The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-08-31

the national strike commission on the
9th and gave the reasons for reducing
the wages of the Pullman employees,
saying it was purely matter of bust
ness with the company. Contracts for
cars were taken at a loss to give the
men work. His objection to a-n,,,.
ton was that ma. mad a right to
i. ~, owl business. Vice Presi-
lent Wickes, of the Pullman company,
also testified as to the part he played
in the strike.
The fight a. Coney Island, N. Y, be-
tween MeAuliffe and Critic was given
to McAuliffe or general principles,
after ten hard fought rounds, against
storm of protests.
ALExJEFF's wool cleansing works at
eharkos, the largest in Russia, have
been destroyed together with a large
stock of wool. by Gre. The loss was
estimated TO be 1,5oO, 900 rubles.
RORERT TUCKER, father Of Herbert
Tucker, who was assassinatsd near
Lexington, KY. -ene time ago, assisted
by Seets Van Meter, a well-known
farmer, captured Andy Martin, a negro
65 years old, and at the point of pistol
tried to make him tell about The inur-
der Of young Tucker. The old negro
knew nothing of the murder and could
tell nothing. The men then took him
to an orchard near town. dug grave,
pinioned his er1ns and legs and buried
him for nearly twenty minutes. They
told him they would kill hims If he told
on them. The Old negro was in bad
conditich. The men have been arrested.
"A COURIER from the camp of Capt.
Minillos, at Zatatecas, Mex, brought
news of a terrible dynamite explosion
which occurred in the mines there on
the 25th. The explosion resulted in
the killing Of seven persons, besides
several horses; and did great damage
to property.
JOHN EaAs; strike manager of the
General Managers association, ap-
peared before the federal strike COM
mission at Chicago on the Gath. He
was asked if Il was the policy of the
railroads to settle strikes by force and
he replied in this case it was. He de-
MED in an angry manner that he used
and employed railroad men to burn
and destroy railroad property during
tie strike. Superintendent of Police
Brennan gave an account of how the
police handled the disorder growing
out of the strike. Several other wit
nesses gave unimportant evidence.
GESsRAL MANAGER ST.. joHs, Of the
Rock Island railroad. appeared before
the strike Investigating commission on
the s3d. He admitted that when an
employee was discharged from one di-
vision statement was sent to the
other divisions not to employ him.
When asked about his contract with
the Pullman company in regard to
their cars, he said the road could haul
them on any train or not haul them,
just as they pleased. He said of 522
strikers only seventyfour were taken
back. He thought the strike had cost
his road nearly 81, 900, 900. He believed a
system of government license applied
to railroad employees would be good
thing.
Four miners were crushed and
burned to death in the Amethyst mine
at Creole, Col, on the Gath. Loss by
fire, about $40, 600.
THE yacht Saxon has arrived at Peter
head, returning from scientific expe-
dition to the Arctic regions. She re-
ported that she landed Prof. Aubrey
Battye, the ornithologist, and one COM
panion on Kolquev island, 100 miles
from the Russian coast, on June 2. The
Saxon, however, was obliged to aban-
don Battye and his companion on ac-
count of the heavy seas and the ice,
which threatened the destruction of
the yacht. 1t was hoped that the ex-
plorers would be rescued by the next
Russian gunboat which visited the
island.
THE 100 school teachers of Perry,
Ok, and county have been holding a
teachers institute and gave an enter
tainment. There were six colored
teachers among the number and they
demanded to be on the programme,
which caused terrible row. Some of
the teachers sided with the negroes,
while others said the negroes should
not take part. Prof. R. R. Tally, SUI
perintendent of public instruction, de-
clared the colored teachers should not
speak their pieces. The city was much
excited over the matter.
Two men were killed and eleven in
jured by an explosion of gas in the
Gilberton colliery, near Ashland. Pa.
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.
AT the strike Investigation I, n tho