Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-01-09
TEhEGRApHIC.

DENVER, Jan 2.-The heaviest snow
storm of the year is now raging In the
southern and western portions OF Colo
rado. At Durango the sto-m Is the
heaviest that has visited that section
for several years at this time of year,
the snow bslng about twenty inches on
level and still coming down. At Rico
the snow is three feet deep while on
Trout Lake range there is still more.
The Rio Grande Southern train has been
running daily; up to late it is doubtful
if they get through tonight. The Sill
verton train, which left Durango yes
terday morning, is IN the ditch with
snow slide both IN front and behind
and can get neither way. The Rio
Granoe is blocked on Conejos range and
no trains will run today between Anto-
nito and Chama. More snow is report
ed south of Pennington than there has
been for seven ye ears, although in Farm
ington there is not SO much. At White
Pine the storm has been on three days.
Yesterday the nail carrier between that
point and Sargent, twelve miles, was ten
hours making the trip one way. He
started on the return tri p at an early
hour this morning and 1T is feared he
will not be able to make the round trip to
day. Over three feet of snow has fallen
in 4S hours.
Tonight reports arrive of heavy SHOWS
along the Denver, Texas and Ft. Worth
abroad near the Colorado line and
trains on that road are blockaded.
Last night snow slide occurred near
Leadville in Empire Gulch and two
men were killed. Their bodies have not
yet been recovered and their names are
not known.
SAN Francisco, Jau. 2'-Although
the weather has cleared here. it Is sJIll
raining IN many parts of the state. The
rainfall during this storm has been
phenomenal. The wires are still down
and no word has been received from
Eureka for nearly week, DOR for two
days from Point Keys. In the Sierras
snow has been falling for two days aud
a block ade of the Central Pacific is
feared. The south bound Oregon ex-
press on the Oregon extension is fifteen
hours behind.
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 2.-Judge Perez
de Leon made domicIlIary visit to the
house of Nov, Cinco de Mayo avenue,
this city, last night and found there
number of priests. The superior, Fa
ther Rafael Lopez and his assistant,
Father Francisco Lobistade, were sent
to prison. Nine monks of the congre
CATION de Felipenez were turned out
doors and the police were placed in
charge of the building.
The college Jose fina de Sancosma six
priests were found, the superior being
Father Vll.esca. The community was
dissolved and the superior arrested.
The authorities here as well as those in
Puebla are very active in enforcing the
reform Law.
The grade on the International rail-
road from Torreon toward the city of
Durango has been completed fifty
miles, or to point near the Velardena
mines. Track laying will be com
menced from Forreon on the first Of
January.
ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. David B. Hills
term as governor of New York expired
Thursday night and the event was
marked by dinner at which Mr.. Hill
spoke about 5000 words Of farewell to
100 persons including the state officials,
the Governor elect F'ower and many
prominent state democrats.
Ia the course of his speech Governor
Hill said:
Shall the peoples verdict on the billion
dollar congress have execution or not?
Shall the democratic party by keeping
before the people-the billion dollar con-
gress of 1890, not hing else and nothing
less keep for the people power to add to
their verdict of 1899, Its execution in
1892. How can that be 0one beslS First
pass no free coinage bills, pass only need
ful appropriation bills enforcing ecoBo-
my; second grapple to undo the worst
work Of the bullion dollar congress,
which represents the Sherman silver law
and the Mcintyre law. No small issues,
40 untimeIy issues, no ther issues,
grapple to undo the work Of the bullion
dollar congress, put the country and
its silver laws and its tariff laws back to
where they stood before cur party's mis-
adve nture in 1888 and before the infa
nous republican revolution. Demand
and demand nothing but this and keep
on demanding this In congress, in our
state conventions, in our national con-
ventions and throughout the canvass till
sundown next November Sth.
LAREDO, Tex, Jan. Col, Caeron,
OF the Mexican army, reiterates his
denial Of the revolt at Mer and the
killing of Gen. Garcia. 1t is said the
clerical party is behind CARA furnish
ing him with money, and as soon as he
enllsts 5000 men they will furnish him
with millions to carry on his campaign.
LAREDO, Tex, Jan. 2.-Ool CAeron, of
the Mexical forces In Nuevo Laredo, re-
ceived telegram stating that Gght
occurred on this side, and that two
United States soldiers were killed. Loss
to the revolutionists is not given.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex Jan. ALARM on
the border over the CARA uprising is
becoming intense. There are many
startling rumOrs in circulation concern |
ing the probable fate o. United States |
troops concentrated in Starr and Duval
counties. CARA is known to have a !
force of 500 desperate men, and It 1000
Mexican troops who are reported to
have murdered and deserted General |
LOISuLO OdlCtdt IbSAl DCulm duucI hb /
Miermex, have made their way to
Garza's stronghold on the Texas side,
united forces would give the Unit d |
States troops a hard fight. 1t would !,
not be impossible for CARA, with q |
force of 100 men, to capture For
Ringgold, and the whole of the United |
States troops it, that section of the from
tier, He has threatened on several oc- |
casions to take Fort ..Ringgold if it be-
came necessary for him to secure food |
and military supplies.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. p Jessie |
Frierson was hanged this morning tor |
the murder of officer NJ husgrave in Dec. |
1896.
GALVESTON, Jan. "A gentleman