Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1888-03-02


globe.
The Republican State con-
vention will be held at Sedalia
May 18th. The ratio of represen-
tation to the State convention will
be one delegate for every 500 votes
cast for Blaine.
This year Easter will fall on
the first day of April, nine days
earlier than last year. The earli-
est possible day for Easter is the
22d of March, and the latest the
25th of April.
The institution for the edu-
cation of the deaf and dumb, at
Fulton, Mo-, was totally destroyed
by fire Monday evening, II e
loss is S500,000 with only $4,000
insurance. Nolives were lost.
The survey of the Ohio &
Mississippi was completed
from Beardstown, His, to Quincy,
last week. The supposion is that
this line with the o. X. road will
form a trunk line and will give us
shipping facilities from this point
far better than we have ever had
in the past.
II. Y. Powderly has made
an eloquent appeal to the knights
OF Labor from Maine to California
to keep hands off the C. B. & Q.
strike and let tie company and
brotherhood fight to finish. This
request however has not prevent
ed some Of the knights taking
their places at the deserted throt-
ties.
There is every indication
that the harmony, which now ex-
lists In the Republican party of
Missouri, will continue to prevail
for some time. Whether Mr..
Filley rnles, or whether somebody
rules, who is ruled by Mr.. Filley |
1t matters not The Republican
party wants leader who can lead
them nearest TO victory and keep
them farthest from defeat.
The Hannibal and st. Louis
Short Line is again up for consid-
Grafton, and it would be we'll for
all the county seats along the pro-
posed line to have meetings of
their business men and see what
can be done to put the project on
foot at once. The line is sure to
be built at some time, and if the
proper steps are taken the compa-
ny might be convinced that this
summer is as good time as any.
The c. B. q Q. engineers
and tiremen went on a strike Mon
day and business is almost at a
stand still on the lines owned and
controlled by that company. The ;
question at issue is one of grading l
the engineers according to time of
service, thus causing some to re- '
celve less wages than others who :
do the same work. The cause
seems TO be just one, and the I
brotherhood will in all probability c
win. e
One of the Oil Trusts has E
Just succeed in bringing ruin upon t
the other; Claus Spreckles, the 7
sugar king is fighting the sugar C
trusts; the knights of Labor are
lighting the Locomotive Brother .
hood, and thus it goes, one trust, t
one monopoly, one society con- a
tlnually at war with some other. t
and it will continue to be so to 5
the end of time, but the men who !
90 straight ahead and attend to d
their own business need never "
fear any of them.
The extension of the ST. a
Louis and Hannibal railroad will fl
De considered by the directors at Il
heir annual meeting, which takes =, p
place this month. What effort fc
AN be made by Kirksville, Union a,
lille and other towns along the line Ell
o encourage the enterprise. We "
want all the railroads we can get -
Another route is now being con- Sc
ldered by the company and the b,
dyantages of route through IL
Alrksville should be presented to w
he board at their annual meet f,
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