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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-15

The Fourth Annual Convention
of the W. q. 7. Union, will be held
in the NJ. E. church at Forksville,
Pa, Sept. q, 1898. There will he
a morning, afternoon and evening
session.
PROGRAME
First session, 10 a. m. Devotion.
al exercises, reading minutes, ap-
pointments of committees, enroll.
ment of delegates, singing, reports
of Supt's. of departments. Ad-
journment for lunch. Lunch to be
served by the ladies in the session
room.
SECOND SESSION, P NJ.
Devotional exercises, reading
minutes, roll call. address of
welcome" Mrs. 4. Carpenter "Re-
sponse," Mrs. NJ. M. Chase. Re
port of departments continued dis
cussion of methods of work report
of officers presidents annual ad.
dress ; election of officers, singing,
miscellaneous business question
box, adjournment.
THIRD SESSION, 1880 P. NJ.
Devotional exercises, Rev. 8. F.
Frazier. Evening devoted to a
Gold Medal Contest ; music by the
Forksville choir.
Sessions will begin promptly.
All the local unions are especially
urged to be present at the first
session.
Miss HARRIET E. GRIMM, Pres.
MISS W. N. LITTLE, Sec'y.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-15
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Growsa. os odd Fellowship.

The growth of the order of Odd
Fellows has been phenomenal. In
1880 there were 1000 members; in
1910, lI,166; 1850, l39,242; 1860,
149, $50; 1870, 297,637 1880, 440,-
1888; 1890, 649,7O2, and at this
time the membership is more than
100000. There has been expended
by them in all these years $50, ,0O0,-
900 for relief. Pennsylvania has
l,065 lodges at this time, with l06,-
l13 members.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-15

This year when times are so hard
and money so scarce is the time to
relieve the parents by introducing
the free text book system in the
public schools. Many boy and
girl who would have been deprived
Of a years schooling because the
father was out of work and could
not afford to buy school supplies is
now given the advantage of this
years term of school. The poor
parents of ambitious boys and girls
appreciate the introduction of this
system, and especially this year.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-15
Trial List for Sept. Term 1898.

(Return Day Sept. is, 1S93.)
George NJ Thrasher VS. John Biddle and
VIM Weaver; l6S May term 1890. Ejectment.
2 Sullivan County VS. Jacob Lorah, d. Ii.
Lorah, A II Zaner, Daniel Bahr. George Bender
and c Pennington, No. so Feby. term 1891;
assumpsit.
3 James S. Heffner vs. Geo Jackson. No. S4
May term 1892; assumpsit.
C K Vinton VS. john Miner defendant
and the First National Bank OF Dushore, as
Garmshee, No. l02 May term 1892; attachment
execution.
VIM B Albert VS. Ann Williams, NJ j
Tripp, Henry Trip and George Wing, Isl
May term 1892 trespass
6 e Sieg VS. Geo W Kipp & Co. No. 12O
Sept, term 1892; tresspass.
The Township of Colley VS. the County Of
Sullivan. No. Sd Dec. term 1892; assumpsit.
]. W. Rogers executor VS. Isaac Rogers
and VIM Pepper, No. Al Dec. term 1892; Sci. Fa
Sur Mort.
8 James "a. White VS. Thomas Mahaffey,
No. II, Dec. term 1892; trespass.
10 Ira Sherman VS. John Utz Sheriff, No
2, Fuby, term 1898; defendants appeal.
IL John W Carroll VS. Thomas Miner, John
Schaad and James Laddin, No. LOG, May term
1893; ejectment.
A.wALsH. Proth'y.
Proth'Y's Office, LaPorte. Pa. Aug. S. 1898.
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f IL rn / t u r e
DEPARTMENT Is Nor DEAD.

Husk, cotton and fiber mattresses;
bed springs; feather pillows childs
cribs; lounges, eouches, easy chairs
-25 different styles; tables, stands.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-15

"That black cloud rising over
yonder" on Thursday evening last,
did lots of damage throughout
Bradford county and in the northern
part of our county. In Franklin a
young man was killed by the
name of Edmunds. At New Era
several persons were badly injured
and buildings blown down. The
stage coach between New Albany
and New Era was up-turned and
badly demolished. d. j. Sweet OF
Towanda, was hurt about the leg.
In Sullivan we have learned of no
deaths resulting from the gale, but
buildings and crops suffered more
or less by wind and hail stones. In
Laporte it was SO dark that all of the
business places and residences were
lighted and the streets looked like
night.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-15
Hardware,

Is NEEDED every day of the year.
About the first thing which comes to
the mind, in speaking of hardware
is nails. What is the price? $l.35
per keg; wire nails $1.75 per keg
Ready mixed paint $l.2 per gallon;
Double bit axe 81 90; X cut saws 50 90
grind stones as low as IS cents, each
mounted on good frame S2.75; best
railroad wheel barrows, garden wheel
barrows, $500 and $2.75. Many items
in a hardware store you seldom see
unless called for. They are not suit
able for show windows-are too large
for shelving. You may not know
we keep them. We have sold iron
and wood pumps for
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-15

N. B.-Tin fruit cans-best char
coal tin, $500 per gross; hand made
mason's glass jars !, l and 2 OTIS.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-15

We will take orders for goods at
our EaglesMere Branch Store which
is in direct communication by tcle.
phone, with our main store at
Hughesville.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-15
G | 0 7 H | N G
HUMPHREY BROS. & TRACY,
NJ A K {.

Mems shoes and boots, fine and course, a
large stock-cheap for cash.
Mems straw hats in season, Our stock
of groceries are complete and prices at the
lowest figure.
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MILLS TO REDUCE WAGES.
A Cutting Down of Twenty Per Cent
Will be Made in Fall River.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 21-At a
meeting of prominent mill treasurers
held this morning, it was voted to ap
point a committee to go to Boston to
discuss the trade situation with other
New England textile manufacturers
and also to endeavor if possible to
secure a uniform schedule Of wages to
be paid in the cotton industry.
1t is stated on the best authority that
a reduction Of 90 per cent. in the wages
paid here will be made as soOn as the
mills resume operations.
Instead Of an improvement last week
there was a marked decline in demand
and the annulling Of contracts has be
come a daily occurrence. The print
works of the country are carrying two
million pieces Of goods, and this vast
amount is not represented by the half
million pieces held in the gray in this
city.
The Thomson Houston Electric Weld
ing Company, of Lynn, has decharged
all but eight Of it's employees, and the
company will not start up again until
general business conditions improve.
The company employs 100 hands.
Troy, Aug. 81 ALI the mines in
Mineville, Essex county, shut down
OdGuEOdy uISu6l OE all luuSIl11JS p6FlOO,
and, by reason Of the shut down, the
Lake Champlain and Moriah Railroad
will be stopped. This is the first shut
down on account of business depres-
sion since the mines were opened. The
three blast furnaces at Port Henry are
out of blast.
WESTMINSTER, Aug. 21.-The Parkes-
burg Iron Works, at Parkesburg, this
county, temporarily shut down this
morning, the first time in fifty years,
About three hundred hands are thrown
out of employment.
KANSAS CITY, Mo Aug. 21,-Forty,
five machinists in the packing house
owned by Armour &-Co,, all the 1865
butchers employed by Swift & Co., and
all but sixty five of the butchers in the
employ of Swartzchild & SuIzberger,
who will close work when they have
killed the cattle for export on hand,
have struck against a reduction of ten
per cent in wages, which took effect
TO-DAY.
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WOES OF THE wAGE-EARNERs
Negroes Who Took the Places of Strikers
in Weir City, Kan, Notified of Pro-
posed Reduction of Wages.

WEIR CITY, Aug. Is Negro miners
who took the places of strikers a few
weeks ago were to day notified by the
Kansas and Texas Coal Company that
after September 1 wages will be reduced
six cents per ton. The negroes at two
of the Central Coal Company's shafts
have demanded an increase of six
cents. Failing to get this they will re-
fuse to work.
BOSTON, Mass, Aug, 18.-Thirty-
three per cent. Of the cotton mills Of
the country are idle and the percent
age of machinery stopped is twenty
four. New England reports a greater
percentage Of machinery stopped than
any other section.
In the woollen industry forty-three
per cent. of the mills reporting are
either wholly or partially shut down,
the percentage in New England being
forty.
OF the knitting mills reporting fifty
three per cent. are stopped either In
whole or in part and forty-seven per
cent. of the machinery is idle.
The Middle States make the worst
showing. OF the 488 mills reported
wholly or partly stopped 446 attribute
it to business depression, AZ say it is
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the usual vacation. IN some cases IN
certainty about the tariff is assigned as
the cause for the depression.
GLovERsvILLE, N. Y, Aug. Is -fhe
GloversvitIe and Johnstown factories
are fast reducing their working forces
on account Of the heavy cOunteTrnand
ing of orders. Unless orders come III
quickly to offset those countermanded,
many manufacturers will soon close
their factories entirely. There are
thousand of persons out of employ
ment in Fulton county,
AMSTERDAM, N Y, Aug. 18.-The
Atlas Knitting Mill, employing a hun
dred hands, has closed down. The
Gardiner 6 Warning mill is about to
close. They employ IT'S hands.
The Star Hosiery Mills and the
Anchor Knitting Mills, at Hagaman's
Mills, are discharging many employees
and will probably shut down soon. The
former employs It's hands and the lat
ter 100 when the condition Of business
is normal
The Russell Manufacturing Com
pany, of Middletown, Conn, will close
It's four factories to night for an indef-
mite period. This concern employs
twelve hundred men and has two fac
tories in Middletown, one in Higganum
and another in Rock Fall.
Loeb & Schoenfeld's big lace works
at Camden, N. j., also closed indef
nitely. Uncertainty Of the tariff is
given as a reason. The company has
an Office in this city and another lace
factory iii Switzerland. Two hundred
and fifty hands are thrown out Of EN-
DlOVment in Camden.
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SIX N CLOSE.

lie MARS, Iowa, Aug. 18.-All the
banking institutions of this city-four
in number-have suspended. They are
the First National Bank, with a capital
of 800, 600; Lemar National Bank, cap
ital 500, 600, German American Saw
ings Bank, capital $50, Co.,, and the
German Safe Bank, which also has a
capital of $50, 900.
AURORA, August 18.-The Kendall
County Bank, a private concern, owned
by M. E, Cornell, in Yorkville. Illinois,
closed it's doors yesterday owing to the
inability to realize on assets. The as
sets are placed at $7O,O 900 and the liza.
bilities at $65, 900.
DENVER, Col, Aug. 18.-John B.
Koetting, the absconding cashier of the
South Side Savings Bank of Milwaukee,
was captured in Denver last night. He
arrived here August 9Th and was recog-
nized, but eluded the detectives, went
directly to ST. Anthony's Hospital, on
the outskirts Of the city, under the
name of Herman and obtained a room,
shamming illness. Only $500 Of the
$199, 900 said to have been taken by him
was found on him.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29

OOL. VIII. Williams, of Newton, n.
T., made an assignment last week His
liabilities are about $40, 600; assets con
slst OF a part interest in the Newton
cotton mills. Hehas tried 1.-THE chance
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug 18.-Beginning
to morrow committees of the unem-
plOyed in the various labor associations
will take up their station at the Union
Depot and the freight yards of the
various roads running into st. Louis
from the West, meet all persons look
ing for work, explain the situation, and
ask the traveller to go to Washington,
u. g., to make a demonstration before
Congress. Leaders in every large city
in the country have agreed to the plan.
1t Is expected 10 gather 5000 men in
Washington.
Isaac Eppinger and John K Russell,
composing the firm of Eppinger & Rus
sell, wholesale dealers and manufac
tuners Of lumber at No. &c Broad street
and at Olustee, Fla, and owning creO-
soting works in Long Island City, made
an assignment yesterday to Louis
Adler.
They were among the heaviest opera
tors IN yellow pine and c~reosoting in
the United States. Their lumber bust
ness has, it is said, been mainly with
railroad companies and their ~CreOsOting
business largely with foreign countries.
I-NeU York Herald.
James Dix n, who did business as
James Dixon & Co., dealers in jewelry,
ETC., at No. 1913 Eighth avenue, made
An assignment yesterday to Ralph E,
Prime, Jr., giving preferences for
81, 600 He began business in 1883 with
his brother, and bought the latter out
about two years ago, He claimed a
capital of about 81, OOO.-N Y. Herald.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29
FACTORIES UP THE STATE
CLOSE.

NEwBURG, N. Y, Aug. 2O.-Works
for the manufacture of chemicals,
located at Emmonsville, De Bruce and
WillOwemoc, Sullivan county, N. Y,
and the veneering factory, at De Bruce,
shut down yesterday for an indefinite
period On account of the lack of de-
mand for their products. Work has
been suspended indefinitely at Rock
wells silk mills, in Matteawan, on &C
count of slow collections and general
depression in the silk trade.
The Fuel Economizer Company at
Matteawan has shut down its works.
Brown Brothers Comb factory, at
Wappinger's Falls, recently shut down
and it's plant is now offered for sale.
The Haverstraw Print Works, Of Gar
ner & Co, are also idle.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29
RAILROAD WAGES REDUCED.
The Roads, Finding Business Slack, are
Economizing--Strikes Threatened

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 21.-The
trainmen in the employ of the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad at this
point are undecided regarding the 10
per cent. reduction in wages proposed
by the company. They will be repre-
sented at the meeting in Nashville Fri
day. General Manager J. G. Metcalfe,
who arrived in this city last night,
stated the condition Of the country
through which the greater portion of
the Louisville and Nashville passed
upon which they most rely mainly for
~sustenance is something fearful to con
template-that matters look very blue.
The people Of the South have products
to sell, but they have no money and
cannot realize respectable prices for
their products. He felt sure that if the
employees here knew the condition of
things generally over the country.
especially that section from whence
the road must mainly make it's living
they would not hesitate to accept the
situation and consent to a temporary
cut.
He said the company had received nc
word from their employees since the
committee waited on him in Louisville.
The impression he then formed was
that the men would abide by the cut.
Mr.. Metcalfe said he was not here on
business pertaining to the cut.
Boston, Mass, Aug. 21.-The two
hundred and fifty men employed III
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29
CH,CAGo's UNEMPLOYED MEET

CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 2O.-At the call
Of the Chicago Tailors' Union for a
mass-meeting of the unemployed.
Metropolitan Hall was completely
filled this afternoon with a crowd of
between 1900 and 1900. While the
main body was Of men there was a
sprinkling Of women present.
The addresses were by well known
labor agitators and anarchists, fore
most among whom was Lucy Parsons.
Mrs. Parsons delivered an address full
of lurid pictures of famine and want
and thrilling exhortations to concerted
action against the dominating capitalist
that set her audience in a frenzy.
Speeches were made by L. S. Oliver,
William Van Orivium and Robert
Steiner.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29
sTRINGENCY CAUSED 1T.
The Oliver Iron and Steel Company, of
Pittsburg, in the Hands of a Receiver
Employ Four Thousand Men

1929
Pr. TsBURG, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE Oliver
Iron and Steel Company, one Of the
largest concerns in the country, went
into the hands Of a receiver to day. The
application was made before Judge
Acheson, Of the United States Circuit
Court, by the National Tube Works
Company, of New Jersey, and F. @.
Converse, of New York, and Pittsburg,
Fl. w. Oliver, senior member of the
firm, was appointed.
1t the bill it was alleged that the
capital stock Of the company was ST.
900, 900, and that the indebtedness was
800, 900. Of this amount $500, 600 is
payable within ninety days. About
$500, 900 more is in collateral bills pay
able by pledge of pig iron and stocks
and bonds in coke and natural gas
companies. The bonded Indebtedness
is 1886, 900.
The company through J. B. Oliver,
admitted the allegations and attributed
the embarrassment to the stringency
of the money market and the depres,
sion in business. If reasonable time
was given all liabilities could be salts,
fed without sacrificing the assets OF
destroying the value of the cOmpanys
property.
The company has extensive plants in
Pittsburg and Allegheny and employs
about four thousand men. They are
also largely interested in the coke and
natural gas business. When in full
operation the sales Of the company will
aggregate S., 500, 900 per annum.
Mr.. George T. Oliver, President OF
the Oliver and Roberts Wire Company,
said: 1.-The appointment Of a receiver
for the Oliver Iron and Steel Company
will not affect the other Oliver corpora
tions which are under my active man
agement. These companies, like other
business interests, are suffering from
the stringency in money and the I'm
precedented business depression, but
as far as 1 can now see they are fully
! able to meet their liabilities.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29
lie goes away
To Buzzard's Bay
And knows that moneys tight;
The country calls
But Grover bawls:
10 hell-Ive got a bite!
Durham, HJOb

We knew that Cleveland owns a
brewery at Buffalo and that he
appointed Carlisle, a confirmed drunk
ard, to the most important position
IN the Cabinet, but didn't know that
the President himself was a drunkard.
l. Il. Tibbles, the Washington CORES
pondent Of the Nonconformist, writes
over his own signature that a reporter
VI an Eastern paper, who was assigned
u bOzz2rd Bay during the Presidents
SVay there, told him that Cleveland
was not sick, but was on a genuine
rum Carlisle was drunk recently
and dropped $50 on the street in Wash
-n8Con. With the two chief officials
u the government in that condition
mere IS no wonder that the govern
"enJ Is going to the devil
John Sherman is a patriot. "-New
1oSE World, Dem, If
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29

RACINE, Wis. Aug. 19.-TheUnion
National Bank, of this city, will go
into liquidation. All depositors Will
be paid IN full. The run on the other
banks has ceased
BRADDoCK, Pa Aug. % -Carnegie's
Edgar Thompson steel works at this
place nave been shut down, owing to
the lack Of orders. Two thousand men
are thrown out of employment.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Sykes 6 Co.,
WhoiesaIe clothiers, have assigned;
liabilities, 800, 900.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29


Ra+sv Talks--Mr. Leazar's Big Farming
characterization Will be the Cry
Other Matters,
R-"HelIo! Mr.. Editor"
R-"HeIIo! Major. Any news to-
day. 49,
this time. Betsy is at the phone"
R-"Oh! excuse mo. Good morn
inc Mrs. BIkins. Glad to hear from
you"
Mrs, B.-"No, I'm not lettin' Zeke
have much ropenowadays. Col Jones,
Of Raleigh, came out here the other
dav an made a fool of IKE. He told
him that the Democrats are in power
now and have restored confidence.
He made Zeke believe that if he would
come cut agin the Alliance an the
PonuIists that the Democrats would
nominate him (Zeke) for the next legis-
Iature. Zoke didn't tell me at first,
but when he did l give him a piece of
nv mind. He WON'T want ter go ter
the legislature for some years now.
I'd druther see him in the p~enitentiary
wearin' stripes"
RI am sorry you have so much
trouble with your husband. He is not
the only one tempted in that way,
however,
Mrs. B.-''I see that MI. Leazar is
Dragging about his crop down on the
Roanoke river where he farms the
State convicts. He's tryin' ter make
overproductiOn I reckon. How much
stuff does he calculate on raisin'9
RI learn hat he says they made
5000 bushels Of wheat, will make
100, 900 bushels Of corn, have 1, 900 acres
in peas, and expect to make 1000
bales Of cotton. They have 100 acres
in cane and expect to make $1,000 gal
Ions of syrup. He further says that
he is going to make Chicago take a
back seat when, corn selling time
comes"
Mrs. B-'I think the legislature ort
to be called in special session to repeal
Mr.. L9azar's charter. When anybody
is dom we'll, specially farmers, maxim
overproduction, the legislature ought
to interfere. Col. John Robinson
ought ter be repealed fer goin' learn
ing the folks how to farm. In them
circuse8 he is holdin' he tells the folks
how to make two bushels of wheat or
two bales Of cotton where only one
grew before. Accordin' to that idea
wheat will only be worth 20 cents per
bushel next year an cotton 81 cents a
pound. [ think THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is right when it goes into
politics far enough to get laws fer
raisin' the price on what the farmers
make rather than ter raise more an
get less for it,"
R.-"You will be called an anarchist
if you believe such doctrine as that"
Mrs. B.-"I don't care. I can tie
my apron strings around the neck of
any dude who calls ne an anarchist
and choke him ter death. Let 'em
call me anarchist or what they please.
Good bye.
P. S.-"Ohl I forgot. Z9ke says to
tell Capt. Coke that he is just bilin'
over with coincidence an wants ter
start State bank. He says if Capt.
Coke will furnish the buildin' an some
cash the bank will be started an the
people relieved. It doesn't matter how
much interest the people have to pay
fer their c~irculatin' medium just SO the
banks issue the cash. Let Capt. Coke
now put up or shut up. Goodbye"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29

pitiable in the extreme. On the very
verge, of starvation, they will steal
everything that will serve as food for
themselves ana their suffering families,
and people in and around Corburn are
guarding their confields and gardens
with shotguns and Winchesters to pre-
ven the ravages being made by the
miners The situation is serious.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29
P1r1ABLE PLIGHT OF MINERS.
Virginia Mines Shut Down, Throwing
the Men Out With Nothing.

BRISTOL, Tenn, Aug. 18.-News has
reached Bristol to the effect that the
mines at Corburn, Va are in a starV-
ing condition.
a few days ago the coal mines at
Corburn shut down, throwing a num-,
Der of men out of employment n
leaving them without money to buy
transportation to some other town or
even to buy bread. Their condition is
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 19.-The
keystone Watch Case Manufacturing
Company has shut down until Septem-
Der 14th. throwing 1850 employees out
of work.
J. M. Friend, clothing, Atlanta, has
failed for a considerable sum.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-29

John Sherman is a patriot. "-NeW
l oFE World, Dem. If