Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-15
TELEGRApHIC.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7.-The Yuma cor respondent of the San Diegan says that report has been brought in by Coco ] pah Indians that the earthquake of the Both ult. resulted in changing the course of the Colorado river. It left its old bed and now is flowing through a
 crevasse 40 feet wide and 1000 long
 Tbe report is not generally believed. l Another result of the recent earth
 quakes was the renewed activity of vol
 canoes in the Cccopah region. The earthquakes also caused a great tidal
 wave at the head of the Gulf of Cali fornia.
 LONDON, Aug. 7.-Early this morning one of the denizeus of WhItechspel, an old woman named Woolfe, was seized
 by an unknown man who slit Ter throat and stabbed her repeatedly in the body. She cannot live. The police are unable to find the murderer.
 PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 7.-The New i York < Chicago limited express on the Fort Wayne Toad was wrecked near East Palestine, Ohio. by running into aL open switch today. The engineer and fireman and one other were killed. l DETROIT Aug. 8.-On the opening Of the q. A. K. encampment the first busl- l nsss was the reporS of committees on the Logan and Sheridan moB uments. | The Logan monument fund had reached about S55,OO0 and IS closed. The Sheri- dan fund Is s50000. The report of number of committees approved the amendment to rules and regulations which were adopted. By one of these posts can change their location by a | two-thirds vote. An atter1pt to change | rules so as to read "thCse who did not | voluntarily bear arms against the United | States are entitled to memberselp Tn the the G. 4. R." YVES defeated. The per capita tax was reduced from three to two | cents. Commander in-Chief VeosY presented Palmer with a new flag to | take the place of the one which has been carried for the past twenty years. The new commander in chief made response.
 SYRACUSE, N. r., Aug. 7.-Another body has been found in the runs of the West Shore wreck near Montezuma. This makes If dead.
 SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 7.-At the peoples party convention today permanent or. ganization was effected by the election of Hugh Cavanaugh as chairman. The report of the committee on resolutions was presented and adopted. A number of nominations of candidates for govern u-ara r,oGa and raoacc folrap TOPEKA. Kan. Aug. 7.-Alonzo War deli, the South Dakota member of the national executive committee of the farmers alliance, who is here, said that he has found the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Oregon, California and Washington in favor of the sub-treasury scheme.
 SAN DIEGO, Aug. 6.-The man-of- war Pensacola arrived here this morning on the way from Iquique to Mare Island. She will remain here until Sunday.
 TAHLEoUA, I. T., Aug. Election re- turns from districts of the Cherokee na- tion give the Dnwling party Chief Sainoy, and re elected Jno. B. Maise.
 CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 6.-The small pOx is epidemic at Acapulco.
 Vera Cruz has been partially flooded | by rain, and the American consul there is sick with yellow fever.
 Sehor Elizaado the new Venezuelan | consul has arrived. Antonio Descatillo | has left for the United States, where he 1 will represent the Mexican geological | congress,
 An American syndicate has been or ganized to work the opal and marble | deposits in ths state of Queretaro.
 The Indians in Jalisco are dancing | their dance called "Tartoanee," and are l committing disorders.
 Geronimo Poo, the Salvadoran minis | ter to Mexico, reached San Salvador | July D, and the next day called on President EZsta, who received him | coolly. Poe was disappointed to find | that new minister, SeIior Gaiindo, had | been appointed in his place. Galindo | will leave Salvador for Mexlco on Aug ust 12.
 Letters frcm Nicaragua say that new loan proposed by the government | is exceedingly popular. It will be of fered in the United States.
 Some of tLe most intimate friends of | Governor Flores of Durango are impli- l cated i'll the recent assault on American | Protestants in that state. Governor Flores is known to be a fanatic in re- hgiouS matters.
 SAN BERNARDINo, Aug. 6.-MiBs Kate Hackney, b years old, took carbolic ! acid instead of peppermint last night to 1 relleve pain ln the stomach and died | hn Q oft wards.
 WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. 6.--Charles D. Skilling, a local newspaper man, is heir to an estate iu Portland. Maine, | worth probably s5,0OO,0OO. From a copy of lease in his possession it ep- l pears that April 10, 1792, John Skilling leased to John Elsley a certain tract of | land with buildings thereon, in which is now the heart of Portland, fer the | period of go years. The term expiring | last April inquiry vas at once set on | foot for heirs and Skilling was discov- cred.
 HEALDsBURG, Cal, Aug. GA threash- ing machine boiler exploded near this | city today, in which Frank Rippey re- ! ceived fatal injurIes and J. P. Crocker | was severely scalded. Several horses | were also severely scalded. The explo- i sion was caused by defective boiler. | The engine and boiler are 6 total !! wreck.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-The secretary of the treasury bas been advised that bold attempt will be made the present month to rob the treasury by strong and determined men organized for that purpose. The plan is to start fires in various port of the city for diverting at- tention of the police then overpower the treasury watchmen and foot the money vaults. The information was given i'll letter signed by "King of Tramps" who said he was leader of the band referred