Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-26
Chicago Socialists Advocassng the Uss
of Dynamite.

AZ a meeting OF socialists IN Chicago SATURDAY
the speaker advocated the use OF dynamite and
the indiscrminate taking OF human life. A colored
woman, wife or the white socialist, A. r. Parsons,
presided. j. =. Dusey said that dynamite could be
made ouof thedead bodies OF Capitalists A. well as
out Oh hogs An Chicago Gould be set aolaze In
fools In Washington saying they were the masters.
o. A Bishop said there We're 5000 men In Chicago
who knew how TO manufacture dynamite I'm their
Kitchens for the price OF a good dinner. Private
property must be abolished. II they had 70 use all
the dynamite there WAS, ana blow ninety nine hum
dredths OF the people on the face OF the earth.
Another MkMsER OF THx TWEED RINe GoSK.--
telegram from St Andrews, province OF Quebec,
brings the intelligence that Thomas Craig Fields
formerly well known In connection with the Tweed
frauds In New York. died at his residence that
place yesterday morning. Fields, who went 10
Canada to- escape arrest and prosecution, has been
living for some years past at q country residence
known as the Priory, near ST Andrews.
DEATH OF GEN. GRANTS CNc1K-Roswen Grant
a farmer, aged IS years, died at ST. Adams W. Va,
saturday afternoon Hew an uncle OF Gen. L. =
Grant During the rebellion he sympathized with
the south. but predicted In 1851 that the south
would not succeed because Ulysses his nephew
was on the other side ana understood his business
He voted for seventeen Presidents, all OF whom
were elected.
THE IcE GORGE IN THE sUsaUEHANSA-Thec con-
dition OF the river at Port Deposit remains un-
changed, excepting that the immense body OF Ice
gorged between CARROTS Island and the canal, a
distance OF i've miles, is becoming more compact
An immense gorge has formed on the dam al Coz
lumbla, Pa, causing rise OF several fest at that
point Extensive gorges are reported at Creswell,
SourS Point. Turkey Hill and Washington, Pa, ex.
tending entirely across the river. An Immense
gorge Is also formed at McCals Ferry, Pa, twenty
one miles north or Port Deposit The most danger
Is now apprehended by the breaking OF the gorg,es
above which would precipitate the water and Ice
upon Port Deposit TWAS said by old citizens that
for twenty years the river has not attained such
formidable appearance as II presented last night
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ST. JOHN DEFESDBD.-A letter Is published from
JAS f. Legate. addressed TO the editor the Tope-
ka Kan, Capitol, respecting the ST. John-Clarkson
controversy, the substance OF which is that 80.
John persstently refused TO retire from the prohi
bition national ticket, but consented 10 work for
the republican ticket In Kansas in case the nomi-
nee for governor would sign letter committing
himself TO prohibition. Legate says that through
Mr.. Clarkson arrangements were made with the
publican national committee In New York To SUP
ply $4,000 for the canvass In Kansas ST. John,
who WAS then In OHIO, still refused 10 return 10
Kansas until the republican nominee for governor
had committed himself TO prohibition, hut said he
would go TO Michigan and make a few s5ecrhes,
ouesting Legate 70 write 70 him there CiarIs,a
Is out Ia reply TO this saying IL is Virtual
fession OF the collusion and the amount ~, JOaa
asked, but puts IL on the ground that the moG.y
was sought for the benefit OF the party iI kaasas
and not for ST. Johns personal bencEI Which "a
(Clarkson) does not believe
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