MININGRATE Operators and Miners Reach Agreement. IS A COMPROMISE Miners Get an Advance and Opera* tors the Open Shop—Forty Thousand Men Affected. Harrisburg, Pa. The mm in the collieries of the central Penn sylvania bituminous coal district, num bering nearly -10,000, who have been idle since April 1, when the mines closed down because the operators Would not restore the scale ol' 1903, will resume work on practically the ■same scale as 1905. The agreement to do this was made Friday in a conference that was at tended by prominent operators, Presi dent John Mitchell and Secretary Wil son, of the United Mine Workers of America, and representatives of the •districts in the affected territory. The session lasted s:ix hours, and ! the following scale was agreed upon: j "First —Pick mining per gross ton, ] 'CO cents; per net ton, 58.85 cents; ma- ! •chine loading shall be five-ninths of the pick price, plus one-half cent, and j ■cutting and scraping, whether by the ; ton, day or task, will be advanced G. 45 j per cent, above the price paid in 1905. J Coke men to receive an advance of •5.85 per cent. "All other day wages and monthly men, both inside and outside the mines, and all yardage shall be ad vanced 5.85 per cent, above the rates I paid during the scale year ending j March 31, 1900. "Second—Eight hours cf actual[ work shall constitute a day's work for ■all labor inside the mines, except pump men and monthly men, who shall work the number of hours re quired. All outside labor to work the number of hcurs required anil to be paid as per rates specified. "Third —There is to bo no change ol' working conditions and customs under j this scale from such conditions and | customs as have applied at this mine | and have been in practice thereat dur ing the scale year ending March 31, 19 "C." In addition to the adoption of the I •scale the following agreement was en tered into for machine loading; "The rieht to hire and discharge, * the management of the mine and the direction of the working force are vested exclusiv' ly in (ho operator and the Pnited Mine Workers of America j shall not ab.idpe that right. The agreement is regarded as a com-1 promise, the miners rotting the wage ' advance and the operators the open j shop, arbitration and check Welshman j points. TRADE BULLETIN. R. C. Djn A Co. Report Business to bs in Good Condition. New York.—R. CI. Dun & Co.'s 1 Weekly Review of Trade says: Mid-summer quiet conditions are I more in evidence than at any previous time this season, although trade con tinues far in excess of other years, and preparations for fall and winter are unabated. Confidence in the com- | mercial sentiment, induced by excep- i tionally favorable crop reports and | the absence cf any distinctly adverse 1 factor. Not only the leading industries, but | nearly all manufacturing undertak- 1 ings, have orders assuring activity : well into the future, and scarcity of labor is still the chief complaint. Evidences of the unexcelled busi-1 ness during the fiscal year just ended i are found in every statement that ap-' pears. Many iron furnaces and steel mills | have resumed after a brief season of I idleness for repairs, inventories ami | settlement of wage scales, s'> that the ' production is once more very heavy.) Failures this week numbered 202 ir j -the United States, against 223 last j year, and 21 in Canada, compared with 2U a year ago. DYNAMITED. Shanty in Which Men Were Sleeping Blown Up—Three Are Blown to Pieces and Others Badly Injured. Chicago, 111. Three men were "blown to pieces, three others fatally injured and several badly hurt, by an explosion which Frio ay morning wrecked a shanty in the McLaughlin stone quarries at Bellwood, a short distance northwest of Chicago. The larger part of the body of one of the me i killed was taken from a tree a hundred feet from the place where the shanty had stood. Parts of the corpse were foun i lying all around the tree. All of the men killed and injured were Greek and Italian labor ers. The officials of the McLaughlin Co. denounced the blowing up of the shanty as deliberate murder. Will Rerrain Neutral. Detroit, Mich.—The International Association of Photo-Engravers at their annual convention here Friday, rescinded the open shop resolution passed at their last convention in Buffalo and adopted a substitute de claring that they will be absolutely neutral in relations with labor. Attempted Assassination. Warsaw. —An attempt was made on Friday to assassinate Gen EchweikowsUy, a member of the mili tary tribunal. He escaped, but hit wife was wolnded. CAN THEY GET HIM? RUSSIAN REBELS ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE CZAR'S ADMIRAL COMMANDER OF THE BLACK SEA FLEET, CHUKNIN. IS SHOT FROM AMBUSH AND SERI OUSLY WOUNDED. Sevastopol.—An attempt was made ! by mutineers Wednesday to assassin- j ate Vice Admiral Chuknin, command- j er of the Black sea fleet. The admiral was wounded and taken to a hospital, j The would-be assassin is a sailor, | who hid in the bushes and shot at the admiral as he was walking in the | garden of his villa. The culprit has ! not been apprehended. The warships Pnnteleirnon and i Three Saints have joined the garrison of the Batum fortress, which has been j in mutiny. The Three Saints hoisted the red flag, and the mutineers are forcibly detaining two other war ves- j sels which had refused to join them, j The Navr.) Revolt. On June 28, 1905, the crew of the ( Panteleimon, then called the Kniaz Potemkin, mutinied at Odessa and de fied the authorities several weeks. \ Meantime the city was kept in con stant terror by threats from the ves- ; sel to bombard the town. The warship j finally did fire on one of the forts, but it soon after surrendered. On No- j veml>er 2G the vessel, of its name had | been changed to Panteleimon, again mutinied and was joined by the cruis er Otchakoff. Nothing serious result ed. however, and later on the warships returned to control by the government. Admiral Blamed for Severity. Vice Admiral Chuknin has been blamed for his severity, and it was to \ his treatment of the crews of the ships under bis command that the mutiny j on board the battleship Kniaz Potem kin, in June and July last year, was j attributed. The admiral displayed j considerable activity in attempting to capture the mutineers at that time | RIVER PACKET IS BURNED Steamer Quincy of Diamond Jo Line Buns on Bank Near Trempealeau and Tunis Turtle. La Crosse, Wis. —Nearly all of 200 passengers on the steamer Quincy of the Diamond Jo line Wednesday night j narrowly escaped death when the big packet struck a bank in the dark near j Trempealeau, Wis., turned half over \ and then caught fire. It is believed that (he majority of j the passengers were saved and only j one drowning is definitely known, that of an infant which was washed from j its mother's arms. A belated train brought 60 passen- | gers who were on the boat to this r city. Accounts given by them of the ' disaster do not include positive state- j ments as to drownings, but it is be- j lieved comparatively few met death. | At about 10:30 o'clock the steamer, | plying up river, struck a bank. At the time, it is said, the boat carried no j searchlight. One passenger says he ; saw a babe washed overboard from its mother's arms. The boat was sinking, though not in deep water. Amid a crashing of timbers, with the boat on its side, the lifeboats were got out and the passengers, 200 in number, were taken off before the j flames gained any considerable head- | way. Candidate for Mayor a Suicide. Omaha, Neb.—August H. Hennings, ! city treasurer for six years, and a candidate for nomination on the Re publican ticket for mayor of Omaha at the spring primaries, committed suicide at his home here Wednes day. Smallpox at Colon. Colon.— Several cases of smallpox have developed at Colon, but they have been confined to the laboring class. The medical staff of the canal zone is isolating the infected district. J CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1906. i and in suppressing the sailors' mutiny \ at Sebastopol in November last. An attempt was made on the life of the admiral February 9 last. A woman appeared at his official resi dence during the afternoon of that day and sent in her card, saying she was the daughter of a rear-admiral at St. Petersburg, who was an old acquain tance of Chuknin. On entering the admiral's office, the woman drew a rapid-fire pistol and fired four shots at hjm without effect. As she turned to escape the woman was killed by the orderly on duty at Chuknin's door. The crime, beyond doubt, was po litical. Was Sentenced to Death. When the sentences imposed on the sailors for the Kniaz Potemkin mutiny were before the admiral for review formal notice was served on him that if he approved the death sentences he would share the same fate. Chuknin. however, approved the sentences and several intimations afterward reached him to the effect that the terrorists were merely waiting for a favorable opportunity to kill him. Some time elapsed before the police were able to establish the identity of the wom an who attempted Admiral Chuknin's life, but it finally became known that she was a Jewess name 1 Cecilia Shabad. More Paupers in America. Washington.—According to a report issued by the census bureau there were in the United States in 1904 Ki3,l7G persons in almshouses and of these 111,718 were males. Although the number of almshouse paupers is increasing the increase has not kept pace with the growth of population, and consequently the ratio of almshouse paupers to population is decreasing. In 1880 it was 132 per 100,000 of population; it decreased to 117 in IS9O and to 101 in 1903. MUST EARN RIGHT TO LABEL 3ffeat Packers Cannot Secure Govern ment Certificates Until Perfect Conditions Prevail. Chicago.—Secretary James Wilson of the department of agriculture con cluded his work in Chicago Wednes day by issuing a statement in which he denied the Chicago meat packers the use of the United States govern ment inspection label as a guarantee to the world of the Iltnes3 of their products as food, until they have made perfect the sanitary conditions in the buildings where food is prepared. He then took a train for the west, where he will continue to look into the pack ing industry. This move by the government is looked upon as a drastic action to force the packers to pursue with vig or the work of renovating their plants. Announcement is made in the same declaration that the inspection under the new law will begin at once in plants where sanitary conditions jus tify it, and the government label may be used by the owners of such plants. Chicago establishments are mentioned specifically and are said to be on the way to improvement. The sec retary says he considers that they will be ready for inspection by Au gust 1, but that if they are not they will not get the inspection even then. Gasoline Kills Two. Arcadia, Neb.—Mrs. William Mio nrr and her three-year-old daughter, j were burned to death by an explosion \ of gasoline. Their clothing ignited ; and a boy was unable to extinguish ! the flames. Wisconsin War Veteran Dead. La Crosse, Wis. —Robert A. Scott, a ; civil war captain, ex-postniaitrr an.l ! retired politician, died Wednesday, j aged C 7. Mr. Scott was ibo husband of j Elcie Cile Scott, tho richest woman i;i j Wisconsin. THE SIDE GRAFT. Method Which Is Valuable When Working with Seedlings Grow ing in Nursery. The method of grafting shown In the illustration Is vaaulble when grafting young seedling* growing in the nursery or greenhouse. A slant ing cut is made just under the bark on the stock near the ground, and the scion is prepared much the same as for cleft-grafting, except that the cut on what is to be the outside of the scion is shorter than the other. It is then pushed into the cut on the stock, so that the barks will be in contact, and then wrapped and waxed the same ; as the other grafts. The scions used for grafts of all j kinds should be well ripened, healthy i shoots of the previous. yeai"« growth. I They should be cut in the fall and | packed in sand or moss until needed, j In the case of hardy sorts, good re | suits can generally be secured- with | fspring-cut grafts, but it is safer to i nut them in the fall. April and May are the months for grafting. For covering all cut surfaces made I in grafting, a wax made of resin, j beeswax, and .either tallow or oil ! should be used. For use during the j :H)ol days of early spring the follow ing formula will give good results: : Rosin 4 parts Beeswax 2 parts j Tallow 1 part All parts by weight. Oil, three ! fourths part, may be used instead of tallow. Melt together and when well I SIDE GRAFT; .SIDE GRAFT £ SCION. COMPLETE HOW GRAFT IS MADE. mixed pour into cold water; after greasing the hands, pull like candy. When it reaches a light yellow color it can be used. If to be used in cold weather it may be softened with warm water, while for warm weather the amount of resin should be slight ly increased. The best results in grafting are ob tained when stock and scion come from plants of equal vigor and be longing to the same species, says the Prairie Farmer, but in many cases fairly good success oan be obtained between plants of nearly related spe cies. Thus the apple, jjear, quince, thorn and mountain ash can be graft- ; ed upon one or the other, but the ' union in most cases will not be s«; j perfect or durable as between plants 1 of the same species. HORTICULTURAL NOTES. Strong growing plants are least at tacked by insects. Sunshine and water can produce re- j suits in any soil in which plant food is found. If hungry trees could "bawl" as the calves do, what a chorus of howls and | bleats we should hear! Make a map of the new orchard. II ! the varieties are not written down 112 now, they will probably be forgotten J a few years hence. Mulch is the salvation of young | trees set in old mowing fields. Fer- ! tilizer underneath it will insure a rapid grown. Some cultivated crop may sometimes j be grown to advantage among young j trees. But do not attempt to grow grain cr grass crops there. Don't let anybody interfere with the birds' nests if you can help it. If all goes well, each one will soon be filled with four or five hungry mouths, down which the parent bird will store away lots of the injurious insects from the farm. —Farm Journal. Every disease of plants is caused by minute fungi called bacteria. Some j people add, "careless treatment and j bad weather," but the latter causes cannot be classed as disease. Strqng j plants, well taken care of and sup- | plied plant food in abundance have a good deal of power to throw off dis ease. Kerosene Emulsion. Kerosene, two parts; sour milk, one I part; churn together. Or, kerosene, one gallon; soap, a quarter of a • pound; hot water, half a gallon; j churn together into a cream. To one gallon of either of these add ten gal lons of water for spraying on tough i foliage or plants, or 15 gallons of water for more tender varieties. You can buy the emulsion at the seed stores already prepared, If you pre fer. 7 his will kill most soft-bodied Insects, including the different varie ties of scale lice, plant lice, etc., but ! unless carefully made It may burn the j foliaga. MBUMUBBUHBSBMBBmqg' I Balcom & Lloyd. I II WE have the best stocked || general store in the couoty jj> ?>• and if yon are looking for re liable goods at reasonable 1 m ! prices, we are ready to serve | yon with the best to be fonnd. j| 0 Our reputation for trust- f| jS worthy goods and fair dealing JS p is too well known to sell any gj but high grade goods. 1 i U Our stock of Queensware and [£> B Chinaware is selected with great care and we have some p of the most handsome dishes f| g ever shown in this section, B both in imported and domestic p ||j makes. We invite you to visit lp 'us and look our goods over. § I 1 a | | Balcom & Lloyd, j LOOK ELSEWHERE BUT DON'T FORGET |j M THESE PRICES AND FACTS AT n H | f - M | |l = — M M M N We carry in stock j 1 i fcjJ the largest line of Car- . H »J || ever brought to this . MSM M town. Also a big line WTTO?™ £* of samples. I IlfflfflQSlQ]H Si A very large line of •-FOB THE B £3 *2 Lace Curtains that can- r-3 II re r eV"ihf P Hce!'CONfOSTABLE LOD6IKG II fci ss i Art Squares and of fine books In a choice library k!! Rugs of all sizes and select the Ideal pattern of Globe- M kind, from the cheap- Wernicke "Elastic" Bookcase. p* est to the best. Furnished v/ith bevel French M . . I plate or leaded glass doors. I N Dining Chairs, j roa sale o* I H Rockers and GEO. J. LaBAR, Ikij 112 ligll Chairs. Sole Agent for Cameron County. fe jl A large and elegant ■ ■ £ j line of Tufted and M Drop-head Couches. Beauties and at bargain prices. - n N|3o Bedroom Suits, CIC S4O SVdeboard, qnar- (TOA E* solid oak at tered tak K1 fl §2B Bedroom Suits, |32 Sideboard, quar- (Mr Pf solid oak at J>Z! tered oak 3^o $25 Bed room Suits, COfi $22 Sideboard, quar- <£|C IN solid oak at 32.U tered oak, 3> lb H M A large line of Dressers from I Chiffoniers of all kinds and H $8 up. I all prices. fc# £3 —— —— || |j The finest line of Sewing Machines on the market, ft* £3 the "DOMESTIC" and "ELDRIEGE.' All drop- E5 Pg heads and warranted. A fine line of Dishes, common grade and China, in £* £2 sets and by the piece. As I keep a full line of everything that goes to IM M make up a good Furniture store, it is useless to enum- s<| M erate them all. h# £Jj Please call and see for yourself that lam telling ftj you the truth, and if you don't buy, there is no harm £2 done, as it is no trouble to show goods. | GEO. J .LaBAR. fj 3
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