Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-07-05

nate people in their homes and
 cabins, but driving them, in many
 instances to the roof of their build
 ings, where many of them are hud-
 dled, enduring pain and hunger.
 Great damage has also been
 wrought to buildings and crops.
 TOPEKA, KAs., July LA short
 time ago the daily working time of
 the Santa Fe shop hands was re-
 duced from ten to eight hours, and
 yesterday another order was issued,
 directing that enough men De dis
 charged to reduce the expenses A
 per cent. The order was wholly un-
 expected by the men. The dis
 charged men are fifty machinists,
 twenty blacksmiths and twenty-five
 boiler makers. One of the dis
 charged men said this morning:
 The company wants to get even
 with the strikers. With the eXcep-
 tion of two or three Homestead
 men, all the discharged men are
 members of the Union, and went
 out on the strike. l don't know
 what our union will do about 1t. 4
 meeting will be held tonight"
 Both the men and the company's
 foreman say the reduction is not a
 violation of the contract by which
 the late strike was settled.
 NEw YORK, July l.-The steamer
 Columbia, which arrived this morn
 ing from Southampton, brings
 S5OO,0O0 in gold coin.
 FRESNO, July 5.-John Sontag, one
 of the notorious gang of highway
 men and murderers, who defed the
 officers of the law for so long, and
 who was recently so badly wounded,
 along with Chris. Evans, is dead.
 The details of his last hattie with
 U. $. Marshal Gard and his brave companions are still fresh in the
 miuds of the public. It will be re- membered that Sontag and Evans were taken by surprise while coming from their retreat m one of the dark mountain canyons of Tulare. Son tag was badly wounded. Since the latter's confinement in jail he has been unconscious much of the time.
 He was insensible five hours before death relieved him.
 BERLIN, July 5.-The Reichstag was opened yesterday by the Kaiser, who made speech lasting ten minutes. He said that the old Reichstag had been dissolved be- cause it failed to pass the army hilli that to strengthens the army was absolutely necessary for the safety of the empire and the peace of Europe. The Kaiser trusted that the patriotism and self-sacrifce of members of the new house would not fail him and his policies.
 LONDON, July 5.-On the Thames at Yorkshire an explosion occurred today from which one hundred aad thirty miners were entombed and the loss of life will be heavy.
 PARIS, July5.-For the past two days furious riots have reigned in the latin quarter. The cause was popular opposition to the closing of county offices Several students and working men haze been killed and a number of police injured. The city is now under military protection.
 SAN FRANoIsco, July 5,-Monsign- eur Satolli, the official representative of the Pope in this country, arrived | in this city at II o'clock this morn l ing.
 WASHINGTON, July l.-The presi- dent before leaving Washington yes terday signed an order reorganizing the military department of Colo | rado under the name of the depart ment of Colorado, with headquar- ters at Denver. The department of | Arizona consisted of the territories of Arizona and New Mexico and that portion of California below the 35th parallel. The new order abolishes the department of Arizona and places Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado in the new depart ment. California is restored to the department of California with head quarters at San Francisco. This change has been urged by military for year past. The of the department of Arizona was at Los Angeles. placing General McCook, commanding the ieI artmeut, at the extreme western end of the department, This caused great delay in communicating with Ihs army headquarters at Washing lon as all matters ia his section were sent to him and by him to Wash ngtou. With his headquaTteTs at Denver he will be at the extreme east of his department and in closer communication with Washington, This it is believed will effect econ pmy in time and money and greatly facilitate the disbursement in sup ,lies and ammunition. General acCook will command the new de- Iartment,
 LONDON, July 5.-Seventy-siK per ons are reported to have died of holera in Jeddah on Saturday and co in Mecca.
 DENVER, July 4.-Information has cen received here from Colorado brings that Henry Starr and "KidP Wilson, two members of the noto- lous Starr gang of train and ank robbers, who have caused the t cath of a dozen men and terTorized he Indian country and Arkansas ( pr months, were arrested there last { light. The men arrived at the | paulding house at a late hour last { ight with Mrs. Starr. They regis c cred as Frank Johnson and John | Wilson, of Joplin, Mo. The officers, r saring who the men were, were ' fraid to approach them outright | nd attempted to get the outlaws ! a position to shoot on sight, but I hey separated, Henry Starr going t lto the Coffee Royal restaurant. s he police followed bim in, and Q Iarshal Dana caught one arm aud ' astright the other. Detective At c nson covered him with a pair of n x-shooters. He gave in without 8 u ruggle, but said to them: Sits g tl nod thing vOu Uot ina dron on ma st