The Great Strike Off

SaturOay, May Ist in St. l.ouU Messrs. Ila.c , i ui ■ :in l Barry of tbc exer.utjve Loard of h' ' 11. : hls o! I.abor, ine liie toafiretwiooal ibmmittee, niormaaiv, aud ihe 11 ii il. na; led to tui .il ií lIh.' ivniLU LCcJarmg the strike off. Au ;rder naa :i once iuued to tha( effect, andTacsday, .Niay 4, üxed as Ibe date tor ihc end of tue üUiko. "Tbere Lave Leen íougbt iu Krince aluce 887 duels, uesiüCd mftuy i CvWceu ollieers an i Letween private solcllers, wii.cU ar tcarcul] ever mentioned ia the papero. Out oi .hest4, dttelu i.niy nlne resultad Id one o. ibe 1 artiei Ueinv dlïabled. m .6 per ceut. of the i ases the combatants lelt ibe ueld LnacaUied, thuueb reliauüitaied. : A record kept u central Dakota shows that the past winter was usually mild. 'Iherewere bui ■-, uavs ibe mereury ï-töod at or belu ; ero. i Ihe precedinje winter l.udöi sueb days. the I oue bi'fore 30, and in the wiuier ui 18tj Lhere ' were tl.