Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-21

q mine, near Scottdale, Pa, is on fire
 Four bumpers are known to have beel
 killed and six or seven are reporte,
 missing. Fifty men were at work wbel
 the explosion occurred.
 LATER.
 The fire was kindled by a miners
 lamp, which dropped to the bottom of
 hundred foot shaft, kindled the accumu
 lated gas, causing terrific explosion ; Moutz Creek has been turned from it. course into the mine.
 SAN FRANCsICo, Feb, 16-Private ad
 vices from Hololulu state that Queer
 Lluskalane has not been in good health
 Of late, and that to guard against any con. tingencies that might arise in the event
 of her death Princess Kalilani, heeress
 apparent has been requested to return
 from England, where she now is.
 LONDON, Feb. 16-The latest diseoy-
 cries in connection with the WhitechapeI
 murder, bids fair to connect Sadler, now
 in custody, with it. The police have a
 knife, stained with blood, which belong
 ed to him. When the man was removed
 to the police court an immense force of
 police was employed, and every precau-
 ton taken to prevent the mob from
 lynching the prisoner. Opinions differ
 as to whether or not the murderer is
 "Jack the Ripper"
 SEATTLE, Feb. 16.-A New Westminls-
 ter (B, O. special says:
 Thls city was yesterday visited by a conhagation which destroyed in the neighborhood of S50O,0O0 worth of prop erty and caused the death of John Me- Cannon, member of the volunteer fire
 brigade, who was crushed by the falling walls of the Masonic building, The offices of the Southern Railway | Company Bourchier & Malutell, real estate dealers, Durnball & Company, house contractors, and the provincial registrar offices, besides the stores of ID. Lyall & Company, stationary dealers, ] Ogle Campbell & Green, dry goods deal CTS, A. M. Herring, drug store and sev- eral others were destroyed. NEW YORK. Feb. 16-The condition of Ben Ali Haggin, son of J. B. Haggin, who has been ill for some time past, has changed for the worse, and a serious collapse set in last night. He has failed so rapidly that now bis family entertain but slight hope for his recovery.
 Washington. February 1.-The pres iient this afternoon issued an executive order announcing the death the country and adding: 'The secretary of war will cause the highest military honors be paid to the memory of this distin- euised officer. The national flag will be hoated at half mast over sll public buildings until after the burial and pub- liz business will be suspended in the executive departments at the city of Washington and in the city where the intermens takes place on the day of the funeral"
 New York. Feb, 14-Nsws of General Shermsn's death was received in this city with profound sorrow, In every ssede of Irre the veteran soldier, known and loved for the unselfish services to his country end his personal attributes. Expressions of public men were without exception filled with sorrow and regret for hIs taking of. As a mark of respect 1t be moved that the New York legislature sttsnd the funeral in body.
 St. Louis,-General Sherman recent ly in letter to the members of Ransom Post g. A. R, of which he was first commander expressing wish that his body be laid in calvary cemetery here beside those of his wife and child.
 The president this afternoon sent the following message to congress:
 The death of William Tecumseh Shsr- maD, which took place in New York is an event that will bring sorrow to the hearts of every pstriotlc citizen. No living American was so loved and ven- neratsd ss be to look upon his face, hear his name was to have one's love of coun- try entensifad. He served his country not for fame, not out of sense of pro visonsl duty but for love of the flag and beniicsnt civil institutions of which it YVES the emblem. He was the Ideal ex soldier and shared to the extent of the "respris du corps" of the army, but be cherished the civil constitutions or ganizsd under the constitution and was the only soldier that there might be per- pssuated and undiminshed usefulness and honor. He was in nothing imisstor, He was profound student of military science and precedent He drew from .hem principles and suggestions and so sdopted them to novel conditions that lis campaigns continue to be profitable he study of the military profession ,yer the world. His genial nature made him the comrade of every soldier # the great union army. No prssen- @ wss SO welcome and inspiring at amp fire or commsndery as his His areer was complete, his honor full. He received from the government the lighest rank known to our military es- sblishment and from people unstincted and love. No words If mine an add to his name. His iesth fol- owed in startling quiekness that of the dmiral of the navy and is sad and otable incident that when the depart nent under which he served shall hsve ut on it's usual emblems of mourning our of .hs eight executive departments ill be simultaneously irsped in black nd one other has but tod sy removed he crape from it's walls.
 WsshiD gton, Feb, 14-Smith (Ariz. aid the Indian question should be sttied by plowshsrs and not by the polling book. Hs (Smith,) had gone est believing in Ooooers conception of ,e Indisn. He hsd found tue Indian 8 astv, dirty, lousy vagabond who would ct work. The Indian must be civilized 7 making him work. Without dispos- lg of the bill the committee rose aval appropriations bill was sent to ,nfersuce, Speaker lad before the Duse the message from president re- arding the death of Gen. Sherman and was referred to the committee on ilitsry affairs. Resolutions enlogissio
 the death of Admiral Porter aud reoting the speaker to appoint 10 attend the funeral was un- limously adopted and the house as an l6itiousl mark of respect adjourned.