Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-03
LATER NEWS IETMs.

In the Knights of Labor Convention
at Cleveland, resolution was adopted giving
Mr.. Powderly power to recall the commissions
Of all organizers. The Executive Committee
was increased from five TO eleven members.
Permanent headquarters will be opened in
Philadelphia, and if necessary the board will
sit throughout the year, instead of assembling
at the call Of the General Master Workman A
Cleveland dispatch states that @the knights are
counting an alliance with the National Grange,
the indications pointing to the establishment
of close relations between those two organiza-
tons"
Business failures in the United States
and Canada for the week numbered 1Sl,
against 167 the preceding week. More than
one-half of the disasters are reported from
the Pacific States. The total failures for the
year to date in the United States are 4,636,
against $3.50 in 1885, q decline of ZIG in
twenty-one weeks, as compared with 4,5O5 in
1884, ,42l in 1888, and 3,02l in 1882 Brad
streets, in its weekly review of the trade stua-
tion says:
The industrial situation is no worse than
week ago, and the outlook favors improvement.
The wheat outlook favors an excellent crop.
Bfddstreets San Francisco advices report 60, 0O0-
600 bushels probable on the Pacific coast, with
80, 900, 0)0 bushels of barley. The wheat market
Is dominated by the bears on heavy stocks, prob
able good crops and light demand. The Louisiana
rice crop promises to be full one while the
sugar crop in that State looks less favorable
than a week ago The cotton crop In Texas
needs rain badly. 1t has gained in the Atlantic
States since the rains stopped. Increased beet
sowing depresses sugar prices, and reduced
cohee receipts have advanced quotations there
OF. Tea stocks are large and prices weaker
There 10 slight improvement In the movement
OF merchandise at many points, Cotton goods
have improved somewhat in demand at the
East and prices are firm At the interior there
is no gain. Prints are steady. Wool is stronger
but sales are no freer. Iron is dull and I'M
changed for best makes. Steel is firm. Manu-
featured iron is in light demand, except in
special cases. Petroleum is low laboring I'M
der heavy bear pressure.
Near Greaterville, A. t., E. P. Wem-
pie superintendent for Chicago washer COM
pany, was killed by Indians Three of band
of Indians who attacked Jones Brothers ranch
near Hooker's Hot Springs, A. T., were killed
and scalped and the others driven of.
The Presbyterian General Assembly,
in session at Minneapolis, changed the name
of the Presbyterian Theological Semi nary of
the Northwest of Chicago, to %The McCor-
mick Theological Seminary of the North
west"
Gross extravaganza of the board
managing the County Infirmary at Cincinnati
ls"s beorI tiseSi.
shown that the board paid for 275 tons more
than were hauled there by the railroad
Austrian newspapers are stirred up
over a remark recently made by the Russian
Gear, at Moscow, which is interpreted to signify
warlike designs on his part against Turkey.
Four Republican Standardization, Mander-
son, Teller, and Van Wyck-voted with the
Democrats in the Senate ON the 28th ult, and
killed the Northern Pacific forfeiture bill of
Mr.. Dolph, Of Oregon. Mr. Conger presented
the report Of the Commerce Committee on the
Eads ship-railway bill. In the report the
committee go NM says that the project is Prac-
nual revenue of the road will be in excess
OF the amount guaranteed by Mexico and
the United States. The opinion is expressed
that the aggregate amount 81, SOC, 000) will not
have to be advanced by the Government. The
committee reports back the accompanying bill
as q substitute for Senate bill 5S4, with the
that it do pass. The Presi-
dent vetoed bills for the relief OF Rebecca
Eldridge and Eleanor @. Baugham, widows
Mrs anns G. ow Dl' smmonss sngHfG arss to
and j. ID. Haworth. Approval is withheld in
these cases ON the ground that the disability for
in causes existing prior to the enlistment of
the persons for whose services the claims are
made. In the case of Mrs. Eldridge the Presi-
dent says: 1T is not pleasant thing to inter- |
fere, but we are dealing with pensions, and not |
gratuities" The President sent the following |
nominations to the Senate: @. II. Greathouse, |
of California Consul General at Kanagawa; |
VIM; II. Cleveland, to be Appraiser Of Customs |
for the district Of Detroit, Mich. Adolph Lipp- |
man, to be Commissioner for Alaska at juno |
ton City. During the debate in the House of |
on the oleomargarine bill n |
Jerseyman proposed a tax OF rs cents ON each |
dish Of hash, every boarding house keeper to be |
required to file a statement Of ingredients All |
amendments to the bill presented were rejected. |