The Clifton clarion., 1886-05-26

| tectlOn Of the unity Ot the emplre:
 WASHINGTON. Senator Stanford received dispatch announcing the arrest of three socialists in San Francisco, who had endeavored to incite riot. Their object being to loot the residences of prominent capitalists in that city; among them Messrs. Stanford, Csocler and Flood, on Mob Hill. T should hate to have a mob destroy my house," said Senator Stanford, ''be- cause it is very nicely furnished and l take a great deal of pride in it I sometimes think" continued the Senator, ''that the rich men of the country are responsible in a great part for the present unrest and dissatisfaction that exists among the laboring classes; capi talists do not seem to take the in terest in their employees that they should, and laboring men feeling this, are seduced by reckless and desperate socialists into commit ting acts of violence, this of course makes the capitalist hesitate to ln- vest hls money in new enterprises, and the laborlng man suffers from lack of employment at heart. Tho workipgmen are right, but the ig norant portion are led astray by idle and worthless men, whose whole aim in life seems to be to ferment discord." General ". s. Rosencrans has been confirmed register of the treasury.
 CALIFORNIA The Knights of Labor of San Francisco have is sued a circular announcing the opening in few days of q bureau of employment. The circular says: "With the means at our disposal we can say to the woodmen of Truckee, the farmers of Sacfamen- to valley, and the fruiters of south ern California, give Us your con tracts and we will supply places now occupied by Mongolians with intelligent abor.-The San Fran cisco grand jury returned final re- ports to the court. The majority report condemns the police depart ment, street department, superior court judges and prosecuting off cers. The minority report which has but one signature, compli- ments the departments and off cials condemned by the majority report. The majority recommend that the question of new charter for the city and county be settled by the people at the November election.-Captain G. c. Doane with his troop, K, Second Cavalry, who left the Presidio in December last for field duty in Arizona, is now here. The duty which brought him back is to superintend the shipping to Fort Lowell, Arizona, of the property of the officers of tho Second Cavalry who are on duty in the field and such compa- ny property as may be left at Pre- sidlo. It is generally believed that by the order to transfer all prop erty, the authorities do not intend to return the Second Cavalry to California, even if the Indian diff faculties should soon terminate.
 MISSOURI The Post-Dispatch prints the statement made by H. NJ. Brooks, alias Maxwell, now on trlal for the murder of c. Arthur Preller which will constitute his only defense, and which will be urged by his attorneys in the trial. In word he will confess to the killing of Preller by accident while acting as his physician and that frightened and excited he conceal ed the body instead of making known the fact of his death. He declares he has always wanted to tell the facts and only refrained by the advice of his attorneys. The following is Brooks statement: Mir. Preller was suffering from private diseases for which l had prevlonsly prescribed; mixing medicines myself from bottles in a medicine. chest I carried with i me, but lis ailment had reached stage when it was necessary to l make certain Investigations, l was to use catheter, and in Using the catheter where parts were infamed I had previously applied in order to produce a condition of narcotism; I explained the process to Preller and told him what I should have to do; he was not only willing, but was very anxious for me to treat him in this
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