Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-07-18

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-The Chro-
nicle's Los Angeles special says: Re-
ports OF starting nature have been
received from New York regarding
deal Of great magnitude. A
we'll known and reputable citizen Of Los
Angeles recently learned in New York
that the Huntington and Searles inter
est carrying the control OF the Southern
Pacific railroad company had changed
hands and had been acquired by the
Standard Oil company, Rockefeller,
Payne, Bryce, Thomas and others, who
will be expected to go into the directory
of the company on September l. Mr..
Rockefeller will assume the Office of pres
ident. According to this report the
Standard OIL company had the control
of it previous to the last annual meet
ing in March and could then have as
sumed the administration Of the COM
pany's affairs, but an agreement was
made by which c. p. Huntington was
to remain at the head until certain OBJ
jects had been obtained. The informant
says he heard from Mr.. Rockfeller's
own lips OK this report when the Stand
ard Oil king said it had been his smbi-
ton to control transcontinental rail-
road; that his ambition would not rest
with the acquisition of the Southern
Pacific system for he will be content
with nothing short of a through line
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
New YORK, July 16.-The dispatch
from San Francisco IN regard to the
Standard Oil company crowd acquiring
the Huntington-Searles interest in the
Southern Pacific railroad was shown to
William Rockefeller this morning. He
stated after carefully reading the article
that he had not heard of any such tran
saction being contemplated. General
Sam. Thomas stated that he was entire
ly ignorant Of any such plan being on
foot. John D. Rockefeller is not at his
Office.
ST.. LOUIS, July 16.-A dispatch from
Topeka, Kansas says: Persons arrived
here from eastern Colorado bringing the
information that the grasshoppers there
are not the red legged variety which de-
vastated Kansas in 1874 and ere not de-
structive. They are not moving this way
ard are doing no harm to the corn crop.
A private dispatch from Garden City
says: The grasshoppers in Finney and
Kearney counties are natives, but they
have not red legs nor are they the feed
ing kind. They are quite thick. but not
universally so over the country. Since
the first crop of alfalfa was cut they have
taken to the gardens and orchards doing
considerable damage. Small grain Is too
far advanced to be greatlp injured. In
Lane county great many grasshoppers
have been noticed hut they have disap-
peared flying no rthwest.
SAN Francisco, July 16.-Nrs. Lucy
Pratt, young widow yesterday sold 40
square inches OF her skin for one hundred
dollars, A strip of skin nine by five in
ches was cut from her body by surgeons
and grated on to the leg of VIM. A.
Doggett, a railway mail clerk who was
frlghtfully injured IN the railroad acct
den tat Port Costa: His right eg was
terribly burned and the wounds woul
not heal and as q last resort skin graftins
was resorted 10. NJ. G.. McGregor, a
fellow clerk of the sufferer, volunteered
to make the sacrifice, but when he learn
ed the amount of skin needed, backed
out. Mrs. Pratt is one Of the trained
nurses at the hospital for children and
training school for nurses. She has thre
children and needed money 80 she offer
ed to furnish the necessary amount op
skin. She submitted bravely to the
operation which was successfully, per-
formed.
CLIFTON, July 16.-Lonlir Jinso muir
dered his wife this morning at San Jose.
She left him five months ago and was
living with another man. Jinso stabbed
her with dagger, driving it to the hilt
through the breast. He afterwards
laughed over the deed.
LONDON, July 16.-The worlds fair
commission headed by Hon. Benjamin
Butterworth, sent from Chicago to visit
the capitals of Europe in interest of the
fair arrived today. They will be enter
tanned and shown about London manu-
featuring cities throughout the present
month.
At this mornings session OF the inter
national Congregational council Rev. j.
Mclean Of Oakland, Calf, spoke on
home missions and in the afternoon
G. W. Northrup Of Minneapolis address
ed the council.
WASHINGTON. July 16.-The treasury
department will soon issue another call
on the national bank repositories for
the return Of further installments oil
government funds.
DETROIT, July 16.-Five thousand
wheelmen are in this city representing
the leading clubs OF the country. The
tournament began at two o'clock with a
% mile road race from Pontiac to the
city, with twenty seven entries. The
road is in good condition and fast time
is expected, A lantern parade to Belle
Island takes place this evening.
Sydney, Australia, July To- Lord
Jersey in opening parliament announced
bills entirely remodeling the electoral
law and greatly extending the franchise
among citizens, including women. The
question Of the union of Australian
colonies will be introduced without de-
lay.
SAN DIEGO, July 15.-Deputy U. s..
Marstals Bredlove, Coates, Grether,
Courrie and Mundenhsll, who were ar
rested late last night for the murder OF
Seaman Brown OF the Charleston, were
before the coroner's Jury today and full
ly identified as the persons who CON-
mitted the assault. Evidence produced
by the prosecuting attorney shows that
the sailors were on their way to the ship
at the time the assault was made upon
them, having already secured boat
man to ferry them over.
Deputy Webb, one Of the assaulting
party, has not been found. and it is sur
missed that he and Guillespie, by
stsnder who assisted the deputies, have
crossed the Mexican line. The inquest
is being held in the superior court room,
l.. LII TH1