Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-29
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The Secretary of the Knights OF La
Dor, Frederick s. Turner, appeared as witness
before the House select committee, at Wash
ington, and testified that there were twenty
one District Assemblies of the Knights OF
Labor in the United States, with about 6,OOO
local assemblies. In these local assemblies
there were from 10 to 5000 members
The Knights Of Labor had no political
object, and did not seek to influence
legislation. He had known of no such move
ment on their part He knew nothing OF
the petitions to Congress for unlimited
coinage purporting to come from Knights OF
Labor. He thought they could be traced to
societies outside OF and unconnected with the
Knights of Labor. Mr.. Turner described the
interview which ne and his colleague, Mr.
Bailey, had had with Mr.. Hoxie in st. Louis
He said that Hoxies treatment OF them was
very discourteous; that he stated he would
have no conversation with them as
officers of the Knights of Labor, but
that he would receive them as Ameri-
can citizens. They informed him
that they did not desire TO stand on their
dignity, and were willing TO talk with HIM as
private citizens; that all they wanted was to
have the trouble settled, peace restored, and
the men set back to work. Mr.. Turner said
that the general organization had the right to
approve or disapprove of strikes. The pres
ent strike had not been approved Witness
indorsed the arbitration plan suggested by the
President in his message TO Congress.
The case of the Maravillas Mining
Company, in Mexico, against Andrew Tello,
the claimant has been decided In favor Of the
former. The litigation entailed costs amount
ing to $500, 600.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country for the week num-
bered for the United States 1863, and for Can
ada 25 or total Of 194, as compared with a
total of 1s2 the previous week, and 2l5 the
week previous to that
The strike in the Lake Shore yards
at Chicago was finally ended through com
promise, and all the switchmen resumed work
theoretically. 1t is understood that within
sixty days the Objectionable men will be trans.
ferred by the company to another field OF
labor.
Robert Fowler was hanged at Nor
garfield, Ky, for the murder Of Miss Lydii
Burnett, who had refused his hand Ia marriage
The gallows at Fort Smith, Ark
was used for the seventy first time in twelve
years in the execution of James WATSON ant
Joseph Jackson for murders committed in the
Indian Territory.
The Grand Jury at st. Louis In
d!cted nine boycotting bakers, who are charged
with conspiracy, blackmail, and robbery; nin'
Deputy Sheriffs for manslaughter in killing
Thompson on the Mississippi bridge, and I
commission merchant named Charles 4. Hoff
mann for selling bogus butter.
The Spanish Sanitary Council ha
authorized the general adoption OF DIR. Fer
rams practice of incubation against cholera.
THE Presidents message on the labor ques
ton came up in the House on the 23d, and wa
referred to the Committee on Labor with in
structions to report OH or before May Is. MI
Butterworth moved its reference to tn
committee OF the whole, but the PROPOSE
tion was rejected by a vote OF IA
to n. The struggle over the reference O
the bill gave rise to n lively debate Mr.. But
terworth attacked the Presidents message an
charged the Democrats with hshing Tor vote
among laboring men, Mr.. Randall defende
the President. He declared that there was no
word in the message that appealed in an
particular to any party, or any set, or any elias
OF mon in the Unitod States. On the contrary
IL appealed to Congress rs n body OF America
citizens wishing for the public welfare. Messrt
Weaver Iowa.. Gibson wv. Val ONeil (Mo.
McCreary (Ky.), and Springer I'LL supporte
the motion TO refer to the Committee o
Labor, and Mr.. Reed (Mainel opposed Il
The House, at the nsJigation OF Mr.. VOORHEES,
delegate from Washington Territory, adopted
resolution for the appointment of a select con
mittee to inquire whether any ex-member
tho House having the privilege of the floor
agent or attorney for any corporation intereste
in any claim or bill now pending The Senat
was not I'm session.