The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-05-13

and tho police. A crowd Ct GOO striker
held . meeting near the Mccormick reaper
works and then went to the works and At
tackled the buildings and tho workmen.
Police were sent for and . severe battle
ragged. Finally $50 policemen were assem-
mob. No one vas killed outIis kht
but ten or twelve were wounded.
and some may die. Numerous shots were
exchanged between the police and strikers.
Mccormick has acceded to the eight hour
demand but employs men without regard
General Master Workman Powderly, of
the Knights of Labor, acting under the
authority vested in him BY the general e.
various assemblies of the order for q special
session of the general assembly, to be held
in Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday, Nay Is. me
causes leading to the calling of the session
are gwen as follows:
First-The rapidly increasing membership
which the general executive board have NO
authority to make.
Second-The laws in relation to the gov.
eminent Of boyc0tting are wholly made
quate to compel obedience on tho part of
assemblies that believe in boycotting for
ovSAy OA0uOe, "00t0eX SG0Ob VI Um0ll.
Third-The laws in relation to strikes do
not give the general executive board power
to interfere in such matters until after the
strike has been inauguratsd.
Fourth-The order has become involved
in difficulties with trade societies, and an
effort is being made to create rupture be-
tween these societies and the Knights of
Labor.
At Milwaukee a crowd Of eight hour
strikers visited the Milwaukee & st. Paul
shops on the Sd and compelled 1,5OO work.
men to stop to avoid q riot. Not more
than 800 wanted to quit work but al were
employing l 200 then were next assaulted,
and the prOprietors decided to close until
the excitement subsidies.
1t is reported that the knights of Labor
have expelled Martin hons because he
refused to obey Master Workman Powder
ly's orders and because he refused to ar
bitrate the southwestern strike.
seventeen hundred men employed at the
Deering Harvester works in Chicago have
struck for ten hours pay for eight hours
work, double pay for over work, and 20 per
cent. advance on piece work.
The men at the Pullman car works near
Chicago to the number of 1900 went out on
strike for eight hours on the 5th.
The brewers employees in Chicago struck
for free beer. They got it and resumed
work entirely satisfied.
The strike of the freight handlers at
Chicago has ended and shipments are being
made as before.
Martin Iron denies that he has been ex-
pelled from the knights Of Labor
HORTaWEsTERN NEWS.
Geo. A. Bracket of Minneapolis, built a
five-story brick block last year which has
never been occupied. This spring he was
engaged in frightening the building and
had removed the central wall, placing tenn
Porary supports in the place of the wall.
On the 5th inst, shortly. after noon, the
workmen. Four were killed outright and
five were so seriously injured that they are
not likely to recover.
c. P. Woerner druggist of st. Paul, fell
in love with his servant girl Katie. His
wife swore out q warrant for his arrest but
before it WAS served the girl took morphine
and died and when the officers went to the
drug store to make the arrest, " oerner
took prussic acid and was dead in few
minutes.
The city election in St. Paul on the 4th.
resulted in the election of Geo. Refs, Dem }
city treasurer over Major T. NJ. Newson by
nearly 1900 majority. Some changes
were Anade in Aldermen but politically the
city council remains the same, II Demo-
Gratis to Republicans.
VIM. Oswald, who killed McWeeney at
DEVILS Lake, D. T., has been convicted of
manslaughter in the first degree. The
penalty can range from four years to life
Imprisonment. Motion fer new trial was
made pending which sentence will not be
passed.
The house of Frank Benant, of Sioux
valley township, Jackson county, Mimi,
burned on the 9TH, and three small children
persisted. The father was a mail carrier
end absent, and the mother was at work
on the farm.
Chas. Lighthourne, a st. Paul printer
aged IS years was fooling with revolver
on the End inst, when it was DISCHARGED
and instantly killed his sister aged Is
years.
The remains Of Capt. Barney of St. Paul,
went into the crematory at Pittsburgh
weighing 240 lbs. In two hours his ashes
weighed eight pounds.
The passenger car and paint shops of the
Omaha road burned at Hudson, Wis, on
the evening Of the Sd. Three cars were de-
stroyed, loss $4,000.
The Athanaeum, the oldest place of
amusement in St. Paul was burned on the
morning Of the 3rd. 1t was a German
theater aud was built in 1850.
Congressman II. B. Strait Of Minnesota
authorizes the announcement that he is
not candidate for reelection.
The First Presbyterian Church of Mime
aPolis burned on the End inst. Loss $780,
TIL MAfkET0.
ST. PAUL.
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