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the treasury, vice Joseph Robinson, resign
ed. Mr.. Reeves has been clark in the solici-
tors Office for many years, and his promo
ton, which will take effect the first prox..
was based on the recommendation of Solici
McCue.
The Sullivan-Hearld prize fight has been
declared off. At one time on the day of the
fight odds of $40 to Sc was offered, that the
fight between Sullivan and Heard would
come off. The ticket selling was going on
merrily, and big crowd sweItered in the
hotel in which was Sullivan. The fight was
prevented by officers of the law.
A Jefferson City, Mo, dispatch says State
| Adjutant General Jameson has issued an
order directing that no more militia COM
panles be formed at present. This is in
consequence of Judge Slover's recent ruling
at Kansas City, that the state militia officers
cannot enforce discipline under the existing
law. Steps will be taken fora revision of
the statute by the next legislature.
The prohibitionists of Cook county, ILL.,,
have decided to place ticket in the field
this fall, and to that end convention was
held in Chicago. A committee reported the
following ticket For congress, First dis
trict, George G. Christian; Second district,
James w. Lee; Third district, j. L. Whit
lock; Fourth district, DR.. Gray. All are re-
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crat. The leaders in the prohibition move
ment say they will place tickets in the field
both for state and local Offices in Illinois.
| The Pennsylvania prohibitionists' plat
form demands state and national prOhibi-
| ton; arraigns the republican and demo
cratic parties for hostility towards prohibi-
| ton; demands that congress forbid the issue
of liquor tax receipts in states, districts or
counties where the liquor traffic is prohibited
| by law; denOunces the sO-called resubmis-
sion resolution of the late republican state
convention rs snare to catch voters. The
platform also contains an expression of
views upon matters of general politics and
government.
Delegates from nearly every trades union
in the city crowded Clarendon hall in New
York City at the conference of those mem
bers of trades and labor associations who
propose to nominate ticket for certain
municipal offices, which become vacant this
fall. A letter was read from Henry George,
in answer to an inquiry as to whether he
would consent to become the working mans
candidate for mayor. Mr.. George says that
becOre he could accept the nomination he
must be assured the wOrkingmen want him
to become candidate.
A shooting scrape occurred at Marquette,
Mcpherson county, Kan, between S. W.
Bachner, of GlenwoOd, Ia, and Mr.. Baird,
of Marquette, Baird's sister had been Sc
duced by Bachner in Iowa, a year or two
since, and judgement of $1,000 had been
rendered in favor of Miss Baird. Bachner
came to Marquette, where Miss Baird had
lived to get testimony against her character,
and on seeing her brother, opened fire,
which was returned by Baird, his shots tax
ing effect and producing three flesh wounds.
Both parties were arrested.
At meeting of about twenty-five manu-
facturers from different parts of the cOun-
try, held in Chicago, the National Anti
Convict Contract association" was formed
and the necessary committees appointed.
The object of the association was defined to
be the thorough investigation of the subject
of convict labor, for the purpose of discover
ing and securing the adoption of that
method of employing prisoners in the vari-
GUS states, which shall be least burdensOme
and oppressive to free labor and the manu-
featuring interests of the country.
Governor Zulick, OF Arizona, arrived in
Washington from the west, and had pro-
tracted consultation with Secretary Lamar,
at the interior department, respecting terri
torial matters The chief subject of discus
sion was the Indian situation in the south
west. To reporter Governor Zulick after
wards expressed the belief that the policy
pursued by General Miles is the only true
policy. "It is" said he, 'to wear out Geron-
imo and his band-hunt them down-give
them no rest, and he will win, for human
endurance has limit, even in Chiricahua
Apache Indian"
The Illinois republican convention met
at Springfield. The platform among other
things denounces the free trade policy; ia
vors liberal pensions; denounces the prOpa-
CATION of anarchists, but favors legislation
in behalf of honest labor; arraigns the dem
ocratic government for maladministratiOn;
sympathizes with the home rule movement,
and approves of civil service reform. John
r. Tanner, of Clay county, was nominated
for state treasurer, and Richard Edwards, OF
Bureau, for superintendent of public in
struction. Adjourned.
The republicans of the Sixth district met
in convention in Missouri and nominated
General Odin Guitar for congress by accla-
nation. General Guitar addressed the con-
vention, thanking them for the honor con-
ferred and expressing full confidence IN his
election, owing to the bitter factional fight
in the democratic camp. de also foreshad-
owed the ultimate policy of the republican
party which will transpire in the state con-
vention which meets here shortly, by say
ing that the prohibition demand for submis-
sion must meet with an emphatic approval.
At recent meeting of the Philadelphia
Lager Beer Brewers association, it was
unanimously adopted that, the association
formally recognized as the Knights of Labor
to the exclusion of all other labor organiza-
tions. Employers are requested to with
draw from the brewers working mems and
brewers unions and to associate themselves
with the knights of Labor. There will be
change in the hours of labor, wages, or any
other conditions acknowledged under the
old union. The notice was posted up in
every brewery in Philadelphia.
Sister Eulalie, superioress of the Immacu-
late academy, at Newport, KY, met shock
ing death. She was nearly convalascent
from an attack of typhoid fever, and was
trying to take some medicine, when the
mosquito bar caught fire, and in moment
the bed was a mass of flames. Sister Eu-
lalie sprang out and led to get into the
hall, but found the door locked, and IN her
fright could not find the key. The occupants
of the house came to her assistance, but had
to break down the door to reach her, and
when the fire was extinguished the unfOrtu
nate woman was so badly burned that she