Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-05-30
TELEGRApHIC.

statement under oath to the senate com
misiee on foreign relations. He relates
cases OF horrible crulties on the part o.
the Spanierde, giving instances where
the sick are taken from hospitals ano
shot like dogs, babies killed in theiI
mothers arms, end non-com batants
shot in the presence of their wives and
children.
. BUFFALO, n. Y. May 2l-The old
Brown building at the corner of Main
and Seneca streets, formerly occupied
by the Western Union collapsed today
The portion that fell was being recon
struoted. The cause of collapse is sup
posed to have been giving way OF props
Many carpenters were working on the
building and the barber shop OF Morris
jones was full of customers. There
were perhaps Is or 20 people IN the
building and two have been taken out
fatally injured. George Metz, barber,
died in the hospital, Mike Obrien, g
carpenter, bad his back broken and is
dying. The others rescued s. L. Hawke
and James Adams.
AsHFoRK, Ariz., Msy 2l-Esrly this
morning ct place two miles east OF
here, tank car on the oil train caught
fire from spark and exploded. Five
cars and the caboose were burned and
brakeman badly hurt. a section OF
the track was destroyed and the pass.
enger train esstbound will be delayed
about six hours.
IRoEwooD, Mich, May 2l-Eight men
we're buried in cave in at the Ashland
nine this morning. Large crews of men
are drifting towards the imprisoned
miners in the hope of rescuing them.
The men were at york drifting on the
third level 300 feet from the surfsc
when the cave in occurred. Capt. Thos,
Williams rushed to the scene. At that
time no great amount Of ground had
fallen and Williams was able to com.
municate with the imprisoned men.
They were all unframed and said that
with a rope they could be rescued
Capt. Williams went for help but before
he returned another large piece OF
ground fell in and it was impossible to
reach the men. 1t is possible to CON-
municate with them, however, by sig.
nails.
CoFFEYvILLE, Kan, May 21-An ex-
plosion this morning wrecked Two two
story brick buildings in Center City,
causing the instant death OF one man.
fatal injury to two otner persons, and
woundi5g thirteen. David Garter was
killed by falling walls. TIE explosion
occurred at o'clock end was caused by
carelessly igniting q match in the base
meDt where gas had accumulated frcm
gas well.
Another body, that of man, was re.
covered after several hours of labor by
the firemen, name unknown. Peter
Straub, Contractor William Kuppipger,
and F. w. Meyer, workmen, injured by
bricks and beams, have been taken out
of the ruins. All of Barber ScEnei
employees except woman cashier, have
been accounted for.
CLEVELAND, O., May Ex-Governor
Bushnell visited tie Methodist confer.
ence this morning and was greeted with
applause, Bishop Merrill essntipg him
to the conference. The conservation OF
bishops wac set for Thursday next at II
a. G.
DIR. Emery Miller attempted to secure
q suspension Of the rules in order to re-
consider tue vote by which pastors are
required TO secure the consent Of the
presiding elder before engaging an
evangelist. The motion was promptly
voted down, there being 10 presiding
elders and but 70 pastors in the confer
ence.
WASHINGTON, May 21-The senste
on interstate commerce to
day authorized reporting the bill for the
classification Of railroad freight
framed on the lines recommended by
The national board OF trade. 1t will re-
quire the interstate commerce commits.
sion to prepare and publish classitica-
ton which shall apply to all sections OF
the country. The bill is intended to
meet complaint of the shippers that
the railroads in different parts Of the
country heve different classi6cations
which renders il impossible to determine
accurately in advance the costs OF ship
nent.
KANSAS CITY, No, May 2l-Specials
% the Star state that cyclone struck
seven miles south of Emporia. Has, at
o'clock last night and travelling north
EAST skirted the town of Burlington.
Near Emporia the house of William
Hughes was damaged and Edward
Jenkins was cut in the head by flying
iebris. The cyclone cut swath
eversl hundred yards wide.
GRAYsoN, KY, May 2l-James Dewitt
vas hanged here today in the presence
# over 500 people for the murder of bic
wife whom be choked to death hiding
he body in the woods. He did not
gaut bis sentence committed he said as
leeping or awake bis wife's GlarIng eyes
I'D screams haunted him. Dewitt shed
ears on the scaffold. Dssth came slow
Y by strgngulstion.
GUTHRIE, o. T., May 2T-A terrific
yclone passed through the Usage re-
ervat;on last night devastating farms
nd it is rumored killing number of
eople. The storm was general over
be territory and was the worst on
arord small cyclOna ia ranOrtad