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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-20
A Challenge.

A gentleman, with a somewhat dis
tinguished appearance came TO the DEMO.
Graf Office this morni1s end extending
his band wi h piece OF paper in il, re
marked:
81 have piece would like to have
published in :he DEMOCRAT"
"All right SIR"
when will il come OUT"
Tonight"
Here lie the piece:
the American Novelist is ready TO
meet the English an German noveIisiH
at any time or place.
We suspect this 10 the Lebanon gentle
man whose letters in the county press
have been attracting so much attention
ON account OF their originality. The play
though is evidently Hamlet without q
Hamlet. We suggest that when the
German and English novelists are ready
TO meet this American Novelist that the
appointment be at the north pole or
some other place whence the traveller
never returns.
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AIbany's Coach.
From tho Guard,

From the GuArdi
,E. Il. McClanahan, tho well.knowD
University Of Oregon quBrter.back, has
been secured by Geo. 4. Pratt, manager
OF tho Albany college foolba team. IA
put his team In condition for tho games
q the intercollegiate series, and viii eo
down Monday 10 start tho team iniu
active training. V
Coach McClanahan las q good football
record, and his work with the Albany
boys VIII have good results. In 1g03- a
~ was captain aud inil.back OF the
nlsh school team. For three years Mr..
Mcelanahan was quarterback and field
captain oi the u. Of q. team, and many
OF us brilliant successes are due 10 bis
Rencralshtp. As player, MIR, McClan.
shan y cool, rapid and heady, and will
DO able TO get the best .iForts out Of his
men.
Coach McClanahan's training has
boen received from such thorough and
noted men as Frickc, oi Reliance.
smith, OF Mu!tnomah. simpson, OF
aud Yale. ~'''''
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The Mascot.

II pretty girls, iunny ccmedisns, eli.
CANT vardrobes, good singing is an in.
dncement to the music loving public o.
THE city, there the Metropolitan should
meet with big success The company II
a big one comprising 80 artist and carry.
ing IL trunks and special scenery. The
opera, Mascotie, is bright, sparkling and
full OF fun as egg is OF meat besides the
good singing in the opera iisef. The
chorus is large, wrl! trained aud com.
posed OF young. pretty girls with fresh
voces. The company come here with
hattering press notices aud q large per-
sonal guarantee was subscribed bv our
citizens Opera lie always a Welcome
event in this city even il it isa't ia a irst
class theatre. The singing will he there
just the same and it will he treat TO
bear something elee besides comedy,
drama and horse play.
Prices for th is engagement 70 cente for
reserve seaus, Peneia al admission 30 cents.
Seats now on sale.
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Served Him Right.

AZ the DsaocnAr iutlmated there
were TWO sides to an item reported In
tue DEMOCRAT last week. The Guard
saya;
John Hamilton, Of Junction, Yesterday
had Grace Mosier, Of Salem, WHO
bears an nnenviable reputation, arrest !.
cd lor stealing from him 40. She 70.
turned to Junction in custody oi sheriff
Mithers, and an examination was bad
before the justice Of the peace, at that
place today. II was clearly proven that
hee gave her the go piece. Tho pu bile
wisely taxed up the coats OF the case 10
the squealer. She went by the name Of
Helen Hunt at Junction.
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CIRCUIT COURT. COURT.

department No. Of The Circuit oour
VIII convene In Albany next Monday
lhe following 10 tho docket;
money. '"V"' recovery
II Wolsky agt y & NJ Ins Go. mandato
y WictorwitS vt al agt y Il M Ins %,
rope Anderson Co agt s II Tenn mpIeton.
recovery money; attachment.
John Meinert agt J J Kobcr, recovery
personal property.
covery money, "
money. $3.50 ''N''0'y
money. ~ 'S''V''''
y Shore agt u DAILY ct al, eject.
ment. - S'V~'
oregon:agt X Forcn, robbery.
Oregon agt L q Morris. Iarcenv u,I,ii,
money 'Di-'06. p'O'''
Oregon agt PC Morris, larceny public
money '06-O8. F""''S
a ! Fox agt Epllrlam Fox ct al, eject
ment. 80 'J"eV-
MIs " kirkpatrick agt II Barnes ct al
FoooVery Haeney; attachment.
" u oondra OF al agt EIiz Lewis. re-
;ovcry money! attachment.
a NJ Cannon agt John MelDert 70.
'overy money. '''
Koscnblatt x Co agt w X Blain. ro.
'oyery money; attachment. ~
money. 'O'"'''y
The Second department will convona
~ nov: ~, before which the Dy~ocs.y
Mil publish the docket. ""''''A'
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wheat is ~ cent?. /. ought 10 be 81
cents, and would be but for the exhor-
oitant tonsge, now AZ shillfnes. whera "a
good price. Tie Farmers are
oeing robbed ten cents bushel bv the
transportation companies.
A Jefferson dispatcn says that two
boys, Mosier. OF ALBANY, and Roes. q,
DouR,as county, escaped from the reform
scnooi yesterday morning, and were can.
.ured near this city laet night by W T.
Jones and q. b. Hoyt, and returned tc
the school. 49, -
Inc Examiner nov. arrives in Albany
she next day after being printed, reach.
ing here at 2:57 in the afternoon inslead A
oi the next morning as formerly. THE
ed. e'~y "PPleciAl-
a county $. s. convention will be held
IN Albany, October 20, 27and 2S.
There are at least 3l7 lawyers in Port.
day. S yee'ei
II. Merrill and others went 70 Port.
lAnd this afternoon to atteud the state
convention OF Baptists,
John @. IngalIs' brother. Cbaa 4
ingails. oil Boston, a popular and yeys.-
'iie drummer, has been In the citv todsv
Walter Scott, Mike Mclaughlin. b. p
lei' and +: Sendes, were REGISTERED a. =;
the hotel gaian ,a.s.-1 al
Albany. 90 from
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IN THE CIRCUIT CJURr OF THE STATE ON
OREGON FoR LINN CouxrY -
Deparfnaank No q

In the CIRcuIr CJURr OF rHp srArr an
OREGON FoR LINN CouNTY
Department No2.
Thomas Allison, plaintiff. VS.. John B
nan and trace Hall. bis y .fr, defendants
above nam.d defendants. '10
| IN THE NAME OF rHE STATE oF
oregon, you are herby notified and rpouIred
tc be and aps ear 10 the above ent;tIsS
court In said suit, and answer the corr
piains OF the above named plaintiff in said
cause now on ME therein. on or before The
iNn DAY OF November, 1899, and YOU are
nereoy further notified that if yen fail Ia
appear ana aDs~eT said complaint as
Aforesaid, TOT want herefore the plaintiff
WIN taKe decree against you for tie r.
lei prayed for In said crmplaint. fowit
Foi decree of said court forecloein0 h..
mortgage described in said cor sn,,t
herein, and forever barring Won and seh
OF you and all persons claiming bv .tbrcnoh
or under .ou or either Of YOU. or aid
simpson Pear sou. since the date Of said
mortgage described is said complaint. of
alt right. title, interest or equity of ,r--
demptlon In "r to The said premises d.
scriotd in said comp aint and MORTGAGE
therein described; said premises being a, p
s;Iibed as fellows, towit:
Ihe North hall OF the Southeast onarior
Southeast quarter of Southeast Quarter NJ
section seventeen, and the Northeast onay-
ter OF the Northeast quarter of Section
twenty In Township 10, South of Ran~a q
East Of the Willamette Meridian. ronts;r
Ing l60 acres Of land according 10 the GOV
ernment survey thereof; and arr citing that
said lands bs sold by the sheriff az Linn
county, Oregon, and tie proeeeds tberaof
applied. first to the payment of the costs
and charges OF making such sale and The
costs ana disbursements Of said suit Sec
ood. to the payment of $50 90 as Ieas-
enable attorneys fee for institutipp said
suit; third, to the a,menI 70 sand plain
tif of the sum of $600.e0 IN q. s gold
coin, together with interest thereon in liEa
gold coin at the rate of ten per cent ner
annum from the 10th dav of March. 1905
until paid, and for a judy M, nt against
you ana each of YOU for the costs and dis
oorsemeots herein and for cueh other ana
furfner relief as may be mset to equity.
Inns summons Is served upon yeu iv
o the 18th day of November, 1899 in tbo
STATES RIeHTs DRMocRAra weekly n.ws
PAPER of general circulation thron0bo,t
aid county and state. printed and nnI~
isbed at the city of Albany in Linn conn
y, Oregon. by oreer of Hon G,o D Barton
;ounty Jndge of Linn County OREGON
Vblch order bears date Oct. 2nd, lSoa'
nd thar the said Hon Geo D Barton
pdga ef said county, in said order for tbe
Gblication of said summons III on Won. has
esc:ib d the 18th day Of NJ vemhar
S99, as the time on or before which vSn
nall appear and answer said etn plant in
Md suit
The date Of the first publication of this
'mmons in said newspaper Is October
h, 1889
w. R. BlLYEU,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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The W. c. T. U.

Since the organization by the W. c
l. U. Of = new society Ia tho eastern
part Of town makes necessary mean.
OF distinguishing between the two now
existing, the old union will be known "a
the Central union while the new takes
the name Of the willard Union.
AZ tho recent annual meeting Of the
Central Union the following officers were
elected Tor the enRulng year: President,
~. NJ. Biain leo President, Mrs. /. III
sears treasurer, Mrs. John Althouse ;
Mrs. y. NJ. Erskine.
Inc next regular meeting OF the Cen
trsl Union wall be held tomorrow at 3
p. m. In the w. q. T. u. hall.
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0akViIIe.

DR.. J. n. Smith and villa o,s,,a
Sc,,os mslLnng Lg ne aged parents Of ths
aocsos who reside near here.
some Of our best citizens have gons In
quest Oh nsh. See John 81 g.
The new bridge has received a coa, =,
paint which helps it looks. The and.
are painted white, the only white brid0s
10 tue county aud we are a White naomi
a majority OF our people want 4 clocL IN
TIE bridge and we need Il for r,sr. !, -.
are not able 10 afford a eIocL II ors rs
BONES and we are ali taxed alike ana :
clock on the bridge would Accom- moda,s s :
public. '"s ''aEehng
Oscar Dilley is preparing to INIT in n
SIoP since the Judge has beat him ont Of
miss Alice Pattison was the frat one
20 cross the new bridge. She rode her
pony across. Mt. 4. 8. Davis Was lie
nfst 70 drive loaded wagon across
week. W Ca'i iast
n. u. ynnkin will 60 to Sherman coun.
" some time next month,
Inc game Law is strictly enforced here
All tarme have 'strespass notice., !, n
tnem' A friend tells the iollowing .torv
and ne is reliable; ssThs tresnass no,
tices attracted the China pheasants anu
they nock to them for protection and in
ms they are like some of our citizens in
regard to protective tariff They
nnu ont to their own hurt that the notice
aon't protect" A city sport was driv-
ng along the road where a hand Of
oneasants had gathered at the base Of n
hnespass notice." he fred and killed
hree ut oae ahot. Next.
LITTLE RosE BUD.
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MARRIED.

RILEY PRoPsT.--In Albany. a. m,
residence OF and by Rev. Louis Metsy.
or. IN Wednesday forenoon, Oct. Ia
isse, Mr.. Thomas Il. Riley and Miss
Mary S. PTopst.
The groom is the popular con OF Mr..
Pe'er Riley, life long resident of Al.
bany, and the bride isa Daughter Of Mr..
Frank Propst, OF near this ciiy,an estim.
able young lady. They have the beat
wishes Of many.
JoHNS0N-PRETTYMAN, - On Oct
10, 1890, Mt the residence Of and bv
Rev; Streyfeller, Mr.. James Johneon.
OF Albany, anil Miss Matte Pretty.
man, OF Benton county.
rms worthy couple have tie beet
wishes OF many friends.
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NOTICf OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

n UIICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
Y the uIdeFsiRned Administering Of
the estate of OF Gova ) Stayton deceased,
mas filed In q county court of Linn couE-
~. Oregon bis final account in said estate,
and that MoIdsy, Nov 9. 1899, at 10 q.
n. has been set by said court as tie Tins
for nearing oNjst tions TO said report, and
for the settlement thereof.
HENRY Lyons. admir-.
]. WRITHEv Airy Aimr.
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Resolutions of Coincidence.

oraotree Lodge No. 6S6l NJ. W. A.
Whereas our beloved nei,hbor Ira
Eieener' who has been garnered by the
master above to hls eternal home, and
as the lodge has lost a strong support,
ms mother and father kind and deyot-
"a son and the community a valued and
most energetic member, therefore be II.
RESOLVED, That We extend 10 The be.
reaved our deepest. sympathy and COM
mend them 10 the care OF merc,ful
providence. '"'
RESOLVED, That page be set apart in
the minutes to the memory OF our de.
parted nelghbor; that copy be furn.
ished the bereaved family and copy be
sent to the stats RIGHTs DEMocRAr Of
Aioaoy' J. NJ. KUTcH,
w. M. PowRLi.,
E. B. CoRNErr,
Committee.
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FROM ArLIx.--J. H. Foster, OF Gates
mas iuSs returned home from Atlin,
where he has Leen the past year. He
cleaned up about one thousand dollars
and bad with him about 5000 worth oI
nuggets. He believes In the AtIin dis.
Irict, pot reports nothing big, the clean
ups ali being small, there having been
nothing over f5 900. Capt. Nat Bowman
ana Mr.. Fosters brother, who were with
MN desired something bigger and went
on 10 Dawson, where Mr.. Foster viii
PROBABLY join them 10 the spring.
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A RECEPTION TO COMPANY I.-iirans
Prairie Grange at its meeting last satur,
day unanimously voted to give the mem
pefs o. 20, i, 2nd Oregon, reception Al
It's hail Saturday night, Oct. 81. A pro
gram WIN DO rendered and refreshmentS
served, Exercises commence nt ~.
clock.
Open to all grangors, all families oI
Albany prairie and invited guests. "
JoHN II. WALLACE.
Chairman COMMITTEES Of Arrangements
From the Journals When Judge Bur
nett Is on the bench he IL the EN- lodi.
ment oi judicial severity and instantly
suppresses any breach OF strict decorum.
out yesterday he not only allowed gen !.
eral litter 10 20 unrebuked but lauehed
freely ut one joke on himsell, The vii.
ness on the stand spoke very indestinct-
ly and the judge had him 10 repeat n
certain statement q couple OF times and
then said; "Speak louder; / can't un-
derstand you" Then the witness seen.
ed to comprehend the situation, saving.
"Oh, yes and then nodding contiden.
aoorn N"''
Albany viii now have only ono street
Light, that at the corner OF Broadalbin
Rnd Fourth, paid for by the county. The
company and the council have not vel
pcome to an agreement, and the result
VIII be darkness for awhile, and we viii
be 10 the sane boat Salem, The Dalles
and Baker City have been in.
An old man named Hunter, who has
been nt the poor farm, came to the citv
last night, claiming that he didn't Ike
1t there and wasn't treated we'll by line
superintendent, and was allowed 10 re-
main over night in the county iaiI. The
DEMOCRAT hasn't heard the other side
yet. ''N'
(Trains are now passing Albany ON the
DIV schedule, the only material change
,eing the afternoon California express
which goes moth at 2:57-3 :25 in the al
ernoon instead OF the old Roseburp 10.
sal at 1925.
Mrs r. b. Fleming wife OF one of Sa-
ems leading lawyers died yesterday.
Ben Dodge, recently injured in an ac-
Cdent has begun breaking on the new
serlands. h
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DIED

HALE..-At sodaville, Oregon, October
lS,lS99, James M. Hale aged 40.
The deceased was son Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Hale, OF this city.
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Gem of the Ocean.

- a special from New York TO the Postal
Telegraph oftlco says the Columbia won
today's race by minutes and 2 seconds.
There was good wind.
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Our Telephone System.

C.J' Corcoran, superintendent of con.
struetion in the northwest for the Pacific
states Telephone companies. which Il
the recent consolidation OF tho telenbono
interests on the coast, was In Albany
ffiaay and Saturday OF last week com.
'Vs."s arrangements for the now system
ar. Corcoran bad the supervision N
nc construction on tho long interstate
,'hcs which connect the vaTioua poinis
~ oregon, Washington. California and
auaho and now tiat the bulk oi thai
mork ~ completed he is giving his atien-
Ilon 70 new equipments ior the yarioua
en0hanRcs In this section. Al AIbanv
al OF Tue old cables, switchboards ana
ETC. VIII 10 removed aud new and mol
stn equipment take their place. The
h'.y 1901 poles on second street will he
.aken aown and replaced with new and
more signify onea. The new .idrv ia
Pe1 cables 10 uac Ia modern telenbone
systems viii be put In aud In place of ha.
ing put on the poles overhead will sn1.r
me oiiice AZ Bnrkhart 4 Lees drug stoy.
through the ground. Several IIres ~
poles viii bc built out 10 cover tha ras-
iaence district and Mr.. Corcoran saws 4,
y tue intention OF the company 10 make
the system here model Of ali thai goes
10 make Q complete telephone exchange
ana one that will give the mos, satis-
factory service poeaible.
SOLICITORS will be out this week 10 take
orders Tor telephones and arranve for
.heir installation when the new plsnt q
polnR constructed. II is the aim N the
company now TO put telephones In az
many residences ls possible and with
.nas end IN view . low rate for this ser.
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TUESDAY.


UNdnArErrt WORLD. = Judge Denny.
WHO introduced the MoBgolian pheasant
into this state end conferred the Qreatest
boon ifnaglnsble on sportsmen. was nye
senteo with brace OF phessants a dsv
~ twoMnce. lie was much pleas a WITH
.he DIrds, and remarked that they were
Ibe second pair he had been pyeasnied
Win sin"e the birds were introdnced
mere. From this IL would seem that
sporlsmcn are az prone TO forget beuefits
received % the rest OF humanity AZ
1uuge Denny now resides In Portland
ana is not much OF sportsman anyway
sna % tne sportSmen have got thlnes
nxed 70 mat no one can get q pheasai,t
uhieee ne has friend among the snorts.
men, ~ would seem that they ahonid ace
70 " that he has q brace OF birds once in
"hl,e 81 least. st.--Oregonisn. Huntera
cIass are men who look out for No. /,
and powder end bullets cos. too much 10
eVe" remember the newspaper men.
- -
DIVORCE sUms.--Two new divorce suits
are l.. II. Berry agt J. e. Berry. Cause
deeertioD. The parties were married In
Decem Ger, 1885 and have had ono child
whVm the plaintiff desires together witb
viva month. The defendant lett the
plaintiff 10 1897. '' 'ns
o. Aadie ". Willis agt Frank Willis.
Dause, cruel treatment. The Larties
h "eIe married In Portland In 1895 and
have one child. Drunkenness and abpse
are charged. D" """'0
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rerfest in Every Detail.

Sept. 28, 1890. w. oie''
scare, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill,
heceived the Eurdick Sewing Machine
soout tne middle OF June, Have used il
greai deal and find it perfect. II is an
elegant sewing machine. hundred per
cent more elegant thsn The Singer sew.
sng s1g M machines cold here at from 5000 TO
S'o'UV' Yours trnlv,
MRS. JOHN GREENHAGEN.
Miss Lulu Burt. OF loltr.lh. IL In n !.
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Finished Alone.


In the raoe today between The Uolurn.
bis and the Shamrock after passing tbs
line the Shamrock, which was unfortnr-
ate in not having an Oregon fr mast like
the Columbia, was Obliged to stop hv the
breaking OF its m lst aud the Colum hia in
q gallant manner finished the course
alon Within Il limit and aill have the
ra e If she claims it as she is entitled TO.
aud as will he rroper, as IL is a parL OF
the hu'iness to have masts that will
stand the racket as much as to have the
right kin oi reels AID the proaes man
at the VIII, FL.
ALI members OF the Knights of Pythias
who served in the war will be presentt d
With handsome medal by the grand
Lodge OF oregon,
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80 people. '
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Miss Lulu Burt, OF Tolslo, is In tie
city the guest OF Miss Elsie Martin.
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a Cow SRcrIoS.-- George A. Houek n
Eugene and L. d. Wood, recently a
Plainvtew. were among the callers a, this
ottice Wednesday. Mr.. Houek 10 enthu-
e!astic on the goat queslion.and considers
TINS part of Oregon UNSURPASSED for that
industry. Mr.. Wood recently Iocsta5 ~,
. ranch near the Silets ferry and exnecss -.
70 devote the principal part Of his time
70 GARY cows. He wants 10, establish a
ekimming station on his ranch. ~ =
Iecuer oil The Toledo creamery, and has
20 cows oi his own 10 ito draw" on. we
are informed that Agent Buiord will as
sIs. Mr. Wood In securing enough cows
70 make the station profitable ei,onld h.
DC established. The opinion seems h be
quite general that this part Of the state
is rapidly drifting cowward--a most do
airaole diFection.--Tole 10 Leader.
.. -.
n. W. Holman yesterday received a
letter from Claude q. Taylor, formerly
of this city, member OF the mar.ne
corps on the cruiser Olympia. late Gac.
ship Of Admiral Dewey, dated New YoFk
narbor, and conveying the information
mat the young man, who has vone
through the war on board tho famors
1'ympia, will be discharged in a few
,ays, when he will, at once, return to
iis Oregon home. MIR. Taylor tells of
nc magnificent reception rendered the
eturniog admiral and his warship, and
peaks IN the highest terms OF the treat |
neHt y accorded all hands by the citizens
y New York and Washing on. - States
nan. nan Taylor is a fellow sailor OF Gar
Ietd sutton, Of this city, who viii be
,.senarged AMI return home about the
MF; and Mrs. Titus, ,:oi Eugene who
ave oeen visiting their daughter and
his noon, "0u'e
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mr.. and Mrs. Titus s,oi Eugene VIII,
nave been visiting their daughter an,
this noon, ''ol''
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-10
UNITED MINE WORKERS.
Tenth Annual Convention Called
to Order at Pittsburg,

PITTSBURG. Jan. 9-The tenth an
nual convention of the United Mine
Workers of America was called to or
der to-day by National President
Ratchford, who delivered his annual
address. About 500 delegates from
thirteen States were present. and about
800 more We're expected before the
close of the day 1t was the largest
and most representative meeting of
miners ever held, and the convention,
which will continue throughout the
week, promises to be the most import
ant in the history of the mine workers
organization.
Immediately after the opening of the
session a dispute arose between Presi-
dent Ratchford and District President
Nolan over the appointment of the
Credentials Committee, and the entire
session was taken up with acrimonious
discussion as to the right of the Chair
man to name the committee.
At lao p. m. the convention adj
journed until tomorrow morning, with
out having taken ballot for the new
officers.
Among the questions to be discussed
during the convention are an eight
hour day and an advance in the wage
scale
At the last National Convention but
five States, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West
Virginia, Indiana and Illinois were
represented. At this convention the
additional States sending delegations
are Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Missouri and Indian Territory.
The delegates in attendance represent
over 100000 miners.