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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-17

Only four of the seventeen cities of Mas
sachusetts,-viz Chelsea, Taunton, Hol-
yoke, and Lawrence voted for licensing
saloons, on Tuesday,' while the cities OF
Fall River Ilaverhill, New Bedford
Gloucester Springfield, Waltham, North
ampton, Br0ckton and Cambridge, which
were last year carried for license. decided
to reverse their policy for the coming
year The TrdCcllcr thinks that these re-
suits Will greatly encourage those who are
working for prohibitOry constitutional
amendment, and will have an influence
upon the legislature when the question j,
brought before them, as it is likely to be
early in the coming session.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-17

1t now costs only Sl3 for steerage pas
sage across the Atlantic. 1t would be
better for this country; if for a certain
class of persons who will avail themselves
of this opportunity to immigrate to
America the tickets We're understood to
be for the round trip.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-17

The Troy Telegram thinks that if Gen.
McClellan's literary executors had been
wise they would have suppressed the book
they have Just published. Perhaps, but
it Is possible that Gen. McClellan's lit
erary executors thought the generals
reputation could be neither marred nor
mended by the publication of his memoirs,
and that if Mrs Mcclellan could get some
money from the book. she should have the
opportunity to do so.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-17

Two important papers were presented
in the United States Senate by Mr.. Ed
munds, on Wednesday. One was a me
mortal against permitting aliens to &C
quire large tracts of public lands, as va
rious English capitalists and companies
have done in the West. The other was II
memorial in favor of constitutional
amendment empowering Congress to pass
uniform laws on the subject of marriage
and divorce. 1t is to be hoped that appro-
pirate legislation will in due time follow
upon both subjects.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-17
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS,
WASHINGTON.

The House Committee on Pacific Rail
roads reported the Clifford bill providing
for taxation OF lands of the Northern
Pacific Railroad.
TIE house committee on agriculture
has decided 20 report favorably bill to
regulate traffic in fraudulent butter, pro
vidin0 for its violation fine and imprison-
ment.
THE house of representatives, in com
mittee of the whole on the river and har-
Der bill, adopted clause appropriating
$121200 for the improvement Of the Mon
ongahela river.
The counsel of the government in the
telephone suits have agreed to meet at
Columbus on the first of June next, and
begin their work, which is rather discour-
aging to those who looked for an early
decision of the case.
THE commissioner of the general land
office has demanded from the ST. Joseph
and Denver Railway company the recon
veyance TO the government Of twelve
thousand acres of land lying between
Hastings and Kearney, Nebraska.
Ir is evident from the statements that
the president does not intend to make
any change in the Office of the public
printer until after the expiration of the
term of congress Mr.. Rounds term ex-
pires in few days. There are probably
a dozen candidates for the office, which
pays about $1,000 a year.
THE house of representatives passed a
bill TO authorize the establishment of ex-
port tobacco manufactures and to allow
them drawbacks on imported materials.
There was a spirited exchange of sentl-
ment on the bill to appropriate Sl50,O0O
for the relief of sufferers by the overflow
of rivers in Alabama, but no action was
taken thereon.
Acting SECRETARY FAmCHuD has re-
ceived a full report from Collector Hagar
at San Francisco, in regard TO the recep-
ton of the new Chinese minister at that
port. II does not differ except in length
from reports previously received.
TuE house committee ON territories is
still considering the bill TO divide Dakota.
II is proposed 10 diyest the bin of any
thing like an Endorsement of the admis-
sion of South Dekota, with an amend
ment declaring aull and void the action
Of the legislature authorizing the consti-
tutional convention, which resulted ir the
election of Judges Moody and Egerton to
the senate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
"By authority"
Had Forgotten Something.

A blatant braying sample of the loud
voiced, self-conscious, look-at-m variety
of men, took his seat in Philadelphia
street car and called to the conductor;
+" Does this car 90 al the way mp
Eighth"
Yes, sir responded the conductor
politely.
Does it go up as far as Oxford street:
| want to get off there
Eyes sir" was the reply.
"Well, l want you to tell me when you
get there. You'd better stick wafer on
your nose, or put a straw in your mouth
or tie a knot in one of your lips, so that
you won't forget it,
1T would not be convenient for one in
my position to do So said the conductor
courteouslyi but if you will kindly pin
your ears around your neck, / think will
remember TO tell you
Amid the roar of passengers, the man
said that he had forgotten something
and got off at the next corner.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
FOREIGN.

Holland is seriously thinking of increas-
ing the duties on American petroleum.
Secretary Bayard threatens 70 adopt re-
taliatory measures.
GREECE is pushing troops to the front
as rapidly as possible The Russian
minister has left Athens for an interview
with the car.
A SYNDICATE in Berlin has offered GOO
600 for the transfer of the concession to
build railroad at Delago Bay.
OWING to family pressure, Ludwig,
King OF Bavaria, has stopped the building
Of palaces aud is retrenching in every
way. He viii pay his debts in yearly in
stalmeuts of E55O,0O0
LoRp DurrERrN telegraphs that only
two British soldiers were killed in the at
tempts of the Burmese rebels TO burn the
city of Mandalay.
WoREMEN excavating in Dublin beneath
Christ church cathedral discovered
chapter house which was buried in the
ruins of the great fire in the thirteenth
century. Il contains carved etligies, coins
and tiles.
The North German Gazette admits that
the feeling in France against Germany
has created similar feeling in Germany
against France, and warns France that
her official relations will suffer if the anti
French feeling in Germany be much fur
ther aroused
THE advance line of the Turkish army
attempted, on Tuesday night. to surprise
the Greeks, who had been erecting earth
works ON disputed soil The Grecian
forces captured two guns and occupied
positions within Turkish territory, but
have been ordered 10y their government
TO withdraw.
AT the cathedral in Madrid, Monday
morning, while the bishop was
ascending the steps, he was shot three
times by priest, whose motive was rev
engo for being dismissed The bishop
was taken TO private chamber, where
the last sacraments We're administered The
assassin was only saved from lynching by
vigorous efforts os the gendarmes, who
conveyed him TO prison in carriage.
NJ. DE FBEYcINEr, prime minister, re
piled that while he believed in the princi-
pie of arbitration, il would be impossible
for France to take the initiative in pro-
curing arbitration in the present case, for
the reason that all powers, including
France, were already dealing with the
Greek question and acting in concert
France would help to the extent of her
power 70 secure pacific solution Of the
difficulty,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
STRIKERS SUCCESSFUL
The Chicago Strike is Ended bv Tho
Company Virtually Conceding all
the Strikers Ask.
The Offensive Non-mi0n men win bo
Removed The Terms of Agreement
Proposed by the Company.
Tile Strike at an End.

CHICAGO, April "a 2;45 p. m.-Tbe
strike on the Lake Shore railroad is AT a.,
end Chairman Stohl, of the switchmar'-
union has just sent telegram TO the stir
ers at the 43rd street yards TO report n
the yard master there for duty. Prosi
dent John Newell of the Lake Shore roo5
has just told a representative of tbs assoc.
ciated press that 1.-The order for the men -
return to work was telegraphed from tbe
general Office of the Lake Shore Con,
pany at 2:30 p. m. and within ten min
utes the switch engines began to leave
the round house and the mall.
ing up of trains at once began
The blockade will be completely ended
this afternoon. We have allowed the ola
men TO go back at their own request With
out any stipulation whatever on our part
Eight non-union men return to work
along with the union men formerly in
our employ. The men brought here from
oth9r cities will not be put to work in our
yards here.
Some of the striking switchmen at the
yards declared that the Lake Shore Off
cials had agreed on their part to dispose
of the eight non-union men within the
next six months by placing them in some
other department or otherwise caring for
them in any event TO take them away from
the yard where they are at present work
ing. At O'Clock p. m, engine No. 46l.
has just pulled out of the round-house,
manned by a crowd of the strikers. There
is general shaking of hands and every
body seems pleased.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
GENERAL NOTES.

A RAIN, thunder, and hail storm in Sank
City, Wis, section Wednesday, resulted
in much damage TO stock and property.
AN effort to recover the bodies of the
twenty-six coal miners who were entomb-
ed near Wnkesbarre, Pa, several months
ago has been abandoned as hopeless.
The proposed limited train on the st.
Paul road will run from Chicago to Mil
waukee in two and half hours, and will
stop at only thirteen stations on the way
to Minneapolis.
5THE Iowa Amateur Rowing Association
will hold its regatta July 20, at Spirit
Lake. The Dolphin Club, of McGregor,
has been admitted to membership.
THE executive of the Knights of Labor
at St. Louis received Wednesday sub
scriptions amounting to $4,000 in aid of
strikers fund.
THE ice-gorge in the st. Lawrence at
Montreal has caused the inundatiOn of the
greater part of the wholesale and many.
featuring sections of the city, the water
standing in the streets from three TO eight
feet Sunday evening.
AN agreement made by the district as
sembly with the international Cigarmak-
ers' Union, of Milwaukee, has been re-
jected by the Knights of Labor, who have
resolved to boycott the union and the
firms Of Segnitz d Co., and l.. Kindling.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

Christian Kruger, while oiling some
machinery at Carpentersville, H., was
caught in the shafting and torn TO pieces.
He leaves wife and three children.
The flour mill of PEBBLES, Foulk & Co.,
in race street, Cincinnati valued at $50
600, was burned Tuesday morning.
a FIRE in Pittsburgh, Ohio, Tuesday
morning at o'clock partially destroyed
G, f. McDonald's caramel factory and
bakery on Second avenue. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
By the burning of farmhouse near
Xenia, Ohio, John Douthett and wife lost
there lives. Charles Morris has been ar
rested on suspician of having fired the
building for the purpose of robbing the
aged couple.
The works of the Paterson Dyeing and
Finishing Company, at Riverside. n. j.,
were burned Wednesday morning The
loss is 100000, almost covered by insur-
ance. The fire was of.accidental origin.
Ar Glen Haven, Wisconsin, twenty-five
thousand yards of dirt fell from the Miss
issippi bluffs upon the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Northern track. To move the OBJ
struction will cost 100000,
THE new business building at New York
erected on the site of the old Theater
Comique. was partially Quilted by fire on
Thursday, several firms losing large
amounts. The police estimate the total
loss at 100000, but others place it as
high Az S750,O00.
THE Boston Block at Minneapolis,
MINI, in which were located the post
Office and business firms, was Quilted by
fire Monday. The contents of the post
Office were removed, but the library Of
the Bar Association was consumed. The
total loss Is about $225.00O, well covered
by insurance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29

From what have myself seen of it in
London writes correspondent Il have
no hesitation in declaring that domestic
service is frequently nothing else than
domestic slavery Ihayo at this moment
under my observation a fragrant case of
servant who is teected and made to
work like negro slave. In the private
hotel whore ! am now staying and which
provides bed and board for at least TWEEN
ty people, the house and kitchen work Is
done 10y a no means athletic though
healthy German girl of 10 years of age.
She rises.at and goes TO bed at H., COM
pletely tagged out. She is recompensed
with the MAGNIFICENT waves OF eI2 year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
The Lawyerand the Doctor.
Bo.ton Budget.

Daniel Webster used to tell story
about William Plumer, famous New
Hampshire lawyer, who practiced in
time when the judgements of the courts
of that State were based rather upon that
system of local law to which the circum
stances of the country have given birth
than upon the principles of the common
law of England. Mr.. Plumer was exam
ming noted quack doctor who was I'M
willing to testify, and from whom at last
no other reply could be obtained than
Il don't know. sir" After Mr.. Plumer
had received this evasive answer several
times, he asked of the witness: Can you
say, doctor. on your oath, that as phy-
stefan you know anything The witness
discarding the pretended ignorance with
which he had responded, drew himself up
and said Squire Plumer, ! know AS much
about medicine as you did about divinity
when you were a Baptist preacher. The
court and bar smiled, and the audience
laughed, but Mr.. Plumer very quietly
remarked; when / found that
preaching was not my proper business
/ had sense enough to leave the pulpit. Il
YOU doctor, had possessed as much sense.
you would have discontinued the practice
of medicine years ago, and saved me the
trouble of exposing your ignorance ana
presumption in this case
The laugh now was at the doctors e1-
pense. and he was dismissed from the
stand crestfallen and discredited.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
What Locality is Exempt

From Malariai In city and suburb, village ana
hamlet TN the mining districts Of the West me
bottom lands Of the South. i'm regions teeuius
with the fruits of husbandrv. ia trackless wastes
Inhabited by half naked savages tt exists btlt
travellers solouruerS. old settlers all who are u
able g i can uproot from the system the ulseas
Is which Il ciyes birth. or prevent them, with
Hostetter's Stomach BitterS Chills and fever,
bilious remttent, dumb ague and ague eANe}
are each and all overcome by this potent aht
searching specific IL is no. less etcacious LOT
liver complaint dyspepsia and costiveuess, aus
meuts not unfreq uently complicated with hlAtd
rial attacks rheumatism, kidney ana oa1'iet
troubles and a want of vital strength are alSg
remediabe by its persistent use. Appette ana
sleep, always seriously impaired by the nervous
disturbance and bihouSness consequent upon
h-tLars
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29

Much the greater proportion OK per
cent? of the strikes and lockouts reported
upon were caused by differences as to the
rates of wages A total of SOB or about
So per cent of these relating to rates of
wages or GO per cent of all, were for an
advance and II or IA per cent of those re-
lating to rates of wages or 81 per cent
of all were against a reduction. The
strikes growing out of demands for an
advance are much more uniformly sue
cessfull than those against reduction.
In conditions of trade that justi-
fly an advance it is much more
to the interest of the employer to give it
than to have his works stop. or S13
strikes the results of 4S1, or 80 per cent
are given. OF these 1863, or 30 per cent.
were successful, 50, or 10 per cent, were
compromised, and PIT. or AZ per cent.
we're unsuccessful OF 20 strikes in
connection with the payment of wages, of
which the results are given, II, or 90 per
cent, were successful, 6 were compromised
and were reported as unsuccessful.
On the other hand every strike in con
nection with the hours of labor of which
the result is given was unsuccessful. Re
port concludes; as TO wages lost il app
pears that 64,779 employees lost $371.109.
This would be at the rate of $57 each as
the entire number of employees estimated
was 22S.13S. The total loss of wages
would be $13,003, o66, which would have
been received had the works run con
stanuy. OF course there would be a
number of offsets to this. In cases where
strikes were successful additional wages
would compensate for a portion of this
loss.
In other cases where unionism existed
in trades in which there were strikes, the
men received strike pay or strike benefits.
but the strike benefits were in the most
cases simply refunding money that had
been previous paid. Then in many cases
the parties on the strikes secured employ
ment in other industries, and hence their
actual loss would be what wages they
would have earned at their old labor,
minus what they did earn in presumably
less profitable employment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
CRIME.

AT Orangeyille, Ohio, recently. Ahuer
and Leayitt Simpkius, brothers quarreled
over land possessions, and @ fight fol
lowed in which Le8vitt SO injured his
brother that his life is despaired Of.
FIVE murderers in Indian Territory
have escaped the gallows by a commuta-
tiun of their sentence TO life imprisou-
ment in the Detroit house of correction.
Three of the party killed a peddlec for a
plug of tobacco.
Howard VAS WICK, O young lawyer of
Milwaukee has quilted that city after EN-
bczzling and squanderiug 10000 belong
ing to relative, who had entrusted il to
Van Wyck for investment
An unknown man wrecked train by
placing tie on the track near Silver
Creek. Ca, Tuesday night, one man he
ing instantly killed and another fatally
injured.
FoRIY citizen, of Anthony. Kansas, took
the sheriff prisoner. early Monday morn
ing, oYerpowcred the brothers Weaver,
imprisoned for tee murder of Abel Shear
or. and killed them with revolyers, for fear
of being interrupted i'm the work of hang
ing. The affair was witnessed by the
mother of the victims aud the wife of
one of them
MANAGrE ". g. DAWSON, of the Macon
County Ill., Protective Life Insurance
Association. has been using the mails to
foster lottery schemr, and will be looked
after by the postal authorizes, At a
meeting az Decatur Friday the officers of
the association denounced Dawson and
demanded his immediate resignation.
MIcHArL RIAN discovered burglars in
his house at Losansport, Ind. Wednesday
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29

night, drove them out, and pursued them.
One of the robbers drew revolver, but
Ryan snatched it from his hand. and
covering the pair with the weapon he
marched them to the County Jail.
Two men, recently from Chicago. Civ
ing their names as Blake and Riley, who
operated a bogus lottery scheme at Mil
waukee under the firm name of W Huber
g. Co., were arrested at that city Thurs
day by the postal authorities for using
the mails in their swindling operations.
1t is believed that they victimized several
persons
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
STRIKES AND L0CK0UTS.
Interesting Facts from the Report of
Weeks Of the Census Bureau on
Strikes and LOekouts.
The Number of Strikes in Several
Prominent Trades Last Year, and
what they Accomplished.


WASHINGTON, April 24.-Advance sheets
of the report of Joseph d. Weeks, the ex-
pert and special agent of the census
bureau, upon strikes aud lockouts occur
ring within the United States during the
calendar year 1885, have been received by
the interior department. The record
shows, he says, that many strikes and
lockouts still grow out of most trivial
causes. Yet the tendency, as stated is
toward less strikes and lockouts. The
number of strikes in certain prominent
trades, as given in the report, is as fol
lows.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATEDAY, April II.

House. In the house to-day the bin was
called up by the ways and means com
mittee, to authorize the establishment of
export tobacco manufactures and for
drawbacks on imported articles used in
manufacturing export tobacco. At the
conclusion of the morning hour the house
went into committee of the whole on the
public buildings, involving small appro-
priations. When the committee rose the
bill was passed appropriating $4,000 for
the purpose of building court house at
Keokul1, Iowa. House adjourned.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
MONDAY, April 10.

Senate Senator Dolph to-day re-
ported favorably from the committee
on public lands, the bill to forfeit
all lands which appertain TO and are CO
terminous with that part of the Northern
Pacific main line extending from Wal
lula Junction, Washington territory, to
Portland, Oregon, except such of the
lands as appertain TO branch lines across
the Cascade Mountains. The bill
also provides that where persons
are now in possession of lands forfeited
by the bill under deed secured from the
railroad company they shall have the
right to purchase the lands from lie
United States in quantities not exceeding
$50 acres for two dollars per acre. The
senate then remained in secret session
about two hours snd a half, considering
the We'll and Sabra Mexican treaty. and
adjourned with the understanding that
vote be taken tomorrow.
House Herbert, from the committe
on naval affairs, moved to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution making
the bill to increase the naval estab-
lishment a continuing special order
from Thursday the 22nd of April until
Tuesday. the 27th of April. on which
latter day the previous question shall be
considered as ordered Ii excerpts how
ever the appropriation bin prior to spec
ial orders, public land bills, and private
bills. on Friday, which shall not be entag-
onised. Murphy, from the committee on
commerce. moved 10 suspend the rules
and adopt the resolutions making the
Hennepin Canal bill continuing special
order for May 9Th.
Mr. Brown opposed the resolution, be
cause he opposed the canal bill. 1t ought
not to pass the house.
The motion was lost, yeas ll2. nays lO3;
not the necessary two-thirds in the affrma-
tive.
Mr.. Richardson. from the committee on
Pacific railroads. moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bin requiring the
Northern Pacific railroad company to pay
the cost of locating and surveying the
lands granted TO that road Pending
action the house adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 90
Senate. Sen. Logan introduced IN the
senate his bill to increase the efficiency OF
the army with the sections stricken out
which provides for an increase IN the
number of men and relating to the pay
Of the civilian and authorizing the com
missioncd officers to make deposits OF
money with the paymasters. The senate
went into executive session at 1916 p.
M. ana when the doors re-opened the sem
ate adjourned.
House MFR Reed, Of Maine, addressed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-29
Discouraged by Talmage.
The Judge

Cora Ia little jealousy When is your
marriage coming off
Mamie with a lump in her throat oh.
never, never!
Cora Shifting scandal in the AIR Don
YOU love each other any more!
Mamie wiping a tear off the end q
her nose oh. yes, we do!
Cora surprised Why. then, what can
the matter be
Mamie bursting into tears On 4
went to hear Talmage. | always Thought
marriages were made in heaven but from
what he said I'm sure they must be hvea
ia hell.