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The Van Buren press., 1899-07-22

the Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
This is on the Manhattan side Of ths
river. About one-half of the men quit
work.
Not Authorized by Leaders.
The strike was not authorized by the
leaders. Some of the more enthusi-
astic men who attended the Cooper
Union meeting, Tuesday night, got to-
gether and decided that the only thing
to do was to strike. They formed
themselves into committee and went
to the Second Avenue ear stables and
asked the men to come out. Every car
was stopped as it reached the stables,
and each man on the car was asked to
strike. About half the men responded
to the call, and pickets were then de-
branches of the eompany's lines and
try to get them to quit work.
Meeting at Parsons' Omce.
A meeting was held in General Mas
ter Workman Parsons Office, which
lasted for three hours. Parsons plead
ed with the men not to strike, but they
wanted to go out. He said it would be
of no use at such a time, but he
could not restrain the men, and he is
said to have used strong language,
ing to do with them.
The strike spread to the Sixth Ave
nue. line of the Metropolitan company
where a number of mortormen quit
work. The conductors refused to
strike.
Men Reluctant to Quit.
An attempt was made to get the
men on the Madison Avenue line TO
strike, but most of these men were re-
luctant to quit the cars unless the
strike was to spread to the other lines.
On the Second Avenue line, only ten
runs were made on the night schedule.
This is less than one-third of the usual
number. This road employees 500 men,
and during the busiest hours of the
day, run from $50 to 200 cars.
Ready to Arbitratc.
Commissioner Delahanty, of the
state board of mediation and arbitra-
ton, said that the boad stood ready
to meet and try to adjust the diff
cuties between the railroad men and
their employees as soon as both sides
asked for their services.
Says There Is No Strike.
President Vreeland of the Metropoli-
tan street railway said: There is no
strike, and | defy them to tie our lines
up. You can look on the streets and
see for yourself that all our cars are
running"
General Master Workman Parsons
said that while he had advised against
strike in New York, he would stand
by the men to the lest.
The Fight of His Life.
81 advised delay for a day or two,"
he said. but now the strike is on, |
will make it fight of my life, to sus-
tain the men in compelling an OBJ
servancc of the ten-hour law and the
redress OF other grievances. Now that
the men have determined to act, the
important issue that will most interest
organized workingmen is to secure for
the railroad employees not only an OBJ
servance of the ten-hour law, but the
right to maintain an organization,
without any special reference to what
national organizations their unions
may be attached"
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-22

The hot days and cool night were not
favorable for the growth Of crops, and
they suffered further injury by the dry
weather the last of the week Most of
the early corn is made. Rains of tho
18th, 18th and 10th were beneficial,
though some sections need more rain.
Chinch bugs are reported as doing dam
age to corn. Cotton, as rule, is doing
well, especially that which has been
thoroughly cultivated; it is growing
well and fruiting nicely in most Sec
tions, while in few localities it is be-
ginning to feel the want of rain, and is
being injured by sharpshooters. Wheat
and oat thrashing continues; reports
vary as to the yield; in some sections
the yield of both will be below the av,
erage, while in others it will be fair to
good. Second crop Ct potatoes coming
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-22
Strikers Arrested.

New York, July 20.-At an early
hour 22 strikers were placed under ar
rest suspected of completely in the
South Brooklyn dynamite explosion
on the elevated railroad. The police
say, however, that the men were ar
rested as suspicious persons, but were
not necessarily charged with the dy-
namiting of the elevated structure.
They are striking mortormen and con-
ductcrs. except one. who is printer.
Charged with vngrancy.
When the accused were arraigned in
the Adams Street court, Brooklyn, all
of the prisoners pleaded not guilty 10
the charge Of yagrancy. Several of
them wore gold chains and had
watches, also had money in their
pockets. All of them denied being
vagrants. Magistrate Brenner, on ad-
vice OF Police Captain Reynolds, held
five of them In 5000 bail for further eX-
animation. The others were also held
so as to give detectives a chance to
look up their records. Bail not being
furnished in any case, the men were
sent TO Jail
Damage Temporarily Repaired.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-22

There is no gain without pain
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-22
IN EPIDEMIC OF STRIKES.
Street Railway Employees Strikes
in New York, Brooklyn
and Cleveland.
4 HOT FIGHT IS PROBABLE IN NEW YORK.
Brooklyn Strikers Arrested In Con-
nection With Tuesday Nights
Explosion and Charged With VA
grancy-Little Change In the
Cleveland situation.

New York, July 20.-A strike has
begun on the Second Avenue line of
the Metropolitan Street Railway Co.
This is on the Manhattan side of tho
river, About one-half of the men quit
ri
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-22
uctcrs. except one. who is a printC
Charged with Vagrancy.

Damage Temporarily Repaired.
New York, July ao.-!Tbe damage b
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03
Tic Olde.t Of the Popes.

Leo XIII. bids fair to be the oldest
of the popes. The scars of the operation
performed by DIR. Mazzoni on the aged
pontiff are said to have thoroughly dis
appeared. Three weeks ago, when the
physicians removed the last bandages,
the pope said jokingly to his doctor:
''Now, DR.. Afazzoni, how many years
of life can you promise me?" Il be-
lieve confidently" replied the physi-
clan, "that your holiness will live to be
over 10e." "No, no." answered the
pope, "you are stretching my years q
little too far" The Roman correspond
.ent of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt, how
ever, who reports this chat between pa
tient and doctor, thinks that the doctor
might prove true prophet, and Leo
XIII. exhibits signs of such extraordi-
nary mental vigor, and his memory
seems absolutely unimpaired.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03
ME1ssoNIER's WAY.
He Made an Imitation Russian Road.
Even TO Cannon Tracks
and snow.

"How did you paint the snowy road
in your picture of Napoleon in 1s14?'"
asked Meissonier.
He picked out from under the table .
low platform, about q meter and a half
square, and said:
ION this prepared all that was re-
CURED; snow, mud and ruts. Ikneaded
the clay and pushed across it this piece
of cannon several times up and down.
With q shod hoof then pressed the
marks of the horses feet. strewed
flour over it, pushed the cannon across
again and continued to do SO until I
obtained the semblance of real road.
Then sailed it and the road was ready"
''What did you salt it for?''
ITO get the brilliancy of the snow.
Why do you smile? How else could she
do it?"
"It was very ingenious" answered.
II compliment you upon it. But if I
had been you I should have gone to
Russia, where nearly every road is
dug up in the way you represented, and
should have painted study from ma
ture."
Eyes! But we Parisians do not move
about SO easily."-Contempor Re-
view.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03

war;
Strain and the next with Willard Bart
lett, who became o judge of the gu.
preme court. Mr.. Root was connected
with the municipal reform movement
in New York city in 1871. In 1870 he
was the republican candidate for Judge
of the court of common pleas, but was
defeated, though polling a large vote.
He was chairman of the republican
county committee in 1886 and 1887 and
for many years executive member of
the Twenty.first assembly district. He
was appointed by President Arthur as
United States attorney for the south
ern district of New York and served
two years. During his long career az
lawyer, Mr.. Root has been leading
counsel in many noted cases, notably
for Tweed and Ingersoll on the expo
sure of the frauds perpetrated upon the
county of New York by the Tweed ring,
for Judge Hilton in the Stewart will
case, for the executors in the Hoyt and
Havemeyer will cases, and for the con-
testants in the Hammersley will case.
He is now counsel for and director in
several banks, is attorney for several
steam railroads and the chief adviser of
the syndicate controlling the Brooklyn
railroad. He is also counsel for many
large private corporations. Mr.. Root
was chairman of Gov. Roosevelt's cam
paign committee last year. He made a
vigorous attack on the Van Wyck
forces, and was considered Mr.. Roose.
velt's most able lieutenant in the battle
against Croker and Judge Van Wyck.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
WIN Net vsee,

Tho school election called at Harvey
for the purpose Of voting for or against
issuing bonds to the amount Of $1,000
to bc held ON the goth Of the month
din not come OF; it being decided by
State Superintendent Halland that the
district school board had no right to
call an election for this purpose with.
out being first petitioned to do 90 by
1T least one-third Of the voters of the
district. A petition has been present.
ed to the board and an election has
been called for the purpose Of voting
on an issue of 81, 900 bonds on Aug. 10,
1890. The proceeds of said bonds to
be used for building q new school house
in the village Of Harvey.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03
IN 4 CURIOUS Way.
Georsetown Nesro many
Years Ago,

The old Georgetown market STOOD
where the present one now IL, It the
loot Of Potomac street, overlooking The
then new Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
The fish stands were where they azo
NOW, at the rear end of the building,
and I was quite small boy, carrying
the family market basket for my father
OH Saturday mornings when did not
have to go to school. One morning We
went down to the market, as usual, and
stopped at the fish stand. A man
named Scott. who kept one Of the
stands, was cleaning fish, and my father
asked himif he had any good fish.
Yes, sir" said he. Here's some
good perch
There was colored man, free ne
gro, named Benz never knew of his
having any other name-sorting over
some more fish at an opposite stall, and
he picked up a bunch and called out to
my father: 'Yere's some heap bett'r'n
dem, Mister Mason. Desc yere wuz
ketched las night
"Scott said: Shut up, nigger,' and
turning to father, said: Don't pay NO
attention to him, sir. These here ID
fresh fish, and know Ben caught his
day before yesterday
1.-THE negro was nettled. but in those
days it did not do to talk too freely to
a white man, and Ben only muttered
remonstratingly: Don't lie bout my
fish, Mars Bob
"Scott swung around with his knife
in his hand aud shouted: Did you call
me liar, nigger?'
"'Yas, you lies eff you say desc yere
fish wuz ketched day befo' Yesterday
growled the black fisherman.
"Scottdidnot say a word, but dropped
his fish knife into the palm of his right
hand, with the heavy handle resting
against his wrist and the knife lying
lengthwise in the trough of his fingers.
Then he gave his forearm vicious
smack with his left hand, and the knife
flew through the air as il it had been
shot out Of gun. The negro was
standing fully 80 feet away at his own
stall. He had nothing on the upper
part OF his body but thin cotton shirt,
and the knife, striking him on the left
breast, went in up to the hilt. I think
from the way it flew it would have
gone through an ordinary door panel
just as well.
1.-THE negro never uttered word,
but dropped as dead as II he had been
shot with rife. I hardly think Scott
intended to kill him, for killing even O
free negro in those days was not q
lawful amusement. Anyhow, Scott es-
capped in the excitement and was not
heard of again for 20 years. AS Ben was
not slave, and therefore nobody was
financially injured by his death, there
was no effort, SO far as know, to cap
ture his slayer, but the incident has
always remained wildly in my memory
as the most remarkable example Of
knife play 1 have ever seen.' -Washing-
ton Star.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03

accomplished the journey with only
one hitch, the mare being temporarily
upset by the change of food after
crossing the German frontier on the
third day.
In conversation with Paris CORE
spondent, NJ. Cottu explained that the
great secret of success on long-distance
rides is to avoid overheating your
mount. II never" he said, kept Irish
Lass at the trot for more than mile
and quarter. I always dismounted
when we came to hill and led her up
it. Some days I walked at least 20
miles. When we came to our stopping
place, 1 let her stand few minutes to
cool, and then unsaddled her and gently
rubbed her back with the bare hand, to
restore the circulation in the parts
weighed upon by the saddle. Then l
groomed her carefully, took her into
her stable and gave her her food. AS
soon as she had taken it she used to lie
right down at once, but she was always
ready for the road again. Igave her be-
tween 20 and "a liters of oats and be-
tween IS and 1s liters of milk every day.
with a fair amount of water whenever
she wanted it, provided the water was
not too cold. gave her from four to
six hours rest in the middle of the day,
SO as to escape the heat. and only about
two hours at night. I always sleptin
the stable with her and did not once
take off my clothes from leaving Vienna
to arriving at Paris. There was no
time for baths or anything of that sort.
AS we never did more than 61A miles an
hour, even over level country. we had
to spend good many hours day on
the road"
Questioned in regard to his own
regimen, NJ. Cottu said he had taken
dark in preference to white meat when
ever he could. He smoked very little
and drank no alcohol except light wine
freely diluted. En- route he ate bread
and sugar in preference to chocolate.
During the last two days he was obliged
to drink large quantities of coffee to
keep himself awake, with the result
that for some little time after his arrival
in Paris he suffered from cerebral cloud
mess and inability to collect his
thoughts. Otherwise his long ride had
not the least effect on him. NJ. Cottu is
only 20 years of age.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03

endeavoring to stamp out polygamy in
Utah.
Angus NJ. Cannon, says the New
York World, is pillar in the Mormon
church, and. like many other men oc-
cupying high ecclesiastical positions.
continues to live with plurality Of
wives, just as in the days of old. be-
fore the head of the Mormon church
issued the manifesto declaring that
polygamy had been abandoned and be-
fore Utah had been admitted to state
hood upon the solemn pledges of the
Mormon people that in future men in
Utah would content themselves with
one wife apiece.
Cannon's arrest was no surprise, nor
was his plea of guilty. Other cases will
now be taken up. Among those others
will be Congressman-elect B. 81. Rob-
erts.
Mrs. Cannon No. 4, the mother Of the
baby. is state senator, and was quite
an active member of the legislature.
She was also a member of the constitu-
tional convention and voted for the
adoption of the state constitution,
which declares that polygamy or plural
marriages shall be forever prohibited.
Mrs. Cannon, however, says now that
polygamy is an institution ordained by
God, and seems content with her posi-
ton. She says: sour husband is a just
man and treats all his wives alike, show.
ing no favoritism to any Of US"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03
FIGHT ON poLYGAMY.
Utah IL In rerment of Excitcmen,
Over Delegate Cannon's Arrest
aud Plea of Guilty.

Gwendoline, the baby girl that was
born to Angus NJ. Cannon and his
fourth wife, DR.. Matte Hughes Cannon,
on April II last, has taken the place in
public view formerly occupied by the
twins born to Congressman-elect B. H.
Roberts and his third wife, DIR. Maggie
B. Ship Roberts, about q year ago.
The little Cannon baby has uncon-
sciously been the cause of much trouble
to its parents from the fact that it's APP
pearance on the stage of life made its
father a shining mark for those who are
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03
Anti.Tranap Law.

The tramp fraternity has evidently
heard of the law passed by the North
Dakota legislature, which gives train
men the authority to arrest and jai.
tourists who attempt to ride on tbs
trucks or in empty box cars. Hoboes,
as they are termed in North Dakota,
are scarce this year in this state, as
are also laborers. The farmers will be
paying high prices for labor this sea,
son unless the railroads import sup
ply to keep wages at the old figures.
Up to this time there has been no
trouble with tramps on the various
lines running into North Dakota-an
unusual state of affairs. Some of the
men continue to steal rides, but there
seems to be little disposition on the
part of the railroad companies to en-
force the anti-tramp law.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03
|LONG-DISTANCE RIDE.
Young Frenchman's Remarkable
Feat Of Horsemanship.
travels from Vienna to raris, 7s5
Miles, In Twelve Days and Four
teen Hours, without lnca.
pacitating His Mount.

A very remarkable feat of horseman-
ship has just been accomplished by. q
young Frenchman of good family, NJ.
Charlie Cottu. He rode the whole of the
way from Vienna to Paris, 7S5 miles, in
~ days IA hours, using only one horse
and, what is still more noteworthy,
brought his mount into Paris in thor
oughly good condition. AS everyone
knows, G. miles is a good deal more
than the average horse can be expected
to accomplish in a day, and to keep up
this average for 10 days at stretch.
with 1873 pounds weight on the animals
back, implies not only great stamina in
the steed, but altogether exceptional
care and management on the part Of
the rider.
M. Cottu's main object was to beat
Lieut.. Zubowitz' record of IA days five
hours over the same road, and he set
about his preparations with the utmost
thoroughness. He began to train his
mount-a half-bred Irish mare. Irish
Lass, seven years old, standing just UNI
der Is hands-on Easter Monday, be-
ginning with gentle ride of Is miles
or SO, and gradually increasing the
daily distance up to 40 miles. After o
fortnight of this preliminary work, NJ.
Cottu started for Vienna, covering the
distance by easy stages. He had pre-
viously taken q course of lessons from
q blacksmith, so that in the event of
Irish Lass casting a shoe at an incon-
venient moment he could put on anoth-
er before any damage was done to the
foot. The journey to Vienna occupied
"a days, the Austrian capital being
reached on May II. Irish Lass and her
owner kept in steady training until
June 1, when they started on the long
ride to Paris. By this time NJ. Cottu
and his mare were ''hard as nails" and
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03
JASPER AT EIGHTY +.
Still Insists vehemently That seThe
Sun Do Move"
Interesting Chat Win Richnona,s
Celebrated Negro ClergyMan-He
Gives HIS Reasons for One
Of HIS Theories.

In his humble cottage in africa"
tie negro quarter in Richmond, q
quaint old clergyman, known the world
over for one idea persistently preached
for Is years, on the Fourth of July cele-
brated his eighty-seventh birthday.
Pastor of the Sixth Mount Zion church,
paid 5000 a year by Ais 5000 parishion-
ers, Rev. John jasper has made an in
ternational reputation by propourding
the doctrine 1.-THE sun do move."
Somewhat enfeebled by his great age,
the negro preacher spends most Of his
time in meditation, strilsingly orig
inal and picturesque character. John
Jasper has q remarkable head. Ire
mendously high and prominent cheek
bones under kindly eyes strongly mark
q face of benevolence and good nature.
In the pulpit he wears large silver spec
tacles that add to his otherwise clerical
look. A phrenologist would be puzzled
to decide where his intellectual bumps
lie, as his forehead commences with
protruding eyebrows and runs at an
angle of 45 degrees to the top of his
head, when his Uranium swells out, only
to end in an abrupt precipice.
Newspaper reporters have made him
out wholly illiterate and grotesque, and
biographers OF his own race are prone
to picture him as learned doctor of
divinity. Neither picture is correct,
says the New York Herald.
John Jasper does not speak in the
negro dialect, as he is often quoted, but
in his effort to talk proper" and in the
quaint originality Of expression, no less
than his vehemence of gesture, the Wis
itorlooking for amusement finds plenty
to interest him. OF his ministry Jas
per himself says:
II was inspired before I was born.
My father told my mother SO. She did
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03
ALGER.s SUCCESSOR.
War. IL Rev York Lawyer
% Excellent Repute.

Elihu Root was born at Clinton,
Oneida county, n. Y. February Is, ls45.
His father was Oren Root. for many
years professor of mathematics in Ham,
ilton college. In his youth the new
secretary of war taught school and paid
his way through Hamilton, subsequent
~ studying law there. and he completed
his course at the University law school
in New York. He then entered the law
Office of Mann & Parsons. His first
partnership was formed with John ii.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-08-03
Brief Notes.

Late reports received from various
points in Fraill county indicate that
$500 acres of wheat have been de-
stroyed by hail.
The prairie chicken crop of North
Dakota promises to be numerous one
this year, the young birds being OF
good SAFE for SO early in the season.
Miss q. Steele, Kindergarten at the
Cherokee Indian school, North Dakota,
school, South Dakota.
The Great Northern will move its
shops at Devils Lake one mile west,
where additional yard room has been
secured.
w. ID. Gillespie of Hamilton was
elected grand chief templar of the or
der of Good Templars.
The Walsh county commissioners
have concluded that leprosy is not a
contagious disease, and resolved to
keep the lepers in the county poor
house, where they will be provided
with separate sleeping rooms, baths,
dishes. ETC., and kept isolated to de-
gree from Lne OLuer inmates VI LAc III"
stitution.
Torkel ]. Ness, who was taken to
the Fargo hospital from HARDWOOD fol-
lowing sunstroke, died at that insti-
tuition. He was 81 years of age and
had been in this country but three
weeks.
Ed Pearson, a farm hand working
for T. j. Lommen at Holy Cross, about
IL miles south of Fargo, while swim
ming in the river at that place was
seized with cramps and was drowned.
Hail destroyed thousands Of acres Of
grain near Hendrum.
Work on the new asylum buildings
at jamestown is progressing rapidly,
and good masons are in demand.