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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
Printers Strike fths Quebec Knights
Of Labor q Failure.
Attributed to Cardinal Taschsreau's
Opposition.
The Failure Will Prevent a Strike by
Factory Operatives.
A Disastrous Fire In the Wholesale
Section Of Indianapolis.
The Scheme to FOrCibly Enter Okla
h0ma Denied.

QUEBEC, Jan. 1.-THE failure of the
striking printers belonging to the
Knights of Labor is now certain. The
newspapers that were forced to sus-
pend have reappeared, while those that
were only able to print half sheets and
single editions are now published in
their ordinary form. A large number
Of knights still hold out, but they must
either withdraw their demands or seek
employment elsewhere. The offices
here are many of them exceedingly
short-handed, but they will contrive to
pull through until the arrival of print
ers from Belgium, who have been sent
for to replace the strikers. The
actual cause of the failure of the
strike is Cardinal Taschereau's op-
position to the knights. 1t is
believed to be at his suggestion that
leading French Canadian publishers of
city cabled for Belgian printers who
are said to be ready to work for SIS a
week. Since suspension of cardinals
condemnation of knights a year ago or
more recruiting for knights has gone on
there are now 10000 of them here.
They include most of the factory
operatives and if the strike of printers
had succeeded, the former were all to
have struck for nine hours per day in
stead of ten without any corresponding
decrease in wages. Nearly all city
hackmen, mechanics and ship laborers
have enl oiled themselves in the order.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

RAYMOND, Oak, Jan. I3.-The dam
age to live stock viii be great, while
reports of suffering and death are
constantly coming in. Two sons of
William Order were frozen 20 death
within few feet of their barn. Char
lie Health is missing and j. n. Parr
has been discovered badly frozen, he
having been out all night wandering
upon the prarfe,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Jan. r.
James Weir. who was mysteriously as
saulted in the waiting room here
week ago. died here yesterday morning.
No clue to the murderer has been OBJ
tanned. He was killed with a coupling
pin, the motive for the crime being
robbery.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

JAMESTOWN, KY, Jan. I2.-Alexan-
der McGound yesterday put shotgun
to his head and blew his brains out.
He was member of the Grand Army
OF the Republic, and drew q pension Of
twenty dollars per month. There
Is no known reason for the suicide.
THREW his WIFE INTO 4 FIRE.
COLUMBUS, S. c., Jan. ia man
named Albergatie, living in Beauford
county, Quarreled with his wife last
night, picked her up and hurled her
into large IRE. The woman was
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Jan. l2.-The
schooner VIM. Parsons. which sailed
for Georges banks Nov. %, with
twelve men, and the schooner Peter
s. Smith which sailed Nov. Is with a
crew OF twelve, have been given up
1or lost. 1t is supposed they were
wrecked in a heavy gale that swent
the banks a month ago. MANY Of the
men had families and five widows and
nineteen children are left.
MORE VICTIMS
HAVERHILL, Mass, Jan. IAN
unknown lady, supposed to be Mrs
Flora 4. Walker, the eleventh victim
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

lOuI
AT 0IINoL.
MINoL, Oak, Jan. I3.-No trains
are moving yet. 1t was SO below zero
this morning. There is fourteen inches
of snow on a level, and badly drifted.
James Smith and two sons,
aged Is and II, started for load of
hay six miles from town on the 18th
and have not since been heard from
Several other persons are mining, but
are supposed to have taken refuge in
claim ShantieS.
AT FAULKTON.
FAULKToN, Oak, Jan. 13.-The
most terrific storm ever witnessed in
this latitude has been upon us for the
last forty-eight hours. 1t reached
its worst yesterday, and from
10 O'Clock until dark there was not ten
minutes that the buildings on the OPP
posite side of the street could be seen.
The teachers and the most of the
schools of the two lower departments
tn remain in one of the school rooms
all night. Provisions are being carried
to them, ropes were stretched from the
| corner of Main street TO the school
| house to enable those carrying provis-
ions to go and come with safety. 1t was
impossible to reach the railroad station
after O'Clock, and the agent and sew
eral others were compelled to remain
over night without dinner or supper
No definite reports of loss of life have
been received, though it is believed
1 Soma nnGt havo TorfShQd
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Sherman offered an amendment to the
deficiency bill by providing that all
claimants entitled to money under the
provisions of the bill shall be allowed
per cent interest from the time when
the deficiency bill of the last congress
failed of passage.
MEETING AT ALL SOULS CHURCH.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia number
/ of bills pending before congress were
| discussed and tonight public meet
| ing presided over by representative
Peel. of Arkansas, chairman of the
! house committee on Indian officers
was held at All Souls Church.
INDIAN COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION
WASHINGTON, Jan. I3.-The annual
meeting of the board of Indian com
missioners was held in the Briggs
House to-day. Reports from various
religious societies engaged in mission
and school work among the Indians
were made in the afternoon
EXPORTS OF BRE ADSTUFFs.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The value:
of exports of breadstuffs for the twelvG
months ended December 81, 1887, wa
| s15S, 3O1 1853, as against S148, 123 ,020 fol
the twelve months ended December 81
| 1886.
WOOL INDUSTRIES CONVENTION.
| w ASh1N0IONs JAIL lI--ADOuL 1OlI,
| delegates representing the Nationa
Association of Wool Growers, Woo
Manufacturers and Wool Dealers me
in conference here to-day for thei
stated purpose of agreeing upon mu
tually satisfactory revision of the tart
on wool, woolens and wool substitutes
The conference was called in purSu
ance of resolution adopted at tn
st. Louis manufacturers convention
last May. which directed the Presiden
of the National Wool Growers Asso
citation to issue a call to the three IA
tional associations representing Tn
wool industry to send delegate
!, to a joint conference in Washingt ton
The conference is composed Of lea1In
men of every branch Of the wool e.
dustry, who represent IA their On; ut
business not leas than 500 .60O. COX
! The stateraent Is mada that the delG
j gates hage been parpOseIy selecte
=
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
American Women's Baptist Home
Mission Society.

The President, Mrs. J. N. Grouse, OF
Chicago, called the society TO order, at the
calvary Baptist church, Washington. on
the 18th inst. There was good attend.
ance OF ladies. Mrs. II. C. Miller OF Gin.
cinnati acted as secretary. An address OF
welcome was delivered by Mrs. b. w. Nc
Cullough OF this city. She said:
The necessity for increased activity in
their work was seen in the large number of
Immigrants pouring into this country. A
short time ago she noticed that 1000
foreigners had arrived in New
York alone. In order to make
this throng OF people. with
their tendencies to communism, anarchism
and unbeliei. law. abiding citizens, it was
necessary t. bring them, under the inttl.
enco OF the gospel. IL WAS especially i'm
pnrtant to reach the young OF this foreign
population. In addition to this work. the
Indian must be taught, and the MATERIAL.
cation tendency Of the age, especially on
the young, mist be met and overcome
She closed with an eloquent appeal for
active, energetic efforts to do the work laid
before them. An appropriate response
was made by Mrs. Grouse. Mrs. Grouse
delivered her annual address. which re-
counted the progress OF the work during
the past. She SAID
From the small beginnings OF years ago
when the society was organized, there are
now ,624 branches and 926 life members.
In view OF the work to be done and even
with the gratifying result of the past it is
felt that the society was making haste too
slowly. Greater efforts should be made.
What was needed was more women who
we're willing to engage in active work. and
she urged Christian mothers to properly
train their daughters. 1t was especially
important that they should have strong
bodies and good physical health. In re.
ceiving the applications for teachers for
the training schools she found that only
occasionly girl was found who could say
that she was in good health, The de-
mand now for strong healthy women
ought to he sufficient stimulus for the
mothers to have care for the health OF
the rising generation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
Tha Labor conoIaxas.

The Union State party met at Cincin.
natl. John Seitz OF Ohio occupied the
chair. Ex-Congressman Weller of Iowa
tried 10 pass resolution against fusion
with the Republican or Democratic party,
but failed. The committee on resolutions
reported the following
Land-While we believe that a proper
solution ofthe financial systemwill greatly
relieve those now in danger of losing their
homes by mortgage foreclosure and enable
all industrious persons to secure homes,
we oppose land monopoly in every form,
demand the forfeiture Of unearned grants
and the limitation OF land ownership. We
believe the earth was made for the people
and not to enable an idle aristocracy to
subsist through rents upon the toll oil the
industrious; thatcorners in land are as bad
as corners in food, and that those who are
not residents or citizens should not be al
lowed to own land in the United States.
Homes leads should be exempt to limit.
Ell extent from execution or taxation.
Transportation-Mea of eommunica-
tion and transportation should be owned
by the people, as is the United States pos
tai system.
sued directly to the people, without the
intervention of banks, or loaned to citi-
zens upon land security at a
low rate OF interest. Postal savings
banks should be established. We
should have Tree coinage oil silver. We de
mand the immediate applications oil all
idle money in the United states treasury
To the payment OF the bonded debt, and
condemn the further issue oil interest bear
lug bonds.
Arbitration should take the
place OF strikes and other-lnlurIous meth
DDS OF settling labor disputes. The letting
OF convict labor to contractors should be
prohibited; the contract system be abolish
ed IN public works: hours oil labor
In industrial establishments De re-
duced commensurate with increas-
ed production by iabor-savlng ma
machinery; employs be protected from
bodily injury; equal pay given Tor equal
work Tor both sexes, aud labor, agricui.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
A Terrible Story.

The Danbury News has a strange
story from Southbury,a rural place in
the North part OF New Haven county.
Mrs. Maria Yucat, who lived in a
handsome residence was found dead
one morning about a year ago at the
foot OF the celler stairs.
Mrs. Yucat was reputei to be quite
wealthy and lived very retired and
secluded life. When her body was
found at the foot of the stairs Medical
Examiner Burritt was summoned.
DIR. Burritt was an old gentleman not
very careful in his investigations, and
when he saw the position in which the
body lay he mad3 little or no examin-
alton, and returned finding OF aCci-
dental death from falling down stairs.
Since that time the people OF South
bury have done great deal of think
ing about the case, and many theories
were evolved. Facts have come out
showing that the body could not have
been where it was found by any acct.
dental fall. A Southbury man claims
to have n solution OF the affair.
Mrs. Yucat had a nephew, a wild,
reckless spendthrift. He bothered her
continually with demands for money.
The nephew visited her home the
night before she was found dead.
When there began to be a good deal
of talk OF murder, the nephew, it is
said, suddenly left. Before he left ne
and another person visited the ceme-
terry, which is situated in an isolated
spot, one dark night. and dug up Mrs.
Iucat's remains. The coffin was
opened, and the neck of the corpse
broken. Then the coffin was replaced
and the grave placed in as good order
as before.
1t is said there was an eye, witness
to this choulish proceeding who did
not dare speak OF what he had seen at
the time.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
The Language of Animals.

They all utter, or at least they all
seem to utter, the same sounds to ex
press the same emotions. The love
cry of the nightingale, the low by
which a COW recalls straying calf,
the grunt OF a pig when it sees food,
the new of a cat who wants the door
opened-that is, wants to attract at
tention-the bark OF domesticated
dog TO testify recognition. and the
howl OF an unclviized dog as the
moon rises, or of civilized dog when
the church bells begin. are all, to hu.
man ears at least, unchanging sounds,
sounds with one meaning and no 9th
er, and containing always the same
notes. The creatures, in these in
stances at least, utter definite sounds,
and it is hard to believe that they do
not do the same on other occasions.
The little parrots called minas, when
angry with one another, swear at each
other perceptibly-that is, scream
with a note wholly distinct from the
one they use on any other occasion
and crows. when setting their sentries
or warning their comrades of danger,
utter a sound more like q bark than n
cav. Oxen employed in field work lis
ten to one another's lows and raise
their heads to attend to the sounds,
which, when they are collecting to 60
home, are so regularly the same that
even human beings can understand
their meaning. The creatures, in fact,
''speak" i'll q limited way; and as a
few of them-dogs and horses, for ex-
ample-understand the words of men.
some words even when not addressed
to them, they probably understand
one another. But II they utter sounds
with meaning and always the sam g
meaning, they uBe language, in howev-
er a limited degree, and by what q
priori reason is it shown to be impos-
sible to learn that language? Why for
example, is it ludicrously absurd to
suppose that man studying the lab
Der of an ape for twenty years as
some OF the missionaries have studied
the clicks" OF the clicking races,
should learn to know with much ac-
curacy what that iabbering meant? II
it were impossible Tor men to learn an
unknown tongue without an interpre-
ter the answer would be easy, but we
know that this is not the case, for un.
educated men cast among savages,
have in repeated instances learned to
speak their language. Cortez's Next
can mistress, too, learned how to
speak and comprehend Spanish,
though neither Cortez nor any other
Spaniard knew,or by possibility could
know at first, a word OF Mexican
The Spectator.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
a kebyaska Plot

Plattsmouth Nebraska was the scene
Of shooting affair that bid fair at one
time to develop into n riot. As it turned
out blood WAS shed, but no lives lost.
Peter Rogers, a striking Brotherhood en-.
gfneer, and n Pinkerton man got into n
row on lower Main street. Rogers drew a
knife and began to slash at the Pinkerton.
vhen Constable Cane came TO his rescue
and placed his assailant under arrest.
While on the way to Jail they met a party
OF strik king engineers, who asked the cause OF
Rogers arrest. Some words passed. and
the Pinkertou drew his revolver and
began an indiscriminate fusilade.
Rogers got one of the balls in
the jaw, and Dill and Cane received
flesh wounds in the leg. The Pink.
erton fed to the Riddle House and hid. A
mob surrounded the house, while Others
searched the building intending to string
him up If found. The reckless shooter
made his escape. but it was an early hour
next morning Iefore Mayor Riddle succeed
ed in pacifying ard dispensing the enraged
strikers. special coach OF Pinkerton
specials left Omaha for Plattsmouth dur.
iBg the night to preserve order and guard
Burlington property, as danger is feared.
The Iowa supreme court having recently
decided that the Dies Moines street rail.
cars in the ttreets by means OF anima al
power,a test Ca sc was brought TO obtain a
decision as To- whether a rival COMPANY
would be allowed to use electric or other
power to proptl street cars, and an opin.
ion was rendered in which it was held thai
such right existed and that a rival line
could use electric or other motive power.
This decision breaks up the monopoly.
The bureaux OF the French senate have
elected committee to examine the Pana
ma canal lottery loan bill. A majority OF
the committee iavor the bill.
Col. +. ID. Grant has offered to nav Gen.
Adam Badeau his claim for $40, 900 in
full, provided he would drop all litigation
in the matter, but the offer was refused.
Badeau did not take the money because he
said that he wanted ito be vindicate "
Those who claim to be familiar with the
matter say that Gen. Badeau could ba We
had the money but refused, against the
advice oil his former counsel, S. q. Clark.
whole cohsequ ence OF his clients refusal
gavetIp the Gaze.
The United s,tates senate passed a bill
Tor the payment of $3.50 to {. A. Louns.
perry, late post master at Bismarck, that
being the amount expended by him in the
payment OF clerks between April. 1881.
and June 80 1882, and which amoupt
was dissllowsd in the settleuent OF his &C.
counts.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
Nuggets OF Foreign News.

The Vatican Journals note that Catholic
publicationslin .America unanimously ap.
prove the papal reseript. ER
Adyices from the island OF Tahiti say
that party OF natives surprised a French
patrol and killed an officer of marines aad
two sailors.
The Canadian officials join the 500"
line officials in denying the report that the
sale of the 500 line to the Canadian
Pacific has been-consumated.
Archbishop Corrigan has failed toyob.
tain from the Pope condemnation OF
Henry Georges works, which shave now
been formally delivered at the Vatican for
judgment.
DIR. Gurdertz, OF Berlin, the royal Ii.
brarian had discovered a manuscript rec.
ord Of The visit of John Dewitt to Lon.
don in 1896; together witty drawings OF the
theaters OF the time of Shakespeare. Herr
Muller OF Bremen win publish the record
which will be a literary sensation.
The Brazilian legation has received in.
formation from Roderigo Silve, minister OF
foreign affairs, that the Brazilian parlia
ment has approved the government bill
completely abolishing slavery, and that it
was sanctioned by the regent on the Il 18Th
inst. The minister states also that this
action met with extraordinary manifesto.
tions OF rejoicing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
FROM GREAT FALLS.
The Last Spike Driven in the Great
Fails IL Missouri River Railroad
Ceremonies Attendant Ii.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, SPECIAL Telegram,
MAY 1s--This afternoon the last spike was
driven in the Great Falls & Missouri River
railroad, as the new track to thu,
works of the Montana Smeltin..
company are called. Locally this
road is in the Manitoba system and will be
used for the ore, coal and bullion traffic col
looted by the reduction works The tracks
begin here near the railroad bridge
and follow the west side of the Mis-
souri,. 1t runs near the Black Eagle falls and
other great cataracts of the Missouri The
last spike was driven by Paris Gibson in
presence of Messrs McLay, Collins and other
leading citizens General Manager Child
entertained the party. party of Neihart
miners have been arriving with
silver ore. which will be stored
to await the opening of the
reduction works The maps. illustrations
and descriptive matter regarding Great Falls
IN last Sundays PIONEER Press excite much
interest and elicit general admiration Ex-
Mayor Sullivan of Fort Benton arrived, on
his wav 10 the Republican territorial con-
vention Burieigh of Helena is the choice
for delegate TO the Chicago convention of
the North Mantana delee ations
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
The Height of Waves,

1t Is a very common phrase to
speak of the waves. during a storm,
as running mountains high; but this
really means nothing. Accurate
measurements, made by Scoresby
proved that during storms, waves in
the Atlantic rarely exceed AZ feet
from hollow to crest being $50 feet
and their speed 80 IL miles an hour
More recent observ atoms in the At
lantic give from IA to AZ feet as the
highest measured waves. but such
heights are rarely reached, and, in
deed, waves exceeding 80 feet are
very seldom encountered. The mon.
soon waves at Kurrachee breakwater
works We're found to dash over the
wall to the depth of ID feet, or about
40 feet above mean sea level. The
greatest height of waves on the Brit
lsh coast were those observed in Wick
bay-so famous for the exceptionally
heavy seas which roll into it-beinp
~ l-2 to 40 feet. Green seas to the
depth OF 25 feet poured over the para
pet oil the breakwater at intervals of
from seven to ten minutes, each wave.
1T was estimated, being mass OF
10000 tons OF water, and this con-
tlnuously for thres days and nights.
During severe storms the waves used
to rise high above the top OF Smea.
tons Eddystone tower, while at the
Bell Rock the seas, with easterly
storms, envelop the tower from base
to balcony--a height of 400 feet.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
Aner Peruvian Riohness.

NEW YORK, Special Telegram. May H.
very general subject OF conversation in
financial circles to-day was a report that the
Peruvian bondholders, of which ex-Mayor
Grace and his brothers are the chief oper-
ators, had accomplished an arrangement by
which they were to receive payment from
the CHILEAN government Tor the claims which
they had against IL for certain valuable
property contained in deposits of nitrate
which were recently ceded by Peru TO Chill
by Il treaty of peace The arrangement IN
wolves the payment OF Feyerai million dollafs
TO the bondholders, the control of the valua-
BILE Peruvian guano beds, and the further
vast wealth that is likely to be derived from
the building OF railroads In Peru and snbse-
quent development Of its incaiculably rich
mineral resources. Ii has been learned from
an absolutely authoritative source that a
number of prominent American business
men are also interested in the scheme, and
that the business is an AngIo-Amerlcan
affair. The completion of the unfinished
railroads in Peru Will make them traverse
one of the richest mineral sections of the
world
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-24
win contest in prorrsss al Bn.

A will contest in progress at Bur
Iington, VT, wherein grand nephew
seeks to set aside the testament
of Ephraim Griswold. recalls the muir
der OF the later's wife, twenty three
years ago. The story is that Mrs.
6riswold, who had made a small for
tune as cook for the California
miners during the gold excitement,
WAS killed by a man named Ward. at
the instigatlon of her adopted daugh
ter's husband. Ward was finally
hanged for the crime. and the adopt.
ed daughter and her husband died
while lauguishing in prison.