Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1886 — ADDITIONAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL NEWS.

Jay Gouf,D states that ,H. M. Hoxie has full powers touching the trouble on the Southwest system, and that tie will enter into no further negoti itions for the settlement of ft strike; which, he says, is now a thing of the past. The Central Labor Union at New York adopted a preanble calling Jay Gould “an arch-enemy of the republic," and saying that “it is the intention and purpose of the great enemy of the American people to destroy all lalior organizations.” They adopted, also, resolutions denouncing Jav Gould and his minions for their refusal to treat with the representatives of the workingmen of the Missouri Pacific, and holding him and his representatives responsible for every act or violence. A committee was appointed for executing a general boycott upon Jar Gould. At the regular weekly meeting of the Methodist clergymen of Chicago, where the eight-hour law was dis- | cussed with much spirit, Bishop /Bowman said he should like to see Jay Gould kicked through the streets of 1 New York. At the inquest on the victims of the East i St. Louis emeute. evidence was given to the effect that no attack had; been made ph the deputies when they Wgau firing. Tne deputies who did the shooting-were released at St. Louis under writs of habeas ‘corpus, but were rearrested and held to await requisitions from the Governor of Illinois. JJjmibers of coal miners in St. Clair and Madison Counties, Illinois, have abandoned their work, and say they will not resume operations until the railway strike is settled. The nearest friends of Secretary Manning say that it is settled that he “will not attempt to resume his duties at the Treasury -Department if, as happily now seems probable, he shall partially recover his health. One of his near friends is of the opinion that wbeii he shull be so far restored that his physicians will permit him to travel he will take a sen voyage and that he will „ then be appointed Minister.,to Austria... The House Committee on Territories has agreed by a vote of oto 5 to report favorably a bill to provide for the organization of the TndiTm"fenteoiyanci'ttiiT'put'lie-“larin'-'strip' into the Territory of Oklahoma. The bill provides that Slothing iu it shall be so construed rts to disturb tlie existing property or treaty rights of the Indians: that the pub-lic-land strip shall be opened to settlement under the provisions of the homestead laws only, and that as soon .as the Creek, Seminole, and Cherokee tribes shall'give their assent the unoccupied lands ceded by these Indians to the United Stub's shall be opened to settlement'“untTeF tEtr, five years"” settlement laws. :' ; John C. Bell, of Pine Bluff, Ark., who failed to pass g medical examination at a New Orleans college, committed suicide by taking prussic acid, morphine, chloral, nud bromide in separate doses. The Indian .appropriation bill, including an item of $20,003 for schools in Alrska, passed the Senate oil the 12t1i ilist. Mr: Shsrinau offered afi arbitration bill in tlie sliapa of an amendment to the House bill pending in the Senate. Mr. Uhace rejKirted adversely from the Committee on Poatoffices a bill to increase the rate.®! ]>ostage on fourth-class matter to two 'cents an ounce. A resolution offt Ml by Air. Beck was agreed to appoint Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, to tlio membership of the Senate Coinmitt -e on . Commerce in place of Mr. Jones of Florida, during the absence of tlie latter from tlie 8»«- . ate... The President sentthe following in urinations to the Senate: Howell K. Jackson of Tennessee, to be Circuit Judge' of the United States for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, vice John Baxter, deceased :* Frank H. Dyer, to' be Marshal, of the United States for the Territory of Utah. The liresidenfe -withdrew the nomination of Orlando \V. Powers of Michigan as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah. Republican Senators and Representatives at a joint caucus in the' evening adopted resolutions authorizing each State delegation to select a repres -ntativo on the Con--gressiooal - Campaigu Committee. In the Houseof Representatives Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, from the Committee on Rules, reported a resolution for the appointment jiy the Speaker of a select committee of seven members to investigate the causes and extent of the disturbed conditions now existing in the relations between railroad corporations und their employes. The committee shall have power to send for persons and papers, to sit during the sessions of the House, and to visit such plac is as may be necessary in order to facilitate the investigation. It shall report during the present session, wdth such recommendations as it .may deein proper tomake. The resolution was adopted without division The Morrison-Hewitt tariff hill was reportod to the House with majority and minority reports.