Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1895-10-17
WEST TERN.

CHICAGO special: Fifteen thousand new
cars ordered for Chicago railroads on their
branch connections this year is an indi-
cation of the strong tide of business.
With these orders there have been others
for 16O locomotives, the majority of which,
like the new cars, will run into
CHICAGO. These orders for cars
and locomotives are the greatest
placed by the combined Chicago roads
since the two years preceding the panic OF
1898. When car building orders practic-
ally ceased at that time the hope was ex-
pressed that the shops might open again
in 1894, but that was destroyed by the
strike, which not only kept these industries
closed, but practically shut the doors oI
every northwestern railroad repair shop.
LAWRENCE, Kan, special: Deputy
Sheriff Bowman of Jefferson County ar
rived here, having in custody party o
movers charged with kidnapping 12-
year-old girl named Eta Radcliffe, near
Tonganoxie. Eta was on her way t.,
school and the movers tried to persuade
her to 60 with them. She refused and
they compelled her to walk ahead of the
team for seven miles. The party took
dinner at school house near here, and
mixed with the school children and got
away. She returned home. Officers
promptly tracked the movers through
Lawrence and found them, bringing them
back here to Jail.
PEORIA special: The state Federation
of Labor has adopted a number of resolu-
tions, among them one indorsing the action
of the Peoria miners in demanding the
restoration of the scale of 1894. A resolu-
ton declaring that E. V. Debs is unjustly
condemned, and extending sympathy to
him as far as the methods employed by
the court are concerned, but s'not indors-
ing the warfare waged against trades
unionism generally by him." and calling
on him sto cease his .unholy stab at the
only means that can be used by the wage
workers to better their condition." caused
hot, protracted discussion.
CHICAGO special: There were three
arrests in connection with the trolley car
holdup in this city, and it is announced
that the officers of the street car company
have taken out warrants for two of their
former employees who are believed to be
concerned in the robbery. A reward oil
81, 500 has been offered by the company
for the apprehension and conviction of the
highwaymen, and consequently the terri
tory in which the holdup occurred is fair
ly swarming with police and detectives.
Officers refuse to divulge the names of the
men who were arrested.
OMAHA special: Engineer Thomas P
Armstrong and Fireman Charles L. Barkis
were killed in wreck in the Union Pa
cific Yards. The train consisted OF twen-
ty-two cars and was making high speed
for the upper yards when the locomotive
flew the track and turned end for end be-
fore it stopped. Five cars were heaped
upon it. Armstrong was a single man.
Barkis leaves wife and three children.
CHICAGO special: A call has been is
sued by committee of prominent negroes
from many states in the union for ma
tional conference of colored men to meet
at Detriot, Mich, on December IL, 1895.
The meeting will discuss ways and means
looking 10 the amelioration Of the condi.
ton Of the colored race.