Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-02
SITUATION
Has Not Changed.
Everything Remains Quiet
at Barberton.
The Strikers Held a Meet
ing Tuesday.
Three Small Boys Started
After Fortune.
Parents Are Alarmed by Their Alb.
sence-- News Notes.
Special Correspondence.)

s'oh hbNitOiij AttJ iiS ctiihc oitth
tion remains unchanged. Both sides
are quiet, and there is much specula-
tion as to which will weaken first.
The Stirling Co. is rushed with or
ders and part Of the Office force arc
working nights. The floating elc-
ment' are all getting their time CASH
ed and going away on visits.
Yesterday afternoon the American
Federation of Labor held meeting in
Tracy hall. The situation was dis
cusscd, but no action of any kind was
taken.
No more meetings will be held until
Friday evening, the regular meeting
night.
The moulders have held no meeting
and none has yet been called. The
strike of the moulders was sanctioned
by the National organization.
Bert Shindler, aged Is years, and
Blake Curtis and John Parks, both aged
IA years, ran away from home yester-
day. This morning Bert Shindle re-
turned, but the other two boys are
still missing. Their parents are much
alarmed. Shindle told Marshal Fergu-
son today that he left the other two
boys at Canal Fulton, and that they
were then talking of going to New
Castle, Pa. Efforts are being made
to locate them and bring them home.
What the boys motive was In run
ming away Is not known, but it is be.
llcved they We're the readers Of cheap,
trashy literature, and got it into their
heads to leave home with the intention
of striking n mint. Between them they
had only SO, and before their depart
ure they all bought long trousers, so
that they would appear older
Nightwatchman II. a. Cotton arrest
ed Jesse Carpenter of Akron at $50
o'clock last night mt the Insurance
Medicine company's show, corner Sec
ond ST. and Trscarawas ave. He was
drunk and dlsorderly and was lodged
in jail IT was alleged, he insulted n
woman. During the night Benny
Croft called on Mayor Mcnamara and
gave bail in the sum of SO for Car
penter, whereupon he was released.
The culprit failed to appear in court
this morning aud the bail was forfeit
ed. Carpenter was married only few
days ago. The police In Akron learned
of Carpenters arrest and this morning
Chief Harrison telephoned that he
should be held as he was wanted on
four or Ave charges.
Herbert Plant, who came here from
Kilbuck, and who boards on Van ST.,
Is minus suit Of clothes. Yesterday
a fellow named Hail. who lived in the
same house, and who has been working
at the Stirling Boiler works, left for
Plttsburg, aud since then the clothes
have been missing.
Fifteen dollars of the wages Of A.
j. Rogers, an employc of the Stirling
Boiler Co.. have been garnisheed by
Llyeryman Frank Rrotsman. Mr..
Brotsman AYERS that on April Is, Rog-
ers overdrove horse rented from
him, and that doctor bills amounting
to $40 have been incurred on his nc.
coynt He therefore asks for the Sl5
damages,
VIM. Lawther has sold his saloon to
lben Bros, Of shreve,
Dick Brown is moving from the
basement OF the National hotel to See.
ond st,
Dolls orchestra gave dance in
Tracy Ifall Tuesday pight, One hun.
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