The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-17
SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL NEWS.

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SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL NEWS.
Blue Jesns ana the strike. E
The Evening Star says: There is good
story told here by an indianapolis gentleman
about the recent strike, which, if true, goes to
show that Blue-J cans Williams is not OF that
class of statesmen who forget their poor rela-
tons, when fortune smiles.i The story goes
that when the strike reached Indiana, Uncle
Jimmy's son-n law, who is engaged in the
very honest calling Of drover, had left Indian
apolis for st. Louis with a train of cattle, and
that he was hauled by indignant railroad
hands few miles one side of the former city.
Becoming alarmed concerning the safety of
his freight the son-in- law made his way to In
dianapolis and appraised Uncle Jimmy of the
situation, whereupon Blne-Jeans gave him
document somewhat like this:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE STATE OF INDIANA, IN
D1ANApoL1s, July % Ito WHOM IT MAY Con-
Germ: The bearer Of this letter is my son-n-
law. hope the strikers will allow him to
transport his cattle to St. Lonis in safety. ID M
I'D. WILLIAMS, Governor.
Armed with the open sesame, the son-in-law
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halted and exhibited it to the leaders of the
strikers who were stopping the trains. Its
effect was magical, and the train was allowed
to proceed to its destination without further
molcstaton. When day or two afterward
the strike in Indiana assumed grave proper
tons, Uncle Jimmy was besieged by his
friends to interpose the strong arm of the
State to put it down. He was urged to call
out the militia of the State. He finally found
that the pressure upon him to do something
could not be resisted, and he would be forced
to act He was under obligations somewhat
to the strikers for allowing his son in-law to-
have the right Of way, and he apprehended
that if he used the State militia against them
such action on his part would hardly be fair
thing after the respect which had been shown
his authority: He proved equal to the emer-
gency, however, and without reciting that do
nestle violence existed in the State he sent to
the President for troops. His informal appli-
cation found it's way to the waste basket, but
meanwhile the troubles subsidized, so Uncle
Jimmy's strategy and good luck gave him the
opportunity to keep on good terms with the
strikers and at the same time to get reputa-
ton for wise and prudent management of the
trouble. .-o@.,-s- 49,. ..4sr-.,-.r 49,.
Views of Workers upon the Labor ques-
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The convention of iron and steel work.
ers at Columbus, Ohio, on the Sth unanimous
ly adopted resolutions setting forth that they
firmly believe the demand made by railway
employees for the restoration of the late 10 per
cent. reduction and modification of the here
tofore tyrannical rules and orders was just
and proper, having full faith that the railway
companies by proper management are fully
able and of right should accedc to the same;
that while they approve the demand as just
and believe in the. ability Of the companies to
grant the request, they emphatically denounce
every tendency to violation of law and the
nonpreservation of the peace and order of the
country, knowing full we'll that every viola
ton of law and disturbance Of peace tends
only to injure the cause and those engaged
therein, that the arbitrary power assumed by
corporations, railways especially, and excr-
cised in crushing labor to the. earth, demands
at the hands of all honest citizens serious and
careful reflection, to the end that way may
be opened to strip them Of some Of the unlim:
tied powers which they possess and that labor
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try greatly benefited; that; in every disagree
ment between employers and employed they
believe in policy of arbitration = ~ ~
A Commission to, Arb,trate. Future
~ n Strikes. =. 80 ~
At numerous cabinet meetings held
within the past two weeks the labor question
including strikes and riots has been consider
ed and discussed in exclusion of all other
matters. Several members of the cabinet are
known to favor the passage Of law providing
for the organization of a commission which
shall have due regard for the interest of al
concerned, producers, merchants, railroad EN-
ployes and capitalists, so that on any ques-
ton fair compromise may be effected A
member of the cabinet in a recent converse
ton spoke of this plan and argued that Con
gress has the right to pass such law under
the clause of constitution, authorizing that
body to regulate commerce with foreign ma.
lions and among the several states and with
the Indian tribes. Such commission might be
vested with power to examine into the dcsir-
ability OF chartering new railroads, might re.
quire certain conditions to, be fulfilled, SO as
to establish reasonable certainty that the
projected road would be remunerative and
that the company would have means to- ID,
for reconstruction 4 and thug avoid dis astrouf
u I ga ~ : I -, T..
..,a Terrible Forest FIRES. 81 : ii /
During the late drouth forest fires have
prevailed all through the town of Eaton
Brown county, Wis, and on the 6th crowned
the work Of destruction BY sweeping away til,
the houses of many Off the settlers One set
Element Of Polanders, twelve milesfrom Greer