The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-04-29

the cathedral was more than usually
crowded by worshipers, and when the Tear
ful work of the priest was realized
furious mob followed the carriage in which
he was conveyed to prison by gendarmes,
whose presence alone prevented his being
lynched. The motive for the crime was
revenge. The man who fired the shots was
recently dismissed from the priesthood
and had fruit!essly applied to the bishop
to be reinstated.
Boycotting Jay Gould.
St. Louis Dispatch:-It has trans.
pired here that a scheme is on foot to boy.
colt the Gould railroads through Eastern
manufacturers. District Assembly No. 30,
Knights OF Labor, with headquarters in
Boston, embraces about three hundred
local assemblies, with membership oi
forty thousand shoe and cotton workers.
Large quantities of the articles made in
the territory covered by these assemblies
are shipped to points on the Gould
SYSTEM and the plaE is to notify all man
ufacturers to stop shipping their goods
over those roads. There is to be q meeting
of District Assembly No. 30 at Boston to
discuss this matter, and il the plan is de-
cided upon, and the manufacturers refuse
to accede to the demands OF the assembly,
a strike will probably be ordered OF the
workers in the territory named.
George Ostrup, in the New York police
court, was fined for scattering bOycotting
circulars Two women who formerly work
ed in the Chelsea jute mills, were sentenced
to Blackwells island for abusive language
to girls now at work.
The Bigelow carpet mills, at Clinton,
Mass, employing 900 hands, shut down
on account Of trouble with it's eighty strik-
ing dyers.
The journeymen coopers of Chicago have
determined to make another effort looking
to the abolishment OF prisOn-made boxes
and barrels from the market.
Prominent Knights say their order can
easily raise $50O,OO a month.
Railroad work goes on in East st. Louis
under increased military protection.
Lemuel Leath, formerly railroad man
on the North Wisconsin, and Miss Snyder,
daughter OF Mr.. w. A. Snyder. OF
Menomonie, reached Eau Claire from the
latter place and took room at the
Winslow house. On a telegram from Sny-
der, Leath was locked up. The girl who
is seventeen years old, was taken home by
her father. The matter may be COM
promised by marriage.
Pittsbury reduced her bonded debt $70I,
600 last year.
The House passed bill providing: The
estimates for public buildings shall include
the estimates for the approaches to such
buildings, and that the United States shall
not be responsible for or chargeablc with
any expense attending the paving or re-
pairing of any streets adjacent to any pub
lie building outside the District OF Colum-
bia.
Dorman B. Eaton in an address at the
John Hopkins university in Baltimore re-
Gently, said that a senator once called
three times in one day at his Office to get u
position, contrary to the civil service rules.
for a lady whose only recon- mendation
was that she was pretty.
Guy Salisbury. the reformed gambler, is
arrested at Hudson, Wis, for violating
the fish laws.
United States Judge Pardie at Dalles dis
posed of ten cases OF strikers charged with
violence, sentencing some to Imprisonment,
discharging others, and holding the rest for
further action.
Mr.. Hoxie has declined every offer OF CO.
operation on the part OF st. Louis citizens
looking to the settlement or agreement
with the striking Knights. Hoxie and the
Knights have gone SO far in their estrange-
ment that the contest will doubtless con-
tinue to the bitter end.
The switchmen of several railroads at
Chicago are out on strike.
Capt. H. H. Adams, of the engineer corps,
and Capt. d. A. Lyle, OF the ordnance de-
partment, have gone to Europe by direction
OF the secretary of war to represent the
The house has passed bill authorizing
Frank w. Hunt to maintain ferry at
Fort Buford, Oak.
Prof. Foster, the Kansas weather prophet,
predicts a great hurricane and q acold wave.
The civil service commission shows that
there are ITO, 900 people employed by the
| government.
The trouble between w. B. Thorn & Co.,
hat manufacturers Of Haverhill, Mass,
| and the Knights of Labor, which lasted a
year and half, has been settled.
J, E. Robinson, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of Angelien, N. Y, states that
the $4,000 deficit is a complete surprise
to him. He admitted that he knew Of a
deficiency of $4,000, but said that ar.
rangements were pending to make it good
when he left.
| The local military organizations and a
| committee OF citizens will receive and en-
| tertain the Seventh regiment OF New York
| to celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary
OF the enrolment of tho regiment for the
| defense OF WaSnlngt on.
The wife OF Senator Hearst has with hel
now an almost inseparable companion,
Miss Eleanor Calhoun, the actress, who al
California girl first won Mrs. Hearsts in
terest when she made her first struggles
for the stage in San Francisco.
Count de Lesseps and Mr.. Appleton 0
| counts Panama ship canal scheme, ar
very positive that the work will be com
pleted In 1889.
On and after May the cable rate tt
and from all places in the United State
east OF the 9th parallel OF longitude to al
places in Great Britain, France and Ger
many will be IL cents per word by the ca
bles Of the Anglo American, Direct Unitet
States. French and Western Union com
panies.
Robert Smith, (colored) aged nineteen
was hanged at Nicholasville, Ky. He kill
ed his stepfather, James Sua, at Pekin
Ky, November %, 1885, by beating hi
brains out with an AK while the victim wa
asleep.
The call Of tho Maine Republican stat
committee for a state convention to b
held, June 8, at lewiston, has been issued
chusetts and Wait OF Connecticut, ever,
congressman from New England is candi
date for denomination.
Thomas B. Adams 4 Co., leather beltin
manufacturers Of Boston, have failed
Liabilities, $40, 900 to $40, 900.
George D. Hunter prominent knight o
Labor OF Chicago and railroad shop fore
man, says the Chicago Knights have sen
$4,000 to their southwestern brethren
and will shortly send $4,000 more.
The first note. OF cholera alarm come
from Brindisi on the Adriatic. The infer
snce is that the Italian government j
not on guard, and did not eradicate tn
disease whom 1t was in Italy last year.
ls very probable that as Brindisiis astop
ping place for steamers going to Syria ant
duced from that end Of the Mediterranean