Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-09-30

DAN DIEGO, sept. I'D. u. heeu
yesterday resigned the presidency OF the
San Diego & Phoenix railroad company,
and was succeeded by W. III. Carlson,
mayor of San Diego.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 22.-The state de-
partment has been informed by the
United States legation at Bogarto degree
that the Colombian government OF Par
ranquilla is under martial law.
SAN FRANcIsCo, Sept. 22.-The jury in
the trial of Harry Thorne, who shot and
killed Frank Northrup in a. saloon row
WIS discharged this morning. The jury
nineteen hours.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-In the senate
Allen of Nebraska introduced bull
making dollar which may be coined of
4l215 grains silver or 258 grains OF gold
unit of value) The bill also repeats
the Sherman act, provides that owners
of silver may deposit it in the mint, less
twenty per cent seignorage, to be coined.
1t put in the treasury it shall be coin
ed into standard dollars for his benefit.
Mitchell introduced bill appropriat-
steam revenue cutters for Pacific coast
LEAD, S. D., Sept. 22.--At noon today
the timber fires were seen heading for
Lead from the west, and the entire
fire department with many citizens
were called out. A very heavy wind
brought the flames rapidly toward the
city, and at 4 o'clock the entire force in
the mines were put to work.
At o'clock when the flames reached
the city limits the wind shi ted and by
back firing and clever work on the
part of the people, it is thought at this
writing, p. ~, to be under control.
During the afternoon several carloads
of powder belonging to the Homestake
company were moved from the maya
zine to the mine. Many families in the
vicinity moved out their household eff
fects and the people are in a great state
of excitement.
The fire spread throughout the Bald
mountain country, doing much DAM
age. Along the Black Hills and Fort
Pierre railroad many testles are burn
ed and traffic between this city and
Elk Creek is stopped. Wires along
the route are down and it is impossible
to estimate the damage. Two troops
from Fort Meade are on their way here
and will be held until the fire is over.
A report just reached Lead that
Runkel. small town on the Black
Hills and Fort Pierre railroad, twenty
five miles from here was destroyed by
fire. Principal losses are Runkel's saw
mill, postoffice and depot.
One hundred and fifty homeless peo-
pie from the burned section are now at
Fremont. In this section much timber
and wood was destroyed.
The fire near this city is under con-
troll owing to a change of wind, and no
further danger is apprehended. The
property of Henry Stearns was burned
and also that of Charles Trever. The
Stearns family drove two miles through
the flames 10 this city. The condition
of old Mrs. Stearns, Mrs. Henry
Streams, two boys, baby and Frank
Stearns whose exposed flesh was burned
to crisp is such that they will probably
die. The smoke is suffocating and the
scene here is like Dante's Inferno.
At Lead mountain terrible state of
affairs exist. The inhabitants OF Terry.
a mining town OF 500 population have
left the town to the flames. Everything
will be total loss and the damage will
be 100000. The Buxton mill and
dwelling house valued at $4,000 were
destroyed.
/ The fire is raging with great fury over
a distance of seven miles long and six
miles wide, destroying everything in
its path.
CRY OF MEXICO, Sept. 22.-President
Diaz opened congress at 6 o'clock yester
day evening in the presence of both
chambers, members of he cabinet, Dip
lomatic corps and large number of
civil and military authorities.
Diaz entered the house of deputies
accompanied by his staff. He was re-
ceived by the committee and escorted to
the dais, on which he took a seat and in
a firm voice read lis address. He said
that the country's foreign relations were
excellent. He referred to thu raid at
Ygnicio, stating that United States
troops had aided the MeXIcans in pur-
suing the bandits who claimed to be
and that the American
government had recognized these band
its were bandits and Lot political offend
ers, as evidenced by the decision Of the
court at San Antonio to surrender ore
OF the five prisoners demanded after the
expiration of his sentence for the infrac-
ton of American laws.
He mentioned that the majority of
violators of the neutrality laws had been
sentenced in Texas. He referred to in
vasions from one to the other side of the
Rio Gran6e, mentioning the case of Tres
Jacales, for which Mexico claimed dam
ages, demanding the punishment of t e
offenders.
The country, he said. was at peace.
The interior elections had passed quiet |
~, though in Guanajuato and Coahuila
difficulties had been threatened.
All possible precautions had been TAX
IN against cholera and il favor of good |
health.
The school system WAS beng improv-
I'd. One hundred and sixty thousand,
seven hundred AID forty-one hectars of
lands l. been taken up
since the lat session of congress, for
which the government took up over
sS6. 900 in out landing bonds. Colonial
ion of the Yaqui and Mayo districts
Ras progressing. There was an increase
10 coffee, rubber, cocoa and other tropi-
al planting, and for other products
lere were fine prospects.
Four thousand, one hundred and
seventy mining claims had been de-
A iute factory had been COM
nenced at OriLaba. He mentioned thecon-
ession for breeding farm and race course
o r. c. Pate. The commission ON the linn
is Of Mexico and the United States was
ctively working. The improved postal
ervice had increased the number of
'ostoffices to 1853. In spite of the hard
INES 1915 kilometers of telegraph had
'een constructed, besides keeping up
he 10000 kilometers of lines owned by
he government. The railroad system
+ the cOuntry had bean brOupht IN tn