Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1887 — ADDITIONAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL NEWS.

“The order of the Knights of Labor is on the eve of a great revolt," says a Chicago dispatch. “There is a widespread feeling auainst the managers of the orderanil especially against General Muster Workman Powderiy—here und among the Knights throughout the entire West, nud this feeling is fed by the relentless agitation of the radicals und socialists. That is the reason why the conseivalives insisted on Mr. l’owderly’s coming to Chicago and investigating the state of affairs in the local assemblies, and it is f»r the s.ime reason that he at last undertook a journey to 1 it-nver aud other Western cities. Assemblies after assemolies are passing resolutions concerning the national management of the order and acting defiantly in direct opposition to Mr. Powderly’s wishes.”

Mr. William O’Brien, editor of United Ireland, arrived at New York last week, and was welcomed by a committee of Irish-Americans, who presented him with a congratulatory and laudatory address. Mr. O’Brien's advance upon Canada has already created immense excitement in that country. In a Methodist church at Ottawa the pastor, speaking to twenty-five hundred auditors, strongly condemned Mr. O’Brien’s mission, but deprecated passion or violence. The congregation sang “ God Save the Queen” vvi.h a gusto after the sermon,.. .Last week the visible supply of wheat in this country was decreared 869,394 bushels, of com 3,036,085 bushels, of rye 4,879 bushels, and of barley 10:1,758 bushels. The supply of oats was increased 124,837 bushels. The present stoqk of wheat in sight amounts to 46.303,081 bushels, against 41,896,898 bushels a year ago.

A Benson (Arizona) dispatch states that an exploring party under General Forsyth, commanding Fort Hauchauca, investigated a supposed eruption in the Whetstone Mountains, and found that there was no volcanic eruption there, though signs of an upheaval and mountain slides from earthquake were abundant. The brilliant illumination of the sky and clouds, and the smoke which hovered over the mountain peaks, were caused by forest tires, which they traced to the carelessness of some Mexican campers who camped on the mountain peaks Monday night. This report effectually explodes the volcanic sensation among the people of Benson. Shdcks of earthquake continue here. No damage has been done, but they cause great consternation among the people. Captain Ben Bullwinle, formerly the popular head of the Chicago Fire Patrol, was thrown from his horse and killed at Flagstaff, Arizona... .Indictments for murder in the first degree have been returned against the McCoys, of Haverhill, Ohio, who recently murdered Dr. Northrup, the temperance advocate... .About 6,000 Citizens of Chicago assembled at the armory of Battery D to protest against coercion in Ireland. Mayor Roche presided, and Governor Oglesby and several others addressed the meeting. Resolutions condemning the bill as infamous, cruel, and an outrage on civilization were unanimously adopted. It is rumored that the Russians are collecting supplies at Chardjui, about 200 miles from the Afghan frontier, preparatory to an advance on Khamiab.... Herr Nordenfeldt is about to establish a factory at Pesth for the manufacture of small arms on an extensive scale. He will invest 4,000,000 florins in the enterprise, and has secured important concessions and assurances of heavy orders from the Hungarian Government... .Gen. Boulanger is reported to have drafted a bill for an “experimental mobilization” of the French army next October. The passage of such a bill would no doubt be : treated by Germany a ciwma belli... .Samuel Cousins, R. A., the known English engraver, is dead at the age of eighty-six.