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New-York tribune., 1900-11-26

One of the worst nuisances of the city streets
is the grocer's other tradesman's delivery
wagon. driven by a careless impudent boy. who
sends 1t rattling along the wrong side of the
street or zigzagging from one side to the other
stops il and keeps 1t standing cross footwalk
and never thinks OF turning out for anything less
than a brewery truck a steam fire engine
II business men and then called
sharply to account for the conduct OF their en-
ployes they would be moved to engage
drivers who would not be offence and men,
ace TO every body else on the street
New-York tribune., 1900-11-26

The Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul Rail-
road has generously decided TO share part of
the proceeds of its increased prosperity with its
engineers and fremen. and is raising wages and
reducing hours of work. This is praiseworthy
policy and 1t sets admirable example for
imitation on the part of other fiourshing cor
porations which taking in large profits
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11

The young men OF High Point are NOV
ing to form a strong mllltary company
there.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
THEY WON'T BUY SPOT
Manchester Spinners Bar Our
Staple For a Month.
TIE Result Viii be The Closing Of Scores Of
Mills. S'a-p Criticism Of Liverpool
Spectators.
Ry the Asso, .atel press.D

Manchester, S.pt. AT meeting
ol the cotton epinncrs here today il VAS
idcd with practical uuaaiaitv not ta
purchase American cotton during t.c
month Of September. Four ftths of the
employers IN the trade were represented.
II is anticipated that the decision will
lead 70 the closure or scores Of muls for
several weeks. only three manufactls-
ors opposed the resolution and their oh
jee'iCn was that il was not strong enough
ana that il should bind the trade to stop
the consumption of cotton and not mere
ly 10 step purchasing it.
The meeting WAS private. but II was
aseortaincd that during the discussions
there Was sharp criticism Of the Liver
pool Spectators. who il was declared.
made the crisis worse by gambling
Eventually The meeting adjourned until
September 2lst, when the situation again
viii be considered.
The meeting summoned for September
21st is to reconsider the situation "and
il necessary to take more drastic meas
nres." Yesterdays meeting WAS open to
all sBinners. whether connected with the
Federation or not. Members Of the North
and Northeast Lancashire Spinners AMI
Manufacturers Associations were also
Present These had met earlier in the
day and it WAS understood that thcy wore
willing TO cooperate with the fedora
tion
IN the course Of The meeting the accu-
sation was made although not formally
discussed, that some Of the promoters or
The meeting had been fortifying their
oWn position by large purchases Of cot
ton since the conference was summoned
Disclaimers, however. met with cordial
acceptance. Replying to complaints that
the resolution was inadequate 10 meet
TIE crisis, the promoters admitted that
his had become more acute since a meet
ing was called but they said il had bc.n
deemed cXpedient TO secure united ue-
tion throughout tho whole trade before
attempting To strengthen the terms oC
the resolution.
The chief interest in yesterdays pro
coedings is as 20 whether they viii has
ten the end Of the corner which has been
established Nr. Wawdsley. n leading Of
fetal Of the operatives union is hopeful
lie says that q fortnight's loss Of worl,
should Tot seriously affect the operatives.
Tho Bolton auinncra use Egyptian cot
ton chiefly and are therefore little af-
fcctcd. The Barnes Company Of Farms
worth. one Cf he largest firms depend
cnt upon American cotton. have already
placed their -four mills on short time for
four DAYS a week; and il j. feared that
many mills VIII bc obliged TO close
IT WILL ENTAIL SUFFERING.
London, Sept. S.-(Saturday.) The
morning papers comment upon the Sc
1iousness Of the crisis which has arisen
at Manchester. where suffering IS likely
to be caused by the enforced idlcncss or
operatives especially If, a. is not imposgi-
bic, the stoppage continues into October
The prospects of a satisfactory Amer
lean crop are regarded as slender
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11

Negotiations With Operators
in Progress.
The Miners Ordered to Keep at Work Pending
the R, suit. The Strike May
Be tverted.
(RY the Associated Prcss.l

Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. S-After an all
day secret session the national eXecI-
tive board OF United Mine Workers of
America adjourned tonight at I o'clock
until tomorrow after issuing a statement
postponing the ordering OF a strike pend
ing the result OF negotiations. Officials
say Influences are at work to adjust ti>a
trouble, but decline to say what they
are.
This action means that the miners of
the anthracite region viii not strike to-
morrow although danger OF a strike has
not been removed. The men are or
derGd to remain in readiness TO go out.
Mine workers refuse to say how far ne
gotiat;ons have progressed or by what
means they are being carried on with the
operators. At 5 p. M, q message was
sent by President Mitchell to District
President Nichols al Hazleton, Pa. say
ing they had information that miners in
anthracite region are ceasing work in an
ticipation Of Il strike being declared and
directing them to notify all miners to
keep at work but to be prepared to strike
if negotiations for a settlement now in
progress were unsuccessful.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
RALEIGH N. C., TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1900.

ONION IN April in beds very thickly.
50 timex that (; space six feet by
twenty will take pound OF seed
soWn IN rows. Crowded in this way
lhey make sets about the size Of a
small marble in July. They are. ta-
Ken up and dried with the tops on
and kept IN that way till Septembtl..
when they are set in well manfred
BEDS deep enough TO be or the sur
lace when the earth is pulled away
IN the spring. Bur they are rhuS pro
tected from the winter cold. and wiIl
here come on ready for bunchine
green by he first Of March. For grow
ING Il crop Of ripe onions for keeping
we SOW seeds of the Southport White
Globe or the yellow Danyers as ear
condition. in February or early
March. Fhese are thinned and ihc
Trimmings can be set in rows bv
themselves. and they will raalle fine
onions by the first Of August and If
we'll cared for and kept with the tops
on Will keep we'll through the next
winter. Never take the tops off an
onion till ready 10 use or sell, foi.
they Will soon begin to sprout.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
SLAUGHTERED IN THEIR BEDS.
Australian Blacks Murder Helpless Women
and Fly on Stolen Horses
(By the Associated Press J

Vancouver. b. c., Sept. Snail alvices
from Australia by the steamer Warmoo,
report an atrOcious series Of murders in
the country districts OF New South Wales
by band OF blacks. The murdarers first
entered the MaWley homestead at Get
gaudia, where several young ladies were
living. The inmates were killed in their
teds. The blacks, after the terrible
butchery, fled through the settlement on
stolen horses, numbering and robbing as
they went. They were chased by ,0G0
volunteer policemen and u bloodhounds.
Two out OF six of the gang were caught
The bodies Of their victims, eleven in
number, We're mutilated with hatchets
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
Fight IL a Pulpit
(GrnarsInrn Rncor.l-


It is a rather uncommon thing 10 re-
cord fight in a pulpit. especially with
q minister OF the gospel as one IT the
participants. but this occurred yesterday
at 1t. Pleasant church. several miles
southeast of to"n.
Rev r. s. webb was to preach and
he had ascendcd the pulpit and proceed
ed in the services as FAR as being about
ready TO start in on his sermon. when
he n some way disturbed a nest OF bum
lie bees. 1t once they pounccd on him;
his head seemed to be their objective
POINT, and they made il lively for him
bur the reverend gentleman IS no COW
ara and he proceeded TO defend himself
aad in a few minutes he had put the
enemy 10 rout, wien he resumed his
sermon, rema-king that it was bad
thing to fight, but worse not to come
oil victorious.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
UNION CARPENTERS STRIKE.
Three Thousand Walk Out at Chicago. The
Building Strike Still On.
CRY the Associated Press. J

Chicago Sept. S.-Open hostilities be-
tween the contractors and union labor
were resumed today when at noon 30o0
union carpenters quit work. They de-
mandcd the usual Saturday half holiday.
This the contractors refused to all except
during the summer. The carpenters had
returned to work under special permits
from their unions, although the big build
ing trades strike or lockout still con
tinuos, affecting 4G, 900 men.
REDUCTION AND WALK OUT.
Atlanta Ca, Sept. S.-A special from
Birmingham, Ala. says:
''The Alabama miners have felt the re-
duction in the price Of pig iron. Wages
hencefcrth will be 521l cents per ton, the
selling books Of the iron companies show
ing that during August the average price
Cf pig iron was under $11 per ton. The
pipe plant of the Central Foundry Com
panv at BesSemer has closed down, the
men quitting work because OF a six per
cent. reduction in wages. Two hundred
men are affected.
MINERS PROMISED PROTECTION.
Shamokin, Pa, Sept. S.-The superin
tendents OF the local collieries today is
sued notic to the Workmen TO the eff
feet that the mines will rot cease opera
tions and that all men desiring to con-
all the protection the law allows.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11

Mr. George B. Hiss, secretary Of the
Southern Cotton Spinners' Association,
tells the Charlotte Observer that, in his
opinion. cotton will 50 to II cents. lie
also says that number Of mills will cur
tail their output for several months.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.

New York. Sept. THE following are
The total net receipts Of cotton at all ports
since September 1st, 1900:
Galveston, 1851 bales; New Orleans
1855: Mobile. 1.f99; Savannah, 20,959;
Charleston. 2,ie5: Wilmington, 1858; Nor
folk 1881: Baltimore, 50; Boston, 20;
Philadelphia, 220. Total, 81, 507 bales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
Saw Mill Burned.

ESPECIAL to News and Observer.)
Goldsboro, N. c.. Spet. 8.-The big saw
mill of the Enterprise Lumber Company
caught On fire last night, but was eX-
tingushed before much damage was done
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-29

WHATS the matter with the paw
ers? They would confer great ia
vor if they would finish up their
work and get their stuff out of the
way. A repetition of last years de-
Law is not wanted at this time.
WEAvER's fruits and family sup
plies are selected with the greatest
care and with the view Of giving his
customers the greatest possible value
for their money. That is the reason
so many people buy there all the time.
SOMETHING new for You to see at
the Clarksburg Fair. Among the
new novelties to be introduced is a
cake walk in which the most noted
cake walkers Of the South will com
pete. The audience to Judge the
winner. You should see this, Sept
Sd, 4th, 9th and 9th.
HARDLY day passes but some one
goes up the Blackbottle to look after
the many resources Of that valley.
The investment that is being made up
there while quiet will some day cause
it to blossom like the rose.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-29
Hurrah
for
SOUTH
PARK!
the
New
Town
that is
soon
to
make
Athens
Famous

TWENTY FIVE cent meals served at
the Delicatessen. The best in town
for any money.
The special programs for the
Clarksburg Fair to be held Sept.
Sd, 4th, 9Th, 9th has been placed un-
der the personal directions of the
best known horsemen in the state,
If you enjoy good races you will be
sure to see them.
MANY narrow escapes from being
drowning in Cheat are being report
ed. In nearly every case it has been
due to carelessness on the part of
the bathers and the fact that there
have been no fatalities is due more to
good luck than to any thing. else.
SUCH plays as Damon and Pythias
have an uplifting tendency. No one
can witness this great play without
being made better by it. 1t is an IL
lustration OF friendship that will i'm
press one for life time.
LEAVE your bundle with Adam
Bower. He is an agent for Miller's
New Method Laundry.
THE greatest remnant and stock
reducing sale of the season is going
on at the Novelty Cos special rem
nant sale.
Do not pay 70 cts. for -four when
you can buy Gold Medal flour at
Posten's for so cts.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-29

SENECA's Council is investigating
the cause of the fever whic h is prev
alent over there and on Wiles Hill.
They are cleaning up every place
that needs it and there are strong
grounds for thinking that there will
be no further outbreak OF the NAL
ady.
HARRISON eounty's thirty-fourth
annual Fair to be held at Clarks-
burg, w. Va, Sept. Sd, 4th, 9Th and
9th will be the largest and best ever
held by this society Take a holt
day and see West Virginias great
est Fair.
ROBERT DOWNING will have to
buck against republican thuse but
he is popular enough to do this and
still fill every seat in the Opera
House. He will be here on Septem-
Der Shit.
You can save money by buying
your meats and groceries at Pos
tens.
ACCURACY in filling orders and
promptness in delivery with the rule
of giving the best goods explain the
reason for Viewers trade. He makes
a study of his customers interests
fully knowing when he serves them
best he is also working to his own in
terest He knows that in serving the
best interests of his customers he is
serving his own.
HAVE you seen Hirschmans line OF
trunks, satchels and telescopes? Ev-
cry quality grade and style is here.
Save your money by buying from them.
PITTsBURG is now not only the great
est railroad center in the world in so
far as tonnage is concerned, but it
has become the greatest center in
the world for the manufacture OF
railway machinery and supplies, in
Icinding cars and locomotives, but
the end is not here, and other big
concerns recently chartered are
pouring in, selecting locations and
preparing to build their works.
The new plants chartered recently
which will build there are the new
locomotive works, the National
Rolled Steel Car Company, incorpo-
rated at Charleston, w. Va, with a
capital of 100000, with Charles M.
Clark, of Pittsburg, and Thomas
Ireland, of Oakmont, among the in.
corporators; and the Shourek Air
Brake Company with capital OF
100000 with Pittsburg men at its
head.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-29
DAMON & PyTHIAs at the Opera
Innse SATURDAY. Sentamber Sth.

DAMON & PyTHfAs at the Opera
House Saturday September Sth.
THE removal of Col. Robert MEL
downey Of Wetzel from the tripod will
be felt for years over the state. He
was one Of the most original and
aggressive men in the state.
You will regret il if YOU don't buy
lot in South Park this fall. Next
year the price will be much higher.
BRowN, French, Home made and
Rye bread, our own make. StCiair's.
PRETTY picture cards are appreci-
ated by children. The Acme people
are giving away hundreds Of them.
THE indications are that this dis
trict will be very close this fall and
the republicans who are talking of big
majorities are using their hats TO ar
ticula.e through.
CALL, Opera House employees. All
persons expecting to act as stage
hands, bill posters, ushers or those
employed about the Opera House
in any capacity are asked TO meet in
the basement of the Opera House
Tuesday September 18th at o'clock
p. N. III. l.. SWisHER,
Lessee and Manager
A GEAT many will attend the cake
walk at the Opera House Monday
night September Sd.
If we have your size among the odds
and ends of shoes, you can buy them
at prices that will tickel your pocket
book. Hirschman.
FRIENDSHIP binds man TO man.
Friendship is the essence of high re-
gard and esteem of our fellows. You
will see a portrayal of friendship in
Damon and Pythias that will be life
long lesson. At the Opera House
Saturday September Sth.
A COACH famine has prevailed for
some days in the Pittsbuig district
caused by the great volume of travel
to the G. A r. encampment in Chi
eago. The trouble will be over
within day or two now and things
will resume their normal condition.
TICKETS for the cake walk to be
given at the Opera House Monday
night September Sd will be on sale at
the Acme after Wednesday Aug. 10Th.
The best Ice Cream always at
the Delicatessen. Vanilla, Ch0c-
olate and Pine Apple Ice
GET your clothes cleaned at Wei
bells, the Dyer, Front street, near
Beechurst.
STREET sweepers in other towns
are proving to be success and they
would not be given up by their own
ers for any price if they could not
be replaced. Why can't we get
something Of that kind here? It is
certainly needed.
LADY Fingers, Macaroons, Vanalia
waters freshed baked to-day.
ST. GLARS BAKERY.
THE blowing at the Morgantown
Glass Works has been closed down un-
til Monday next in order to allow the
rest of the factory TO catch up. The
blow ers have smothered them with
ware.
SATURDAY September 8th is the
opening of the Opera House. The
manager is to be congratulated On
securing such strong attraction as
Robert Downing with which to open
the season.
CARPENTERS are still not in sight
OF the end of building operations for
this year Many houses projected
for this fall and winter will have to
be laid over until next year on &C
count of the inability of the build
ers to carry them through.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-29
FUN for everybody at the cake walk.


COMPANY A Of Wheeling claims in
the Intelligencer that it is the best
company in the regiment but that is
only one side OF the story.
Ii you want to get cool go in Pos
tens and drink ice cream soda for
bets.
IT is now stated that John Robin
sons circus will be here on September
23d for two performances. La case
this is true we will have big crowd
in town on that day. No big show
has been here this summer.
THE Acme proposes to give away
500 good school rulers the day the
public schools open.
A FEW advance styles in mems Fall
hats can now be seen at Hirschmans.
REPORTS from all over the county
are to the effect that there is more
fever every where than has been
known for years. In Pittsburg the
per cent of increase Is flfty-tiye over
last year. The reasons advanced for
this state of affairs are conflicting and
it is hard to tell exactly what is the
matter.
IT is not Mr.. Downing's company
only that is coming To the Opera
House September SIN but Mr.. Down
ing and his company of twenty I've
members will all be there. Some well
known talent is in the cast of Damon
and Pythias.
A PARTY of % men who have been
engaged on the new tanks here for
some time past, were sent to Find
lay, o., by Superintendent w. d.
Jacobs this morning. Work is in
progress on the last one of the seven
new tanks, making twenty three in
all here. The capacity of all the
tanks is nearly three-quarters of
million barrels.
REMNANTS, remnants, remnants.
The Novelty Co.'S remnant sale is now
in full blast. Follow the crowd and
buy good staple goods at about one
half price.
THE closing of Lock I this year
has shown us what the excursions
are to the town every. summer.
None of the boats could get through
and few excursions visited us. Usu-
ally there are large numbers of them
and the people coming in leave lots
of money here This year we missed
it all.
THE members of local lodge of K
Of z. are taking great interest IN
the approaching engagement Of Robert
Downing in Damon and Pythias at
the Opera House September Sth. Mr..
downing is member of the order
himself and STANDS very high among
his fellow Knights.
Our hotels here in town have been
taking in lots of summer visitors
this year and they will take more
next season. Several engagements
have already been made for the next
year by those who have tested the
quality Of the entertainment afford
ed and want to come back again.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-29

A. BOWER makes a famous and
popular dandruff cure that is known
far and wide. He also has just had
made great numberof pretty ther.
mometers one of which he gives to
every purchaser of bottle.
Work is progressing on new sid.
ing at the depot 1t runs from the
bridge to the water tank. A wagon
road is being made into the track SO
that freight can be loaded and un.
loaded with ease. 1t will help out
the congestion which is prevailing
down there. More track is also need
ed and will be built soon. The other
improvements that are to be made
down there are apparently dormant
but some move Ia that direction is ex.
pected before very long.
IT is said that society OF anar-
chists has been discovered in Wheel.
ing. These incendiaries need watch
ing everywhere. They have become
more insolent than ever since the as.
sassination of the king OF Italy and
there is little doubt of the plot te
make President Mckinley victim
A newspaper reporter unearthed the
gang at Wheeling creek but did moi
get the details OF their meetings
They will lie watched carefully and
any false motions will be promptly
met by the law.
MORE things enter into advertising
than are generally supposed. In fact
everything that connects name and
business in peoples minds is adver.
Using. Membership in churches and
clubs and societies, the giving OF SO.
cial entertainments, public charities
all these things and more are adj
vertising But greater and broader,
and better and easier than all these
is newspaper advertising. You may
think OF that without thinking Of
the other plans, but no scheme Of
publicity is complete without tn,
newspaper.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-29
DON'T miss the cake walk.


THE case of NJ. F Dryden the
Wheeling attorney is a sad one.
There is very grave doubt of his
sanity.
THE Weaver grocery still gains in
popularity and trade. It's business is
greater than ever as it deserves to be.
ARE you particular what you eat?
If you are, 20 to the Delicatessen
Cafe, Henry We'll, Manager
MILLER's Laundry continues to do
the handsomest work in the country
and steadily adds to it's patronage.
MoRGANTowN is not the only place
where the question of place for
farmers to tie their horses is troub-
lesome. Parkersburg is discussing
the same situation and seems not
able to find a solution for it.
ATTEND the Clark sburg Fair,
Sept. Sd. 18th, 9Th and 9th nothing
tiresome There are to be amuse-
ments at all times and for all per-
sons.
THE Acme people have four hun
bred McGuffeys spoilers that sell reg
ular at tic they are going to sell at
10c about as good as new.
One of the large coke works near
Dawson has shut down, throwing 500
men out of employment. They are
not informed as to when the works
will start up again.
WE lead, OTHERS follow. The
Delicatessen ice cream can't be heat.
It is made to order from Sl.00 per
gallon up. Prices and goods to suit
all.
You can buy ribbons at almost
one half their value at the Novelty
Co.'S special remnant sale
IRIS safe bet that the improve
ments that are to be made in the
Franklin will prove to be inadequate
in a few years. At the present rate
of growth in the town they will soon
be found so. However they will do
very well for the present.
NEwMAN's ice cream will now be
ready at all times day or evening.
He has opened for the season and will
serve the best of everything. His
place is one of the most popular in
town
THE Acme Book Store people have
arranged to give away fifty Vive
souvenir cameras This firm has
built up great trade in cameras and
supplies and the giving away of fifty
cameras by them is done to further
advertise their business. The date
will be announced later
The fence around the plat of
ground in front of the Experiment
Station has been removed. Some
other improvements are to be made
in this section. No pains are spared
to make this place the most attrac-
tive possible.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-29
MOVED.

RICE'S NEWS STAND 81
GROCERY has moved from the
Moreland Building into the
room formerly occupied by the
Bee Hive Store store in the Odd
Fellows Bid on Walnut street.