The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-02
SUMMARY OF THEGENERAL NEWS,
The Labor League On the Great 1tr,k~.

SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL NEWS.
The Labor League .. n. Great strike.
The Central Council of the Labo,
League of the United States, with headquar.
tcrs In Washington, have addressed to Presi-
dent Hayes, petition urging that steps be
taken to restore traffic, law and order, and in
opposition to any compromise with actual
rioters or their abettors. They declare that
the impending famine in cities, imminent suf-
ferng of the law abiding labor element, and
the loss and ruin to agricultural districts with
resulting evils, fully justify the President in
calling the prominent railroad men who, in
blind and passionate stubbornncss, refuse to
listen to either reason or the loud appeal of
the people, to Washington, together with the
leaders OF labor organizations who have op
posed violence, that the difficulties may be
compromised. The petitioners also set forth
that any further blind resistance of the rail-
roads to the detrimcnt of the interests of the
nation, would justify the government in TAX
ing possession Of the roads and running them
In the interests OF the people a. well rs that of
tn" companies, and declare their belief that
such movement would give immediate con-
hdencc to the country, and put an end to
hloodshed. They declare in favor of suppress
sing the riot and upholding the supremacy of
law; and further, that the league is convinced
that the great law-abiding clement OF the
United States, capitalists and laborcrs, would
hail with delight any settlement of the pres
ent deplorable condition Of affairs by great,
just and patriotic compromise.
The Charter Oak Life Insurance Co.
The special committee appointed to ex-
anime into the affairs Of the Charter Oak
Life Insurance company at Hartford, Conn.,.
have reported the results Of the examination.
Assets are classified as good and uncertain
viz: good, $9,2jS, ,O99; uncertain, $336S5 Az
liabilities, SIS, aC2 There exists therefore,
technical deficit, but how large cannot at
present be stated, as the committe cannot as
certain what the real resources are that may
be derived from the assets column. The
company say that under proper management
the company can be made to pay its legal lia-
bilties in full. On the report of the commit
tee plan for the reorganization of the COM
pany was effected. The old officers resigned
and a new board was chosen, as follows: Hon
Marshall Jewell, Hon. w. A. Eaton, Col. Georeg
P. Russell, Robert E. Day and F.. johnson, one
vacancy to be hereafter filed The new
board elected Marshall Jewell president. The
petition for the appointment of a receiver will
now probably be withdrawn and the injunc-
tion removed, and SO will commence business
under new management.
The Printing Bureau At vvashinstoD.
The Commission or experts recently ap-
pointed by Secretary Sherman, to examine in
to the operations of the bureau of printing and
engraving, recommends that the entire bust
ness of printing the public securities, ETC., be
rclegatcd to private enterprise, and that the
functions of the bureau be confined in the fu-
ture to sealing the issues, and authenticatins
their gcnuinencss. A thorough and exhaust
i've investigation Of the history and workings
OF the bureau, preceded the report, from which
it appeared that the printing and engraving
done by private companies was invariably
cheaper better and attended with greater safe
guards, than that by the government In some
classes Of work the bureau prices were fifty
per cent greater than those charged by pri-
vatc companies. The commissioners do not
recommend the scontinuancc of the bureau,
which they think may be maintained for the
rccounting Of the governmental issue,
when once brought down to an economical
basis.
What Chief Joseph Inteuds Doing.
Press dispatches from Lewiston to the
25th, bring latest accounts of the Idaho In
dian War to the effect that Joseph was en-
trenchcd on the Lolo above Oro Fino and
Camas prairie crossing; that he was not going
to leave the country; that he was increasing
his forces every day; that he had then be-
tween four or five hundred warriors and said
he would have rs many as General Howard !;
that he intended to whip Howard and then 20
to Lewiston and back to Walla Walla. They
claim to have all the supplies needed. Jo-
seph's camp is at the Canons of Lolo creek, a
few miles cast of Oro Fino and Camas prairie
crossing, and he has his stock secreted at o
place called Little Camas prairie, between
Iolo creek and the middle fork of the Clear
water.