Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-09-02


 COLORADO STRINGS, Aug. 3l.-The first accident on the Pike's Peak cog railroad since it was opened five years ago, occurred yesterday. The safety brakes on the cars prevented loss of life or any serious results. The side bars on the driving wheels of the engine broke, rendering the compressed d air brakes useless. The engineer and fireman saved them selves by jumping. The conductor stopped the passenger car, no coup lings being used on the road. by aP- plying the automatic brakes. The engine rushed down 25 per cent grade with terrific speed, jumped the track and the boiler exploded. The train was a special carrying General Frederick Harrison, of the London and Northwestern Railroad and party of English railway men with ladies.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. SI-The dele gates to the gold standard demo cratic national convention began to arrive this morning and the talk of candidates became more general but nothing developed early in the day to indicate which way the tide may turn. Florida caused much com ment by telegraphiug to have her banner painted with a picture of Cleveland and the words Our Choice upon it. Some delegates are opposed to making the nomina- ton, but the indications are they will be in a hopeless minority. Perry Belmont was among the ar rivals to-day. He came as a locker on, but will possibly hold proxy from New York.
 CoNSrANTNoPLE, Aug. 31.-Vehby Pasha and Chakir Pasha have been appointed military commanders of Pera and Calste respectively. with stringent orders to restore quiet. A commission was appointed on Fri day by the Ministery of the Police to inquire into the revolutionary rioting, consisting of eight Chris tians and Musselmans, is sitting st the ministry of justice. Four hun dred Musselmans, accused ex- cesses, have already been arrested.
 HANNIBAL, Mo, Aug. 3I.-The Herman Curd Lumber Company has failed. The liabilities are $ll0,- 0O0, assets nominal. The local banks were caught for large amounts.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 3l-The Kings County Elevated Railway Company, operating in Brooklyn, has been placed in the hands of receiver.
 AMESBUEY, Aug. 3l.-Miller Bros, carriage manufacturers, have made au assignment. No statements are given out.
 DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 3l.-Frank Reubien, aged forty, a member of an old French family, inherited con siderable imoney recenly and b as been drinking heavily. This morn ing he went home drunk. His wife remonstrated. He shot her in the back, inficting a mortal wound. He also attempted to,shoot his chil- dren but both escaped injury. He then blew his brains out.
 NEw YORK, Aug. 31.-The total deposits of gold in the sub treasury in exchange for legal tenders up to 1l:3O to-day amounted to $S,OOO,OOO. r. J. Morgan x Company deposited Sl.5OO,OOO; Hanover National bank. $5OO,OOOi Lazard Freres, S5OOOOO; Bank of Montreal, S500,OOO. The gold for import ordered on Thurs day SO far aggregates SlS.25O,OOO.
 ST. PAUL, Aug. 31.-With fifteen or more trains from all points of 1 of the compass and thirty-three special trains during the morning. Union depot was the scene of the greatest activity at the first Grand 1 Army Encampment. Commander in-Chief 1. N Walker and staff were l met at noon by the local posts and | escorted to the Ryan hotel, where | the national headquarters are estab- 1 lished.
 CHAMBERLAIN, s. D.. Aug. 3I.-I Last April two Mexicans came here from Arizona. They went to SA0e creek in the Bad Lands" and ba- gan to manufacture a beverage Inf cactus and made a good deal of money from its sale to Indians and COW boys. Word now reaches here that they have been murdered and their cabin burned.
 CHIcAGo, Aug. 31.-The meetinOs held by Truman Stewart, the youn9 rolored man, for the purpose of conveying colored troops from the United States to fight for Cuba, has Seen attended with financial success everywhere, and it is thought the .rooPs will be shipped from Rev West about October list.
 BERLIN, Aug. 3I.-An official iispatch from Manila, the capitaI ,f the Philippine islands, announces hat a revolutionary outbreak has occurred there and that state oT lege has been proclaimed. Tbe spanish war ship Isle de Cuba has 'een ordered to the Phillipine Is ands immediately.
 LONDON, Aug. 3I.-It is reportad