Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-07-11

T0PEKA, Kan. July 9.-About fifteen
prominent Peoples Party leaders, in
session here, declined the propo-
sition made on the Democrat
State Central Comittee recently, to fuse
with them in local county elections in
Kansas this year, and unite an electoral
ticket in opposition to republicans next
year
Los ANGELES, July S.-The party
sent out by the Southern Pacific from
Ogilsby last week to find the source of
Salton lake, have returned. The fol-
lowing dispatch was received at rail
road Office today: Mr.. Carter arrived
at $50 last night and gives the fol-
Colorado river at point eight miles
from El Rio and flows through several
channels from fifty to sixty feet deep
and from thirty to sixty feet wide. 1t
flows westward along the sand hills on
the line OF the old overland stage route
through Alamo station. The channels
at this Point join, making a stream 80
yards wide or more, and having velo-
city of four miles an hour and gaining.
1t was too deep to get the depth-the
slough at this point was formerly twenty
feet deep. This is about thirty-five
miles from the river. We followed the
stream two miles further in the direction
OF Indian wells, and the water is all the
way from half mile 20 two miles wide
and from two to four feet deep, having
velocity of two miles an hour. The
main channel passes Cooks Well, Seven
Wells, GARDENERS Station. Or Butte
Station and then on to Alamo Rancho,
making a distance of fifty-two miles
from the Colorado River. This is the
point it enters the desert for Salton.
The old stage route with the exception
Of five or six miles, is all covered with
water. The only way to reach Ghis point
is over the sard hills and the mesa.
This settles the matter of supply con-
clusively.
NoRTHFIELD, Mimi, July 9.-There is
every evidence of rupture in the ranks
of the Farmers Alliance in southern
Minnesota, owing, it is alleged, to the
perpetration of an outrageous swIndle
by several Of the leaders. For year or
two the members have been furnished,
through the alliance, with farming i'm
plements, binding Irvine, etc., at sup
posed reduction in price.
The greatest saving was effected on
the Irvine. The twIne has been supplied
at big reduction, but an investigation
made by suspicious alliance man has
developed startling and almost bare
faced swindle. The Alliance traders
had bought cheap article of sisal Irvine
and had it colored the color of pure Ma
nills, the best Irvine ID the market. The
Irvine thus colored was branded as Ma
nilla and sold for that article, giving the
seller very large margin. 1t is stated
that $4,000 has been made out o; the
swindIe thus worked upon the purchas
ers. The farmers are very indignant,
and there is possibility that the whole
fabric of the alliance will succumb in
the storm that has been raised.
RED BLUFF, July o. Great excite
ment was caused by a shooting affray in
Justice Tulley's court this afternoon.
P. II. Coffman and @. III. BraymoHd were
recently employed by Mrs. Belle Lum-
ford in a suit where some of her prop
erty was attached. They won the suit,
but she failed and refused to pay them
for their services, and employ ed William
and e.. G.. Maggie to defend the suit
which followed today. During the
progress of the trial, frequent wordy
conflicts occurred, and a personal en-
counter seemed imminent several times.
Maggie remarked they (meaning Bray
mond and Coffman) might WIN their
case il they were not trying to swindle
poor woman out of 500, when Coffman
picked up a char and struck Maggie
William Nagle started to his brothers
assistance when Braymond pulled his
pistol and began firing. Four shots
entered his victim, who was taken home
IN a dying condition.
SACRAMENTO, July 9,-At $50 this
afternoon Billy Arlington, well known
and popular police officer of this city,
was shot and killed by Annie Manning,
keeper of notorious dive. After shoot
ing Arlington, the woman turned the
pistol on herself and blew out her
brains
The woman had been Arlingtop's mis-
tress for seven years, but recently the
police commissioners notified him that
he must either give her up or resign his
position. He chose the former and the
woman has since seen respondent. She
sent for him today to police head
quarters, and he went to her, stating it
would be the last time. They entered
a room together and shots ensued almost
imm ediately. The woman died instant
ly but Arlington fingered until o'clock.
The woman was very handsome and had
caused the ruin of many young men.
WASHINGTON. July 9.-In the last Con
gress resolution was passed instruct
ing the president to negotiate with
Mexico and great Britain to prevent en-
try of Chinese laborers from Canada
and Mexico into the United States.
From diplomatic correspondence just
i; appears Great Britain has
received the proposition favorably, but
the Mexican government, however, is
unable to cooperate, as the constitution
every man perfect right to
enter and leave the republic without
CALIAo, July 9.-Passengers arriving
rom Valparaiso and Iquique state that
the situation Of the CHILEAN insurgents
s desperate. They are without money
Ind the vessels are in a bad condition
md without ammunition. They have
been able to obtain only 800 rifles in bad
rider, which they bought in Panama
Most of the inhabitants OF I9uique,
oasagua and Antofagasts have emigrat
ID to southern Chill or Peru.
ST. PAUL, July 9.-In the case of j. M.
Gagar and G. II. Holdeydge, of Chicago,
IS. st. Paul and Kansas City road, now
N trial for alleged violations OF the |
Interstate Commerce law, Judge Urager
his morning instructed the jury to
md for defendants.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 9.-The Bank
I Commerce, of Sheffield, Ala, which
as been embarrassed for the past two
avs, provided arrangements to meet all
in cash as called for, and re-
umed business this morning as usual.
CHICAGO, July 9.-An English syndi-
ate, to be known as the Atlantic and
treat Lakes Navigation and Trading
company, limited" proposed to open