Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-31

MORE MINING TROUBLES.

xHkcO III " MISUNDERSTANDING OuSINcSS IL
one Of the northern counties of Pennsyl
vania. He says the chances are We
shall have much more seriou.
trouble within the next two
months than that which
came upon us SO Unexpectedly last
summer. Preparations are being
made for a simultaneous strike all over
the country, on railroads, at the mines
and in many of the largest manu-.
featuring establishments, and moth.
ing but the utmost vigilance on the part
of the state authorities, and such prepar.
atoms as will make it possible to crush
out such movement instantly, will pre-
vent one of the worst calamities that has
ever befallen this country. The 18Th OF
June had been actually fixed for the
strike, an outbreak would certainly
have taken place then or soon after
but for preparations made by Gov
ernor Hartranft. When he called
out the militia and made an at
rangement to obtain uniforms and
equipments for them at the Frankford
arsenal, those who were to
have managed the strike called
a committee meeting in Phila-
delphia, and voted to postpone
the attack until the 18th of August,
when it was hoped the country might
be taken by surprise. A Chicago re-
preventative Of the strikers, on
his way to New York, stopped
over at Hornelsville, and said to
his friends that they ought to take the
property of the rich, and they ought es-
pecially to break open banks, take the
money and divide it.
FIGHTING INDIANS.
A Boxer City special under date of
July Oath states that Col. Forsyth and
command left Rubinsville, Grant coun-
ty, Saturday near Clear Creek. They
struck in the deep canyon and fourteen
of Robins scouts was sent ahead. In
few minutes they were fired on by the
Indians who was strongly posted in the
canyon. II. II. Fallman was killed,
two others wounded. The scouts re-
treated to the main body. The Indians
abandoned the position before the
troops came up. The hOstiles are
for Malpeur agency.
THE CROPS.
Advioes from Milwaukee under date
Of July 23rd says that from q sum-
mary of over two hundred reports re-
ceived by f. L. Bacon & Co., commits.
sion merchants of this city, from points
in Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota in
the past three days, the damage to the
growing crops of wheat by the late
storm and excessive heat averages II
per cent. in Wisconsin, and 81 per cent.
In Iowa and Minnesota.
OFFICIAL.
A Washington dispatch under date
Of July 23rd, states that an official
synopsis of crop reports shows an
average condition of rye and barley
1O1, oats general average 101, Tennessee
and Nebraska 112. Fruit on the whole
favorable to such crops as escaped
spring frosts. Grass and clover re-
fine; tobacco acreage re-
auced 25 per cent. Condition is as fol-
lows: Kentucky 90, Nevada 90, Mis-
souri, 10l, Tennessee 50, Ohio 105,
Maryland 102, Indiana 80, North Caro-
lima "a, Pennsylvania 100, Connecticut
100, Illinois 80, Massachusetts 1O1. The
Of wheat and corn has been
reported. Information
received since indicates a very serious
damage from various causes to the
spring wheat crop of Minnesota and
northern Iowa and Wisconsin.
THE NEW ORLEANS MINT.
A Washington dispatch under date
of the 23rd inst, says that the land upon
which the Northern OHIO mint was
built has been decided to the govern
ment, and the final steps for putting the
mint into active operation will soon be
taken. Silver for coming silver dollars
at the mint when reopened will be pur-
chased at Treasury rates for bullion
or for parties having in their possession
Mexican dollars.
I'D. FROM MEXIHO CITY.
City of Mexico advices under date of
July 22d state that Mrs. Foster, wife
of the minister of the United States,
is very i'll, but the physicians
are confident that she will recover
News has been received that a COM
pany of merchants and manufacturers
of Chicago intend to meet in this city
next October. The foreign merchants
here are inclined to under-rate
the efforts of the Americans to
supplaEt them. They claim tina.
they can control sixty millions of
seventy-six millions annually. The
Germans are monopolizing the import
ing trade. They are charged by Eng
fish and French merchants with cor