Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-06-04
to say that one hundred and fifty bulld-

ings were wrecked and as many more partially demolished. All casualties not yet known but list of the identi- fled who were killed number eight, and nineteen were fatally wounded. Miss ing, Mayer, Hart and Upson. Forty or fifty were injured but not seriously. The greater portion of the city is con- pletely devastated. The entire com munlty, consisting of fiveto six thousand people, are thrown unto great excitement. The Lutheran church. is reduced to splinters, and outhouses demolished; the Presbyterian church is also reduced to splinters and of Specknock's block on one of the principal streets, composed of half dozen brick buildings, there is nothing left but pile of bricks. The Standard Block consisting of six brick buildings is completely wrecked. The Wellington "Daily Mail" and Summer County Standard" were published in this block. Their plants are utterly de- stroyed as were the "the "Monitor Press" and the "Voice" in the Spsck- nook block. The foundry and stove works are levelled to the ground. The Opera House is wrecked and the Phillips hotel ruined. Half a dozen or more bodies have been taken from the the debris. Messages from Danville report disastrous cyclone at Harpers There are 200 men at work cleaning away the wreck of the Phillips House
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 27.-The Ma tional Editoral Association to-day elect ed the following officers: President, B. B. Price Hudson, of Wisconsin; First Vlce-President, Walter Williams, of Colum m bia, Mo-; Second Vice-President, H. J. Knapp, of Auburn, N. T.; Third Vice-President, J. H. Duke, Scooba, Miss; Corresponding Secretary, J. Nj. Page, Jerseyville, H.; Recording Secre- tary, William Kennedy. Cham bersburg, P8.; Treasurer, A. H. Lauri, of Elgin, H.; Assistant Recording Secretary, Miss Louisa Frances, of California The selection of the next place of meet ing was referred to the Executive Con- miteee. |.
 KANSAS CITY, May 27.-A special to the Journal from Wellington, Kansas, says: A cyclone passed over this place this evening, killing and iniuring five hundred. The storm passed directly through the center of the town, wreck ing everything in it's path. Fire broke out in the wrecked district and is now burning fiercely.
 MARTINEZ, Cal, May 27,-Suit has been commenced here by the San Fran cisco and Great Salt Lake Railroad Company, which whs incorporated few days ago, to condemn tract of land in Contra Costa county, the owners of which are Angus A. Grant, James A. Williamson and Horace W. Carpenter. The tract is part of what is knowp as the Moraga Ranch. The Company asks that it be permitted to take possession of the land in question and use it while the present litigation is pending.
 PARIS, May 27.-The anarchists, it was announced, have decided to hold demonstration in front of the residence of M. Beaurepaire, the public prosecu tor, and also in front of the ministry of the interior of the Palais DeBourbon. The object of the demonstration is to secure the release of NJ. Pouge, the editor of the Anarchist paper "Pere Peinard," who was arrested last month and whose paper was suspended. The police raided the house of many an archists yesterday, searching for dyna- mite.
 WASHINGTON, May 28.-The Delegates to the Silver Convention discussed the question of raising funds. Large con- tributions and pledges from Colorado and other states for immediate needs. After the routine of business the con- vention adjourned sine die.
 President Harrison and party left this morning for Rochester, N. r., where he will speak on Decoration Day.
 TOLEDO, Ohio, 2S.-The grand jury have indicted Father Quiglsy of the St. Francis Catholic church for refusing to comply with the State law requiring all parochial schools to report the names of the pupils to the Board of Education. The refusal was persisted in after the State Supreme Court had decided the law constitutional.
 NEW ORLEANS, La, May 2S.-A rail- road suit has been brought in the Unit ed States Circuit Court, which involves about S18,O00. The case is that of s. W. Carey vs. the Houston and Texas Central Railrrad. It was brought to set aside the sale of the railroad now in the control of the Southern Pacific, on 8 statement that the property was sacri- feed; that parties prompting the saie entered into collision to turn the prop eaty over to the Southern Pacific; that on account of which the orders to sell the property had no jurisdiction, as debts on the property had not become due at the time of the sale.