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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-12-02
THE LIFE OF LINCOLN,

country in its most critical time, as set forth in
THE LIFE OF LINCOLN,
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The benedict, enduring what his wife
calls good talking to, wishes he were
single again. On the other hand, the
bachelor, wlle't lie goes home to his soli-
tary room, feels that something is want
ing and wishes he were married. The
old maid, perhaps, reviewing in her
mind, lost opportunities, signs, aud
thinks what II happy creature the wife
must be. The married woman, sitting
up for her husbands return from that
'lodge meeting," and wondering when
will lie come, holds al opinion exactly
opposite that of the old maids - Er.
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Yellow fever: Greed for gold.

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The richest man in Clay county, H..
is Tom Finty, who lives alone and
dresses like II lalnrer. He employs one
i.uut::-a La:..t4.
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Talkalive old woman to coal-dealer:
''Have you any name for those scales OF
yours?" 81 never heard of scales having
II name," courtcously replied the deal
er. "We.l, you.ought to call your scales
ambush. You sec they are always lying
in weight The coa!-dealer walked
away vigorously scratching his bald
head.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-12-02

The editor of a Dakota newspaper has
made his motto, "In God we trust;
politicians mus -. cas-"
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SLAIN IN THEIR SLEEP.

DiabOlical Crime Committed by Il Mar
and Wife in Kcntucky-An Entire
Family of Eight Persons MUIR
dered and Their House Fired
to Cover Up the Deed-Thc
Awful Confession of
u Boy.
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REBUKE To A PARTISAN.
President Cleveland's Reply TO the
Appeal of Mr.. Stone.

Government Ohiccrs Must Be Loyal
and Attend to Duty-A Clear
EnuuciatiOn of the Political
Policy of the Administra-
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-12-02

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The follow
ing correspondence relative to the case
of William A. Stone, the suspended
District Attorney for the western dis
trict of Pennsylvania, was made public
this afternoon:
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

The Executive Board of District
Assemblies 1o1, II and 90 Pass
Resolutions Condemning the Re-
fusaI of the Railroad Officials to
Recognize Their Bodies and Ask
Congress for Legislation Compell-
Ing Arbitration.
ST. LOUIS, March 22.-The executive
boards of district assemblies l0l, II,
and SO Knights of Labor, in secret
session here this afternoon, adopted
the following resolutions:
Toa Labor organizations:
Whereas, 1t has become evident to
every observing man that the corpora
tions Of the country are uniting and
acting in concert for the purpose of
breaking down the labor organizations
and trades assemblies; and
Whereas, all said organizations are
the outgrowth of stern necessity, forced
upon them by the aggression of cor.
porations who arogate to themselves
rights which they deny to others and
Whereas, said corporations have
made non-recognition Of trades as
semblies and labor organizations, the
rock on which they propose to wreck
the commerce Of the country; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That we insist upon ouI
rights as American citizens to assemble
and organize and to negotiate and treat
with other organizations, through ouI
delegates and representatives Of any
and all other organizations and com
binations whatever.
Resolved, That the refusal on the
part Of the representatives Of corpora.
tions to treat with the representatives
Of labor is silly subterfuge for the
purpose Of perpetuating strife and
running a country which it is becom.
ing evident they cannot longer rule.
ResolS ed, That we request all labor
organizations and trades assemblies in
the land to unite in a demand for rec
ognition Of their representatives anG
their right to negotiate, treat and deal
with individuals or bodies as the cast
may be.
Resolved, That we call upon our
Legislators, both State and national, tC
enact such measures as will compel thu
recognition Of labor organizations ant
trades assemblies, and also to compeI
corporations to arbitrate difference
between and with themselves and theil
employees.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

Whisky Drummers Complaining.
Special TO Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, March 22.-The whisky
drummers are kicking fearfully about
the two hundred and fifty dollars
privilege tax imposed by the legisla-
ture just adjourned. They CALI class
legislation, as other drummers are only
to pay tax of twenty-five dollars.
If there is any way to keep from pay
ing it, they will take advantage of it.
A prominent whisky drummer took
the position to day that the local option
,.law would drive whisky from two
thirds of the towns now selling it, for,
he said, if a county votes for whisky,
in large majority of the towns there
are not the required real estate owners
TO petition the authorities to grant the
applicant license, and on this account
he did not think whisky drummers
could afford to pay the license. 10 this
county, which has large number of
towns, there are not more than two
which possess twenty-five real estate
owners who would sign the petition.
Warren, Washington, Lauderdale and
Monroe, large whisky selling counties,
have not more than one town each. In
many counties there is not town with
twenty five real estate owners.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
From Yazoo City.
Special to Commercial Herald.

YAzoo CITY, March 22.-John
Clark, jailor, was knocked down at
noon to-day with billet Of wood and
now lies in a critical, unconscious
state. The attack was made upon him
by Dick Hudson, colored, in Jail for
numbering a fellow-rouster on one of
the p. Line boats few months ago,
and said to be a bad and desperate
negro. Hudson and other prisoners
were packing in wood from the yard
to the Jail, Clark guarding them, at
the moment he made his murderous
onslaught. Hudson, after knocking
Clark down, undertook to escape, but
was promptly seized and Gagged.
Reports from the country s'ate Mr..
Heath's condition is very serious, and
on Saturday last but little hopes were
entertained for him.
Mr.. J. z. Stepp, a well known and
widely esteemed attache of the rail.
road and stationed here for two Years,
died on Saturday last of MENINGITIS.
His remains were carried to Sails, his
former home.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
THE LABOR QUESTION.
The Present Situation Of the Great
Railroad Strike,

Inc Ff9SSnL SITUATION OF the Great
Railroad Strike.
ST. LOUIS, March 22.-The agree
ment drawn up by Governors Martin
and Marmaduke, of Kansas and Mis-
souri,, respectively, intended as basis
for the settlement of the strike on the
Missouri Pacific railroad. together with
Vice-President Hoxie's acceptance of
the same with qualifications, was pre-
sented last night to the executive
committee of the district assembly
No. l0l, of Knights of Labor. The
governors called in person upon Mar
tin Irons, chairman of the committee,
and urged an acceptance of the con-
ditions by his committee, which soon
afterwards was called together to dis
cuss informally the conditions inserted
by Mr. Hoxie into the agreement No
action was taken last night, the mat
ter being discussed in strictly unotii-
cial way, and after long session the
committee adjourned until to-day when
the contents of the documents will be
formally considered and some decision
reached. The manner in which the
agreement was received by the mem
bers of the committee affords little
hope that its conditions will be ac-
cepted.
Mr.. Irons would express no positive
opinion as to Its acceptance or reiec-
tion, and the other members of the
executive board were equally 10th to
make any statement as TO their future
course Euough was learned from
them, however, to make the rumor
general that they wouldn't accept Mr..
Hoxie's propositions, The strikers, it
is said, object to that portion of 1t re.
lating to the unemployment of only a
portion of the discharged men, and al
lege that although Mr. Hoxie says no
prejudice shall exist amongst the
strikers they feel certain the leaders of
the present strike will be dis
charged from the employ of the COM
pany as soon as an opportunity
offers. If the efforts Of the governors
shall fail to bring about i settlement
Of the present differences between the
railroad company and its employees, the
all.absorbing question to the strikers is
"How far shall we extend the strike in
attempt to force the company to accept
our terms?' Many express the belief
that the men employed in the othrr
department Of the Missouri Pacific
railroad will be called out and all traf-
fc both passenger and freight oh.
structed until settlement shall be
reached. Others express the opinion
that the strike will be extended to
other roads not now involved, begin
ming with the yardmen employed in
East St. Louis.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
DIED from His Wounds.

SpeclaI 70 COMMERCIAL Herald.
YAzoo City, March 90 - John
Clark, keeper If the jail, mentioned in
my special OF Yes strrday, died this
morning at o'c.ock. From the time
ne was ielled by the negro prisoner up
to the moment of his death he never
spoke or gave signs of rationalism.
!, Hudson is now in irons and safely Sc
and the excitement attendant
upon this terrible affair has largely
subsided.
The weather is grand, and the plant
ers are &c e.ting in their work.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
The Clarion on the Carrollton
Affair.

JACKSON, MISS, March 24.-The
Clarion, a paper Of widespread iuflu-
ence and late official journal of the
State, in a long editorial, condemns
the Carrollton affair, characteriz-
ing it as "murderous, brutal in
nature, entirely inexcusable, un-
justifiable, without extenuating cir
cumstances or palliation," and adds.
".The people Of Mississippi who do
not wish rest under the odlum of acqui,
escence In wholesale murder, have a
duty to perform. They must speak out
in denunciation Of all deadly assaults
upon the person Of its citizens. There
must be an assertion Of the
rights of all to life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness We know a
large majority Of our citizens are law
abiding, but If they do not condemn
the Carrollton outrage, the judgment
they will receive and merit from the
civilized world would aptly fit nation
Of savages. We must reassure the
negro, we must call halt to his mur-
derous enemies"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

the Hannibal s. st. Joseph, the C0un.
Gil Bluff, the Missouri Pacific. tbs
Rock Island. the Grand Island, Ne
braska u st. Joseph, and The Des-
MoinSs Narrow Gauge. While It il
not positively ascertained here yet, It
Is supPosSd that all these lines are in-
yolyed. A Areport says the strike ~
general. Yardmasters are switching
some cars Of perishable freight, SO that
they may be unloaded. Otherwise no
freight Is moving.
A MEMBER or THE CHICAGO ASSEMBLY
THINKS THE STRIKE AN uNwIsE
MOVE.
CHICAGO, March "a The journal
says: Deputy Master Workman John
Foley, Of the Chicago Assembly Of
knights Of Labor, when talked with
this morning, said; II tell you candid
ly, and on information from the head,
that there is no probability Of labor
troubles ia railroad circles reaching Chi
cago right away. In fact, we do not
consider that the Workmen of the
Southwest did the best thing ia starting
this trouble. They would have been
wise If they had contributed to the
aid of the one man first discharged.
We must use judgment Ia these mat
ters."
"The Hannibal and St. Joe lines
handles our business at the Kansas
City end" said Mr.. Cable, general
manager Of the Rock Island route tO-
day. "We have no yard men OF switch
men there. SO none Of our employees
are involved il the present trouble.
We are not taking perishable freight
for Kansas city, but are accepting an
other kinds as usual. So far as we
can learn our men are perfectly sat-
isged."
An order was issued by the
Chicago and Alton road this
morning instructing its freight agents
not to accept freight Of any kind to
Kansas City"
The Illinois Central is not involved
in the trouble" " said Mr.. Dunn. Of the
general superintendent department.
"Our own people are satisfied and i
fail to see how Chicago can possibly
be dragged into this unfortunate
broil."
ST. LOUIS MERCHANTS DEMAND THAT
i THE STRIKE SHALL END.
ST. LOUIS, March "a. The board Of
directors and transportation commit
tee Of the Merchants Exchange Of this
city, in a joint meeting today, adopted
resolutions demanding that the strike
upon the Missouri Pacific Railroad and
the Gould Southwestern system Of
railroads shall cease, and as
means to this end, that the
strikers upon the roads shall return to
their former positions or discontinue
hindering those who are willing TO
work.
The resolutions also invoke the ciyil
and military powers of the cities, coun-
ties and States, and If necessary, Of the
Unired States, TO enforce the law which
shall put an end to the present deplor-
able condition Of affairs.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
THE GREAT STRUGGLE STILL
PROGRESSING,

With No Prospects Of an Early Set
tIement--A Conflict Nearly Pre-
cipltated Between Strikers and
Officlals--The Kansas City StrIk-
ers Gain Victory. and Business
Resumed In That City.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

The Sounding of Whistles Signaled
the Inauguration of Another
Strike.
KANSAS City, March 22.-At 9
o'clock this morning general sound
iHg of locomotive whistles signalled
the Inauguration of another strike. At
that hour the union switchmen in
every railroad yard in the city quit
work, and freight business generally
was stopped. The Chicago & Alton
officials made up train by the help of
non-uniol men and sent it out, but the
strikers are said to have boarded
and stopped it at the east
ern city limits. The Wabash is
working small force. sufficient, the
ofigials say to handle city, freight, and
being under the protection of the fed
eral court, haveinvoked the protection
of the United States marshal. A mass
meeting of strikers will be held at
noon. At present the course Of the
strike cannot be learned. Some Of the
men say, "we had orders from the
headquarters of the Knights of Labor. :"
The switchmen made a general de-
mand for advance in wages a week
ago Of the various roads, and 1t was
granted. There are flying rumors to
the effect that several other depart
ments are to be ordered out.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
A TrestIe on the Iron Mountain
Road Burned.

LITTLE Rock, March 22.-About
Q o'clock this morning the north bound
Iron Mountain passenger was stopped
at a long trestle, two miles south OF
Little Rock, owing to the discovery
that the trestle was burning. 1t was
soon destroyed and the train, was una
Bile to proceed. 1t is believed to be in
cendiary.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

NEW ORLEANS, March %. The fall.
ure Of Laatte & Daflhe, commission
merchants, is announced. No state.
ment,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

The Merchants Of st. Louis Asked
to Assist In Arbitration, and in
Case Of Failure, the Strike to be
Extended to Southern and East
ern Roads.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 23.-No one
ventures a prediction as to how or
when the strike upon the Gould
southwest system Of railways
will end. Mr.. Harrison has refused
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
Oil-house and Paint Shop of the
Texas Pacific DESTROYED bv Fire.

OlI-house and Paint Shop of the
Texas Pacific Destroyed by Fire.
BIG SPRINGS, TEXAS, March o.
Last evening fire was discovered in
the oil-house and paint shops of the
Texas Pacific railroad and within lthe
space Of Eve minutes the flames spread
over the entire flooring of the large
building and before dozen people had
arrived it was evident no effort could
save the building. When the alarm
was sounded the entire male population
Of the town, and a large.part Of the
females rushed to the scene, as every.
body thought the flames were rolling
from the main ashops and round
house. The citizens turned in and
worked heroically to save the neigh
boring property Of the company. Sew
eral bucket brigadeS were organized
and the main shops were satuated and
saved. The loss to the Texas Pacific
Company will approximate $4,000,
owing to a large stock Of oil on hand,
which was not insured. There is no
doubt that the FIRE was the work Of an
incendiary, and great indignation pre-
walls. The KNIGHTS Of Labor are ac-
cused Of completely in the fire, though
this is all speculation.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26
senator MIXERS Successor.

OBndLOT MttSt OASOCooCis
SACRAMENTO, CAL, March %. Gov.
stoneman, has appointed Geo. Hearst,
United States senator vice John r.
Miller, deceased.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-26

to confer with Mr.. Powderly, and the
efforts of Governors Martin and Mar
maduke have failed to effect settle
ment. The management Of the road
declines to treat with any Of its strik-
ing employees representing the Knights
of Labor. The latter now announce
that they will accept no terms from
the company unless offered to them as
members of that organization, and now,
as a last resort. the strikers have called
upon the merchants of this city to
assist in bringing about state Of af-
fairs which will make possible arbitra-
tion between the railroad officials and
the striking employees. Interest in
the present difficulties now
centers in the probable outcome Of such
efforts, should they respond to the
address issued to them last night.
No action has as yet been taken by
merchants with the view of opening
negotiations between the company and
its employees, but several business men
state that such course would be gladly
pursued by them, if both would agree
t. abide faithfully by their decision. A
member Of the executive committee
said at a late hour last night: "The
worst is yet to come. | dread it, but
there is no hope for it. If we were to
submit now and return to work
without having been recognized as
Knights of Labor, it would be a defeat
not only for us, but also for the labor
unions, the trades assemblies, and for
every labor organization in the whole
country. We feel the issue must be
met and now. The present conflict is
between us and the railroads only. We
will wait three or four deys, in the
hope that some way towards settle
ment may be opened, and then if the
situation remains unchanged for the
better, every freight train on every
road running out OF St. Louis and Chi
cago will be stopped. We will leave a
sufficient force of men upon the roads
to run the mail trains and a few ac-
commodation trains, but not wheel
of single freight car shall be turned
until the Knights Of Labor are recog.
nizsd. If this shall fail to force the
company to- recognize us, the strike
will then be extended to all Eastern
and Southern roads, embracing the en-
tire country, and if 1t comes to th'
worst, the strike will be made to EN-
brace every large mandatory an(
every extensive business industry ii
the country"
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 23-!
am There is no change in the situa
tion at the railway yards this morning
The two hundred sWitchmen are still
out and no freight is moving. There
has been no disturbance of any kind