Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-28

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. delayed a few minutes. But for the
fact that that the train ran was running
slowly a collision would have occurred
with disasterous results
AT PITTsBURG.
PTTTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 2-Gen. Sher
mans funeral train reached here this
morning on the way to st. Louis. At
every station along the line dispite the
rain crowds of people gathered as the
train passed through.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2O.-A special from
Dallas, Texas, says: One of the most
cold blooded murders ever perpetrated
in Dallas. occurred last evening Edwin
L. Young, formerly OF Louisville, Ken
tucky, was shot and instantly killed
by w. Il. Cash, of Mckinney, Kentucky
Cash walked up to his victim and said:
"D--you, you have debauched my wife,
and by Heavens you shall die" Two
shots followed, and Young fell to the
lground. Cash then placed the smoking
pistol to his victims head and fired tive
more shots. Cash lived in Lincoln coun-
ty, Kentucky, In Arkansas City, Kansas,
and his children are now at 1O7 Chest
nut Avenue, Kansas City Missouri.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 20.-At the con-
Iclusion of the Needham- Ryan fight last
night, Denny Needham tainted away,
and it took the united efforts of three
physicians nearly an hoar to bring him
to. At noon he was resting quietly un-
der the influence of narcotics, but still
very i'll. His face was badly swollen
from the terrible punishment he receiv-
ed, and there are numerous conclusions
about his body. Ryan had scarcely a
scratch er bruise. The Chicago dele
CATION was greatly elated over the sue
cess of their favorite, and spent the ear
ly morning hours in making the town
lively.
| New YORK, Feb. 20-A sheep train
empty cars stopped in the Fourth ave-
nue. railroad tunnel this morning. A |
New Haven train ran into it wrecking |
the cars in both trains. In a few min |
utes the flames broke out, and TO add |
| to the terror third engine which was |
running without cars crashed into the |
wreck. The tire was soon eXtinguished |
| and the work of rescue began. Five /
persons were killed and seven wounded. |
LATER.
-Four more bodies were removed from |
the wreck. These are thought to be all |
of the dead. All were burned beyond |
recognition. A number of the injured |
will probably die.
YUMA, A. T., Feb. 2O-(SpeciaD One
thousand cattle from eastern Arizona,
bound for southern California, swan the
Colorado river this morning. The wash
outs on the Southern Pacific west are
repaired. Work continues on the track
between Yuma and Tucson. First train
from the east is expected tomorrow.
NO FREE COINAGE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The house
coinage committee today by a vote of
eight to four decided to report the SEN
ate coinage bill adversely with recon-
meHdation it not be passed.
NORTHWEST.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Reports from all
over the northw west indicate the heaviest
snow storm of the season prevailed
last night. Railway tracffi is not inter-
rupted much. Trains through Wisconsin,
however, are delayed somewhat by the [
sleet. Telegraphic communication with
all parts west and northwest are badly [
demoralized but as large force of line [
men are at work repairing the damage [
verything is expected to be in shape
soon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. d. The president
today nominated Charles Foster of Ohio
for secretary of the treasury.
New YoRg, Feb. 21.-The Herald Mon.
treal special says: 81 am informed by
personal friends of ,ir John Macdonald !
that its the latters intention if re
elected 10 make overtures to Great Brit
ain and TO Australia with a view of ar p
ranging mutual tariff as against the !
rest of the would"
CHICAGO, Feb q "A special dispatch
from Sioux City, Iowa says: Private dis
patches from New York state the New
York owners of the Pacific Short Line 7
have sold that property to the A. S. e
Garrison syndicate which secured an
option ON it two weeks ago, and that the
line is to be built through to Ogden un-
der traffic contracts with the Chicago, .
Rock Island & Pacific and Chicago, q
Milwaukee & St. Paul, which companies
are at war with the Union Pacific. a
GONE TO PITTsBURG.
TERRE HAUTTE, Ind, Feb. 2l-Grapd
Master Sargent, of the Flreman's Broth
erhood and president of the Supreme
Council of Federation of Railroad EN- g
ployees, has gone to Pittsbnrg, where v
be was called by telegraph because Gen
eral Manager Wood, of the Pennsylvania Y
lines west of Pittsburg, declined the
request for more pay made by the
grievance committee of the several or
ders. n
SOUTH AMERICAN RAILWAY. I,
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 81. "A special from 6
Corpus Christi, Texas says: President n
<: Y. Ropes, OF the Corpus Christi and a
South American RaIlwa now being
between this city and Il
returned last night from s
Boston. He says that he succet DID in e
the Pan American Construc- q
ton Company, with capital of sl0OO0,
OO0, to push the work from Corpus
Christi across the border. The syndi- !.
cate, as organized takes the work of
OuilulnS luc IOdu Oll ILo ltdHuS Ol Gu0
present officials. Ropes says that capi-
tai has also been secured To complete a
deep wafer channel into the Gulf of
Mexico. :,
AFAFITA, Feb 2l.-A severe engage a.
ment was fought at Tokar Feb. 10Th
between the Egytain troops and Os an
Digmas forces. Nearly thousand lives
were lost. The Egyptian routed the
dervishes.