The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-25
Brief Reports of the Do1ngs Of Many
of the Fair Sex.

VI LILO = OH 00A.
Miss Adeline K. Knapp is ''horse re-
porter" for the Sam Francisco Call, and
is said to be taking hold of the work in
much the same way that Miss MILDLY
Morgan did for the New York Times.
She has had some years of experience as
a journalist and has done many different
kinds OF newspaper work.
Queen Lilliuokalini has an income as
Queen of Hawaii Of $4,000 and reve-
nue. from the crown lands of 100000
more. Her standing army consists of
sixty>four men, three of whom are gen>
erals.
Ralph Emerson's widow is now in her
ninetieth year. She lives with her I'M
married daughter, Miss Ellen, in the old
itors, reads nothing, and apparently
feels no interest in the outside world.
Only at the rarest intervals does she
leave the house. Then she goes for a
short drive in the old family carryall,
which looks as if it might have been
purchased with the house in 1885. Miss
Emerson is the constant companion of
her mother
The mother of the young king of Ser
via, the ex-Queen Natalie, has written a
drama bearing the title, THE Mother
1t is intended, according to the foreign
papers, to portray her own unhappy
life while occupying the Servian throne
and her struggles to keep her boy under
her protection.
1t is not certain that Ferdinand Ward
is to marry Miss Pelton. the pretty Con
necti cut maiden after all. Papa Pelton
declares that he does not believe there
is any truth in the report that Ward is
engaged to marry one of his daughters
Mrs A. E. w. Robertson, of Muscagee,
l. T., has completed the translation Of
the New Testament from the original
Greek into the Creek language The
University of Ohio has conferred upon
her the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
in recognition of her scholarly attain
ments.
The Federation Of Labor
The State organizations of the FEEDER
ations of Labor are now i'll annual session
in Pennsylvania at Chester and in New
Jersey at Trenton.
These are the supreme State Councils
of the organization, and they will be
judged by their records. Will they plant
themselves on the safe platform of law
or will they excuse or justify anarchy?
The Pennsylvania Federation has al
ready shown the cloven foot by unqual>
fled expressions OF sympathy for the
lawless Homestead men and by formally
calling upon all workmen to Withdraw
from the National Guard. Herr Most
could not ask more.
We appeal to these two State FEEDER.
ations to make manly deliverances tc
dignity labor by it's declared devotion tc
law, order and the equal rights Of all
If they shall do so. they would thereby
invite public sympathy aud respect fol-
! organized labor and all reasonable de
mands Of workmen; if they shall fail to
do so, with the torch of the incendiary
admonishing them from Buffalo, and
with the common record of lawlessnes,
at Homestead pointing their duty, they
must be regarded as inviting anarchy.
Let these State Federations Of Labor
pointedly declare the right to strike anc
the right to work as absolute rights, anG
let them hew to the line by further de
claring that no man who resorts to vic
lence in labor strikes, or who fails t.
protect property threatened by strikes
can have fellowship in organized labor
Such deiveranccs from Trenton ant
Chester athis time would save million.
to labor would make labor the foun
tain of law and order and would com
mand first the hearty sympathy ant
support of all good citizens. Will it b.
done?
St. Petersburg is certainly not para
disc for theatrical managers The police
authorities of that city have just issued
an edict ordering all directors Of private
theaters, circuses, and other places o
amusement to place in the hands of tn
Chief of Police on the LIST and 18th OF eacf
month receipts showing that the artists
and other persons employed by then
have been paid their full wages. More
over. the directors will be obliged t
deposit a sum of money as security tina
all salaries will be promptly paid whe
due, and in case of failure to pay tn
salaries the Chief of Police will deduc
) the necessary amount from the none
deposited as security and hand it over
; the creditors. Harsh as this edict al
pears to be we'll informed persons claiI
, that in st Petersburg some such mea
> ure is absolutely necessary as a prote