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


GENERAL SECRETARY HAYES and T.
3. Mcclure, OF the Knights of Labor,
left Washington on the 18th, S. A.
French. of the executive committee,
who was also in that city, will remain
10 attend to any business which may
arise in connection with the authori-
ties there. All the officers expressed
themselves as highly gratifed at the
success of their interview with the
president, and as feeling satisfied that
the cause of labor would be best served
at this time by the abandonment of the
strike, proper terms being secured and
the immediate prosecution of the in
vcstigation by the commission to be
appointed by the president
A DISPATCH from Tromsoe, Norway,
said that the yacht Sadie touched at
Danes island on the north coast of
Spitzbergen July 6. The yachtsmen
found on the island Prof. Oyen, the
geologist, who was left there by the
American polar expedition under Wal
ter Wellman, to await their return and
to guard the depot tablished on the
island. The yacht met an experienced
walrus hunter, Capt. Johannesen, com
ing from the northwest. It was his
opinion that the Ragnvald Jarl, Well
mans steamer, had been beset by ice
and crushed, The Saide left some sup
plies with Prof Oyen. He declined to
return with She yacht, as he was
pledged to Mr.. Wellman to guard the
depot until the Ragnvald Jarl's return
THE labor demonstration held in
Cooper Union, New York, to express
sympathy with the strikers in Chicago
and the west was an extraordinary
outpouring of people. The hall was
crowded to excess and 5000 people
surrounded the building, unable to get
in. The government and senate were
denounced for rushing to the defense
of monopo1ies and congress was asked
to nationalize railways. The work
ingmen were called upon to use their
political rights.
CHARLES E. RANDALL, manager of
| the Postal Telegraph Co. IS Office at Trim
idad, Col, produced in the federal
court in Denver, in obedience to sum-
mons, the strike dispatches wanted by
| the government
CHARGES have been formally pre-
ferred against ex-Gov. Crittenden, con-
sul-general at the City OF Mexico by
ex-Vice Consul-General Edgar and will
| be investigated by the state depart
ment. They charge Mr.. Crittenden
with withholding portions of the es-
tates of citizens of the United States
| who have died in Mexico.
THE executive committee of the
| North American turnerbund has set
July "a as the date of the national con-
vention of the society in Denver.
THE strike of the potters of New Jer-
sey was settled through the good Of
q =,
| 1t affects 1000 men.
THE situation at Sacramento, Cal,
on the night of the 18th was deemed
very serious. The United States regu-
lars had been on the field for twenty
four hours but the railroad blockade
was not broken. The underpinning of
trestle had been sawed out and a
train plunged through. Four persons
were killed and several injured. All
the victims but one were soldiers.
THE drum sheds at the mouth of
mine No. of the Ashland Coal & Iron
Railroad Co. at Grant, KY, were burn
ed by strikers from Carter county, oIR-
ing to announcement by the company
that all men occupying their PROPERTY
and not complying with their terms
would be evicted.
JOHN MCBRIDE, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, has
received dispatch from Samuel Com
pers, asking him to be present at a
meeting of the executive committee OF
the American Federation of Labor to
take action on the present railroad
strike.
A BATTLE occurred on the 10th be-
tween striking alien miners at Spring
Valley. Ill, and regular troops, in
which two men were killed and several
wounded.
SCorTDALE, Pa, was the scene of the
widest excitement on the night of the
9th. A regular pitched battle was fought
between the negro coke workers and
the town authorities and one negro was
fatally shot. The streets were filed
with bowling and angry crowd.
THE st. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern trainmen and switchmen at
Little Rock, Ark, went out again on
the 18th on an order from Debs.