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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
MRS. ~LuETGERT'S RINGS.
Three Women GIVE Damaging Testimony
Positively Identify the Kings Found In
the Vat ~ Those Belonging to and Com
stantiy Worn 1y the Missing WoLian-
Carl Noe,us's IrsttiaouY,

~.tantiy Worn by the Missing WoIiau-
Carl Noe.U.'. Testimony.
CHitAGo. sept. Three women gave
damaging evidence against the defend
ant in the Lnetgert trial yesterday.
They positively identified the rings
found ia the va; IT, being the property
u Ms. Luetgcrt, and said they had
seen them on her hands and one of
| them had talked with her about the
| rings at one tilnc, and so felt sure that
the rings found in the vat aud those
she saw on Mrs. LuetEarts fingers
were the same.
Iuc defense made a desperate effort
to break down the evidence Of the
three women. bat they all stuck to
their etoric, ana Swore that the rings
were those which the VIE Of the
Sausage maker had worn before she
disappeared.
The session of court was short in the
afternoon. as Judge luthi!i said he de
sired to make a personal visit TO the
factory and see for himself where the
murder is said to have been committed.
lie took with Him one attorney from
the side OF the defense and one from
those engaged in the prosecution, and
during their visit 10 the factory, NJ
other person was allowed around the
premises.
Carl NoelNer.a chemist who had been
at one time engaged with Luetgert
when he manufactured Dcrluauganate
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
4 Bold Robbery,

A bold robbery was committed last
week on the line of Kemper and Noxu-
bee counties. &. c. Lipscomb was the
victim. Mr.. Lipscomb has a general
merchandise store. Late in the night
the desperadoes called him up on the
preteNt of wanting to get some pare
gorie for a child they claimed was very
sick. When the door was opened he
was covered by a shotgun and Win.
chester, and a demand made for his
money or his life. They got about Sa5,
all the cash in the store, after which
they marched Lipscomb off and released
hlm' They We're masked. but enough
was e to know they were white men.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
DUN'S 4 REVIEW.
a Wonderful Showing ot Business
for August.
an Previous Records Bro%eH Love-
iaiiurr- aud ~mtllrr iu Volume. "tih
More JGa.inrs. ia tlGtp.E Al Depart
Intnt. oFIradr aHd Manufacture

Failure s"d >mtli"r 8" Volume. "t'h
h"'" ''a'."f"' N ''a'"'' Al '''i''''
""' "'f'''
NV GnEA. s,u, r. g. Dan Il
"a. - So rt.g realrH IF ira H. slgs.
Failures IA AH-u-. we're in number
not uuIH 7 percent. less than In August
$50, blt ia amount u liabilities 1os
per cent smaller JGly luJ August
ahp" a. smaller average Of liabilities
per failure than has esor been known
.4u ans year or ey.a % 4 quarter of the
ycar, L. q. puu - Go. have kept
quarterly records. The improvement
IS also wr.l dislan.fya. extending 10
nearly uTerg Important branch OF husl-
hess hut ina clothing seHrLrr and I'M
/ classified trading only two months uf
the past - have shown smaller fail
nFts, 80 general sia.rs hHA furniture
"HsG Three. "a gros"r.r> hats ANA ron
manufactures "n.s .'ur' "a chemical
manufactures, only i've. u III cloth
.le Manufacture ""'l SIX months Oh
49,
'"' l"'4' 81 "'.''''''" ''"o'''''t' 10
t'"' '' " e. N''" 10 '1"a ""' "'r'
a''''.' B" IVY "'" ,"'" j"
""! '''1' ''L'''" ''i'' ''''> III '''''
august was TIE hTal month in winch
'he oa''y average "i settlements
through e~itar'ht1'u>es exceeded ma
ief'a''t tAa1 % the corresponding
mont" OF 4N+~ lbr excess AT t"e pflh-
'-NthN ANhA4r tH. Pa ''AAt+ ~ -
'AtS dNc, as h4.NI Ice supposed, 10
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09


y ions r NlcDoy.rp an q
/ Milwaukee county Wis and who a. va
! riuu, times has held responsible po.ii
! ,rni positions ia that c.ty. vas. on tn,
; lst, sentenced 10 SIX months at th,
county farm for yagraucr Drer,ndul
!. ErHf" 10 liquor is All to have nc,0 tAi
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
THE PEARL HUNTERS.


NEW ORLEANS, Sept. "A special
from Helena, Ark, says:
The pearl hunting industry which
has been exciting the whole country
is spreading all over this end of the
state. The st. Francis river. from the
mouth of the river to Jeifersonville. i,
lined with white people and negroes,
all engaged in unearthing and pryiur
open the richly-lalcn mussel shells,
One young man brought u small bottle
of pearls to Helena taken from Phil.
lips bayou, IA tributary of the st.
Francis. They are darker in color
than the ordinary pearls of com.
merce, but are hnndsomer shan.s
and of good size. All of the
chain of lakes in the hitherto
waste st. kraacis bottoms ar, full Of
these pearl-bearing mussels, and it is
expected that the whole country will
soon be engaged in the business to the
detrlment OF crop gathering. One
planter said that he expected to have
difficulty in securing hands to pick his
cotton on account of the pearl excite.
mcnt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM
The Indian Govcrnulcnt Want to Buy Re-
m%ittauces.

INV YORK, Sept +-The Evening
Posts London correspondent cabled:
II have just learned that, following
the recent decision OF the India govern
ment to suspend council drafts, it is
now decided hat the Indian govern
mcutw will receive next Tuesday tenders
Of drafts for y croro Of rupees (about
q, 600 oool, that is 10 say, instead Of
selling drafts, their balances in India
are 30 little that they want to buy re.
mittances.r
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

Miss MARC AREr CRAVEN, daughter
and only child OF the woman who is
fighting for u share In the Fair estate,
was married at san Francisco, on
the list, to Henry kurhlcr Of st Louis.
1t will not matter To Miss Craven
whether her mother wins the big suit
or not for her husband is a million.
airc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
CONTEMPT or U
Attachments Issued for Nioiators OF an IN
junction.

NASHVILLE Tenn, Sept. 4-uuitcd
States Marshal Mckenzie had attach
ments issued by United States Judge
Clark for the arrest OF L. Il. Cagncy.
VIM. Fitzgerald. J.T. Bradley. j. p. MUIR
phy, Lee Shyer. VIM Murphy aud c. A.
Mosely, charged with contempt Of
court and violating an injunction is.
sued by Judge Clark. The attachments
were issued upon complaint OF the
Nashville, Cincinnati \ St Louis com
panv for the illegal sale Of ticsetA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09
silver service FOR the Vyh,.,i,r

VALLEJO. Gal, sept. "A silver SCI e.
ice OF 700 pieces was presented. Thurs.
day, to the gunboat Wheeling by tho
c,ti1cns OF the city of Wheeling. w.
Va by a party of congressman. Iadirs
aud citizens of West rirrini, who
came to vallejo to make the presenta,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

JoHs c. WOODS, superintendent of
mails at the Louisville (ky.) post Office.
brouge; suit, on the I'd, against Post
master-ssneral Gary aud the post of.
flee department authorities to prevent
them from removing him from the sery.
Ice. The case probably will be a test
Of the power 10 enov a government
Official embraced within the civil sery.
tcc rules.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

GgS. WEYLrg's last decree il an or
der commanding the Spanish troops
throughout the island OF Cuba to move
into the larger towns, leaving the in.
terror cntlrcl, free. Stringent orders
have been issued aiss that any pacid-
cos caught caitlvating farms IN the iu-
terror will be shot at sight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

HAMBURG, sept. 4.-rhe German en-
peror aud empress. the king and oueen
OF Italy aud the Italian minister for
foreign affairs, Marquis visconti
'enesta, arrived here. in order to he
present at the autumn maucuvers of
the German army,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

Mrs, JoHN DHEw. the veteran come
dienne, died. on the 3lst at Larch.
mont, a suburban resort on Long Island
sound, She had bccu u sufferer for
several years from a combination Of
kidney aud heart troubles. She was
boru in London in lS20, aud had been
Oh the stage since 1895.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

Troup Cole of Moscow. Kcmper u
ty, wa killed last week by a mule kick.
nag him. Mr.. Cole was highly respect
ed being an upright and generous man,
and was an influential citizen, a consist
ent member OF the Baptist Church.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

lhc Lee Lumber Company. of Red
wool Warren county, assigned last
week for the benefit Of creditors who.
with Il single exception, are foreign.
Assets, 81, 800; liabilities about the same.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

h C. LITTLE, private secretary Of
Gov. Leedy Of Kansas, has been deco.
rated by the khcdtve OF Egypt with the
insignia of the grand Gordon Of the i'm.
perial order of Mrj,dich OF the otto.
man empire, The decorations arrived
Mt Topeka, on the SlsL by express, ac.
companicd by n certificate from the
sultan OF Turkey.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

The ~coroner's jury ~impane,ed to in
~vestigate the cause of the death Of sam
Poyens' successful merchant OF Green
VILE last week returned the following
verdict after investigating the case for
two weeks: Eve. the jury, after having
viewed the body of Sam Povens, and
having made diligent inquiry into the
cause of his death. find that the said
Foyens came to his death on August 10,
is''' by a blow on the head by parties
unknown to this jury. and the body
afterward cremutsd in his store by the
parties who murdered him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

. MADRID, Sept. THE newspapers Of
thiN city say that Premier Azcarraga
has failed in his efforts to rcunite the
warning sections Of the conservative
party.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

BOISE CITY Idaho, Sept. "A
ciai from Moscow says; By the mss.
p OF lamp, the clothing of Mar
hiiaeorandt aged 4 years, canght tire.
and she was fatally burned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

Is accordance with an order issued
by Judge WIthrow. Of the st Louis
criminal court, the Paraphcrnala
seized ia the recent raid uu the poo,
rooms was crcmated on the city hall
grounds, on the l,L boy the shcrltTs
deputies, in the presence Of Il vast
crowd of spectators
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

sidering the matter Of sending men Ia
the Alaska gold fields In the spring.
II the rush 10 the new diggiugs CON
tinucs the men will doubtless be- sent
The Salvation Army has already de.
cided to send a band Of workers up
among the miners
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

4 Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


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c.ulrll aud considerable hag and ,ry-
egn. farm buildings were DESTROYED boz
2lr, IL aas suuIurI.
A>Nlrry as tn lao fatp ~ the lia..u
Steamer g.. D.. Nrarr. said ,p be- laden
w.,l gold. wn. set at rr,'. on tar list.
br Hdy.ers that The Ncarc was tied up
near Circle Guy, repairing her boiler
huys.
oNrE norc Paris /, singing the Mar
sejijaisc, aud accounts from the prov.
noes show that the whole country IS
given up 10 dctlrlou, rejoicing uye the
Russian French alliance,
fEEn MctoNSFrL~ cashier Of the Am
hia bnnk Of Ambta, lud.. has hed
the city and about $1,000 OF the banks
funds are said to he missing, The bank
failed to respond to a recent call from
the state auditor Tor 4 statcmeut
4 DISPATCH from st Petersburg saws
that "A German sailor, who stabbed a
Russian IN a public garden during the
visit Of Emperor William, was tried by
q naval rpurt-martial and shot,
THE dilbu,ter Bermuda, with her
machinery stili out of order. remains
at Fort Antonio in the custody o, the
n I,r,E,, ,l;.b. anti .r
the crrw aud officers and drfrnyrd
their passage To New York.
carr MrHpuY. who was convicted
and fined $500 some time AGO for non
compliance with the cus,ups rcgpla-
tlous while captain of the nEbu,t,riry
steamer Laurada, having failed to paw
BIZ, tine, has been sent To pr. ,ou n,
kingston. Jamaica, for 20 DAYS.
TIMOTHY TRNlxoR who had been an
ourca>t from his home for many Years.
returned to the parental roof in OK.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

TnE election for president Of the re
public OF Venezuela was held ON the
I'd Owing ~ the great popularity ~
Gen. lguacto Audradr. the liberal can.
didatc, DR.. Rojas Paul and ten. Her
nandez, who were running in the in
forests OF the conservative aud pro.
Rress've conservative parties, respect
lively, retired frutn the contest
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

A DISPATCH from Washington. on the
LIST, said: 'Ihrrc is 10 disposition
among officials here to question the
correctness Of the statement in the
dlspatrhr, from tlnwail b. the effect
that Minister Hatch hurried 10 Homo
lulu with the special purpose ut sgrur.
Ing annexation action oy the Hawaiian
government in advance Of the meeting
of congress
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

ne last vacant storchouse in Green
wood mas been rented. Those who wish
to engage in business there in future
VIII be compelled to build or have
houses built.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

j, u. HoHN. n Of the Oldest and
~bcst-known citizens of Decatur, H..
was found dead in bed, on the morning
of the 90. lie retired at night in
fairly good health. MIR. CORN WAS
almost 10 years old, He was grand
master Of the grand lodge OF Illinois,
in 1857 and 1865, being the oldest living
past grand muster in the masonic or.
der.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

Mrs {. l. Collins. living seven miles
north OF Ellisville. accompanied BY her
l~2,year-old son. started to Ellisville last
week, driving n double team. The
horses took fright and ran away. Mrs.
collins attempted to stop the unruly
team and fell in front OF the wagon.
Both wheels passed over her and her
..eg and arm were badly bruised, result
ing IN q fractured bone. Her son es-
capped uninjurcd by jumping from the
wagon, which was torn to pieces.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-09

Inc farmers of east Rankin county
nave orsa nized and pledged to give the
raising of wheat q fair trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-12
Wheat Causes Another Day
Of Excitement.
HIGHER AFTER FLUcTuATIoN.
Anxiety as to Mark Hanna's
Yachting Party.
Miscellaneous Late News of
the Day.

Chicago, Aug. II. - The wheat
market is again excited. 1t opened
very tame on the failure OF Liver.
pool to fully respond to our advance
OF yesterday. and on account Of the
fact OF foreigners buying much less
But the buying fever could not long
be squelched. and In the first Is min
utes September wheat advanced q
cents to "a, while shorts were cover
ing eagerly. At the advance large
lines OF long property came on the
market and the price broke to S2s
followed by reaction to s33 9th
er markets showed marked advances,
st. Louis leading with a Jump Of 81,
Minneapolis coming next with 81
The prime cause Of the appreciation
Is the natural corner in September
wheat, which is very scarce, and
shorts had to get out the best they
could.
After hanging about SO some time,
the market received another impetus
which carried it to Sl2. Tnen a
fresh liquidation caused q rapid dc.
cline, and the market closed at s3l.
q net advance Of il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-12

Pittsburg. Aug. ia new move
Is to be made by DE Armitt. A num-
Der OF miners when working will Fl !e
a bill in equity asking that the con-
tinued noise and excitement is en-
dangering their own health as well as
jeopardizing the lives Of members of
their families who are sick.
Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 12-One
hundred Springfield miners started
this morning on a march to Decatur
En- route they will pick up $50 miners
at Lincoln, so at Dawson and so at
Riverton. At Misntic tonight they
will hold q conference preparatory
to entering Decatur tomorrow morn
ing. The marching miners are or
derry, and have large commissary
Columbus. Ohio, Aug. l2.-The
miners national officers have decid, d
to push the amPaign into centrs
Pennsylvania.
Columbus, Ohio. Aug. 12-Gov.
Bushnell has issued an appeal for
some Ohio miners in absolute need
OF food.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-12
Scores on the Rail Field.

Chicago. Aug. 12.-League base ball
records yesterday: At Cincinnati-St.
Louis 5. Cincinnati s; at Louisville-Chi-
cage 4. Louisville 8; at Washington
Philadelphia 10. Washington 6: at
Notwithstanding 8. Cleveland IL: at
BostCn-New York =. Boston 4; at Brock
lyn-Baltimore TO- Brooklyn 3. Balti-
mere also won the second ga me.
Western League: At Columbus-Nfil-
waukee :, Columbus IL: at Detroit-St.
Paul /, Detroit ;: Second saTe) st.
Paul 3, Detroit 2: at Indianapolis-Min
neapolis3 3, Indianapolis 16: tsecond game)
Minneapolis 3, Indianapolis 10; at Grand
Rapids-Kansas City IL. Grand Rapids
l..
Western Association: At Burlington
Peoria 2. burlington s: at Des Moines
Cedar Rapids 4. Des Moines .; at St.
Joseph-Rockford 5, st. Joseph IA; at
Quincy-Dubuque Z. Quincy s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-12
Max HannaA Party In ID anger.

Port Arthur. Ont, Aug. 2.-The
steam yacht, Comsnche, with Sena-
tor Hanna's party on board, is ashore
somewhere in Nipigon straits on the
north shore OF Lake Superior. The
boat seems to be in serious danger,
as 1t asked that two tugs and light
er be sent Immediately. The Co
manche left here Tuesday morning
for a cruise along the north shore.
The party up to that time met no
mishaps. The shore in that section
Is very rocky.
Cleveland. Aug. 12-The party on
board the Comanche included Sena-
tor and Mrs. Hanna and daughters
Misses Mabel and Rnth; Gov. and
Mrs. Merriam OF Minnesota; Mr..
and Mrs. Gosline. Of Toledo; Miss
McCurdy and Miss Phillips. Of Cleve-
land, and Miss Deery, of Toledo. The
yacht is entirely staunch and sea-
worthy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-12

I. Hood. New Philadelphia: H. w.
Kerch. Canton ]. NJ. H. Frederick,
Akron; Peter Witt and George A. Groot,
of Cleveland.
AT the afternoon session the following
state ticket was nominated: For gov
ernor, Jacob Coxey, Stark county: lieu
tenant governor. Morris Whitcomb,
Tusca rawas county; supreme judge, D.
Il Pomeroy: attorney general, C. A
Rs.der. Wayne county; state treasurer,
+. NJ. Morris, Auglaize county. The
CcnVef ton remained in session until
after 6 O'Clock awaiting the report of
the Investigating committee, but it was
not forthcoming ard the convention ad-
journed sine die with the understanding
that the committee would report to the
state central committee.
Rev. ]. II. Taylor ard Hugo Preyor,
of Cleveland, beth fusionists. were the
principal witnesses before the investi-
Satirs committee. Taylor said he had
heard the Republicans were spending
scTe money to assist the anti-fusion
PopuliSts. ard he determined TO find out
the truth of it. He said he went to
Major Charles Dick ard told him the
Popu,ists were dissatisfied with the
Democratic campaign and suggested
that the fusion might be broken up. He
referred to Hugo EreyOr as a prominent
Populist whose services would be worth
securing, and arranged for 4 conference
later between Major Dick and Preyor
and himself.
Al tha: conference, he claimed. Major
Dick agreed TO pay the expenses Of head
quarters. literature. etc. fer the anti
fusion PopNists at hle state convention.
Major Dick asked them if they needed
aEy moCey for expenses and PreyOr
said he diG not. Taylor accepted $25
and railroad ticket. Preyor stated to
the committee that he had later written
to DiciCfor money to pay his expenses
and had received a check for $25, signed
by Charles Dick, and drawn on the Ohio
National bank. of Washington, d. c.,
Which was submitted in EVIDENCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-12
ENSUES A GENERAL "sCRAP."
Platoon of Police Required 20 Get the
Meetin. in Order.

When one of the delegates attempted
to pull Witt off the chair the latter
struck at the delegate and general
melee ensued in which several blows
We're exchanged and chairs raised aloft
in threatening manner. A policeman
who was present rushed in and inter-
rupted the hostilites, and a few min
utes later platoon of police reached
the convention hall and the convention
proceeded after quiet had been restored
with bluecoat on guard in each aisle.
The police remained until the conven-
ton took a final adjournment. The
anti -fusionists were not in the least dis
mayed by the charges that had been
made, and the report Of the committee
on rules and order of business was
adopted in its original form by a vote
of 535 to 10, which was the first ac-
curate showing of the relative strength
of the factions.
The convention then effected a per-
manent organization. Temporary Chair
man John SeitZ, of Tiffin, and Tempor-
airy Secretary a. S. Lightwalter. Of New
Philadelphia, being made permanent
officers. From that time on the fusion
lists. though in the minority. were very
much in evidence, but their efforts re-
suited in nothing except to delay the
proceedings of the convention The res
olutions adopted reaffirmed the Popu-
list platforms adopted by the Omaha
and st. Louis conventions of the party
and took issue on several matters of
local interest
Before the morning session closed a
resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment OF committee to in
vestigate charges made on the floor of
the convention that delegates had been
| corrupted The fusionists who made
+, the charges opposed an investigation by
a committee, claiming that it should
he made in open convention. The COM
1 mittee appointed was composed of w.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-12
Everything We musth the
The LONDON
Big Store Blue From,
EVIDENCE or A BEEF COMBINE.
The Way Prices Go Up and Down Simul.
taneously at kansas City.

Kansas City. Aug. 12.-The fact that
close combine exists among the big
packing firms in Kansas City. so far, at
least, as supplying the local trade is
consepned, is emphasized a second time
within a week. On Monday last all
the packers simultaneously raised the
price of dressed beef to the local trade to
6 cents a pound. This action, being an
advance of rearly a cent, caused pro-
tests from all sides. The result has
been reduction to 51s cents. notwith-
standing that the price of live cattle
in the yards is even stronger than when
the price of meat was first advanced
Every packer in the city announced
the reduction, all at the same hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-12
Glass Manufacturer in Conference.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-The Window Glass
manufacturers are holding a secret scs-
sion at the Auditorium. None of the
manufacturers at the meeting would
say what the result of the conference
will be, but it is known that an advance
IS contemplated. 1t IS understood that
there will be considerable trouble in
getting some manufacturers to come
into the agreement as to the amount
of advance, and that it will he two
days at least before the matter can be
settled. The demand from the glass
workers for an advance IN wages was
discussed. The manufacturers offered
a raise of Is per cent. but President
Burns, of the Glass Workers union.
demanded straight increase Of 25 per
cent. and concessions equivalent to about
10 per cent. more. DO agreement was
reached