Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-27
TELEGRHpHIC.

m. Nlcnolas Rottlgan, who has home in Homestead, attempted to move his household effects to the company's house near the steel works, about 100 strikers gathered near the house and by leers and threatening and throwing stones, tin cans, etc, frightened away the people that were moving and Rotti- gan was threatened with assault. About fifteen deputies were called and succeeded in holding back the crowd. There is much excitement and q com pany of militia is under arms, ready to march in case of further trouble.
 BUFFALO, N. r., Aug. 23.-The switch men on the D. L. and ". struck this afternoon. They have no grievance as to hours or pay. This adds ninty men to those already idle.
 NEW YORK, Aug, 23.-Gen. A. E. Stevenson left for his home in Bloom ipgtoD, H., this morning.
 ROANOKE, Va. Aug. 23.-A cloud burst in this city last night destroyed in one half hour S100,O00 worth of property and drowned three people.
 KANSAS CITY, Aug. 23.-The seven teenth biennial meeting of the supreme lodge of the Knights cf Pythias of the world commenced this morning and will continue for ten days.
 NASHVILLE, Aug. 23.-A special to the Banner says: General Carnes has just forced the Associated Press Agent Har- grove from Nashville 10 leave the tele- graph office at Coal Creek. The cause is unknown.
 NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. 23.-At an early hour this morning the wharf at SouthrOrt, the property of the Louis vile, New Orleans and Texas railroad, caved into the river carrying with it a large warehouse and it's contents.
 COAL GREEK, Tenn. Aug. 23.-Every thing quiet this morning. Two militia men out in the mountains were chased by two armed miners. It IS rumored to- day that the governor of Kentucky has gwen permission for troops to pursue fugitives across the state line and CO., operate in their capture.
 BEDDING, Pennsylvania, Aug. 23.-
 A dastardly attempt was made to wreck the express train on the Penn sylvania railroad due in this city from Philadelphia at 8 o'clock last night. The train dashed into four heavy tim bers placed across the track. Forum ately only two wheels of the locomotive jumped the track. The lives of 100 were imperilled.
 Nzu voo,- h,o. % Iv:.. D..:lx Webb, of the New York Central, re- turned this morning from Buffalo. Speaking of the strike situation he said "The strike in my opinion is broken. It cannot extend eastward. There is a slight chance of Grand Master Sweeney ordering a. strike in the west, but even that is slim chance. The sooner the men recognize the fact that they have lost the fight the better"
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.-J. H. Squire was convicted of embracery today. Squire was on jury in the Chinese lot tery case and offered to defendants attorneys Smith and Chickering to secure a verdict in their favor if paid for hIs trouble. The attorneys reported the matter to Judge Sanderson before whom the case had been tired and Squire was denounced in court and ar rested. He had previously been seD- fenced to term in the penitentisry for train robbery but was pardoned.
 BUFFALO, N. Y. Aug. 23.-Tne board of mediation and arbitration has decid- ed to begin investigation into the cause of the s1itchmen's strike tomorrow morning. The examination of witnesses has already begun. Grand Master Sargent, of the fireman's organization, said this morning that he had no plans for today. He is awaiting the arrival of the executive officers of other rail way unions whom Grand Master Sweeney has invited here in conference.
 Just after midnight last night the strikers began throwing coupling pins at the soldiers. The soldiers were or dered to lire if the attack did not stop. The strikers stopped. The rumor that a man was killed in the fuss is not true.
 According to the statements of sold iers there was more or less shooting on outpOsts last night of both the 71st and and 72d regiments. It was prompted by stone throwing on the part of the strikers. So far as known no one was hurt.
 NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-The Athletic Committee of the Msnhstten Athletic Club has given to Dominick McCaffrey, its boxing instructor, permission to ac cept J. J. Corbett's offer to attempt to knock him out in four rounds. The athletic committee will put up 5000 for the match. McCaffrey has found a packer who is willing to make a side bet of from 5000 to S5000 and has de- posited with the Athletic Club 5000 and will put up as much more as Cor bett wishes up to S5O00. The match will take place in the gymnasium of the Manhatten Athletic Club house, the date to be agreed upon.
 JACKSON, Mich., Aug. 22.-Woodville, three miles west of this city, is in dang CT of sinking bodily into the earth, and the inhabitants are greatly alarmed. About ten days ago the Standard coal mine became flooded and had to be abandoned. Since then several cave ins have taken place over the deserted mlne, The Michigan Central track has sunk somewhat and the company has men watching it day and night for fear the track will go through. The area cover ou Oy nOloS CALCULUS OfoE or sixty rods square, while tho under mined section IS probably half mile square. Besides this there are other abandoned mines in the vicinity.
 SAN DIEGO, Aug. DE. P. Els, junior member of the firm of A. Els & Son, blacksmiths, was shot and seriously, if not fatally, wounded late this evening, by George Schmitt, rival blacksmith. A few moments before the shooting Schmitt exhibited to police officer an cut over hIs heart, evidently a knife wound. He refused to give the name of his assailant, saying he did not want the man arrested. Passing up the street he encountered Els, who Is SUD- posed to be his assaIlant, and shot him in the bowels. Schmitt was lodged in jail and Els was taken home.
 The affair is an outgrowth of the trouble between union and non-union in this city. Some time ago the shop of Schmitt was blown up by