The Press., 1890-08-21

Thursaay Evening. August 2l. lS0Os
 JAMES McLAUeHLIN 6 SoN, PuBLIsHERs. q 50 per year. s1.s5 when paid strictly in advance
 AN early date is fixed for the Rockville fair advertised this week. The announcements ara worthy of notice: liberal premiums, novel attractions, and most popular features re- tained of the successful fairs of past years.
 THR locomotive of passenger train on the Old Colony railroad jumped the track near Woods Holl, Tuesday morning. Fifteen persons were killed or fatally injured, and many quite seriously hurt. The cause of the accident was ''track jack" weighing about 75 pounds, left between the tracks by work man, who stepped from the track where he was at work, upon the approach of the train, in forgetfulness the dangerous obstruction he left behind him.
 TIE striking is resumed on the N. Y. Gen. tral railroad, and the situation grows more complicated. The Knights seem to consider theirs life struggle, and to recognize defeat as death blow to their organization. The railroad is equally determined to retain con- trol of it's own affairs. It will be bitter fight if it goes on, and the whole railroad system of the country may become involved.
 LAST week the strikers complained that the associated press dispatches were colored to favor the side of the railroad, and the charge seemed plausible This week it would seem as if it were the railroads turn to grumble. The workmen who take the places of strikers are called s'scabs'' in the dispatches, and Pinkerton's men are said to have fired wholly without proyocation, though dispatches of a day or two before had given incidents of their being stoned while passing on trains. The business of the associated press should be to give plain, uncolored news.
 THE employment of Pinkerton's men by the New York Central railroad seems mis- take. If necessary it is a disgrace to the state of New York that it was necessity. The Central railroad should be protected in its right to run it's own cars upon it's own tracks with its own hired employees, if every military and civil resource of the state IS needed for it's protection. bureau of pri- vate detectives should never be used unless first sworn into the service of the state and made part of it's civil force. This country cannot tolerate the arming of men and giving them the power to act as militia, except the state first accept their services, and puts them under suitable restraint and control as such.
 
 THERE is evidently "bluff" upon both sides of the N. Y. Central railroad strike. The road says that if necessary it can close its freight traffic for brief period until it can control force sufficient to resume, also. necessary it will sacrifice $2,OOO, ,OOO rather than relinquish it's right to discharge men fo1 cause and be compelled to take back those il has dismissed The labor organizations on the other hand boast that they have not yet begun to use all the resources at their com mand to compel the road to recognize them and their right to demand arbitration. One thing is certain-public opinion will not en- dorse any attempt to forcibly stop the mov- ing of trains, or in any violence towards en- ployees. Nor will the heads of the labor or ganizations themselves endorse so suicidal a course. If taken it will be by irresponsible hot-headed subordinates.
 THE region of Wilkesbarre Pa., was visited by 8 cyclone on Tuesday, with loss of many lives and great destruction of property. The cyclone came suddenly up the river. The heavens were as black as night, and the wind blew with frightful velocity, sweeping down trees, houses and everything else in it's course Large sections of the city were laid in ruins, and the women and children were in the streets, crying and wringing their hands: were blown over, and every wire in the city electric light, telephone and telegraph wires down. The streets were impossible with trees and fallen buildings. Twelve persons were killed. At Sugar Notch, mining town three miles away from there, destruction of property is terrible, and fifteen persons were killed. At Parsons and Mill Creek coal breakers in all directions were more or less damaged, and the number of killed will reach ten.
 Mary Tillinghast of North Stonington is the boss snake killer of the state. Her record since the beginning of the season is almost 60 snakes of various kinds. They include aslders,. big blacks, deadly reds, and few "rattlers" Her method of dealing death is with whip-lash and Miss Tillinghast seldom misses ending the life of 8 reptile with the first stroke. It is her ambition to make her record 100 be- fore October.
 The coming race meeting at Charter Oak Park, Hartford, will be the great at- traction to all lovers of speed. The sport opens on Tuesday, the 26th, and contin- ues four days. The coming races promise to eclipse any of the successful meetings in past years. The faint-hearted horses who started in the circuit have been taken home, leaving the cream of each class still in. New horses are showing up we'll, and developing speed that is remarkable These will all he af Charter Oak Park