Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-10-17
TELEGRHpHIC.

at Colfax. Spikes had been taken out
from seven rails on the other edge OF
| the embank ment just whsre the track
makes a curve. The angle plate used
to strap the rails together had been
pried off and jammed under the rails.
TIE object was evidently robbery.
One OF the passengers caught
glimpse Of one OF the would-be robbers
as be rushed off the em5ankment. A
posse is searching for the perpetrators
and 1t is thought the Dalto1 gang was
implicated. The passengers were trans
ferred and brou yht to Sacramento.
Much harm was done TO the road bed
and rolling stock and it is a miracle
that no lives were lost. The track is
now clear and trains are running on
time.
STOCKTON, CAL, Oct. BIN a strong
wind today Sunoi trotted a mile over
| the kite shaped track in 2:1O, lowering
her record a half second. The first
quarter IVES made in 81 > seconds, the
half in 1:02L4, the three quarters IN
1863.
LONDON. Oct l3-The health Of Mrs.
| Parnell continues TO cause greatest
anxiety to her friends and relatives.
PARIS, Oct. BIT is announced today
that the daughter OF the late General
| Boulanger viii contest his will.
ARKANSAS CRY, Oct 13.-Members of
| the Cherokee commission have agreed
hers and will try to purchase the lands
of the Otoes and Pawnees, Poncas and
| Osages, III the next few weeks.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Oct. 13.-Ihe
large and hourishIng village OF Trans
| ylvania is com pletely burned,out and the
| Inhabitants have lost all. The utmost
distress prevails
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct 13.-An,, Indianapolis
special says that Julius Pratt and Ad-
| Olson Bybee OF the Sacven wheel works
of norfolk, now part of the American
Weel works trust have assigned. Each
| holds over $4,000 in the American
| Wheel works.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 13-A special
session OF the state senate was called to
order this morEipg. The governor in
his message said the session had con-
vened to take action IN relation to
alleged misconduct in various depart
ments of the state government as well
asi among other elective officers. The
governor reviewed the testimony taken
in the Bardsley Philadelphia treasury
case. who is now in the penitentiary, and
severely arraigned Henry Boyer, state
treasurer and Thomas McCamant, audi
tor-general OF the state, for connection
with Bardsley's misdoing.
| MoNTIvIDEo, Oct l3.-In an uprising
here recently ten men were killed and
ssven wounded. Fifiy-twO persons in
custody will probably be summary dealt
with. The uprising has been quelled
and quiet again prevails.
CASPER, Wy, Oct. 13.-Dr. Joseph
Benson, confined in jail last night for
unkenness, set fire to the building
and barn. He said his right name Is
Joseph Priley and that he killed a man
near Pennington, Mass, for which he
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
fifteen years, but escaped.
New YORK, Oct, ia dispatch from
| London says the steamer DsvoDshire,
from Barrow for New York, had been
passed at sea abandoned. Nothing has
been heard from her captain or crew,
| Never has the loss Of steamship at sea
caused so much excitement since the
| time of the great Denmark disaster. The
chances are that the captain and his
/
SoNoMA, CAL, Oct. 12.-The earth
quake last night damaged the high
school building TO such an extent that
it is considered unsafe for the scholars
and the president has so notified the
trustees. Many buildings through the
valley were damaged.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-THE commits
sioner Of Indian affairs has written q
letter TO DIR. Dorcester, superintendent
CT Indian schools, instructing him to
| visit contract schools ard subject the
same to the same thorough inspection
made in government schools. The gov
ernment is also to make special inquiry
in the character ard qualifications of
employees Of contract schools, compare
the course Of study with that of the
government school and point any de
fects or superiority. The commissioner
Gays it is his purpose to promote pupils
WheIe its found that the course of study
is defective or the facilities for indus
trial training wanting or for other
reasons. The pupil cannot receive as
good an equipment for life in contract
schools as IN government schools.
.
Strelinger, charged with the murder Of
Police Officer Alexander Grant, was held
to appear before the SUPREME coUrt this
morning by Judge Rx. Only three
witnesses were examined, that Of Henry
Faust, gardener, being the most i'm
portant. He stated that he lad worked
for Strelinger and knew that he was in
the habit OF carrying pietol.
MOYTEyIDEcS Oct. l2.-There was a
serious attempt at revolution here yes
terday morning. Members of revolu-
tionary club in the suburbs of the city
fired npon troops that were stationed
near at hand; the latter returned d vol
ley with deadly effect. Several persons
were killed outright ard many wound
ed Attempts were made to assas6inate
President Goes and TO capture the mem
bers of the iunta, but were unsuccessful.
Subsequently, the insurgents dispersed
and the city quieted dc~I:
WooDLAwE, Wash, Oct. 12.-Hictor
Beebe, q young man, wac KILLED Friday
night by a man named Day, in quarrel
about some COWS which bad destroyed
Beebe's corn. Day fled after the shoot
ing but was captured the next day and
a mob organized to lynch him. He was
taken to Kalama, but it is feared that he
will yet be lyrG hed.
ST.. JOHNS, n. B. Oct. l4.-It is re-
ported that the Anchor line steamer
City of Rome, Captain Young, which
sailed from New York, October 10th, for
Liverpool, has been lost off st. Shotts.
ST JOHNS, n. B. Oct. ia man by
the name of John Bunnan, belonging
to Sligo, Ireland, arrived at Trepassy
this morning, from Seters river.
He says he is the only surveyor of the
crew of forty three men on the steamer
City of Rome. WHICH became total
wreck on Monday night at Marine cave,
st Mary's bay. He says the captain
,pd oraIU and officars uera all DRINK and