Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-25
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PACIFIC COAST

John W. Macksy and LIS friends Oi e controlling interest in the Postal Tele- graph Company Inasmrch as Mackay has announced hIs intention to organize gigantic opposition to the Western Unlon Company, a great deal of anxiety is manifested as to his plans. Vice Presi- dent Cummings says Mackay intends pushing matters along; that they will soon hive trunk lines from New York to San Francisco, taking in all other im- portanipoints.
 SAN FIANcIsco. August 2l.-A tele- | gram jus received says: The Western Union Telegraph Cos main office at Chicago sas burned at an early hour this morning The fire broke out in an OperatInt room at the back of switch board inshe upper story of the building, which WIS completely destroyed, and the reminder badly damaged. The
 Western ynIon have transferred their office to he Mutual Union Cos build ing acrossthe street, and linemen are now engaged in running the wires. They exp,t before evening to be again in worl1iuK operation with all points. New York and other eastern business will be sert by St. Louis. IL k not ex- pected thit any news report will get through today, Chicago being the dis tributlng enter for all points west. CHICAGO, August 22.-Ihe Western Union Company this evening has evolved a system out oi the confusion precipitated by the destruction of their main operating room yesterday. An army of hnemen has been employed throughout the day upon the labyrinth of 0ires which make their way into the ruins of the oli office, connecting them with the Mutual Union across the street.
 SAN FRAScsco, August 22.-The in- quest on the boiy of Nicholas Sherrett, the murdered real estate dealer, has been indefinitely at the morgue, and 10 date will be set until the detectives have their chain of evidence complete against Wright Leroy, alias Larue. The further the investigation progresses the more Captain Lees and Chief Crowley are led to believe that that individual was alone in the conception and execution of the diabolical plot to secure the murdered mans property.
 SAN FRASCIsco, August 22.-In the case of the Chinese missionary landed at Boston, Mass, from the ship Erne, Judge Nelson, Federal Judge of Mas sachusetts, has practically decided that Chinameu from Hongkone are not re- stricted under the treaty with China from coming to the United States. A Boston special to the Call says that Judge Nelson rules that the term in the treaty, Chinese laborers. does not apply to Chiuamen from Hongkong, which is a British possession. The de- cisidn is viewed as ane that will rem der nugatory the anti-Chinese act.
 At a meeting of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, R. c. Gaskill, of Oakland, Cal, was elect ed Most Worthy Grand Patron, and Mrs Jennie c. Matthews, of Iowa, Grand Matron. The present member ship of the Order is twenty thousand, the Grand Chapter of California being the largest in the Order.
 Captain William J: Joliffe died sYee- ceived last June. Deceased was the oldest pilot on the coast.
 FL PAso, August 23.-The new Mayor and City Council have been installed and have filled all the appointed offices ot the city. The entire city administra- tiou IS now iu harmony and new era of prosperity IS assured.
 The instruments for the telephone ex- change have at last arrived and poles are being erected for the wires.
 The condition of affairs at the Mexi- can Central front is deplorable. At Huajuquilla there are large number of Americans out or work, and they have banded together and subsist by a sys- tematic course of robbery. A number of cars and also houses, occupied by off cials of the road, have been burglarized, and several attempts have been made to rob trains.
 Ex-LIeutenant Flepper, the colored officer cashiered from the U. s. army, and who has been living Tn this city for nearly year, was up in the police court to-day. 41e is accused by another negro named Hudson Woodruff, of being too intimate with the latter's wife. Wood ruff was a corporal in ihe Tenth Cavalry while Flepper was a Lieutenant and claims that he has been aiding Flepper ever since-hoarding him in his family and loaning him money, all of which Flepper promised to pay as soon as he would regain hIs place in the army. Last night Woodruff caught his wife and Flepper in tlagrante delictu, and or dered them out of the house. They went, and this morning Woodruff met his wife on the street and she struck him on the head with stone, iufIcting an ugly wound for which she was fined in the police court. Flepper is also &C., cused of threatening the life of Wood ruff. On the other hand Flepper declares that Woodruff is n professional villain, who has attempted to blackmsil him. He also accused Woodruff of ob- tainIng his letters from the posteffice and opening them, extracting money therefrom, and being an escaped mur- derer from Kentucky, having enlisted in tine army for safety. Both parties and the woman have filed complaints in the justice court, and the affair promises to be quite sensational All the cOlored population of the city IS taking sides one wa, or the other. The woman sticks to Flepper, but it Is not probable the affair will increase hIs chance of getting back into the army, if he ever had any.
 Smallpox is reported at Las Cruces, B miles north of here, on the A. T. x S. ERR
 SAN FRASCIsCo, August 23.-Grsnd Master Dean issued a general order ex- pressing the obligations that the Knights Templar of the States are un- der to the Grand Commandery of Cali fornis, and citizens st large, for the magnificent reception and the hospital ity extended to them. The committee on resolutions have requested that one from each State in the |