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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
THE NATIONAL GAME.
New York Wins Twice from tIeNe-
land, with Appnrcnf EaSt.

iunus W ltH fpBuItHt Ease.
NEW YORK. August l2-New York won
two games from the Clevelands to-day
with apparent ease. In neither game could
the visitors hit the local pitchers At
tendance. 1000 Scores:
NEW YORK. 10; CLEVELAND. l.
First game: R.H z.
Cleveland ... .....1 o OOOO-1 3
Batteries Doheny and Warner; Bates
and Sugden
Time 2 hours and minutes.
NEW YORK. 6; CLEVELAND. p
Second game: r.. II. r..
New York ........O 20 0 . . o o It 9 !
Cleveland .... 10000 O1OO-2 g
Batteries: Carrick and Warner; Schmidt
and Sugden.
Tmpirss: Messrs Manassau and Nc
Carr Time. ] hour and 30 minutes.
GROOMS AND Colonies BREAK
EVEN
BROOKLYN. August 12-Brookyn and
Louisville broke even before a crowd of
900 spectators. The BroOklyns were out
played I'm the first Casey did especially
poor work AT third. his three errors let
ting iu five runs. I'm the second game
Wilhelm was batted hard in the first and
miro innings while McJames was eff
fccuNe The game was called at the end
OF the NTH inning on account of dark
ness Scores.
LOUISVILLE. z; BROOKLYN. 6.
First game: r. II L.
Brooklyn -.. O1O-6 y 6
LouisNll!e .-.. - 12OO02O-7 10 2
baIIeIl.s. Dunn and Farrall; Bowling
Time. hours and g. minutes
BROOKLYN 8. LOUISVILLE
Second game: y II y
Brooklyn ....... ..........3O8OO-6
louisville 49,. .........Ol OOI-2 4
Batteries McJames and Mcclure. VII
helm and thinner.
Umpires. MessTs Gaffney and Latham
Time, hour and 10 minutes.
CHAMPIONS LOSE TWICE.
BOSTON. August l2-Boston lost .yo
games 10 Cincinnati to-day by scores of
Z 10 2 The Cincinnatis have thus won
fourteen games straight Stafford wss
given ten DAYS notice OF his release yes.
terday Darkness ended the second game
after the eighth inning. Attendance $500
Scores:
CINCINNATI. 4; BOSTON, 2.
First game: r. Fl. T..
Boston 80. .....O1O1OOOOO-2 10
Cincinnati 80. 10000 O2212-7 0
Batteries: willis and Bergen; Taylor
and PETIT
Time. ] hour and AZ minutes.
CINCINNATI, Z. BOSTON. 2
Second game: X ~. n.
Cincinnati .... 1910 030-7 3 i
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GENERAL MARKETS.
wv YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NE.W lOkh IhODCtL M-AIhEI.
NEW YORK, August 12-Fiour-Quiet
but firm: Minnesota patent 8.OqS.s0;
rye -four steady; good to fair, 2.Souf310
Dull; yellow western, 72g73c.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 59a4c.; State rye.
55i2c. ,-,,~,,.,,
BARLEY Malt-Dull; western. 5sae5c.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. red. nc:
optiOns opened easy at a &c decline
undar disappointing cables and foreign
selling but met unexpected demand
rom shorts. that inspired quick rally.
i.ster prices eased on slightly. under real
ling hut closed steady ana unchanged;
Senfember closed 76lsc.; December closed
7Si.c 9ec o,,,o,, 49,,
al easy. with wheat. but developed sub
soouent firmness, on covering and big
s,.osLiv clearanoes. and closed steady and
wNnechanged: May closed 35e.; September
cIosed ssXc.; December closed Si&c.
1atsYspot steady; No. 2, &c; options
1psasfNOuiet; family. ss.5oQslo.
Snt- Meats-Quiet; picked bellies, $50
ueS: do shoulders. 81, do. hams, soa
SlOl2. .,.arc5 ,ss-,..
refined duiet.
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OAxRA1HY&1G
&zA2 70 :z9q lZ 29z1lzz.ssStl
THRD-DISTRICT MEN WON.
In the Game of BnII the West-End
Coppcrs Game Out Ahead.

The game Of bail played by members
Of the police force from the First and
Third districts yesterday afternoon was
one Of the most interesting events of the
summer. Notwithstanding that Pop"
Tate caught for the First District men,
his team lost. and left The field much cha
grined and horribly dusty
During the progress of the contest lots
OF excitement developed. and the large
crowd of spectators We're kept convulsed
with laughter by the antics OF the
finest" some of whom slid TO bases Just
as would be done by a man moving rapid
ly over ice.
pop" Tate was. of course. the central
figure in the game He had his eve on
The ball and made a hit every time he
came TO the bat. until in the final inning
d. was not permitted TO get i'm ten feet OF
Oh. ball
The appended score will show just what
each man did:
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Racing at Saratoga.

SARATOGA, n. Y, August l2-KeSui's
az Saratoga: 80, a 20 I,
FIRST race-six furlongs-Oread q TO -
non sakhrat &c to 81 second. His Excel
lencv g 10 y third Time. 1IS.
second race-fve furlongs-Nendlg 10 10
u won. Lightning Express A5z 10 ~ ~
80 iorrv Hunt q to u third. Time,
O3i2 ,.,.,o ,,,i,o
third race-Saratoga Grand Prize nlllr
and an eighth-Don d'Oro 90 to . won
Tragedian az to y second previous w
10 II third. Time. 20Ol2.
Fourth race-fve furlongs-Dear HeaL'
a 70 u won. Lady Massey q 10 y secohu'
Flamora (evem third Time, l0iA
Fifth race-hve furlongs- hahu l., ppeI
ga to n won Belle OF Lexington (2lz TO u
eecond Kickumbob Is to y third. Time
:05. ,,or,i, yyo,
ont.
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AIexapdria Lynching.
CEmporia Monlt0r)

lEmpOrla MohilDiJ
We notice that there has been lynch
ing at Alexandria for the usual crime.
Such things are greatly 70 be deplorsd.
A. they are departures from law and
order. but, as the Brunswiek Gazette
some time ago remarked on this subject.
human nature is the same the world
over, and when the proVocS.on eNls.s.
the result may be expected 70 follow a.
Natural consequence" We have not
the editorial from our esteemed contem-
norarv before US. and may NOT quote tho
poaa,' varhiaye thereof. but We DO know
,ha, we have quoted It's sentiment, and
there Is no eyading the fact tina. tho
Gazette Is right. $500, ~
is womanhood ~ abiding. II 10
s - nuy rSi law OF nature. that cause
s:s ssd w as%sa on nature ss
slhpS nrst propounded this truth.
s~s' re cause cease TO exist and our
,. 10 will be thing OF tho past.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT or RICHMOND. AUG. u. 1899.
ARRIVED.

PORT OK RICHMOND, AUG. II. 1889.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Pocahontas. Graves. Norfolk.
merchandise and passengers; Virginia
Navigation Company
steamer Gulf Stream, Tunnel. Philadel-
phla, merchandise; William L. Clyde a
Co.
adelphia. coal; 5. IL. Hawes x co.
SAILED.
Rarge Eastern. Battery. Philadelphia
poplar wood. John A. Curtis 4 Sons.
Barge John l. Brady, Allen, Phlladel-
mia ia Via Bermuda Hundreds. railroad ties
John A. Curtis * Sons.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. AUG. 18th.
By telegraph)
ARRIVED
Steamer Tenby. Rotterdam.
steamer Inchmaree. Barry.
Sehooner Maggie KeOugh. New London
Schooner W. 3. Palmer Bangor.
barge Pactoius, New York.
SAILED.
c.oa,,er Isle OF Kent. Rotterdam
S,eamer Samoa, ROTTERDAM.
stoamer Sorrento. Hamburg
SSn~ner Augustus Palmer Bangor
Schooner Viking. New Haven.
Schooner Eva B. Douglass. Portsmouth
PORT OF WEST POINT. AUG. H. les
(By telegraph)
ARRIVED.
steamship Baltimore, Murphy Balti-
more. passengers and general cargo.
Steamship Accomack Thompson. Nor
FOLK: passengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
steamship Baltimore. Murphy Balti-
more: passengers and general cargo.
steamship Accomack. Thompson. Nor
folk; passengers and general cargo.
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STOCKS ARE FIRMER.
MARKET CLOSES ACTIVE, AT
ABOUT THE TOP.
BANK STATEMENT A STRONG ONE
II Produces Great Animation. and
Develops n surprisingly Buoynnt
regularly Highcr-Other Markets.

NEW YORK, August 12.-To-day's stock
market started lower on foreign advices
London manifesting anxiety as to the
future OF the money market. The local
bears fostered the depression and tried
10 make capital out Of the situation I'm
France and by predicting Southwestern
freight-rate war. The strong bank state
ment, however, changed the tone Of the
market. and the close showed net gains
In the more active stocks.
In the early weakness. the Changers
and hlgh-priced specialtes were the prin-
cipal sufferers. Sugar Brooklyn Transit,
Peoples Gas. and American Steel and
Wire declined about point each. The
bears were disposed TO cover at the de-
cline, and prices rallied rather quickly,
but remained below last nights level The
dulness and hardness Of the market
which succeeded continued until the bank
statement made its appearance on the
tape, when the market Immediately burst
into great animation. and developed
surprisingly-buOYant tone at some points.
The stocks which had yielded most easily
IN the early trading came back most
steadily, and as a rule show the best
net gains on the day. The shorts were
in a scramble to cover. and bid uD prices
on themselves Chicago Great Western
debentures scared upward by successive
Jumps. selling nj 1927 at last IA above
the lowest and n AZ net advance The
preferred "a" stock Of this company
made a net gain of . SIS. Tennessee Coal
also made a very vigorous advance. to
49, net gain OF 3 ii.
CLOSE ACTIVE AND FIRMER
The closing of the market was active
and frmer. at about the top.
Bonds have been rather quiet during
the week. and price movements irregular.
United States new AZ have advanced y
per cent. i'm the bid price
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
POI 400 shares, Including Atchison. prefer
red 1850: Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy 1902 Missouri Kansas and Texas
preferred 5.400; Pennsylvania. 500 Read
ing preferred $40: American Tobacco.
$500: Peoples Gas. 5000: Sugar. II go Ten
nessee Coal and Iron 62G0; United States
Leather 6.5G5
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call per cent; prime mer-
camille paper rk65 per cent
Sterling exchange steady. with actual
business In bankers bills a. 81 SfdA &iI
for demand and NS2tsdsis2a, for six.v
DAYS: posted rates. stS3M0sS and A@d
Si.s7ih: commercial bills nSih.
silver certificates GOHGG1: bar silver,
co., Mexican dollars. as
state bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
firm Government bonds firm
BANK STATEMENT.
The weekly bank statement shows the
following changes:
Surplus reserve increase S6,2Si,775.
Loans. decrease, S6395.2o0.
Specie. increase. S6.2sSS0O.
IegaI-tenders. decrease. 800 200.
Deposits. increase. $1,000.
Circulation. increase, $l4OeO0.
The banks now hold $l4.395.3 75 in excess
of the requirements Of the p per cent
rf11a
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now THE CLUBs STAND.
Eastern League.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, August
First game: ooo,os n Z
Si,r,r7,ao OOOO1O2O 1-4
Rstteries: McDermott, Pappalau' ana
Gunson; keenan, and Steelmah y IT T.
Second game: ooooo1 II /
SSSyTrinqfield 49,. II 100000 % .
'l Ra atiti bishop and O'Neill; Pappaiau
l,gfr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13

If YOU haven't it, come here
to headquarters and secure the
correct kind. 1t will cost you
no more than its imitation else
where.
Crash Suits, $3.50, $3.50, and
S., instead Of 81, S., and S..
The Best Serge, $40 Suit.
Summer Suits, worth up TO
SIS. for only S9.75.
Summer Suits, worth up TO
$40. for only S7.75.
Odd Pants, 90 cents on the
dollar and under.
Hanan's Shoes, $500, instead
ed 50 and $3.50.
liens 5traws, 80 and 79c., iu-
etead of ST and ~.
Boys Suits, that were S., for
$3.50. Startling reductions
throughout the Boys Depart
ment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Richmond, a., August Y, 1879.
Quotations: Wheat-Longberry, 81 10
ne. mixed. g. TO lie. shortberry, 81 TO
lie: No. 2 red. Tic; bag lots, Is to zoe.
Corn-White Virginia dag LOTS, Al 10
pc: No. , white 40 l-2 TO 4lc.; No. 3
white. 40 to 70 1-2c.; No. mixed. 39c. :;
No q mixed. 80 TO - 1-2c Oats-No. 2
mixed q 10 to CSC: No. 3 mixed 70 TO
&c: winter seed. % to BE. Rye-5S to Coo
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!. % cabies ffrm. Exports. ss7 cattic.. ise |

a 10 +, Cables firm. Exports. sH cattie.. see
sheep and 1910 quarters OF beef; to-mor-
row. $50 cattle and 4,s2s quarters OF oset;
CaIves-Receipts, 80 head. Firm ano
higher. Good veais, $50: culIs, y %.
sheen and larnbs-Receipts. 5,1n head
IsiL cars on sale Sheep steady; goou
ia,nbs steady. Others slow and about al
sold. Sheep. sSl$i.7Ji lambs, S5.SSe~' ours
"a 256ls450: no choice lambs hese- HOGS
paceints 909 head; one deck on sale;
steady: Michigan pigs tgrassers). A.So.
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Curkous.


charleston News and counerJ
The family Of the dead colored post
u,sster Baker, appears 10 be exciting a
nrsat sensation in the New England SEC
ton. live colorcd postmaster In the
ssme section, Il may be remarked would
excite a much greater one. but there IA
no demand there. Il seems, for sueA an
exhibit. Curious
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Totals -. .....42
THIRD DISTRICT
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Third -. ..............O OS22OO3 10
First ........ .............33 O13O1-l4
Summary: Two-base ts-Barfoot Nc
Mullen %. Thomas FOlkes o. Tate.
Three-base Initiate. Stolen bases
Krous. Folkes co. Tate. Kraft 90. Dugan
90. Gentry. Double plays-Hulcher 90
Folkes: Thomas To McMullen. hit by
pitched Wiltshire. Passed bal-Bar-
foot. wild pitches Kerse Tyler Time
OF game hours. Umpircs- BARLEY Kahn
and Tim West Attendance. 800
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
THE RICHMOND D1sPATCH-sUNDAY, AUGUST 49, 1899.

Batteries: Bailey, Nichols, and Clarke;
Phillips and Peitz.
Impires: Messrs. Lynch and Connolly
Time, 1 hour and Is minutes.
QUAKERS. 5; CHICAGO. o.
PHILADELPHIA, August l2.--The Chi
cagoes played I'm a listless manner to-day.
which. coupled with their inability TO hit
Donahue. allowed the Philles TO shut
them out Attendance 1880.
Score. II. II. u.
Philadelphia 49,. ..O2200OO1.5 10 2
Batteries: Donahue and Douglass; Cal
lahan and Donahue.
Cmpires: Mossrs. Emslie and Mcdonald.
Time, ! hour and 50 minutes.
ORIOLES, lG, PITTsBURG, 2.
BALTIMORE. August 12-Chesbro
proved an easy mark for the Orioles to-
day. and with Kitson in fire form, the
contest was procession around the bases
for the home players. Attendance, 300
baltimore -. ..OOO5oOS8'-i6 il
pittsburg ..... 10000 % s 4
Batteries: Kitson and Smith; Chesbro
and Schriver.
Umpires: Messrs. O'Day and Hunt.
Time. ! houn and 80 minutes.
ST. LOUIS. .: WASHINGTON, j.
WASHINGTON. August 12-St. Louis
won to-dav's game i'm the sixth inning,
when five hits. one a three-basser WeIe
made off Mercer Errors by the SENATORS
assisted I'm swelling the VISITORS sSoI ~ y
Washineton ..c1O0OOOt1-S
ST Louis ..........O00l2 % / ~ - .
Batteries Mercer and Duncan; Cuppy
"i Ilr5 mir Messrs. swartwood and Dwy-
| or. Time, 2 hours and Is minutes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
The Confederate Museum,

TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETS
Omen daily from 10 A. NJ. to +. III.
Admission Is cents Free on Saturdays
NH N-ly
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
THEVALENTINE MUSEUM

ELEVENTH AND CLAY sTREEIs
open daily from 10 A. III. to 4. ID.
Admission. Is cents. free on Saturdays
de i3-ly
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MONEY TO LEND

IN ANY AMOUNT. ON GOOD CITY
REAL ESTATE.
c. L. * HI. L. DENOON,
an II s2i Main street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
NEW YORK 6TocK QUOTATIONS..

United States Rubber ............ 81
United States Rubber, preferred.... 1le
western Union ........................ 1874
r., T., c. and st. L...................... Il
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13

tariff: Night. 10 cents; reserved seats,
oo,ts additional. Matinee, ladies ana
o,,ttdren cents; gentlemen. 10 cents.
chiiuie "' au l2tf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
ORIOLES. lG: PITTSBURG. 2.

Cmpires: Mcssrs Emslie and Mcdonald
limo. l hour and IS minntea
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-01

that the section referring TO the edu-
cational qualification be made TO read
so that it will not go into effect until
January l, 1907.
Mr.. Gray, OF Providence. said that
while he did not think IL necessary 20
wait until 1907, he believed that ii would
be only fair to give foreign born citi-
zens three or four years time to be-
come acquainted with the language.
The amendment OF Mr. Bouvier was
then lost by rising vote of TO 80.
Mr.. Sanborn, of Newport, said that
there was good and bad in the revised
constitution and he believed the stum-
bling blocks could be removed by the
passage of amendments. He thought
that " properly amended the revised
constitution would receive the support
Of the people: He moved to amend by
inserting a proviso that citizen whose
wife had a tax assessed against her
could vote for the city council, and he
also offered other minor amendments
To article 2.
Mr.. Parker, of Coventry. made a
strong appeal for woman suffrage. and
then convulsed the House by stating
that if he thought there was any
chance of a woman suffrage amend-
ment passing he would introduce one.
He evidently did not think that it
would, for he offered no amendment.
Mr. Sanborn withdrew his former
amendments, ana oHereu dnOtner
amendment providing for making clear
that the tax paying element shall not
be compelled to observe personal reg
istration.
objection was made to the amend
ment, on the ground that il was entirely
unnecessary. and the amendment was
lost.
Mr.. Lace, OF Burrillville. offered an
amendment providing that registry
voters could vote for city council can
didates, and the amendment was lost
SO TO 4.
Mr.. Sanborn again offered an amend
ment providing that every man can
vote upon his wife's property. whether
he has children or not. The amendment
was lost. and article : was made TO
stand as a part OF the bill.
At this point. by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Hayden, Of Warwick from the
committee on finance. reported back
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
use of the naval reserve militia OF East
Providence. and he asked that the COM
mittee on finance be relieved of further
consideration of the act and that IL be
referred to the committee on militia;
so voted.
Mr.. Kimball, OF Providence. by re-
quest and by unanimous consent. in
troduced an act to create the office or
police commissioner in the city OF
Providence. The bill provides that such
commissioner shall be appointed by the
mayor in June, 1899, and hold office for
three years, and shall receive a salary
of $4,000 year He shall have no au-
thority over liquor licenses. The officS
Of chief of police is abolished by the
bill. and the office of superintendent of
police is created; committee on judi
ciary.
Certain other reports were received
from the committee on finance, and
were sent TO the calendar.
Discussion on the constitutional
amendment was then resumed, and ar
tice was allowed to stand as a part
of the act.
Continued on Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-01
A 25-M!kUTE STRIKE.
Tralrmen on Tho Brooklyn Bridge Successfully
Qnnoled a New Wage Schedule

New York, March IA strike of
train hands employed on the Brooklyn
bridge occurred this morning and after
congesting traffic FOR twenty-five min
utes ended in favor of the men. The
cause of the strike was a new time and
pay schedule prepared by the elevated
railroad companies some days ago, and
which materially cut down the earnings
Of the men.
About 5000 people cross on the ele-
waited cars to New York every hour
from 6 to . o'clock in the morning. The
strike started at a. m. and the thous-
ands Of travellers were compelled to
either walk across the big structure or
take the trolley ears. The surface cars,
already unCumfortably crowded. be-
came jammed with an impatient mass
Of disguised citizens. The railroad OIL
cials took down the new schedule and
put up the old one. and at t:2J the
strike was over and trains running
again as usual.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-01
Mr.. CAPWeLL'S APPEAL.
Arguments In the Case Heard by The Appellate
Division TodN

The Appellate Court today heard ar
guments on the appeal of Roger F.Cap-
well from a decree of Municipal Court
removing him as administrator on the
estate of the late Mary Doyle against
Daniel Murphy appointed in his stead.
The appeal was first heard in the Com
mon Pleas Division and went to the
Appellate Court on objection tojthe rul-
ing of the presiding justice in the lower
court that the jury bring in verdict
in favor Of Mr.. Capwel The justice
told the jury that the charges that Mr..
Capwell had neglected or refused TO
perform his duties as stated In the pc
tition preferred by Belinda A. Doyle
were not proved.
William +. Barry and W. II. Greene
are attorneys for Miss Doyle and Il. w.
Burbank attorney for Mr.. Capwell.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-01
IN THE SENATE.

The Senate was called to order by
Gov. Dyer at IL o'clock and there was
a quorum present.
Senator Robinson OF South Kings
town introduced an act to incorporate
the Providence and East Greenwich
Electric Traction company; committee
on corporations.
Senator Freeman of Central Falls.
from the judiciary committee. reported
back an act authorizing the city of
Pawtucket to issue bonds for S15O,OO0:
ordered engrossed.
Senator Weeden of jamestown, pre-
sented an act to incorporate the Conan
icut Light and Power company; conf
mittee on corporations.
Several matters were received from
the House and properly referred.
The Senate then. on motion OF Sena
tor Beane OF Johnston, adjourned Il
meet on Thursday morning, at ii
O'Clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-01
Trouble Caused by the Failure 10 Agree
Upon a Wage Scale For the Year.
CONFERENCE HELD WITH UNION MEN


Quincy, Mass. March All the
union granite cutters in this city struck
this morning, owing TO the failure of
the Granite Manufacturers associa-
tions and the Cutters union to agree
on a new schedule OF prices which was
TO have gone into effect this morning.
the old bill OF prices having expired
at midnight. IT is estimated that nearly
fifteen hundred men employed by nine
ty-one firms, are out. No one was at
work in the big granite yards except
about twenty non-union men and ap-
prentice boys. The latter are not af-
fected by the difficulty.
The manufacturers and the union Of
ficials held a conference last night, but
the former declined To pay 80 cents an
hour as a minimum price. They pro-
posed that the cutters accept % cents
and on this figure being declined Of
fered 10 have the price fixed by arbi-
tration. The cutters refused TO have
the question arbitrated at the present
time and decided to stop work.
The new bill OF prices which IL was
decided TO have the manufacturers sign
contains a number of clauses that were
not in the old bill. Among these were
demands for an eight-hour day and for
a fixed price of 30 cents per hour. The
eight-h hour clause was settled the men
agreeing TO accept the present working
day. While the manufacturers We're
willing TO pay 80 cents an hour TO COM
petent men, they stated that they de-
sired To regulate the price so as to pay
old men and men who are not classed
as the best workmen according to their
actual worth.
Notwithstanding the strike every
thing in this city was quiet this fore
noon. The union arranged to hold a
mass meeting about noon TO discuss the
strike The men almost without excep-
tion, appear confident, as the new bill
of prices i'm Barre. VT. has been accept
ed by both sides, and they appear TO
think that some kind Of an agreement
will be made here within a short time.
Many Of the cutters announce that If
the strike continues any length of time
they will go 10 Barre and other centres
in New England to obtain work.