Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24
TELEGRApHIC.

midnight last night and fifty or mor per-
 sons lost their lives in the ruins.- The fire started after the explosion and com pleied the work of destruction ard death. Tte engineer was an eighteen year old lad and got drunk. Water got
 low in boiler. Clumsy was one of the leading ho els. Only few bodies have been recovered yet. Many might been resued after the explosion but tho fiame.
 started and drove the reseurers back
 The Gumry was a five story building
 valued at S310O0 had been used as hotel
 since 1888 when 1t was rebuilt after u
 fire in which one life was lost. Generel Charles Adams, whose body is believed to be in the ruins has been n resident of the state since early days and forme ly took g prominent part in politics as
 a republican.
 The death list includes the owner of thehotel Peter Gumry and Manager Rob- ert c. Greiner, and wife. Before the fire added to the horrors of the explosion the firemen were appealed to piteoasly by men, women and babes whose lives Were
 beng crushed out in the ruins but the fire broke out and ended it.
 SAN FRAECIsCo, Aug. 19-Owiug to the continued illness of Judge Murphy,
 the Du. mt murder trial was not re- sumsd this morning.
 CHICAGO, Aug 19.-There is bitter fight going on between the different labor organizations in this city and on labor day there threatens to be serioue trouble instead of larades and plcnics Rs usual. The chef of police insists on choo ing the lines Of march so as to keep
 warning unions apart.
 TACOMA Wa, Aug. 19- Puget Sound
 bas sea serpent. Affidavits from l..
 NJ. G. A. young man, one lady and the collector Of Customs, all of whom have at different times seen fifty foct monster go with the story The serpent follows boats but has harmed no one as yet.
 TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 19-The Bank of Tacoma, formerly the Tacoma Trust & Ssnipg company, thls morning made an assignment.
 PITTsBURs, Pa, Aug. 19-Last nights storm was the most terrific and des tructive tbnt visited this city in many years. IL came without warning and at time when the parks were full with people and the river boats crowded with excursionists. So far 8s known two lives were lost and score of per sons were inju ed, two fatally. Prop erty was damaged to inc extent of s1OO,OOO.
 The storm struck the city about 10 o'clock, and WIS over in half an hour. The rain came in torrents, accompanied by vivid Tightening and terrific wind. Houses were unroofed, trees blown down, and fences and outhouses de- molished. So tremendous was the force of tornado thatthe steamers Ludkefer, Little Bill and Arlington were over turned and many barges, coal beats and small craft were torn from their moorn ing and sent sdrift. The steamer Courier with 400 passengers was swept with water. The passengers became panic stricken, but Captaln Kline sue ceeded in making moorDing at Paint CTS Mille, where ali were discharged ID safety. An unknown woman who at tempted to cross Point Bridge was caught in a whislwiud and blcwn into the river and drowned.
 BALTIMORE Md, Aug 19.-3.20 p. n. The fire department responded to an alarm at the John Hopkins University. 3.30 D. m.-Th9 prospect of the labratory and part of the building is being destroyed.
 SAN FRAECIECo Calf, Aug. 19.-Gov- ernor Budds private secretary, Edward AicCabe, talking about the Governors condition says the danger of fatality is past but the governor is still a very g. ok man. l is nervous prostration the re- suit of over work. He is not able walk alone and it will be six weeks, before ne can resume the duties of hlsoffice.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18.-An Gpin- | Cn Of general interest to all members of l and loan associations has been | by Attorney General Fitzger- | ild. It is addressed to the beard of | ,Om mmissioners of building and loan as- ;ociatione, and IS in reply to three ques- ions.
 The first Is as to the legal status of 5he Stockton Land, Loan and Building | association and its shareholders; second, whether such association can issue shares of stock and whether certificates IT only certificates of membership; and hird, whether such association should )e allowed to proceed as heretofore or le required to amend its articles of in The answer is:
 Fist-The fact that said association lad, as shown by it's annual report 7414 hares of S2C0 each, does not alter or hance the status of the corporation or he relation of tits share holders to it a sIt 8 expressly provided by section 639 Of he civil code that corporations of this haracter may be organized with or with ut 8 capital etock.
 SecoBd-Such association can issue ertifcates showing the number of shares ub5crlbeG for by the msmbers and such ertiicates are stock certificates of mem- lership.
 Third-I am further of the opinion hat the said association, as shown in it's rticles of incorporation. practically con orms to title l6, part 1, division l, of he civil code, and therefore there is TO eason for requiring it to amend it's arti- les of incorporation.
 WAsHIYGToN. Aug. 17.-SecTetary Horton of the department of agricul- ure heard RrGuments by many of bis ubordnateg in favor of silver. Yes