Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-12-27

hue, of Newburgh. N Y, amateur chan
 pion skater of the United States and
 Canada, today won the amateur inter
 national skating championship race on
 Liugy f-r uesr Cambridge, covering
 th. course o: mIle Bnd c half iu four
 minutes an.. 46 :. co.ais, b.aiing the
 worlds r.cori
 Washin ton. December 24-A proc
 iamatsot was issu-d bv tue President
 today, declaring | at whereas sstisfac-
 tory proof has tsn presented that pro-
 vis,on has been ;ns.s tor the adequate
 grounds eni Lu:idi gs for the uses ot
 Ire world. Cu.un.nnn EXposItIoD, and
 d sum of not lees than tO bs expended
 fnr tbe purpose. said exposition being provided accord nS te tine requirements
 of tue set to provide for celebrating the
 400th anniversary of tine discovery of
 Ansrice, that euch international exhibi- ton will be oT.en-d un the first day of
 May, 1893. in ,hs city of Chicago, not
 to be closed before the lHst ThursdBy in October, of same year. All DatiODs of the ,srth are invited tO take lart in
 c. mm- morstIou of an evsns that WAS
 so prominent All human history, sEd of
 lasting interest to mankind by sppoini- ing representatives thereto nnd s.ndiug such exhibits as will mos. titly illustrate
 their resources, industries and progress
 in civIiizati on.
 Victoria. B. O., December 24-The ooasting steamer Katie returned iron,
 the west coast today bringing Capt. in l Mosher and eleveu men of tho wrecked | bark Atlanta, which went during the
 recent terrific gales.
 Captain Mosner gives the following
 account o' the wr~ck of the Atlsnta,
 owned by Pope & Talbot, of San Fran
 cisco. She left Port Gamble, Washing
 ton, on December last with s cargo of
 lumber. When of Cape Flattery a suc
 cession of gales were encountered which
 carried away all the sails. On Decem- | Der 15 the vessel commenced lsnkir g..
 Next day the main top mast wen. over
 board and the ship began to settle. On
 the 17th the ship broke iu two, leaving
 the crew floating on th. cabin. They
 drifted all night end ne6, day reached | OlaqucQuot, where they received every
 attention at the hands of the men em- ployed at the trading strtion there.
 While at Clsquoquot Captain Mosher
 learned that another vessel must have
 have Deep wrecked, as part of ship with the letters l. 8. W. I. on it came ! ashore.
 Chicago, December 24-Presidept Hsrrison's P, oclsmHtion today was eye rywbere in the city regarded as n most | enjoy able Christmas gift. The status l uf the expedition is now settled. Chi | cago IS now to have worli's fslr; the question could not be settlei until the
 President issusd his proclamation. but now the United States government has declared that tbe worlds Columbian exposition ~tll be held in Chicago and the work of preparation and organize ton will now be vigorously pressed for ward,
 Denver, December 24-W R Daniels, the wesl.hiest dry goods merchant in Colorado did this morning from para lysis.
 Mercsd, Cal, Dec. 24 Mrs Sophie A Iv.tt, sdministrstrix of the estsie of her late husband Johu lvett, wbo was so foully murdered in this county last month, filed ponds today as guardian of the setate to the amount of S372,- 900.
 New York, December 24-Wm Du- rye Hug hes, the lawyer who ran a di- yorce mill on Broadway was arrested this afternoon on bench warrant issued on complain: of ex-msyor Pendleton of Fort Worth, Texas, ore of his victims. It WAS also intimated that Campbell an Buttner, Hughes partners, are to be ar rested.
 Savannah, Ga, Dec 24-The Savsn- nah fire and marine . insurance company wound up its affairs today. The con- psuy was organized in 'S7 with cspitsl of S200,000. Threatened adversa leg- islstion was the principal cause of clos ing.
 Chicago, December 2x.-A remsrk4- ble letter will be published here tomor- row from Frances E. Willard, president f the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. regarding circunn stances attending the disastrous failure of bankers of the organization $ A Ksan < Co. Miss Willard opens with t.n ardent dsfence of Mir Kesn, reoitiDg his thirty years of clean life and heip- ful service in the Chicago Missionary work. She expresses deep regret that Kean has not found public defenders in some minister of the gospel, and she intimstes that in visw of his having been leading prohibitionis., a hatred of the temperance cause wRs back of his prosecution She says the financial losses of the temperance organization are small, but tie press of the country has been given 70 understand that an appalling calamity has overtskAn the white ribbon movement. She continues: Possibly the wish is father to the thought. There is joy in heaven over one sinner that rspenteth, and there iss doubtless joy in he'll over one saint that falls Beyond peradventure there is re joicipg in every grog shop of the city whsn the temperance cause or any ofIts advocates is overtaken by misfortune, seeming or real.
 San Bernedinc, December 23 The Bear Valley Irrigation Company haI been incorporated with capital stock of S4, 100000, one million of which k preferred stock and three millions com mon stock. This compeny has bought the Bear valley reservoir property, slso all of the Essendro tract of 210,000 acres, which is to be irrigated hy the Bear valley reservoir water. $2,4OO, 00U of the common stock of the cOmps- ny is used to buy these properties sno