Daily Republican., 1886-04-16
NEWS SUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY. |
CLOSED RATHER THAN AOOEDEl
TO DEMANDS
Resignation Of supt. Higbee, of Pa. De-
manded-A Typographical Union En-
Joined not 10 Engage In a Boycott.
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II. Mayer g. Co., furniture manufac-
turers OF Chicago, have closed their
factory rather than accede to the de-
mands of the workmen, who wanted an
advance of 20 per cent. In wages and
eight hours q day. Nearly 800 men are
idle IN consequence. Mr.. Mayer said
yesterday that sit was his intention to
keep the factory closed for the present.
His business would not allow paying
the advance demanded by the men.
He was willing to pay as much as
other furniture manufacturers. His
future policy would be determined
largely by the course pursued by other
dealers In the trade, who will be called
to solve the problem that confronts
him."
The House Judiciary Committee yes.
terday agreed to report favorably a
bill to 'ameliorate the harshness Of the
internal revenue laws. The bill abol-
ishes minimum punishment for viola
lions Of internal revenue laws, and
provides that no warrant In any case
under those laws shall be issued except
upon the affidavit of an officer of the
Internal Revenue service, or an afIldA-
Wit setting forth that the facts are
within the personal knowledge of afi.
ant"
Governor Pattison. as a result Of the
Investigation of the charges against the
management of the Soldiers Orphans
Schools In Pennsylvania, has demanded
| the resignation Of Superintendent Hig-
bee, and appointed General Louis
Wagner to be Inspector and Examiner
OF the Soldiers' Orphans Schools. The
Governor has written to j. W. Sayers
and Mrs. E. W. Hutter, removing them
from their positions as Inspectors of the
Schools.
The superior Court at New Haven,
Connecticut, has enjoined all the officers
and some OF the members Of the Typo
graphical Union Of that city, on petition
lof the Journal and Courier Publishing
Company, "from further engaging in
the boycott recently declared, or In any
way injuring the business of the COM
pany, under o penalty of $1,000" The
company claims in Its petition TO the
II court that it's business has been injured
to the extent Of $4,000 in three days
Il The journeymen coopers Of Chicago
are trying to do away with prison con-
J tract labor in their business. At the
!, stock yards there. for the year which
d ended March 81, 933, 1878 packages, in
, cluding tierces, packing barrels, ETC.,
! were used. OF these 500, 900 packages
d were made In prisons. The journey
( men coopers now ask the packers mot
, to purchase any more prison made coop.
5 ersge after June IA. 1885.
The latest particulars Of the terrible
4 tornado In Minnesota show that 80 per-
3 sons were killed at 5auk Rapids and l6
ut st. Cloud. Near Rye Station, /
members of 6 wedding party, INCLUDING
= the minister, were killed. Tornadoel
Q also occurred in Western Iowa, killing
. persons, and at Burlington, Missouri
-, killing Q.
The Dominion Department Of Marine
and Fisheries has telegraped to inquire
whether the assertion that certain
American fsherm have destroyet
the fishing tackle OF Canadian fisher
linen In Clark's Harbor Is true. N
. reply has yet been received.
= The Senate in executive session o
~Thursday ratified the treaty for the re
opening of the claims of citizens Of th
m U nited States against the GovernmeT
OF Venezuela. The claims will be hear
before commis mission to meet in Wash
ington within three months.
The Union Straw Board Associatio
Iof the United States closed q secret Sci
lsion In AKRON, Ohio, on Thursday
members of the association claim ths
1.-The present labor troubles have reduce
1.-The cons um ption OF straw board % pc
Icent.
The State Department has noti6e
fcustoms officers that the barks Magno
liza and Avonport have cleared rroI
Rotterdam for the United States with
lout the required bills Of health. A
Iepidemic, the nature of which Is nc
b. stated, prevails In Rotterdam.
Il Colonel Thomas q. Ruger, OF th
>, Eighteenth Infantry, whose uominatio
rs Brigadier General is pending in th
U. 8. Senate. has been assigned 10 con
mand the Department of Missouri, re
% lieving General Miles.
'o The cars of the Capitol Street Raj
way in Montgomery, Alabama, bsga
: running by electricity on Thursday
- The trips were made regularly, will
out hitch.
The breaker OF the Hooper Colliery, 8
st. Clair, Penna. collapsed on Thursda
and fell In heap of ruins. No perso
i. was killed or injured, but the struotul
:, is total loss.
- The Ways and Means Committee o
"a Thursday, by a vote offs to l, decide
to report favorably the resolution re
10 commencing the abrogation OF th
Hawaiian Treaty.
isI Nearly twenty starch manufacturer
III from leading North western cities met
toll Chicago on Wednesday 10 form POI
to control the price Of starch.
Book. keepers and others who lee
sedentary lives should use DR.. Bail
IN Baltimore Pills, the great p-1ventiV
80 against constipation. Price 2B cts.
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oI Baseball.
I'd The following games were play
At Observation-Disclosures
ATHLETIC, o.
At Chattanooga. l; 8
Ivannah, IL.
lst At Macon, ,Gs.--Memphis,l; Macon,
ne ne At Augusta, Ga-Nashville,
70, Augusta, 9.
ler AZ Plttsburg-Detro 8; Pittsbug,
mo At Charleston, 8. C.-Atlanta,
Charleston, 4.
AT Baltimore-Boston Q; Baltimo