The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-20

A Vienna correspondent says: The
various governments have agreed that
the discussion in the congress shall be
secret, but a committee will imme-
diately be appointed to select what
portion Of the deliberations it is de-
sirable to publish.
The confidence both in st. Peters
burg and in Berlin in the successful
issue Of the congress, is reported to
be so deep as almost to exclude
doubt that count Schovaloff's policy
is triumphant at st. Petersburg, and
his antagonists are silenced, but the
situation at Constantinople still con-
tinueS to cause uneasiness.
QUEBEC, June 12.-Strikers have
been plundering Renaud's flour store
on St Paul street, stopping traffic and
forcing truckmen to assist them
in carrying off the plumber. B bat
terry and the police attempted to dis
perse the mob, but the riot is on the
increase, and the strikers number
thosand. 4 battery Of artillery
brought to the scene had
to retire as the riot act had not been
read. The captain, adjutant and
some of the men were badly wounded
by stones thrown by the rioters.
Later-The riot act was read and
the military fired upon the mob,
while they were at the same time
charged by cavalry. The mob scat
tered after several Of their number
were wounded and one reported kill
ed.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE House
judiciary committee to-day, by q vote
Of 10 against l, decided to report
resolution asserting in substance that
the Forty-fourth congress was a
properly constituted body to count
the votes and declare the result of
the presidential election; and no
subsequent congress has power to
revise the action thus taken, nor can
congress confer powers upon the
supreme court or on any other tribu-
nal to rehear questions which have
been settled. The committee meet
tomorrow to consider the preamble
to the resolution. The vote was as
follows: In favor of the resolution.
Democrats, Harris, Hartridge, STEM
ger, Mcmahon, and Culberson. Re-
publicans, Frye, Conger, and Lapham.
Knott, chairman, dissented. Butler.
Republican, and Lynde, Democrat,
were absent.
QUEBEC, June IA body of strik-
ing laborers, numbering 500, forced
the men at Roches Mill, Wolves
Cove, to strike to-day. They assault
ed Mr.. Roche and his clerks, because
they would not agree to pay the men
ST day. The strikers interviewed
Premier Jolly; who said the contrac-
tors would advance 90 cents, making
the pay from 20 to 90 cents. The Of
fer was refused. A number of strik-
ers were sent to prison to-day for in
timidating workmen on various works
throughout the city.
The Rochester Express wants Edi-
son to invent something to take the
squeak out of shoes. Better turn his
attention to the COMPOUNDED stairs
which give fellow away when he
comes home from the lodge.
The Texas and Pacific Railroad SUBJ
sidy project has been postponed to
the black and blue December.
Between the Heavy Freights, the
large immigration and the travel te
Paris the European steamships are
doing a rushing business.
Pulaski, N. Y, June l2.-Mrs Har.
aiet A. Van Auken, who shot hel
husband year ago, in the town OF
Parish, cut him up and buried the
pieces in two different pla ces. where
they were discovered two months ago
to-day pleaded guilty to murder il
the second degree, and was sentenced
to Sing Sing prison for life.
! PARIS. June IL, l878.-The greai
Exposition may now be said to b
completed. Indeed, by the first Of
the month so great an advance ha(
been made that most of the gaps were
filed, those remaining being scarcely
observable.
| THE AMERICAN ARRANGEMENT.
No department has been more cred
itably distinguished for methodica
exploitation in the arrangement Of it:
display than that Of the United
States. 1t is now in admirable, il not
perfect condition.
| PALACE CAR AND ENGINE.
The superb Pullman palace and
sleeping car. so long expected, has
arrived, and is now one Of the most
attractive and popular features Of the
Exhibition. 1t is located in the real
of our sections, in an ornamental shet
which Commissioner Mccormick ha!
Just had completed. Under the same
shed with it is the great locomotive
sent BY the Reading Railroad Com
pany.
COVERED WAY.
Having obtained permission TO erec1
a covered way from the Main Build
| ing to the Agricultural Annex Com
missioner Mccormick has contracted
for the same, which will be a rea
addition to the comfort OF those
ldesirinp to examine the entire exhibit
OUR SPECIAL EXHIBITS,
The French journals all praise ou1
Agricultural implements and say they
are unrivalled in Europe. Oregon and
California wheat is attracting great
attention. The mineral exhibit from
the Pacific coast embraces l. O0