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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-08-21
SHOE FACTORY TIED UP.
Gov. PinEree's Union Employees Unwllling
to ArbItrAte.

DETROIT, Mich. Aug. l9.-Pingree &
Smiths shoe factory, the only union
shop in the city, was tied up at noon
bv a strike of the bottomers. About
zoo hands are affected. The firm is
willing to arbitrate the differences, but
the men claim they have always got the
worst of arbitration, and demand an
increase in the price of certain grades
If shoes
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-08-21
Decided to Demand an Advance.

REYNoLDsvILLE, Pa, Aug. 19.-At a
meeting of about 1000 miners and la
borers of Big Soldier, Sprague, Hamil-
ton and Poole mines, near here it was
decided to demand an advance in
wages from 25 to 80 cents per
ton for machine mining, and for
30 to 40 ceuts per ton
for pick mining; other wages
in proportion, and satisfaction in re-
gard to check weight and mems pay.
a committee was appointed to call on
General Manager Robinson and pre-
sent the demands. Meanwhile ar
rangements will be made to call meet
ings at all the other mines of the JEFF
ferson & Clearfeld Coal and Iron Co.,
with view of having the men
demand similar advance, and
all possible influence will be
used to extend the strikeinto the Clear
field county colleries, There are now
1,50O strikers here. Organizer Harris
is confident the men will win. A six
foot fence is being built around the
Jefferson & Clearfeld Coal & Iron Co. s
Big Soldier works, and it is reported
that new men will be started to work.
Stopped When the Deputies Commanded.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 19.-The camp
ers at Plum Creek smarched at a. M,
according to their announcement, but
they were stopped by the deputy sher-
ifs and turned back to their camps.
The deputies took high hand in the
affair, and none of the strikers was al
lowed to be on the road, even though
they were in pairs and hundred
yards apart The strikers did not stop
to argue the matter, but obeyed the
officers Of the law without murmur.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-08-21

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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14
The FrGlCltOVl Oil and Gas Co.,
Carey, Wyandot County, Ohio.
CHICAGO OFFICE. 5O7 STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING
McFADDEN Vice President DELL
DIRECTURs
4. e. sehsth.
Capital Stock, S26, 900. Shares, 500 Each.
Lncooeoceed T.. 1926. Under Ohio LAVE


from which fortunes have those who absolutely without
lis not the
of all few but all the participate
the benefits its ownership il dollars
This controls by adyanans leases about 1000
Oil
northeast of Carey twelve miles southwest of T Seneca Ohio
side
lands. Oil produced of these
sold Pipe
S0s55
Pennsy vania S2OOOOO.
Of
en-
capital requirements of company
8
only
be
which
600 taken
dollar paid shares will OF
incidental
10
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14
ground him to pieces against one Of the

ground him to pieces against one of the
pillars.
Ultimately with my conductor ] reach
cd the ninth level Of the mine and was
then standing more than 1000 feet be-
meath the surface Of the earth, over which
the warm sunshine was playing. 1t was
warm enough, however, In the mine. al
though the mir In the slope was pure.
In the Mining Chan,bcrs.
In the chambers where the miners were
blasting, the atmosphere was heavy with
the smell of powder and laden with dust.
One could see even In the dim light of the
lump he carried the very mir he breatlied,
or ut least the adniXture which with the
air he took into his lungs. Here then
and In similar chambers IN thousands Of
cOllicrics the precious coal that contrib
utes so much to our every comfort IL
mined.
Around were the possibilities Of danger
aud death. A body Of gus might be OK
plOded, u cav elm might occur; In u multi
plicity OF ways danger might hover near.
But the miner, with the confidence which
years If experience gives, does not allow
his mind to be troubled by these fears,
unless. indeed, some fellow worker he
stricken down. Then the dangers for a
while appear In concrete form, only grad
ually to be forgotten.
in mining coal the miner must natur'
ally follow the vein OF mineral and this
often runs at an angle OF " or more de-
Grecs. AZ he progresses timbers are
Nssd to uphold the roof and platforms arc
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14

bringing the coal to the attention of the
people, He 6lled his saddle bags with
1t from time to time and rode around
among tho blacksniiths, earnestly solicit
Ing them to try 1t. Many refused to have
anything to do with common Stones
and those who tried It met with only par
tial success. Accordingly the coal com
pany relaxed its efforts to obtain II mar
ket ana were about to dissolve when, In
1I9S, the Legislature chartered II COM
pany to improve the navigation of the
Lehigh River. This work was completed
In $50? and the coal company renewed
their efforts TO bring their products to
market. In 1903 six boats, each contain
ing 100 tons of coal, started from Maucll
Chunk for Philadelphia. -Four of the
boats came to grief on the way ana two
Of them reached the city of Brotherly
Love. After much delay the coal was
sold to the municipal authorities, who
were then working steam boiler to pump
water into tanks for the use OF the city.
but all attempts 10 burn the coal failed
and 1t was broken up and scattered over
the foot walks. And thus for period OF
seventeen years ended the operations OF
the Lehigh Coal Mine Company.
Some years later, or In 1910, coal was
found In the vicinity of POttsville, Echuyl.
kill County. The blacksmiths OF the
neighb0rl:o0d experimental with II and
happily with success and number OF
individuals, among them Col. George
Shoemaker, interested themselves In it,
development In 1917 he loaded ten wss'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14

constructed upon which to stand. When
n quantity Of coal Is dislodged by explo-
sives, II falls to platform where the
miners assistant breaks II mp into mnn-
ngcnblc sizes and loads It into the ours
standing on track ready TO receive IL.
Each car when loaded is hauled to the
slope. up which. with others, It Is drawn
to the foot of the shaft and hoistcd TO the
breaker.
l had no desire to prolong my stay In
the atmosphere Of the chambers; but
when saw n man testing the air to see
II gas was forming and remembered the
numerous disasters that have occurred
In the coal regions through explosions l
was more anxious than ever to reach the
pure mir and sunshine.
Notwithstanding the dangers attending
coal mining and the poor reward for the
miners work, the occupation seems to
lend strange enchantment. Children
first enter the breakers to pick the i'm.
purities from the coal, then they become
drivers 10 the mines, next miners assist
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14
Not EXtiuct.


The speaker described In the follow.
Ing anecdote from "Short Stories" was
not the last Of his species. Unhappily,
his Identity IL more frequently estab.
lished 10y the tag end rather than the
beginning Of Doctor Kane's cOmpar-
isOn:
DR.. Elisha X. Kane, ON his return
from his great Arctic expedition, was
invited to banquet In New York,
where IN after-dinner speaker talked
IN hour.
Doctor. what did you think Of the
speaker" asked friend.
1T was like an Arctic sunset" an.
swered the explorer.
"What do you mean by thaty"
"Bright and interesting, but provok.
ingly long In operation" replied the
doctor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14

ons with the mineral and sent them .
Philadelphia. On the way some Of Inc
coal was disposed Of TO blacksmiths ano
a considerable quantity was sold to the
Paramount Nail Works. The rest wss
disposed Of TO individuals In Philadelphia.
The latter, unable to burn the coal, al.
though nssuied that II would burn, ~
garded Shoemaker as swindler and was.
rants were issued for his arrest. He suo-
cecded, however, In eluding the officers
of the law and returned home by round
about route. But while the prospect Of
securing market for coal thus looked
dark an incident occurred that completely
changed the situation. At the Fairmount
Nail Works an attempt was made to burn
the coal. The men raked It, stirred II, ana
blew upon II, but without success. ~
the noon hour they shut fast the furnsso
doors and with many muttered impreca-
ton on the black stones went to thslf
dinners. When they returned the fur.
naces were rcd hot and the fire within was
seething and roaring IKE tempest. Thcy
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14

had discovered the secret Of burning an.
thracite ccal--it only required to be let
alone.
This successful burning Of the mineral
prcdisposcd many In Its favor, while the
growing scarcity and dearncss Of wood
rendered u substitute indispensable. And
thus the Lehigh Coal Mine Company M.
pcarcd once more In the field. In 1870
they shipped 300 tons Of coal, readily find.
ing n market and three years later their
shipment amounted to nearly 5000 tons.
Both companies then consolidated under
the title OF the LchiGh Coal and Naviga-
ton Company. In the Schuylkill region
the development Of the coal industry was
rapid and by 1897 over 10000 tons were
shipped TO market.
something Like the Gold Craze.
Immediately a great boom was launch.
cd In the Schuylkill region. Valleys and
and lands assumed an extraordinary val.
nc. Towns were laid out--roads cut
through the forests, over tho mountain
peaks md along their narrow gorges.--
railways and canals were projectcd-conl
mines Opcncd-all WINS conceived In the
spirit Of speculation, and executed under
suC Nutputrc VI W cASitCMcuSs CuCu WuU
tho demand for houses that, In many
instances, the lumber was wrought into
shape In Philadelphia and sent by canal
to the coal region, ready for the Joiner.
,, Whole villages along the road side thus
sprang into existence like mushrooms, or
a. II by the power Of magic. Tho tnv.
crns were oil crowded, and their walls
strewn with colorcd maps and Autographs.
A N H.. "a A.
focked to Pottsvillc, like 80 many bees
around their queen. They had only to 70
there to be transformed into millionaircs.
Fortune had seated herself upon throne
Of anthracite; she held her court lcvccs
among the rolling mountains. and to be
crowned with her favor It was only es.
scntinl to appear In person. Within six
months from the beginning Of the spccu.
lative boom nearly $5.0OO.00O had been
invested In the coal lands OF Schuylkill
County. Lands that were purchased In
1897 for $500 sold In 1890. just before the
excitement began to subsidc. for $4,000
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14

ably never will. On another side Of the
shaft was IN engine room, and pump
was lnboriOusly ut work, forcing to the
bright earth above the waters that arc
ever collecting In these dark caverns,
Several Of these pumps are thus contin.
uully engaged on the different levels, else
the water would collect In such quaint.
ties M TO render work impracticable and
ultimately flood the mine.
A dreadful accident occurred by the last
cur Of one OF those trains becoming de-
tnchcd from its fellows. At point where
the fifth level branches from the slope one
Ut the workers was standing when the
detached car went rushing down the slope
with almost the velocity Of u cannon bull.
Those who heard the roar Of the oncoming
cur shouted 10 the man to move. He
either did not hear them or became par.
aiyxed with fear; In any case the eur
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14

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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14
DOWN IN A COAL MINE
TRIP THROUGH GLOOMY CAV.
ERNS OF THE EARTH.
0oing Down a Slope to the Working
Chambers Where, Amid Powder
emoke and Periis, the Miner Digs
Coai-Discovery Of the Mineral.
About Coat.


rlttsburg, Pa, correspondence:
Not many Of us think a. we cit by COM
Portable fires In the zero days Of winter
Of the difficulties and dangers experienced
In mining the coal that contributes so
much to our domestic happiness and onr
national prosperity. Yet the handspring
OF our very civilization Is the coal the
miner digs in the gloomy cavcrns Of the
earth. There ages ago the heat Of the
sun, absorbed by the plants from which
coal 10 derived, was treasured up and to.
day We have that same heat, In the form
Of coal, ut our disposal and subject TO
our control. Without It we would be liv-
coach and the sailboat, with out present
conditions Of life, II dreamed Of, another
Utopia. BY Il we can travel almost Us
homes over thousands of miles Of noun.
tain and valley an6 thousands Of leagues
Of ocean, and enjoy convcnienccs such
~ were not within the reach Of the
wealthicst and greatest Of ancient times.
Such Ii the value Of coal to the modern
world. ind II II nm interesting subject
how II IL mined.
To visitor to the coal fields one Of the
interesting sights II the huge breakers
that IRE dotted over the region and the
mountains Of refuse-the "iumps''-thnt
have been extracted from the mines.
These breakers are generally, though not
always, erected over the mouth Of the
shaft, or entrances to the mines, and It IL
In them that the conl, after having been
mined. In graded BY passing through DIFF.
fercnt screens, and cleaned by having
the impurities picked out by hand, those
employed for that purpose being mainly
children. The impurities are the con-
etituents Of the dumps" and some Of the
latter contain hundreds Of millions of
tons.
II was my good fortune recently to
spend several hours in the colliery known
rs the Little Schuylkill In Mahoning City,
Pa. While the midday sun was shining
gloriously and all nature seemed joyful,
l entered the cage and was rapidly low.
cred 10 the bottom OF the shaft, where
all wns dark as blnckest midnight. Here
ind there appeared Pickering lights In the
caps Of the miners and when the eyes be.
came more accustomed TO the darkness I
saw the outlines Of cars on the tracks.
some full Of coal, to be presently lifted
20 the breaker above. and others empty,
TO be taken down the slope TO the differ
cnt icvcls, where the miners were dig
Iing the precious mineral. Close to the
bottom OF the shaft were the stables.
where the long cared, patient mules. used
In hauling cars In certain portions OF the
mine. urc housed. Few Of these mules
since their first entry into the mine have
seen daylight and some OF them very prob
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14
Locks Thief In an Ice Box.

Gustavc Stab. who keeps o butcher
and grocery store ut Tompkinsville. 3.
l.. did not have much trouble In captur.
Ing burglar the other morning. On
unlocking the door Of his store he saw
a man packing up articles. Stab start.
ed through the store, and the thief.
who had seen him, opened the door Of
the icebox and stepped inside. Whether
ho did this with the idea Of escape or
cooling OF Stab does not know. Stab
went to the icebox and put the fasten.
lug on. Stab then walked leisurely to
police headquarters and informed the
police that he had a thief ON ice. An
officer returned with him and made the
thief o prisoner. He was very cold
when taken out Of tho refrigerator. but
after he was In small cell In head.
quarters for awhile he asked to be
taken back to the icebox.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14
sO Particular,

"rhey seem quite particularin Paris, I"
said an attache OF the state depart.
ment, "abOut having the French Ian
guage used by any representative of
the United States"
"Yes." replied Miss Cayenne; ~ un-
derstand they 20 SO far as to insist on
putting French labels OH American
wines" Washington Star.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-14
A PitifWs ESQ,

"You are an orphan, you say?" said
Mr.. Spokes to an applicant for aid.
Eyes. SIR"
"How long have you been an or
phan2"
u am an orphan by birth. sir."-D3.
change.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-03
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION NORTH CAROLINA PAPER

was promulgated The effect upon Nj
oaragua would be beneficial.
MIR Villas Offered a Subs titgito for the
callal fSal which he asked Should be read
and printed. He cuntestgd Mr.. Morgan s
declaration thas ahe concession did not
expare until Agsri next, MIR. Villas drew
attention to the fact that the friends of
OF the bill seemed TO be tilfhusterlng df
any one was fslhustering Those oppos-
cd 10 the bill were willing that 6t be laid
aside temporarily in order TO transact
other business. He took mp his argument
where it ended yesterday. The only use
for the canal In time of war would be to
transport ships for the defense of one
OF our coasts. Neither the Atkuntic nor
the Pacific coasts, he contended, was so
defenSelesss as 40 need additional strength.
The commercial aspect Of the situation
was touched upon and THE conclusion
drawn from figures cited was that the
United States would enjoy only one fifth
of the commerce passing through the
canal. constructed alt immense risk and
cost Great Britain's share would be
more than five eighths, Germany's all
most as large as that OF the United
States The trade via the Panama Rail-
way m ten years fell 10 one sixteenth OF
its former proportions and this was the
trade which was to fall to the lot of the
canal. The Senate Mt sos p. m. adj
lourmed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-03
cANADA's TRADE PROGRAMME.

Toronto Omit, Feb. AT Orillia, Ont,
last night Premier Laurier for the first
time definitely stated the present govern
ments platform, ''better trade relations
with the United States" and expressed
his Willingness to stand or fall with it.
He said whenever this was spoken of
hhere was always a cry of treason" from
the conservatives, but nevertheless it
would be the governments policy. They
We're not going to approach their neigh
bors to the South in a ringing manner,
asking for favors, or as annexation-is
to be as Canadians and British subjects
looking for friendly trade relations His
Instructions to any committee which he
might send would be to approach the AM
erican government in that spirit, "but,"
said he, ''if they expect or hope for us
to go back on old England, then we will
have to close all negotiations"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-03
MINORITY CAUCUS AGAIN.
MEETS LAST NIGHT AND LIS TENS
TO SEVERAL SPEECHES.
Those Who Spoke The Caucus Un-
animouslY Against Touching the
Educational Institutions.

The minority caucus met last night and
besides their 19 proper, Sheriff Garrett,
of Vance, said there were present, also,
five or six of the majority Popuhsts.
There were enough more present said the
sheriff to make up over So
OF the outsiders were some who made
speeches namely Capt. Buck Kibchin,
Judge Spier Whitaker, Sheriff Garrett,
Col. Harry Skinner and others. These
speakers defended the action against But
ler and the meeting was largely in the
nature OF a love-feast.
Among other things developed by the
meeting was the unanimous expression of
the opinion that the Educational Institu-
tons should be taken out of politics. Col.
Skinner was asked this morning by re-
porter at the trafm if this meant that these
institutions should not be touched.
"Yes," replied the Colonel, THAT seem
ed to be the view of the members Of the
caucus" The Colonel went ON to explain
that such institutions embraced the Uni
yersity, the State Normal School and
the A. and NJ. College. When queried more
closely touching the A. and NJ. College,
the Colonel sa6d that its connection with
the Agricultural Department cut no fig
ure that he was in favor of disassociat-
ing it from this Department and putting
it strictly within the limit of Educational
institutions.
Then YOU do not think the A and NJ
College Will be disturbedY
Well he replied, ''our people are in
favor of that policy"
Sheriff Garrett was of the same opin-
ION except as to the A and NJ. College,
in which he saGd there might be some
few changes, but after Col. Skinner's s
remarks about separating lit from the
Agricultural Department, he seemed to
acquiesce in that view
Col Skinner was taking the train for
Washington, whence, however he ex-
poets to return i'm few days.
He was asked as to the North Carolina
railroad lease In connection with the
action of the Populists.
Il am no boss, he replied, land, there
fore, cannot speak for the Populists, but
if you ask my opinion, / win say that /
believe every Popuhst in the Legislature
will vote to annul the lease You can say
this too: if that lease is not amnulled by
the legislature, it will not be the fault, |
think, of the Populist party"
Sheriff Garrett, who left with Col.
Skinner, said touching Reinhardts candi-
dacy for the pendtentiary that he would
be supported by many Republicans as
well as by the POpulists-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-03

be determined by majority of all the
arbitrators.
Each of the high contracting parties
shall name one person as its agent, to
attend the tribunal and represent it gen
orally on all matters connected with the
tribunal.
Provision was made for the presenta-
ton Of printed arguments and counter
arguments, and all documents and re-
ports shall be available to both sides.
The decision of the tribunal shall, il
possible, be made within three months
from the close of the argument on both
sides.
The high contracting parties engage to
consider the result of the proceedings of
the tribunal OF arbitration as a FULL
perfect and final settlement Of all ques-
tions referred to the arbitrators
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-02-03
TO SUCCEED ROBERTS.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 2.-The va
cancy in the management Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, caused by the death of
President George II. Roberts, viii be
filed tomorrow at special meeting of
the board of directors OF the company.
1t is understood that but one name will
be presented at the meeting, that OF
Vice President Frank Thompson, and he
viii be given the unanimcus vote Of the
board