Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-07-21

Il
Yale and Oxford athletic contests. FIR
of Oxford won the 1O) yard dash on foo
in 10 2-5, Joran of Oxford second, POM
of Yale third.
The score stands, Yale %, Oxfor'
%. Oxford has secured enough first
to give her the championship.
BELFAST IRELAND, July 10Th
| Vigilant and Britiana race today TO
County Down cup over the fift.
miles course. The Vigilant has uhder
gone alterations Of radical kind. Th,
Brittanis had fifteen seconds the best o.
the start but when the race was hal
| sailed the Vigilant was two minutes
and three seconds ahead.
Tie ViRilant succeeded in increasing
her lead to three minutes and one second
but the Brittania passed the Vigilant be
| tween the first and second boats on the
third round and won the race.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE information
which District Attorney Milchrist has
prepared against the leaders of the rail
way union was filed in the United States
circuit court at IL o'clock today. II
asks that Debs, Kelisher, Rogers and
Howard be held for contempt of court.
President Debs appeared in court ac-
companied by his attorneys, w. w. lrv.
ing and W. III. Shoemaker Of st. Paul
and s. S. Gregory of thus city. He said
that he had not been summoned but
came on the advise of his lawyers.
A writ Of attachment for Debs ct al,
was issued by Judge Seamen and the
hearing set for 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The cases went over till tomorrow.
NORTHERN PACIFIC OPEN.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 1.-THE North
ern Pacific has been declared open
throughout its entire length. Eight
transcontinental trains are on the main
line running on time.
ST. PAUL, July 1.-THE first North
ern Pacific train from the coast in 1o
days arrived today. IL left Portland
June 25th.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 17.-Among the
petitions placed before the constitution
al convention was one signed be seven
team hundred thousand workingmen for
adoption Of anti conspiracy laws.
SACRAMENTO, July 1.-THE railroad
company are meeting with considerable
difficulty in getting out trains this
morning Crews for the trains could
hardly be obtained, presumably they
have been threatened by strikers. The
switchmen quit saying they we're threat
ened with death last night if they con-
tinued in the railroad employ. Trouble
is feared at Dunsmuir where the strik-
ers are in an ugly mood. Sixty soldiers
left for the scene on special.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 1.-THE railway
strike was not in evidence today except
at the headquarters of the A. r. U.
There the committee declared that the
strike was on "red hot" but the railroads
showed no signs of trouble. The packing
houses were all at work and business is
apparently assuming its normal con-
dition. President Debs, while admit
ting the Chicago Unions to be weaken
ing declared that they would evidentual-
ly become united and win.
DEBs MAKES SPEECH.
CHICAGO, July 16.-President Debs
IN his speech at Ulrich hall charged
the General Managers association with
lack of sincerity. "The strike is not
over" be declared. "We are going to
win. The railroads are carrying but
little freight. Three months more Of
this sort of thing and every railroad in
Chicago will be bankrupt The strike
is still on and will be until we win."
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, July 16.-National Direct
or NJ. j. Elliott admitted today that so
far as St. Louis and vicinity is concerned
the A. r. U. has lost the contest. Ac-
cording to Director Elliott fully one
third of the strikers has returned to
work. These with the new men en-
ployed almost fill the vacancies.
PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT.
VIRGINIA, New, July 16.--A petition
signed by every member or the labor
unions in Lyon, Ormsby and this coun-
ty was forwarded to Governor Colcord
tonight requesting him to call upon
President Cleveland to withdraw federal
troops from Nevada on the ground that
their presence is unnecessary for the
protection of life and property, no viola
ton of law having so far been attempted
by strikers or sympathizers.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The investi-
CATION of the Carnegie srmor plate
frauds has been postponed until the
committee has settled the difference
with the senate over the naval appro-
priRtion bill.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-Walter Guy
Fernald, the young confidence shark
who stole q trunk containing $1,000
worth of jewelry from the house of Sa-
muel jacobson several months ago, was
sentenced today 10 four years in the
penitentiary. Fernald is we'll known to
the police of Chicago, Boston and other
eastern cities.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 16.-Strikers
armed with winchesters today attacked
the guards and new men at work at the
Pratt mines at ALBANIA. A battle is in
progress. The dead and wounded are
reported from ten to thirty. Troops
have just left Birmingham for the
scene.