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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-06
PEPCBLICAN CLUBS ~ TER.uONE


NEW ORGANIZATIONS FORMED BRINGING THE
TOTAL NUMBER UP To TnIRTYfIvE.
ST. ALBANs, W., Feb. (SpcciaD.-Vcrmont Repub-
cans organized thirteen more campaign clubs OF
Saturday bringing the whole number of clubs in the
State up TO thrty-fve. Among those formed yes
tcrday was tho u. S. Grant Club Of Burlington with
Robert Roberts president and ex-Mayor Woodbury.
and General William Wells members of the Executive
Committee. ". L. Burnap, Is. J. Derby and q. Bene-
dict chosen delegates TO the state League Con-
vention. The Republican Club OF Montpelier was or
ganizci ut the capital last night with T. Smith,
president General r. T. Ftkln, Hiram a. HuZ ana
e. +. Collins elected delegates The hepub-
lIcans of Bellows Falls organized club with George
II. Babbitt, president George II. Ba5bitt, L. s.
Hayes and l. g. Howard we're chosen delegates to
represent the club the Montpelier convention. New
port Republicans formed a club with d. Nj. Camp
president The Republican CLUB OF st. Albans com
lleted organization ON saturday night The prln
cipal officers George l. ChIds, president; hiram
L.. PeKlns, secretary; .. II. MOOd, chairman exccu-
tive committee v. c. smith, Coione A. ). Stranahan
and airen Gibbs elected delegates To the Mont
peiier con\ ention The young republicans OF ST. Al
bans will form u club on Monday night. republican
clubs also formed on Saturday in Noodslochi
Bennington Norwich, Pomfret, Wcybridso and
Bloomfield
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FOUR PERSONS WERE KILLED.
AN ACCIDENT DUE 10 A BROKEN FROG.
PASSENGER CAR AND A FREIGHT CAboosE
WRECKED ON THE Nrw-YORK, PENN
sILvANIA AND OHIO RAILROAD
TWELVE PERSONS HURT.
IBr TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.

IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUSEI
JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Feb. 5.-Train No. g, Chicago
express eastbound, is the fastest train the
New-Yorlx, Pennsylvania and Ohio. About \
a. m. to-day IL passed Steamburg, running down
grade, at terrific speed. A freight train stood on
the side track 1t is supposed that the locomotive
of the passenger train broke the frog between the
main track and the switch. The smSker and
baggage car passed safely, but the day coach be-
hind them left the track and plunged into the
caboose of the freight train. The sides were
stripped from both car and caboose. Passengers
slight injuries They poured from the cars that
escaped damage, and soon removed the dead and
dying from the wreck.
Miss Abbott, OF Sheffield. H., was so badly
injured that she died In a short time With her
were Mrs Bottey, injured internally, and Miss
Bottey, injured slightly. Both are from Sheffield
here. He has two ribs broken lie is the chief
engineer OF the Edison United Manufacturing
Company COvington, kv
In the caboose the train crew were eating dinner
Dean and Shancr, Of Meadvie, were killed, and
the conductor, George Ellis, so badly hurt that
he died several hours later. man who sat on
the same seat with them escaped unlnjured. Ten
or twelve other persons were more or less seriously
hurt.
partial list of the injured is as follows:
BATTFY, Mrs Cyra Sheffield Ill. efr shoulder and body
bruised no bones broken: viii probably recover.
KMBAM- George. passenger from ihe West to Bradford
bruised: resting comfortably.
riS and .irht bruises .criSus "
scHAEPPER Henry, Meadve Penn, brakeman OF freicht
train; scap wound, with conclusion OF brain he will
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PRICE THREE CENTS.
HORSE AND MAN KILLED
ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY A BROKEN WIRE
THr HORSE FALLING DEAD, ITS DRIVER STUNNED
AND FRIENDLY BYsTAxDER DYING WITH A
sHRIEK-THE WORK up ~ eCTRICITY.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

sHR1rK-THE WORK oP ~ eCTRTCTTY.
tnr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuSs
BUFFALO. Feb. o. Isaac Morton, a colored en-
ploye the New-York Central vcstibule train
between New-York and Buffalo, was killed by
electricity early this morning. Robert Taylor
was driving a delivery wagon down Michiqan-st
Near Eagle-st. the horse suddenly fell TO the
pavement. Taylor applied the whip and re-
ceived an electric shock which made him uncon-
scious. Morton the incident and went 10
the young mans assistance. Taylor quickly re-
gained his senses, and Morton who was a large
powerful man, then took hold of the horse, sup
posing it was alive but he did so an unearthly
shrek rent the air and ne fell, dying on the ami
NAL. Policemen Haley and Ilernessy who
thought there had been a murder, ran to the
spot and found Taylor bewildered They con-
cluded that it was a case OF electric shock and
sent for the Emergency Hospital doctors. Mean
while they dragged Morton from the horrc re-
ccvrpg slight shocks, and took him TO drug
store on the corner Whislxey was used in a
vain attempt to revive the unfortunate man.
Tll, doctor, think that Morton received the shock
through the horse, for both hands were burned,
indicating that the circuit had passed through
his body in that way. II was found that tcle-
phone wire, broken by the weight of wet snow,
had crossed Brush electric light wire and had
fallen to the pavement. The horse, coming in
contact with il, received the fatal shock. Nor
tons death was almost instantaneous Ills
watch keys, money and knife highly mag
netized. lie leaves wife and two children.
Taylor will recover.
The accident caused considerable excitement,
and a large force of policemen necessary to
keep the crowds away until the wires were fixed
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Discussing TIE GERMAN TREATIES
BISMARCK AND RoBILANr COMBI>INd AGAINST
FRANCE,

VIENNA. Feb 5.-Tt IS stated that when Count
Eslnoky informed the Russian Ambassador here that
he intended 10 publish the Austro German treaty,
the Ambassador replied that the Russian Government
could not officially object to such course
London, Feb. 6.-The treaty between Italy and
Germany Sipuates that if Franco attacks ell her cOun-
try the other shall send army of 100000 men TO
tho French frontier. The treaty is analogous TO the
Austro German treaty the name OF France being SUBJ
stituted for that Of Russia
81. Petersburg. Feb 6.-The newspapers here dis
cuss the Austro German treaty tranluly. Most of
them aver that Russia is equally desrous of peace
and wishes TO attack nobody.
Paris, Feb 5.-MOst OF the Paris papers welcome
the publication OF the Austro German treaty likely
to further estrange Germany and Russia and to bind
Russia and France Some papers advocate an alli-
of England, France and Russia against the
triple alliance
The Temps says that there will be no security
Europe until IL is known whe her Austria would
regard Russian intervention in Bulgaria " casus
belS and whether Germany would permit Austria
TO settle such a quarrel single handed
" lie Paris says that neither Russia nor France
viii ever declare war;
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LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

ATLANTIC CITY. ". J., Feb 5-The MeIho list Epscopai
church at this place buned down and d: Inger'
soils drug partially DESTROYED The doctors apart
n,s m the other part Of tue bull ling were damaged by
water.
BoRDESTowN " J.. Feb. 5.-Fire broke cut yesterday
afternoon occupied BIZ Mrs Dr. Yonng an tne
ST. 900 anaGs before they were etlhk"soe
CHICAGO Feb 5-The two upper floors OF tho hv"story
building 50 70 81 waba'have wer' burned 'his mora
IN. and the rest of its contents were DAM
apei by water TIE loss Il $4,000 A. X Barnes q Co.
printers lose s55OOO insured for s3ooo among twenty
companies Tho other losss are all fully insured They
were c. H. aEely q Co.. printers sl7 900 SC OFT Co..
leather ioDb.ps S5OO8; II. X McCsDe q Co, printers
$4,000; RI Eagle Il Co.. grOcers, ani g. y Iniel o. -
thos Tapbrr-, oOO each. anu H. A. houl o"H0' "' WV
building. 81. 600
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DESpAJRIy9 GIRL NEARLY FROZEN

BELyIDERK. N j., Fob. 6.-One morning in tho recent
storm, john Laudermann, a farmer, started for this
village to call the doctor for his sok child On tho
road he saw fur wrap lying in tho snow, aud on
examining 1t found young woman who had fallen
unconscious from the cold He took her to his house,
and after some days Of and attention she recov
cred While she was Ill shs told Mrs. Laudcrmann
that when lost she endeavoring to reach .Belvi-
dero Corners foot She had left Belvdere bee
summarily dismissed In disgrace from the house Of
the Rev. DIR. Bruen, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church. because of her relations with John Jennings
tailor She lightly clad ana she sent ava
by her employer In the middle OF tho night. she had
no thought except ~ escape from the sight OF her
friends and acquaiDt ances She had boen employ ed
q companion for Mrs. Brown.
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ANOTHER ELOPEMfNT TO BALTIMORE

RATHER cool TREATMENT or ONE sUiToR BY A
CLERKS DAUGhER.
wAsuISoroS. Feb. Miss Maggie Ryan, daughter
OF >a clork In the Quartorm As encraPs Office,
walked down Pennsy vanla- ave. on saturday with
Martin Brennan, q young man who had been waiting
ON her for two years and who supposed, though moth
Ing had beon definitely sad tho subject, that he
was hor accepted suitOr. oho parted with him pleas
ap,lv and won't to tho PcDnsy ana Railroad station
where sLo met another young man, Patrick hoynahaD,
with whom sho went " Baltimore, and according "
nrearran nged plan married to him In the cathedral
I'm that city. telegram was sent to the disappointed
snitor Nj Brennan, Informing him Of what had Oc-
Cured
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UNFAslNESS ON THE BOUESE.

Paris, Feb. 5.-Durng the week business on the
Bourse limited and prices were weak Yesterday
there a semi panic owing TO the publication OF tho
treaty OF alliance between Austria and Germany. The
fall in prices during the day include the following
Three per rentes, SIC. Credit FOncier 20f. and
SueL Canal, III There was another reaction against
Panama Canal shares, which during the week declined
eff The boom In copper specuations Is maintained :;
during tho week Rio Tinto 35f The agitation
raised by Radical Deputies against renewal Of tho
note monopoly of the Bank of France caused fall Of
l-4f in the bank shares. On the Petite Bourse last
nights closing prices showed further fractional de
cline of all the ugities dealt IN.
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TIRE BAPrISTS RESCUE JUSTLY FULTON
BALTIMORE. Feb. 8 (Speoisl.-Tbe Baptists came to
the rescue Of Justin Fulton. who was refused tho
rental Of all the public halls in this city, ana onered
him their churches an Of generosity, however, In
which many Of the members Of the general coheIega-
flons did not unite with their pastors. might
Fulton lectuied against the Catholic Church ana the
priests In the Eutaw Pace Baptist Church fuitons
agent has threatened to sue bill posting nrm that
after agreeing to bill him the fences vi tho town,
refused TO DO the Job when they saw the posters that
Ia la plaeed
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MINERS GOING TO The POORHOUsE.

Il AIDING, Feb. 5.-Ihe shutting down OF 50 many
furnaces tor want of coal has caused misery III an
unex pecte quarter. lheIe being no demaud Tor
ore many Oh he non ore mines along the Last Penn
haliroad have closed down. Inc DIners, wno hdye
iaI ge families, rec wed only 70 30 cents day
an consequently even wnrn Working are I'D almost
abi.c, puver,y. About tn;rty Of them With their
families nave been compelled 10 seek adnttance
10 re Bergs anu Lehigl pJorhouses until work is
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THE groa BRIDGE FRIGHT AGENT KILLED.

william Hunt. agstifty hsc, who had been employed
ss fre,gbt agent at High Bridge for tho New York
civ and Northern Railroad, found dead last night
living between the tracks Of the road In front Of the
statIon AZ Fordham. He had been dead for some
time and Il was evident from the appearance and tho
position Of tho body that he had been struck By a
passing train. lie lived at lnwood His body was
taken to the High Bridge Police station, where Inc
Coroner viii hold Inquest to-day.
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DrlrH OF SAMUEL n. NOULT0N

LOUISVILLE Fob. (speciaD.-Samuei Il 'o".''
co,,n,rr las ls diving here Ho came sOme timo
ago from Macon Mo- where he has lived Of ate years.
but failed to find the employment no hoped ior. ne
applled at the cottage Of workman last night ior
lodging. He deeply ino1saea as oa souns toa
weak nom excesses and destitution TO recover fc
lived AT Nashville when he wrote this book, but after
usrds moved TO New York. and then to Macon.
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READY FOR A BIG BATTLE.

THE CIGARMNKERs HOLDING oUT FIRMLY -
DIVISION ON tn TAX QUESTION.
Yesterday was a busy day for tne cgarnakers Meet
ings of the various local unions were Ia session, and
plans we're agreed upon to pat tue screws down upon
tne manufacturers tins week all possible In-
terna,ional Uuiop NJ. l44 met at No 81 stantou-s'
NJ 10 at No. l0l Avenue A; No 20 ut NO. l97 East
Fourth st. and tue su,Ke Committee at Its head
ouarters No $50 First ave- Reports Of the last week
v,r considered discussions were SPIRITED and prepara-
tious were completed for what it is believed will be the
final battle
PRESIDENT Strasser has writ to the local unions here
asking for the OF the union members VINO have
started the OH foot against tue internal
revenue tax sn cigars The president recommends the
suspension OF these members aud joint ex-
ecuye committee meetng will De held TO night for the
nurose of taking the matter The committee
.n,yiuted by these men who have revolted rom the
actiou OF tho unou officers concerning the tax system
will meet Tuesday night devise resist their
.u.u,usluu Tue leaders the revenue tax of S3
,n,sauu cigars continued, and the revOlung cgai-
makers VINO iucude a large faction OF tho combined
uuluus, want the tax aDulshed. lucy met yesterday
AFTERNOON at Scnmidts Hall III Avenue ID and Talked
over the progress they made during last week
Tue Leaf 1oUaccU Board Trade Is In sympathy with
tnsu and decided ~ send coIulttee 10 tie Ways
u Means Committee OF the House or Representatives.
uruug the speedy intro auction OF bill removing the
tax Retail toudcco dr&ers well WHOLESALE dealers.
side w.tu and tue committee or nne
Instructed 10 canvass snOps ana Tue tODacsO trade
dur.x the week i'll oruer TO collect money and STIR up
feeling Tor the mass-meetlnS 10 pe helu next Week III
Cooper Union.
Al the next meeting OF the revolving clgarmakcrs in
next Sunday AFTERNOON, the date ana full pro
gramme for the massnieeting Will be announced
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HENRY PERKINS ARRESTED AT LIVERPOOL
London, Feb. 5.-Harry Perkins who arrived on tho
ueamer Celtic yesterday arrested on landing NJ,
liverpool. The 1ewelry stolen from Frederick Cutter
of Boston, which he was supposed TO have I'm hs pos
session could not be found and 1t Is thought he sent
Il TO England on another vessel
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WOVEN SIGNING PETITIONS FOR LICENSE

PrrrsBuRG. Feb. ;speciaD.-The Hish License bill
reduces tho number Of applications to sell liquor in
Erie County by about one third The Drys' are over
doing the nght In the county, and the Vets have
won tho sympathies of large number OF women
AT North East tho women petitioned tho court 10
grant license a. measure protection against tho
sjug' trade and general club tipping Al Water
ford and Glrard and Union CITY the women aic ~.
Wetsp have as many names OF women, married ana
single as the remonstrants have Tho actions oi tho
women who favor license has brought upon them
the condemnation Of the preachers In their respective
communtoA
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Of runians Ochs locked In closet, his furniture
demolished and his wife and daughter assaulted Five
of tho rans were arrested, and three were sent 70
State prison and to the penitenary. A sixtn
man. Thomas Cosgrove, escaped. but wa indicted. vn
Saturday the police got word that he was around ms
old haunts and a watch set. Cosgrove was
caught late at night In valley shop and locked up
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coMMoNER cox LOSING HIS APPETITE
Dublin Feb b-Mr Cox, NJ p, has been removed
from his OIL in Limerick Jail and sent ~ the nhrmay
he Is said to have lost his appetite.
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SHOT DEAD AT HIS PTREsIDK.

COLUMBIA Feb. (special).-Near CLASSY Mountain,
Greenv:lle "inty, Friday night, benjamin A. Ross
was shot and killed by assassin. He was m and was
lying ON pallet LefoIe the frs. As hs rose to 60
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STIRRING COPPER MINERS KILLED.

STEIkING COPPER MINERS KILLED.
Madrid. Feb. 5.-A dispatch from Huelva states
that yesterday mob Of Rio Tinto miners, on
strife. being ordered dsperse refused to do So and
was nrrd upon Dy troops several persons
ported to have been killed and i've wounded.
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Al BIG HAUL or PICKPOCKETS

FIFTEEN ARRESTED on SATURDAY AND Monh
YEsrERDNY-NO DEFINITE CHA GEs.
Several OF Inspector Byrnes's detectives were o1t
In full war paint on Saturday evening and they ar
rested Edward Tully, alias Big Nose,' Joseph New
man, William Gardner, Thomas Hamilton, Thomas
Martin, James Hayden alias Funeral Nells' James
Lyons, Thomas Brady, Charles Watson william Da' Is,
Timothy Oats, Charles Wilson, James Ryan, Edwau
Rodney and James Johnson, alias Jersey Jimn1ie.'
Every one 0f these IS pIckpochet In good standins
Several other thieves Of the class were aresIed
YESTERDAY They were all taken to Jefferson Marhet
Court and remanded to Police Headquarters aud
locked up.
The cause Of this wholesale arrest OF members u
the light fingered fraternity is shrouded In mystery,
and ns pecor Byrnes, when asked, refused To throw
any light upon the subject. AS there was no com
claimant against the thieves in court II Is supposed
that they were taken In general principles. Many
complaints have been made at the Detective once
during the last two weeks of people v hO have been
robbed Of their watches and pocket books IN h0ric
cars and in the streets Among the victims IS sara
any one OF import Is robbed by pckpoc hets many
arrests are made and general shake down foilbNs
for Information During yesterday afternoon ihofo
stream Of people running into the DrtecttNo
Offce to take a look at this thieves III i sad tnh
none of the plckpOckets was positively identlned ny
any of the visitors The thieves were fftlcent aod
IL Is not believed that the general haul VIII aohnt
10 anything. and when they are taken 70 Jefferson
hans one or two, will be discharged ~ was siaino
by a man who IL well acquainted with the inslno
workings Of the detective department thai one OF fhs
reasons making the arrests ar this particular tme
was to Keep the thieves away nom the big crowd
expected last evening Al the beginning OF tho
walking match at the Madison Square Garden
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A DASTARDLY ORININAL CA UGHT AT LAST,
About year ago tho house of a farmer named GOtt-
lieb Ochs on Orange Mount ain was invaded BY party
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to bed the crack of rife sounded and he fell deaa
IIs btd Lco mconsf.ner IN f1rmer and T. Ner"bsnt
distiller 1t is bele, ed mat he was shot py sono
mv ,nshiner VIII IN no he'd reported.
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FIRE AT RACINE COLLEGE.
THE GYMNASIUM AND LABORATORY
BURNED.
A HEAVY LOSS WHICH THE INSTITUTION CANNo
WELL SUSTAIN.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRrBUNE.1

WELL SUSTAIN.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE
RACINE, Wis. Fob. 6.-On the night Of February 4,
1875, Taylor Hall, OF the largest buildings belong
Ing to Racine College, was destroyed by fire. To-day
tho building OF that institution containing the gymna-
sum- laboratory and art studio Ia thing Of the past
fire having destroyed It. Some time between the hours
OF and o'clock last night servant Of the warden OF
the college, DR. Gray, discovered fire In the laboratory
in the north wing of the building He gave an alarm
and the students of the Institution quickly responded.
The dense smoke Issuing from the laboratory and the
possibility Of a chemical explosion discouraged any
attempt to enter the ground floor. ladder pro-
cured and attempt was made to enter the al studio
In the story above the laboratory The ladder broke,
and as the water from the artesan well was of in.
sufficient pressure to reach the second story, all hope
of Quenchng the flames was abandoned.
In the meantime an alarm had been turned into the
city fire department 1t was responded to az quickly
as the run Of over mile and a half would allow
he flames spread with wonderful rapidly and before
q stream could be procured from the citys hydrants
some four squares distant II was PLAINLY e.
ing the ruin OF the whole building ana cohen,s smcn
proved to be to sne uaS case Of Aba basncs
The loss the building, which was erected In
parstus is estimated at sl1 OOo. Professor Hndley
s. aims personal loss OF 81, 800 on sppaia ats The
loss th' art studio is about 500 ana on tne en-
and Professor Silvers and the grammar school ~Io.
there $4,000 Insurance which Is aced In twelve com
panes The loss a heavy one to the institution ana
Is deeply regretted here.
PROPERTY WORTH Sl55,o0O LOST IN ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS Feb "a irs which began IN the Hildrsdth
Printing Company's rooms No. 407 North Fourth-st
caused the following losses Herzog Co. less $4,000;
insurance s30O0O Hdredth printing and photographic
estabisnment loss $4,000. insurance s50OoO; Msr-
mod ia card J.wsry Companyi loss rem srsa ~stsr n,
Nr. Webb was valued az about $4,000 aud Is dam
on nan n ina far
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FRANKFORT KY, Feb Ex-Governor Buckner to-day
gave his answer 10 Mr.. Mahan, the special agent OF
tho Governor Of West Virginia, In the matter Of
demand made upon him by the state Of Vir>
ginla for the surrender of members Of the Hatfield
gang now in jail al Pkesve KY, and who were takoa
forcibly from Usst Virginia Governor Buckner says
that he has no TO surrender these prisoners.
II k after for the courts, and the courts alone 70
decide and the friends of tho prisoners viii ave de-
pond upon writ Of habeas corpus.
SIR. Mahan will report to Governor vii
once begun In the before Judge Rice the crini
nal judge of that circuit Mr Mahan was the agent
sent by Governor Wilson TO investigate the condition
and causes Of the Mccoy Hatfield war, and he rc-
ported that troops would be necessary To que tho
disturbance. AT that time troops were on their way
TO the scene OF hosttes, and they were stopped at
Parkersburg Mr.. Mahan thinks thai there are some
bad men on both sides. and that they ought 10 bs
punished by their respective States but he IL disposed
To take with good deal OF allowance the staienenf
Of either side as to It's own part In the fcud
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APPEALING FOR AID FOR TIE STRIKERS.

APPEALING FOR AID FOR TIE STRIKERS
largely attended meeting Of District Assembly
No 40 OF the knights Of Labor held In Py thagoras
Hall yesterday. The five delegates from the Reading
Railroad strikers who been in this city since last
Friday were present aud made statement Of the con
dltion OF the strike. Representatives of tho strikers
are now In many Of the large cities In tho United
States and Canada soliciting subscriptions Tor tho
strikers and by day they expect that large amount
Of money will be th,l hands to use during tno
strike. The ceremony Of Installing tho now omceis
viii take place next sunday An appeal 70 tho poops
Of tins city sent out by the delegates. ~ as ns
for assistance for those who have been prougn' "
the verge OF alton by the powers that peae the
business interests OF tho country Mr IoEon - 80
verey condemned for forcing tho people INTO posi-.
tin Il slavery. Finally In the n'". oi ",,.noo' -,
sympathy and Of humane brotherhood they APPo"' ''
help