The Bessemer indicator., 1894-08-18
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Pullman were moebed by women and
had to be protected by policemen.
Laboring men are said to be enlist
ing in the militia in various states, SO
as to be ready to help in time of
strikes.
The excess of gold exports over i'm
ports last year was only 81, 5S5, ,633,
For the year ending June 80, 1898, it
was So, SOC, 1863,
2rhe police at Lexington, Kentucky.
broke up crap game the other day
that was being participated in by l3l
negroes, men and women.
The ex ports last year were S231, e
600, goo in excess of the imports, while
the balance was against US the year
previous to the extent Of SIS, 600. 600
Some very damaging testimony
has been produced against five A,
Il. L. men charged with having
wrecked the passenger train near Sac
ramento.
Although u republic has been de-
clared in Hawaii it is still the declared
purpose of the leaders to secure annex
alton to the United States as soon as
possible.
The treasury officials object to the
state warrants recently issued by Mis-
sissippi on the ground that they are
SO like the national currency as to
violate the statute.
. Great numbers of Italians and other
foreigners are leaving this country for
Europe. They are induced to do so
by the low steerage rates and the hard
times here.
As result of the forest fires that
have been raging throughout northern
Wisconsin several small towns within
radius of fifty miles from West Su-
perior are threatened with destruction.
Rumors continue to be circulated in
Washington TO the effect that several
senators committed perjury when they
swore before the sugar investigating
committee that they had not speculatd
in sugar stocks.
The officers Of the American Rail
way Union have issued an appeal to
the people of the country not to pat
ronize Pullman cars until that COM
pany does its employees justice.
About 400 brotherhood engineers
who quit the service of the Wabash
road during the strike have lost their
jobs, some of their places being filled
by other brotherhood men. They are
going to make it warm for Chief
Arthur
The sub committee of the suffrage
committee of the New York constitu-
tional convention has decided to re
port to the full committee adversely
all propositions tending toward female
suffrage except that allowing the ques-
tion to be submitted to vote of the
elections Of the state at the next gem
eral election.
The soldiers at For, Pulaski, Geor-
gia, had very narrow escape from
death recently. The ordnance ser
geant lighted match in the store
room, causing an explosion of ammu.
milton and sitting fire to stores. Great
efforts had to be made to save the
powder magazine from being blown
up, and the soldiers exhibited great
bravery.
All of the children Of the late Jay
Gould, in their individual capacity
and also as executors and trustees un-
der the will of their father, have taken
up proceedings in the Supreme court
of New York for the purpose of being
relieved Of taxation in New York
county and city upon their personal
estates, which they allege is based up
on exhorbitant assessments
1t IS now certain that 140 persons
went down with the Italian steamer
Columbia, which collided with the
Russian steamer VLADIMIR in the
Black Sea few days ago. All the
evidence badly inculpates Russian sea-
men, who deliberately abandoned the
Columbia and her crew and the passen-
pers to their fate, although the vessel
foated an hour and quarter after the
collision.
Eugene V. Debs, George W How
ard, L. W. Rogers and Sylvester Keli-
her, the officers of the American Rail
way Union, were committed to Jail
Tuesday by Judge Seaman in the
United States court for alleged viola
tion of the injunction issued by
Judges Wood and Grosscup The
four leaders Of the strike in reality
went to Jail in default of bail, for the
court offered them their liberty until
next Monday, when they will have a
hearing on the charge of contempt.
Their bail was fixed at 5000 each, but
the men refused to give it and the
court committed them.
Dynamiters made an attempt Sun.
day night to blow up the town Of Dun
bar, Pennsylvania. At o'clock
large bomb was exploded under the
house of non-union work man named
Vaug, in the center Of the town. The
building was blown to pieces, and the
larger part of the town was badly
shaken up by the explosion. Windows
were broken all over the town, and
chimneys thrown from their positions.
The family escaped without injury.