The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1892-08-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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Many of the men engaged in the riotous
/ proceedings at Duuuesne have been ar
rested. The situation at Homestead seems
| to have resolved itself into a trial of endur-
ance, with the workmen at a great disad-
vantage. Frick has resumed his office
work and announces that the work of non
unionizing the mills will 20 on. Suits for
murder against him and other Carnegie
officials and the Plnkertons have begun.
The Presidential selected Senators VIM.
Is. Allison. of Iowa, and John p Jones, of
Nevada, Representative James B. Nc
Creary, of Kentucky, Gen. Francis A.
Walker, of Massachusetts, and Hon. Henry
w. Cannon, New York as members of the
international monetary conference.
The second auditor of Virginia had re-
ceived through the Central Trust Company
of New J ork up to the 5th inst, a little
! over twenty million dollars of the obliga-
| tiOns of Virginia The amount still out
| standing is about four millions and a half.
The committee of the H. r. charged
with an investigation of Representative
| WatsOn's charges of drunkenness on the
| floor has prepared a report declaring that
the charges are not true and constitute an
unwarranted assault upon the honor and
dignity of the House.
The track laid since January 1st, on the
main line and different branches of the
Ohio and West Virginia extensions of the
Norfolk and Western railroad aggregates
more than sixty miles. The total track
now laid on the line is 142 miles, leaving
nifty miles remaining to be built to com
plete the extension.
Three hundred strikers surrounded the
steel mill at Duquesne Pa, and attempted
TO prevent the non union men going to
work. Stones and clubs were used and
the deputies were unable to preserve order
regiment called from Homestead
quelled the disorder.
The steamship Teutonic arrived at New
Ork last week from Queenstown, hs iu-
made the best record for a single day-52S
miles. But for an accident to one of her
engines, it is said, she would have beaten
| the City of Paris's record of D DAYS, 10
hours and 5S minutes.
The United States Senate has appointed
a select committee of seven Senators to in.
quire into the organization and employ
ment of the Pinkerton forces and the au
thority under which they are used in labor
controversies.
As a result of a notice that carpenters
would refuse to use any Carnegie material
Studebaker's works at South Bend, Ind.
employing 5000 men, closed down last
Friday.
Both houses of Congress passed the bill
giving $2.5OU, 600 to the Worlds Fair and at
IL o'clock p. NJ, on the 9th, adjourned
sine die
| By later news from the Alabama election,
the Democrats claim n majority of 5000:
the Alliance claims 10000 and charges
fraud.
Capt F. c. NJ. Spottswood, formerly of
the United States and Confederate Navies.
died on the 9th, near Norfolk, in the sOth
year of his age.
The election last week in Alabama re-
suited in the election of Jones, straight
| Democrat, for Governor by 10000 majority.
Tie legislature is strongly democratic
The corner stone Of the monument TO
Mary Washington at fredericksburg will
be laid this fall The association has $50,
600 in hand
A steamship line between Savannah.
| Georgia, and Barcelona Genoa and Trieste
will begin operations on the 18th of this
month.
The commissioner of internal revenue
reports an increase of over two hundred
and eight million i'm the consumption Of
cigarettes for the last fiscal year.
Hon Henry st. George Tucker has been
renominated for Congress in the Tenth
| Virginia district
Foreign.
The Sarts in Tashkend, a town I'm Asiatic
| Russia, some weeks ago invaded the Rus
sian quarter attacked the governor and
killed him A desperate fight with the
troops followed, many being killed ON both
sides. Several thousand insurgeut Sarts
tried to cross into Fergbana, but were re-
| pulsed by the local troops The insurrec-
tion has fpread TO Ferghana, and The posi-
| ton of the Russians there is critical, part
of their forces having gone to- Pamir The
Moslems of Iashkend threaten to revolt.
| To has transpired chat the riots were not due
solely to cholera, but that they were partly
due to religious excitement caused by or
ders from the Governor interfering with
rites i'm the mosques.
The republican journals Of France regard
the result of the trennial elections held i'm
the provinces for members of the councils
general ON Sunday week as a crushing de-
Feat OF the enemies OF the republic The
republicans have gained 100 seats
All efforts to have the Pope change his
attitude toward the French republic are
unayailing Ie is in0exible in his adher-
ence to the democratic policy of the coun-
try, and says it is his duty to persevere I'm
the design which me considers an histori-
cal mission.