Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-02-26
Late Eastern News.
Eischarging knights.

Exchanging Knights.
BURLINGTON, Ky, Feb. 1S.--Some
time past there has been considerable
whispering AMI bnnping of heads
among the Officers OF the St. Bernard
ami Hecla Co Il Companies, on learn
in. that Il branch of the Knights of
Labor was b ing or anized at this
pIace. Not being content with fore
inr the ir employees to buy provisions
and r,inienl at their stores at ex-
orb.tant prices. they put spies out;
whenever Knight Was found he was
at once discharged. About sixteen
of the St. Bernard men have been
let OUT in the last ten days. Yester-
day the Hecla Company followed
suit by discharging all the white
men, who, on leaving the banks,
were joined by the C, ored miners,
who Insisted that they must go if the
whites did. and as consequence
the Hecla mine will close, for a time
at least. They stale they will remain
closed before they will work any
men who be.ong to the knights of
Labor. The only reason the two
companies give is that they don't
want any Kn'snts of Labor at work
IA their mines.
Iue and Lucky.
Los ANGELES, Feb. l9-The
breach OF promise case of Louise
Perkins VS.. f. j. Baldwin, the Cal
ifornia millionaire, for $500 900 dam
ages, terminated to-day by the jury
bringing verdict in favor of plaintiff
for $75, 100.
Big Sale.
NEW York, Feb. 1S.-Kiernan's
news agency has the following: eve
are semi-ofiic!ally advised that at a
meeting last night of interested
parties a sale of 2,40O, 900 acres of
Northern Pacific land was practically
consumma'ed. at prices ranging from
- to 81 so per acre The lands are
all farming and grazing lands in
Diko "A, and are all part OF the 1 ,000,-
goo aces sale already noted. The
remaining 100000 acres arc all
yet to he surveyed and considered.
On the lands sold last night there is
NO possibility of adverse Congress
sional action being taken, as all the
conditions of tho grant have been
complied with. The parties purchas-
ing are from very powerful syndi-
cate, the members of which are all
residents in Washington and the
principal northern cities. The board
of Directors will meet Immediately
to take action on this and other
matters affecting the company"
Another Candidate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Cabell
Breckenridge, a son of General
Breckenridge and a brother of John
W. Breckenridge, Of California, and
Clifton j. Breckenridge, member OF
Congress from Arkansas, is the ap.
plicant for the position of Surveyor
General of Washington Territory,
with heavy backing from different
parts OF the country, He is from
Kentucky, but has been residing in
Texas for many years. Col. S. NJ.
FLOUR ey, of Louisville. Ky, is
also here and wants to be Register of
Deeds Tor Washington Territory.
Marriage OF Thomas 4. Edison.
CLEVELAND, Co. Feb. 24.-Thomas
A. Edison, the well known electrician
was married this afternoon at Akron,
Ohio, to Mss Nina, daughter of
Lewis Miller. a prominent manu-
facturcr aud President of the Chau.
tauqua Sunday School Assembly
The ceremony was performed at 3
O'Clock at Oak Place, Miller's elegant
residence. in the presence of about
100 invited guests. Lieutenant F.
w. Tappan. of the United States
Navy, was Edison's best man. Mr..
and Mrs. Edison 60 to Edison's
winter home, near Fort Meyers.
Florida.