Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-10-10

union competition. Aocut 200 men
are employed at the flint works. The
attempt 10 put non-union men in their
places will cause trouble. it is feared.
INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Oct. Sat $50
o'clock this morning fire started in
the basement of the Circle Park hotel,
monument place. Fire Caies Webster
aud Fireman Buck Stahlemsn were
seriously injured by an explosion Caused
by melted natural gas pipes. The right
side II Chief Weoster's head was badly
burned. Stahlmsn's face was burned
TO blister and his hsir burned off.
Both will recover. There vas some ex-
oitment among the guests, but no. one
was injured. A serious corfi szration
was avoided.
KANSAS City, Mo, Oct. 5.-General
| Alger gnd the party OF campaigning
generals were here fIom $50 until l.
| They left at o'clock this afternoon for
Leaveuworth. They spent the time
speaking to enthusiastic crowds in dii-
fersnt parts of the city. Wherever
they went people flocbed about them by
thousands. The biggest and most en-
thusiastic demonstration Of the day
TOOK place in the business center just
after luno5. The streets we're packed.
MAEoUETT. Mich, Oct. 5-Rain be.
gan falnng this morning, quencsiDg the
forest fires that threatened Nestoria,
Hum bolut, and other towns in northern
Pennsylvania
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Oct. 4-Further
advices from the region devastated by
the late storm says 90 one can conceive
the condition of the people Of the west
ern part of Alaehus and Levy and the
eastern part OF Lafay cite counties. Left
homeless without food, the cotton crop
destroyed and no resources at hand.
starvation stares them in the face. So
seriouo. indeed, Is their situation that
the people who have visited them are
earnestly advocating u special session OF
the Legislature to make some provision
| for them. In the western part OF Ala
chua county, where thousands OF peo-
pie lived, most of them were well~to-do
farmers, ali of their homes have been
destroyed, together with the provisions
that they had stored for winter.
| At Yulee, the storm made a clesnsr
path than at any other punt Not tree
remains standing, every store is down,
and some Parts of the buildings were
carried for three miles. Goods, such az
clothing and dress fabrics, wsrs found
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floating in the Suwanee river. The peo-
pie hSve gathered what lumber they
could tad, and, together with logs, have
made camp, IL which mep, women
and children are being sheltered by the
hundreds. Their food Is nearly gone.
They cannot uss wagons or h.rsss to
ge; flesh supply, but have sent men
tn BraodforG, end they will make al
effort TO bring groceries down the Su-
vance river in a beat. Nearly every
house in Lafayette county Ia destroyed.
Nothing is left of May, tie county seat.
East Of toe SaTGnee river the pre- b.
able loss to the phosphate plants is es-
timsted at 500 UO0. 10 Lafayette coun.
ty, The valuable cedar forests are lost.
Stock hiss been killed by the hundreds.
All crop have been destroyed, and hun
dreds CT people are in distress They
hsve no homes nd nothing To eat To
odd to their distress, their FERNS are
covered with trees, which have to be re-
moved before the farms can be cultIvst-
ed.
The turpsntine men OF either side OF
the Suwanee river are financially ruined.
All had Invested ali their money ia tur-
pentine lands and stills. and everything
is destroyed. Nesriy all of them have
discharged every laborer they had. This
meals that at least twenty-five hundred
mer are out Of employ msnt. In Ais
chua aud Lsvy couaties, two hundred |
families arc reported destitute, and 10
tbs town OF Hiliigrd, between Jackson |
VILE and Way cross, the families are
homeless and about without food. The
chsrisaGle contributions Of other states J
will almost certainly be required TO ale |
viate the sufferiugs.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 4.-Dr. Guetsve |
Mshe OF this city has fallen bsir to
fortune by the death O5 his aunt at |
Limoges, France. He aud his only sis-
ter, Mrs. MacMuIlin. and her husband, |
Dr.. MacMullin ct Oakland, are ss pre-
sent 10 Limoges looking after tee in |
heritaucs, wnicn is valued ct millions Of |
:IHncf.
d.. Maha and Mrs. MacMullin are
the oaIy heirs t. ihs estate of tbs late
VeuVe Paponsau, the vealthiest Wo-
rnsu OF LimnGes, thar Only aunt Their |
f,' her ss Gustavn II abe, the president |
Of the French Savings Bank, who main
tsined luxurious home in San Mateo.
The Old ban ser hal unlimited faith in
~ of fNctr9 nd ,,.r1o. Il
liberal loans CT outside lands and real |
e. tate ~ interior cities. He purchased
tracts OF land IN S~Uth San Frer Cit O,
Los Angeles and other places. During
the panic OF 1878 ne wsa unable to
realize OF his holdings. Ruin seemed
end on Sep, ember Is Of thst |
J ear the old banker committed suicide
by shooting himself, ate. he bad
his private fortune to save the
bank fron disaster.
Young Maize attempted to retrive his
fallen fortunes by engaging in mercGn-
tile pursuits. but failed and decided 20
complete tba studies he had been COM
PEELED to abandon, and become 2
physician. Meanwhile be had married
Miss Josephine Lande, a young lady OF
his city. 10 1886 he went 20 New York
70 study medicine, where ne became
he protege OF Prof. Go,dthwa;te. He
worked in the Bellevue Hospital, ard !
oon acquired reputation. In 1890 ne
lgsin went to Paris and studied under {
Prof. Guion ut the Hospital Neckar.
During bis vacation be visited his
lunt at Limoges. The latter conceived .
treat affection for him, and tried to in
luce him to abandon his studies and re-
main with her, Offering to make him the '
ole heir CT her great fortune. But the 5
'oung physician returned to San Fran
isco and engaged in the practice OF his '
hosen profession.
New YORK, Oct. 4-The World yes
erday morning said:
"Tbe engagement of Miss Edith COL
los and Chauncey K. Depew is now
ractically acknowledged by their