Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-22


| and pleasure excursions during my thirty
three years of service with the seventh, but
this was the very, very best OF them all"
News From the Strike Centers.
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTIONS FLOWING INTO ST.
LoUIs-MEN WHO TOOK STRIKERS PLACES
QUIT WORK.
Mr.. Bailey, the only member of the executive
committee, Knights of Labor, remaining at st.
Louis, has received from Committeeman
Hayes, at Washington, the following dispatch:
"Push the strike. We have plenty of money to
carry it through The general executive board
of the knights received yesterday $500 i'm
drafts and postal money orders for the strikers
from the New York Protective association ac-
cOmpanied by the Information that a like SUBJ
scriDtion would be sent each week il necessary
until the settlement OF the strike.
Several OF the men employed by the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy and the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad companies to NIL the places
OF the striking knights of Labor quit work w ed
nesday morning, giving as their reason that
they were afraid OF violence from the strikers
should they continue longer in the company IS
employ.
It is thought the Lake Shore railroad COM
pany Will make an attempt to-day to move
freight trains at Chicago under the protection
of deputy sheriffs. The inbound trains Oh the
Lake Shore road brought fifteen or twenty
switchmen to Chicago yesterday. They came
mostly from Toledo and Cleveland, in response
to orders from headquarters here for men to
take the place of the strikers. The union in d
short time had committees circulating through
the various hotels arguing with the men ana
inducing them to give up their intention OF till
ing the vacancies. In many cases they were
successful. and by dint OF promise and argu-
ment they claim to have won over nearly all
the arrivals. Nearly all of the men seemed to
have misrepresentation of the state OF affairs
here, and to have come only with the idea of
Obeying orders and getting work. One man
from Toledo says he was told by Superinten-
dent Curtis there that ii he did not so to work
in Chicago he could not work anywhere else
on the Lake Shore.
At midnight last night 6 900 employees of the
sugar refineries of the eastern district OF Brook
lyn struck because OF Noncompliance with de-
mands presented TO the employers Tuesday. 1t
is believed that 500 of the g. 900 strikers are
controlled by Havemyer q Elder.
The ssWet'' and ..Dry'' Campaign.
EXCITEMENT AT RICHMoND-EDIroR BEIRNE's
SHARP LETTER TO A PREACHER.
The "wet" and "dry" campaign In Richmond
grows more exciting daily. Tuesday night
Rev. j. b. Hawthorne, Baptist minister of
Atlanta. made an address, in which he de-
nounced in scathing terms the editor and
staff of the State newspaper, which has been
advocating the "wet" cause. This evening
Richard +. Beirne, the editor of the State, pub
lished the following letter, which he transmit
"Sir-The contest between the prohibitionists
and their opponents in this city had been con-
Quoted In good temper and with most kindly
feeling between all who were engaged In 1t un-
till you entered the arena and began TO huri
! abusive epithets at those whose opinions hap
pened to differ with yours. 1 have been In
formed that at q public meeting held yesterday
evening in q Christian church in this city that
you denounced both me and the staff of tile
| State newspaper in most sianderous words for
no other reason than that we have dared to
express our honest convictions. would pun
| ish you severely for your Offense, but, unnap-
| PLY, you claim to be representative Of a call
| ing that properly commands the respect OF all
good men, ana one that from childhood have
| always held sacred OF the security of your
| position you were fully aware when you ut
tered your Islander, and that position alone
| saves you nom the punishment you so justly
deserve" DIR. hawthorne spoke in Frederictxs-
| burg last night and returns TO Richmond Sat
urdAy.