THE STEEL STRIK E.
The Contest Grows More De
termined.
Small (iulm and DrleaU are Noted
lor Kadi side, Vet Neither Ilaa
Achieved Any Decisive Vic
tory The Situation
at All Points.
Pittsburg, Aug. 20. The United
States Steel Corporation yesterday
made a series of gains in the restora
tion of properties crippled by the
Amalgamated association and its sym
pathizers. The Monessen steel mills,
after a long period of inactivity, were
partly putin motion by strike break
ers gut lie red in some of the southern
states, two more mills in the Painter
plant were also started up and another
large mill at the Clark property was
also operated for the first time. There
was some di dor in the streets of
Monessen dir g the day.
The men o the Pennsylvania works
of the Natio ,al Tube Co. in this city
joined the strikers last night and i f ; is
expected that the foree in the Franks
town plant will follow them. About
COO men left the Pennsylvania works
and it is almost certain that all of the
remaining 000 will join in the move
ment and completely tie the property
up. There are about 000 men in the
Frankstown property and the total
number of men added to the army of
strikers by the movement will be
1.800. When the strikers filed out of
the Pennsylvania works they made no
explanation to the officials hut to the
newspaper men who met them outside
they said that they had quit rather
than work non-union made help.
Pittsburg, Aug. 21. —Following the
rapid moves of Monday on either
side of the great steel strike there
•was a lull yesterday and neither side
took decisive action that showed
upon the surface. It has been a
running fight so far, with small vic
tories for both sides, but it now
seems to.be settling down into a hard,
determined struggle in which neither
side will acknowledge defeat while
there is hope left. The steel man
tigers succeeded in starting the last
idle mill at the (Mark plant and are
evidently planning extensions at
every point where there is a chance
of success.
Chicago, Aug. 21. —A statement ad
dressed to labor organizations and
to the public, signed by 14 men who
claim to represent the members of
the Amalgamated association em
ployed in the steel works at South
Chicago, was issued last night. The
statement is an argument in justifi
cation of the refusal of the South
Chicago men to violate the contract
■with the Illinois Steel Co., which
provides that the wage agreement
cannot be broken except by either
party to the agreement giving three
months' notice of its intention, the
notice to be given previous to Octo
ber 1.
Pittsburg, Aug. 22.—The steel
strike situation underwent no change
yesterday. There was no extension
of the strike and the steel managers
did not attempt to start any more
mills. I/ate in the day the fires were
lighted in the Demmler tin plate
works at MeKeesport, but the ma
chinery was not started and no at
tempt was made to operate it. It
•is believed, however, that the move is
preliminary to a start with non-union
men.
President Shaffer has well defined
plans to bring the strike to a close.
This is to be done by bringing about
such a crisis in the differences be
tween the steel corporation and the
Amalgamated as will foree a settle
ment. Just how all this is to be ac
complished is a mystery, but it will
not be by arbitration or litigation.
.John Sternsdroff, a rougher from
Richmond, Va., who claimed that he
was a member of the party of strike
■breakers brought to Monessen on
Sunday by "Alabama Joe" Carter,
was at strike headquarters yesterday.
Ife said that Carter had misrepre
sented the facts- to himself and that
he had slipped out of the works the
first time a chance presented itself,
lie says 14 men left Kichmond, that
five deserted en route and that three
left when he did. He placed the
number of men now in the mill at 18,
and said very little work was being
accomplished.
According to the strike haulers only
20 men who were formerly members
of the Amalgamated have gone to
work in mills that are now being op
erated partly or in full with non
union men. The steel managers
place the number of desertions at a
higher figure.
Pittsburg, Aug. 23.—Aside from the
partial equipment of the Star plant
of rhe American Tin Plate Co. and
the preparation for its immediate re
sumption of business, there were no
special developments in the strike
situation in this city yesterday. No
further trouble occurred at the Penn
sylvania tube works.
Joliet, 111., Aug. 23.—Reports that
the steel mills here are to resume
Monday are absolutely without offi
cial foundation, either as regards the
■company or the Amalgamated asso
ciation. Neither side has made any
move to that end. Xo notices are
posted at the mills and Superinten
dent Seldon says he knows of no
change in any way. It is not thought
there will be any change here until
South Chicago's position shall be
finally determined. There is a
strong sentiment among some of the
strikers in favor of a return to work
under some honorable plan.
Schwab Not In Control.
New York, Aug. 20. —-The Herald
says: It was definitely learned yes
terday that the control of the Beth
lehem Steel Co. is no longer in the
•hands of Charles M. Schwab, presi
dent of the United States Steel Cor
poration. Mr. Seliwab has allowed
his interest i'l the Bethlehem Steel
Co. to pass into the hands of a syn
dicate identified with the United
States Steel Corporation, the man
ager of which is the banking house
of.l. I'. Morgan & Co. The property
has not been turned over to the Uni
ted States Steel Corporation,
FOUND A BIG SHORTAGE.-
Governor of ItllaiSaalppl IHaeovered
the State Treasurer'* (usli Wu
'•Shy."
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 23.—Gov. Long'
ino has issued a statement of the con
dition of the state treasury, showing
that on August 15 he found by actual
count so77,S4ii, when the books called
for $840,468, a shortage of $162,021.
Treasurer Stowers was, however, al
lowed credit for due bills, drafts, etc.,
amounting to $53,000, leaving the
shortage $107,621.
The governor then states: "I in
dulged the hope that the amount of
said shortage would be replaced if
opportunity and time were given be
fore the result of said count was
made public and that the state might
thus recover the money without fur
ther trouble, explanation or loss. I,
therefore, in the interest of the state,
enjoined secrecy on those present as
to the whole proceedings and agreed
with Mr. Stowers that 1 would make
another count of the money on Tues
day, August 20. On the date fixed 1
made the count. It was then found
that the cash and drafts on hand bal
anced with the books, which called
for $005,914."
The governor closes the statement
by saying: "The condition of the
funds in the treasury on said count is
made by me as required by Section 13
of the constitution, and in my opinion
the books of the treasury show a cor
rect statement of the amounts which
should have been in the treasury on
the said 15th and 20th days of Au
gust, 1001, respectively, and before
doing or saying anything further in
the premises, I deem it just to Mr.
Stowers (the treasurer) that he be
given full opportunity to make such
explanation of the matter as he may
see tit."
The publication of this report has
created no end of excitement. Mr.
Stowers declined to make a state
ment,
A GREAT TRIUMPH.
Colombian Itebel* t lalin to lluve Won
n ISli£ Victory In a with Gov
ernment Troop*,
New York, Aug. 23.—Dr. A. J. Res
trepo, diplomatic agent of the liberal
party now attempting to take posses
sion of the government in Colombia,
received a dispatch Thursday from
the liberal agent at Quito regarding
the recently reported battle between
the government, or clerical force, at
l'asto. The dispatch was as follows:
"Quito, August 20. —The expected
battle near l'asto was fought on Sat
urday, the 15th, and the liberal gen
erals, Perez and Rosas, won a great
triumph over the clericals." •
Through his secretary. Dr. Res
trepo explained that Pasto, where the
battle was reported to have been
fought, was in the extreme southern
part of Colombia, 2,000 miles from
where (Sen. I'ribe was operp g, and
that it indicated a success'. , execu
tion of the plans of campair .i mapped
out by Gen. I'ribe and fc/\varded to
the commanding officers of the other
liberal forces before the general left
New York early in the summer.
Willetdstad, C'uracoa, Aug. 23.
Venezuelan steamers have transport
ed 800 men from Maracaibo and Coro,
under command of Gen. Davila, who
defeated and captured (ien. Hernan
dez, to invade Colombia near liio
llaclia and to support (ien. Uribe.
The Venezuelan authorities have also
sent ammunition to that point.
Gen. Juan Pietri, leader of a revo
lutionary movement that was about
ready to start, was captured near
Magdalena while on his way to
arouse Guarico. On being taken to
Caracas he was set at liberty by or
der of President Castro.
AN EXODUS FROM NOME.
A Hlu ltn*h to Get Out Before Winter
Set* lu—Town Full of Idle .lien.
Port Townsend, Wash., Aug. 23.
The exodus from Nome is fairly on
and each steamer arriving from there
brings large numbers. The Roanoke,
which arrived Thursday afternoon
from Nome, brought 130 cabin pas
sengers, besides a large number in
the steerage, which makes about 1,-
000 who have arrived from the north
this season, and from reports each
succeeding steamer will be loaded
with passengers until the close of
navigation.' Returning passengers
report Nome as being quiet and filled
with idle men,many of whom are will
ing to work for almost anything in
order to get passage money, but
there is no work, and great anxiety is
felt by residents as to what will be
done with so many destitute men.
The Itoanoke-brought down SOOO,OOO
iu dust, most of which was shipped
by the North American Trading and
Transportation Co. Besides this it
is estimated that the passengers
brought $200,000 more on their per
sona.
Bear* Heavily on American Products
Washington, Aug. 23. —'The state de
partment has received from Consul
(ieneral Mason, at Berlin, a long re
port setting forth in detail the fea
tures of the proposed new German
tariff which will affect United Sjtates
products. By far the most import
ant of these is noted in the advance
of from 50 to 300 per cent, jn the
rates oil food materials, meats and
live animals. The present treaty
rate on wheat of 43 cents would be in
creased to $1.54 per 100 kilograms.
The United States sent 465,933 metric
tons of this commodity to Germany
last year. As to American manufac
tures, the most notable advances
made by the new bill, are in the rates
on bicycles and shoes.
The fxnr Favors Intervention.
Brussels, Aug. 23.—The Indepen
dence I!el<>-c prints a dispatch from
Copenhagen, which says:"lt is cur
rently reported in Russian circles
that the czar has decided to broach
South African intervention to Em
peror William and President Loubet.
lie considers the time opportune for
friendly mediation." The paper adds,
under reserve, that the czar, during
his stay in France, will receive Mr.
Kruger in private audience and ob
tain from him a direct statement of
the Boer position, with the view of
formulating a plan for action.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1901.
IN GOULD'S HANDS.
Control of Norfolk <Sc Westerr;
Road Is Now Vestad.
fie Purchase* a Majority of It* Stork
and Will, It I* Said, ( »e It as a
Club to Force the Peun*y Iva
ula llallroad l'eo|>le to Ac
cede to III* Demands.
Philadelphia, Aug. 23.—The North
American says: Control of the Nor
folk A- Western railroad has passed
out of the hands of the Pennsylvania
railroad and is firmly in the grasp of
the Gould interests.
This was announced yesterday as a
fact and will probably occasion
greater surprise in financial and rail
road circles than any similar an
nouncement made this year.
The Gould interests, it js asserted,
now hold an actual majority of the
capital stock of the Norfolk & West
ern. It is believed that the Pennsyl
vania interest is about $10,000,000 out
of the $23,000,000 preferred stock and
$13,500,000 out of the. $06,000,000 com
mon stock.
The Gould party began, it is said,
by purchasing the foreign holdings
of Norfolk & Western stock and fol
lowed this by quietly picking up the
floating shares in the New York
ma rket.
Control of the Norfolk & Western
will be used by George Gould to fur
ther the interests of his railroad sys
tem. If the Pennsylvania railroad
will withdraw opposition to the Wa
bash in Pittsburg and agree not to
thwart Gould in his effort to get an
Atlantic seaboard outlet, the rceetjfly
acquired interest in the Norfolk &
Western will be surrendered at a
price which is fair. This is the latest
of a series of strategic moves by the
Gould group, to the end of forcing an
eastern outlet.
It is believed that President Cas
satt, of the Pennsylvania railroad,
will decline to make any compromise
with the Gould party which would be
disadvantageous to the Pennsylvania.
Be will sail from Europe on August
30, and is expected to take the im
mediate direction of things on Sep
tember 9. It is understood that the
Pennsylvania will make no agreement
to handle Gould freight from Pitts
burg to the seaboard unless Mr.
Gould will agree to abandon, abso
lutely, the pro ject for a new railroad
across Pennsylvania to Philadelphia.
In the meantime arrangements are
being perfected for a number of
feeders, which will draw together at
Pittsburg over the Wabash a heavy
freight traffic. The Big Four has
agreed to let Wabash trains use its
tracks between Wellington, ()., and
Cleveland under a 999-year agree
ment.
RIOT IN AN ALABAMA TOWN.
Would-be Lyncher* Attack Deputy
Sherlll'* -O.ie Man Killed and An
other Fatally Wounded.
Ashville, Ala., Aug. 23. —One man
was killed and another probably
fatally wounded iu a battle here
Thursday to save a negro, Jim
Brown, from the vengeance of a mob
after he had been tried and sentenced
to be hanged on September 20 for
rape. Killed:
Walter Blankenship.
Wounded: Arthur Blankenship.
A small boy, the son of James Han
ley, slightly wounded.
The attempt of the mob to gain
possession of the negro followed one
of the swiftest and fairest trials ever
witnessed. The judge and court of
ficials were on the defensive to sup
press the rising anger of the crowd
as detail after detail of the crime
was told by the witnesses for the
state. There was no evidence for
the defense.
The clash with the sheriff came in
half an hour after Judge i'elham had
pronounced the sentence. liy a ruse
the court room was cleared of half of
its angry occupants. The remaining
half was surly and seemed bent on
mischief. At (lie request of Judge
Pelham, J. L. Garrett, the father of
the girl outraged by Brown, mounted
a table and spoke, counseling peace.
He had hardly addressed the assem
bly as his friends and neighbors be
fore he broke down in tears. In con
cluding Ins appeal he said:
"If you have any respect for my
feelings, if I can have any weight in
your hearts, let me urge you as good
citizens togo home and obey the
law and I will never cease to thank
you from the iJottom oT my heart."
After some difficulty the court
room was cleared. Sheriff North
thought it unwise to attempt to take
Brown to the jail a few blocks away,
for the crowd was rapidly increasing
around the front door of the court
house. T'wenty-eight deputies armed
with pistols and shot guns were sta
tioned in tile front hall and at the
windows of the court room. The first
sign of an outbreak.came when one
man from the outside, with a pistol
in his hand, started to mount the
stairway. He was followed by two
or three others.
Several shots were exchanged and
the mob leaders retreated to the out
side, when two members began firing
into the windows. Arthur Blanken
ship was hit first and his brother was
shot while emptying his revolver in
the direction of the windows above.
A hard rain 'began falling. The
bodies of the wounded were removed
and the crowd scattered about in
front of the stores across the street.
The officers took advantage of this
lull and spirited the- negro away in
charge of two special deputies.
The Shamrock Nlioiv* Her Speed.
New York, Aug. 23.—Sir Thomas
Lipton's new challenger for the
America's cup, the Shamrock 11., had
'her first trial spin in New York bay
yesterday, and although it only last
ed 97 minutes, it was a most satis
factory performance from start to
finish. Sir Thomas Lipton and De
signer Watson, both of whom were
on board the yacht during her trial,
expressed themselves as perfectly sat
isfied with the result. In sailing
about eight miles direct to windward
against a two-knot tide, she covered
the distanaee in 57 minutes, and the
reach buck u£ six miles in 40 minutes,
GOT A HEARTY WELCOME.
Sir TLoir * Mpton land, lu New
York i'lt) iul Iticelve* .'lany Ova*
tiouM.
New York, Aug. 22.—Sir Thomas
Lipton, owner of Shamrock 11., chal
lenger for the America's cup, arrived
in this city last evening. He met with
a most cordial reception. The steam
ship Teutonic, on which he was a
passenger, received one continuous
ovation from Sandy Hook to her
dock. Sir Thomas and her party
landed at S o'clock and were driven
to tin. Waldorf-Astoria for dinner.
Included in the party of Sir Thomas
were George Watson, designer of the
Shamrock; Hon. Charles Russell, who
will represent the Royal Ulster Yacht
club on the American cup defender;
J. 1!. Billiard, a prominent Clyde
yachtsman, whom next to Mr. Jamie
son, Sir Thomas considers the best
amateur yachtsman of the United
Kingdom; Mr. C. O'Malley, Mr. John
Westwood and W. M. Duncan. Sir
Thomas comes to America for his sec
ond attempt to lift the cup, cheerful
and resolute. He had this to say to
the newspaper correspondents:
"I am thoroughly delighted to be
again in America, and should be un
grateful if I did not say that 1 am
thoroughly pleased with the recep
tion that has already been given me.
1 think I can do better this time, for
1 have in Shamrock 11. a boat at
least nine minutes faster over a 30-
mile course than the ShamroMc 1.,
and the old boat during the trials on
the other side was faster than when
she raced in American in 1899. At
any rate we expect to make a good
race against the American defender,
whether she be the Constitution or
Columbia. lam hoping for a good
breeze during the race, for certainly
Shamrock 11. is something better
■ than a light weather boat. Whatever
is the outcome I shall be satisfied
that the better boat has won, for I
have a good opinion of American
sportsmanship and the fairness of the
New Y--U Yacht club, under whose
auspices ifte races are held."
The only thing that Sir Lipton has
to criticize in American yachting is
the rule of measurement.
"The English method," said he, "is
much to be preferred. It results in
more beautiful, healthful and com
fortable boats, while the American
torm tends to produce racing ma
chines only. Many American yachts
men with whom I have talked agree
with me in this."
ANOTHER CRIB HORROR.
Five Men Killed by an ICx plosion Five
Mile* Out In the I.ake Irom Cleve
land.
Cleveland, Aug. 22. —Five men were
killed in the new waterworks shaft at
crib No. 3 at 8 o'clock Tuesday night.
An explosion at the bottom of the
shaft is responsible for the accident.
The force of the explosion displaced
the air lock at the top of the shaft.
The sides of the shaft caved in, and
the men at the bottom, providing
they were not killed by the explosion
at first, were buried in the debris.
The water of the lake poured into the
shaft and filled it up to the level of
the lake. It is thought that the
men at the bottom of the shaft
struck a pocket of gas and caused the
explosion.
Those who were killed are:
James Williams, foreman; Dan Hig
gins, Ray Tratochaud, Albert Valin
court, John Burt.
Two men, Henry Coe and V. C. Sny
der. locktenders, were also in the
shaft at the time, but escaped unin
jured.
The crib proper was not injured
by the explosion, all the damage be
ing done in the shaft. The air lock at
the top of the shaft was forced up
for a distance of 15 feet and struck
the top. of the crib. It settled
back, 'however, in a crooked position
over the top of the shaft.
There was no boat or raft at the
crib and no means of communication
with shore, save a steam whistle. This
in spite of the fact th A 35 men were
at the mercy of the many dangers
that accompany tunnel building, and
that the city officials anil contractors
had the terrible warning of a week
ago. All night long the whistle was
sounded in vain.
At 6 a. m., Wednesday, just ten
hours after the catastrophe, Capt.
Coulter, of the tng Alva P., heard the
■whistles and went out to investigate.
It was not until the tug returned, an
hour later, that the disaster was
known to the city authorities.
Judge Dellenbaugh has ordered a
special grand jury summoned to
meet to-day to investigate the two
crib disasters.
SHOVEL MAKERS COMBINE.
Five Firms, Making Three-fourth* ol
the Country'* Froduct, Have I'nlted.
Boston, Aug. 22.—The promoters of
the shovel combine which was recent
ly formed under the laws of New Jer
sey have issued a Statement here.
The statement in part is as follows:
"A consolidation of th<* principal
shovel makers has been effected un
der the name of Ames Shovel and
Tool Co., of New Jersey, witn a cap
ital of $5,000,000. The Ames Shovel
and Tool Co. is really a merger of the
Oliver Ames & Sons Corporation,
North Easton, Mass.; T. Rowland's
Sons, Chelsea; Wright Shovel works,
Anderson, Ind.; 11. 11. Myers Co.,
Beaver Falls, Pa., and the St. Louis
shovel works of St. Louis."
There are about 14 companies in
the United States, but the five form
ing the combination are said to make
more than three-fourths of all the
shovels used in this country.
Taken Out Alive.
Cleveland, Aug 20. —Two men, Adam
Ivest and John Engine, who have been
in the tunnel ever since the fatal fire
at crib No. 2, were taken out alive at
2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. They
were brought ashore in the tug Cham
berlain and taken to a hospital.
The mcif had undergone a terrible
experience. Since last Tuesday they
have been imprisoned in the tunnel
with nothing to eat and with foul air
to breathe. They were terribly emaci
ated, and it is a miracle that they !
were brought to the surfa.'u alive, |
They may recover.
A FINE PROGRAM MAPPED OUT.
A. It. Knranipment Week In C'leve
land Will bo Jtarkrd l>y 4'iimpllre*
and .IdilrcucD by l>l»tin;;iil»licd Yl*>
Horn.
Cleveland, Aug. 20.—The following
is a program of the large campfires
and public meetings to be held during
encampment week:
Central Armory, Tuesday, Septem
ber 10 —Campfire of the National As
sociation of Union ex-Prisoners of
War. Presiding officer, Mayor Tom
Li. Johnson. Speakers: Gov. Bliss,
of Michigan; Gov.'Stone, of Pennsyl
vania, Gov. Nash, of Ohio, and Past
Commander of the Grand Army De
partment <>f Ohio I. F. Mack, of San
dusky. Short campfire talks by
members of the association. Music
by a male chorus and band music.
Central Armory, September 11.—
Open meeting for members of the
Grand Army Women's Relief Corps,
Ladies of the G. A. it.and Daughters
of Veterans. J. G. W. Cowles, chair
man. Addresses of welcome and
greeting by Gov. Nash and Mayor
Johnson. Responses by Commander
in-Chief Jlassieur, Mrs. Mary L. Carr,
national president, of the Woman's
Relief Corps; .Mrs. Etta Toby, presi
dent of the Ladies of the G. A. R.,
and Lillian E. Phillips, president of
the Daughters of Veterans. Music. •
Central Armory, September 12.
General campfire and music by cho
rus and band. Speakers: President
MeKinley, (ien. (). O. Howard, .Sen
ators lianna and Foraker, Gen.
Thomas J. Stewart, of Pennsylvania;
Corporal Tanner, Judge Eli Torrvnce,
of Minneapolis; Gens. Sickles, Duf
fiehl, Chamberlain and J. Warren
Keifer.
Grays' Armory, September in.—■
Dog watch of the National associa
tion of Xaval Veterans. Speakers
to be announced later.
Grays' Armory, September 11.—
Canrpfire of colored troops. Speak
ers: President MeKinley, Hon.Charies
W. Anderson, 0. O. Howard, Gov.
Nash, Congressman Burton, Corporal
Tanner.
Gray's Armory, September 12.
Campfire under the auspices of the
Department of Ohio of the Grand
Army. Presiding officer. Depart
ment Commander Taggart, of Akron.
Speakers: Gen. Howard, Hon. Charles
W. Anderson, Gen. Sickles, Go?. Nash,
Senator Foraker, Congressman Bur
ton, Corporal Tanner.
Turn Hall, September 10 —Campfire.
Chairman, Senator lianna. Speakers:
Gen. S. F. Hurst and Gen. T. F. Mack,
of Ohio; Col. E. B. Gray, of Milwau
kee; Congressman Burton, Corporal
Tanner. Short talks by members of
the Grand Army.
Chamber of Commerce Auditorium,
September 10—Reception by Woman's
Relief Corps to Commander-in-Chief
Rassieur and other national officers
of the Grand Army. Orchestral
music
Chamber of Commerce Auditorium,
September 12 —Presidential and offi
cial reception by the president of the
United States, members of the cabi
net. and leading officials.
Chamber of Commerce Auditftrium,
September 13—Reception to old and
new commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army. Orchestral music.
All these events will take place in
the evening.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
Parade or (lie (>. A. It. at Cleveland
Will be Two Mile* Lou:;*
Cleveland, Aug. 23. —The greatest
number of visitors who will be in this
city during Grand Army encampment
week will be reached on Wednesday,
September 11, the day of the grand
pai;ade. This is the history of every
encampmen For the fact there can
be little wonder. The parade of the
veterans of the civil war is a unique
thing; unlike anything else in the
■world.
The departments of the Grand Army
will march in the order of their seni
ority, Illinois first because the order
was organized in that state. The
line of march will be just two miles
long. It will begin at the intersec
tion of Euclid and Case avenues. The
start will be at 10 a. m.and will be
announced by the firing of three guns
from a point near the head of the
column. It will be fully 3 o'clock
before the veterans all have marched
and the procession disbanded. The
parade will march west on Euclid
avenue to Rond street, north on Bond
street to Summit street, and west
into Lake View park and Wood, On
ario and Seneca streets for disband
ing. At the foot of Bond street will
be the large grand stand to be occu
pied by the school children who will
sing patriotic songs as the parade dis
bands.
The greatest possible pains will be
taken to make the march as easy as
possible for the veterans.
Arrangement* Made by Daughters oI
Veteran* and Naval Veteran*.
Cleveland, Aug. 21.—The headquar
ters of the Daughters of Veterans
during the national encampment of
the Grand Army will be in Parlor C,
the 'H'ollenden. The room will be
open from 8 a. in.to 11 p. m. every
day from September 8 to 13 inclusive.
The convention will be held Septem
ber 12 and 13 in the Masonic temple
and will be called to order promptly
at 9 o'clock.
The National Association of Naval
Veterans will have its headquarters
at the Weddell, which will be opened
September 10. The naval parade will
form at 9:30 o'clock that morning and
will move at 10 a. m. It will be re
viewed by Rear Admiral Melville, rep
resenting the secretary of the navy;
Convmander-in-C hief Rassieur, of the
Grand Army, and others.
lloflTmaii'* Flying Machine.
London, Aug. 23. —Engineering de
scribes R. J. Hoffman's Hying ma
chine, which is nearing completion in
Berlin, as being very similar to Prof.
I..angley's, but adds that it has some
essential improvements, inclding a
water tube boiler and a compound
condensing engine. The condensation
is effected by carrying the exhaust
steam through hollow ribs of the
wings, where it is exposed to strong
currents of air. The propeller makes
50 revolutions per second, and the
wings spread nine feet. The work*
ing model weighs seven pounds,
HEM J TRADE.
The Volume of Business
Does Not Diminish.
TIIE TEXTILE MARKETS.
They Alone Show Weakness at
the Present Time.
TIIE HIGH PRICE OF CORX.
II Orlvc* Foreign I'untoniem Away, to
the Advantage of" Itiiovia and Arjmi"
line—Kx<'i'|tti»ui>l Ai'tlvlty In the
Shoe Maiiulai-tiii-iiitf Industry.
Xew York, Aug. 24. R. (1. Din <£
Co.'s Weekly Review <>f Trade says:
Though there are some drawbacks,
notably the labor troubles in the iron
and steel industry, business is of well
sustained volume, to which fact pay
ments through rhe country's clearing
houses, railroad earnings and the
strength" of priet-s of staple and part
ly manufactured merchandise offer
ample testimony.
Except in certain branches of the
textile markets, sellers of merchan
dise have an advantage over buyers,
and distribution is as large as stocks
will permit.
The Amalgamated association suc
ceeded in enlisting the sympathy of
other workmen, with the result that
the output of merchant bar and wire
rods is curtailed to the extent of
about 40,000 tons monthly. Beyond
this'defection, wage earners in allied
branches of the steel industry have
refused to break their contracts.
Many idle mills resumed during the
past week and even in the tin plate
region there is a moderate output.
Plates have begun to arrive from
abroad and prices in the London mar
ket sharply advanced.
Exceptional activity is still the rule
at. shoe shops and promises to con
tinue for some months. Old orders
are being filled as rapidly as possible
and shipments from factories show a
steady increase over last year of
about 30 per cent.
(•rain quotations eased off some
what during the week, though the
net decline was small. Corn is still
close to the highest price since 1892.
Foreign customers have been driven
away by exorbitant prices, to the
'benefit of Russia and Argentine.
Failures for the week numbered
205 in the United States, against 171
last j-ear.
Notorious Bandit In Killed,
Havana, Aug. 24. —Lino Loma, tlio
bandit for whose capture, dead or
■ alive, the military government offered
a reward of SI,OOO, has been killed at
Macurijes, in the province of Matan
zas. The police assisted the rural
guard and four other 'bandits were
captured at the same time. Loma's
operations in the provinces of Matan
zas and Havana exasperated the mili
tary authorities. For several months
there was a reward of SSOO for his
head. During July he sent word
that he would surrender for SSOO, pro
vided he were allowed to leave the
island. I 'poll receipt of this letter
the reward was doubled.
A New Job lor IlaHlitoril.
Chicago, Aug. 24.—James liasliford,
president of Ohio Wesleyan univer- ,
sity, has been chosen president of
Northwestern university and will be
offered the position to-day when he
arrjves at Chicago from California.
Intimate friends of Dr. Basliford say
he will accept the offer. In making
the choice the committee of seven lias
closed one of the hardest compaigns
ever fought in university affairs. The
selection of Dr. Bashford, it is be
lieved, will close the breach which has
existed between the various factions
since June, 1900, when Dr. Rogers re
signed.
Would-be Lynchers arc Foiled.
Lebanon, Ivy., Aug. 24. —An unsuc
cessful attempt was made Friday to
lynch Dan llotten and -Charles Sliipp,
who are confined in the Marion coun
ty jail, charged with murder. The
mob called at the house of Jailor
Clayton, but his wife refused them
the keys to the jail. They then went
to the jail and began to batter
it he door, when Officer Brent opened
tire on them. The mob returned the
fire, but no one was hit. They then
dispersed.
All lit linit tn m to (lie Siiltiili.
Constantinople, Aug. 24. —The
French ambassador, M. Constans, has
sent a letter to the sultan informing
him that he would leave Constantino
ple with the entire staff of the em
bassy if the matters in dispute were
not settled immediately. The letter
is an ultimatum. It accords the sul
tan the briefest delay within which,
to comply with the demands.
All Have Signed lor Next Vear.
Pittsburg, Aug. 24.—The Pittsburg
baseball club, which now leads in the
National league, has signed a., of its
players for next season. The first
official announcement of this fact
was made Friday by President Drey
fus, in answer to the claim that
Deaumont, Leever and Wagner have
been captured by the American
league for next year.
t'oiifeaaed oil lie fialloiva,
Roanoke, Va., Aug., 24.—John Fu
gate, a negro, 21 years of age, was
hanged at Wise, Va.. yesterday, for
the murder, on .lime (5, of Martha
Wells, a colored woman. Fugate dis»
played great nerve on the scaffold,
confessing his guilt.
Itct'ilftcd to liniieaeli.
Austin, Tex., Aug. 24. The house of
representatives has refused to pass a
resolution to impeach State Treasur
er Bobbins for having a. large amount
of the state's money en deposit in the
First, national ban!? ol' Aualiu when it
failed recently.
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