Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-05-01
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today by the examination of Frederic.
 <. Turner, general secretary and trea- urer of the Knights of Labor Durin,
 the progress of the examination, Mr
 Calne asked: "YOu have no power q order strikes have youy'
 Turner-"Ies."
 Chsirman-With an air of surprise ! You h vel!
 furner-"Yes. There is no law Tn Ou
 constitution governing strikes; We d,
 not believe in strikes"
 Caine-"rhen where do you derive
 your power to order strikes?"
 TGrner-"We have not the power ii
 rectiy to order strikes, but We have tn, power to approve or disApprove strikes.
 Calne-"Was this strike approved ol
 disapproved?"
 Turner-"We never knew anything
 about 1t until We received a telegram
 from Hopkins. It has never been ap'
 proved"
 Caine-"Then I suppose the power is
 vested ID you to direct tho men to return
 to work"
 Turner-"Yes."
 On being questioned on the subject of
 arbitration, Turner sad he had received the Presidents message on that poin, to day and thoroughly agreed with it He believed t5cre should be some fixed tribunal Of arbitration. The committed aflsr hearing Mir. Turner. closed its sit
 ting in Washington and arranged that the members should leave this city for St Louis on Monday morning.
 NEW YORK, April 23.-The capstoue
 of the great statue of "Liberty Enhght- ening the World" was swung into place yesterday and imbedded in silver nor tar. The statute now lies on BedlOe's Island awaiting tho skilled workmen whom Bsrtboldi Is sending over from France. They are expected here early ID May and will commence work at once. IL will take four months to put up tine statue 6nd the dedication is set for September 5. that being the annIver- sary of the signing of the treaty of Yer sailles, by which the American states were guaranteed their independence. Large delegations of the foremost men Df France are coming over, De Lesseps sDd Pasteur among the others. It will take Sl5.OGO to put up the statue. The pedestal has been built and paid for and Inc committee need SI5.OOO more to wind mp successfully this grand under taking.
 SAN FRANcIsCo, April 23.-Another advance of three-eights i cent on su- gar was made today.
 MADRID, April 23.-Ar attempt was made this morning to destroy the church of San Luis m this city. An ex- piUsiye package was placed inside of one fDF th.4 stf sha ~-nNN-, rarI1aa which stand on eitker side of the altar The explosion iastead of taking place while the church was crowded, as prOba. bly intended. occurred before the people began to arrive The editice was badly burned. Two ssxtons who were in the church were severely burned. The ont rage has produced profound and wide spread excitement and indignation in the city. No trace to identify the per sons engaged n the conspiracy has yet been found.
 FoRT SMITH. Ark, April 23-James Wssson and Joseph Jackson were exc cuted here to-day for murders commit ted in the IndIAn Territory. Anticipat- ing respite, U. 5. Marshal Carroll post poned the hour of execution until this afternoon. At ? o'clock the prisoners were dressed ana the death warrants read. They were then ironed and after bidding their fellow prisoners good bye, were taken to the scaffOld. At o'clock before heing hsndcufTed, Jackson at tempted to cut his throet with a bottle which scmc of the prisoners used as q flower vase, but was prevented by the guards after he had cut an ugly gash n his neck. Thi> makes seventy one men hanged on thIs gRllows within the past twelve years, sll for murders committed It the Indian Territory.
 WASHINGTON. April 23.-The notice of the confirmation of General Rosecrans to he register ot the treasury has not yet reached the president. Upon in. quiry It IS learned that rhe nomination l. still hung up in the senate upon mo ton to reconsider the vote bY which it was confirmed.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-lt is stated to-day that freight rates will be ad- varced Monday next on the Union PscI- tic and Southern Pacific companies' roads to half of the schedule rates ex- isting before the railroad war.
 PHEyIx, April 23.-A disastrous fire occurred here last night, destroying to the value of Sl5000. It was about ll::0 p. rn., and Is sup- posed to have originated from a stove in the Chinese restaurant. The following bre the losses sustained: J. M. Cotton, building, SJO00; no insurance. Abe Kiewe, cIgar store. partial loss Sl500; in- surauce $30O0. Polhamus' building, 5000; covered by insurance. California Sl0o0; DO insurance. Joseph saloon, I,5OO; no iusur- ance. Reid * O., meat market. $500; no insurance, All efforts tD arrest the flames were unRvaIliug aDd the fire spread rapidly until IL reached the fire wall which stopped its further progress and saved the rest of the block.
 NEW BRUNSWICK, April 23.-John 1 Hayes, member of the executive con- | mittee Of the Knights of Labor, returned | tO this city last night. He says that TO | progress has been made toward settle l msnt vf the difficulties between the | strikers On the Gould system and the | railroad officials. The case is now, how 1 ever, In shape from which 1t IS eX- | pected when the con .ressional committee | now at Washington reaches St. Louis l and meets with the citizens committee, | the two bodies may be able to hit | lpOD some plan whereby settlement ,sn be effected. He says the reports sent ou. by the railroads that they are handling all the freight they want to every day, are untrue. The roads are all blocked up and what freight Is run put is under the protection of deputy shorifIs and the militia. Mir. Hayes ad- nits that the railroads now have all the men to do the work they have to do, which is very little on account of the blockade. There have been be says To 900 loaded cars standing Tn the yards Tor four weeks. MT. Hayes says that he uncslled for massacre of innocent people by the deputy sheriffs was insti- ysted by the railroad authorities. They zpew they could not get the help of the tate militia until some act of violence vas committed. They therefore got to- yetber a gang of roughs who brought oD trouble, and the governor then ordered he militia to the scene. He further 'ays that the lawyers employed by the Knights of Labor have now Tn their pos iession ample evidence to convict prom nent officials of the Louisville < Nash Tille road for instigatipg this riot. It IS n view of the great success of the strik-