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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-13
OCEAN FREIGHTs

Cotton--Market firm: rates quoted ara
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale, 81 .25;New
York, per bale. 800; PHILADELPHIA. Der
bale, $i00; Baltimore. per bale, 81 90: "a
Liverpool via New York, 3Oc; Bremen via
New York, 38c, Amsterdam via New York
43c; Hamburg, via New York, 4Oc: Genoa
46c: Reval, SIC; st. Petersburg, SIC. DI-
rect: Barcelona, SIC; Hamburg. 40c. ne
val. SOC: St. Petersburg. SIC.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are steady a,
ruling rates. Foreign business Is moro ar
less nominal. The rates from this ana
nearby Georgia ports are quoted az "a IN
Gi4.50 for a range-including Baltimore ana
Portland. Me. Railroad ties, base "A feet
Ice. Timber rates, 50cN$l 90 higher Than
lumber rates. TO the West Indies ana
Windward. nominal; 10 Rosario. si2 00SS
1900. to Buenos Ayres and Montevldeo
$40 .0001i 90: to Rio Janeiro. Sif.OO: ~
Spanish and Mediterranean ports. 81 IN
Ol1.50; 90 United Kingdom for ordors
nominal for lumber. 4-pounds IS stand
ard.
BY steam-To New York. 500; to Phil
adelphia, 500; to Boston, $500; 10 Bald.
more. 500.
Naval Stores-By sall-The market is
firm. Large-sizcd Cork for orders. are a.
follows: Rosin ~ Ga. FOR barrels OF 3i0
pounds and per cent primago. spirits, 81
9d Genoa, rosin, 81 3dn3s ca; Adriatlc. 81
6dN2g %; South American rosln. CSC per
barrel OF 29g pounds Coastwise-stcam-
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burlap sacks, S2c; ditto 125-pound cotton
4Sc; bright, GOG65c; fine fancy, 65QSOc.
Coffee-Steady; Mocha, 271ac; ia a, 261kc;
Peaberry 171zc; Standard No. l, Ice; No.
2 loo; No. 3, lac; No. 4, 13c; No. s. 1215c;
No. g. 111ac; No. 7. 1015c.
Sugar-Equality Prices-Savannah Quo
tations: Cut loaf, 5.55c; crushed, ) soc;
powdered. soc; xxx powdered, 5.9oc;
standard graduated, 493c; cubes, 5.1Sc:
mould A. 5.1Sc; diamond A, 4.93c; confec-
TONERS A, A. SOC; white extra c, 4.G2c; eX-
ira C. 4.S6c golden c, $780, yellows, 368c
tone firm and higher
Flour-Weak; patents, $500; straights,
$40; fancy, 4.60; family, $40
Corn-Market Is steady; white corn, job
lots, CSC; carload lots, 44c; mixed corn, job
lots, 45c: carload, Acc; cracked corn, job
lots, s5c sack.
Oats-Carload lots, SOc; Job lots, sOc.
Bran-Job lots, SOC; carload lots, Soc.
Hay-Market steady; western, job lots.
soc; carload lots, Soc.
Meal-Pearl. per barrel, $40; per sack,
Csc; city meal, per sack, S5c; pearl grits,
per barrel, $220; per sack, $l.00; city grits
per sack, 95c.
Lemons-Market quiet; new crop Mes
sina, per box. $2.5Oq2.75.
Oranges-Messina oranges, $2.25q2.5O;
Valencies, cases, $3.50
Apples-S2. 50G275 barrel.
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaporated, S1z0
10c common. 7GSc.
Raisins-L. L., $l.75; h-box, $i.l0; loose.
60-pound boxes. &c pound.
oils-Market steady; demand fair; sig
nal. 45GI50c; West Virginia, black, 9d12c;
lard 58d65c; neatsfoot, 6O0S5c; machinery.
2Od3Oc llnseed, raw, S5c; boiled, &c; kero-
sene, Georgia test 10c; water white. lie;
fire proof, l2c; guardian, lie; deodorized,
stove gasoline. 13c.
Lime, calcined Plaster and cement-Ala-
bama and Georgia lime In fair demand
and selling at Soc per barrel, bulk and
carload lost special calcined plaster. $l.6O
per barrel; hair, 4d5c; Rosedale cement.
Sl.SOa4.40; carload lots, special; Portland
cement. retail. $40; carload lots. $40
Cabbage-Barrels and barrel crates. SITS.
Nuts-Almonds. Taragona, Ice; lvicas.
1lc; walnuts. French, lie; Naples, 12hc.
pecans, i0c; Brazis &c; ilberts. 10c; as
sorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes.
glk61Oc: cocoanuts. 50. Is per 100.
Peanuts-Ample stock fair demand:
market steady. fancy hand-plcked. Vir-
giria, per poond, fsc; hand-picked. per
pound. 4c; small hand-picked, per pound,
onions-crates. 500; barrels, s5.75.
Potatoes-Irish. 81 rs barrel: sacks. 81 so.
Shot-Firm; drop TO -, Sis; b 20 larger.
81 50. bulk $3.50.
Iron-Market very steady: swede, 4ikQ5c;
Nails-Cut. $40 base; wire. 81 95 base.
Advance national list Of extras. adopted
Dec. 1. 1896.
Gun P0wder--Per kes, 400: half keg,
~ %. quarter keg, 81. 20. Champion duck
ing quarter key s. %. Austin, Dupont
and Hazard, sm0kelcss half kegs. f8.45.
quarter kegs. $40. 5-D0und canister, $40.
lpound canister. 75c. Less % 20 10 per
cent. on.
Lumber-Demand, both foreign add do
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800; winter patents. S.45Qt4.65. Rye -four
aulet. Rye duiet; No. 2 western, S3AnAc
c. l.. T. Buffalo. Barley quiet; western feed
Ing 2gc. c. l. T. Buffalo. Barley malt dull
Wheat-Spot inactive; No red, I. o. D.
nonainaliy 79c; No. / northern, SyAc I. o.
b. ahoat; No hard winter, 701zc [. o. b.
aaoat. Futures opened strong and were
generally firm all day, with few reactions,
closing i3k01skc net higher The advance
was caused BY active covering, war news,
higher cables, small worlds shipments,
decreased English visible, and bad crop
news. No. 2 red, April, closed 76Ac: May
" ii-1Gd74lsc. closing nc; June fSql59%c,
closing 73Ac: July. 72n735sc, closed fShc'
September, 7OssQ7talc. closed 7l1sc; Deem
Der, 72a7lc, closed TIC.
Corn-spot. firmer; No. 2. 3Oc elevator;
&c anoat; ungraded yellow, 231sc, deliver
"a OPTIONS opened firm and advanced
steadily all day on wet weather news,
local covering and the rise In wheat clos
ed ss0igkc net higher; April closed 19Ac;
Nav. 2glkN295sc, closed 2Jikc; July Sy3s0
CSC, closed 3ihc; September, S2ls@52Ac,
closed 524c.
oats-spot, dun; No. 2. &c; No 2 dellv-
cred, pc; No. 3. nc. No. 2 white. Ac; No.
white. 28c. track. mixed western. BE;
track, white. Z302sc. options duh all day,
closing MM%c higher with the other mar
kets. Nay closed afsc; July closed 22ibc.
Hay quiet; shipping. 55QGOc good 70
choice. 7ONT5c. Hops quiet. Hides quiet.
Leather hrm. Wool firm. Beef firm.
Beef hams SO D1a10.O0 Cut meats steady.
Lard nrm, western steamed. f.f0tf 50o.
May. ff5c, nominal. refined firm: confi-
neuL h7jc, South American, 5.ooc; com
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Bacon-The market is very firm. Smok.
ed clear sides. sac; dry sailed clear rib
sides, 5Mc; bellies, use; sugar-cured hams.
lie
Lard--Market steady; pure In tlerces.
SIC; 50-pound tins. SIC; compound, In
tiorces. &c IN 50-pound tins. 4Mc.
Butter-Market lower, fair demand; Co
shen. 13il6fljc: gilt edge lSn2Oc; creamery,
e0h022c. fancy Elgin, 22d2ic.
Cheese-Markct firm; fancy fun cream
cheese l3isc 20-pound average. ili5ai3c.
Fish-AackerCl. half-barrel No. T. 81 20:
No. 2. 81. 80; No. g. 500; kits. No. j. 81 Is.
40. 3. 81 90. No. 3. Sc Goldfish. I-pound
bricks. 6K, 2-Dound bricks. Co. Smoked
herring. per box, poe: Dutch herring. in
kegs. $50. new mullet. hair barrels, 800
eait-Dcmaud is fair. ana tho market
steady. carload lots r. %. b.. Liverpool.
g00-pouud sacks. a. Virginia, i25-pound
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pound, 41s0f4.i5c. Pork steadier; old mess.
$8.75n3.50. Butter quiet; western dairy.
nothing; do creamery, 14d1Sc; do factory,
s012ikc Elgins 1sc; imitation creamery.
11G1Gc; state dairy. 14al8c; do creamery.
14Gpi9c. Cheese quiet; large, 96t12lzc;
small, 8ai21zc. Rice firm. Molasses quiet.
Peanuts steady. Freights easy Pig iron
quiet; southern, SO .O0d11 90; northern.
so, 50012.5 80. Coffee opened firm, to 20
points higher, following favorable Euro
pean news; closed steady. prices 2O03O
points advance sales $3.50 bags, includ-
ing April 700c May, Csc; June. 7.00c;
July, 7.1bGi7. nc: August, 7.25c; September,
7.40c; October. 7.4Oc; November, 2, 45c; De-
cember, 750d7 COO; January. 7.55N7 CSC:
February. 7.0Dc; March. 7.e517.70c; spot
coffee-Rio quiet and steady; No. Z. in
voice nc; No. Z. jobbing TIC; Cordova,
ulhqi5c; sales. 1000 bags; Rio, No. T. exc,
cost and freight. Sugar raw. nominal;
fair refined &C.. centrifugal. % test. 80
33kc.
Chicago. April 12.-The bulls on the
Board Of Trade were in high feather to-
day. Prices we're advanced all along the
line, and the bears were called upon 60
(Continuod on Third paeel
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1HE MARKETS QUIET.
ACTIONS LIGHT IN THE
1hA| rr.DING DEPARTMENTS.

ouiet and Steady and I'm
Io''O ged with Sales of 76 Bales.
Ifs Turpentine Firm at %
.-Rosin in Good Demand, But
..iugs Lisht-The Wholesale
lets Quiet-Markets by Tele-
graph 49,
80, in the leading departments of trade
oo'ls The cotton market was quiet and
to-l' -.,.,rted sales amounted to only &c
w There was a fair demand for spir-
ga ...,entine. the sales reaching PSI casks.
- - =. was very little rosin offering. and
..ies were light. Prices, however. re-
,,.5 firm and unchanged. There was
I.,lne on flour, grain and provisions.
- markets were unchanged. The fol-
ing resume of the different markets
nin show the tone and the quotations at
-. close to-day:
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Plant System.
TIME CARD.


Trains operated by OOth hour
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GEORGIA AND ALABAMA

8,
Montgomery. %
Shortest Operated Line Betwee Savannah and Columbus.
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Central n PeninsuIar RaiIrOa,

e To Il1pH' - MICE shortest Line 90 JacksOnvIe.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT APRIL IL, 1897.
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GnAIN. PnoYrsI0Ns. 90.

New York April i2.-.FlOur more active
and stronger on the rise in wheat without
important change boz price; city mill pat
ents, ~. 70if o.. DO clears. ei7Gaf59; 'Mln.
nesota patent, % .s,01.@, DO bakers, g.a5N
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tory 145 bid, ISL asked Langley Factory
104 bid, 1854 asked; Enterprise Factory
common, 9S bid, 80 asked ]. r. King
Manufacturing Company. 1O4 bid, 105 ask
ed; Sibley Manufacturing Company, rs
bid, Is asked; Savannah Brewing Com
pany, - bid. SO asked.
New York, April 12.-Money on call was
easy at IA to ia per cent; the last loan
was at ~ per cent and closed offered at
IA per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 49,
ga per cent. Sterling exchange firm with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 S7h
CASTE for demand, and at S4S604. $751; for
sixty days. Posted rates, $4.S61Ad4S7, and
$4.SSq4SS92. Commercial bills, $4.S5. Bar
silver, 62&c. Government bonds were
weak, state bonds were dull and railroad
bonds were easier.
New York, April 12.-Evening Posts
financial cablegram from London: The
stocks were duh and depressed to-day.
after a steady opening. Kah1rs were fiat
on the political rumors. The Stock Ex-
change now views the eastern question
more seriously than hitherto, and motion
for holiday on Saturday next was dis
missed to-day, to be finally considered on
Wednesday, when, if politics are I'M
changed, the house (exchange) will decide
to remain open. This has not occurred on
an Easter Saturday for many years For
elgn stocks closed better, on an improve
ment in the continental bourses. Gold is
III strong demand for Japan and the con-
tinent, over 100000 being withdrawn to-
day from the bank. 1t is reported that
soVereigns arriving from Australia are be-
ing melted for export. 1t Is believed also
that to protect it's store of bar gold the
Bank of England may lower the price for
eagles. London discount houses have
further reduced their deposit rates by Il
per cent. The present tendency is to-
wards easy rates for short money, but
quotations for long dated loans are hard
ening. Paris closed steady.
New York, April 12-With the exception
OF rally in prices shortly after the de-
cline at the opening, the course of prices
was very generally downward to-day. The
course of affairs in Southeastern Europe
was potent factor in discouraging trading
and some private cable advices received
IN the street painted a more alarming con-
dltlon of affairs than was reflected from
the foreign exchanges. The trend of the
market downward, brought realizing sales
IN some of the stocks that have enioyed
the greatest gains of late. The bond mar
ket eased off in sympathy with the down
ward trend of share values, but the losses
were trivial. The sales were 1868 OOO The
bond market displayed hardening ten
dency on the first call, but later sagged
slightly. The SAFES were $4,000.
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NAVAL STORES.

rope, we see nothing to cause a decline al
present"
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-20
.oiTA OF THE NEWS.

The Canadian government has de.
cided to permit Americans to ship goods
into Alaska through Canadian territory
in bond.
AT Holyoke, Mass, Amelia Koegel,
30 years old, attempted to light gaso.
line stoye. when there was an explosion
tina killed her and 2-year-old Alfred
"a enell
After an existence of 20 years the
Home National bank of Chicago, at the
close of the present year, will go into
voluntary liquidation. The capital
stock is $250,000.
At Owensboro, Ky, r. Monarch, for
himself, the 1lenmore Distilling com
pany and the agile Distilling company
assigned. The assets and liabilities are
each about $4,000.
Rhode Island cotton manufacturers
have not decided to follow the example
of the Fall River (Mass.) mills and the
Amoskeag corporation of Manchester
and reduce wages.
The Cunard steamer Lucania brought
to New ork the body of Rev. David
D. Day of Chester county, Pa, for
merly missionary to Africa, who died
OF fe. during eiie voyage.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-20
paoBAs. SUITS OVER TAXES.
Ex-secretary of state Chilton's Bonds
men Have Not Settled.

Ex-secretary of state Chilton's Bonds
men Have Not Settled.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 20.-The
state board of public works, acting under
the advisement of Attorney General
Rucker, has agreed that all corpora
ton doing business in the state which
paid their taxes to William E. Chiffon,
secretary of state under the late Demo-
cratic administration, instead of to the
auditor, as the laws direct, will have to
pay such taxes again or their charters
will be declared forfeited.
Ex-Secretary Chiffon has made no
settlement with the state, but his
bondsmen still promise to make good
the amount of their liability, $4,000.
In addition to this his Indebtedness for
corporation tax is SIS, $50.
A delegation of attorneys addressed
the board of public works and repre-
sented that the proposed action of the
auditor is unjust, and if it is attempted
the state will have to pay the costs of
l,40O suits General Malcolm Jackson
said that Chilton's shortage should be
investigated by the criminal courts.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-20
THREATEN TO STRIKE.
POTTlHo
Opposed to the Terms of the Proposed
Increase In Wages.

Opposed to the Terms of the Proposed
Increase In Wages.
TRENTON, Dec. 2O.-The manufacture
ing potters and their employees are still
at odds over the matter of scale of
wages to go into effect on Christmas,
the time when the manufacturers
promised they would restore the 1919
per cent cut made on the wages of the
men at the time of the passage of the
Wilson tariff bill.
The men do not want uniform 1879
per cent raise of the wages they are
now getting, but want notifications
made TO meet the changes that have
been made in the matter of designs of
certain lines of goods and the changes
in the demand for different goods.
Several conferences have been held
without result, and the men are threat
ening that unless a satisfactory scale is
agreed to by the manufacturers by Fri
day night they will go on strike. The
manufacturers will hold conference
tomorrow morning at the Colorado no.
tel, Philadelphia, for the purpose of
considering the matter.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-20
A Pretty Specimen.

Alexander McVeigh Miller, of AL
derson, is a member of one of the
state boards appointed by Governor
Atkinson and holding the place as a
Democrat. He voted for Mckinley
and Atkinson, and the latter knew
it when he appointed him. Miller
is now the chief owner and director
Of new Republican paper started
at Ronceverte. His appointment
has not been rescinded and it will
not be although the governor knows
that he is violating the law by al
lowing such a thing to be done
The history of this Miller is an in
teresting one. He was unable to
perform any work more exacting
than OK driving when he was first
married. He soon proved himself I'M
able to support his wife even in the
humblest style. She had some tai
ent for writing and was forced by
dire necessity to put it to use.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-20
new THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL.
One on Broad Line, May BE Established
In New York.

In New York.
NEW York, Dec. 20.-There is talk
of establishing in New York theo-
logical schooi which shall train a min
istry y hirh tall be not only in thor
ouah svruati.y with the special prob
l. ln. o: IT,. day, bur fully capable of
d. Il with them in the most practical
na
- . thinking of the new enterprise
have Considered the splendid equip
ple'tt II Unioa Theological seminary,
ie 4, eldv liberal endowment, and the
i.lhs OF hose in charge, in the belief
thar with the execution of the work OF
ira institution upon broad lines the
university idea could be realized.
Alrhoush the necessary endowments
have utj set been secured, enough has
baii 6aied, it is said, to assure those
ia ere-, ed that nothing else now pre-
vsT,,e she carrying out of the project.
The ann is to make the seminary in
time great center of missionary activ-
ity. After the study of the great his
torical lines of worship, the practical
applica ion of worship in the daily life
of the church will be discussed, with
view TO training men for more reverent
and effective administration of church
ordinances The mission courses are
eleeti e. and have been chosen by more
than half of the $50 students in at
te3 dance.
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no pLAc= FOR RAlLRoADERs.
Warned TO Keep Away From China by a
United States Consul.


Warned To Keep Away From China by a
United States Consul.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Tne first re-
port to the state department. from
United States Consul General Gooa-
now, at Shanghai. contains warning
to American railroad men not to go to
China for employment. Says he:
The American only invites starva.
ton who comes here without definite
contract of employment with some
reputable firm made before he leaves
America. | must advise United States
railway employees that there is at pres
ent no market for their labor in China,
and, should more roads be constructed,
there will be market only if these
roads are built by Americans
The consul general says he has had
many inquiries from American railroad
men as to the chance for employment
in China. so he describes the small
Chinese railroad system to show the
hopelessness of looking in that direc.
ton for work. There are only two
railways III operation with a total of
1855 miles. They employ only "a for
eigners, o. whom four are engineers
and the managers and division super.
intenaents The operatives are practi.
cally Chinese end y foreigner cannot
eotgI,e'e WI them. The highest sal
asinG nati e. are the tele raph per-
is,.s at : e. nel lnnn'h. Ingineers -.
10 $50 a.ld rlalp lands and tra,k.
ntU . to go per month The pay Is
IL aex cal dollars.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-20
-,APPtNEO IN THIS STATE.

Robert Watt, for robbing cars at De-
forest got year in the penitentiary.
Rev. O. A. ;lills, d. d., of the First
Presbyterian church. Wooster, has re-
signed, owing to i'll health.
Alfred Sinclair. aged IS. druggist OF
Beallsvile. committed suicide by shoot
ing. His father. Judge Westner Sin
clair, hanged himself some years ago.
Samuel Harpster, aged II, was ar.
rested at Wooster for shoplifting. He
had boz with him with an ingeniously
constructed trap door to conceal stolen
articles.
Youngstown chamber of commerce
will this week select committee to
try to secure the proposed government
armor plate plant.
Mrs. Sarah Chapman Wilson of Buff
falo, sc year old, was found appar
emily demented in the streets of Cleve.
land. Her son, S. Y. Harris of st.
Paul, came on to care for her.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-20
A PosIoFeIce ROBBED.
xhieyes Blow Open the Safe at Canal
Dover, o.

I CANAL DOVER, o., Dec. s0.-The post
Office here has been robbed. The safe
was blown open and $500 in money.
stamps and valuables taken. 1t is be-
lieved that professionals did the JOB.
The front door was jimmied and the
thieves crawled through the money
window to gain the rear part OF the
office, where they worked unmolested,
while Night Waterman Cordan NC
Quincy patroled in front.
The burglars helped themselves to
$75 belonging to Postmaster II. w.
Streb, together with an unknown
amount of cash belonging to a local
bnilding and loan association OF which
he was treasurer. In the safe was also
a diamond ring, belonging to MISS
Clara Streb, deputy postmistress,, and
four registered letters to parties here.
These the robbers took also.
The evening before the robbery Post
master Streb placed in the First Ma
tional bank 81, 400 worth of stamps for
safe-keeping Postoffice Inspector A.
r. Holmes strongly suspects three men
who have been in the city for three
days. He is now following them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-20
V D BY FIR MEN,

Tenelneuss Carried Down the Fire Escape
of i,urning St. Louis Building.
ST.. Louis. Dec. 2o.-The five-story
building at Broadway and Lucas, occu-
pied principally by the Mermod and
Jaccard Jewelry company, one of the
largest firms of it's kind in the world,
has been totally burned. The total loss
is between 100000 and 100000.
1t is thought the fire started in the
boiler room, communicating to the
packing room and shooting up the ele-
vator shaft quickly spread over the
building w. a. Rutledge, the engi-
neer, and his family lived on the fourth
floor. They barely escaped with their
lives. The firemen dragged them un-
conscious from their beds and carried
them down the fire escape.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-20
Aged Woman Abused.

AsHTABULA, Dec. 20.-Two masked
burglars entered the house of Mrs.
Margaret Barrett at Jefferson and spent
some time in looking through the en-
tire house for valuables, but could find
nothing. They awakened Mrs. Bar
rett, and, by torturing her with lighted
matches tired to get her to tell where
valuables could be found. Lighted
matches were held under her finger
tips, to her eyebrows. and some of her
hair was burned. Mrs. Barrett. who
IS Is years old. was alone in the he 9.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-20
mpeas Re-eLecTED PRESIDENT.
Ofic-r. Chosen at the American Fedora
ton of Labor Convention.

Officer. Chosen at the American Fedora
Ion of Labor Convention.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 18.-At the election
of officers of the American Federation
of Labor G.. j. Bennett nominated
Samuel Gompers for president, and
John e. Tobil named Ernest Kreft of
Philadelphia The vote resulted :
Gompers $40, Kreft 407.
Z. j. Mcclure and James Duncan
were placed in nomination for first vice
president and second vice president re-
spectively. and unanimously elected.
1ouert A,kew was elected third vice
PR. lent without opposition, and NJ.
NJ vearland of Pittsburg became fourth
vice president by unanimous vote.
George b. Lennon was chosen treasurer
and Frank Morrison secretary without
opposli III.
For legislative committeeman An
Grew uraseth of San Francisco was
rho e., The next place of meeting
WAS decided on as Kansas City.