Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-15

concerning the earthquake and tidal wave of Thursday last say: About 6 o'clock that afternoon a heavy shock struck the country about five miles below Lerdo colony, in the state of So- ROra, Mexico, on the Colorado river The sky darkened and a thunder storm arose accompanied by great flashes of lightning. The river rose as a huge wave from the gulf, was driven, inland and corrals, fences and landing places were wash. d away by the rushing water The shaking of the ground increased and the cracking grinding noise of the crumbling hills was intensified. The second shCck caused the earth to open in many places, some Assures being from four to seven feet wide and from twenty to thilty feet long ard seemingly fathomless. Men were thrown to the ground by the force of this shock. About mile from IIerdo they noticed fissu'e in the middle of the river bed into which the Colorado river was pouring with much noise. A third shock of earthquake destroyed three small habitations of colonists and cracked the remaining ones. No human lives were lost but large amount of stock has been killed.
 Daily arrivals from the region of So- nora on the Colorado river report a most wonderful change in the topogra- phy and appearance of the country. Many old land marks are obliterated and prominent natural objects wiped off the face of the earth and new ones have turned up in unexpected places. The damage done is principally to the stock men. The Cocopah Indians are also heavy losers.
 A small stream four miles north of Lerdo. which prior to the earthquake was readily forded, bacame impossible, owing to its depth. It is now necessa- " to cross the water course SIX miles back from the Colorado. The Cocopah Indians now predict another earthquake soon. They say that natural signs in- dicate it.
 CaPE MAY, Aug. 10.-The president has appointed Richard Cotts, of Shannon, New York, Minister to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador. This new South American mission was created by the last congress.
 NEW HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 10.-Nine Italian laborers were seriously injured and two fatally in a railroad collision near Bradford, on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, this morning. A gang of angry Italians afterward attacked the engineer and fireman of one of the trains, but they escaped.
 | WINNIPEG, Aug. 12,-Col. Engledue and Major Clark are here, en route to British Columbia in connection with a scheme % settle coo Highland Scotch Crafters on Vancouver Island. These are all members of the royal Naval Reserves, and the reason of the British governments efforts to settle them in British Columbia is to have them con- vincent in case of emergency on the Pacific coast. They have been engaged in connection with gigantic English syndicate which has been formed for development of sea fisheries on the west coast.
 l BALTIMORE, Aug. 12.-The Farmers Alliance, or Peoples Party began it's second days session ln state convention this morning. All outsiders were ex- cluded.
 BOSTON, Aug. 12.-James Russell Lowell died last night.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Wolf Folke, a theatre leader, arrested on complaint of Hermann, the magician, who charged him with embezzlIng S30,OO0 from him while treasurer of the Bush street theatre in San Francisco, has been dis charged from custody by Governor Hull. BOSTON, Aug. 12,-John Hummer, wholesale rubber dealer, has failed. PORTLAND, Aug. 12.-A fire occurred early this morning in the oil refinery and storeheuse of Kelly, Dunn t Co, com pletely destroying the building and contents. When the fire almost burned out, flames issued from the broom fac tory of Zan Bros, one block away, and soon this building was a mass of flames. Total loss, S70,000.
 | PARIS, Tex, Aug. 12.-Evictions of intruders from the Chickasaw nation. | which were suspended temporarily, will | be resumed. orders having been issued that intruders must be out by Aug, 18th. CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Tons of wool and ! tallow, and thousands of hides were burned this morning in the big ware houses Of George O'B'Brien & H. NJ. | Herrlck. Loss estimated at S200,OOO. | WASHINGTON, Aug. 11,-It has been | decided to allow the Russian Jews | detained at Boston under the inmigra- | ton law, to land upon filling a bond in | the sum of S2,5OO for each person that such person shall not become a public | charge.
 Los ANGELES, Aug. LA train on | the Santa Fe. ten miles this side of Flagstaff, Arizona, struck COW. The engine was ditched dragging with it the mail, baggage and express cars, one 1 coach a- sleeper. The forward part of the tr ID is badly smashed and the engine much damaged, but strange to Say no one is seriously hurt though sev- eral are bruised; nevertheless the train arrived here yesterday morning seven teen hours late.
 VALLEJO, Aug. 1.-The Charleston has | been ordered to Yokahoma and will leave here August 16. She will 20 on the dock at Mare Island and be given a new coat of paint. She is ordered to Shanghi after touching at Yokahoma. owing to the missionary troubles at points along the Yangst Kiang River. The old war ship Monocacy is the only ship in those waters in service. Sea stores are being taken on the Charles ton for the voyage and a full comple ment of men went on board yesterday from the barracks and receiving ship. Her engines were to be completely over hauled but this is postponed, owing to the peremptoiy character of the present order.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The navy de- partmet has received report from Rear Admiral Brown. dated Coouimho CbiI;