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H0UB'S TkGGS cure silver gEss BIZ
BUSINESS SndigestIGns Aeauacnes
RasY - - EASY to operate 26c.
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HOTELS.

~APON SPRINGS AND BATHs-on the
~ Great North Mountain, Alakine Lithia
Springs, 1000 to 1900 guests annually; Elite
of North and South. Largest and socially
most pleasant company at any mountain re-
sort IN this country. For rates, circulars,
w. Va.
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The firm Of w. FL. & r. s. Tucker &
Co., having been dissolved by mutual con-
sent and having made deed Of trust to
us for the purpose Of winding up all its af-
fairs, all parties indebted to said firm
are hereby notified to settle such indebted
ness at once and all parties having claims
against said firm are hereby notified to
file the same with us at once.
ERNEST HAYWOOD,
WILLIAM B. SNOW,
WILLIAM r. TUCKER,
Trustees of w. Ell. & r. s. Tucker &
Co., Raleigh, N. @.
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NOTICE.

June 4th, 1897.
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RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.

RALEIGH, N. G..
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. N. c., July 2.-Spirits
turpentine dull at 23xa24; receipts 1877
CASKS.
Kosin steady; strained SIPS good strained
81 80; receipts LOOP barrels
Crude tuTpentine steady; hard S1.3O; soft
$3.50; virgin $3.50, receipts AGO barrels.
Tar firm at $l.10, receipts 20 barrels.
CHARLESTON s. c., July 2,-Turpen inc
quiet at 23K bid; sale - casks.
kosin firm; sales -; b, G, $l.25; d, SI.25:
E, I8O: F, Si30 G, 81 81, II, Sl.50, i, $I.55, K,
$1.65, M, $17O, N, s1.85, window glass $500, wa
ter white 1925
SAvANNAH, Ga, July 2,-Spirits turpen-
tine closed at "a, sales 2,849 casks; receipts
1,lS5.
Rosin firm, sales 1,S25; receipts Abs; A. B. G.
$780, /, Si65; K. $i.7O; M, $50, N, $1.95; win
dow glass ~ 49, water white $3.50.
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Press and Folder for Sale.

On Thursday, July Sth. 1897, at No, 122 Fay
etteville street, in the city of Raleigh, N, c.,
there will be sold at public auction one second
hand, 7-column quarto double feed Bahcock
Dispatch Printing Press, and one Dexter In
termediate Folder with paster and trimmer,
together with the appurtenances thereto.
Said property may be seen and examined
upon application to Battle & Mordecai
Sale made under powers conferred upon
Barnhart Brothers and Spindler by two mort
cages, registered in book No. 143, on pages
456 and 7lS, of the Register of Deeds Office of
Wake county.
Terms, cash. Hour of sale lam.
BARNHART BROS & SPINDLER.
By Battle & Mordecai, Attorneys.
June Is, 1897.
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RALEIGH PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, July 2.-Money on call
easy at 1k@lx per cent; last loan N per
cent, closed at n per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 394 per cent. Sterling ex-
change weak, with actual business in
bankers bills at 486&a4 81 for demand, and
4S5Aa4S6 for sixty days. Posted rates 4.S64a
87k and 4.SSG4 ssh. Commercial bills, 50.
Mexican dollars Al. Silver certificates
6OK a6OX. Bar silver go. GOVERNMENT bonds
frm. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds
firm.
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Tomatoes, per carrier, Savannah and
Charleston, S1al. rs: Florida 60a$l.
oabbages, Long Island, per barrel, SOC.
COffee-OptiOns, August S6 s.: spot, Rio, dull;
No. invoice ~; CordOva 1la17x.
Sugar, raw rteady; fair refining 3; CEN
trifugal, 6-test, 3&; refined steady; No. 6,
No. 10, 81, No. II, 81, No. IL, 3k, No. Is,
3%; No. IA, 35-16; Mould A, 5, standard
A, ~; cOnfectiOners' A, AZ, cut loaf 81
crushed 52s, powdered 8; graduated An;
cubes g.
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NJ INERAL HOTEL.
CHASE CITY, VA.
Now Open for Guests. Handsomely
Painted and Papered. Thor
oughIy Renovated.

The celebrated Chase City Lithia and
Chloride Calcium Waters are found here.
Specifics for Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Tor
pid Lived and all Skin, Blood and Kid
ney Diseases.
Only those who are guests of the Min
eral Hotel and of such private residences
as have made arrangements with the pro-
prietor for the accommodation Of guests,
are permitted to use these waters. Spe-
cial rates for the months Of May and
June.
Write for description, circulars, testi-
monials, etc. w. D. PAXTON,
Proprietor.
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LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, July 2-The longs and shorts
in wheat were cleaning up their trades
to-day in preparation for the holidays
which begin tomorrow and last until
Tuesday. Wheat and corn were both
stronger early in the session, but lost
most of their force before the session
closed, wheat closed * to ~ cent lower
Corn Is cent higher. Oats 1s cent lower
and provisions to 1919 cents lower.
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NEW ORLEANS.
OTHER MARK TS.

Galveston, steady, ~, III bales.
Norfolk, steady, *, II bales.
Baltimore, nominal, S8, 399 bales.
Boston, steady, ~, Is bales.
Wilmington, firm, IN, = bales.
Philadelphia, firm, 81, 81 bales.
Savannah, firm, IN, 8 bales.
New Orleans, steady, l1-l6, Sc bales.
Mobile, nominal, TX, 8 bales.
Memphis, firm, ~, 265 bales.
Augusta, steady, TN, 20 bales.
Charleston, quiet, ~ bales.
Cincinnati, firm, X, 95 bales.
Louisville, quiet. ~, - bales.
st. Louis, firm, IN, IL bales.
Houston, steady, IL, IS bales.
New York, firm, TX, - bales.
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NOTICE.

James Boylan having made a deed Of
trust to me for the purpose of winding
p his business affairs, all parties indebt-
d to him are hereby notified to settle such
Indebtedness with me at once, and all
parties having claims against him are
hereby notified to file til same with me
at once.
WILLIAM r. TUCKER,
Trust ae of James Boylan.
Raleigh, N. G.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
SOCRED Mr.. BOOKWALTERS NAIChh'
WHY HE WILL SHAKE THE DUST OF sfNiN"'
FIELD. OHIO FROM HIS FEET.

v1y HE WILL. SHAKE THE DUST OF sPRiNd-
FIELD OHIO FROM HIS FEET
Springfield, Ohio, Aug. 9.-The leaving OF John W.
pookwalter capitalist and globe-trotter 10 take
massage for Europe last week marked turning
noint in an Interesting story Of wrongs ana lmaei-
arv wrongs on the part of a city, OF futile OUT
bursts of resentment the part OF citizen ana
NJ his deep hatred for the place which by virtue Oh
his heavy holdings and his occasional returns 10
look afer them Is called his home. Prior to MS oe-
nor,ure Mr. Bookwalter put all Of his properties eN
COM his Interest in the James Leffel n CO. turbine
,yater-wheel shops in the hands OF an agent TO place
on tho market The principal property FOR sale Is
tho TagonGa Hotel block, valued at Slo9w~. On an
onnosita corner is the Bookwalter block, another
business and Office building. valued at abou; slVooo
Half SQUARE south is the Grand Opera House. val
ued al $23,oW -,...A,o 40, os.,,a
Mr. RookWalrer proposes to get rid Of manly i0r
dislike of the city is said date from legal COM
piications growing out OF an accident when nap
ncned many years ago General Moses Is: Wa!keT
of KentOu fell into excavation which II was al
legged was left unguaried. The city was drawn into
the long and tedious damage proceedings whlch re-
suited i'm a decision unfavorable TO Mr. Bookwsl'er.
who owned the property on which the excayatlon
was being made He thought that he was deeply
vronged and held the city to account tor H. HIS
defeat as the Democratic candidate for Governor IN
1850 served also TO sour his disposition.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
SHE SANG AND THEN LAY DOWN TO DIh.
,,,, so,,,c WAS .THE DYING MAIDEN's LAMENT"
BUT SHE is WELL ENOUGH TO BE LOCKED
Up IN POLICE STATION.

GLADYS La Rue eighteen years old. attempted 10
L,u herself last evening at NO " Jahe-s| Inc
Young woman. who is a good-looKine pFuhet'e' ma
according to her own account romantic P"S"
Che saws that when she was Dapy she was b"r"
into the care of NJ. and Mrs. Wooitsoh' III
Chtoooo She always thought they were her par
epts until she received a letter. when she was
twelve wears old which told her that thl9 was 'o'
so but that her real name was "i"u!S LA irO
Mr. Woolfson on seeing the .etter, said lhd' al "o
knew wac thai she had been ielt on HIS "oo''''P
The next thing OF interest in the young "oina"
c,rnor was her elopenent with man haihe'
Rush whose first name she declines 10 give IhlS
was year ago They came 10 i've III ~" , ~
went to No 1o7 az her
While living in Lexington-ave the eiI me, net ma ma,
named MILAN saunder5d a5d sdid G hss% he Would Try 70
ind her paren.s While Saunders was LOOKING
S far hiT ner JJsepn & b saundsrs fS%i at
He did TO make much proRieshS HUI ~ Il'
house up to two weeks Then the edfr ar; ar;
Saunders asked her 10 move ic cohpaMeIb M bomSe 1,,S
was quarrelling Not only that. but she carried = =
dagger with her and produced 1t LII, qSrTse Win
SaneeroUs e Mr. saunders tred TO find dagger
one day when she was out, but she must nave taken
Two weeks ago william T; Saunders sent the
girl TO live with the family Of his brother Robert
saunders at & NO 90 1ahs SAVING hn he s couG
do no more for her and that she would better go
Then She began to sing. Some one asked her
the name of the song, and she said Il The
Dyino Malden's Iameni." She did not go down
10 dinner and a child seEt 10 look for her. In
a few minutes the chlld ran downstairs. screaming.
Mrs Saunders hurried 10 the young womans
room She found the apartment filed with gas.
wbinh flowed from an open burner. The window
wns closed aud the door had been shut. on the
he'd law the La Rue gir She wore nshtdress
~ While 1ecked with blue ribbons. on breast
iav an open Bible. over which her hair fell. She
nhyslcian was called and said she would be all
righ; in an nou:. A policeman was also sum-
nored and as soon she was better she was
taken 10 the Charles-st police station. whence
che was Sent 10 the Mercer-st station where there
"a ma
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
THREE MORE NEGROES LlNCHED.

ONE IN MISSISSIPPI AND TWO IN GEORGIA
Vicksburg Miss, Aug. s.-John Gordon alias
Lewis Nelson IA negro who murdered NliNaHi
Allen at Brunswick on July Is by clubbing him with
a n-barrel and who captured In louisiana
Yesterday was hanged by lynchers last night
Gordon killed Allen greatly respected white ci,i-
zen. in a treacherous manner. He was captured
bv three negroes while engaged in game OF
"craps" after a desperate struggle He coniesse1
the crime as well as two other murders lie was was
taken to Brunswick directly from Louisiana last
evening and when the steamer ANNIE ;aurie
passed the place this morning at o cloch HIS
body was seen hanging from pecan tree
Albany. Ga, Aug. 9-News has reached here OF
the lynching OF Benjamin Mayfeld. negro. al
Edna small village about twelve miles south OF
this city Mayfied assaulted the wiie OF DIiian },
James a railroad conductor, ana was causht
snort distance from the scene OF his crime
Glenwood. Ga. Aug. a-Nathariel Mason.
Young negro, who had been employed by Dr'
charles A. Powell in this place attempted to as
sault Mrs Powell and was captured by her nus nus
hand posse Of fifty neighbors took the negro
from Dr Powell and carried him some dlstanEe
down the road, where he was placed against a pi'e
Of lie
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
CANADA AND THE GOLD DIGGINGS.

NEW REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE DOMINION
GOVERNMENT.
Toronto. Aug "a dispatch to ''rhe Globe" from
Ottawa says that the Dominion Government has
reached several important decisions in regard TO
the Yukon country and the working Of the gold
fields. 1t has been decided to appoint an admins
for the district. who will have entire charge
Of all tho Canadian officials there and he the chief
executive officer Of the Government. Major Walsh,
former commander of the Northwest Mounted
Police, is 10 he appointed. The party OF mounted
police 10 leave Manitoba next week for the gold
country has been increased from twenty to thirty
five. They will take with them two Maxim guns.
The mining regulations have been amended in an
important particular. At present miner Is at lib
erty TO stake out claim 5O0 feet running along
with the stream and back TO tho bank. This has
been reduced 10 100 feet. and the new regulation Will
go into force Immediately. a court for the admins
tration of civil and criminal justice for the gold
district has also been decided upon. Justice Nc
Guire. of Prince Albert. Is to preside over it,
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
WHOLESALE LETTER.BOX THEFTS.
JERSEY CITY BUSINESS MEN SUFFERING
FROM THE DEPREDATIONS OF
GANG OF CLEVER THIEVES.

Tho Postoaics Inspectors have been working. with
the aid OF Pnkerton detectives. to apprehehu tue
thieves who have been robbing letter-ooxes III 'e,
sey City for some months This fact became puo'ic
through the announcement last Saturday tnat iet-
ter containing check for $500 had been stolen iro"
a box at Pacific and Communpaw aves., Jersey
City The thieves had the check certihed carry
next morning. and 1t was promptly casnep Dy d
New-York merchant. The check was drawn oy
Benjamin Meade. treasurer OF the Lafayette "e'"-
odis Episcopal Church
This robbery committed on the night OF III
day. July 3O The thieves used key to open the
lock OF the letter-box 1t was learned yesterday
that July 26 the box at Ocean and Cartaret aVes
was opened by the thieves and two letters coh-
tanning checks drawn by e. e Mathlson. real es-
tate dealer. stolen One check was Tor so1 81.
and was made payable TO c. s. Clark. OF NO lU
Broadway, New-York. and the other was for A' %
In favor OF J. Weisenboon. OF No. 3lS Court-st',
BROOKLYN The thieves had the first check certiiied
by the cashier of the First National Bank The
name of the payee was forged and the checks came
back through the Queens County National Bank.
1t had been cashed by A. Alexander Ihe othe,
check was cashed without certifcaton ana passed
through several hands before came PACK: ho,
Two other ma-boxes are known to nave Deen
broken open. one box was at Henderson ara ara
Fourth SITS. and the other at Bramnatl am ana "a "a
been rfed and letters which held money ana M Mvai-
uables have been stolen The losers al tne r,
as the Postofice officials feared the pubicstio,n ,
of the robberles would thwart them IN their Efforts
to capture the robbers ,, 80
The officials are reticent. Postmaster Joroan re-
fused to make any statement yesterday anu eh
pressed regret that the news of the roDDeries na9
leaked out From semi-ofIcial source II was iearne!
that the gang has been industrious and poa tnal ~
has operated in all the cities In THIS negnpornStot t
and has stolen thousands OF letters 1t was sad tnat
the robDeries have been going on for several motns
and the Government has employed the fnkerton
detectives to aid the Posoice Inspectors 10 trace
the clever thieves They have minute .ho eSarEs
certified and cashed He is described as being taii &
weIldressed man OF forty years, with glo
tongue who would be taken for smart business
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
STRIKERS FAMILIES IN WANT.
MANY REQUESTS FOR HELP RECEIVED AT
THE MINERS HEADQUARTERS.

Pittsburg. Aug. e.-Appeas for food and provs-
Ions numerous AZ the headquarters OF the
miners officials In this city to-day. Ii appeared as
{: wall had arisen from every section OF the DIS
trict. and many miners present 10 ask that
the suffering ones be looked after Secretary war
was kept busy answering the appeals He SAID
tonight that ne had sen: more than $1,000 worth OF
groceries and provisions Into various parts OF ihe
district. The appeals now coming from families
the heads OF which al the various mining
camps using their influence 20 keep other men from
working.
series OF meetings Is TO be held all over the
district It is the intention 20 keep up the interest
in every section and strengthen every point where
there is any indication Of weakness The vigils on
the mines of the New York and Cleveland Gas
vigor. . -. -, 49,, Nm.
Thomas b De Arnitt superintendent OF the New,
York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company worked
hard today TO the miners at Oak Hill 10 return
to work BY house toulouse canvass ne succeed,
Cd in getting few diggers. Thirty-seven
miners went in. The men were told by Mr. De ar
mtt that they would lose all they had earned II they
refused TO work ., ,.,,t... Cor,
mission returned to the city to-day after week
tures win be pushed earnestly and he beiieves me
required number will be secured Inc miners, ne
50 va cannot possibly win the strike, as the i"eS
stiil in operation can supply the demand
Some OF the coal operators are becoming Ies' !Si
and threaten to attempt to start their mines tnis
week W H. simmons. large coal dealer says
there IS no scarcity of coal Last nlgnt -D cars VI
coal came into Pitsburg from West IlreImii, an ana
large Quantities are being shipped TO flttspurs
from the mines along the Pennsylvania f'ai''odu
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
EXPLOSION OF 4 FIREWORKS PIECE.
AN ITALIAN KILLED NEAR NEw-HAvEN. AND AN
OTHER MAN BADLY INJURED.

New-Haven. Aug "a set piece OF fireworks IN
process of making at Savn Rock the we-known
summer resort near here. exploded about O'CLOCK
this morning instantly killing one man. an ltalian
and seriously injur!ng another The dead man was
PhillIpa Peaio. thlr,y-nve years old, unmarried
The injured man Is Clifford Hunting. thirty years
Old proprietor Of "A phonograph exhibition whose
home is In Cambridgeport. Mass.
Polao lived with his father in a little shanty on
the Sayin Rock ball grounds where they manu-
factured on a small scale pieces Of fireworks which
are used In the nightly iumnations at this resort
tta went 10 work as usual this morning and began
IN nropare a set piece known as a 'fower-pot." He
had filled the receptacle with powder and other ma
terial and was engaged In tamping II down to the
necessary hardness He Was bending over his work
when suddenly the whole thing blew to pieces and
,bo man was hurled several feet. His body was
badly mutilated and when picked up he was dead
rha liite hut was practically ruined. and the air
as diied with flying debris. In the enclosure. per-
M.n. I've hundred feet away, Clifford Hunting and
,,bcrs we're playing ball \ piece Of flying iron
o,u,,, Hunting on the leg. inficling ugly wound
lie was removed to the hospital where i was
Ia that he was seriously. but not fatally In
iHped Amputation OF the leg. however. may be
yacassarv' The report OF the explosion was heard
half mile.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
THROWN FROM A WAGON AMI NUM-.
FOUR WOMEN AND CHILD BADLY INJURED IN
UNION HILL. ~ J.-ONE OF THE
WOMEN MAY DIE

UNION HILL n. J-ONE OF THE
WOMEN MAY DIE.
serious accident occurred to family party OF
pleasure seekers on the Gardner-st hill, In Union
Hill ~ j. last night in which five people were IN
iured The injured we're
RITCHIE Mrs W. F., wife OF shoe dealer IN Eigh'h-
ave- between Eighteenth and Nineteenth sts' New
York lacerations OF right side. face and head cut.
WALLACE. Mrs Of No SO Park-ave.. Hoboken. righ'
side and face cut
WOOD Mrs. OF Hoboken cut over right eye
WOOD Miss Jennie OF Hobuken. face lacerated ana Skull
fractured. May possibly die
WOOD Agnee six years old. cut on body.
The party were on their way home from Home
stead in a light platform spring wagon when the
traces broke and the vehicle ratified down the
steep incline The wagon swung around upset anu
threw out the occupants William Honmanl' Oh
Homestead who owned the wagon and was driv-
ing and Annie Wood, three years old. escaped ui'-
hurt. A., WALLACE
Yesterday and proposed that the members Oh me
family should go 70 Homestead, where Mrs,
Ritchie's husband owns property ior the purPoSe p,
of having lawn party. They had mosI enJo; 10y,
able time and did not start to return rome ais az
after dark The injured women ana cHiu W. eo -
,anded nv DR. Stewagen. and were taken nome IN
a coach except Miss Jennie Wood, VINO was so
badly hurt that she could not be removed
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
ERIE CANAL. IMPROVEMENTS.
NINE CONTRACTS AWARDED BY PUBLIC WORKS
SUPERINTENDENT ALDRIDGE.


SUPERINTENDENT ALDRIDGE
Albany. Aug s-The State Superintendent OF
Public Works G. W. Aldridge. to-day awarded nine
contracts for the improvement Of hfty-four miles
Of the middle division of the Erie Canal. the totaI
amount or the successful bids was N,2I2Os 90 Inc
awards were as follows:
For improving nine mites from Greenhelds road
bridge to Main-st. road bridge. at New-London, 10
the Warren-S Scharf Asphalt Paving Company OF
New-York City. $2i2. .751 30.
For improving eight miles from Main-st- ROAD
bridge to Durhamve road bridge. TO the Warren
Scharf Company. for &l2,945 45.
For improving nine miles from Durhamvile ROAD
bridge to New Boston road bridge, to the National
Contracting Company. of New-Iork City, Tor
For Improving six miles from kirkville road
bridge 10 Butternut Creek aqueduct. TO the Ma
,ional Contracting Company. for sl36,1D.
For improving five miles from Butternut creek
aaueduct 10 Lock No 40, TO the National Contract
For improving six miles from Lock NO. 81 to Cen
trenor road bridge, to John Dunfce Co.. of SYRIA
cuse for $l36.6N ... ro.ro,o, r,
bridge TO Crane Brook agueducl 10 NAIoushp! D.
Priddy. Of Spring Lake, for sno,n$ ,,..,. o,,,.
E'or improving six miles from Crane BROOK aqle-
duct 10 the east line OF Wayne County 10 AhuIc"
Onderdcnk Of New-York for Sl6''Zio.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
CrrRGyMEN DENOUNCE LYNCHING.

Atlanta Ga, Aug (SpeciaD-The Methodist
ministers of this city in session to-day. put the
formal seal of their condemnation on lynching by
adontine resolutions denouncing the practice as "a
sin against God and a crime against man, for
which in the sight of God, there, is no excuse;
The resolutions also call dill teachers ana
preachers of the colored race to use their utmost
endeavors to teach their people the enormity OF th
offence for which many of them have foriel'eu
their lives They also urge the newspapers TO help
stop this lawlessness by simply publishing the re-
ports of crimes committed by negroes and others
without the narrowing details and sensational
headlines which well calculated TO inila;he
the PASSIONS and arouse the spirit of revenge when
is apt to result in the lynching Of the criminal
New-York tribune., 1897-08-10
ANTHRACITE MINERS INTERESTED.

Pittsburg Aug. 9.-On the success or laiIure oi
the bituminous miners strike depends the IN
ception of movement by the anthracite miners
for higher wages and better conditions Dis'rlc'
President Doan and the otner officials OF the
United Mine Workers organization have received
several letters within the last few days from OH
ferent parts Of the Pennsylvania anthracite coal
rogiop asking for information on the outlook for
the big strike and wanting to know what assur-
ances Of victory they have. II the bitumihous
miners win, the anthracite diggers thinK they
would have an equal chance of securing an ad-
vance IN wages. II the present strike Is lost the
attempt 10 secure an advance will not be made IN
the anthracite region.
The anthracite miners poorly organized Al
one time their union strong. but disastrous
strikes In which the men were beaten resulted IN
a gradual shrinkage in the union. The United wire
Workers officials have sent cheerful news III re- re-
sponse 10 the request for an opinion on 'ne @ out-
come of their strike The intention OF the ahtId ma
cite miners is to get together as many OF tnei5
fellow-workmen as possible before any dendnu din
for higher wages is made. and organizers VIII De-
gin work at once.