Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-10
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NAL-ulNEhs - nC ooECAtpf ANe IA lures and good will were sold this morning at public auction by William Christy, trustee, to satisfy an unpaid balance of $6,7t10 on a mortgage. H. H. Logan made the only bid whichj was for the entire amount of the claim. The bid was in the interest of W. T. Smith. president of the Gazette company who assumed charge of the property at once. Dunbar's interest is closed out entirely and it is understood that J. M. Burnett will be his sue oessor in the editorial chair
 KANSAS CrTY, July S.-Reports from the storm during the past three days show the entire eastern water shed to the Nebraska and Iowa lines and to Texas was swept Sunday night. Fields of grain that promised the most bountiful yield for many years were swept bare of vegetation. The sea of rain was abetted in it's work of destruction by tornadoes. It is too early yet to sum up the loss but the total Is appalling and those to whom the angry clements spared life have lit tie left to sustain them. The storm embraced an area of two hundred square miles. The greatest loss of life is reported from Winona, Min nesota, where eleven corpses have been found with as many moro missing. The known and probable loss will reach forty-three lives which will be increased when the re- ceding water permits a thorough search. The loss of property can be placed in the millions.
 WASHINGTON, July g. Attorney General Harmon to-day received a letter from Special Attorney Me Kissick at San Francisco, transmit ting a copy of the recent decision of Judge Ross in the suit of the gov ernment to recover about $l5,OO0,OO0 from the Stanford estate. MeKis- sick is of the opinion that the court erred. He says that if he Is not instructed to the contrary he will take an appeal to the United States court of appeals for the Pacific coast circuit. Although the attorney gen eral has not yet given any specific instructions there is no reason to doubt that he will direct an appeal to be taken.
 HAVANA, July S.-It appears that Major Sanchez received information that force of l,50O insurgents, un- der command of Rabi, had occupied strone position near Manzanillo, in the province of Santiago dc Cuba. The Major sent a message to his superior officer, Col. Azur, proposing to him that they should join their forces and make an attack upon the insurgents. The messen- ger, how Wever, fell into the hands of the insurgents, who hanged him.
 BEDDING. Cal, July s:-The Red ding and Alturas stage was robbed this morning two miles above More ley's station and tweuty-four miles from this city, Supervisor Bush and lady passenger were not molested. The highwayman took the Wells, Fargo's box and registered mail, securing S400. The robber is sup posed to be Brady.
 MADERA, Cal, July S.-The bodies of eight Chinese have been found in the San Joaquin river, eight miles from here. The Chinese have been working in the mines. It is not known whether they came to their death accidentally or through foul play. Officers have gone to investigate.
 CLEVELAND, July S.-Santonelli has just succeeded in making a success ful hypnotic test on Harmon Leon- ard. keeping him in trance for seven days, with all his physical functions suspended except the heart. He wss guarded closely, and physicians were satisfied with the test.
 NEW YORK, July s.-A special to the Herald from Santigo de Cuba says General Antonio Maceo is hemmed in between Elcobre and Ramanganguaz, threatened on one side by the forces of the Spanish General Gasco and on the other by the Spanish columns of Fajarro.
 HAVANA, July S.-A severe engage ment has taken place between the Spanish troops, under command of Major Aznar and Gen. Antonio Maceo's large forces. Two hun dred and eighty of the latter were killed.
 La CRossE, Wis, July s.-Andy Mcdowell, the trainer of Alex, has issued an open challenge to match the mare against any trotter in the world for 5000 side or any three at 5000 corner, the winner to take all.
 WASHINGTON, July S.-From au- thoritatiYe sources it is learned that a recent Papal decree empowers American bishops to absolve poor people and the working classes from the usual obligations of fasting.
 WASHINGTON, July S.-OfFicers of the army signal service have decided to build flying machine. It is to carry one man and be on the aero plane order.
 OwNGsvILLE, Ky, July S.-John D. l Young, Jr., son of ex-Congressman John D. Young. in an altercation with a cousin, Plainly Fassett, cut l Fassett's throat, severing the jugu- l lar vein, resulting in death in few | minutes. Young has been arrested. ! The slayer is brother of J. Roe | Young, Indian agent at Sacaton.
 WEIGH, Va, July S.-U. s. Mar shal Gardiner, with all his deputies, is in the Elkhorn coal fields, looking after Norfolk and Western interests. So far, troops have not been ordered by Sheriff Effler, as no outbreak has been attempted by the strikers.
 CHICAGO, July S.-A Pauline strees electric car running at a high rate of speed near Taylor street jumped the track and crashed into the curb, the motor car to splinters