Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-30

proposed reduction Of wages. The
strikers are members Of the Amalga-
mated association OF iron and steel
workers of the United States. with head
quarters 1T Pittsburg, and the strike has
taken place with the sanction of THAT
body, which agrees to support the
strikers.
ARKANSAS RIFLE CLl'RS.
\ Little Rock, Arkansas, dispatch
.of the 22nd inst, says that in eouSe-
quence Of reports from Phillips county.
that organizations are being formed
with i view Of depriying the colored
meu the privilege OF voting ut the COM
ing election, GOV Miller has caused lie
following order 10 be issued:
SPECIAL. ORDER no, Ii,
IlrrLE Rock Aug n
Special information has been received IL these
headquarters OF the formation III Phillips county
Of political campaign clubs, organized after the
manner ut military companies, although unarm-
cd and intended merely as u temporary usSotla.
tton for ordinary and legitimate purposes OF a po-
ltleal campaign, such organizations afford occa-
sion for misrepresentation, and might If tolcra.
ted, at some future time furnish pre- tdent Tor
grave abuses. No association partaktng Of anil
itury nature can lawfully exist i'll the state pN.
cepI as authorized by the ommander-iu=ehief;
al organizations in the county of Phillips pur.
porting To be of 4 military character or enrolled
and otlicrrcd IN mi tary form other than the com.
panics OF state guards duly mustered ami report
ed, will be immediately diShandcd The three
companies Of state guards, constituting the rcgn.
lar active mi ltury force OF the county, being in
the Judgment ot the comm ndcr in,chlri sufficient
for the support of the civil authorities in amy
emergency, no further enrolment of militia DC
any character Will be made without orders from
these headquarters,
Second ul. Paul +. Anderson commanding
the militia IN Phillips county, is charged wlththc
execution Of this order This order viii not he
construed as in any manner interfering with the
rights Of citizens IL mite or parade III oraani1a.
tions OF civil character Il any lawful purpose.
by order oi the Commander.in Chlel.
iSignedl JAS A. POMR0N.
Adjntant General
NlTROGIlCERINE EXPLOSION.
4 special frem Negaunee, Michigan,
on the ?2nd inst, says that another
horrible nitro-glvcerice explosion oc-
CURED here ut about $3.50 this morning,
resulting III the instant death of Horny
+. Huber, Samuel NJ Cooper. Dayton
l.. Brown, and John j Scannell, all nm
married men, who were in the employ
Of the Miners Powder Company, and
at whose works they were at the time
Of tie accident engaged il the manu-.
facture Of glycerine. The
bodies of Huber and Scanned are
mutilatcd past recognition, while the
debris Of the companys works are scat
tered around a large area. These works
were situated within the corporate. limits
of this city, but Mt quite 4 distance from
the business portion Of the town, which
experienced i fearful shock. The loss
ON buildings and stock cannot at present
lie closely estimated. OF conrsc, there il
no living witness to tell the cause Of
file horror and tile inquest which i
now being held over the remains Of the
nnfortunatcs will elicit but few material
facts in that direction.
QUEEN CHRISTIAN S DEATH.
A Havre dispatch Of the 22nd says
Queen Cnristana died last night at st.
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