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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-01-27

1t costs the government 81, 600 a
day for firing morning and evening
salutes.
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An Opportunity.

The New Orleans Weekly Delta
makes an offer that should interes
every reader in this community
They have secured the agency for
Prof. Nichols Business Guide, which
is a complete cyclopedia of useful
knowledge. book that the farmer,
the merchant, the clerk and the
head of every household needs to
consult. It contains more useful and
valuable information in its 299 pages
than any bo * published. They pre-
pose to offer this book with their
ou lie number weekly paper at a
prlce within the reach Of all. As. for
their paper it is without a superior
as weekly in the entire South. 1t
is published tacice a aceek-l04 eight
page papers a year. The postage on
them is worth more than the price
on both the paper and the book.
They offer this excellent paper one
year and the above book for the
price of the paper alone, 81 per ar
mum. Either the paper or the book
would be cheap at the price of them
both, 81.
In case you are not satisfied with
the book or the paper on receipt of
the first copy, you can return the
book to the Delta and the money will
be refunded in full without a ques-
tion. We trust our readers will take
advantage of this offer, which is only
good for limited time.
Address the Delta, New Orleans,
La. Remember that it only takes
81 to secure both the book and the
Delta for year-provided you order
now.
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Homestead ENTRY No. S4OS.
Land Office at Natchitochcs. La,
March q, 1898.

Land Office at Natchitoches. La
March q, 1893. {
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice Of his
intention to make final proof in support of his
claim and that said proof will be made before
the Honorable Clerk of the District Court, at
Benton, La, on 9th May, 1893, viz: Home
stead Entry No 3l0S-Samuel James Boggs-
ior the north half of northwest quarter of sec.
elton 30, township % North, range II West
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
nf. said land. viz: F. NJ. Barnett, b. n. Floyd,
+. .J. Chamlee and l.. I. Barneet, of CaYtervile,
La.
l.. DUPLEIX, Register.
March 30, 1898. nav
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Memphis Commercial; Georgia is
dealing vigorously with the White
Caps in that State. Eleven White Cap
rufians who undertook to regulate
the morals of the community have
recently been convicted at Carrollton
and the rest of the gang will doubt
less be convinced that the danger is
greater than the fun. The White Cap
organization is not native to the South
and the South will not tolerate its.
existe nce.
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Homestead Entry No. 1892.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La, }
March u, 1893.

Land Uffice at NatchitOches, Ia,
March 27, 1893. :
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice Of his inten-
tlon to make final proofin support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the District Court, at Benton, La, on
the 9th day of May 1893, viz: Adion-
ing Homestead Entry No 3392-Lacey
franklin Barnett-for the southwest quarter
of southeast quarter of section twenty-five,
and northwest quarter of northeast quarter
of section 80, township % North, range II
West. He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and cult
vation of, said land, viz: b. n. Floyd s. j.
Boggs, ]. V. kIgore and j. l.. Cochran of
.Cartervile, La.
L. DUPLEX, Register.
March 81, 1888. may >
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AN ECONOMICAL EDIToR.-Foreman:
I had a row with that feller who owes
you So, and shot him! Editor
Heavens and buckshot 20 cents a
pound! You're too extravagant.-
We must economise by pitchin' 'em
out the window !"-Atlanta Constitu-
tion
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APART1NG BLow.-"Well, i" said the
editor to the dying delinquent, chow
do you feel about the future ~ 'It's
bright-all bright p gasped the de-
linquent. 81 thought so,' said the
editor. "In about fifteen minutes
You'll see it blaze !'-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
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The Hartwell Sun says that ga tidal
wave of religion is sweeping over the
Pay Up neighborhood." A ''pay up"
neighborhood is an excellent one for
an editor to get salvation in.-Atlan
ia Constitution.
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CO7eSt0ble'S Sale.

Thomas LyIes W. Miles Johnson.
In Justice j. 2. Gleason's Court, Ward No. ),
Bossier parish, La.
py virtue ola writ of tieri facias to me direct
I'D ed from the Hon. J. p Gleason Justice
Court, ward 5, Bossier parish, La, / have
seized and will proceed to sell to the last and
highest bidder, for cash. at Midway, La,
on Saturday April 90, 1898, the following
described property, to-wit:
The west half of the northwest quarter OF
section 80, township q North, range u West.
Said property seized in the above entitled
snit, and will be sold 10 pay and satisfy the
sum of $15l II and all cost.
]. NJ. MONTGOMERY, Constable.
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Thomas Allen, who served under
Wellington in the wars with Napo-
leon, and under General Scott in the
Mexican war, and who enlisted at the
age of ~ for service in the civil war,
is still alive at the age of 103 years in
Tyler county, West Virginia.
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California claims to be the third
State in the yield of petroleum, the
yield last year having been 500, 900
barrels, or 10000, 900 gallons crude,
as against only $4,000 barrels in
1891.
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Iseek more than information; while
he might give me that better than
you, o my mother, you can do better
by giving me what he cannot-the
resolution which is the Soul of aman's
SouL-Ben Hur.
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Man never fastenened one end of a
chain around the neck of his brother
that God did not fasten the other
end around the neck of the oppres-
sor.-Lamartine
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The man who is continually con-
demning other people is very much
averse to having his own character
carefully scrutinized.
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Queen Victoria has not worn cor
sets for many years. Princess Beatrice
follows her mother in this respect and
las also discarded the corset.
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Notice.

j. II. Nattin } No. 374S.
VS.. District Court, Bossier
Notice is hereby given that meeting of the
~ Creditors of John H. Nattin will be held
at my office in the town of Benton, La, on
May 10th, 1893, at II o'clock, NJ, TO deliberate
upon the matter of the cession filed in my office
by said Nattin.
Witness the Hon J. T. Watkins, Judge o.
our said Court, this April II 1898.
b. A. KELLY,
Clerk and ex-offieio Notary Public.
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The North Carolina Railway Com
mission fixes a rs cents rate for ten
word messages from point to point in
that State.
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About million kangaroo skins are
imported into this country every year.
They are mostly used in the manu-
facture of shoes.
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Edison can work sixty hours on q
stretch. He says that variety is the
secret of wise eating. The nations
eating the greatest variety of food are
the greatest nations.
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The total recorded immigration to
this country is l6,O04, ,O93, almost as
many as the whole population of
Spain-
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Rhode Island legislators get one
dollar day. They. favor short ses-
sions.
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Gubseribe or send for sample copy of the Los
~ Angeles Weekly Express, the best farm
paper in Southwestern California. Twelve
pages of good reading. One wear, 81 50, six
MONTHS i5 cents, three months, 4e cents.
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For Sale or Rent.

On account of change of domicile to Shreye-
W port, | offer for sale or rent my dwelling
house and store house combined, situated in
the town of old Benton. Win rent all or part
OF buildings. Terms reasonable.
Mrs. ii. BENJAMIN
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A young Ohio girl has suffered SO
severely from neuralgia that her hair
has turned perfectly white.
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A lady in Toxic, Japan, has made a
collection of one thousand teapots,
which she intends exhibiting at the
Worlds Fair.
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Florida is a great State for Notarles
Public. The Governor appointed 322
last year.
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Wesley Corns has been elected
Mayor of Ironton, Ohio, for the thir-
teenth consecutive time.
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The Texas State Fair and Dallas
Exposition will open on October 14th
and continue sixteen days, closing on
October 29th.
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Patrick Henry in 1776 was the first
to make use of the expression "fel-
low citizens.
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Twelve of the original, thirteen
erisipal States now have Democratic
Governors.
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The Republicans have never elect
ed President who had not seen mil
hary service.
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The Chinese Government contem-
plates considered extension OF rail-
roads this spring.
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Nh;le craving justice for ourselves,
ia is neperswise to be unjust to others.
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Cotton Belt Route.
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.
st. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. of Texas.
Tyler Southeastern Railway.
ThrOuuh Car Service.
SOUTH AND WEST-BOUND.

TRAIN NO. 1-Soiid train Memphis to FIT.
Worth and intermediate points, consisting Of
coaches Pullman sleeper and baggage car
Leave Memphis $50 a III. (via st. L. |. NJ. &
). Railway and Fair Oaks. arrive Ft. Worth
Union Depot $40 a. IA. m.
TRAIN NO. 3-Cario and Memphis to Waco,
FIT Worth, Sherman and intermediate points.
Through coaches to Waco; Pullman Buffet
sleeper Memphis to Waco; free reclining chair
car Memphis to Ft. Worth; free reclining chair
ear Memphis to sherman. Leave Cairo LILO
p. m. Leave Memphis 7.4O p. NJ. Via st l.. |
VI Il S. R'y aud Fair Oaks, arrive Waco l0.45
p M, Fort Worth Union Depot sos p. H.,
sherman GAO p. III.
NORTH AND EAST-BOUND.
TRAIN NO. 2.-Solid Train Fort Worth to
Memphis, consisting of coaches, Pullman
sleeper and baggage ear. Leave Fort Worth
Union Depot 80 p. m, arrive Memphis (via
Fair Oaks and st. L., |. VI 4 s. R'yl, 9lOp IN.
TRAIN NO. 4.-Waco Ft. Worth and Sher-
man to Memphis and Cairo. Through coaches
Waco to Cairo; Pullman Buffet sleeper Waco
to Memphis; FREQ reclining chaircar Fl Worth
to Memphis; free reclining chair ear sherman
TO Memphis Leave Waco 6.25 m, Fort
Worth Union Depot $50 a. M, Sherman $50
a. m; arrive Memphis 905 a. m.-via Fair
Oaks and ST. L., |. NJ. d 5. R'y.-arrlve $50
p.m. Z. w. LABEAUME,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
VIII. WINFIELD.
General Passenger Agent, Lines in Texas
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Price with Weekly Enquirer one years. 10 w
Machine without Enquirer ID w
A complete set of attachments accompany
each machine.
NOTICE.
A low arm measure from Bed Plate--3l inches.
This High arm Singer IA
Premium Machine -05
rFlhis Machine is an entirely new one just
4 introduced; modernzed and improved
bv adopting the Self Setting Needle and Self
threading Shuttle and making the arm one
inch higher than the old style of the low-arm
Singer, the latest bObbin winder, etc We are
compelled to admit that it is now a good
and serviceable family machine and well worth
he price asked for it.
The manufacturers say the object they had
view in constructing the new Improved
High Arm Singer Sewing Machine was TO com
Dine the time-tried mechanical principles Of
he original Singer with all the modern i'm
Drovements known or found i'll tirst-class
family Sewing Machine.
Each Machine is furnished with the follow
ing accessories and attachments;
Oil can filled with oil, y Needles, 6 BObbins,
Wrench Guide and Guide Screw, Large and
small Screw Driver, Instruction Book, Foot
Hemmcr, Feller, Rut1er, Tucker, Binder and
1 Set of Henfmers of assorted widths. We
tlso furnish written guarantee warrantlng
the machine for five years. breakage of needles
md shuttles excepted. This shows the great
confidence we have in our machine, which we
Justly claim to be the best valne for the money
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". 4. scanland, Editor and Proprietor.
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BENTON. IA.

THURSDAY ,:::::::::;:::":::;;AAPRIL 27, 1888.
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The New Improved
FI5H-ARL SINGER.


As modernized by adopting the Selt-Setting
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Price with Weekly Enquirer one years $l6 GO
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A complete set of attachments accompany
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Murder Most Foul Committed.

MILWAUKEE, aug. 24-The body of An
unknown woman was found in the Nil
waukee river north OF Pleasant Valley. A
stone weighing fifty pounds was tied to
her body with rope. Her legs were also
tied at the KEGS with a strong rope Around
her neck another rope was found. The
woman was about % years Of age, rather
stout and of medium height, She had
short black hair. wore a heavy eighteen
karat gold wedding ring, patent leather
shoes, silk stockings and underwear, &
black corset, Ii yht blue waist, black silk
skirt and gray jacket.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

The death of Duke Ernst of Coburg and
Gotha makes the duke of Edinburgh a
reigning German prime, through his
grandfather, Prince Albert.
The Brown & Sharp icturing
company, Providence, r. l., ..e of the
largest tool-making concerns o. the coup-
try, will resume operations Monday after
a shut down of four weeks
The countess OF Thum, princess of
Schwarzenberg and countess of Solm, all
young women of great beauty and hith-
erto conspicuous in society, have taken
the veil at Prague. Disappointment in
love in each case
The Cook county, Ills, grand jury has
indicted eighty-seven of Chicago's gam
bling fraternity because the Worlds fair
visitor will bet upon the cards when he
has chance
The American Rab5is association is in
session with good attendance at Chi
cago.
Lord Dunraven's cutter Valkyrie, the
challenger for the Americas cup. has
sailed from Southampton for the United
States
Clark's thread mills at Newark, \. j.,
which have been sut down for the last
three weeks, have resumed operations on
three-quarter time
Twenty-four hundred bottles of beer
that had been seized from a cellar in the
town of Downs were cracked at Osborne,
in northwestern Kansas in the presence
OF 1000 people and the contents poured
into q raVine.
BrentanO, the Anglo-American pub
Usher, has been fined 100000 francs dam
ages and costs at Paris for selling a news
paper containing a libel upon the ex-min-
lister to Hayti from France.
Only two replies have been received 10
the appeal of the Kansas railroad COM
missioners for donations Of seed wheat for
destitute farmers OF western Kansas, and
both these decline to send the wheat.
Creditors of the Hercules Iron Works
company have reorgaaiZeJ the company
and will remove the works from Chicago
to Aurora. The iai.ure I the corporation
was caused ny the burning # it, cold
stora e. warehouse - thy Worlds far
grounds
Obituary-Ar Grand Rapids. Mich,
William A Hyde. a-,J Gi \, .In~!muwa.
III Sister Mary CG'her.u ,ola,s :, member ot
the Dominican ord! %. nuns il the United
States, aged IS. At Green Bay, Wis, DR..
l.. j. Mon oc.
Heirs next Of kin to .;te late Daniel f.
Grouse, Who died at Syracuse, y. Y, two
years ago, are compromising viii a u year
old daughter by secret marriage whereby
her portion will be & - Geo
Mrs. Lynde Craig has been admitted To
practice before the supreme court OF CALI
fornia
During fight between non union and
union men at the LockEa-, Iron ana Steel
company's plant at CHARTERS. Pa, Charles
Snyder, non-uniou man, shot Joseph
Brownhill, striker, in the shoulder.
St. Louis authorities propose to memoir
ialize congress TO prevent he building OF
the drainage canal, hy witch, 1t i claimed.
the Mississippi, where -. Louis gets its
drinking water, Wi. become polluted with
Chicago sewage
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
NOT LIVING UP TO The LAW
And bad Time to Hold the Banks To,
HigidIy Thereto.

Higidiy Thereto.
WASHINGTON. Aug PA novel plan
was proposed il the senate by Pasco OF
Florida 70 determine the ratio Of silver
and gold. H wants a commission of three
citizens TO 90 tie WORK by the LIST Of JAN
uary neXt The PETER resolution inquir-
ing of the secretary OF the treasury as to
the conduct Of national banks il refusing
TO pay promptly in currency the checks Of
their depositors. brought on a lively de-
bate il which Eoar said that in time Of
popular distress and panic the cOmptroller
OF the currency should not be compelled 70
drive national banks up to the strict letter
Of the law. He thought it best to wait a
week or ten days before ''poking into that
question too much"
Hill Of New York insisted on the adop-
ton Of the resolution directly by the sen
ate. He did not assume that the controller
of.the currency mad violated the law, al
though the senator from Massachusetts
tHoarJ had said that it was likely or prob
able that officer had, IN some slight and
trivia! respect, violated the law Of tie
land.
There was nothing partisan in the de-
bate, though tie silver men were all for
adopting the resolution, as well as some
anti-silver men. 1t was generally admit
ted that there was a technical violation OF
the law, but the senate was not inclined TO
make a row over it, and sent the resolution
to the bottom Of the calendar
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
CARTER COULD MEND MATTERS.
Some of Chicago's Unemployed Have Faith
in Mayor Harrison.

Some of Chicago's Unemployed Have Faith
in Mayor Harrison.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-About $50 of the I'M
employed men who gather daily upon the
lake front marched upon the city hall. A
delegation waited upon the mayors pri-
vate secretary and presented petition for
work. They asked to see the mayor, but
when told that his honor was not in they
retired in an orderly manner. There was
no shouting nor disturbance, the leaders.
before the march was taken up, having
cautioned the men against making any
demonstration. The crowd became SO
dense, however that Inspector Ross went
to the leader and informed him that the
parade was blocking the streets and keep
ing the cable cars from running and they
would have to move on.
In the petition left with the mayor is the
following: Congress is spending both
time and public money in trying to ascer-
tain what political body caused the panic.
II is alleged by your constituents hat if
you were now president of the United
States this panic would not last thirty
days; this we believe, and with your great
ability and long experience in statesman
you will be fully able 10 formulate plans
and methods, not incompatible with gCol
government. to give Us immediate relief
and cause rejoicing throughout this great
city,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

governors we're: -EXrcecrerdry of Waf
Stephen b Ei5ins, John W. Harris. James
l.. Wolcott; hief Justice c. b. Lore, OF
Delaware; James Pennewill, General ].
W. St CLAIR AID George V. Massey, who
represent tie TWO states on the national
commission, sides other prominent peo-
pie from the ,yro states
Sixty-ii9e pr elinent Buffalo men and
other New y -,-kcrs sat down 10 a banquet
in the New York binding last evening as
the guests OF tie New York state board o.
managers Among the Buffalo citizens
present who arranged for the celebration
were Mayor Bishop, Norman X Mack,
Judge Maniey {. Green, Of the supreme
court; Judge Iruman {. White OF tl-
superior court, DR. John NJ Hewett, )
derman John ., Kennedy, ex-J Judge u <.
WardeiI, tranl L. Il yno.ds and George
W BrownelI
The special train bearing the foreign
commissioners at the Worlds fair jurors
aad correspondents left this city at 1915
over the Milwg Ukee road last night The
object Of the trip i 10 visit the wheat
fields of South Dakota and Minnesota. and
while there they vii. witness the cutting o!
"a 1900 acre wheat field at Larrimoce, :
D. The train was made up Of six coaches
three sleeper5 and q dining car.
People who believe in psychical science
were interested in n machine exhibited Z
the Art Institute by d.: Puvlon which 5
placed in contact with The pU.se aud IS
said TO indicate tie presence Of visitors
from the spirIE world
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

women Of this city are making active
preparations to vote at the coming school
elections, Septem ber5, under the provisions
of the woman's suffrage act passed by the
last legislature, but City Attorney Taylor
has thrown a bomb into their camp and
exploded all their hopes. In pursuance of
the orders of the board of education he
prepared an opin on which holds that the
act of the last legislature comforting the
franchise on wone in municipal elections
is invalid and unconstitutional
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
DevIin and walters MIKE Terms.

PITTsBURG, Kan, Aug. "a - General
Manager Devlin. of the Santa Fe Coal
company arrived here and held conference
with tie men who were dissatisfied with
his contract. This was modified to suit
the men and was signed by all 1t provides
for the payment of 90 per cent Of the wages
due weekly aud full settlement monthly.
The Santa Fe shafts are all working full
time with ali the men who can be used.
The settlement was approved by Presi-
dent Walters. of the union EfTorts will
now be made to reach ar agreement with
the other bigsompanies,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
The Cripple Greek Incident.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24-There has been
a triangular correspondence concerning
the forcible expulsion of Italian miners
from Cripple Creek, Col, between Secre-
tary Gresham, Governor Waite and Boron
Fava, the Italian minister at Washington,
but it is likely thatthe explanation offered
the minister by the state department a.d
Governor Waite will be satisfactory to the
Italian government and that the incident
will be declared closed. The explanation
is that the attack was not made on Italians
as such, but on cheap labor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24

CLEVELAND, Aug. 24-An important
meeting of the Cleveland and Pittsburg
officials has been I'D at the Cleveland head
quarters of the road. 1t was decided that
a reduction Of EN- Dloyes should be general
one. The Office force, trainmen and the
entire system Of o. hands will be cut down
to the very marrow. The men will not be
laid off, but will be discharged from the
roads service so That the men have no hold
on the company for any future employ
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-24
Riot in Buffalo.

BUFFALO. Aug. PA mob of un-
employed men began 4 riot al East
Buffalo this morning, which assumed
serious proportions. The men made
place and began ritiing the booths.
A call for police assistance was i'm
mediately sent in. and large force
of officers was sent. Several men
were injured, but no deaths are re-
ported yet.