Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-09-05
ACCIDENT.
The First on the Pixies Peak
Railroad Since it
Opened.
GOLD DEMOCRATS.
Troops for Cuba.-Mexicans
Murdered.-F Hundred
Musselmans Arrested.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COL, Aug. 81
The first accident on the Pixies Peak
railroad since it was opened five yesrs
ago, occurred yesterday. The safety
brakes on the car prevented loss Of life
or serious results. The side bars on the
driving wheels of the engine broke, rem
dering the compressed air brakes uses
less. The engineer and fireman saved
themselves by jumping. The conduct
or stopped the passenger car, no COUP
lings being used on the road, by apply
ing the automatic brake. The engine
rushed down 25 per cent grade at great
speed, jumped the track, and the boiler
exploded. Tne train was q special,
carrying General Frederick Harrison, of
London, and the Northwestern railroad
and a party OF English railroad men
with their ladies'.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 31-Delegates to
the gold standard democratic national
convention began arriving this morn
ing and the talk of candidates became
more general, but nothing developed
early IN the day to indicate which way
the tide might turn. Florida caused
comment by telegraphing to have q
banner painted with the picture of Cleve-
land and the words sour Choice" upon
1t. Some delegates are opposed to max
ing nomination at Indianapolis, az
they will be in hopeless minority. Per-
ry Belmont was among the arrivals to.
day. He came as locker on but will
possibly hold a proxy from New York.
CHICAGO, Ill. Aug. 31-The meetings
held by Truman Stewart, the young
colored man, for the purpose of convey
ing colored troops from the United
States to fight fo= Cuba, have been at
tended with financial success every
where, and it is thought the troops
will be shipped from Key West about
October 1st.
CHAMBERLAIN, s. D., Aug. 31-Lsst
April two Mexicans came here from
Arizona. They went to Sage Creek, in
the bad Lands" and began to manu-
facture beverage OF cactus and made q
good deal of money from it's sale to In
dlens and cowboys. Word now reaches
here that they have been murdered and
robbed and their cabin burned.
CoNsTANTINoPIE, Aug. 3l-Vesby
PsSha and Chakir Hssha have been ap-
pointed military commanders of Pera
and Caleta respectively, with stringent
orders to restore quiet. A committee
appointed Friday, by minister OF
police, TO inquire into the revolutionary
riosiDg, consisting of eight Christians
and Musselmans, ls sitting at the Minis
try of Justice. Four hundred Mussel-
mans accused Of excesses have already
been arrested.
BERLIN, Aug. 31-Oficial dispatches
from Manila, the capitol of the Philli-
pine islands, announces that q revolu-
tioIaFy outbreak occurred there and
that state of siege has been proclaimed
in Madrid. The Spanish warship Jsls
de Cuba, has been ordered to the Phil
lIpine islands Immediately.
SYRACUSE, N. Y. Aug. 31-The state
convention of gold democrats met here
today. Daniel Griffin, OF Watertown,
was chosen temporary chairman. He
made speech denouncing the action Of
the Chicago convention as updenocratic;
opposing McKinley's protection ideas,
and lauding President Cleveland as the
greatest modern statesman.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 31-Senator Villas
will not permit the use of his name in
connection with the presidential nomins-
tion, is the news brought here today by
Ellis b. Usher, of Wisconsin. Mr.. Villas
Ana1 H.
first place said he, and in the second
place he is for General Bragg for whom
the state instructed. From what i
gather OF tho situation ,t would appear
Henry WatteTson will be Bragg's only
formidable rival. Usher said he did not
believe there was any warrant for the
statement that Villas was the admins
tration candidate.
AMEsBURY, Mass, Aug. 31-Miller
Bros, carriage manufacturers have made
an assignment. No statements are Civ
en- out.
New YORK. Aug. 3l-The Kings Coun-
ty Elevated Company, operating in
BrooklyH, has been placed in the hands
OF receiver.
LONDON, Aug. Silt is reported that
John Duff, another Irish political prison
er has become dangerously insane.
SToCKBRIDGE, Mass. Aug. 3l-The
historic Red Lion, of Stockbridge, ons
Of the most popular hotels in the Berk-
shire Hills was burned today. ONLY
the front wall which dates back to I773
was left'staading. The house had lS9
guests but no lives were lost. Loss $50
300.