Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1890-03-01
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PHENIx, A. t., February pa dis
patch received here at o'clock con.
firms the report of the breaking of the
/ Walnut Grove dam, and gives the tota
number of lives lost as d The dam
broke at . o'clock Saturday morning
! The dam was built at a cost OF S750.OOC
The entire valley, from the dam to Wick
enburg is inhabited principally by Mex
| lean miners and ranchmon. The fall cI
rain and snow has been very heavy in
| the mountains, and water is very high
! here. The Salt river rose seventeen
| feet in fifteen hours, Saturday. The
railroad bridge across it is washed away
for go feet and half mile Of the track
on the bank OF the river is gone. Tele-
| graph communication was interrupted
but wire was placed across the river
last night. Snow again fell on the noun
tains last night. No mail has been re-
| ceived here for three days.
A courier arrived from the lower dam
! at Hassayampa this afternoon and re-
ported that tremendous mountain of
water came down there about = o'clock
Saturday morning. and a party of 81
men who were working on the dam
were drowned. They were all white ex-
cept three Chinese.
The courier reports the town of
WicKenburg safe. The upper dam had
broke and the force Of the water had
carried away the two lower dams. Loss
of dams alone will amour, to SSG0.OOO.
Prescott, FEBRUARY 2i.-This has been
another day suspense and anxiety as to
what caused the scene Of the recent dis
astcr. Additional particulars and facts
arc soon expected. Muddy ard badly
washed mountain roads and swollen
streams make travel from Prescott to
Walnut Grove dam difficult and tedious
even by daylight. In many places the
roads are completely washed away, and
new trails will have to be made. Cen
eral ONeill and party were delayed sew
eral hours Saturday night by being
compelled to camp until daylight on
account Of washouts in the roads. This
is the only reason that can be assigned
for the failure Of couriers to arrive to-
day. Another courier started out this
morning who will arrive by tomorrow at
the latest.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-The street scenes
here this evening tell of enthusiasm.
modest but unmistakeable. In the crowd
surrounding the newspaper offices and
other places where bulletins are dis
played, are representatives Of all classes.
and such genuine shouts of Joy are not
often witnessed anywhere At clubs.
hotels and other resorts, the coming
CT the Worlds Fair to this city is being
celebrated with vim.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Senator Vance
introduced a bill to establish in every
county and state in the Union an agri-
cultural depository under the control of
Secretary Tracy's department, in which
owners OF grain, cotton, tobacco, etc.
may deposit their products receiving
therefrom warehouse receipts and
treasury notes equal to so per cent. and
and the net market value. Deposits
may be redeemed at any time on paw
ment of the sum advanced and interest
of one per cent per amt m, and the APP
preparation OF $4,000 to carry out the
provisions of the bill.
\ message from the president with
communication from the secretary of
the Interior, and bill authorizing the
removal Of the Indians from ella Point
reservation, Indian Territory, was pre-
scented ana referred to tie committee on
Indian affairs.
Faulkner said that Blair's educational
bill had been Justified by supporters on
the ground OF religious illiteracy, and
when the 1ul.t got into the states one
third more would be given to the
white children than the colored child
rem, on the basis Of the school popula-
ton, while the iiiteracy Of colored
children vas 10 per cent. greater. Platt
said he should insist after to-day that
Blair's bill when taken up should be
discussed at every available hour until
it reached tie ballot, as it ought not to
block the way of important business
now on the calender. Sherman's reso-
luton calling on the secretary of war
for report Of the court martial pro-
ceedings in the case of Private Wild, at
Fort Yates, was agreed to and the
senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. - Secretary
Window was before the house commit
tee on coinage, weights and measures,
for the purpose of having an exchange
OF opinions on the subject of silver coin
age. He declared his bill was framed III
the best way he could devise to improve
the present financial condition Of the
country.
If the bill passed the price of silver
would, in his opinion, advance steadily
and rapidly. 10 the benefit of produc
ing interests WAS not the only motivec
of the bill. He believed in aiding every
body affected by measures; he thought
wheat raiserG could be more interested
than silver people, for farmers were
heavy losers on account of depression liz
silver. The bill would tend to raise the
prices OF farm products. Free coinage
would reduce the price of silver, he said.
below its present value. The bill would
increase the circulation OF the country
to the extent of 32O,G00,O00 annually.
WASHINGTON, Feb 24.-By the silver
bill, which was reported by the senate
committee on finance, the secretary OF
the treasury is authorized to increase
purchase of silver bullion from two to
four and hall millions per month, and
TO purchase gold bullion in unrestricted
quantities. Upon this gold and silver
bullion the secretary shall issue treasury
notes of such denominations as he
shall see fit, to be redeemable in lawful
money.
WASHINGTON, Feb. pa message
from the president was received by the
senate to-day, recommending the remov
al the Flat Head Indians in Montana,
TO the JACKIE reservation in the same
state.
PRoCToRwAITE, Ore, Feb. 24-The
coroner's jury in the case of Mrs. Scott,
who was murdered near here about two
weeks ago, this morning returned yer
dict of death from two gun shot wounds
inflicted by William Scott, her husband
The latter was arrested at once and sent
TO Jail.
PREscoTT, Feb. 25.-The worst fears
OF the Walnut Grove disaster are more
than realized, though particulars come
in slowly and are still meagre. Two
prospectors arrived here last night from
the upper dam. They state that they
camped above the dam Friday night
and that about O'Clock Saturday
morning the dam broke and the water
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