The Bessemer indicator., 1894-07-28
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Laundry girls who resumed work at
Pullman were mobbcd 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 -, 5S5, ,633.
For the year ending June 30, 1898, i,
was ss7, 800, 1863.
2Thc police at Lexington, Kentucky,
broke up crap game the other day
that was being participated in by l3l
negroes, men and women.
The eI ports last year were s237
900, 900 in excess Of the imports, while
the balance was against US the year
previous to the extent Of SIS, 600, 900.
Some very damaging testimony
has been produced against FIVE A.
r. u. men charged with having
wrecked the passenger train near Sac
ramento.
Although a 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
sworc 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 filed
by other brotherhood men They are
going TO make it warm for Chief
Arthur
The subcommittee of the suffrage
committee Of the New York coustitu-
tional convention has decided to re-
port to the full committee adversely
all propositions tending toward female
suffrage except tina. allowing the ques-
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elections Of the state at the next gem
eral election.
The soldiers at Fort Pulaski, Geor-
gia, had a very narrow escape from
death recently. The ordnance ser
geant lighted match in the store
room, causing an explosion of ammu-
milton and sitting Ere 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 e1horbitant assessments.
1t is now certain that 140 person:
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 vesse
foated an hour and quarter after tn,
collision.
Eugene " Debs, George W. How
ard, L. W. Rogers and Sylvester Keli
her, the officer Of the American Rail
way Union, were committed to jai
Tuesday by Judge Seaman in thu
United States court for alleged viola
ton of the injunction issued b,
Judges Wood and Grosscup. TIL,
four leaders Of the strike in realit,
went to jail in default Of bail, for tn,
court offered them their liberty unit
next Monday, when they will have
hearing on the charge of contempt
Their bail was fixed at 8, 600 each, bu
the men refused to give it and tn
court committed them.
Dynamiters made an attempt Sun
day night to blow up the town of Dun
bar, Pennsylvania. At l o'clock
large bomb was exploded under th
house of non-union work man name'
Vnug, in the center of the town. Th
building was blown to pieces, and tn
larger part of the town was badl
shaken up by the explosion. Window
were broken all over the town, an,