Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-03-19

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 gang of fleeing burglars on a moviny
 train one officer was wounded and one
 burglar killed. The latter proved to be
 ball player of Wilmington.
 WASHINGTON, March 16.-In the sen.
 ate Berry introduced a bill for adjust
 ment rights Indians in Indian Territory
 with view of having the territory ad-
 mitted- as state.
 Morgan introduced a bill for increasing facilities of the kpostoffice department for postoffice buildings. It proposes in.
 terest on private capital in erecting
 buildings and leasing on long terms.
 COLUMBUS, Kas, March 16-A blizzard which has been in progress in this sec tiCn for fifty hours has brought all the farmers to astandstill. Suspended dis patches from northern Texas say ter rible blizzard is sweeping over that part of the state. Great apprehension is felt for fruit and early gardens are probably ruined.
 | DALLAS, Tex. March 16.-A bowling
 norther with heavy rain swept over Texas last nigEt. The thermometer fell from 70 to 34 degrees in an hour. Fruit trees which were in full bloom are in imminent danger.
 LIVERPOOL, March 16.-The police have been pursuing inquiry into the dis appearance of a woman and children who formerly lived at Rain Hill, part of Liverpool. Inquiry started the connec- tloD of an arrest at Melbourne, Australia, of man named Williams, charged with murdering the woman. This morning the hearthstone where they formerly hved was raised and the bodies of the woman and three children, partly con sumed bv quicklime, were unearthed.
 The further the affair is investigated the stronger grows the belief that Will Hams IS none other than "Jack the Rip per-"
 MERIDIAN, Miss, March 16-Several l thousand people were asse mbled at the depot this morning when the train bear ing Senator Hill and party rolled into the city. A saluts of musxetry from the "Misslssippi Southern" announced hIs arrival. Senator Hill was Intro- duced by Captain W. H. Hardy, chair man of the citizens committee, as the great democratic leader, who never leads but to victory, and who never won victory but for the good of the people" | Senator Hill spoke briefly and forcib- ly on national political issues and was loudly cheered. He denounced the force bill and billion dollar congress-" and said the people would pronounce against the republican party in the coming cleo | tion.
 JACKSON, Miss, March 16.-Governor Hill was met at Meridian by a commits | tee representing the state capitol and | conducted to Jackson where an i'm | menee crowd was assembled. Governor Stone met the senator at the depot and l welcomed him to the state amid cheers. Senator Hill became the guest of Gov ernor Stone during his stay Tn Jackson. | and pubic reception was held at the executive mansion at noon.
 MACON, March 1.-The train bear | ing Senator Hill reached this city thIs morning. During a brief stop Hill held an interesting levee.
 PHENIx, Ariz., March 17,-Articles of | incorporation have been filed for the Arizona Land and Irrigation Go. The | capital stock is five million dollars; paid up Sl,5OO,OO0. The incorporators are Il. Comming, New York; Judge Wm. II. Barnes, Tucson; A. l.. Pogue, Indiana. The company propose 10 con- struct an immense dam al place known as Pasten's Butte on the Gila river, ard to build 240 mil. $ of canal.
 TRAvER, California, March I7.-The great Alta Irrigation district system of | canals have been completed and are running full of water, practically irriga- ting 130,OO0 acres of land. This result has been brought about by residents of the district purchasing bonds them | selves. Five hundred miles of canals and distributing .ditches are in opera ton; some five million feet of lumber have been used In headgates, drops, | checks, bridge ard fumes.
 PITTsBURG, March Attorney Gen eral Henzel filed in Daupin county court today his bill in exuity, asking the court to declare null and void and to perpet- ually enjoin the recent deal by which the Philadelphia and Reading railroad | company secured practical monopoly | Of the anthracite coal business. The defendant companies are required to | appear in court within fourteen days af- | ter service of the notice.
 FRESNO. Cal, March, 16.-Five hun | dred Grand Army men, attending the | state encampnent here, indulged in a | Jack rabbit roundup yesterday. When | within five miles of the corral the two wings formed circle and closed in on | the game. Twenty-Five thousand is the number bagged, and of those over 5000 were simply trampled to death as the final rush was made. The slaughter of the animals was sickening, the clubs splattering the blood and bralns over every body for an hour.
 DWELL, Neb., March 17.-A gigantic attempt to capture 10000 acres O: land in this county is now in progress. I2O men under the leadership of Immigra- tion Commissioner Steward, of the Pa citic Short line appeared, this morning at the United States land office and at tempted to file contest papers. Bloodshed will undoubtedly follow.
 the bill ratlfying the act of the Arizona legislature adpropriating S30,000 in Worlds far passed in the senate this morning.
 BERLIN, March 1.-The increasing seriousness of the empress excites con- ment in court circles here. She rarely smiles and continually talks of religion and of the necessity of charity work for the city's poor. She has given up novel reading and has ordered the ladies of the court to follow her example. She con- suits daily for two or three hours with the great court preachers, especially with Dr. Kogel, and after such consulta tion Is said to retire to her room and pray and weep. Some say that she has become mystic, and others that religion has affected her mind. The prevalent bs- lief is it IS due to the unhappiness of her domestic life. The emperor has suffered unusual annoyance from the disease of