The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-17
AWARDING DIPLOMAS.

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AWARDING DIPLOMAS.
At West Point yesterday afternoon, the
ceremony Of awarding diplomas 10 grad.
yates took place. Secretary Belknap de.
livered the sheep skins and made an elo.
quent address. Graduates will be relieved
ol duty to-day.
John Fehrenbatch, OF Cleveland, O.,
President OF the International Association
Of Machinists and Blacksmiths, this morn.
ing addressed his craitmen in the German
Assembly Rooms. He counseled moder-
alton and abstinence from liquors. II the
authorities established a system Of organ.
lied terrorism, vprkingmen would not be
responsible. The men were not in favor
Of the Paris Communism being repeated
in this city.
The threateningsstrikers continue their
demonstrations Ut Stcinway's factory, in
some cases forcing the men at work to
join their ranks. A large lorce of police
arc present. The strikers took possession
OF the piano factory in 42d street, and
had to be driven of by the police, who
used their clubs freely.
Lawyers A. II. Reavy and Geo. Il.
Thomas were today acquitted Of the
charge Of forgery, for which they have
been on trial for several days.
The deputation for iron and metal
workers league waited on Police Com.
missioner Sluett TO day and asked If the
police had orders to club inoffensiye citi.
2ens. The Commissioner replied that at
the present time the police had great re.
sponsibility on them in protecting those
persons MANAGED by the strikers; that the
complaints should be made in form of q
charge.
At the Piano makers meeting to-day,
Commissioners were appointed to go to
Philadelphia and Boston TO persuade the
men there to go on strike. A dispatch
was received from New Haven that all
the piano makers there struck yesterday.
A number Of coach makers at Brews.
ter's struck this morning. The men EN-.
ployed in other shops say they will come
out on strike after receiving their wages
tonight. This morning $40 men resumed
work at Steinway's factory. The strikers
who had gathered in the neighborhood
had TO be quieted and the police chased
them of with clubs. The Police Super.
intendent was on the ground ordering the
force not to aim for the mems heads. One
of the rioters had his shoulder blade
shattered. Il
Most OF the trades organizations held
meetings to-day, and in some instances
were haranged by excited speakers. At
present about 45O blacksmiths and wheel.
wrights are on strike, but 5000 will
strike Monday. Only ten bosses have &C.
ceded to the demands Of the men thus
far. At the latest advices from the be.
leagured district all was quiet, but there
are rumors of an outbreak tonight.
The depositors of the Union Square
National Bank were paid final dividend
Of fifty per cent today.
Gen. Franklin, Gen. ]. R. Hawley, Of
the Hartford Courant, Sir Bache Amard,
Ole Bull, and several delegates to the In.
ternational Prison Congress, sailed to.day
for Europe.
The motion 10 quash the recently found
whisky indictments of the U. s. grand
two hours toF6e arguments r Gu judge cs'sTs Ship:
man adjourned the Court
The German National Music Corps, Of
Berlin, destined for Gilmore's Jubilee, ar
rived this morning. They met with a
cordial reception by their German friends.
strauss the well known opera director
and Others, made speeches. They went
10 Boston tonight
Inc Erenlng P9a says that, the gentle
men o1oS wao .o are y meet a. FiIn Avenue ~
soIiGation oI tSs an ie s sIssn,S ~ Soa "