Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1886 — LATER NEWS IETMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS IETMS.

Half a dozen hat-finishers at Reading, Pa., have been arrested on the charge of arson. The conductors and drivers of the street-cars in Hamburg, Germany, are on a strike for higher wages. The board of arbitration chosen to settle the differences between the street-car men of Pittsburgh and their employes made an award sustaining the demands of the men for twelve hours’ work. The strike at Pullman, HL, was ended by the return of the 4,000 workmen at the old rates. The planing-mill proprietors of Chicago, having given the eight-hour plan a two weeks’ trial, have returned to ten hours. There was no trouble. Business appears to be depressed at Racine, Wis. The J. L Case Company has laid off 250 men; the Mitchell & Lewis Works have been closed, and J. Miller & Company’s boot and shoe factory is shut down. Secretary Manning continues to improve slowly. It is thought that he will not resume his official duties at the Treasury Department until next autumn. The issue of standard silver dollars from the mints during the week ended May 24 was $435,556. The issue during the corresponding period of last year was $262,498. The shipment of fractional silver coin since May 1 amounts to $301,703. The House Committee on Territories has voted to report adversely all bills relating to the admission of Dakota as a State except that introduced by Ml-. Springer, providing an enabling act for the admission of the whole Territory, which will be favorably reported. Miss Lydia Miller, daughter of Justice Miller, of the United States Supreme Court, and A E. Touzalin were married at the residence of the bride’s fattier, in Washington. The Newfoundland Legislature has refused to approve of the treaty between England and France as regards the Newfoundland fishery question. The fugitive New York aidermen now sojourning in Montreal are in such fear of being kidnaped that they hardly dare to go on the streets at night. The visible supply of wheat and corn is, respectively, 37,812,771 and 7,814,500 bushels. Since last report wheat has been reduced 1,776,959 bushels, and corn has fallen off 2,003,361 bushels. The town of Baligrodi, Austrian Galicia, has been burned. The Turkish and Greek commanders in an interview completed an agreement for an armistice. The Greek losses at one point on the frontier were 150 killed and wounded, including six officors. The Mark Lane Express, in its review of tho British grain trade, says: “The foreign wheat trade is very depressed. Sellers of American and Russian wheats are lowering their demands. American flour is being offered at rates which are perhaps the lowest on record.” Senator Platt’s resolution regarding open executive sessions was before the Senate on May 24, and was supported by Senator Gibson, who said seciet inquisitions were repulsive to honorable men. The President vetoed four private bills, granting pensions to Dudley B. Branch, Louis Melcher. Edward Ayers, and James C. Chandler. The President gave his reasons at length in respect to each case. The President nominated Henry Gilman of Michigan to be Consul of the United States at Jerusalem, vice N. J. Arbecly of Tennessee, withdrawn. The House of Representatives refused to agree to the Frye amendment to the Dingley shipping bill, which authorized the President to close American ports to Canadian vessels as long as American vessels are refused commercial and fishing rights in Canadian ports or waters. The House considered in committee of the whole the bill which contemplates imposing a tax on imitation butter, and placing the manufacture thereof under the control of the internal-revenue officials. Mr. Bennett (N. C.) introduced a bill to divide the surplus money in the Treasury June 1, 1886, among the several States and Territories for educational purposes. Mr. Bland of Missouri introduced in the House a bill to revive the income tax, the proceeds to be applied to the payment of pensions.