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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
HI OF THE MORNING
nr conference of Pittsburgs
r-action Co. Employees
ne OFFICIALS OF THE COMPANY,
had in an Harmonious Under.
|'..1;0y. Including a Redress of
e,i.vapcss That Were Com
olain.d of by the Mea.

.,sar-ReH Pa, July So.-An un'
l.ight was Witnessed on some OF
,.., end streets shortly after mid
/ !, wheu /. 700 employees of the Con
|i,,sd Traction Go. paraded the
(-'.ghfares to stirring martial
4, CARRYING a large silk banner OF
|, country at the head of the col
4 The cause was the assembling
ne employees to meet and
n, with President {. l.. Magee
/. the numerous grievances
IA tor several days have threat
4 complete tie-up of the various
|. ouerated by the Consolidated
(,ioa Co A meeting for this pur.
1 vas called in Carnegie music hall,
(,nlev park, at one o'clock The
[lng was confined strictly to trae-
| employees aud officials. President
|q,e stated that the grievances OF the
/ would first be listened to and
M iull consideration. A hearty
~ was given this statement, and
n allowed addresses by committee.
1 from the five lines controlled by
company.
I,v was dawuing when President
|s,e took the floor, and he was re-
ked with round after round of ap-
|u~ From what he said to the men
|an be safely stated that there will
|o strike. Several of the most Oh
Iouable rules were cancelled, in sc
| As they apply to present employees,
! others satisfactorily explained,
new employees will be compelled tc
|xribe to them. The question OF
Lss and hours, Mr.. Magee said
hid be settled as soon as the times
hme more propitious. Mr.. Magee
! again heartily cheered at the close
Bis address, and the men filed hap
ont Of the hall.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
GAINES PARDoNE0.
Tbs ropskn Policeman Who Killed Robert
Kruger, q Russian.

TOPEKA, Kas., July 3O-Gov Morrill
has signed an unconditional pardon ,
releasing ex-Policeman II. 3. Gaines
from the Kansas peniten tiary. Games
l,illed Robert Kruger, Russian while
the latter was resisting arrest IN
North Topeka a year ago. The board
81 nardons. in its report to the gov
ernor, says; ,.;n.
"His conviction gave Joy to the crim,
inal classes of this city, when ero"1e''
the court room during the trlal, De, De
sides signing the petition dor h,i
pardon, some of the most inhueH.i", % .Sa
citizens have appeared before 'ng
board urging the speedy release o.
Gaines in the name of good govern
ment, respect for law and its proper
execution"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
The Worst In yesrs-singular Eiectrocu'
tion.

DAYTON. o., July 30.-A special to
the Herald from Springfield, o., says:
The worst storm that has visited this
vicinity in years occurred about six
o'clock Wednesday evening, and the
financial loss caused by wind and rain
will amount to about $4,000. For
three hours all the electric lights were
out, street-car traffic was stopped and
telegraphic communication was sus'
pended. The bakery Of Charles Schaf
fer on West Main s.reet was unroofed.
Fifteen other houses in the track oi
the storm and within the corporation
limits were unroofed and otherwise
damaged.
Henry Dipple, a night watchman
| threw some water on fire he dis
covered in frame house, and elec
tr.city from crossed wire passed
through the water and killed him. III
was electrocuted through the stream
OF water.
At Lawrenceburg, fremont, st
Paris and other small places north
west of here, fearful damage was don'
to buildings Of all kinds. Farmers re
port great damage to fruit and graiI
crops.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01

WASHINGTON, July 3o.--Col. ". E.
Macarthur clerk of Representative
Hermann, Of Oregon, was found lying
unconscious on the street Wednesday
evening and died shortly after at the
hospital. The physicians dignosed the
case as one Of heat stroke. Macarthur
came from The Dalles, Ore, where he
formerly published Q paperr
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, July 3O.-The
boiler in Sullivan's big shingle mill at
Cedar burst at five o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. The engine room, boilers
and engine were demolished and the
mill badly shattered. Engineer Walter
Scott was badly maugled and scalded,
and lived but two hours. Ten other
employees were more or less seriously
scslded and bruised.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS.
west virginia VIII be Represented at In.
dIanapolis.

WHEELING, w. Va, July Goa meet
ing Of gold democrats was held here
Wednesday, aud Henry G. Simms, a
prominent Huntington lawyer, and
Col. Randolph Stalnakcr, of this city,
were appointed delegates to the sound
money conference at indianapolis on
August Z. A conference Of all the
gold democrats in the state was called
for August l9 in this city during the
state convention. About3O prominent
democratic business men, lawyers and
politicians attended the meeting which
was harmonious and enthusiastic.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
BERI-BERl.
Norwegian sailors with the Dlsease Quar-
antined at Keedy Island.


PHLDELPHIA, July 30--Six of the
crew Of the Norwegian bark Canopus,
Capt. Simonson, which arrived Wednes.
day aftern Don from Mauritius, East
Indies, with sugar, were removed from
the vessel at Reedy island, ON the quar-
intine, Delaware river, and placed in
the hospital, all Of them suffering from
beri.beri. The patients are A. Kjel-
Jensen, mate, the steward and four
sailors.
First mate Nielsen Jennsen was suf.
fcring only slightly from the disease,
and he was permitted to remain on
board
After the examination the bark pro.
ceeded to port. Capt Simonsen came
ashore and reported at the consuls
office
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
woRpEN MUST HANG
IT. c.u.ed the Death of -Four men W
w,.c,ing n Railroad Bridge

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3o-S, j. mVi w, :
oAt ,ha railroad striker, charged with
ue ,,.rscl.ino the railway bridge near
Sacramento two years ago, and there. ,.
bv scausing the death OF bnginee' il'.
Clark II and three United states soldiers, aas
u,asa ,,,,ss hang, a The supreme court handed
an,vu ' a decision in which it afiirmeu
the Judgment of the superior :, 'Ou,. Unr.
Vsio 'shsre Worden was convicted OF mus, l
Sar %r' IN the first degree and sentenced
To hauu,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01

|ssr.' raso' July ao.-on receipt of a
N u r.a received few days ago from
n .auclseo, the police arrested a
Brtbre braned $. 0. Swan burg at the
n ss'ern y. depot, where he met his
ka 'So arrived on a train from the
h.. .o"anburg is wanted in San
's'o on a charge of perjury.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
THE POPuLlSTS
win Establish Headquarters at wa,hing-
ton N the Democrats DO.

WASHINGTON, July 30. The national
committee of the peoples party, other
wise the popuists, has decided to make
Washington the headquarters of
the organization. The indications
at present are that the demo-
cratic and national silver party com
mittees will also make their headquar-
ters in Washington. The silverites are
desirous of having headquarters in
the same city as the National Demo
cratic committee, and in case the dem
ocrats decide upon some other place
they may altar their plans.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
AN ITALIAN WAR SHIP
r,r.d by Lightning, Torpedoed aud suns
by Her Commander.

ROME. July 3n.-During the preva-
lenee of thunderstorm, llghthlng
struck the coast defense warship Roma
and sct fire TO her. The flames spreao
rapidlv in spite Of the effort OF the
crew to stibdue them, and her com
mander. sesing that they were ap-
nroacbinC the powder-magazlne, gave
prJers 70 attach a torpedo to the
Inil of the vessel and then iol
iii ,'I hands ITO abandon the ship.
W When the small boats containing tne
orsy were at a safe distance the tor.
Us nsdo was discharged, tearing a great
hole in the hull, and causing the nona
~ ,i',Y quickly sink. Nobody was hurt
~ ~ Roma was a central battery
.,.aaasn. nn single-screw, bark-ligged YES,
eel Of $40 tons. She was sol Zee.
Ser inebes long, 81 feet inches beam ano
o. feet 1 inch mean draught OF "at9., W..
sha a' was built at Genoa in 1863 hei
engines were of e,sio horsepower auu =
he had speed of 10 knots Her ii.n, arina
ment ma consisted of 81 large ano mat"
zine guns. -
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
CROP CONDITIONS
As Summarized by the Cincinnati Price
Current.

Current
CINCINNATI, July 80 The Price Cur
rent summarizes the crop conditions
the past week as follows:
Little Of betterment in crop condi'
tions took place durtag the past week.
Consdera bic Of an unfavorable nature
to harvested grain in fields, from ex'
eessive moisture, causing delay in
threshing operations and injury in
quality is noted.
Corn is still maintaining high
promise. Wheat indications are for a
yield of abous $50, 600, 900 bushels. The
weeks packing OF hogs amounted to
100000 against 135,OO0 the correspond
ing week last year.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
''"der Magazine at Funfklrchen,
Hungary.

|DA.rEsrH, July 30 "A powder
aa.ne s at Funfkirchen, capital OF
4, Vun'y OF Baranya, exploded with
4 .esuits' The shock of the explo-
.as terrific. The town hall was
|la, s,' completely wrecked, and other
E, ny In the vicinity were badly
4, So 30 far as known five per.
4" we're instantly killed and 80 seri.
1 Is,.' y, some OF them fatally wounded.
hlosial ha investigation shows that the
4 Ou was more disastrous thar
Als' reported. 1t is now known
IN "Ore than 100 persons were in
b0a.,. =, snd 1t is thought that a large
portion of them will die
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
'scie Company Assigns.

mad o' ouly 80. The Jenkins Cycle
h. A. M au assignment in the county
kiepa"' y sne benefit of creditors. The
etsd ~, y Il. L. Moxey, who is con
|a,sjyn's'nt The company. The deed
sna atnent y places the assets at slee,'
y wy liabilities ut s77,lsa,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
AN ALLOCATuR
Granted In the Csse of VIM. II. House, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 3o.-A tele-
gram received announces that Judge
0rlady, of the state superior court, has
granted an allocatur in the appeal of
attorneys representing ex-Assistant
CITY Attorney VIM. IL. House, who was
sentenced to two years and three
months in the peuitentiary, having
been convicted of aiding and abetting
in the embezzlement of city money.
Mr. House will be admitted to bail
pending hearing before the superior
court
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01

Ctrvrt.ASp. O.. July 30.-A special
to the Press from Athens, o., says;
The most destructive storm in the his.
tory of the Sundry Crock valley occur.
red at Glouster, a mining town IL miles
north of here Wednesday night, which
resulted in the almost total destruc.
tion of one of the principal streets of
the town and doing damage in other
plaees to the amount OF thousands OF
dollars.
The storm, which came from the
northwest. struck without warning.
The fury of the wind is indcscribable.
Ruildinvs were toppled over, trees
torn from their roots and the town
this morning is a scene of desolation.
J. L. Daugherty, who was at the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01

1,orIsvrlLr, KY, July aO.,Ialevet s,". =
robbed and burned the post Tpn,, pa,', cot Of
rlvSsos, Lawrence couAty. Iney }! :, sO' g.
srav with 300 ip money and s's'Aps'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-08-01
-, pohber killed by Police man

NEW YoRr, July SOIEranK p x. To,Il bo.5
.-ahst hat lad of II, was shot in the heao 11a
weOs'' v.e : ro,ic.man : on Pearl street he
Oy ! a ,wo companions had robbed a 'a sa-
and '"1 = eo a,ara running from the police
,oon oon when the latter sres' "0''N''s'
died shortly alter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04
LAUREL CYCLE oLUB WAS THE
ONLY ONE to- END THE SEA-
SON
HEALTHY AND WITH MONEY
1T HAS A COSY CLUB HOUSE AT
GRAND AVENUE AND GROTTO
sTREEyr.
And Assets More Than Double All
It's LiabiItties-Truly to he
Envied.

A cosy, pretty clubhouse, capable.
loyal officers, assets more than double
its liabilities. and a clean membership
roll Of satisfied members--is what the
end Of the season brings to the young
est Of ST. Paul's cycling clubs, the
Laurel. Among the many clubs that
organized early in the spring, the
Laurel is the only one to weather the
storm, and the fight was an unusually
hard one. as the. obstacles were many.
| After organizing and going into debt
early in the spring, it was found that
the constitution and bylaws were weak
and this caused much dissatisfaction.
SO after studying up the workings of
Eastern clubs, 1t was decided to re-
| model the constitution after that of
the Lincoln Cycling club, of Chicago.
The new government wrought great
| changes in the club. A new start was
| taken and great progress made, putting
| the club on a firm financial standing.
A source of great pleasure to the Off
! GERS and board of directors has been
the wiping out of the debt, contracted
in the spring, and now that the finan-
ces are in good shape, a healthy growth
| - AAASAAiOSAoAiAP 10 OiA. lie vigorous
| financial policy inaugurated by the new
| officers has given each and every mem
| Der zeal and confidence for the future
The spacious clubhouse and grounds
| are located on Grand avenue. near
| Grotto street. and the well-kept lawn
| and wide verandas have long
| been the pride Of the club. Now that
the evenings are getting chilly. the
| clubhouse is getting livelier, and each
evening sees the library, the reception
rooms and parlors ali in great demand.
| and many an informal hop and card
| party follow in quick succession: in
| fact the social features of the club are
to be made very prominent this win
ter The future of the club is bright,
| as the necessity Of an Al club of this
kind has long been felt in the St An
thony Hill district.
! The fostering of all cycling interests
| is the idea paramount, and the club has
| shown its influence on many occasions
| during the past summer Now that the
| cycling season is practically over for
| this year, the club will devote its at
| tention to social features. The musical
| talent in the club is organizing and
promises some entertaining socials.
New talent is being taken in and is
more in evidence at each meeting The
| devotees of cinch, euchre and other
card games have already started the
ball rolling and the first Of a series OF
progressive card parties was given d
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04


short time ago; while those who dance
will have many an enjoyable hop dur
ing the winter. The ladies have an &C
tive part in the club, with all the priv
1leges enjoyed by the men, although
they have voluntarily taken in charge
the social affairs and surrendered the
more arduous business cares to the
masculine members.
Visiting Wheelmen are at all times
welcome and the well-knoWn hospital
ity of the Laurel club is always on
tap. The latch string is always out and
bids the stranger to ST. Paul wheel
mans welcome. Arrangements are
now being made for a billiard table
for the gentlemen's room and suitable
gymnasium is being considered. Next
year promises to be the banner season
for cycling clubs, as the last one has
been more or less experimental for all
cycling interests, and then the Laurel
club hopes to reach the zenith of its
ambition-a club house of its own.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04

Riley Grammar is tall, thin, stoop-shoul-
dered, lantern-jawed young man. about TWEEN
ty-elght years old. He was bell boy at the
st. Charles hotel New Orleans, when Book
maker Botay took fancy to him twelve years
ago and made him his clerk.
Grammar had quick eye, cool head and
had phenomenal luck. Within the past seven
years he has repeatedly won as much as
$3.50, 600 or $500, 600 during the season. He has
purchased real estate in Kentucky, farms in
the country and houses in Louisville and
Lexington, and mortgaged them and released
the mortgages until his real possessions are
known only to himself.
Personally Grammar has the courtesy Of his
section. He is polite and deferential in his
manner. generous to his associates, and
kindly to those with whom he is thrown in
contact. He is extremely generous, and has
spent large sums upon his friends, helping
them when they were in distress, and in
many cases advancing large sums of money
to their relatives. He is believed by his
racing associates to be worth at the present
time about S350,000.
At cards. Grammar, although nervy and
careful player, was almost invariably unsuc-
cessful. Poker suited him when nothing more
exciting could be found Occasionally he
would take hand at hearts or Boston"
Like nearly all inveterate gamblers, he would
buck the tiger" He always argued that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04

and religious teaching from the bicycle.
Taking the significant text, 81 have
used similitudes," the minister said he
believed, were the Savior on earth now,
ne would illustrate his parallels and
sermons from the wheel. He described
the difficulties of mastering the bicycle.
and compared the discouragements of
the novice and the frequent dismounts
OF the beginner to those who seek to
lead a Christian life. The rules which
govern bicycler, said the minister,
were adaptable to the follower of
Christ AS the former rides erect and
with speed, so the latter should live
erect and move with some degree of
spiritual rapidity'' He advised the
oicycler and the Christian to keep
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04

faro was the only game for. man to tackle
who cared for even thing. story Is
told, and Grammar has lately been made
the hero Of it, although he is quite young
to have actually been the hero, Of a man
who was playing the bank at Hot Springs
one morning in midsummer. A friend tugged
at his coat sleeve. called him outside and
said:
MAN are. you losing your head7 Can't
you see that's a brace gamer
Cant help that" was the reply, ITS the
only one in town.
Grannan's name became associated with this
ancient yarn after a rather disastrous seance
he had at faro one night last winter. The
young plunger dealt for two thigh rollers. "
One of them was Al Smith. No less dis
tinguished knight of the green cloth than
Patrick Sheedy completed the party. Gran
nan asserted that the ceiling was his limit, %
and his customers took advantage of this.
Grannan's losses in that game were esti-
mated at between $50, 900 and $500
Next morning he was awakened from a
sound sleep by acquaintance, who in
formed him that he had not lost his money
fairly.
why, you chump," was Grannan's an
swer, 81 dealt the cards myself, and even
if l didn't lose on the level it's none of your
business and I don't thank you for waking
me up"
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to the curious fact that whereas the
British government in special act pro-
vided for the stamping of all goods i'm
ported into England from Germany
with the words MADE in Germany"
with the deliberate purpose of reduc,
ing these importations, the effect has
been exactly the reverse, as shown
clearly in the report. The report gives
many figures to show the enormous in
roads the Germans have been making
Of late years into British trade and
the reasons assigned are not that the
Germans pay lower wages, but that
the cost of production in Germany, ow-
ing to the superior technical processes
and great economies in manufacturing.
is lower.
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against the inner arm of the lever
throwing it into the position shown
by dotted lines and allowing the pin
to drop into locking enga cement with
the link
The pin Is operated by a pair of
vertical levers, fulcrumed at the end Of
the car, one on each side When it Is
desired to release the coupling, the pin
is raised by said levers and the link
drawn out, which latter operation will
cause the outer arm of interior lever
to be thrown beneath the pin hole,
whereby the pin will be held in the
proper position ready for another coup
ling. When 1t is desired to leave the
pin in the raised position, the car not
being withdrawn, it is done by pushing
slightly inward the sliding plate, which
is operated through the side Of the
coupling head.
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fell to the floor senseless. He never
smiled again.-Columbus Dispatch
"Come, old man, tell me what your
fiancee is like"
well, she's a high grade girl, with a
$50 expression; weighs 112 pounds and
has the narrowest tread I ever saw
Some interesting experiments have
been made as to the air pressure in BIZ
cycle tires. AS the bicycle stood alone
the pressure on the front tire was nine
pounds, and on the rear tire twenty
six pounds. When the rider mounted
the increase in pressure in the front
wheel was not perceptible and in the
rear wheel 1t was less. than half d
pound. The rider weighed It's pounds.
Bicycles are creating a good deal Of
new law In Great Britain In England
they have been declared to be vehicles;
in Scotland, in q case to recover in
surance for death due to a bicycle &C
cident, they have been declared to be
not vehicles, the judge declaring that
they could be no more considered such
than skates.
The uhwritten law of the road Keep to
the right has had a strong affirmation by
Judge Cox, of Indianapolis, in a decision that
man driving horse on the left side of the
street who ran into a young man riding a
bicycle on the right SIDE of course, was re-
sponsible for the accident. The man who
drives on the wrong side of the street is pre-
sumed. by Judge Cox to be guilty of an inten-
ton to commit assault and battery. The
same guilty intention is ascribed by the Judge
to a bicycler riding on the sidewalk. He
does so entirely at his own risk Judge Cox
saws, and in case Of collision must be held
guilty of Intentional assault and battery.
This. of course, is an addition to the penalty
q vehicle. a
not be presumed that Indianapolis tolerates
wheels on the sidewalks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04
A MUSICAL BICYCLE.
The AeoIian Harp Device and How
1t Makes Sweet Melody.

Many cyclists with an ear for melody
have rugged the diamond frames of
their wheels with rubber bands, which
produce musical, buzzing sound as
the riders speed afongI The New York
Sun says that riders who have tried the
experiment claim that medium sized
rubber bands give forth the loudest
sound, but that the placing Of bands of
different sizes across the frame pro-
duces a musical sound Every five
out Of six riders SEEM to have effected
this innovation. and the continued
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invented new driving gear for bicy-
cles. A crank is secured to the rear
wheel To the crank Is attached a
connecting rod, the forward end of
which is supported by q link which
swings from the lower front brace of
the frame. Two toggle joints, carry
ing pedals at their centers, are hinged
to the frame where the crank shaft is
ordinarily. The connecting rod is split
to pass around the pin on which the
right toggle joint Is pivoted. The pedals
are maintained In upright positions by
means OF springs When the pedals
are pressed downward by the feet they
the connecting rod forward. thus turn
Ing the rear wheel
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cling is a free masonry broader In It's
membership than amy other save hu-
man nature ITSELF
what Is the prisoner charged within
said the judge.
Searching, your honor"
Guilty or not guilty?" asked the
judge.
my client pleads guilty. and begs
some immunity ON account OF his
years"
IT shall give you the full extent OF
the law" said the judge sternly. 1.-THE
prisoner is sentenced to ride for sixty
days behind beginners"
With a shrek of maniaoal laughter
the prisoner threw UP his hands and