Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-07-25

are opposed to the election OF Bryan
Sewell and the Chicago platform held q
conference today and passed q resolu.
tion providing for the appointment of q
committee OF seven to confer with the
state leaders, with view of adopting
the beat methods for accomplishing the
defeat OF Bryan and Sswell. The COM
mittee will be appointed tonight.
PREscorT, Ariz., July l7-Lightning
today struck inside of the city limits
tearing to splinters a building in the
water works and burning out the tele-
phone wires. The shock WAS felt by
several and some people were thrown
violently TO the ground. No one was
seriously injured
| HAVANA, July 18-Passengers from
San Cristobal today report having heard
heavy cannonading and musketry firing
all day yesterday, apparently north of
the mountains. 1t is believed an en-
gagement is in progress between Fuen-
tes' command and the insurgents under
Nufiez. Protected by QIintine Banne~
dra, Jose Msros succeeded in landing an
expedition in the district OF Sautiago
and the band Of Juan Brazo attacked
the Trocha 10 Pinar del Rio with the
intention of creating a diversion in or
der to facilitate the passing of the liae
by Maceo. The insurgents plundsred
and partially burned the village of Ca
besaD, province of Mstspzas. SAP Hi
lario de Gusmatua, founded in 1893,
was also attacked. II houses we're
burned.
| MALVERN, Ark, July 18-The entire
town burned tails morning. Only three
houses are left standing. The loss az,
gregstes four hundred thousand dol
lars. The fire was of incendiary origin.
Four men are under arrest.
| Malvern was city Of about 5000 in
habitants, the business portion Of the
| place being clustered around the rail-
road station. All this section was des-
troyed, only three buildings remaining,
The burned buildings include the rail-
road depot, two hotels end the bank.
| The fire was without doubt the result
OF plot to destroy the town. The
| blaze broke out about midnight at thrse
different places and as there was no ap-
| paraius the fire burned itself out.
There is talk of lynchIpg the suspects.
WASHINGTON, July 1S-Li Hung Chang
will be given an elaborate reception by
the government officials in this city Oh
| September 18th. President Cleveland
will give dinner in honor Of bis pres
ence and Lii Hung Chang will give din
! ner in return.
LINCOLN, Neb. July 18-W. j. Bryan
received many calls from many friends
and neighbors today. 1t was the inten-
ton of Mr.. Bryen to go to Omaha today
but the rain continued and he will not
go till Monday or Tuesday. 1t is his In
tention to remain here until the first
| week IN August when he will 60 to New
York to be officially notified Of bis nomi
| nation. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan will spend
the week with Mr.. and MIS-. Sewell in
Maine.
WASHINGTON, July 18-The comp
troller of the currency has issued call
on the rational banks for a statement
Of their csndition at the close Of bosi-
ness on Tuesday, July 18th.
NIAGARA-FALLs. N. Y, July 1S--ThIs
afternoon at the New York state bank
ers meeting, q. l.. Sloane Of Oswego
spoke as follows: "On the uses and
usefulness OF bsnks." Mr.. Sloane said
referring to the coinage question: Free
silver is on its last legs"
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE statement
prepared by the commissioner Of immi-
grafton shows that the number Of immi-
grants who arrived in this country dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80, 1896,
to have bean 343, 267 as compared with
25S, $50 during the fiscal year ending il
1895. OF the whole NUM- Der 212 46G ere
males and $50, 801 females.
New YORK, July 1S-Gwynne, broth
in-in-law of Vanderbilt, said be was
much improved. He further stated thst
Vanderbilt this morning was able to
move his right foot and asked for some
thing to eat. Gwynne added that Van
derbilt's condition was such that some
members OF the family contsm plated re-
turning to their sum mer homes,pn Mon
day il no change for the worse sets in.
CLEVELAND. o., July 1S-Mayor Nc
Kisson this morning ordered the Cleye-
land Grays, the crack military company
OF this city, to the Brown Hosting
works, where riots have been almost of
daily occurrence for some time. Five
companies OF militia are now guarding |!
the works and will be reinforced by all |
the reserves, as the non- union meu will |
be taken out Of the works at noon today |
and the authorities have decided to be |
well prepared. The mayor stated that |
from new on order will be preserved,
even if it is necessary for the militia to
open fire
The non-union men were escorted out
OF the works at noon without serious
trouble. The strikers and their eympa-
tbizers are apparently overawed by the
big force OF militia, and the police
charged on the crowd yelling ''scabs" at
the non-unlon men and took them into
custody.
ST. LOUIS, July l8-Among the arriv-
ais this morning was Gov. Stone. He
came, IT is said, in response to a tele
gram from the populists in favor OF the
or endorsement OF Bryan, to
do missionary work among the Middle
OF the Road" contingent. The latter
will hold IA II ass meeting on Sunday az
terpoon to start q movement against
Bryan. Chairman Tsubeneck has re-
turned from Chicago and his coming |
was signal for renewed activity on the
part of the populists who hope to pre-
vent the endorsement of Brysn and the
Chicago platform. His visitto Chicago,
partly due TO fear that tee Illinois dele
CATION would leave him in the lurch I
vas apparently not productive of re-
,ults. This morning he was in secret
conference with tie anti-Bryan leaders. q
Dr.. Taylor, one of the most prominent '
1opulists liz Illinois, is not following