Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1883 — LATER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

A gathering of free traders at Detroit was presided over by Hon. David A. Wella About seventy delegates were present Mayor Thompson, who delivered the welcoming address, urged the formomation of an American Zollverein, composed of the United States, Mexico and the Canadas. The adoption of such a union, he said, would result in of trade between the countries named. Mr. Wells delivered a lengthy address in advocacy of the policy of free trade. Thomas G. Shearman, of Brooklyn, and Hon. William M. Springer, of Illinois, also m ule speeches. An address to the people of the United States was adopted, which, after declaring the tariff question to be the paramount issue in national politics, sets forth the benefits that might be expected to result to the country from the free-trade policy. David A Wells was elected permanent President, with an imposing list of Vice Presidents.

Advices from Oposura, Sonora, indicate that the Apaches, learning of Gen. Crook’s advance, had left their ranches in the mountains and were seeking security in the interior of Sonora The Mexican force there was regarded as insufficient to intercept them, and the opinion was expressed that Crook’s campaign was a failure. It is alleged that the General arranged no plan of co-operation with the military authorities of Sonora, who have been entirely ignorant of his.intentions.

The example of the iron manufacturers of Pittsburgh in signing the scale of 1882 is being generally followed in the Ohio district, and there is now no probability of any suspension of work at the rolling-mills that will materially reduce the production. The Bay View mills, near Milwaukee, dosed last week, although the workihen* who number nearly 1,200, were willing to continue at the wages of the last contract year. They will probably remain closed all summer. The celebration at Burlington, on the Ist of June, of the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of lowa passed off with all the success its projectors could have expected. The principal speaker was Gen. A C. Dodge, whose address was followed with remarks by the Hon. A. G. Adams ar,d Gen. W. W Belknap. The Pennsylvania Senate passed a resolution for the appointment of a commit" tee to investigate the relations oi the Standard Oil Company, in the matter of taxation, to the*Btate. The Postmaster General is said to have come to the conclusion that Senator Mahone shall not be permitted to dispense the patronage of the department In Virginia. The withholding of similar powers from Chalmers, of Mississippi, has resulted in that gentleman losing all influence in State politics. Two ports in Northwestern Madagascar have been bombarded by the French, destroying a large amount of property belonging to British and other residenta A leading Nihilist writes to a London journal, stating that the Czar was not molested at the coronation because the terrorist system had been replaced by plans for a coup d’etat and attempts at revolt O’Kelly, member of Parliament for Roscommon, wa3 summoned before the House of Commons for sending a challenge to MeCoan, member for Wicklow. He explained to the House that he considered the matter between MeCoan and himself ended, and the subject was dropped. The Universal Peace Union claims the credit of having induced the Irish National League, lately organized at Philadelphia, to abandon the design of deluging the British isles with gore, and adopt the more agreeable plan of winning Ireland’s independence by constitutional means. The public debt statement shows a decrease since May 1 of $4,890,476.