Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-01
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Grand Master Workman Powde

Grand Master Workman Powderly
has issued a circular 10 the knights of Labor
Gliding the men for rushing into useless
strikes and warning them against hasty, i'll
considered action. He counsels patience for Q
while longer, and warns the membership
that unless they obey the rules and laws
of the order he will resign his posi-
ton. The statements Of Chairman Irons thai
the strike is hablo 10 spread throughout the
country are repudiated by high officials
of the knights of Labor, who seem to be anx-
ious for a speedy settlement Two strikers
were found guilty Of contempt Of court at Pal
estine Texas, but others deraied an engine
while the trial was in progress. An accommo-
dalton train was ditched near Pacific, Mo.
| The Nickel-plato mines in the Brazil Ind
block-coal district shut down for an in
definite period rendering 500 miners idle.
The Falcon Iron and Nail Company, at Niles,
Ohio, informed employees not governed by the
Amalgamated Association scale that their
wages would be advanced 10 per cent. The
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada announces a
raise of from 5 to 10 per cent in the wages Of
train and shop hands, and an advance to old
whose pay was recently cut down.
There were 191 failures in the United
States reported to Brddstreers during the
week, against 200 in the preceding week, and
212, 162, 40, and 1l8 in the corresponding
weeks of 1885, 1884, 1888, and 1882, respec-
lively. About a per cent were those OF
small traders whose capital was less than
$1,000 The movement OF general merchan-
disc throughout the United States, as re-
ported by wire to BrGdstreefs, shows a de-
cline as compared with the preceding
week. This is largely due to the con-
tinuation of the strike on Southwestern rail-
ways, and the unsettling of confidence gem
orally in Industrial and transportation lines.
Reports on the number of striking operatives
in tho country show total OFF,, 500, against
50, 100 on March H. The decline in the num-
Der striking is about $500 within two weeks,
but the 10000 striking dress and suit makers
at New York have raised the aggregate. The
Gould road striking employees do not exceed
5000, with 4, 500 others thrown out Of work.
A negro named John Drake was ex-
ecuted at Thomaston, Ga, for the murder of
his wife and the cremation of her corpse.
Mr.. Robert l.. Downing, an actor of
&Eeeatc Rgppfafv e9,eemviIe, nrssSaet, pay cat
titled @vautour, the Exile" The Eastern press
speaks highly of the play, and of the stars
rendition of the chief role.
THE Edmunds resolutions condemning the
Attorney General for his refusal TO furnish cop
fao of, md In ~
duty of the Senate to refuse its consent TO re-
moYals OF officers in cases where documents
showing misconduct were withheld, We're
adopted by the Senate on March 70. The hrst
resolution, adopting the report OF ths ia liciary
Committee went through 10y vote OF 81 to ~.
The vote on the second resolution, condemn
ing the Attorney General for refusing TO
send copies OF papers called Tor by the
Senate, was 80 TO %. The third reso-
luton, declaring IL to be the duty OF the Senate
to refuse its advice and consent TO proposed re-
movals Of officers, the documents in reference
to the supposed misconduct OF whom are with
held, was adopted by majority OF one-yeas
30. nays 29-SenatOrs Mitchell, Van Wyck, and
Riddleberger voting with the Democrats. The
fourth resolution, condemning the DISCHARGE OF
ex-uUion soldiers and the putting IN their
places OF men who had rendered no
military service for the Government, was
then voted ON and agreed to-yeas 81,
nays Senator Morganl. Senator Hoar
bill establishing i t%nt una tSs
sworn complaint of three United States citizens
that any person has been killed, or has sus-
tanned bodily injury, or serious injury in his
estate, or has been threatened with injury IN
person or estate because Of race or color or
political opinion, to prevent such person from
casting vote at any election provided for in
the Constitution, any United States Judge must
| institute an inquest into the matter and report
| the facts to Congress. Any United States Dis
| trict Attorney in his circuit may be compelled
| by the Judge to attend and assist in such IN
| quest. Senator Hoar said the bill was sug-
| gestsd by the reports of recent occurrences at
| Carrollton, Miss. The House of Representatives
| listened to a letter from Assistant Secretary
| Fairchild, asking for an appropriation to enable
the department to build vaults at the sub
| treasures in which TO store silver dollars