THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA, NOVEMBER 20, 1902, GOMPERS UNDER FIRE Shaffer’s Fight Against Him Bobs Up in A. F, of L. Convention. ECHO OF GREAT STEEL STRIKE It Is Sald Renewal of Dispute Means a Fight to a Finish, and at Present Odds Seem to Favor Gompers—In- vestigating Committee Named. New Orleans, Nov. 18.—Either The- odore Shaffer, president of the Amal\ gamated Association, or Samuel Gom- |" other pers, president of the American Fed- eration of Labor, is destined to pass under a cloud. The eclipse may be temporary and the man who goes un- der may emerge at some other time, but an ecilpse there will be for one or It is a fight to the finish The the other, and present odds favor Gompers, trouble which so suddenly came to a | point in the convention of the Ameri can Federation of Labor yesterday is an echo of the great steel strike against the United States Steel com- pany, which was fought ang lost last year by the Amalgamated AWW ciation under the leadership of Shaffer. After his association had been defeated President Shaffer made se charges against President well as John Mitchell, pre United Mine Workers, ar gent, of the Brotherh Trainmen He asse ganizations over which sided had, while li vice of the helping hand tc Associa and against it in the dari Part of “As the gave no blowers the bottl workers Mr. Gomper effect a up his and er to appear, plained why ests. Mr from Pitts} the wage through a committee pers and John Mitchell bers.” Delegate in the convention lution “Whereas, Amalgamats last conventi Va., made Gompers, of the American of Labor. 3 which imp to the prince fore be it “Res point a committee charges convention in be known.’ Mr vention, said: “It to m« request beir taken on the this matter t All eyes tl} who stood at t upon face was flu ly. “1 ask I demand the these President men’s Asse tion, rious Gompers ident of the to thi stening ir leaders, walted fi Gompers urged m New Y 1 ! scale offered of rg to y whit ch Gom were mem- ffered resi Sheridan yesterday of the fol lowing President Shaffer, of the Renda ipies of G what course is that a foot of the pl Ge i and whic fullest investigation of charg of the at once made a ma adopted, that the matter be referred to a special com- mittee of five An amendment was offered and acc pted that the conven tion's comm consist of five mem- bers, Mr to name Mr. Shaffer two and the four a fifth Last night Mr. Shaffer sald he was not aware of the fact that the resolu- tion was to be Introduced in the con vention until the opening day, and that he protested against it, as he had no proofs with him by which to prove the charges Mahon, Street Car iation, which was ittoe Gompers two, BABCOCK IN FAVOR OF CANNON Hlincls Congressman Leads In Race For Speakership. Milwaukee, Wis., 7 ~The Wis consin delegation Saturday afternoon endorsed Congressman Joseph G. Can. non, of lllinols, for speaker of the 58th congress. The Indorsement came af- ter the delegation had offered its unanimous support to Congressman J. W. Babcock, and he had declined upon the grounds that it would be for the best interests of the party to have it united upon the question of speaker The action of the Wisconsin delega tion is said to foreshadow the election of Congressman Cannon, and was the result of the conference held Friday, in Chicago, between Congressmen Cannon, Henderson and Babcock. Posi tive assurance was given at the meet ing that it was the intention of Presi dent Roosevelt to call a special sos slon of congress late in March, as soon as the short regular session was over, for the revising of the tariff. Nae 4 «OV, 3 B. & O. Express Kills Two. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 15 - Robert Klinefelter was killed and James Bratt was probably fatally injured last night in a collision of a Royal Blue oxpress bound from New York to Washington on the Baltimore and Ohio Rallroad, with a yard engine at Bay View June. tion. Klinefelter was the fireman of the express engine and Bratt the en. gineer of the yard engine. The latter was brought to a Baltimore hospital. ho. CL —— ———— | Philadelphia Baby : seph, as | A WEEK'S NEWS OONDENSED. Wednesday, November 12. The planing mill of A. H. Scrafft & I, of Newark, aged by fire yesterday, Loss, $30,000. The 25th annual convention of the American Bankers' Association was held in New Orleans yesterday and to- day. Forty prisoners confined in the jail at Cananea, Ariz, overpowered the jaller and escaped in broad daylight yesterday. Fire destroyed the plant of the Carriage ‘Company, at Philadelphia, last night, causing a logs of $75,000, Charles Price was killed and an. workman fatally injured in the collapse of a bullding at Wilkesbarre, Pa., yesterday. The building was be- ing torn down and the floor gave way. Thursday, November 13. The Hudnut Hominy Mills, at St. Jo- Mo., were destroyed by fire yes- terday. Loss, $100,000, Carl Torno, of Webster, Mass., was yesterday sentenced to life fmprison- ment for the murder of his son The annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Catholic University of | America was held at Washington yes- | terday. aged 66 years, of Corning, N. Y., died on a train of the Long Branch Rallroad at Elizabeth, N. J., yesterday. General William Booth, Salvation Army, sons at aA mass Mich., last night. Friday, November 14, Brigadier Ge tired, has been « ernor of the soldiers’ ington In a q telephone, John ville, Tem Grandin Layton, head of the addressed per- meeting at roit, 2 Det neral H. 8S. Hawk ree. letalled to duty as gov- ar Wash- ins, home ne iarrel over the co Southern f apitai offense Saturday, November 13. ain, LL. D., was ins Swarthmore phia, today 3 ORS IN int | since Jan uary at $1,054,000 in gold Tuesday, November 18. The United States 8S yesterday took a recess until December 1 Japan maintain a perma fleet in American Pacific will be sent o The plant of Massill Firebrick Cor Mas on, 0. was destroyed by Loss, $75.000 Cong an man, of Utica, N. Y.. ye it letters saying he was not a candidate for the speakership The powder mill Pa, blew up yesterday, killing Joseph France and William Vanis. This is the fifth time the mill has blown up. Court Monday, ipreme nent waters of It next year on Stone npany, at fire yesterday James 8 sterday sent o (Tess Sher near Greensburg, GENERAL MARKETS Philadelphia, was steady, Pa., Nov. 17. Flour winter superfine, $2.60 2.80; Pennsylvania roller, clear, $3.10 3.25; city mills, extra, $285@3. Rye flour was quiet, at $3.156@3.20 per bbl. Wheat was firm; No. 2 Pennsylvania, red, new, T6€076%c. Corn was firm; No. 2 yellow, local, 67c. Oats were quiet; No. 2 white, clipped, 37¢.; lower grades, M4@356c. Hay was steady; No 1 timothy, $18.560@19 for large bales, Beef was steady; beef hams, $1920. Pork was firm; family, $23@24. Live poultry, 11%ec. for hens, and S84 %¢c, for old roosters. Dressed poultry, 13¢. for choles fowls, 9c. for old roosters. But ter was steady; creamery, 30¢, per pound. Eggs were steady; New York and Pennsylvania, 26c, per dozen. Po- tatoes were steady; cholce, 606 63¢. por bushel, Live Stock Markets, East Buffalo, N. Y.. Nov, 17. Cattle were steady; fine steers, $6.25606.75; shipping steers, $6.250:6; heifers, $3, 25 4.75; cown, $2.26004; stock hatter, $2.20 1, Veals wore steady: to $R.26418.50; common to good, $5.50 Hogs were active, heavy, $6.50416.65; mixed, $6.40006.50; yorkers and ples, $6.20 6.30 Sheep were easier: mixed tops, 33.160 3.25; culls to good, $1. a4 2.10, Lambs slow and lower; tops, " 80404.90; enlls to good, $3 noo. yearlings, $3.60@3, 7b. East Liberty, Pa, Nov, were steady; choles, % $5.760 0.90, good, $56.25 active, Jima heavy, dium; ¥ 056006. 40; OR fis isgoh 1 a A 6.20; prime, Ho, 8 wore 506 6 me- ‘yorkers, $6.50 Ge, te 3.75; lhe N. J, was badly dam- ! | destroyed | total | fire | been the | | hot and | 17, Cattle | ARMOUR PLANT BLANED | Entire Establishment at Sloux City Destroyed By Fire. Sioux City, Ia.,, Nov, 17.-~ plant of Armour & Co., which pled three and onehalf acres of ground at the extreme south end of the stock yards district, was totally by a fire which started at 12.50 o'clock yesterday morning on the second floor of the fertilizer building. The estimated hy Ww. Lennon, manager the company, is or over a millon dollars. The insurance is $721,500, The of the said by Mr. Lennon to have either spontanedus bustion or an imperfect dryer. hundred men will be thrown out of employment all winter by the fire A burning roof of a chute fell on a bunch of live hogs, and thelr squeals were added to the appalling chorus, When the hog house ht fire all streams were turned in that direction, but the water seemed like ofl, In the building 3,500 dressed hogs and 2.500.000 After the fire got a in hog house any of the The and ment ho BUC “The big occu Charles loss, of cause wns com Six cal were pounds of pork product the part good headway all hope of saving plant was ab snot en plant Ps, and sm andoned houses chick ice runways PRESIDENT HAS ILL LUCK Bears Effect Combination to Prevent Him Having a Shot \ at Them, HUMDREDS OF LIVES LOST rt De rans Refugees From Guatemala Repe struction of Villages By Vc x Pas Pacific Mall hip which has os News re Ihe port have iatemala mak he ¢ exact ig the situation there to Bars s is reports i to mall has arrived here Guatemala Counterfeiters Unearthed. Pa. Nov fot ser sterday nnearthe here, yund In had been occupic nanan is Se iters the witfit was fe part of a room in a : hy two Joseph Wil arrest, and men who gave thelr Par of Harri Day. of Steelton. Day is under and it is said has made impor closur The detectis ia composed of six men been operating the eastern part of the state the past six months, during which time they placed a great deal of the bad coin in eclren lation. It is expected that others of the gang will be captured within » few days Mormon Ridden On a Rail, Susquehanna, Pa, Nov, 17. — The wife of J. Robert Howard, of Yates town, a few days since left him to fol low a Mormon missionary named Sel fridge. Howard organized a tar and feather squad to decorate the mission- ary, who appealed to the town authors ties Tor protection. Notice was served on Selfridge to leave the community within 24 hours or take the conse quences, He showed some hesitation and was ridden on a rail for half a mile. He then concluded to go names as burg. and liam tant dis © EADE and that they of say th in for have Gazateer of the Philippines. Washington, Nov, 17 “The Pro pouncing Gazateer and Geopraghical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands,” with maps, charts and {llustrations, which was prepared in the bureau of inrular affairs, war department, has Just been lesued, and containg a wealth of Information concerning our Oriental possessions. The Gazateer proper con tains 264 pages, including the index, while the geographical dictionary oe cuples 6498 pages, exclusive of the maps, charts aud Hustrationas Cleveland Bags B0 Ducks. Norfolk, Va, Nov, 18. Ex-Presideat Grover Cleveland bagged 80 ducks of various kinds in the blinds of the Back Bay Gunning Club yesterday afternoon. 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