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The Portland daily press., 1894-06-06
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tion is more complete. and the church
property is in better shape. The denomina-
tion is stronger and in better working order
than ever before.
Judge Knight of Hallowen submitted a
minority report recommending the discon-
tlnuanee of the state missionary service
and special action relating to the perma-
nent fund. Both reports were referred to
the committee on reports.
A new church in Rumford Falls was adj
mltted to fellowship in the convention and
various standing committees were ap-
pointed. Tonight addresses were given on
Our Educational Interests by Rev. S. G.
Davis of Calais; "Our Part in Modern
Church Methods" by Rev. f. L. Houghton
of Waterville; Practice Value of Our
Faith," by Rev. Mira Kingsbury of Bel
fast,
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-06
The Report an Error.

Denver, COL, June 5.-The Colorado
Springs mine owners have not consented
to arbitration. This leaves the strike
situation unchanged.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-06
v H. kOHL|NC.

April was a disragreeabIe month
and many gentIGmen put off procuring
their Spring Suits and 0vereoats
Now the late spring and summer is
upon US and call my customers at
tention to my large and carefully
selected stock Of SUITINGS and
OVERCOATINGS suitable to the
Spring and Summer season. The
best goods, best fits and most
reasonable prices if customers ap-
ply now at
No. 5461-2 Congress ST.
mys eod1m
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-06

1t is definitely stated at Salem that there
will be no summer special term of court to
try the Haverhin Doodle cases, but they wi |
be heard at the regular October term.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-06
State Board of Agriculture

Bangor, June 5.-A meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the State Board of
Agriculture was held this evening at
the Bangor House. Secretary Meekin
made report on the cataloguing of the
farms of Maine. A committee was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions on the death
of Professor Ballentine of the State Col
lege, and other matters were discussed.
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Dared Not Return.

McKeesport. Pa, June 5.-The big
strike at the National Tube Works as
sumed a serious aspect today. This
morning a sufficient number of strikers
went to work to get in operation two lap
weld furnaces and a butt weld mill.
The strikers decided to use every posi-
BILE endeavor to have the men quit work
again. At H.. 80 the works were sur
rounded by mob of fully 5000 men and
boys, and trouble was looked for When
the whistle blew at 12, Thomas Milligan
and two companions who had returned
to work, tried to leave the mill yard,
Their appearance was greeted by deafen
ing yells. AS they attempted to go
through the crowd the men made for
them. Milligan was struck in the face.
but was rescued from the mob by the
company officers. Several bricks and
stones were thrown at them. No more
men attempted to leave the works, but
the crowd remained to watch every en-
trance. At noon the boiler makers
marched out in a body, and said they
would stay out until the strike was set
tied.
Defeated by the Strikers.
Scottdale. Pa. June 5.-One thou
sand strikers camped near Painters
works last night, and at daybreak this
morning the deputies fred on them
to frighten them away. The fire was
returned and one man was wounded.
The strikers are elated over their success
and claim that by the end of the week
they will have all the works shut down.
Strike Ended,
Denver, Col, June 5. The strike at
Cripple Greek is settled. The miners
accept $3 for an eight-hour day, conced-
ing the right of mine owners to hire non
union men.
waiting Reinforcements.
Pueblo, Col, June 5-A car load of
deputies are at the Union depot wait
ing for reinforcements. When suffic.
lent body of men have been mobilized
here, the deputies will start for Cripple
Creek, via Florence and Victor.
These Strikers Won.
Montreal, June 5.-The carpenters
strike here is declared off. The men OBJ
tained a nine hour day for which they
fought, and wages are tride higher
than before.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-06

Sold throughout the world. Price,
Cuticura, Soc; Soap, 25c.; Resolvent, 81.
Potter Drug and Chem. Corp, Sole Pro-
prietors, Boston. @-" How to Cure
Skin and Blood Diseases" mailed free.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-06

Washington, June 5.-The House elec tfons
committee today decided the contested
election case of Watson VS.. Black of the
Tenth Georgia district in favor of Mr.
Black, Democrat, the sitting member. There
were no votes in opposition.
The morning call., 1894-07-04
ALONG THE FRONT.

Captain Charles Minor Goodall of Good.
all, Perkins & Co.-Something should be
done to end the strike. The strike should
be stopped at once by Government inter
ference. The men have no grievance and
nothing to adjust. Their demands are un-
just. All this talk about making money
with our steamers as result of the tleuu
of the railroad is nonsense. What we
make by an Increase in passenger travel is
counteracted by loss of freight. We are
doing little business with the south, but
up north the situation is entirely reversed.
For example, there is our steamer Queen
on the Alaska route. We have heretofore
carried several hundred passengers oD her
to Sitka and Juneau every month. Now
all the excursionists are tied up on the
northern railroads. and we will lose
thousands of dollars that would otherwise
have enriched our treasury Freight can
not be sent north because we have been
ordered not to accept any. In fact, we
cannot send much south either.
Captain T. p. II. Whitelaw. Spear and
Howard-My opinion of the strike? Well,
1 think that every man should have the
right TO hire his own help without being
dictated to. On the other hand, [ think
the employer has no right to attempt to
compel man to accept his terms. Both
parties are free agents. In my opinion.
the Government should take a very firm
stand in this matter and protect pro perty.
If it does not our securities will rapidly
become of little value. Individual rights
should be respected first of all by both the
strikers and the railroad alike. The
farmer and merchant are suffering, but
they seem TO be secondary cons deration.
AS understand it. it is part of the con-
tract entered into by the Southern Pacific
with the Pullman Company that Pullman
cars shall be carried on every passenger
train. The railroad in these circumstances
really has no alternative and must live ur
to its obligations and promises.
George F. Smith of George F. Smith G.
Co., lumber dealers, pier 10. Stenart
street, do not think that the strikers
have any grievance that justified them in
striking. Business should not be allowed
to stagnate, and the Government should
force the moving of mail trains. Tbe
strike is great blow to the commercial
in erests of the country.
James Boobar, Chief Wharfnger for the
State-I have not made up my mind as
yet to express any opinion. but so far as
saying what effect the strike has had on
the shipping business of the port. | have
no hesitation in saying that beyond in.
creasing travel by steamer it has had none
Why do l say this? Because there is nc
business to speak of on the water front
and hasn't been for some months past
There are no cargo vessels unloading oil
loading at the city wharves, 80 will have
to blame the Democrats for uncertain
policy and poor form of government rather
than the strikers.
The morning call., 1894-07-04

| ness community is Just paralyZed. just
| think OF il. We can get no correspondence
or advices from cur patrons or agents. and
| for all that is doing we just might as well
close our house, and / guess our neighbors
feel the same way. don't care to ex-
press my opinion now concerning those
| whom l think are responsible for this, but
ali can hope is that it will be settled very
speedily. For the benefit of trade gener-
ally, which has not been too good any way.
trust some arrangement will be made so
that business can be resumed.
Bonsstell & Co., importers Of paper, 401
Sansome-Mr. Bonestell said that the
strike had been carried too far altogether
out here. The circumstances surrounding
the beginning of the trouble with Mr.. Pull
man did not warrant the events that have
since transpired. 81 have no sympathy
with Mr.. Pullman in this matter, and do
not doubt that the men il his employ had
just cause for acting as they did toward
him. but when they involve others, and es-
pecially business men who have had
nothing to do with the cause OF their griev-
ances, why, one cannot have any kindly
feelings toward them. Their principle is
all right. l 90 not d0u BIT, but their mode of
procedure is wrong in my opinion. hope
all will be settled satisfactorily, but the
outlook is not bright"
James Levy & Brothers. importers, 3
Sansome-The situation is deplorable, said
Mr.. Levy, and what is worse IL does not
seem 10 be on the mend al all. Our busi-
ness has not been affected much as yet,
but | know that along the street trade is
practically at a standstill. | don't want
to say what side we favor. for do not see
that that cuts any figure now. What we
care for most is a speedy settlement Of the
trouble so that business can be resumed.
Son Brothers & Co., smokers materials,
13 Sansome-We don't care to discuss the
phases of the strike, but in a business
way would remark that its effect is more
than demoralizlng. 1t is paralyZing.
Some agreement cannot be reached any
too soon for US, and we guess for every
business man in town. Merchants can do
nothing when their mail is cut off the way
1t has been during the past few days.
r. Liddle Company. gunsmiths, no
Mon tgomery-The strike has hurt our
trade greatly We have had orders from
parties who were going out to enjoy the
hunting season, which is row about to
open, and since the tleup many have been
countermanded because the parties can't
get away. Look at that pile of guns there.
They all ought to be out and in use now
among the hills. Then. again. we can't
get any mails from our country patrons,
and so no orders are going out. No one IS
looking for a near end to this trouble more
anxiousy than we are. 1t don't make any
difference who is in the right or who in the
wrong, let it be settled.
The morning call., 1894-07-04
LOWER MARKET STREET.

F. w. Hinckman, for George A. Clark &
Brother, 538 Market street, contend that
the railroad employees on this coast had
nothing to do with the trouble between
Mr.. Pullman and his men at Chicago. But
they have made it their affair, and. it
being here, / regard the attitude of the
railroad officials as reprehensible In
the highest degree. The duty of the
road was to recognize a public in
terest and convenience first. They
should have said, Our obligations
to the Government and 10 the public are
paramount" and they should have sacri-
feed their own position to the extent of
keeping the lines open-dropped the Pull
mans. If need be. l believe that under
general law they can be held to account by
the fruit-growers and others for their
heavy losses. On the other hand, the con-
duct of the employees has also been very
reprehensible. When a man feels that he
is unjussly dealt with he has a right to re-
fuse to deal fur ther or to seek recourse at
law il be can, but when he undertakes TO
interfere with another man then he be-
comes himself amena able. This matter has
reached point where it requires an exhi-
colt is next akin to murder. and never ex-
cusable. One side or the other will yield
and things resume their way after time,
but the great loss to the people at large
can never be repaired. 1t is time for the
Government to step in and take possession
of the situation.
L. 3. Feigenbaum, secretary of the
California Notion and Toy Company.
Market street-We have been great losers
by the tieup so far. We have many orders
from out of Town which We will be unable
to fill in time for the 4th of July. our busi-
ness just now being largely in fireworks.
Our teamsters have been out OF work for
several days, and are losing their wages,
and if that continues will soon begin TO
suffer. So it gets back to the working
men very quickly in every way. Ii the
Board of Trade is willing to close up
until the strike Is over l certainly would
be willing. We are doing nothing-haven't
received letter to-day-and might as well
take q holiday.
Mortimer Fleishhacker OF A. Fleis bhacker
e. Co., paper wareh0use-My idea is that
troubles of this kind are liable to recur al
any time so long as the railroads are owned
by private individuals or corporations.
While II is pretty difficult to make a man
who has several carloads of fruit rottine
on the road to think that any good could
come out of such disaster, still this may
be blessing in disguise. Business of such
importance as Is a railroad to the whole
The morning call., 1894-07-04

the strike was allowed to commence. But
now neither party can afford to recede-
least of all the railroad. The situation is
very grave.
Hooper & Jennings. commiss!on-We
simply cannot say anything except that II
we could we should go to the seat OF the
trouble and start the traffic.
Walters Brothers, commission - we
think the strikers have overstepped them
selves They have Injured more people
than the cause justities. There must some
day be law to prevent strikes ana to en-
force arbitration before strikes can be
called.
A. C. Dieiz 81 Co., paints ana oils-We
think the strike has gone too far and is
uujustiiable. A man or company has a
right to use its property according tn its
pleasure. Certainly for $500 men 5000
miles away the State of California should
not be thrown into business stagnation.
S. II. Tyler & Co., provisiOns-Now that
the Government has got its foot in we may
look for the desired end. The Govern
ment cannot recede. and the strikers must
YIELD as they ought to do.
The morning call., 1894-07-04

will have to go next Monday if things
don't revive.
Angus Mcleod of Mcleod & Fauss, wine
merchants, 515 Markell think the strike
is entirely uncalled for on the Pacific
Coast and is. therefore. unjust.
Union Metallic Cartridge Company, 517-
5l9 Market-We have no opinion as to the
merits of the case. but it has paralyzed our
business and is to be regretted in every
The morning call., 1894-07-04

= The CALL this morning presents the
views of many San Francisco merchants
on the great railroad strike. They are
given below:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
AN AWFUL CUT.
Wages to Be Slashed as High as &c
Per Cent

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 2S.-The scale
for the coming year presented to their
employees by the Carnegie Steel COM
pany rduceS wages after Jan. 1 to an
average of 40 per cent. The men
seen in Homestead tonight only knew
the rductiGns in thir own departments.
| The day labOrerS and mechanics Suf-
fer Il reduction of from 10 to 20 per
cent. The cut in the 119-inch mill,
where the government armOr plates are
made, is from % to 80 per cent, the
latter on rolling and heating. In the
119-inch mill the rollers, who received
S12.25 per 100 tons, will be paid $685.
for that tonnage. In the 32-fSch mill
the heaters al reduced from s374 to
$3.50 per - tons. There are 5000
employees at the big plant and all will
suffer from the readjuSted scale. The
mill has been running about two
thirds time and will continue to run
at this rate or better after Jan. 1, when
the new scale goes into effect. There is
grumblin@ heard on account of the
reductions, but owing to the lack of
organization there is nothing left for
the men but accept the reduction.
II is announced that Monday next
another general reduction in wages will
so in effect at the mills Of the Potts
vile Iron and Steel company. The re
ductiOn averages from to Is per cent
throughout The works.
Pueblo. Col, Dec. 2S.-Supt. Robinson
of the BesSemer steel works today de-
manded that the rail mill men accept
rductions varying from 40 to 50 pr cent
on the old schedule. The company has
Just received a six months order and
says if the men do not accept the reduc-
ton tie work will be turned over to
the Illinois Steel company. The men
are bitter against Robinson, who for
merly was employed in Chicago by the
Illinois Steel company.
Kittanin@, Pa, Dec. 2S.-A reduction
of wages in all departments of the
Ford City p1ate-glass works was an
nounced today. Yearly wages amount
ing to $1,000 end over We're cut one
third Employees making 1925 per day
will receive SLIGO and laborers S1.15
instead of S1.25.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
MYSTERIOUS MURDED CASE.
GAINESVILLE Soon TO Be Treated TO a
Lively Trial.

GAINESVILLE. Wis, Dec. 2S.-The second
of January Mathew Ashton will appear
before Judge Bennett charged with
the murder of Mrs. Daniel Stone. This
will be the first real murder trial that
GAINESVILLE has had since the Mack
case was disposed Of, some years ago.
The story of Ashton's alleged crime
is interesting and romantic. One dark
night some two years ago Daniel Stone,
blind man and one of the richest
men in Rock county, was called from
his home and assaulted, being struck
on the head with a club. After Mr..
Stone recOv cred he hired a detective
to find out who had attacked him.
William NJ. Burt was the detective and
he belonged to Pinkerton's agency. He
stopped at Stones house under the
guiSe of Il fisherman while working on
the case. 1t was whispered that he
believed that Mrs. Stone did the club
bing, as the blows were light and
Stone had felt something brush against
his leg that felt like an apron or skirt.
This created sensation, but nothing
| like the sensation that came out June
| ), 1892, when Mrs. Stone was found
dead in the cistern i'll her home. A
! cOrOner'S jury found that she came to
| her death from violence at the hands
of some person or persons unknown y
and the grand jury indicted Matthew
| Ashton, Il nephew of Mrs. Stone. who
resided on the same farm for the crime
| Daniel Stone, up to the TIME of his
/ death, Il short time ago, was Ashton'S
! firmest friend and went his bail in
| the sum of $4,000. He steadily re
fused to believe Ashton guilty. Pub
lie sentiment is divided. The third
chapter came in the contest of the will
Of Mr.. Stone, in which Ashton was the
chief beneficiary. This case is still
unsettled. being in the hands of tho
probate court.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04

life. 1t is in the center of the fashion.
aole district in Washington, and its.
site Is one of the most desirable of the
numerous triangleS into which tho
capital city is cut up. The exterior
OF the house is of plain red brick. hnt
II IS relieved of monotony by all sorts
OIL happy architectural eypedients
While the interior is cut up into rooms
OF many picturesque shapes. with
Quaint ana coy corners that enhance
their artistic merit.
Inc furniture and decorations ara
Fich, handsome and luxurious. hu+ in
the best of taste, and showing = l,nAn
appreciation of the niceties of com
oihauon that could easily be made in.
oohsruous. MementoeS and portraits
OF the general abound on every side
as might be expected and amid the-
pretty brlc-a-brac are scattered many-
souvenirs that have for his family i
VaIue Tar beyond their artistic or in
StflnSlc Worth, though that is not incop-
Sidera bic.
Mrs. Sheridan is I dark-haired LITTLE
'ANAi features ana DARK
gray eyes that look out unon the
world IN smiling confidence. Her hear
ing Is easy and composed, and her.
manners quiet and refined. but if is.
easy TO see that there is no lack in her
composition of the fire that shouI5
characterize the daughter of ono ,r,ao,
soldier and the wife of another She.
| WIS, 1t will be remembered, the dauub-
III of Gen. Daniel H. Rucker. and
may be said to have been of the army
all her life, having been born on the
Mexican frontier during her fathers
service there Just prior to the civil
war. She was many years Gen. Sheri
dams junior, and did not meet him
I'LL many years after the war. when
her father was serving in the west on
Sheridan's staff. They were married
in 1879.
Mrs. Sheridan has three chillren-
two beautiful twin girls and a boy
(another Little Phil'1. The girls are
at convent school near Philadelphio.
but the boy attends a school in Wash
ln%ton, near home Mrs. Sheridan has
hVed in Washington for many wears
and freely expresses her fondness for
the city and its society, though she
! does not take an active part in its
| %ayetieS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
THE DEAD.

Chauncey II. Andrews, millionaire
railroad, coal and iron operator, died
at Youngstown, Ohio, after long
sickness.
Dr.. q, lillian Labshield visited his
Youngstown, Ohio, patients as usual
Sunday Next day he died from pneu-
mOnia.
Samuel McKoon, the Oldest Free
mason in the United States, died at
San Diego, Cal, aged 81 years.
Mrs. Margaret Martin, eminent as Il
Methodist writer, died at Columbia,
5. C. She was born in Scotland in
1907.
w. H. Murray, Il Chicago board of
trade man who had made and lost
several fortunes, died at Pass Chris
tan.
Victor Sch0elcner, French states
man. author and traveller, died in
Paris from pneumonia. He was born
in 1903.
Henry w. Paine, the eminent lawyer,
died at his residence in Cambridge,
/ Mass He was SO years old.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04
THE BLOCK SYSTENI

How 1t Is Applied TO the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad and How 1t Works.
The electro-pneumatic automatic
block system now being introduced on
the pennsylvania railroad is working
with perfect satisfaction and is said
to be Il great success. The principle
OF the system is that signals are
thrown to the danger position automa-
ucaIly by train entering the block
which the signal controls and are re-
turned automatically to the position in
dlcatlnS that the track is clear, rs
soon as the train leaves the block.
When there is any failure in the opera
uon OF the automatic apparatus the
home signal inevitably assumes
through the action of gravity the
danger signal position
The new system is more expensive
than the old one, cost of installation
being greater, although the cost Of
maintenance is less. A good deal of
the danger through human faIlibility
IS eliminated. A broken rail, which a
tower man would never know anything
about, is instantly reported by the
signal, as is any other obstruction or
ruption.-Electricity.