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The record-union., 1897-07-19
GRAPE GROWERS MEET.
Form a Combination to Prevent
DEPRECIATION of Their Products.

OAKLAND, July 1S.-The grape
growers and winemakers of Livermore
have formed a combination to prevent
the price of their grapes and wine
depreciating.
Daniel Inman presided over a meet
ing in Livermore. Andres S. Barbor
Sbarbaro of San Francisco delivered an
address, in which he told the growers
that several firms in San Francisco
were trying to force down the prices
of their grapes and wine by freezing
out the California Wine Makers Cor
poration, which includes almost all the
small wine makers and growers in the
State. Resolutions We're adopted call
ing upon the growers to stand firm.
Those who signed the resolutions
pledged themselves not to sell a pound
of grapes or a drop of wine to any
other concern than the California Wine
Makers Corporation. A committee was
appointed to visit every wine maker
and grape grower in the Livermore
Valley and obtain signatures to the
pledge.
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WAITING FOR DEBS.
Monongahe1a Miners Turn Out in
Numbers to a Meeting

FAIRMONT CIV. Va.), July 1S.-Over
500 men attended the miners meeting
in the woods at Willow Tree school
house near Monogahela, and 81 of
them raised their hands when j. D.
Mahon, the speaker, took a vote to as
certain how many of them were will
ing to come out in the morning. The
miners were chilly at first, but got
warmed up, and the speaker was fire.
auently cheered 1t was a noticeable
fact that only Monongahela miners
were in attendance.
notwithstanding heavy rain, the
miners listened for over an hour to the
address 1t was the largest meeting
that was ever held in this district by
the miners, and many of the operators
who have been confident that the men
would stay say now they are prepared
for anything. Not only the miners
but their wives and children turned
out. Conservative men here think it is
only a matter of time until the men
come out, but no important develop
ments are expected until Debs speaks
here tomorrow night.
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are intended to discourage the miners.
If the coal supply is not short why
are prices advancing? Why is coal
worth 81 a ton and even 81 80 more
than it was two weeks ago? Why are
the railroads confiscating coal ship
ments? Why are the shops and fac
tories whose wheels are put in motion
by the labor of the miner, ceasing to
operate? Why are operators all over
the State Offering their miners a rate
even higher than the one demanded if
they will only continue at work? The
reason is patent to all. Coal is scarce.
Those who have it to sell get fancy
prices, and those who offer an ad-
vance, particularly in West Virginia
and of Illinois, do it for the purpose
of checking and defeating this move
ment and the miners who do not know
this will realize it fully when the bat
tie is over, if such operators have their
way
I'VE have started into this movement
realizing fully the Importance of the
work before us and the responsibility
resting upon us, and after two weeks
of suspension, involving more than
15O.O 900 miners, we are well satisfied
with the results. Only those who are
best acquainted with the condition of
the miners have any idea of the ex-
tent of this suspension and it's paralyz-
ing effects upon the labor and business
of the country. 1t has not reached its
full proportions. The coming week will
add 10000 men to the idle column.
The week following will bring greater
accesSiOnS to our ranks. The move
ment will continue to grow not only
from the point of numbers involved,
but public opinion will become crystal
lied more fully and through the
press of the country will demand a So
luton of this great difficulty.
THE organized trades of the coun-
try are to-day in closer touch than
ever before. Never before in the his
tory of labor troubles have they been
so closely allied. Our demand for liv-
ing wages and the determination of
our miners to secure it have brought
expression of sympathy and material
support from almost every branch of
organized labor, whose efforts in our
behalf will endear them to all lovers
of fairness and establish for the min
ers with their own efforts living rate
of wages
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FIELD AND FOREST FIRES.
ONE NEAR RED BLUFF SWEEPS
THE COUNTRY FOR MILES.
Devastation From Them Also in
Sonoma and Near Mount
DiabIo as Well.

RED BLUFF, July 1S.-Ffeld fires
which have been raging for two days
in the ranges few miles north of this
city have totally destroyed everything
up to within a few miles of here, and
owing to the east wind have turned
their course to the west and have left
a clear waste to the Blossom ranch,
on which place they are now burning.
All the cattle range is totally destroyed,
and many people for a radius of many
miles are homeless. The fire is head
ing south and is now within a mile
of the Blossom residence, which, if it
reaches it, will allow it to spread to
the southern part of the county and
there will be no chance of saving the
standing grain crops in that section.
Hundreds of people are fighting the
fire and many have left from here to-
night. Among the principal residences
burned are those of c. Smith, L. Wright,
G.. Nelson, n. Shoemaker, w. Johnson,
and a number of cattlemen's cabins.
The total loss up to the present is over
100000.
SONOMA, July 1S.-A forest fire is
raging in the hills near the town of
Kenwood. The smoke is so dense near
that place that the sun is clouded and
the. atmosphere very sultry. The fire
is burning over a large area doing
much damage in its path, as a number
of farms are in danger. Many men
have gone to stay its progress, if possi
BILE
WALNUT CREEK. July 1S-Mount-
ain fires have broken out in the vicin-
ity of Mount Diablo and Pine Canyon,
and the Mountain House is in great
danger of destruction. Thus far miles
of pasture land and fence have been
laid in ashes. There is a northwest
wind blowing and the fire coming
southwest The farmers in the vicin-
ity of Almo, Danville and San Ramona
are excited, as thousands of tons of
hay are in the fields.
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EMPTY FREIGHT CARS.
Are Being Distributed Through the
Western Country

KANSAS CITY (Mo), July 1S.-Long
trains of empty freight cars have
rolled out of Kansas City for two
weeks and dropped off in twos, threes
and fves on side tracks along the line
of the railroads in Kansas and Iowa.
These empty freight cars, of which
there are thousands, will be filled with
'91 wheat inside of four or five weeks.
A tremendous grain rush is expected,
and the best of management by rail-
road officials will be needed to prevent
a huge blockade or a grain-car famine.
Conservative estimates of crop stat
isticians place the yield of wheat for
this year in Kansas alone at 60,000,000
hl1cbalc
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A Philadelphia Dealers Smooth
ManipuIatiOns.
He SWindIeS New York Jewellers Out of
Many Thousands.
After Dealing With Them Long
Enough to Gain Their Conf
dence He Buys Valuable jew
elry ON Memoranda and Pawns
1t to Get Money With Which to-
Play the Races.

NEW YORK, July 1S-William A.
Bellwood, a well-known dealer in an
tique goods and rare goods at 1882
Walnut street, Philadelphia, who rents
an expensive suite of rooms at the
Plaza Hotel here is under arrest at
police headquarters, charged with hav-
ing swindled Marcus & Co, jewelers. Of
this city, out of jewelry valued at many
thousands. The arrest was made on
Saturday. and in Police Court to-day
the prisoner was remanded to the GUS
tody of the Central officers.
A small portion Of the jewelry was
recovered, and pawn tickets for a large
part of the remainder were found. 1t
is said that Bellwood has confessed
with dealing with Marcus e Co., but
denies that he has swindled other firms.
BellWood is a Frenchman of good ad-
dress and refined manners. He began
his dealings with Marcus & Co. about
year ago. He frequently bought
goods from the firm on memorandum,
and so far as the police know his deal
ings were for a long time legitimate.
Recently Marcus & Co. learned that
Bellwood was seen frequently at the
race tracks, where he was reported to-
have been a heavy loser.
Last Friday Bellwood appeared at
the store of Marcus & Co and called
for diamond necklace, which he said
he wanted for a lady customer He
selected one valued at 81, 400, and left
the store. He was followed by an en-
ploye of the firm and was seen to go
into a Bowery paWnshop, where he
pledged piece of jewelry, believed to
have been the necklace which he had
just received on memorandum.
1t was decided to arrest Bellwood.
and on Saturday he was taken into GUS
tody on Broadway.
On his person the detectives found
the costly necklace, together with a
bundle of pawn tickets on which he
had received $13,960. Of this amount,
81 400 had been obtained on jewelry re-
ceiyed from Marcus & Co., and S6.656
on jewelry which he said he owned
himself. The total number of pawn
tickets recovered was forty-two, and
twelve of them represented the Mar
Gus goods.
Bellwood admitted his guilt as far
as the goods received from Marcus &c
Co. were concerned, and said his down
fall was due to gambling on the race
tracks.
To-day the prisoners Wife surren-
dered beautiful necklace composed of
pearls, amethysts and diamonds. val
ued at 81 1000, and a double finger ring
and an antique brooch set with a to-
paz in the center and pear-shaped
gems of every description in three rows
with three pearls
Mrs. Bellwood, who speaks no Eng
lish, claimed that the jewelry is her
own private property.
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some changes of verbiage in the sugar
schedule not noted in the Associated
Press report last night, and that the
provision for the ratification of reci-
proclty treaties by the Senate would
remain in the modified reciprocity
clause. The Associated Press reports
last night covered most of the changes
upon the important provisions of the
Dill. Among other things agreed to
were the Senate rates on steel tubing
and hollow billets used in the manu-
facture of bicycle frames. The rate
on cotton bagging is 40 of a cent.
The House rate was $40 of a cent
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AT LOS ANGELES.
Services in the Churches in Honor
of the Endeavorers.

LOS ANGELES, July 1S.-A monster
mass meeting was held at Simpson
Tabernacle to-day and special services
were held in the various churches
throughout the city in honor of the
Christian Endeavorers.
At the Tabernacle the majority of
those present were young people, and
the sight of so many members of the
Christian Endeavor movement was an
inspiring event in itself.
The meeting was called to order by
Thornton FitZhugh, who presented
Leonard Merrill, State President of the
Christian Endeavor Society. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Mclean. The chief
speaker of the evening was Rev. Fran
els f. Clarke, the founder of the Chris
tian Endeavor movement.
The speaker dwelt upon the good re-
suits accomplished at the recent con-
vention held in San Francisco, and
spoke in general of the wonderful
growth of the society throughout the
world
The record-union., 1897-07-19
Want to Sell Outright.

ANTLERS q. IT,, July 1S.-The
Observation-Disclosures Union party pro-
poses to treat with the Dawes Com
mission, provided the United States
will buy all of the Choctaw and Chic
asaw land outright They will form a
colony, go into Mexico, buy a lot of
land from Mexico and have their own
laws. They say that a white man
shall not move among them. The full
bloods are very favorably impressed
with the move, but none of the ignor-
ant Choctaws will go into such q
scheme.
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DIED OF FRIGHT.
A Madman Imagined That the
Roof Would Fall on Him.

OAKLAND, July 1S-John J. Collins,
who was at the Receiving Hospital
pending an examination as to his san
ity, was found dead strapped to his
cot this morning. Collins was a stout
laboring man, 80 years of age.
His over-wrought fancy told him that
the roof was about to fall on him and
he struggled for hours to break the
bonds which held him to the cot upon
which he lay. He pleaded piteously TO
be freed and saved from the fate that
he thought in store for him, and in
death there was a look of terror fixed
on his face.
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Will Hold Meetings.

CHARLESTON CIV. Va), July 1S-
A conference of the strike agitators.
Fred Dilcher and w. H Haskin of
Ohio, was held at Eastbank to-day with
the strike leaders. 1t was decided to
hold series of meetings at different
points in the Kanawha Valley this
week. The first of these meetings will
be held at Montgomery tomorrow, and
it will be addressed by Dilcher, Has
kins and others. Debs is expected here
by Wednesday
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A Unique Day.

PUEBLO, July 1S-To-day was
unique in the religious history of Pue-
blo- Most of the regular church serv-
ices of the day were abandoned, and
TWO immense union meetings, each at
tended by several thousand people,
were held at the mineral palace under
the joint auspices of the churches of
the city. Commander Booth Tucker of
the Salvation Army presided at each.
The Commander and party left for
New Mexico tonight.
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Edward G. Barring Dead.

LONDON, July 1S.-Edward Charles
Barring, first Baron of Revelstoke, is
dead. He was formerly director of
the Bank of England, and was the Sc
nior partner Of the firm of Barring
Brothers, financiers.
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Rainfall in India.

SIMLA Qndia), July 1S.-There has
been satisfactory rainfall through
out the northwest province, and the
authorities intend to reduce consider
ably the extent of the relief work
The record-union., 1897-07-19
Earthquake at Stromboli.

ROME, July 1S.-A violent earth
quake occurred in the island of Strom-
boil, one Of the Lipari group, off the
north coast Of Sicily on Saturday.
The record-union., 1897-07-19

A federation of all the coal miners in
Australia is contemplated in the
scheme of reorganization of the New
South Wales Miners Association.
The record-union., 1897-07-19

Hazel wonder why the moon is re-
garded as feminine?
Nutte-Because its age is uncertain
Town Topics.
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NEARING THE END
OF The STRUGGLE.
Tariff Bill Will Probably Pass This
Week.
Not Anticipated That There viii be Much
Delay.

The Debates Will Probably Begin
in the House To-day and the
Republican Leaders Have De-
cided to Give Two Full Days
for the Discussion of the
Report and Thus Disarm the
Protest of the Minority.
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OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton-Market firm; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale. Sl25;
New York per bale, $1.O0; Philadelphia,
per bale, $1.00; Baltimore, per bale 81 LOO:
to Liverpool via New York. 40c; Bremen,
via New York, 45c; Antwerp. via New
York, soc; Harve via New York 53c; Am
sterdam, via New York, SIC; Genoa, via
New York, SOC; Reval, via New York, Csc ;
Hamburg, via New York, SOC. Direct:
Barcelona, SOC; Genoa, 4ec Hamburg, 42c;
Reval, soc.
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are steady
at ruling rates. Foreign business is more
or less nominal. The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted at $500
6i4.50 for a range including Baltimore and
Portland, Me. Railroad ties base A feet,
16c. Timber rates, 50c0$1.00 higher than
lumber rates. To the West indies and
windward, nominal; to Rosario, $1,000
10 O0;to Buenos Ayres and MonteVideo, $40 90
@11.O0; to Rio Janeiro, Sl4.0O; to Spanish
and Mediterranean ports, $l1.30611.5 so; TO
United Kingdom for orders, nominal for
lumber, 4-pounds 5s standard.
By Steam-To New York. 500; to Phila-
delphia, 500; to Boston, $500 to Balti-
more, $500
Naval Stores-By sail-The market Is
firm. Large-sized, Cork for orders, are
as follows: Rosin, Is Cd; for barrels of 80
pounds and ) per cent. primage; spirits,
3s Cd; Genoa, rosin, Is 3dQ2s Cd; Adriatic
IS 6d02s cd; South Ameican, rosin, Csc per
barrel of $50 pounds. Coastwise--Steam--
To Boston, lie per 100 pounds on rosin, soc
on spirits; to New York, rosin, SIC per 100
pounds.
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COTTON MARKET HIGHER
.nvANCE OF 1-Ie CENT FOR
," LOCAL SPOTS.

: Points Above Yesterdays
,.,.-iua-The Demand Fair--Spirits
Turoentine Declined Y Cent With
,,.trtv Large Sales, Closing Firm.
nasin Dull and Neglected With the
,,rLct BuIIetIned Quiet and I'm
,a,ned-WhOIesaIe Markets Stea-
markets by Teiesraph.
,,ab Feb. 16.-A brighter feeling
ei=n The cotton market to-day. When
eAS. advanced a bout points, the local
l''1 fell in line with a rise OF lie cents
po' an rrades. Tie sales were 6S7 bales
Sor the day The spirits turpentine mar
lOi 5.-lined to 2G. on sales OF 419 casks,
~ ~ which the demand was SLOW. Rosin
ami and negl ected, no sales being re-
- The wholesale markets were quiet
an and steady Securities were dull. The FOL
'lrfoc resume eff the different markets
Y'iIi now the tone and the quotations at
49,. ,iase to-day.
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DRY GOODS.

New York Feb. 16.-The Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, in its
review of the week of the dry goods mar
ket, says: There has been a moderate
development of general business in the
market during the past week. The at
tendance of buyers has been large, but the
number of large transactions recorded
have been moderate. Statesmen on the
road, have been making somewhat better
progress. The Improvement in the general
tone of the market noted a week ago as
succeeding the large purchase of print
cloths has been maintained. Print cloths
have further advanced 11-16c for extras,
and some low grade bleached cottons have
advanced &c. There is a tiryner tendency
in some grades of brown goods and a
steadier market in regular prints. The
demand for new heavy-weights in men S
wear, woolens and Worsteds, has been fair.
Light weights are still selling on recorders.
Dress goods are in moderate request, and
an improved demand is reported in piece
silks"
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sailed, size Wool-Nominal: prime Geor-
gia, free of sand burrs and black wool,
13c; blacks, lie; bury, Sc. Wax, 25c TAI
low, &c. Deer skins. 15c.
Bagging and Ties-The market is uuie-
jute bagging, 2A-pound, SIC; 2-pound, &c;
Ia pound, 5Iac; quotations are for Job
lots; small lots higher sea island bagging,
734GSc Standard Arrow ties steel, As
pounds, large lots, Use; small lots, 9Oc
Dry Goods-The market is steady; de-
mand brisk; prints, 4G5c; Georgia brown
shirtings, 4Ac; e. Acc; A brown sheet
ings, 512c; white osnaburgs, 75I71Ac;
checks. 40D5c: brown drlllings. h6D6lhc.
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The cash quotations we're as follows:
flour was quiet and steady; hard. ship
ping wheat, patents $l.15G4. 40 in wood;
soft patents, S3.9O@410; hard wheat, bak-
wheat lie: No. .. red. S35sQSl5sc.
Mess pork, SSOG7S5 Lard, SS.755SaS. s..
Snort ribs S.90Q4.15. Dry sailed Shout
ders, A25d450 Whisky, $1.17
Cincinnati, o., Feb. i6.-Flour. winter
patents. $465d4.S5 winter fancy, 420dr
4.40. Wheat, firm; No. red 90c. Corn
quiet and steady; No. white, Ac. Oats,
steady; No. mixed, 19c. Lard, kettle,
meats shoulders, 4Kc; short ribs. &c;
short clear, acc; clear bellies, 424c; boxed
meats, hc more. Bacon, loose shoulders
4l4c; short ribs, 4l2c; short clear 45sc !;
clear bellies, 5Ac; boxed meats, &c more
Whisky, active at $l.17
St. Louis, Feb 16-Flour unchanged
Wheat lower; May, S4ISc; July, 699sGt69I5c
Corn lower; February, 1890; MAY 2lsac.
July 229sm22Ac. Oats higher; February
l6lac; May. lSc. Lard, prime steam. 3.771ac;
choice, 3.S2I5c. Other articles unchanged
Baltimore, Feb. Is. noon-Fiour dulI.
but steady and unchanged. Wheat dun
and easy; spot, Size; May, SlA08l15c;
southern by sample, S9090c. Corn easy;
spot, 20d251sc; southern white, 281ad29c.
Baltimore. Md, Feb. 16.-Flour dull and
steady, unchanged. Wheat dun and easy;
spot. S71Ac; May, SlA@Slhc; southern by
sample, S9d90c; do on grade. S0dSSc. Corn,
easy; spot and February 25G25hc; March
259sm25zc; April. 2Gl4d26l2c; May, 27h6B
271hc; steamer mixed 231bGI235sc: southern
steady; No. white, 23G24c: No mixed,
21M22c. Rye easier; No nearby, 40G40I5c;
NO western, 410Hhc. Grain freights ac-
tive at easier rates for steam; to Liverpool
Sd March. Lard, refined, &c. Sugar, firm;
graduated, 445c. Coffee, steady at lOc for
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Plant System.
TIME GARD.
Going south-Read Down.
Going North-Read Up.

trains operated by
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Charleston, 5. g, Feb. 16.-Turpentine
firm. 26c. Rosin firm.
Wilmington, N. c., Feb. 16.-Rosin firm
strained, 81 so; good. $l.55. Turpenune,
nothing doing. Tar quiet at Csc. Crude
turpentine nominal, nothing doing.
Receipts tUrpentine, % casks
New York, Feb. 16.-Rosin, quiet; strain
ed, common to good, $170 Turpentine,
steady at 296291ac.
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SAVANNAH SfIOEI LINE.
Passenger Schedules Effective Dec q, 1896.
perated Line Between Savannah Montgomery
test Operated Columbus.
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tinental account. There was a slight re-
action after the opening transactions, due
to realizing sales, but subsequently, prices
advanced again, the market closing steady
at about the best prices of the day. with
the near deliveries showing the most
strength
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NAVAL STORIES.

Spirits Turpentine-The market was a.
tually duh. the demand being very slow.
Board of Trade it was bulletned firm at
26l2c, with sales of 50 casks; but at the
last call it had declined and was bplle-
After the close of the market the demand
was quiet at the quotations
Rosin-There was a little demand for
rosin, but buyers and sellers were far
apart in their views of the value of the
product. Lower prices than the quota
tions were offered, but no sales We're re-
ported. The impression among exporters
and ia ctors is that the production next
year viii be much larger than has been
calculated unless the operators cease TO
among dealers that there is too much pale
rosins in stock at present, and as the sup
ply. overbalances the demand. the prices
will remain far below the, cost of prod lc-
ton. The market remained UNCHANGED
from yesterday, with no sales reported.
The quotations at the Board of Trade were
a ms