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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
CURTAILING PRODUCTION.
New England Cotton Mills Working
on Accumulated Stocks.

BOSTON, July 31-The voluntary curtail-
ment in production which is being made by
the cotton mills of Fall River includes the
mills of nine corporations, representing
about s75 900 spindres and 5000 operatives.
Many of the mills in the movement began
curtailing to-day, although several shut
down a week ago. The Fail River Iron
Works Company's mills have been stopped
for three weeks and will not start UP for
at least another week. Managers of these
mills are united in the opinion that cur
tailment is the best remedy for present
Ills, and are very hopeful of beneficial re-
suits. Such of the mills as are not well
stocked with cotton may be forced to this
action The mills which will be stopped
next week represent about one-third of the
total number of spindles of the city, and
it is probabl that before the arrival of the
new crop of cotton relieves the situation
a much larger proportion of the total will
have been shut down for one or more
weeks. The Goddard cotton mills, of
Providence. operating 1000 looms with
300 COO spindles and employing 1900 people,
commenced shut down to-day for the
week beginning Aug. 9. This will be the
second time within month that this cot
ton plant has been obliged to curtaif pro-
duction. The cotton mills of the York
Manufacturing Company at SacO, Me-, en-
ploying 500 people, have closed for five
weeks. The shut down is due 70 the un-
satisfactory condition of the cotton market.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAT
CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO THE PEO-
PIE OF WESTERN STATES.
100 Degrees in the Shade in Kansas,
Nebraska and MissOuri-SeriOus
Damage to Corn Crop.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 31.-The un-
usually hot weather here continues. At 2
o'clock this afternoon the government
weather bureau reported 100 degrees Of heat
and from p. until nearly p. m 101 de-
grees. or within two degrees of tl.o hottest
weather ever known here. The humidity
is low, however, and the atmosphere COM
paratively dry, and as u consequence there
have not been over a dozen prostratons
and but one fatality during the two days in
which the thermometer has been above 100.
Reports received here indicate that 100
degrees and over of heat was general to-
day and yesterday throughout Kansas and
northwestern Missouri and that in many
sections serious damage is being done 10
the corn crop. From southern and west
ern Kansas, where the hot winds are
blowing and where rain has been needed
for several days the reports are particu-
larly gloomy, several counties reporting
the crop practically destroyed. In other
sections of the State north and east rain
has fallen recently and the outlook is moro
ae1fr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
HARD WORK NECESSARY.
Dfggers Must Seek Gold I'm the Frozen
Dirt Above Bedrock.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., July S1.-Wiliam
Kuliu, a Finlander, just returned from the
Klondike country. is showing gold nugget
as large as a banana and of the same
shape. He brought home with him $4,000
in gold as the result of two months work,
but says where he succeeded hundreds
failed. He says the pay dirt is all at bed
rock and is frozen solid all the year round.
During the summer months the ground
thaws out to a depth of fourteen inches,
but never below this distance. The bedrock
is all below the streams and cannot pc
reached except in winter, when the creeks
are frozen. He says he was on the verge or
starvation last February when he struck
a paw streak and found gold. He worked
hard all winter and dug out the dirt by
building large fires and thawing out the
earth In May the warm weather set In
and he had to abandon digging and COM
mence washing the dirt he had accumu-
lated From the work he had done he ex-
tracted his Sl7 900. He predicts there Will
be much suffering there this winter, be-
cause of lack of food. He says two trans
portation companies have a monopoly or
The business under a license from the Bril-
ish government, and that no matter how
much a man may carry TO the British line.
this company will carry it the remainder or
the distance and charge fancy price fer
so doing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
GEORGIA LILLY WHITES"
DenOunce the Administration for Par
tiaIity Towards Black Republicans.

ATLANTA, Ga, July S1.-At a meeting of
the Republican executive committee Of
Pickens county, held at Jasper to-day,
resolutions were adopted denouncing the
partiality Of the present administration for
negro Republicans and declaring that the
white members of the party in the Ninth
congressional district would not stand be-
ing Disseminated against in favor of the
negroes The meeting was heated and sem
sational, and the passage of resolutions de-
nouncing the administration outright was
only narrowly averted The Ninth district
contains the bulk of the white Republicans
of Georgia, and their indignation has been
aroused by the appointment of Henry
Rucker as collector of internal revenue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
OCEAN MAILS ROBBED.
Eighty Packages of Valuable Matter
stolen from One Steamship.

NEW YORK, July $1.-Chief Postofice
Inspector Ashe with assistants in this city
and elsewhere, have been working for days
on series of remarkable robberies of mail
matter carried aboard the great ocean
steamships. The authorities admit that the
mails have been robbed, but refuse to give
particulars. They Will not say how much
property has been lost, but it is known
that the thefts aggregate thousands of dol
lars. The first of the thefts occurred sew
eral months ago and has never been salts
factorily explained. Additional complaints
were received and the inspectors became
convinced that the foreign mails were
being systematically robbed on a large
scale, as eighty packages of matter have
been missed from a single steamship. The
mail stolen in that case was mostly in
registered pouches which had been sealed
IN the general office in this city and opened
by the clerks aboard the vessel. Another
theft was that OF package of currency
sent from Germany to a city in this State
These robberies are said to have been
among the most daring ever attempted in
the service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
EFFECT OF DINGLEY LAW.
Wages of Sugar Plantation Workers
Increased 16 1-2 Per Cent.

NEW ORLEANS. July 31.-Mr. Leon
Godchau, the owner of seven plantations
in Louisiana and the largest producer in
the United States, has telegraphed to the
managers of his several places to advance
the wages of all field labor 1615 per cent,
the advance to commence Aug. l, in con-
sequence, he says, of the passage of the
Dingley tariff bill In sugar circles the de-
cision is general that this advance will be
conceded by all the planters TO labor en-
ployed in sugar culture or manufacture.
The skilled labor employed in the sugar
houses or refineEies are paid according to
the price the sugar commands, and will get
an Increase in wages of from 20 TO 30 per
cent. as compared with last year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
AT LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
President Mckinley Meets Ex-GOv
Woodbury., of Vermont.

PLATTSBURG. N. Y, July 91.-Another
rainy day prevented enjoyment by the
President of much outdoor freedom. He
took a long walk this morning about the
grounds and while he was at the steam
boat wharf the steam yacht Washita came
into harbor with Ex-Governor Woodbury.
and party from Burlington, VT. Mr.. Wood
bury was greeted cordially by the Presi-
dent. who was introduced to the other
members of the party. Mr.. Woodbury. and
his friends took lunch with the President.
It was arranged that the President and
Mrs. Mckinley, Vice President and Mrs.
tary and Mrs. Porter should visit Burling-
ton on Aug. 8, going by the yacht Washita.
The President and gentlemen Of the party
will be the guests of Mr.. Woodbury., while
the ladies will remain on board the yacht.
Thirty officers of the Seventy first regiment
Of infantry were presented TO the Presi-
dent in the hotel at noon. He consented to
review the regiment al an early date, pos
sibly Monday. The President received a
number Of other visitors during the day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
Crops Ruined by HaiIstones

HURON, S. D., July H.-Reports received
here to-day from the eastern portion of the
State which was visited by the Iestru tive
hailstorm of Thursday and Friday show
severe loss to crops between Elrod and
Hetland. The hail cut all crops in an area
four to six miles wide by thirty miles
long, many farmers losing their whole sea-
sons labor. Much of the grain was nearly
ready for harvest and some fields were
being cut. Clark, Day Hanson, IICokings,
Kingsbury. Miner and Minnehaha counties
have all suffered crop losses by h0il during
the past four DAYS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

NEWPORT, r. L., July 81. - The most
brilliant dinner party of the season was
given this evening in honor of Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs Hobart by Lispenard Stew
art, at his villa. The guests included be-
sides Mr. and Mrs. Hobart. Governor and
Mrs. Elisha Dyer Of Rhode Island Chaun-
cey NJ Depew, Mrs. William Astor. Mr. and
Mrs l. Townsend Burden, Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin S. Brice, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony J.
vesant Fish Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock and
James Van Allen. Tomorrow evening the
Vice President and his wife will be enter
tained at dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Brice. and on Monday afternoon Mrs Rrice
will give a garden party, 10 which the en-
tire summer colony has been invited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
Greed of "Cannucks."

SEATTLE, Wash. July 31.-Prospective
gold seekers in the North are aroused over
the action of the Canadian government in
collecting duty at Victoria or Dyea on
every miners outfit from the United
States a mass meeting has been called
bv the merchants and outfitters in this city
to outline plans for retallatory action. The
idea Is that this action of the Victoria col
lector is not taken in the interests of col
lecting revenue but TO try 10 compel par
ties TO buy their outfits in Victoria. The
secretary Of the treasury will be memorial
ized and requested to withdraw his order
making Dyea a SUPPORT of entry, 1t was
so designated, it is claimed for the pur-
pose of permitting British steamers to land
freight and passengers there.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

ST. JOSEPH. No. July 3l.-With the
mercury 100 in the shade and 120 in the
sun the heat was most unbearable to-day
The air is very dry and crops need rain.
A number Of persons were overcome by
tho heat. Two cases may result fatally
the victims being Charles Gates and Frank
White Many horses have succumbed to
the terrible heat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

PITTSBURG. Kan, July a.-The miners
at Wear Shaft. No. 8. this afternoon voted
to suspend work until Wednesday next. and
called a mass convention of all the miners
in the district for Tuesday next to tormu-
late their demands for higher wages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Match Applied to n Railway Bridge
The Strike Situation,

WHEELING, w. Va, July 31-The first
act of violence since the mining strike was
inaugurated was committed at o'clock
this morning when a small bridge on the
Wheeling & Lake Erie road between the
mining settlements of Dillonvale and Long
Run was fired. Employees of the company
saw the blaze and eXtnguished it. but not
until the structure had been half destroyed.
The road was blocked this morning, but
will be open by evening The affair caused
much excitement throughout the valley.
and the railroad is making preparations to
guard it's property more effectually. The
strikers deny being implicated and claim
it was the work of their enemies.
The mining situation in the Wheeling dis
trict to-day was as follows: About half the
usual force was at work in the BoggS Run
mine, thirty-tiVe men went into the Glen
dale mine and about forty-fiVe We're work.
ing at Elm Grove. Only eight men re-
likely the effort to resume there will be sue
cessful. Secretary Lewis of the Ohio min
ers addressed the Elm Grove strikers to-
day. There is likely to be clash between
the men who returned to work and those
who stuck to the strike. The Glendale
Company posted notices that all who did
not return to work were discharged. This
brought about half the force to terms.
A dispatch from Charleston says: w. ID.
Mahon, of the Amalgamated Association of
Street-railWay Workers, arrived to-day, his
mission being to organize the West Vir-
glnla miners. lie Will estaDllSh headquar-
ters here, from which the strike will be di-
rected. He proposes to place the Fair
mont district in charge of j. w. Rea, of
the International Association. of Painters
and Decorators; Robert r. Askew in the
ElkhOrn district, and Christ. Evans, eX-
secretary Of the Federation Of Labor, in
the Kanawha district He says the strike
is gradually growing in West Virginia, and
every effort will be made to bring the
miners all out over one hundred organ
izers are at work and more are expected by
Monday. All kilograms received by Mahon
to-day were of an encouraging nature.
A dispatch from Clarksburg says All
the miners at Despard mines here quit
work to-day about seventy men. The min
ers at Pinnckinnick No returned their
checks this evening and say they will stay
out The United Mine Workers of America
are holding a meeting tonight and from
talk with several members one would infer
that the United Mine Workers will stay out
and nothing will be given out until to-
morrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
uot Wave in Nehrnsl.n.

OMAHA, Neb.. July 31,-At 2 o'clock this.
afternoon the thermometer at the signal
office in this city registered 100, the high
est temperature Of the year. At that hour
Iincolns record was l04 The heat is ac-
companied by wind blowing fourteen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

of pound of meat given 1900 persons. Re-
ports from solicitors in the gas belt snow
that they are meeting with good success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
Expert Dunham's Mission.

WASHINGTON July 8l.-Expert Samuel
c. Dunham. OF the Federal Bureau OF
Labor, left here to-day for the gold belt
OF Alaska, where ne viii make an investi-
cation and report in time for the projected
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
MAY SWELTER TO-DAY.
slightly Warmer, Partly Cloud

Slightly Warmer, Partly Cloudy
weather Predicted for HOosiers.
WASHINGTON July 31.-For Ohio-Gen-
orally far; slightly warm-r; light southwest
winds
For Indiana-Partly cloudy weather, with
light local showers Sunday afternoon;
slightly warmer; southeasterly winds.
For Illinois-Local showers Sunday aft
ernoon; continued high temperature; south
ind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01

miles an hour from the south with hu-
mldlty of % degrees. No prostrations have
been reported.
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The Popular
MoNON ROUTE
Il Iina sns to "e''CHICAGOTGn%sssa re, AZ HOURS
FOUR DAILY TRAINS

Leave lndianapolis-7;Oo a. m. u:5o a. m, s:s5
D. m. II .55 night.
Trains Arrive lndianapolis-ss 80 a. m T:45 r.
m, 2:35 u. m, AZ D. m.
Local sleeper IN indianapolis ready at $40 D
m. LeyYes Chi ago. returniI &. at 2 AS a. m Car
be taken time after $50 b. NJ.
Ticket offices West Washington street Ifpiou
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
Operators Who Favor strikers.

operators w no
PITTSBURG, July 31.--A number of coal
operators who congregated at the Monon-
gahela House during the day expressed
themselves very forcibly on the strike stu
alton They were all in favor of the
strikers and say they hope the miners VIII
win They were strong in their denuncia-
tion of Sheriff Lowry for issuing the proc
lamation ordering the strikers at the New
York and Cleveland mines to retire to their
homes. John Blythe, the veteran coal op-
orator, said: Il am more heartily in SYM
pathy with the miners in this struggle than
L have been in any strike they ever in
augurated. 1 hope they will win. The proc
lamation of the sheriff was an outrage, and
l do not believe he can force the miners to
leave the ground they are now occupying
with the permission of the owners. L do
not think he has right to interfere.
James w. Shields, who operates the big
OSceOla mine is sending a donation OF pro-
visions to the strikers daily, and says he
viii continue to do so as long as the strike
continues. He also condemns the action OF
the sheriff. and says the miners should per-
NIT themselves to be arrested and fill the
Jail, making the expense of the county so
great that the taxpayers would interfere
and resent obnoxious proclamationS
The work on the uniformity agreement
has been completed and the committee Will
begin to secure signatures on Monday. OPP
orators who discouraged the movement are
gradually coming over the line, and it Is
believed the required number of signatures
can be obtained When that is done the
strike can easily be settled.
In the county courts to-day the pre-
Iiminary injunctions against the strikers
men at the Bunila and Castle Shannon
mines were continued.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
Miners Would Not Cease work.

Srecial to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE Ind, July H.-Secretary
Kennedy, of the State organization of the
United Mine Workers, has returned from a
weeks effort to get the miners in the ex-
treme southern field of the State to stop
mining coal. He was not successful, but
believes the men at Ayrshire, on the Air
line, about two hundred, and those at
Maule's mine, at Princeton. and in the
Evansville district will yet come out. The
Maule men say they will do as the Ayr
shire men do. Tngle, the operator at Ayr
shire told Kennedy he would not send coal
to Chicago. but d further effort will be
made to induce the men there to quit WORK
Ingie posted notices advising his miners not
to attend Kennedy's meeting and arranged
for an opposition meeting. Ingle himself
was present at Kenncdy's meeting and for
that reason, according to Kennedy. the men
would not vote their sentiments. Secre-
tary Kennedy says he is more hopeful than
he was a week ago. The strikers in this
State are as determined now, if not more
So than when they went on strike. There
is no Indication of laWlessneSs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
Relief for Thirteen Hundred.

special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL. Ind, July 3l.-The miners held
their regular weekly mass meeting at the
courthouse to-day. The meeting was
largely attended and very enthusiastic.
Reports from AL the camps of the districts
showed that the miners are confident of
success and all the miners idle. Messrs
Lynch and Baskill. who have been solicit
ing in indianapolis, made their report
speaking in commendabe terms of Gov
ernor Mounts action in appealing for aid.
and their employees for their kind treat
meut and liberal donations Considerable
stir was occasi0ned by some one proposing
TO give three cheers for Dolan for his ef-
forts in getting out De Armitts men. The
proposition struck a popular chord and
three rousing chSers were given the or
ganizer. The commisSary was opened to-
day and one pouaQ of Hour and one-fourth
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
MEATS, ETC.

Fresh Dressed Poultry. Fresh
Fruits and Vegetables.
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men were at work at Turtle Creek have
Just COME from visit to the mines and
can state positively that not more than
nifty men are at work in all the New York
ana Cleveland Gas Coal CompanyS S mines.
mere VIII not De q man at work on MOL
DAY. we are greatly encouraged over our
success and the prospects of winning the
big strike are brighter tnan at any time
since 1t was inaugurated. The close of the
fourth week of the strike shows
more miners idle in the country than at
any. time in the history Of the coal indus
try"
The strikers camps at the colieries pre-
sent rather peculiar appearance and
Fenqs Cd2sH one one iqfbaa the b camps Prsbn th46 10
Washington except that there is a differ
ent looking class of men gathered about
The people of Turtle Greek are treating
the miners very kindly and great baskets
of provisions are carried to them. At all
of the meetings that have been held, cOllec-
tions were taken up, with which such pro-
visions as are not donated are purchased.
Many of the campers are faring better
now than they have for many months in
the past.
At midnight President Dolan stated that
he had received word that seven hundred
men were on their way from Thomas run,
two hundred from Carnegie and one hun
dred from Mucklerat. By noon tomorrow
he said two thousand men would be IN
A call has been issued for a mass meeting
of all the miners in the PittsburS district
al McCrea's schOOlhouSe, near De Armlts s
mines on Monday morning at II o'elock
Tho call urges ali miners throughout the
district to meet at their mines and arrange
to proceed to the meeting place, ana con-
tinues: THE miners of this district con-
front a crisis. In their peaceable, law
outraged in the name of the law by the
sheriff of Allegheny county. 1t is absolute
ly necessary that the miners at this time
against the misinterpretation of the stat
utes." 1t is expected that, at least ten
thousand miners will attend the meeting.
Speecnes will be made by President Car
land. of the AmalgdmateG Association;
President Thomas, of the National Pattern
Much interest is being manifested in the
big labor demonstration that is 70 be held
in Pittsburg Thursday evening. Eugene Y.
on the Monongahela wharf. The United
Labor League will hold a special meeting
tomorrow evening, and it is expected that
it will be made one of the biggest labor
demonstrations ever held in Pittsburg.
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MILLINERY.
Special Announcement.

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