Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-05-27

CLEVELAND, O., May 19.--A receiver has been appointed foa the Clover Leaf railroad.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 19.-The President hrs appointed Kerr Craige of North Carolina third assistant post master general.
 BERLIN, Ger, May 19.-A boiler of locomotive t Ilmeran Sake Weiman ex- plodt instantly killing five persons and so seriously wOunding eight others that they are dying.
 NEW YORK, May 19.-The sheriff has received an attachment for S223,3 against the West Superior (WIs.) Iron and Steel Go. in favor of the assignee of Francis H. Weeks, the missing lawyer.
 WASHINGTON, ID. O., May 19.-The President made the following appoint ments today: George R. Young of New Mexico register of the land office at Ros- we'll, N. NJ; William H. CCsgrove of New Mexico receiver of public moneys st Roswell, N. M.
 NEW YORK, May 18.-David c. Hous- ton lieutenan colonel of engineers of the United States army, died this morn at St. Vincencs hospital of jaundice. He was fifty eight years of age and native of New York.
 Two weeks ago Colonel Houston, ac- cOmDanled by a woman known as Mrs. Minnie Porter, went to tbe Everett house and they were sss gned separate rooms. Mrs. Porter passed as his niece. The couple did much dril k ng and the hotel people refused Mrs. Porter liquor after learning the amount she had con- sumed.
 Before leaving the hotel, the unfor tuDate woman tod the hou ekeePer that her home was in Tennesse and her husbane, son and daughter lived there. At the hospital today the physysician said the woman could not live.
 NEW YORK, May 1S.-Arrangemsnts have been completed for d meeting July 24, between Jack Dempsey and Billy Smith at Coney Island.
 MINNEAPOLIS, MInD., May IA Kedwing. aiinn, special to tbe Journal says tg at the bank of Zumbrota, at Rumbrota, Goodugue county. has sus- pended payment. It had S3O00 in cash on hand but its load of s80,00O in paper was too heavy. Its capital stock IS S25,000.
 DEDHAM, Mass, May 1S.-Albert w. NickersOa, ex-president of the Mexican Central railroad, aud ex-directJr of the AtchisOH, Topega and Santa t'e and New fork and New England railroads. died tonight of perltoDitis. Hi+ estate is estimated varIously from S5,OOO,OOO to S200O0,0O0.
 CITY OF MEXICO, May 1S.-The busi- ness and commercial element of Mexi co are exercised over proposed changes of custom tariff. The proposed tax of l2 cents per kilogram on chewing and smOkisg tobacco and snuff is meeting with much opposition. A number of peti,ioo have already been presented to the chamber of of commerce protest ing against the proposed tax.
 LANSING, Mich. May 18.- Last night the body of the 9-year-old of Mrs F. Hare, who died Monday night. disap- peaFed from the house where 1t lay. About year ago the husband of Mrs. Hare was killed by log rolling upon b m. The physician r quested post mortem examination of tho son yester- day, but the mother refused. This morning the body was found at the bot tom of a deep well on the farm. TEe mother confessed to having pOisODed her son to prevent his growing up to be a thief. She was arrested. The neighbors think she is II sane.
 CORK, May, 17.-Nat onalists North east for Cork, who have been repre- sented by Michael Davitt. who was obliged to withdraw from aIliam nt on account of bankrupt proceedings instituted against hin for costs in the Notrh Meath contest, have resolved to leave the seat vacant with ths expecta- ton that Davitt will obtain in cJurt h certificate of bankruptcy enabling him to again enter Parliament.
 GUADALAJARA, Mex, May 1S.-The people of Mansanillo, in the State of Colims, claim they did not receive proper treatment at the hands of Fran cisco Lopez, auditor of the custom house at that place. In their popular indignation a delegati0n of citizens waited upon him a f5w days ago and l forced him to resign his pcs tion. The | official was then driven out of town by l a m3b and warned never to return. l Affairs are being investigated by the | authorities.
 WASHINGTON, May 1S-An authentic statement h9a been obt4iDed as t1 the | interview between Secretary Gresham and the Chinese min ster at the State