The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-16
Condensed General News.


the original knot of men increased TO two
hundred. The discussion became animated
and the crowd more demOnstratlve until
SOM one proposed hat they go TO the
Louisville & Nashville yards and drive out
the men employed there. The cry OF .
to the Nashville yard" was caught up, and
the crowd advanced. As they pro-
ceeded their numbers again increased some
Joining the mob simply as spectators, while
others were in full sympathy with the
movement, until from three hundred to
four hundred were advancing toward the
yards. Arriving there, they swarmed into
the yards and persuaded the men at work
to desert their posts. Tbs crowd remain
ed in the yard for some time, and although
considerable excitement prevailed, no VIC
lenCe was resorted to. Just at this time
however, a Louisville & Nashville freight
train was slowing passing. guarded by
eight deputy sheriIfs, armed with Winches'
ter rifles.
Just as the train reached the Broadway
CROSSING the trouble began. The crowdO on
the bridge began to yell and jeer at the
officers, and it il asserted stones we're
thrown which struck two or three Of them,
and it is also said n pistol was discharged.
The deputies Immediately fired two volleys
into the crowd on the bridge, with deadly
effect, four men being killed and one woman
mortally wounded. The dead are:
Patrick DriscOl,a Wabash section hand
not a striker.
Oscar Washington, a painter-not a
striker.
John Bonner, coal miner-nOt a striker.
Major Iychman, Il mill employe-nOt a
striker.
Mrs. Pfoffer. said to be the wife of a
striker, shot in the back and mortally
wounded.
The greatest excitement Immediately pre-
vailed. The deputies killed another man
named C. Z. Thompson, and then escaped
for their own lives. Gov. Oglesby sent
eight companies OF soldiers to tie scene.
VI. Glennan, nominated postm aster OF
Norfork, Va, is booked for rejection by
the senate committee, for offensive parti-
sanship.
The president has appointed William H.
WaIdy OF Adrian, Mich, to be q member OF
the board OF Indian commissioner
Congressman Strait received the follow
ing letter from Mr.. Stockslager, assistant
commissioner of public lands: Am in re-
ceipt by your reference OF a letter from
! David NJ. Bryant relative to an island in
the Minnesota river near the village OF
Mendoza, Mimi, which / believe has never
been surveyed by the government. Bryant
requests ad vic how he can obtain title to
the said island. In reply l nave the honor
to state that under existing regulations n
survey and disposal OF islands situated in
~meandered rivers, lakes, harbors or ponds,
which are omitted at the time of original
survey of the township embracing the same
or lave been formed since that date, are
deemed disadvantageous to the public in
] terest. For this reason formal applica-
tons for the survey Of islands are not adj
vissd, and when received are not approved.
No title to unsurveyed islands car be &C
quired by any party in any manner until
the same shall have been surveyed under
direction and supervision of this office,
and a return of such survey shall have
been plated, approved and filed in the
local land Office.
The following fourth.class postmasters
were appointed: Dakota: Annandale. s.
w. Brown; Neche, Pembina county, John
d. Dalton; Ramsey. Alfred Butler; Shelby,
O.. f. Alpaugh. Minnesota: Lansing, G..
w. Bartlett: Stark, John Graham; War
rem, A. p. McIntire; Airlie, Walter Parks;
Hatfield, p. V. Thompson; Bingham Lake,
l.. 0. Foggart; Dayton, A. Mcneil; Tivoli,
N. Bennett.
General Master Powderley telegraphed
Congressman Curtin: Urge the immedi-
ate passage Of your resolution TO appoint
a committee to investigate the labor trou.
bles in the southwest. The committee
should be at work now. The public has a
right to know who is to blame in the mat
ter
The house committee on has
instructed Representative Durham to re-
port favorably his bill which provides:
The president is authorized to appoint
inspectors of live stock, dressed meats and
home products intended for oreignshipment
TO a number net exceeding fifteen for any
one customs district. 1t shall be the duty
OF these inspectors upon application to i'm
spect live stock, hog product or dressed
meats, and to furnish a written certificate
OF the result. This certificate shall accom-
pany any OF these articles which it is in
tended to ship abroad. The bill makes it
a misdeamor punishable by fine, imprison-
ment or forfeiture OF goods to import into
the United States any adulterated or
unwholesome food or liquor, and author
ICES the president TO suspend importation
OF any article which he has good reason to
believe is injurious to the health or welfare
Of thepeople.
Mrs. III. q. Merriott of Fargo eloped with
a gambler named Ray. They were followed
to. Detroit, Mimi, by her husband, where
a reconciliation was effected. As soon as
the husband was out OF sight the lady and
her lover again decamped. Merriott then
gave up, and will sue for a divorce.
Michael Kelly has brought suit against
the Northern Pacific for $40, 600 damages.
Kelly was injured by the derailment OF de-
fendant's car in consequence OF o collision
with a herd OF cattle in Dakota.
Northern Pacific officials report more
immigration into Dakota this season than
any year since 'S2. Emigration TO the
coast is said to be propcrtionally less.
The arrest IN New York OF Imobotes
Goto, a Japanese young man who imagined
that q daughter Of the late w. III. Wander
biit was in love with him, and wildly
sought her throughout his boarding house,
leads to the discovery that the residences
OF the Vanderbiits, tho Astors and Jay
Gould are constantly guarded against
franks nv nrivate detectives.