Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-01-26


 f DENvEB, Jan. 16.-A epacial to the l imes rom Wa h ngton says:
 1 "rhe senate committee ou finance today authorized & favorable report on WolcOtt's bill to establish coinage mint at Denver. Senator Teller said | to Times correspondent there would be an effort to get the bill up and pass it tomorrow and he was hopeful from what be knew of the feeling in the senate the bill would be passed with but little difficulty"
 NEW YORK, Jan. 16-For A number of years Samuel Benner has issued annual ly a prophecy regarding the various markets during the ensuing year. His forecast for 1894 declared there would | be continued embarrassed husiness, bsnkrupted manufacturers, unemployed labor and ruined farmers" For 1895 he | says:
 'There is DO promi.e or sign of bet ter times for the coming year. The ir- crease of last year of slOC 100000 in the tonded d debt of the government does not signify the people are ccntented with keeping out If debt and making money Ever since 1873 values hav- been shriuk- ing ID consequence of the single gold | standard and no one can fatrom the | debts 70 whicn prices will fall. There Is no property except gold, wEich is not depreciating. The average crop of grain in this country this year with fair crops | abroad will send the price of wheat at Chicago after the next harvest down to forty cents per bushel. Fat hogs will be S3 per hundred pounds gross next winters packing season. Prices for wool, cotton, iron, cattle and horses will be on the down grade during the pras- ent year. Common sheep, after the wool Is taken off next year will sell for pelt and will then bring 25 cepts." To the anxious inquirer: "Tbe year Of lS9o will not be the proper time to make investments in property or engage exclusively Tn business enterprises"
 BU TIE, Mont. Jan 17-A fire occurred In the Butte Hardware Company's ware house lastnight in which giant powder was stored. The fire department was at work on the fire when the explosion took place killing 8 number of men. While efforts were being made to re- move the dead and wounded a secor d explosion occurred. The entire fire de- psrtment was wiped out, including the chief and all the horses. Three police men were among the killed, who num- bered ar least seventy five. Plate glass was broken all ove. the city and the damage to property enormous. It is im- possible to get details at present. All the ambulances are rushing to and from the scene of the explosion. The relatives of the killed are frantic and the city is in consternation. The powder in the warehouse was in violation of the law. It was the great explosion in the history of the West. BUTTE, Mont, Jan. IS Every hour more distressing proportions of the ex- plosion appear. The real extent of the calamity will never be known. The list of the known dead IS fifty-three. Many were blown to pieces, and will never be known or heard of
 The concussion and flashes were se- verely felt at Belgrade, on the other side af the range, eighty-three miles distant.
 The coroners on Monday will fully in vestiRate the causes and steps will be taken to punish the guilty.
 The funerals occurred today, and bus- ines is suspended The officials, mi:- tary and civic societies will partic pate.
 Twelve thousand dollars in funds have been raised. The Northern Pacific subscribed 5000. There are many cases of destitute families. It is thought that tons of powder were stored. The law provides for only 150 pound.
 ANOTHER ACCOUNT
 DENVER, Jan. 17-A special to the Repu blican from Butte says that the fire started in the Royal Mi ling Com> pany's warehouse, and spread 10 the Kenyon-C Cornell warehouse, m which were stored several carloads of glant powder. The first explosion was the most terrific, aud killed every fireman save tive belonging to the central fire station. One of these was standing be- hind the hosecart horses, and the other was at the water hydrant, several hun dred feet away. So far between fifty and sixty msngled bodies have been re- covered, and more are being picked Cp on all sides. It is imposs ble to get names tonight. IL is estimated that a. bout ore hundred additional persons were injured, several If wbcm died after being taken to the hospitals
 The scene beggHrs description. At thir hour, 12:1O a rn., wagons are stll taking out dead bod es from the s"ene taking establishments, and the wounded to their homes and hospitals The latter are all full. The list of the dead will possibly reach seventy i've, and the d8mags to property will be more than S1,OCO,000. In all three carloads of pos- der exploded, one of which was stored ID the Butte Hardware company's ware- house, which adJoined the Kenyon Cor were thrown miles. Several bod es were hurled long distance, and picked up in masses of flesh.
 LOOKED LIKE BATTLEFIE. D.
 DENVER, Jan. 16.-A special to the Rocky Mountain News from Butte says that the fire broke ont in the Montan Central yards and soon several cars loaded with powder caught fire. Just as the firemen were closing in around the blazing cars an explosion occurred, Hing a number of firemen aud spec tstors and manning many others. he tiremen who had escaped imediately rallied, and were beginning another attack, when second explosion, more violent then the first, took place. The 1 people in the vicinity w-re thrown down | as If moW ed with Rrest scytte, and ! the streets for n block around looked ] like a great battlefield. Debrls wss thro Wn high iD the air coming down l half mile away. Many people on the |