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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
BIRMINGHAM MILLS BUSY.
manufacturing Interests In That City
and DISTRICT Are Prosperous.

and District Are Prosperous.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 22.-There is
no cause for any special complaint in
this district, the manufacturing inter.
ests OF the district being at full tilt and
all wheels turning. The rolling mills
are giving steady work to a large force
OF men and tomorrow the steel plant at
tho rolling mills. will be manufacturing
supply of steel There are more blast
furnaces in operation now than were
running two weeks ago, and the pig
IRON production of the state is greater
Dy more than 100 tons Of iron day
than month ago.
Anere are indications that the demand
ior pig iron will be better in the near
Tuture, while some improvement is
noted In the coal mart. There are but
three Zines in the state where there are
d1nerences between capital and labor
and less than 800 men are affected in
ali OF them. There are more than 10, 900
miners at work, while the railroads are
DONG heavier traffic in this district,
both passenger and freight, than this
time last year. The various industries,
such as foundries and machine shops,
Woodworking establishments and 9TH
ers, are doing we'll and are giving steady
employment TO a large complement of
men, all told.
Some heavy payrolls are being expert
enced III this district and much money
Is going on deposit in the banks of Bir-
mlngham and those in the suburbs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
IN A TENEMENT FIRE
-FOUR PEOPLE PERISH
Early Morning Tragedy In
Pittsburg.
RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION

While Preparing Breakfast For the
Family, Mrs. Rata Pours Oil On
the Kitchen Fire and Fatal Results
Follow.
PITTsBURG, July ga whole family
was burned in a Pennsylvania avenue
tenement fire shortly before o'clock
this morning. The mother and three
children are dead and the husband is
badly burned and is now at the hopital.
The explosion of an oil can was the
cause of the fire.
The dead:
Mrs. Sophia Rata, aged 80 years,
mother of the children.
Viola RATA, aged years, Oldest
daughter.
Rashler Rata, boy, aged years.
Wabock RATA, a boy, aged 2 years.
The injured:
Francis RATA, husband and father OF
the family, badly burned, removed to
the Pennsylvania hospital 1t is hoped
he will recover.
From what can be learned, Mrs. RATA
was preparing breakfast in her apart
ments on the third floor of the tenement
house in the rear of 2716 Pennsylvania
avenue shortly before o'clock this
morning. The fire in the kitchen stove
was not burning as quickly as she want.
ed it to and she took an oil can and
poured some of the oil on the fire. In a
moment blaze from the CRATE of the
stove ignited the oil in the can and an
explosion which was heard throughout
the house followed.
The burning oil was scattered over
the room, setting fire to the clothes of
Mrs. Rata and the children.
The husband was in an adjoining
room and his injuries were sustained
while trying to save his wife and chill
dren. The house in which the fire oc.
cured was a 21a story frame. 1t was
owned by Mrs. Barbara Zankle, who
conducted a bakeshop on the first floor.
The loss is placed at 81, 500, partially
insured.
1t was occupied by three families,
but the Ratzas were the only ones in.
jured. The victims were removed to
the mOrone
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23

IL purs Cne same assIuuous onUrUs
into his task as he did when he ques-
TONED me during the sessions of the
commissions, he will accomplish some
good results. do not know if he is at
tempting any such movement, as he has
not communicated with me or with, any
officials of the Amalgamated assocla-
ton"
In commenting on the possibility OF
the National Tube company discharg-
Ing the men who joined the Amalga-
mated association yesterday, Mr.. Shaffer
said:
"If the company should discharge
these men we shall have to protect them,
and as we consider discharge under
these circumstances grounds for encor-
ing article 19, section 30, we should
have to request the reinstatement of
those men and their recognition as mem
bers. If that were not done we should
be compelled to call out all Amalga-
mated men working in the plants of the
National Tube company.
In reply to the question, "In orgapiz-
ing these men had you planned to draw
them into the strike ?" the Amalgamated
president said:
"As our last conference proposition to
the manufacturers practically limited
the strike to the sheet, tin and hoop
companies for the time being, it was
not our purpose to organize these men
to involve the National Tube company"
While 81 hoping for an early settle
ment of TEe strike, Mr.. Shaffer would
not say that any steps had been taken in
this direction, and so far as the general
officers of the Amalgamated association
were concerned, they all declared that
they had not been approached by any
person or persons on this subject.
Among the manufacturers there was
the same general silence preserved re-
garding the situation and concerning
prospective plans for operating the now
idle mills of the three companies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
Artist Drops Dead.

Los ANGELES, July22. Colonel Albert
jerks, well known artist, dropped
dead this morning on the street in front
of the residence of his friend, Mrs. @.
B. Bruhn. The latter and H. langley.
the writer and publisher, were walking
with him at the time and were laughing
and chatting when, with an unfinished
joke upon his lips, Colonel jerks pitched
forward and expired. Heart disease was
the cause of his death.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
AMMONIA BOILER BURSTS.
Disastrous Explosion In a North Caro-
lima Ice Factory.

lima Ice Factory.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. O., July 22.-As
the result of an explosion of an ammo
MIA boiler here the ice factory of the
Crystal Ice and Goal company is in
ruins, one negro fireman is dead and
another is seriously injured and prop
erty to the extent Of $40, 900 is destroyed.
The town is also threatened with an ice
famine, and the fish industry will suffer.
Superintendent Dunston and Fore
man Brown had very narrow escapes.
Huge parts of the defective tank, which
was the cause Of the explosion, passed
through the office of the factory while
the superintendent was at his desk,
completely demolishing the building,
but leaving Mr.. Dunston uninjured.
The shock Of the explosion was very Sc
we're, being felt all over the city, while
windows were broken three blocks
awaV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
MORE MINES RESUME.
1t Is Said Strike of Firemen VIII Soon
Be Officially Declared Off.

1t Is Said Strike of Firemen VIII Soon
Be Officially Declared Off.
WmKEsBARRE, Pa, July 22.-More
mines, with the aid of the United Mine
Workers, resumed operations in the
Wyoming valley today. Committees
from the striking stationary fremen
waited upon the superintendents of the
various coal companies and asked to be
Heinstated. At some of the mines the
men were told that the places of the
strikers were filed. At others the names
of the old hremen were taken and the
committees were told that If their SER
vices were needed they would be sent for.
In accordance with the agreement en-
tered into at the conference last night
between the executive officers of che
Uhtted Mine Workers and the officers
Of the Stationary Firemen's aaseeieti3n,
some Of the men belonging TO the Uni
ted Mine Workers gave notice today
that they will give up their positions.
This will make room for the old firemen.
There seems to be no question but
that the strike will be officially de-
clared off tonight and that at least 65
per cent of the strikers will be back in
4
expected there will be general resump-
tion of mining operations.
Strikers at Scranton Resume Work.
SCRANTON. Pa, July 22. The striking
boilerInakers, machinists and foundry
men at the shops of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
company returned to work at the old
rate of wages today, notice having been
posted by the company, following res
olutton of the men TO return, that all Of
the 373 men on strike eight weeks ago
would be taken back. Two men were
discharged for cause. The 900 men en-
ployed BY the Allis- Chalmers company
remain out, pending settlement at the
shops of the company in other cities
Bakers Strike at Charleston.
CHARLESTON, July ga strike in
every bakery in Charleston where union
labor was employed occurred yesterday.
The men refused to work because the
owners of the bakeries refused to sign
an agreement regulating a new scale of
wages and many of the establishments
will be unable to furnish bread tomor-
row. The price, ir is announced, may
be increased for the consumers. Efforts
to seek settlement by arbitration have
failed and orders have been sent to
other cities for new men.
Killed An wilma storm.
NAPLES, Tex. July %. - A severe
wind storm wrought much damage here
at an early hour this morning. Several
buildings were blown down. Henry
Bryant was crushed to death and George
Lee sustained broken leg.
A soul occupied with great ideas best
performed small dnkiaa
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
A Tennessee Tragedy.

KNOXVILLE, July 90. - At Notchey
Greek church Azell Crafts and Walter
Hooper, both aged about Is, became en-
gagged in quarrel over remarks Hooper
IS alleged to have made concerning q
young lady friend of Crafts. Hooper
drew his knife and stabbed Crafts in the
heart, killing him instantly. Hooper
fled
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23

Inflammation and liberation and cures
female weakness. 1t tranqualizes the
nerves and encourages the appetite.
WI expected to become mother, and
threatened mischance greatly weakened me-"
writes Mrs. L. A. Nations of Wits Springs,
Searcy Co., Ark, oand my old disease returned.
My husband got another doctor for me but 1
seemed to just drag along and get no better.
At last told the doctor that if his medicine did
not help me l would go back to DIR. Pierces
medicines. 1 did so, and by the time I had
taken them one month could do my own
housework, except washing, and tended my
garden too. 1 was stouter than had ever been
while waiting baby's coming since my first
baby came (this one was the sixth child). She
is now eleven months old and is healthy child,
As for me, feel young now as I did at
eighteen years of age; am thirty now. / can
cheerfully recommend DIR. Pierce's medicine to
all suffering womankind."
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
biliousness and sick headache.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
EisGth RiennlaI sess1nn.

PHILADELPHIA, July % The eighth
biennial session of the grand lodge of
Theatrical Mechanics ASSOCIATION of the
United States, and Canada began today
in the Walnet street theater. Twenty.
six subordinate lodges were represented
when j. Frank Eline of Baltimore.
grand master, called the convention to
order. The sessions will continue until
Thursday. The exercises of the morning
session consisted of an address of well
come by q representative of the mayor,
a response by Grand Master Eline and
general business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
Big Fire In Aberdeen. 0.

MAYFIELD, KY, July %. EARLY today
the large lanyard at Aberdeen, O., be.
longing to Martin & Riedley. burned
together with several small dwellings
and other houses, entailing a lost of
$50, 1000. In the storeroom of the tan
merry was $4,000 worth of fine leather
stock ready to ship today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23

nealth and happiness
to welded lovefO But
there is another ques-
tion which rightly
takes precedence of
Does it pay? 1t is
this : us it neces-
S sary to sacrifice
health and happiness
to welded love 2"
Half a million women
answer, No! They
have been weak and
have bee n m a d e
strong by DR., Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
They were sick and
=" FavOrite Prescrip-
ton " M a d e til e M
well. 1t will do the
same for almost every
woman who gives it
a fair and faithful
trial. 1t stops weak
ening drains, heals
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
Shnt From Amhnsh-

KNOXVILLE, July %, - News has
reached here from Tazewell, Tenn,
stating that Clint Legere was shot from
ambush and instantly killed in Han.
cock county, Tenn. He was robbed of
about $50 which he had on his person.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
Prominent Banker Dead.

LITTLE Rock, July 22.-W. T. Thonap.
son, one Of Little Rocks leading bank-
ers and wealthiest citizens, died sud.
denly this morning of apoplexy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
ReGPOSp pect.

1t is an evil day for the wife and
mother when she scans her worn face
in the mirror, and asks the question,
Does it pay2 Does it pay to sacrifice
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
Fire at Flora. Miss.

MEMPHIS, July 22.-The postofice and
eight stores at Flora, Miss, were
burned yesterday morning. Loss about
nEO OOn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.
COTTON FUTURES.

Spot cotton closed qiuet; middling up
lands 7-16c; middling gulfs ll-l6c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
Begin
Right!
IOHNSON'S TONIC
saI, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;

IOHNSON'S TONIC. F''''D'DS %
The sckes is not always in bed. The meanest kind
OF sickness just to be able to attend ones duties With
rich blood in veins perform with pleasure the work
that becomes arduOus task for half we'll people
Why don't you take IOHNSOWS TONIC? # is the
Worlds Greatest Medicine The dealer makes less nonev on
JOHNSON'S TONIC than any other kind Now remember
that your health is your business and making money is his
business
1t would pay you better to drive twenty-five miles to get
bottle of JOHNSONS TONIC rather than use the cheap kind
that pays profit to the dealer
Money making and Leavng don't run very close togeth-
er JONSUNS IONC is the kind that cures It is 100 times
better than Quinne Does in day what slow Quinne
cannot do in ten days.
Better do your thinking when your health is at stake
Insist upon having the Worlds Greatest Medicine,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
STRIKERS WATCHING
COMBINES ACTIONS
Would Resist Attempts to
Operate With New Men.
THE CENTER OF INTEREST

Situation at Pittsburg and Allegheny
Remains Same as on Saturday-COm-
ments From President Shafter of the
AmaIgamated Association.
PITTsBURG, July %. The strike situa-
tion today is practically the same as on
Saturday, Wellsville and McKeesport
being the points around which the in
terest centers and any new development
WILL no doubt, e,lanate from these two
places.
The rumored accession to the force of
the men at the Wellsville plant did not
take place, and the % loyal men who
have stuck to the company went to
work as usual this morning. 1t is
expected, however, that the company
will endeavor to increase this number
within. the next few hours Color is
given to this by report that the man
ayers of the p1ttsburg mills held a secret
meeting III this City last Saturday where,
after delibeTation upon the situation,
they decided that, owing to the weak
ness Of Wellsvillo as an Amalgamated
stronghold, they would start up that
mill. In this they feel sanguine of sue.
cess.
The strikers at Wellsville have been
watching very closely all the move
ments at the plant and close scrutiny
is kept upon the railroad stations for
any strangers that might come into the
town. None, however, have as yet ap-
peared. but the vigilance is kept up in
the most orderly manner and without
anu hOSt1ln dnar ON Stra tinn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23

GUNNER is here, and those who start
~ right will go through the whole summer
season with little trouble A taint of Mala-
rial poisoning in your blood to-day will last
until the Fall unless you drive it out now.
Blood Medicines can't cure Malaria poison
inc The antidote for Malaria nois0nino is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23

A soul occupied with great ideas best
performed small duties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
IOHNSON'S CHILL and FEVER TONIC

It has been on the market for the
past seventeen years, and stands
higher to-day as a curative agent
than any other medicine made.
Take thorough course of JOHN
SONS TONIC and enjoy that keen
pleasure in life that only belongs to
thoroughly well people.
Costs so cents a bOttIe. Get it
to-day.
a. q. cIRARDEAU,
SAVANNAH; GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23
Bakers Strike at Charleston.

NAPLES, Tex. July %. - A severe
wind storm wrought much damage here
at an early hour this morning. Several
buildings were blown down. Henry
Bryant was crushed to death and George
Lee sustained broken leg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23

''Our people have been saving and
have fortified themselves against such
an emergency for three years At pres
ent we are simply taking our much
needed vacations. When the cooler
weather arrives we will be in shape to
settle down for the winter, undisturbed
by the conditions confronting us, for
we have everything in readiness for
just such winter as will result if this
strike is not settled -
With reference TO the statements Of
John M. Farquhar, member of the in
dustrial commission, which were sent
out from Washington, it was inferred
that there might be a movement in
progress by the officials of that commits
sion TO bring about mediation in the
present strike. Mr.. Shaffer said:
IF Mr.. Farquhar Is quoted correctly,
and is endeavoring to bring about an
adjustment of this strike. believe that
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-07-23

Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
biliousness and sick headache.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-22
ARBITRATION IS THE REMEDY.

The contest between the huge billion dollar steel
trust and the organized aborers in the mills of the
corporation threaten to be destructive of industry
and perhaps of life. Both sides strong we'll or
ganized and apparently stubborn.
General Sheridan once declared that improved
weapons had made modern warfare so destructive
that some substitute for it must be found and the
only substitute, he said. was arbitration.
The same reasoning may be applied to the strike.
The forces either side are vast that it win be
terrible battle il fought, to finish. 1t will be 30
disastrous as to amount to a national calamity. We
cannot believe that the issue will be reckessly al.
lowed to go to this ruinous extreme.
On one side are leve-headed business men and
nancers the other sober minded representatives
of labor. Both realize the enormous interests at
stake. Though it resulted in failure the Pittsburg
conference was marked by calm deliberation Why
cannot the two parties agree to arbitrator
Arbitration is the only proper remedy. j. Ps
Morgan the head of the trust says there can be no
compromise, which means that he will not assent to
arbitration But the public opinion of the country
compel Morgan to submit the issues involved to
arbitration and it is about time that the people Of
the country spoke out. If the great corporate and
financial interests form trust laborers have the
same right
The Amalgamated Association of Pittsburg has
always been used by the tariff barons to advocate
high protective tariff duties Now we shall see how
much of the plunder the barons are willing to Weld
to the serfs.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-22

United States in that being taxed to support
trade. This trade is, then, luxury which is ex-
pensive and which benefits only the foreigner, who
gets his machines and rails and locomotives for less
than cost, and turns the advantage against us in
other lines of international trade.
Such status as this is preposterous and intole-
rabe. 1t cannot help the position of the party or
faction in Congress which opposes the reduction or
abolition of steel duties. Those extremists will
stand in the light of maintaining duties for the pro-
lection of the huge steel monopoly in exacting
nopoly prices and profits at home and taxing the
country to give steel to foreigners below cost This
cannot be made popular attitude for any political
party to assume. Furthermore if what Mr. Schwab
the president of the steel trust says on this point is
true then there cannot be much truth in what he
says of the great economy in production effected
by such a combination as he represents.
If with these alleged economies and with all our
baosted natural advantages in iron and steel produc-
tion unsurpassed in all the rest of the world and the
talk and alarm of all European iron countries the
United States still unable to meet foreign COM
petition equal terms and without what is the equi
valent Of the payment of export bounty, then we
had better retire from the export trade for good and
all.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-22
WHERE THE CITIZEN STANDS.

And the Tucson Citizen hugs that Ohio Repub-
llcan platform, bearing the Democratic label to its
papitating bosom and calls it blessed! What next?
Florence Blade.
We would like to inquire on what principle the
Blade lies. Is it by accident, or through ignorance
or from pure cussedness? The Citizen has never
contained line of approval of the Ohio Democratic
platform. The Citizen stands firmly on the true
Democratic principles set forth at Chicago in 1896
and at Kansas City in 1900.
The Citizen, under its present management, has
never wavered in the support of these principles
We are opposed to retrogade movement We are
opposed to any surrender to the Democratic apos-
tates who supported Palmer and Buckner in 1896 and
Mckinley and Roosevelt in 1900
The editor of The Citizen has never wavered in
the support of Democratic principles as enuncated
by the high Court of the party: he has never given
aid comfort to Democratic traitors: he has never
failed to support Democratic candidates regularly
nominated The Citizen does not belong to any
faction OF the Democratic party. 1t supports Dem
ocratic principles as set forth by Jefferson and reas
serted at Kansas City last year
This explanation we deem necessary to silence
such vndictve ignorant liars of the press as the
Mineral Wealth of Kingmap and the Blade of Flor
ence.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-22
AMERICANS TAXED FOR EXPORT TRADE.

While all Europe is groaning over the demons
trated ability of the United States to manufacture
iron and steel in easy competition for the worlds
market the President of the United States steel CON-
bination publicly declares that it cannot compete
with Europe on equal terms because of the high
wages paid. He says that the removal of the Gus
toms tariff on iron products would cause the tempo
rary suspension OF all plants in this country and the
resumption of work wage schedule brought
down to the level OF Europe
This Is tantamount to saying that the United
States cannot at present wages produce steel in COM
petition with Europe; that such steel as is produced
and exported is sold at loss and that such steel
thatis produced for home consumption is sold at a
price high enough not merely to meet the costs and
prods on production, but to make good the loss on
the export trade.
II this 10 90 then what of our boasted world su
pFemacy In this underlying factor of modern indus
tryY IL this is then our increasing export trade
in manufactures Of which 30 much is said, and said
ooasttuily and iubilantly is loss and injury and
not benefit to the country. The people of the