Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
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lied at Boston.
Colonel Breckenridge says he will run for
Congress again.
Steamships arriving At New York report
terribly rough weather.
The coke strikers have resumed hostilities
and are intimidating workmcn.
A female brigade 10 being organized st
Oakland, California, to join Coxey's army.
THE knights Of Reciprocity want the Re
publicans 70 nominate Judge Caldwell for
president.
The lawyers of John Y. Mex ane are still
trying to get him out Of Sing Sing, but with
out success.
Three prominent members of Coxcy's army
have been expelled for appearing In . Pitts
burg dime museum.
Judge Dundy has ordered the wages of
Union Pacific employees which were cut last
September to be restored.
Seven men employed In logging camp In
Michigan were killed by . wreck on a rail-
road while going to work.
The Commonwealers, led by Coxey, are
trampins through the hills of Pennsylvania.
The army numbers about 800.
President Cleveland has issued Behring
sea proclamation, warning persons against
violating the seal fisheries act OF congress.
A terrible storm swept along the North At
lantic coast on the 9th. 1t caused the wreck
Of the bark Belmont and the loss Of six of her
crew.
The bank at Crawford, Nebraska, was
robbed OF s., 500 on tho 18th. A cowboy held
up the cashier and then locked him in the
vault.
Reports from the scene Of the coke strike
In Pennsylvania, are conflicting. Most Of the
works are running, but the strikers are still
riotOus.
The United Mine Workers of America, at
their meeting at Columbus, Ohio, on the 11th
decided to order general strike OF coal min
crs on April 21st.
A three-story building at Memphis col
lapsed on the Sih. It was an old tenement in.
hahted by negroes, four Of whom were killed
outright and others badly hurt
Albany, New York, has defeated the regu-
lar Democratic municipal ticket. It was de-
feated by an ''honest elections" ticket sup
ported by the Republicans and Hill Demo-
crats.
Policeman John w. Flynn was shot and
killed by party Of burgulnrs who were raid
Ing the safe in the depot at Helena, Montana
He surprised them while at work. They es-
capped.
A strike of 500 men on the Great North
ern railroad was inaugurated on the 18Th; NO
-Lnrimore, North Dakota, to Spokane. 1t IL
due to u cut In wages.
Copies of Senator Wolcotts speech On the
Ro.k Island station bill when received at
Enid, Oklahoma, 70 enraged the citizens
TINT at midnighta large crowd collected and
burned the Colorado senator In effigy and de-
nounced him as n railroad hireliug. Leading
citizens deplorc the act.
Wednesday q hydraulic plunger on . con
yertcr nj the Middleport Ohio steel plant
broke, prccipltating 5000 pounds Of white
hot metal among sixty workmen from dis.
tancc of fifteen feet. Tho hot metal scattered
fifty feet In all directions. The clothes were
burned from all within reach. -Four men will
die Of their injuries.
The situation at Ogden remained the same
on Tuesday night The Southern Pacific re-
fused to carry the men back to California
and the men also declared they would not 60.
Their leaders hoped to start eastward through
Wyoming in day or two, In wagons An
Invitation was received from Governor Waite
to pass through Colorado.
The California contingent Of the Industrial
army passed through, Cheyenne on the 18th.
The army numbered 1l6Q mon. They wanted
10 come through Denver to SEQ Governor
Waite, but the Union. Pacific refused to run
the train that way. The people Of Cheyenne
supplied the tourists with provfsions for
day, and they went on their way rejoicing.
Mr.. Balfour, Mr.. Lidderdale, formerly gov
crnor of the Bank Of England; Sir David
Miller Barbour and A. number Of others Of
equal prominence, have promised 70 attend
an international bimetallic conference that IL
to be held on May Q at tho Mansion house,
the official residence Of the Lord Mayor Of
London.
The London Chronicle says that exc Queen
LilIuokalani has been convinced OF the hope
lessness of her trying to be reinstated and 10
willing to have the Islands annexed 70 the
United States with a view to obtaining PEN
sion which President Harrison offered. 1t
states that petition to that effect is being
prepared for submission to President
Cleveland.
The lockout has at last been ordered by the
n = A. t1av he
Painters Union has determined that II the
builders declare lookout that the men al
fected by 1t will refuse to pay rent during the
continuance Of the lockout. They claim
they will drive property owners into the
aght. The lockout 10 expected to Affect
about 6O,000 men.
A party of train robbers met with painful
surprise few nights ago when they atte mpt-
ed to rob Rock Island express car near Pond
river, Oklahoma. They blew open the door
with dynamite In the regulation way but were
met by shower Of bullets from the revolvers
Of the messenger, Jack Harman. One was
killed and another badly wounded. Their
companions promptly fled.
The houses of Baptist missionaries at Hue
how, China, were attacked by a mob short
time ago. Fortunately no serious damage
was done beyond wrecsing the the houses OF n inc
children. The women and children were
badly scared and the officials have since had
the damage made good and punished the
ringleaders Of the rioters.
A mammoth three pole tent has been
secured from Barnum & Bailey In which to
hold the big convention Of the Christian
Endeavor society which will be in Session at
Cleveland from July 14th to the 18th. can
vass will be made TO secure sleeping quarters
for 40, 600 young people that will be present.
arrangements will also be made to provide
lunch at the tent for 10000 people during the
convention.
Dispatches received from, Rio Janeiro state
some serious fighting is taking place at Rio
Grande do Sui and that an important naval
battle may be shortly expected. Five of the
Insurgent war ships are bombarding Rio
Grande do Sui and the forts there arc reply
ing with but little effect. The>Brazilian gov
ernment has dispatched q fleet Of 10 war ships
to the south with Instructions to engage the
rebel fleet At the earliest opportunity.
The reports OF war on the Samoan islands
Is confirmed. The natives committed great
atrocities The rebels lost ten or twelve men
and had large number wounded The lov-
alists lost about the same number OF killed
and their list of wounded was also very large.
Ten heads were taken. OF these six came
from the bodies Of the attacking loyalists.
The foreign consuls united 10 ordering the
belligerents to keep away from Apia, which
they did.
The United Mine workers of America have
adopted scale Of mining rates to go into