Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-29

LONDON, Aug. 22-In connection witt the visit of the French fleet, it is stated
 officially that the strength of the British naval sQusdrous abroad have been in
 creased within five years, from 96 vessels
 with tonnage of 205, ,842, manned by
 18,075 officers and men, to 110 vessels
 with tonnage of BOG, ,99S, and a com
 plemenI of 3, ,357 men, and still the In
 crease goes on. with the declared Pur-
 pose of making the feet of England
 equal to the fleets of any two first class
 powers.
 LONDON, Aug 22,-The British gov l China that from this time forth no British officers will serve in the Chinese navy. This step is taken on account of the refusal of Chinese authorities to furnish explanation for an insult by a i Chinese officer to a British officer.
 MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 22,-Robsrt Sims, ! indicted for illicit distillary, was arrest i ed by a United States marshal ana posse and taken to Bladon springs Last night friends came to his rescue and a | fight took place. in which Sims escaped. pr. PCgh, of the posse, and the son Sims were killed, and the brother of Sims Is | fatally wounded,
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Actine Sec retary Chandler says the plan of the | cattlemen and Chsrokses for tempora- " transfer of ownership would be re- gardsd as sn evasion of tho presidents Crder and Ia not permitted.
 LONDON, Aug. 21.-Ths Daily News referring to President Harrison's speech | at Albany says:
 The evil effects of the Mckinley law are disguised by the coincidence of good crops in America and bad crops in Europe, McKinlsy's adhsrsnts will note the position with joy and try to persuade to people with the usual dls- rega d of connection between the cause and effect, that tariff has not dimin- ished Americas external trade.
 PEORIA, Aug. 22.-Men to take the places of the striking switchmen arrived today. Everything is quiet, bat large force of armed guards are in the yards all the time.
 SAN JOSE, Cal, Aug. 24.-Remarksbls discoveries have been msde at ths Lick observatory. Professor Holden, the director, has secured through the big telescope better photographs of the moon than have been taken anywhere slse and the work of photographing goes on every hour when the satellite is visible. By studying the photographs with a magnifying glass and comparing them, any changes taking place on the surface of the moon may be discovered. The astronomers on Mt. Hamilton have discovered some things that nobody else ever saw, but they have not determined whether these are new features or things that are too small to have been seen through less powerful telescope. For example, upon the top of one of the mountains of the moon the photograph shows a luminous white spot that looks like snow. If that is snow and if 1t was not there before, the presence of an atmosphere is indicated. It has been believed that the moon has nc atmosphere and therefore, ie unin- habited, but if it should be demon strated that snow falls upon the surface of the satellite the accepted theory would be upset and astronomers would begin to study the moon with new and grester interest. Objects upon the moon are detected by their shadows, and projection or minence, fifty feet high, casts shadow large enough to be seen through the Lick telescope. If Pro- lessor Holden, studying his series of photographs, should discover some day a new shadow where none had been cast before when the moon was in the same position and under the same light, he would knew that something had been erected upon the surface, either a part of the crust upheaved by some internal movement or building put up by liv- ing creatures. The moon appears to be dead, desolate waste of played out volcano and cooled of lava beds, with out atmosphere and rather short of water and good society.
 BERLIN, Aug. 24.-A textile manu- l facturer who was summoned to examine the garment known as the holy coat now on exhibition at the cathedral at | Treves said that when the wrapper 8 were removed the vesture was found to be in such tattered condition that 1t could rot be placed o1 exhibition. Bishop Korum, he adds, then consulted some experts and finally the cost was given to an aged and experienced nun, who gummed the fragments of the gar ment together, ss the material was too much worn to sand the strain of needle and thread.
 The holy coat is now partially over | laid with layers of materials with which it has been wrapped up and these wrappers having become decayed cannot become separated from the coaG. Dr. | Book of Aix La Chappell declares he h IS examined the reverse side of the holy coat and he foupd it was mounted on byssus silk, which was used in the first century and which was never manufac- | tured after the sixth century, and which WAS always extremely costly. Catholic circles consider this to be proot that the holy coat is genuine garment worn by our Lord.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-The exports of specie last week from the port of New York amounts to SI,2SO,669 of which s2O, ,21O was gold and Sl.260,450 silver.
 PARIS, Aug. 24.-Great satisfaction is expressed at Queen Victoria's gracious ness to Gen. Gervais.
 The Libersto says: The reception of the French fleet by the English people, queen and authorities surpassss in point of cordiality and kindness all the promisesof the programme.