Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-08-08
W1NsLow. Ariz., Aug. 5.-The Mooui

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Indians snake dance begins today and
continues sixteen days, winding up
August Dist with grand snake dance,
which occurs every two years. 1t is
said this is the only tribe in the west
known to keep this dance, AID as steps
are being taken to discontinue them,
this may be the last snake dance wit
messed anywhere. Chief Capella Of the
snake order today went into the estufa,
or underground lodges, to prepare the
medicine and ceremonies for the dance.
ceremony went into the estufa, and
were there consecrated and remained
and are not allowed to speak to anyone
but member until the dance on the
21st. On the eighth day members will
begin to capture, haptize and name each
reptile and sleep with them in the estufa.
On the Dist all except members climb
on the houses, and at given signal the
the snake men, numbering about 100,
each gets vicious reptile or several
reptiles in his mouth and dances, and
then take his place on the ground and
then secure another vicious snake,
| About 400 reptiles will be captured.
| After the dance the snakes will be
piled at the foot of Holy Hill, baptized
and carried TO the valley and liberated.
There are rattlers, garters, spotted bull
and others used. tits reported that
Major Donaldson of Gallup, who took
the government Indian census, takes a
Photographic outfit TO the dance and it
is also reported that the government
is sending out corps of photographers.
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 5.-The peoples
party delegates are not arriving as
rapidly as many of the most sanguine
| leaders expected. There are about 200
here now and conservative ones say that
| they will be satisfied if delegation
comes from each of the forty seven dis
| tricts. Meetings in all the districts
were held at II o'clock and were we'll at
| tended.
| The peoples party convention was
| called to order this afternoon by H. j.
| Barnes Of Siffin, chairman Of the state
committee. There are about 400 dele
gates present. After prayer the char
man read a letter from George F.
| Gather, the chairman of the Alabama
state committee, promising to carry
that state in 1892, another from Senator
PETER, advising the adoption of the
| Cincinnati resolutions and the plank
advocating honest money was greeted
with cheers. The chairman, introduced
as temporary chairman, Hugh Cavan-
augh, who said in part" Too long have
farmers observed the injunction, you till
the soil, we will manage public affairs
| They tired of it and that is the reason of
the meeting here today" He treated
| finance, tariff and other questions in the
manner set forth in the Cincinnati reso-
lutions.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-Latest advices
from the City of Mexico are to the effect
that great apprehension is felt there in
regard to the crop prospects. An
alarming state of affairs exists in the
principal grain producing districts ow-
| ing to drouth, while in the state of Vera
| Cruz where large crops were expected
| to be harvested heavy rains fallen
necessarily since the 10th ultimo. have
caused the Papalapan and San Juan
rivers to rise and the extensive farming
| tracts along their banks are under wat
er and the crops in consequence are re-
| ported failure. The towns of TuXte-
| pee and Omatan are under water as are
| also four other towns. The country Is
| inundated for miles and hundreds of
| cattle are drowned.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 6.-This morn
ing's freight Grain on the West Shore
road broke in two between Port Byron
| and Montezuma, and fast train follow
/ ing crashed into the rear.
The brakeman went back towards the
passenger train but the night was 50
foggy that he was not seen. The fire
man of the passenger train is killed.
| Ten Italians en- route for Niagara Falls
in the smoking car were killed. Seven
teen others in the same car we're injured
and some Of them will probably die.
The sleeping cars were burned. 1t is
supposed that nearly all the passengers
were rescued. It is thought that nobody
| but the badly hurs or injured will be
brought here to be cared for. The bodies
of the killed are at Port Byron, where
the coroner will hold the inquest.
Among the injured was the member of
an opera company, who died on the way
here. Trainmen say that more are killed
in the wreck. Physicians and others
were sent from Syracuse, Auburn, and
Montezuma At Port Byron the scene
of the wreck is terrible one.
The number of injured is eleven. OF
the eleven Italians injured four will
probably die. Twelve cars of the freight
train were wrecked and piled up on the
track, completely blocking the road.
Hardly whole piece of timber is left OF
the smoking cars. The wreck took fire
and the whole passenger train burned
with the exception of three sleeping
cars.
LATER-MORE DEAD.
Joseph Keessan of st. Louis, and
Antonio Umbeilo, Italians, died at this
place. These deaths make the number
of fatalities twelve.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 6.-The steam
ship Alameda arrived this morning in
"a days from Sydney, via Honolulu.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-In the house of
commons yesterday notice was given
that at the next session resolution will
be introduced in favor of the conclusion
OF a treaty between, England and United
States by which the two nations will |
agree to submit to arbitration ell diff
ferences.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Ohicial society |
has sensation in the elopment of Miss