Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-19
AHSCEIIANEOrS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
PRENDERGAsT, the assassin of Carter
Harrison, the mayor of Chicago, was
hanged on the 18th. There was no
scene on the gallows and he faced
death calmly.
MARITAL law has been proclaimed in
Sacramento, Cal. Several men were
shot down by soldiers. No trains were
running out of the city on the 18th. At
Oakland the yards on the mole were
under the protection of force of 1000
United States marines, mi1itiamen and
deputies.
THE Rock Island bridge, a mile south
of Enid, Ok, was blown up with dyna-
mite and freight train demolished on
the 18th. A brakeman and a tramp
were injured The outrage was sup
posed to have been done by men con-
cerned in the fight with the railroad
about townsites.
CLEARING house returns for the prin-
cipal cities of the United States for the
week ended July 13 showed an average
decrease as compared with the CORE
spending week of last year of Ill; in
New York the decrease was 1910; out
side, 2.7.
PRESIDENT DEBs, of the A. r. o., sub
mitted a proposition to the railway
managers to end the strike, the condi-
ton being that the men should be re-
stored to their former positions. The
recognition of their organization was
not asked for. The proposition was
inspired for the purpose of subscribing
the public good, SO it was stated. The
proposition was returned by the board
of managers to the mayor of Chicago.
who had presented it, without any an
swer.
GEORGE N. PULLMAN made a long
statement on the 18th giving his rea-
sons for refusing to arbitrate.
THE conference of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor has decided against a
general strike. The petition of Presi-
dent Debs, of the A. r. u, was Endorsed
and 81 900 voted for a defense fund for
his trial. A long address was issued to
the public giving the reasons why
general wallxout should not be ordered.
FAILURES for the week ended July
10 Bradstreets report) were 229 in the
United States, against 1874 last year; in
Canada "a, against 80 last year.
BRADsrREEr's review of trade for the
week ended the 18th, said that for the
greater portion of the week general
wholesale business at Chicago and at
centers within the tributary territory
was paralyzed by the strike. The east
ern cities also felt the effects of the
tie-up, commercial travellers being com
PEELED to leave the road. All western
centers report railway transportation
restored, but it will be some time be-
fore the restoration of conditions be-
fore the strike can be attained.
The attention of the post Office de-
partment has been called to the Hon
duras Lottery Co., which has been ad-
vertising in large number of papers
throughout the country that its presi-
dent retains the presidency of manu-
featuring concern in Mississippi and
that "all proposals for supplies and
machinery as well as business commu-
Aications" should he sent to the COM
pany's new address. All newspapers
containing these advertisements are
being barred from the use of the mails.
A long line of rulings of the department
has held that these constitute adver-
tisements of lottery concerns and ac-
cordingly the papers are not only liable
to be thrown out of the mails but to
prosecution under the lottery laws.
The General Managers association
mas 0CCtOCO " oAoSOhSAheC is
| ton bureau, declaring that the rail-
road strike troubles are now practically
| over.
THE Federation of Labor executive
| committee convened on the 18th at
Chicago with a large number of official
representatives of labor unions present.
Particular attention was paid to the
Pullman strike and reports were heard
from the various local organizations
which have already decided to strike.
President Debs, of the A. R. u. gave a
review of the present stri Ike. Nothing
had been settled on at adjournment.
| THE federal grand jury at Chicago
have returned indictments against
President Debs, of the American Rail
way union, George w. Howard. vice
| president, Sylvester Keleher, secre-
| tary, and A. l. Rogers, one of its di-
rectors. They are charged with con-
| spiracy. They were arrested and gave
bonds in the sum of $4,000 each.
PRESIDENT DEBs, of the A R. o.. is
sued an address on the 10th to all strik-
ing employees and sympathizers urging
them to refrain from acts of violence
| and to maintain law and order. He
| predicted the stoppage of work would
| become general.