Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-07-16
TELEGRApHIC.

PITTsBURG, July S.-The statements as to whether or not Pinkerions were sworn in as deputies are very conflicting Sheriff McCleary says they were not. Carnegie people insist that they were k. R. Spear one of the wounded Pinker- tons says they were sworn in by Deputy Sheriff gray The latter admits he was one of the party but asserts be did not administer the oath to them. The ques- ton will be an important one in settling the question of responsibility.
 PITTsBURG, July S.-The Sheriff this morning called the roil of the names of 300 citizens who were summoned to come as posse and go to Homestead. Only g responded for service. ali were prominent business and profes. ional men. The sheriff announced that 8s they We're unarmed and he bad no arms to give tbem there was no uss going to Homestead. Therefore he would eX- cuso them for the time being. He m tended to go himself however. When he gets there the strikers will ask him some questions, among them, wheth- CT as reported be Is responsible for the appearance of Pinkertons? There is g rumor in Homestea1 that from 10 to 60 freight cars are being equipped at Gin cInnati and Lima Tn winch Pinkerton's will be sent here.
 HARRISBURG, July Ex-Governor Pat tison has arranged to meet a committee of citizens from Homestead who will arrive at 10 o'clock ton ght.
 DENVER, Col, July 8.-Gov Routt re- fused to renew the license of Pinker- tons here.
 NEW YORK, July 8.-The Democratic antlsnap committee has decided to con- tinue permanent organization.
 PRAIRIE DU CHIN, Wis, July S.-Ten cars, Cooke and WhItley's circus train was derailed thIs morning near McGreg- or. Two men were killed.
 WASHINGTON, July S.-Senator Hll introduced bill changing the date of the dedication of the Worlds Fair build ings from Oct F, to Oct 2I, and after.a statement by Hill and Cullom as to the reasons for tfe change the bill passed.
 WASHINGTON, July S.-A motion to suspend the rules and pass the lead ore bill was agreed to, yeas 165; nays 62. The bill provides that ores containing silver and lead in which the silver is greater in value than the lead, according to the samples and assays at port of en- try shall be considered silver ores, ana exempt from duty.
 FLAGTAFF, July This morning al Ashfcrk, tifty-four miles west of here, R. w. May smptied the contents of his sIx-shooter into Tom West, killing him instantly. May IS a prominent sheep man and West a saloon keeper. The trouble arose over game of cards.
 PREsCoTT, July Fire broke out ID tue basement of the courthouse under heath the sheriff's office early this morning and quickly communicated to the upper part of the building before it could be extinRuished The sheriff's office was badly damaged and the stairs leading to the court room on the third floor were burned. Workmen were en- gagged in building an addition to the structure and had lime stored in sacks n the basement. 4 heavy rain fell al midnight, and i: is supposed the water ran into the the building stacking the lime and causing fire. The loss is esti- mated at between SIX and seven thous- and dollars fully insured.
 EAGLE Pass, Tex July S-Mr. J. E. Garner, bookkeeper for the Santa Rosa Smelling Co, left Baratonio, a station on the Mexican International, with s. 900 in Mexican coin to go to Santa Rose. He was in hack and had a negro driv
 T. About sundown as he was eros sing q creek about three miles from Santa Rosa he was attacked by band of sev- en robbers and lively battle ensued. He succeeded in getting the horses loosed from the hack, but dnripg the fight, the negro and one of bls horses were killed MT. Garner had a Win chester and succeeded in killing one of the bandits and he thinks he wounded several others. He also received a wound.
 Seeing an opportunity to escape he fled to Santa Rosa and raised possee of officers and citizens and returned to the scene of the conflict where the negro and dead bandit were found. The rob
 
 disappeared. The robbers had cut of the nose of their dead comrade and so mutilated his face by cutting It with their knlves TO as to make it impossible to recognize him. An American miner was killed under similar circumstances near the same spot three years ago, and for this crime seven men are now in the pennitentiary at Saltllo, and it is be lieved this gang will also, through the vigilance of the officers, be apprebeLded The Identification of the dead bandit will. it is believed, furnish clue to the others.
 SAN FKANCIsCo, July 9-An explosion occurred at the Giant JUdson powder works near West Berklev shortly after o'clock this morning destroying those works and much property for several miles around. Five shock were felt in this city within tive minutes. The last four being of terrific force, shaking buildings, cracking number of walls and b-eaking plate glass in buildings s blocks from the water Iront. It is known that number of lives were Inst at West Berkley out no particulars obtainable. 4 relief party has gone from Oakland 70 the scene of the explosion which is twenty miles from this city.
 At the office of the giant powder com pany in thIs city no details obtaInable of the explosion, officers of the company having gone to the scene. It Is thought however, that Judson works, which are located at LoDelle, about three miles ftom the giant powder works are safe. The giant powder works are located at Lobelle points. The giant pow der works consists of five buildings and three magazines of these buildings the acid and nitro glicerine works are known to have been destroyed and at least one magazine blown up. O. her buildings not immediately destroyed took fire and it is believed nothing will be saved. About one hundred men pricipally Chinese are employed at the works. The loss on the property will be heavy and it Is also believed there has been great loss of life.
 The giant powder works are complete ly destroyed. One hundred and eighty men were employed there and 1t is