Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-29
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. WILKEsBARRE; Aug. 22.-Knapp's
battery this morning proceeded to
,Pittsburg, with orders to recruit up
to its full standard. -,
Three companies Of the 18th In
fantry, regulars, passed through here
during the night, reaching Scranton
this morning. The headquarters of
the Sd regulars are transferred from
Scranton here. The strikers yester-
deay afternoon stopped the pumps at
one Of the Erie colliefies near Car
,bondale, and company b, of the Goth
militia, lett for there last night to pro-
tect the works.
PIrTsBURG, Aug. 22.-The miners
at the Westmoreland and
Penna Co.'S. mines. at Irwin station,
quit work yesterday afternoon and
resolved that they would not resume
until their demands for an advance
were complied ewith. b These mines
gave employment to about 1000 men.
Last night force OF from 300 to
400 miners organized and marched to
Spring Hill, where the engines on the
Penna. road are coaled and induced
the, miners at that place to quit work.
All the mines in Irwin District are
now closed. The miners demand 3
cents per bushel OF 76 lbs. every 2
weeks . half inch screen and q check
weighTman'se asa
Tho President .Dessnss Me Pesl-
WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. 24.-The
Following is tho Presidents speech
delivered on his arrival hero last ev-
ening: St& iai5g !. saes y .Epast
| ..sFELLow CITIZENS OF Wo2cEsrER
I-Tneed not say to you that this. is .
great reception and very gratifying
to u.s. The.Government of the u. 8.
is Of interest to all Of you and IL ID
because, of your. interest in that, Gov
ernmcnt that you have turned out Al
yuit have in such vast numbers Ia
welcome those to whose charge the
administration of this Government
has been committed, Weunderstand
perfectly well that this is no personal
jseeMpiincnts4to ms - You entertain
very decided opinions as to the
| course. the government shall pursue,
and as. to, who. shall administer it.
There is wide diversity of opinion
las to the precise measures of the Gov.
ernment, but there are fcw thinga
1 have acquired the habit of saving
since onr trip through New England
and upon which the whole people OF
the United States are substantially
agreed. "Cheers." We are agreed
that, hereafter and for all time thu
TERRITORY ofthe United States, embrac
ling as it does the best. part Of thi
continent, extending from. the Torrit
zone on the South to the Frigid OF
the North, from the Atlantic Oceal
to the Pacific on the West, is foreye
hereafter to belong 70 one Nation ant
TO one Nation only. We are al
lagreed thst Ill the States of this Uniol
shall have equal rights; that ever.
Estate 10 equal to each other; that citi
lzens Of the United States, black Of
lwhitc, native born or nxturalized
lcapitalistsa OR laborers, shall have
! leqnal rights before the law, and over
! all the government by the, people
shall continue to be forever supreme
D over all. These are the general ideai
( ontcrl8lneu 8UOut tHc government
There are differences as to methods
and whatever errors may be made
E you will remember that it is our pur-
pose TO honestly pursue course in
, support of the propositions have Of
fered you. And now having already
spoken too long, ! must give way to
one, who, although he has not always
been with us, but in support of the
ideas have given you, Is % sound q
you and /. now have the pleasur,
of introducing Judge Key, OF Tenues
see. 's 90
Key responded in short speecl
and was followed by Gen. Deven
and Sec'y Evarts. s'4 ia3ln
The party were then driven to tn
residence of Senator, Hoar, wher
were gathered the members Of In
city government and . large numbe
OF invited guests. After 3 receptio
at Senator Hoars, the visitors wer
Escorted to the depot, the streets be
ing ablaze with red, green and blu
y fire, Roman candles and Chinese Ian