The age-herald., 1899-07-19

balance being the property of the Alaska | Commercial company.
 Knoxville Tenn, July 1S.-The Brick | layers Union in this city are locked out as
 the result of a demand made on contractors
 for an increase of from % to 40 cents per
 hour. All brick buildings are now at a standstill.
 London, July 1S-Tod Sloan, it is a1i- nouneed, will sail for the United States by | the steamer New York on Sunday next, having decided to take advantage of his suspension to visit America. He will re- turn to England for the autumn handicaps. Cincinnati, July 1S.-The casting plant at the Addison pipe and steel foundry was completely gutted by fire last night near North Bend, and everything except the | standing cranes and the walls of the build l ings destroyed. Several freight cars on the | siding were consumed. The loss is esu- mated at $4OOO00 We'll insured. Austin Tex. July Ex-Governor Savers i today received d letter from Miguel Oterio, of the territory of New Mexico, warmly , endorsing the antitrust convention to be held in St. Louis in September and prom ising to be in attendance.
 Buffalo, N. Y, July 1S.-About fifty street car conductors and motormen have left here to take the places of Brooklyn strik- CTS.
 Washington, July B-The cruiser New ark has arrived at Iquinque, en route to Ft,i.z ita ha- arrived at Cavite.
 Tekemah. Neb., July 1S.-Word was re- ceived here today of the drowning in northwestern Iowa. of A. w Blades his wife and three children while en route to Minnesota in an emigrant wagon. They were engulfed in a creek which had been raised by coudburst.
 Philadelphia, Pa. July 1S.-Representa- tives of the American Distiling company came here today and formally eonsum- mated the deal whereby the trust acquired the stock of the fIannis Distilling company of this city, with distileries at Baltimore and Martinsburg W. Va. Ten thousand shares of stock was bought out and the aggregate sum paid was over $1,50OG00.
 Pittsburg, Pa, July 1S.-Eleven of the principal chain manufacturers met here today and decided to advance the price of standard three-eighths size from A. to 412 cents per pound. It was agreed to meet in New York on September 1 with uae pur- pose in view of forming a combination of the entire trade.
 Cedar Rapids, Ia, July 1S-Representa- stiyes of the Order of Railway Conductors, Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen, Order of Railroad Telegrapners and Blotherhood of Locomotive Firemen are in the city to- day to consider matters of vital interest to the orders they represent. A committee was appointed to formulate a plan for co- operation between the organizations.
 Salt Lake Utah. July 1S.-Angus NJ Can non, president of the Salt Lake State of Zion, charged with poygamy, entered a formal plea of guilty before Judge Nor well today, and Thursday next was named as ahe day for sentence.
 Victoria, B. C., July 1S-Captain A. F. Barker, U. S. N. recently in command of the fleet at Manila, arrived today from the Orient.
 London, July 17.-Cable advices from Punta Arena say that the steamer Matta- wan, Captain Como. from New York May 23. via Norfolk for San Francisco, arrived there on the Sth instant, after having been aground on Satellite Patch and in the Mar rows on the 2nd. She was pulled off leak ing badly, but divers stopped the leak. She will make repairs sufficient to proceed at a cost of e2D00
 Chicago July T.-Hackett and Allen won the right today to hold the title of western tennis champions in doubles and to repre- sent the west in the national championship at Newport. They defeated Myers and Wardner for the honor in an exciting contest. The latter team put up strong fight and although Hackett and Allen won in straight sets, they were compelled to work hard for their victory. In the semi finals in singles Allen defeated his oppo- nent easily.
 PhotosraDhers Convention Jamestown, N. r., July 1S.-The nine-