as to certain repeating acts.
 SACRAMENTO. January 22.-Last night at 12 o'clock the Central Pacific road was clear except four miles, and a rotary plow was expected to push aside the ob stacles in a couple of hours and all trains were ordered to be placed in readiness to move. The rotary blow entered a deep cut near Shady Run. when an immense slide came down and buried two of the locomotives and the rotary blow went off the track. The men were sent with jack screws, chains etc., and the work of getting it upon the track Is progressing as rapidly as possible. It Is expectedit will be moved some time tomorrow.
 By tomorrow morning one thousand men will be engaged in shOveling the snow on the four miles of Obstructed tract and will be kept at work until the blow IS again Tn operation, when 1t is thought the road can be cleared within thirty minutes. The snow has bee. diiiting heavily today. Another large lot of provisions was sent to the block ade tonight. If the rotary Is unable to move the superintendent will endeavOs to have the road shoyeied in two days.
 BLOwAwE, Nev., January 22 2-The weather Is still blasty and a storm with high winds is causing the snow to drift badly. filling up the roads and cuts as soon as open for travel. The mercury was thirty degrees below zero last night. | The $. P. new hercules rotary plow goes west by a special fast train to night | with the division superintendent iD | charge to wage war against the noun tains of snow in the Sierras. Stewart and his teamster. Geo. Green, who Jeff | in the last storm with a twenty mule | team and wandered around in the cold l and snow last night, when daylight l came they found themselves within s mile of nome and almost perished. The | mules were so exhausted they could noi | pull the wagon to the ranch.
 Sn1Ms, Cal, January ss222-Tho road is cleared south of Simms. The SHOW train going north returned to Rcdding | today.
 ". s. Whitney, of Smithson, was xii led to-day at Mott by the snow plow.
 PORTLAND, January 22-The Union | Pacific road is all clear according to lat ost reports. Two delayed trains arriv- cd here from the east to-day bringing passengers and mails. Snow began fal- ling here last night and has continued at intervals during the day. All trains over the U. P are moving.