Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-10-03


q AsHvILLE, n. O., Sept 26,-Fre
Taylor, railroad engineer was las
night shut by q negro named Rankin
A mob hanged Rankin.
SAN Francisco, September 26.-Th
! Chronicles Sacramento special say
that 1t is reported that the men VIII
, murdered Mrs. Greenfield at Napa som
months ago and dangerously woundet
Captain Greenfield, had been capturet
. in Oregon or Washington.
Police Captain Lee when asked con
cerning the same said that the sheriff
of Napa county had told him that th,
men had been captured but who they
were or where captured he woold NO
} state.
TALLEoUAH, 1. T., Sept. 26.-UniteG
States Deputy Marshal Wilson was shot
and instantly killed by Samuel Down
ing, Cherokee the marshal had to ar
rest OF a charge Of selling liquor. OF
ficers have gone 10 the scene OF the
murder.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept. 26.-The losses
by last nights fire are 100000. Guck-
lenhsimer & Sons building and stock is
a total loss; value, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. Henry Salomon Il Son, whole
sale grocers, sustained loss OF $1,000;
fully insured. There we're other smaller
losses. The fire was gotten under con-
troll by midnight.
MELBURNE. Sept. 26.-Inquiry- into
the affairs Of the Australian Mortgage
| and Loan Co. shows the institution
hopslessly insolvent. Assets are placed
at 100000; liabilities are estimated TO
oe 100000.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Sept. 2S.-The
government rainmakers made most
successful preliminary experiment here
Saturday. Three members OF the ex-
petition, Mr.. John T. Ellis and Messrs.
easier and Fairchild, went with Mr.. @.
L. Gunther, the county surveyor OF
Duval county, and o number OF the
citizens committee here, to smsl. hill
near the city. The sun was shining,
but heavy cumulus. clouds were float
ing overhead and the air was full OF
humidity.
The citizens committee did not believe
that rain could be produced by such
small experiment as Mr.. Ellis professed
to make. Mr.. Ellis said that he would
show them how easy it was to tap the
clouds when the conditions were as
favorable as they were today. When
shey arrived at the ground the rain
makers pointed two mortars towards
the zenith and fired four 2lpound bomb
shells in rapid succession to height of
500 feet, where they exploded. In two
minutes sharp shower was falling. 1t
passed on TO the westward and four
more bomts we're fired. They started
another shower which also passed off to
the west. A heavy black cloud soon
afterward passed directly overhead and
four bomb shells were exploded. At
once the rain came down from it in tor
rents and drenched the party. They
returned to Corpus Christi, and IN
twenty minutes generel RAIN began,
which lasted for half an hour or more
The big experiments will be made next
week on the line of the Mexican Ma
tional railroad, about thirty niles FROM
this city. They will be very complete
and on a much larger scale than any
@ far made.
SALEM, H.. Sept. 2s.-News has been
received here that Jacob Brown bad
confessed the killing of man in CeL-
tralia eight years ago for which James
Gray is now serving life sentence IN
the pebitentlary. Gray, two days after
the killing, went before an officer in
Centralia and confessed to the murder.
Subsequently after having been Indlct
ed for murder he informed his counsel
that he wanted to plead guilty provided
ne would be sentenced to hang. When
told that no such promise could be
made him, be then told his attorney
that he was not guilty and that when
be had so confessed it was because he
thought by so doing he would be hung,
as he was without money or friends
and wanted to die. He was tried, went
on the witness stand, testified that he
was not guilty and gave h 3 reasons for
having stated that he had done the
killing. He further stated that he had
never before seen the murdered man
till he found him dead in the ear. The
jury found him guilty and he was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life.
Less than a year ago he became very
anxious for a pardon and a petition
was circulated to that effect and re-
ceived many signatures, but be is still in
prison. Sheriff Helm, Of this city, is
investigating the revelations at Min
neapolls and the case bids fair to be
interesting and sensational.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. 2S.-A band of
armed men has invaded the little village
Of san Antonio and looted the pOstOffice
and number OF stores. The stutf
taken, which comprised the entire stock
# trade of every merchant in the village,
must have been loaded into wagons
and driven into the deep woods sur
rounding the place. From there the
thieves evidently expect to get it into
st. Joseph or Kansas City. When the
excitement cooled down a band OF
vigalautes was formed and they are now
securing the country In pursuit OF the
raiders, who, if caught, Will probably not
be called upon to trouble o court OF
justice.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2S.-A slight earth
Quake shock was felt here at 1885 o'clock
last night. The duration was about one
second.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2S.-An earthquake
occurred in this city at 1850 o'clock last
night. The vibrations were distinctly
felt upon the third floor of the Western
Union buildIngand passed north and
south. Pedestrians upon the street also
felt the shock. 1t is not known at pres
ent whether any damage was done. The
vibration last ten seconds.