The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03
LATER NEWS IETMS.

The third days session of the Gen
eral Assembly of the knights of Labor at
Cleveland, was devoted to discussion OF the
motion to refer the report of the Executive
Board on the relations of the order to trades
Order. The whole matter was finally 80 re-
ferred. Mrs. Sarah NJ. Perkins, on behalf Of
the Ohio Woman's Suffrage Association, read
an address to the convention. The PROPOSE
ton Of the Committee ON Laws, that, where
practicable, unattached local assemblies should
become part of district assemblies, and
transact business with the general as
sembly through them, was adopted The
Secretary read a letter from Galveston,
Texas, relating to the hardships of strikers
who are confined in the jail of that city for
constructive contempt" and asking the Gen.
eral Assembly to do something to obtain for
them privileges given persons similarly charged
in other courts of the United States The fol-
lowing resolution was presented and unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, The jails at Galveston, Dallas
and elsewhere in Texas are filled with brother
issued by Judge Pardee; be il Resolved, by this
General Assembly, That we petition Grover
Cleveland, President of the United States to
exercise clemency in their behalf, as the United
States Judges have ordered a release of all pris-
oners sentenced during the strikes on the
Southwest system and thus be the means of
causing better feelings between employers and
employees.
suitable documents to be forwarded to the
President, asking him to exercise clemency to-
ward the imprisoned members of the order.
The st. Louis sugar refinery has
started up with full force of 800 hands eni-
ployed
At cost of several thousand dollars
per month the Black Diamond Steel Company,
of Pittsburgh, voluntarily made an advance Of
10 per cent in the wages OF all Its employees.
A great mass meeting was held in New
Orleans in support of the cause of home rule
in Ireland. Governor McEnery presided. Gov
ornor Dawes presided at mass meeting at
Lincoln, Neb., favoring home rule for Ireandl
BY the loss of the steamer Lydeemon,
from Melbourne for Sidney, seventy persons
were drowned.
A Paris cablegram states that Prince
Jerome Napoleon is about to visit the United
States to meet his son, who is returning from
trip around the world
In consequence of aprotest by Prince
Bismarck, the Belgian Government has pro-
hibited labor demonstration of great magni-
tude which was to take place i'll Brussels.
China has decided not to renew her
contracts with the German officers now in her
service.
The Salvation Army congress opened
in London last week. Two thousand officers
and many thousand soldiers from all parts Of
the world were in attendance.
The University of Cambridge has
the degree of Doctor of Letters, and will also
tender him banquet
Minister Phelps had an interview in
London with Lord Rosebery on the fishery
dspute, in which it appeared that the Govern
ment was rather glad that the trouble had oc-
CURED, for 1t believed it would hasten last
ing settlement of the questions involved
A Spanish revenue cutter fired upon
and seized three trading boats at Gibraltar.
The cutter was subsequently, captured by a
British armed launch.
The passage of Mr.. Gladstone's
home-rule measure on second reading is as
sured Lord Harrington and his Wing follow
ors will vote against the BILL but Mr.. Cham
berlain and his Radical adherents will abstain
from voting, thus assuring its success.
THE House Of Representatives only was in
session on the 10Th ult. The day was devoted,
in committee of the whole. to discussion Of the
oleomargarine bill. Every attempt to amend it
was voted down, and its friends showed that
they were determined to stand by it just as
it came from the House Committee on Agri-
culture