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The times., 1897-07-28
AIKINSON'S OPEN LETTER
The Federation of Labor Discusses
His Reply to Resolutions.
No Action Taken Pending the Re-
ceipt OF His Formal Letter
Business of the Session.

The open letter of Gov G. w Atkinson,
of West virginia, published yesterday, pur-
porting to be a reply TO the resolutions
of the local Federation OF Lator. con-
denIning his action in relation to the coal
strikers in his State, was the subject or u
lively discussion at the. meeting OF the
Federation, held last evening at Plasterers'
Hall. There was full quota OF delegates
present from nineteen local labor organiza-
tons, ana President Roy Carroll vas in
the chair
At the meeting OF the Federation on last
Tuesday evening resolutions were passed
severely critiCising the action of Gov At
hinson for ordering the State militia To
prepare 10 oppose the coal strikers, and
to this end To provide themselves with
Gatling guns and ammunition. This af:-
ton on the part OF Gov. Atkinson the
Federation denounced as "cowardly and
hloodthrsty, and another instance of insult
and outrage to labor which should be re-
membereo at the ballot box"
The resolutions FROM which the above is
an extract were published by the local
press, and a copy sent Gov. Atkinson.
In reply Gov Atkinson ascribes the cause
Of the resolutions to the action OF the
mayor of Pocahontas, Va, In preventing
General Master Workman Sovereign from
making a public address in that city.
As q matter Of fact, the Federation
plainly states the grounds for their action
as given Il bove and ma de no mention what
ever OF the Pocahontas affair. The Cover
nor also states that this is the first time
he has ever heen denounced as cowardll
| or hIoodfhirsty." In conclusion he says: =
have no time to waste on set of asses
who congregate and pass resolutions de
nouncing without cause oiIe who has al wa Us
stood Tor labor. and who is now the ahd
| ing friend OF the toilng masses The peo
! pie OF my State know me and | am glad
to be able to state 10 you that ali the
resolutions you can pass have no effect
| on them
The Federation takes it for granted that
q copy of Gov. Atkinson's letter to 1t is in
the mail and has appointed a committee tc
| gather data for reply.
| letter was received from the United
Mine Workers Union OF Pittsburg, Pa
thanking the Federation for its sympathy
and stating that it did not believe the
local body could aid them in not patroniz-
ing the eoal output OF any particular mine
What is needed the most the letter statet
wds money TO send organizers into thu
| field.
Delegates from Carpenters Union, No
reported & violation OF the eight-hour Law
in the work being done at Point Sheridan
opposite Fort Washington, and the secre
tary was instructed to write the secre
tary IF War and inform him of the fact,
! in the case
The times., 1897-07-28
The FORT ON The YUKON
Soldiers Will Sail From San Fran
cisco on August 5.
War Department Making Haste TO
Establish Scamp Mckinley"
Before the Winter Sets In.

Preparations for the establishment Of
United states fort in the Yrkon are rush
ing forward with remarkable rapidity AT
the War Department Capt. Henry J.. Ray,
Eighth Infantry, has been selected to COM
mand the pioneer detachment of fifty men
which viii 20 forward by steamer, leaving
Seattle Thursday, August ..
The half hundred men who are 10 form
the little company are now being selected
by Gen Shafter from volunteers and viii
be joined in a few days by Capt Ray, who
is now az Fort ID. 4. Russell, Wyoming
A contract has been made with Pa
cific coast transportation company TO take
the command ON board a special steamer
at Seattle August 8, and proceed with
them directly TO tie mouth Of the river,
which is 10 be ascended with all possible
speed in order TO reach the highest nayi-
gable point before the stream freezes.
Special cold weather tents of the latest
design. with their stoves and other cold
dis spelling paraphernalia, We're sent by
express to Seattle from the Philadelphia
quarterniaster' depot yesterday Fur
clothing and blankets are being purchased
in San Francisco to be delivered on the
steamer by the end OF the week, and the
comIissary general is making open requisi
ton purchases of enormous quantities OF
food to last the command in emergencies
at least one year.
On account of the impossibilty OF secur-
ing forage or sending 1t in sufficient guam
titles. the idea of taking pack animals
has been abandoned; consequently this win
ter's camp will have TO be established just
where the steamer is compelled to dis
charge its freight. This place will be
christened Camp Mckinley.
An Informal meeting of the Cabinet was
held last night at the White House, dur
ing which the proposition to establish q
| military post in Alaska was discussed.
This project was talked over at the Cati-
net meeting held during the day, but
no conclusion was reached, and it was
decided to continue the discussion in an
Informal manner in the evening.
The Cabinet is understood to be favor
ably inclined to the establishment OF this
post. if the necessary funds can be spared
frotn the War Department appropriation,
and it is the scarcity OF funds that has
created the hitch. The President con-
clnded last night not to make a final de-
cision IN the matter then, but IL is ex-
pccted he viii do so today before de-
/ parting for Lake Champlain.
The times., 1897-07-28
GOLD FEVER IN NEW YORK.
Miners who Are Prospecting ir
Their Back Yards and Cellars.

Miners who Are Prospecting in
Their Back Yards and Cellars.
New York, July 27.-The gold fever
aroused by the Kl0Bdike finds have at
tackled some persons in this vicinity very
hard. and they are looking for gold in
their back yards and cellars.
Two alleged gold mines We're discovered
today. A mar on Rikers' Island, in Long
Island Sound, found some stones there
with yellow streaks He was sure he had
an Eldoredo until disillusioned by an as
sayer, who pronounced the find mica
The otner find was in williamsburg. Fif-
teen Italian laborers digging an excava-
tion for d building thrned up quantities of
yellow earth this morning They heaped
up all the clay and carefully guarded it
While conlnlittee visited a nearby jeweler
with samples. He examined it and said
IT was nothing but common yellow clay
dirt. The Italians were much creStfallen,
for they thought they had struck il rich
The times., 1897-07-28
COMPLAINS OF HIS HARD LUCK.
John Sumn,ey Pennfless and Sick
Among Strangers.

.'It seenls that fat. is against me-" said
John Suniney, a young man whose home
is in Philadelphia, as he lay In ward at
the Emergency Hospital last night
The young man had had an epileptic
fit while near No. l station and had been
taken to the hospital for treatment
Il came to Washington" he continued,
"to find work, but have been unsuccessful,
ana wanted to 90 back TO Philadelphia
where have friends. ] was going to stay
at the Municipal Lodging-house tonight and
was in hopes OF getting enough work there
10 get something to eat and place TO sleep,
but one of those spells come on, and here
am You SEE ny left eye is badly bruised,
and now this spell has ruined my rightear
OF course, people Go not want to employ
me when they know am subject to these
fits"
Have you got trader"
Eyes, an a tinsmith; but am willing
to work at anything In order to make an
honest living / have suffered for food
since I have been here, but God knows
/ have tried as hard as anyone to find
employment. 1t simply looks like / am
fated"
The times., 1897-07-28
OFF ron THE kLosD1KE.
Five Italian Fruit Vendors Leave
Washington for the Gold Fields.

Five Italian Fruit Vendors Leave
Washington for the Gold Fields.
The craze for geld which now tingles in
the blood or every man in the cfty has
fired the ardor OF a party Of Italian fruit
dealers, anc they have abandoned the
peanut business for the mere lucrative
employment of picking up gold nuggets.
Among The first to become inspired by
the news fIoin Klondike was Sam George
prosperous fruit dealer, whose place Of
business Is across from the Palais Royal
on q street
George devoured every bit OF information
he could obtain with avidity. He talked
enthusiastically OF the opportunities pre-
sented To every man who got to the gold
fields, and in u short time he had COM
municated his enthusiasm to a number OF
his friends. All were married men. and
for while all thoughts OF going to Alaska
were campened by the fact OF the wives
and children. At last the gold fever con-
quered, and yesterday morning a little
party consisting OF Sam George, Jack OF
tora, Oscar HAS, Oscar Beata and man
named Aeesclia made their way 10 the
Baltimore and Ohio station and bought
tickets to Seattle
The men were well equipped with warm
clothing and other necessaries, and ap-
peared TO be comfortably fixed In their
iEoney matters. The fare for their Journey
As Sci
George lives on the corner OF Twelfth
and Massachusetts avenue The neigh
borhood fl d nice one and the mans
family appear to be well situated Yes
The times., 1897-07-28
The World Of Business.
NYaiI street Yesterday.

New York, July 27-There was an
uncertain and reactionary tendency III
the general stock market today. The
taking of profits was again on large
scale aid prices tended to sag.
The beginning of the fortnightly settle
| mcnt on the London stock exchange dis
closed tine expected short account in
American stocks, and foreign houses Were
buyers here to the extent Of about 10000
shares The news from the crops, which
was received by way OF Chicago, was
again tinctured with some misgivings
as TO the effect of the heavy rains in the
spring wheat sections, and it is probable
| that for the next three weeks there will
be more or less perturbation, as that will
be the critical period for the crops in
the Northw estern States.
In the early dealings the strength of
the anthracite coal shares made them CON
| spicuous features. The buying of these
| stocks was not referabe to any develop
ments in the trade but seemed to reflect
| the more hopeful views as to the future Of
the anthracite industry on account of the
more thorough sympathy OF control result
| ing from the change in the management nt
| of the Lelligh Valley Company
The granger shares and the industrials
furnished by far the larger part of the
activity In the remainder OF the market
| In Sugar Refining and Chicago Gas con-
tlnned liquidation was evident, and the
| first-numed stock suffered a severe decline
| The selling Of the stock seems to be refera
| bic 10 general revision OF the views as
| TO the extent of the protection accorded to
the refining industry in the new tariff
| law. The dealings In bonds were on a
| fair scale of activity, and reactionary
| tone prevailed in that market also
| Tie closing was at slightly higher prices
| than the lowest of the day
The times., 1897-07-28
Jane Moseley TO colonial Beach

Jane Moseley TO Colonial Beach.
The ail-day excursions of the steamer
Jane Moseley have proven themselves es-
peciaiiy attractive to large number of
persons from this city. The boat makes
a trip every morning except Monday at
> O'Clock sharp, and Saturday evening, at
$50 O'Clock, for Colonial Beach. sixty
eighe miles down the river The Moseley
is considered one of the safest and
fastest boats on the river, and is well
fitted with Comfortable furnishings and
the cafe to be found on board is unex-
celled- Colonial Beach is wen known as
resort par excellence. In addition to
the regular attractions of general ex-
cnrsion resort, one can enjoy salt water
bathing. grabbing and fishing The Satur-
day night trip OF the steamer Moseley is
an especially attractive one The run to
the Beach is made in short time, and
the tickets are good to return on the
Tuesday evening boat The usual Frida Y
family excursion will be given, when the
fare will be twenty-five cents.
The times., 1897-07-28
so,ncil,au to Be Released.

Consul General Lee has notified the state
Department that the releas of Louis Someil-
Ian from the Havana jail is expected at
once, and that there viii remain in Cuban
prisons in addition to the five Competitor
prisoners only the following American c.ti-
zens, all Of whom are charged with re-
bellion with arms in hand, and therefore
subject to military jurisdiction: Manuel
Fernandez confined in Fort Ca bana s; Rafael
Fernandez Y Diaz, imprisoned at Sagua la
Grande. and Julio Thomas Sainz and Frank
Agramonte, at Santiago de Cuba.
The times., 1897-07-28

people themselves are not through with
the sugar deal. They have allowed this
reaction, but everything points to higher
prices OF the stock, probably from point
very near the present price. There can
be no question that the sugar people got
what they wanted from the Senators in
the way of tariff, and that they expect
to make millions every month OF the next
five years This fact, however, though
everybody believes it, does not prevent
Sugar from being very dangerous stock
to speculate in.
The times., 1897-07-28

terday afternoon number Of Italian
women called upon the wife, and when y
Times n,an dropped in they were busy
chatting and drinking tea, Mrs George
only seems to know that her husband has
gone Ior gold. How he intends to OBJ
tain il or where she doesn't seem to care.
He has ieft her comfortably situated and
has placed another man in charge OF his
stand
The times., 1897-07-28
Washington
Loan & Trust Co,

OFFICE, COR 9TH AND SITS
PAlD-UP CAPITAL. ONE MILLION.
- Loans In any amount made on
- approved real estate or collateral a.
- reasonable rates
- Interest paid upon deposits on
- daily balances sub jeCt to check
- This company acts as executor, ad-
- ministrator, trustee. gent, nt,treaSurer,
- registrar and n all other Iiduciary
- capacities.
-- Boxes for rent In burglar and Ire
- proof vaults for safe deposit and
storage OF valuable packages
JOHN JOY EDISON. PTesidens
JOHN A SWOPE. Vice Presidents
I'll. s. CUMMINGS I'D Vice President
JOHN r. CARMODY Treasurer
ANDREW PARKER.......---..Se Secretary
The times., 1897-07-28
DESERTED By THE SAILORS.
Crews of ships Unable TO With.
stand the Gold Fever.


San Francisco, July 27.--The gold fever
has struck the sailors and desertions are
numerous from ships up North. Shippers
here expect soon to hear of craft being tied
up in Alaskan ports, just as they We're in
this harlior in 40, W hen crews deserted by
the wholesale TO dig gold.
When the steamship Puehia arrived Capt.
Debney -eported that the mates of the Alki
and the Topeka. had left their ships in
juneau.
Other steamer captains before they left
recently said they would be lucky if they
managed to keep enough men to work
the ship after they reached the Northern
ports.
The times., 1897-07-28
RUss1A's WHEAT SUPPLY.
American Agents to Watch the Ef-
feet OF the New siberian Railway.

ecl ot the New siberian Raiiway.
TWO agents of the Agricultural De-
partment will be sent abroad by Secretary
Wilson TO obtain information about the
probable effect of the opening of the
Trans-siberian Railway on the exporta-
tion of the wheat crop of the United
States.
The railway will be put in operation
IN 19oo- 1t will traverse the fertile
Siberian grain fields and In connection
with other roads will furnish wheat to
Europe at reduction of cost The
gents will study the situation and
whether the increased means of trans
portation will cause loss to the grain
growers of this country.
The times., 1897-07-28
PIasterers' Union Elect officers

The seini-annual election for Officers of
local Onion, No. 96, International Opera
tive Plasterers, held on Monday evening
resulted as follows: President, James
Carmody, vice president Patrick Canty:
recording secretary, S. A. Clements; fl
nancial secretary, j. D. Avery; treasurer,
Dennis Mdhoney; sergeant-at-arms, J. B
Scott. Five new members were initiated,
and twenty applications for membership
were received
The times., 1897-07-28
CORSON & MCCARTNEY,

Members of the New York Stock Ex-
change, 1419 + St, Glover Building
Correspondents of Messrs- Moore 4 SehIey,
No so Broadway,
Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds.
Deposits Exchange Loans
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all
securities listed on the exchanges OF
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and BaItl-
more bought and sold
a speciality made OF investment securf-
ties District Bonds and az local Rail-
road, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock
dealt in.
American Bell Telephone Stock boughs
ana SoIu mh1S-1
The times., 1897-07-28
Washington stock Fxeharre.

Sales Metropolitan Railroad G's, 81 900
at lis; Citizens National Bank, 10 at 132:
O. S. Electric Light, at %: American
Graphophone, 20 at 9; Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, $50 at 4Oc; Mergenthaler Limo
type, % at lis 1-2; Lanston Monotype.
eco at ] 3 ga and 2G5 at Is SIS.
After Gail Capital Traction, 10 at
54 rs; Mergenthaler Linotype, 30 at 1Is
The times., 1897-07-28

Tobacco shared with the rest of the
market yesterday in the reaction. Tobacco
was hurt by the tariff il any of the
trusts Were. Even now, however, there
is unquestionably money in the Tobacco
Trust The best opinion seems to be
that the stock viii continue TO pay per
cent, and will go higher.
The times., 1897-07-28

You may hunt the world over and you
will not find another medicine equal to
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca
Remedy for bowel complaints 1t is pleas
ant, safe and reliable. For sale by Henry
Evans, Wholesale and Retail Druggist 938
street northwest and Connecticut avenue
and s street northwest and 142S Maryland
avenue northeast.
The times., 1897-07-28

Chicago, July 27.-Wheat advanced one
and a quarter cents this morning from
yesterdays close, maintaining all but
one quarter cent OF the improvement, the
extreme range being from 73 to 74c.
for September. July ruled at about 4 5-S
premiurl. a cable from g French cor
respondent stated that both winter and
spring wheat in France could hardly be
Worse; e;latestadviceSfrom Roumania claimed
that the crop was almost a total failure,
and Russian crop estimates are also being
reduced. The Parismarket advanced equal
to three cents q bushel. Liverpool was
strong ON spot wheat, but closed shade
off on deferred options Spring wheat
crop new from the northwest W ere hardly
as favorable.
The times., 1897-07-28

Mr.. LlndGlom SAYS OF the wheat market:
I'VE have had enough bull news today to
give us d boom. The Barrett crow d is now
long The market is very narrow ard
sensitive Trading is professional as yet
and rank outsiders are selling short" Mr.
Lindblom quotes a dispatch from Paris
THE condition of winter as well as spring
wheat in France could hardly be worse
The latest information from Roumania says
that The crop there is an entire failure
The Russian crop estimates are being re-
duced"
The times., 1897-07-28
View York Stock Market.
Or. High. Low. CIos.

Corrected daily by w b. Hibhs & Co
Bankers ant, BrokeTs Members of the
N. z. Stock Exchange. 1427 F. street
The times., 1897-07-28
LABOR DAY PROGRAM.
The Building Trades Council AR.
range for "a Picnic Exeurston.

Fauge IUT IIchIC ENtursIOn.
The Building Trades Council met last
evening at Electrical Workers Hail. Ten
trades unions were represented, anu Pres-
dent Silver was in the chair.
The financial secretary submitted his
monthly report. which showed a good
balance on the right side of the ledger.
As the result of the discussion of prepa-
rations for the celebration OF Labor Day,
which VIII be observed by the trades
unions 10y a picnic excursion To River
View, the committee decided to organize
team and challenge the Central Labos
Union to a tug-of-waron thatday.
The times., 1897-07-28

A large reaction all over the board char
acterized the stock market yesterday,
Everything went down, and some stocks
dropped off badly, sugar losing more than
anything else. The bulls now say That TINS
reaction was to have been expected after
so lorg boom, and at the end OF the
tariff discussion. Nevertheless most or
them did not expect it, or at least held on
TO the stocks that they had bought. The
fact of the matter is that London opera
tors and the arbitrage houses in New York
with the hear operators have been trying
for two CT three days TO put the market
down, and have succeeded. There was a
good many stop orders at figures reached
Yesterday, and this carried the movement
further One does not know whether to
expect further declines today or not,
but it is at least probable that the end
OF the present reaction mas come, and that
there will be general recovery today
Some brokers profess to ccDsider the
reaction u good thing in taking out weak
holdings and putting the market on a
firm foundation for permanent higher
ranges Of prices.
The times., 1897-07-28

Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Corrected daily by W B Hibbs & CO.
Bankers and Brokers. Members OF the
n. Y. Stock Exchange, 1427 + street.
The times., 1897-07-28

SI.25 to baltimore and Return.
Via B. & o. R. r. All trains July 81 and
August l, valid for return passa ge until fol-
lowing Monday. jy2S-4t
The times., 1897-07-28

$40 To Niagara Falls aud Re- SO
turn via PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.
Special trains, with parlor cars, viii
leave Washington at 1880 a. m, August 8
and 49, September 4 and Is. Tickets, linn
tied to ten days, allow stop-over at Buff
falo, Rochester and Watkins returning.
jy24,27, 20 81 ,au2, ,3,ejy25, ,26, rs, 81 ,au2 -3m
The times., 1897-07-28

500 to Point Breeze, Md, via
b. s. q.
BY special train from Washington at
$40 a. M, August l, connecting With
electric cars at East Baltimore. Re-
turning, leave Point Breeze at ZOO p. IN.
All popular amusements for days en-
joyment. Round trip. $1.00.
jy26, 2s, 30,31.
The times., 1897-07-28

For the third week in July the earnings
of the Southern Railway decreased So, 900.
From July l to July 21 they decreased
$4,000
The times., 1897-07-28

Mr.. Carley says of this condition Of the
market: The market is in the midst of
exactly tie struggle Which we anticipated.
The London operators and the arbitrage
houses in New York and some bear
operators are trying TO put it down. but
the bulls have dropped the prices OF their
favorite stocks and have forced the bears
To sell, when they do sell, al the bottom.
TIE program of the bulls will be To let the
market have a small reaction, as it is hav-
ing, and then convince the public that the
tariff reaction has spent its force, and in
this way get the cooperation Of the public
believe that Sugar has gone through the
same kind OF a scoop, which other stocks
have done in a small way, and that the
Whole market is preparing for another up
ward movement. Whether the bulls will
renew their tactics tomorrow there is moth
ing in the market now to indicate except
that there has been good buying the last
half hour today
The times., 1897-07-28

The Changers continue to be the most at
tractive features OF the market. People
are fully satisfied with the earning pros
poets and dividend prospects of nearly all
OF them. Rock Island and Burlington seem
to offer specially good investment, and
am of the opinion that starting with the
low prices of yesterday they should both
be bought.
The times., 1897-07-28

The gain in the earnings of L. & "
Is also good, and the insiders of that
company are greatly encouraged at its
prospects.
The times., 1897-07-28

The reason for the advance in Union
Pacific on Monday was probably the
rurnor from Omaha that q petition hal
been filed by all the parties in interest
asking the court to expedite as far as
possible the process offoreclosure. Despite
the slight reaction in Union Pacific yes.
terday, with the rest Of the market. the
stock should go higher.
This bad slump in Sugar did what it
was intended to to do. probabIy-soooped
in the money OF thousands Of smaller
traders, who had begun to believe that
Sugar was going up without break.
There can be no question that the Sugar
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-26
NOTICE..

At the regular meeting of the State
Board Of Examiners held April 6. 1897.
the following resolution vas adopted:
RESOLVED. That the Board of Exam
ers shall meet on the first Tuesday alter
the first Monday in each month for the
purpose of allowing claims against The
State, and all claims not in thc office If
the Secretary of State on or hofpre laid
first Tuesday after the first MoudaY j..
Zach month shall not be considered OF
showed by the Board until its next
meeting which will he on the third
Tuesday Of each month.
REINHOID Saddle;
EUGENE HOWELL
JAMES X. Judge
Board of Examiners
Attest: