The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-08-03
GENERAL NEWS T

national union OF silk workers OF the
United States has been formed in New York
city.
There has been a severe rain storm in
Southern Minnesota, and grain is dam.
aged considerably.
The Loyal Ancient Order OF United
Workmen have organized an excellent
lodge at DubuIGe, Iowa.
suit was begun in the United States cir.
cult court at Des Moines, Ia, by 5. Y.
White, or "Deacon' White, as he is com
monty known in Wall street. against the
inte Monarch Insurance company and
Receiver Brant, for SlO,O 600. The petition
says that tins amount was borrowed
under false pretensos from the Wall street
broker.
The Chicago Times prints the first Of a
series OF articles entitled Life Among the
Slave Girls of Chicago Many girls, it
avs, are working for lG cents a day. One
firm is mentioned whose employees earn
SD in six months. The exposures are
sensational and reveal a state OF affairs
that few believed was possible in that
prosperous oity.
The exports OF specie from the port Of
New York last week amounted to $241,.
9S4, OF which $4,000 was in gold and
S235, 3S4 in sill YER. All the gold and
SG,324 in silver went to South America
and 1929, O6o in silver went to Europe.
The imports Of specie for the week amount
ed to $S2, 74S, OF which S22, O5S was in
gold and $50, G92 in silver.
A temporary monument has been
placed in the lot in Waldheim cemetery
where the remains Of the five anarchists
who met death for the Haymarket massa.
ere are buried. The stone, which is Ital-
ian marble, bears on its face the names OF
those buried below, together with the last
words uttered by Spies. 1t is the inteu-
ton to replace this stone by a massive
monument as soon as possible
Under the rev appointment OF addition
al letter carriers, Chicago has been allowed
seventy additional carriers; San Francis.
co thirty; Cincinnati, twenty. three; Cleve-
land, twenty two; st. Louis, twenty-five;
Pittsburg, twenty. one: Milwaukee, six
teen, New Orleans, fifteen; St. Paul, thir-
teen; Minneapolis, thirteen; Kansas City,
ten; Toledo, seven, and Denver, Indianap-
oils, Albany, Omaha and Oakland Cal,
six each.
Further reports OF the trouble on the
San Carlos reservation show that the
Indians have been stealing cattle and pre-.
pairing a supply Of dried meat preparatory,
it is assumed, to an outbreak Of hostili-
ties. When the party went to arrest the
h~ostiles, they opened fire and killed three
Indian scouts. The posse returned the
fire, %wOunding several OF the band, which
i'm ~ n O faly laff tho ra2arUatinp fpllnwn6
by others, all going for the mountains.
The secretary OF the Iowa State Agri.
cultural society makes a report for the
past month on the reports received from
one thousand correspondents. Corn is
greatly improved, giving promise OF a yield
equal to that OF 1879. Winter wheat is
holding it's own. The yield is larger per
acre than usual. Spring wheat shows a
falling off OF is per cent. Oats were large
ly destroyed by the storm OF July 4, and
it's condition is now placed at 80 per cent.
The hay crop is much larger than usual,
aud hat sowed is generally in fine condi.
tion.
The monster steamboat Puritan build
ing at Chester, Pa, has been launched.
She is the largest boat of her class in the
world. The Puritan will cost when CON-
pleted 81, 5oO,o 600, andis expected to have
a speed Of twenty-on miles per hour. Her
hull is OF steel, unsuitable and %fireproof.
Her principal dimensions are 420 feet over
all, SO feet beam and COY feet depth oil
hold, and she registers 1850 gross tons.
The engines win be OF vertical beam type
with an indicated horse power OF over 4.
800. The Puritan win nave 220 state
rooms, which will be more than any vessel
in the world.