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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-07-18
GeneraI NInrISets.

New York, July II.
FLOUR-Dull, but a shade steadier;
Minnesota patents, $390a4.10; winter
straights. So 65a3S5; winter extras, $3.1Oa
3.35: winter patents $3S5a4,
WHEAT Fairly active and stronger on
covering N sympathy with coarse grains;
September 769ia77 1-l6c; December 77Aa
7719c
RYE-Steady; state, 63a64c., c. i. f. New
York, carlots No. western, 66l@c. f. o.
b., afioat.
CORN-Active and stronger on buying
for short account and a belief that the
July deal was not yet over; September,
64a641sc.; December, 5l9sa5l1ac.
OATS-Advanced sharply on the light
movement, a scare of July shorts and
with corn; track. white state, 57a6Sc. ;
track, white. western, 57a6Sc.
PORK-Firm; mess, $l925a2O; family, $2l
a21.50.
LARD-Easy; prime western steam.
11.45c.
BUTTER-Steady; state dairy, liza
sO1ac. creamery, 1Sa2l14c.
HEESE-Steady to firm; new, state
full cream small, colored fancy, 10c.;
small, white 10c.; large, colored, 99aa9Ssc.;
large, white, 919a95sc.
Enthusiastically; state and Pennsylvania,
2Oa2O1sc western, candled, 19lsc
SUGAR - Raw steady; fair refining
2 1S-16c centrifugal. SO test, 5-l6c.; re-
fined steady; crushed, 5.15c, powdered,
475c.
TURPFNTINE-Quie at 47a4715c.
MOLASSES- Steady; New orleans, SSa
RIcE-steady; domestic, 4Aas4c.; Ja-
TALLoW-Firm; city, Csc; country. 81
HAY-Firm; shipping, s5a7Oo.; good to
] choice 95a97c.
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harder. The business has been par
ticuarly good and our sales have been
something over 300 animals within
the past year.
Robert Ewart Mosedale (son of DR..
James Mosedale) who has been study
ing for the last four years at the
Royal Veterinary College, England,
has passed the final examinations and
has been admitted member of the
Royal College of Veterinary Sur
geons.
In an interview with D. P. Nc
Clellan, proprietor of the New York
Cash Store, relative to the new
trading stamp law, he said, 81 would
suggest that all holders of green or
red trading stamps wait u til their
books are full as a better value can
then be gained in the way of pre-
MUM than would otherwise be OBJ
tanned in cash for book only par
TALLY filed. In order to assist the
holders of books our store will give
thirty stamps for every dollars worth
of goods purcha ed ON Saturday, July
10th, and Tuesday July 22nd.
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Where miners convention is to be held. !
swept from its feet by few impas-
stoned speeches. the aspect of the con
vention when it opened was appar-
emily adverse to strike.
1t is said that President Mitchell
will urge the passage of a resolution
which will embody the following
points:
An increase in the strike assessment
per capita until the sum is double or
even treble its present proportion.
A joint conference with bituminous
operators for the purpose of drawing
up an agreement to keep coal out of
the strike districts.
The closing down of the bituminous
mines for at least three days each
week until the present differences are
adjusted.
Mr.. Mitchell is confident that this
action will be effective in insuring vic
tory for the striking miners in the
anthracite fields.
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POPULATION 100000.
That Is Census Director Merriam's
Prediction For 1910.

That Is Census director Merriam
Prediction For 1910.
Duluth, Mimi, July 17.-"In 1910,
when our next census is taken, l eX-
pect that the population of the United
States will reach the 10O,000,000
mark" said William r. Merriam, di-
rector of the census bureau, in an in
terview here.
"This will include our new posses
sions, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
Philippines, but it will demonstrate in
no uncertain terms what a world power
this country has become.
There will be some changes in the
census system. We can see now where
improvements can be made in the
methods used. One thing that l shall
have in mind is to cut down the eX-
pense of taking the census. The last
one cost this country 12,000,000, an
enormous sum. l know of several
ways whereby this amount can be re-
duced"
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CONDITION OF CROPS.
Corn Is Making Favorable Progress
Good Wheat Harvest.

Corn Is Making Favorable Progress.
Good wheat Harvest.
Washington, July 15.-The following
is the weather bureaus weekly sum-
mary of crop conditions:
The corn crop, as a whole in the
principal corn states has made very
favorable progress, although needing
cultivation in portions of the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys and lake
region as a result of continued rains,
which have also reduced the acreage
somewhat in Iowa. In the southern
states late corn has improved some
what, but the early crop is very poor.
In New England New York and North
Dakota corn is very backward.
Winter wheat harvest is nearing
completion except in the northern por-
ton of the winter wheat belt The
crop has experienced generally favor
able conditions except in the Missouri
valley, where complaints continue of
sproUting in stack and shock. On the
north Pacific coast winter wheat is
maturing nicely, and harvest will be-
gin in Oregon in about ten days.
Spring wheat is now heading in the
northern portion of the spring wheat
region, and the general outlook for
this crop continues promising, al
though it is late in portions of north
ern Minnesota. In Iowa. where the
crop has been damaged somewhat by
rust, the outlook is less favorable.
Oats continue in promising condition,
but lodging is reported quite extensive
ly in Nebraska and Iowa, and to some
extent in Ohio. Harvesting has been
interrupted by wet weather in the
lower Missouri. valley, but has made
good progress elsewhere.
In New England and Michigan the
outlook for apples continues promising,
and less complaint of dropping is re-
ceived from Missouri and Arkansas,
but New York reports less favorable
prospects than in the previous week.
In the middle Atlantic and Ohio valley
states an Indifferent crop is indicated.
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utah NINE DISASTER.
Many Killed by Powder Magazine Ex-
plOsiOn at Park City.
A LONG LIST OF VICTIMS.
Thirty-three Dead and Several In
Half Dazed Condition Brought Out
of the Shaft Mile Distant From
the Scene of the Accident.

Park City, Utah, July 16.-Two pow
der magazines at the twelve hundred
foot level of the Daly-West mine ex-
ploded, causing great loss of life
Within four hours of the time of the
explosion thirty-three men had been
taken out of the mine dead and sew
eral others had been recovered in a
half daZed condition. These were all
brought out through the Ontario mine
DalyWest in which the explosion oc-
CURED. The twelve hundred level of
the DalyWest corresponds to and is
connected by tunnel with the six hum
dred level of the Ontario.
In the Daly-West mine between 100
and $50 men were at work. In the
Ontario were nearly 100, it is believed.
1t is not known how many of these
are dead, but the disaster extends to
the Ontario, as the noxious gases that
have been freed are known to be the
cause of several of the deaths. The
presence of these gases leads many
miners to believe that the powder was
DNtihVu anu bult tlC Ca DlOSlOh w as DOL
the chief cause of the disaster.
There are two powder magazines at
the twelve hundred level of the DAILY
West, one at each side of the shaft
with a capacity of from one to two
cars of powder each. A car of powder
was added to the supply within the
I past few days.
The Explosion Was Terrific.
The explosion was so tremendous
that it was heard within a radius of
miles. AS an example of its awful
force it is said that two horses in the
ore tunnel 112 miles away were killed
by it.
Women and children are thronging to
the Ontario shaft house, which is mid
way between Park City and the DAILY
West. Nearly all of them have hus-
bands or fathers in the mines and
their grief is pitiable. All of the doc
tors in town are at the mines They
are doing what they can to resuscitate
the unconscious men as they are taken
out, but it is difficult to obtain infor-
nation downtown, as the telephone to
the mine has failed.
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PRESIDENT JOHN MITCHELL.


many spectators present anxious to
witness the proceedings of what has
been heralded as one of the most i'm
pOrtant gatherings of laboring men
held in recent years.
The first part of the session was de-
voted to addresses of welcome from
municipal officers of Indianapolis and
responses in behalf of the union.
Convention Called to Order.
President Mitchell was greeted with
cheers when he appeared on the plat
form. Secretary Wilson, following
close after, shared the applause. Prompt
to the second, President Mitchell
brought down his gavel calling the con
vention to order
Secretary Wilson then read the call
for the convention, and President
Mitchell called for the report of the
committee on credentials. The read
ing of this by Michael McTaggart of
the committee consumed much time, as
the report contained the name of every
delegate, with statement of the num-
Der of votes possessed by each man.
Delegate Campbell, a colored man
from Kentucky, moved the acceptance
of the report and the continuation of
the committee. This was done, and
the convention took a recess.
No General Strike Probable.
1t is confidently believed that the
convention will not order strike in
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Omaha. Neb., July 1.-THE Burling-
ton railroad has been notified that the
government will construct new over,
land stage road from Cody, Wyo., to
the eastern outlet of Yellowstone park.
The road will be iifty-seyen miles long
and will pursue a direct route from
Cody to the Canon hotel, to the north
of Yellowstone lake, which is regarded
as the most attractive part of the
park. The new road will greatly ia
cilitate access TO the part, and will
shorten the distance by over hun
bred miles.
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STORM DAMAGED WHEAT CROP.
Wind, Rain and Hail Ruined Many
North DalSOtn Fields.


St Paul, July II. While it now
seems practically certain that no lives
were lost in the terrific storms that
devastated a portion of the Red river
valley, near Grand Forks, n. d., the
loss to farmers viii be heavy. Hardly
farm in the pathway Of the storm
and it was almost 100 miles long by
10 miles wide-but had some building
either demolished or damaged. The
loss to the wheat crop. which would
have been ready for the sickle in about
three weeks, is reported to have been
very heavy. Thousands of acres Of
wheat were literally beaten into the
ground 10y the hail that accompanied
the wind and rain. In some places ey-
cry vestige of the crop was wiped out.
Many persons are reported injured,
though their hurts, with a few excep-
tons, are of a minor character. 1t is
as yet impossible to make anything ap-
proximatlng a correct estimate of the
damage done, but it win doubtless be
in the hundreds of thousands of dol
iars
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South Manchester, Conn, July IL
For the second time within four months
the velvet weayers employed in Cheney
Bros mills have struck rs result OF
efforts OF the management to expert
nent with the two loom system. Three
hundred weayers are called out, and it
is estimated that 400 otLer employees
of the mill are directly affected. Seven
employees, who We're asked to run two
looms each as an experiment, refused
and were discharged recently, where
upon the local union presented a de-
mand for the reinstatement of these
men. The mill management declined
to accede. to the demand, and the strike
followed
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Cape Town, July 1.-THE ladies Of
Cape Town presented Mrs. Steyn, Wife
of the eX-president of the former Or
ange River Colony, with a purse Of
G1,00O before she sailed for Europe
with her husband and two doctors on
the steamer Carisbrook Castle. Mr..
Steyn was in a pitiable condition from
enteric fever. His arms and legs were
partially paralyzed and he was unable
to open his eyelids.
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BURNED AT THE STAKE.
Mississippi Mob Wr@alls Vengeance
ON Negro Assaiiant.

Mississippi Mob Wr@aks Vengeance
ON "a Negro Assaiiant.
Clayton, Miss, July II. = William
Ody, negro, who attempted to assault
Miss Virginia Tucker of this place, has
been burned at the stake.
The attack was most brutal The
young lady was riding in the country
when she was attacked.
The scene of the occurrence was a
lonely spot in a country road. Ody
hailed Miss Tucker with the informal
ton that she had dropped package.
She stopped the horse, and the negro
approached as if to pick up the sup
posed package. He seized the girls
wrists and dragged her violently from
the vehicle both her legs being broken
in the fall
Miss Tucker screamed and was found
a few moments later by a doctor who
was driving near by. She was said
to be at the point of death.
After Ody's capture by the posse a
mob quickly formed and took charge
of the prisoner He was brought be-
fore Miss Tucker, who positively iden-
titled him, although he asserted his in
nocence.
Ody was taken to a spot in the coun-
try near the scene of the attack. and a
bonfire was built about tree He was
told to prepare for death. When the
manner of his execution became APP
parent he begged piteously for mercy.
He was, nevertheless, securely bound,
oil was poured over his clothing, and in
short period only his charred bones
marked the spot of execution.
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BIG GROCERY TRUST NOW.

Combination of Wholesale Dealers
Found In Chicago.
Chicago, July ia combination of
wholesale groceries, organized substan-
TALLY along the lines advocated by
James B. Forgan for the consolidation
of country banks, has been effected by
Chicago capitalists. Incorporation pa
pers for the combination will be filed
in New Jersey. The new company will
begin operations with a capitalization
of $5,000,000, of which $3,500000 has
been subscribed.
Harlow N Higinbotham is president
of the corporation, which will be
known as the National Grocer compa-
ny. Frank c. Let's, the first vice
president, is president of the Western
Grocer company, which controls and
operates nine wholesale houses in
Iowa. Missouri, Kansas and Minneap-
oils.
The National concern will gain con
troll of the largest houses in Illinois
outside of Chicago, Indiana, Ohio. Mis-
souri, and Michigan. The National and
Western Grocer companies are not TO
be merged; but, retaining separate or
CARNATIONS, viii have a close working
arrangement.
The National Grocer company will
buy direct from the importers, manu-
facturers and sugar refneries and also
will make direct importations through
the Chicago Office.
The company either will lease OF
erect a large supply house and a cold
storage plant in Chicago, and the plans
also include the building and operat-
ing of a large manufacturing house
Other officers Of the new company are:
Second vice president, Amos Mussel
man, Grand Rapids, Mich; third vice
president, William Phipps, Saginaw
Mich; treasurer, Harry Higinbotham;
secretary, II. S. Griggs, Jackson, Mich
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ToMLINsoN HALL

the soft coal fields. President Mitchell
is believed to be opposed to such ac-
ton, and his wishes are almost GER
tain to prevail.
The opinion is steadily gaining
ground among the delegates that a
strike would lessen the chances of
the anthracite miners to win their
fight for the. reason that it would
take from them all the support that
the soft coal men will be able to ex-
tend if they continue at work. Then,
too, there is genuine dislike among
the soft coal men to take action that
will place them in the position of vio-
lating their contracts with the mine
owners While it is impossible to pre-
diet what any body of the men will
do with a given question when there
is chance that the gathering may be
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NO GENERAL STRIKE.
That Appears to Be the Majority Sem
timent at indianapolis.
ATTITUDE OF MR.. MITCHELL.
President of Mine Workers Thinks
1T InadvisabIe to Call Out Soft
Coal Miners-Sessions of the
Convention Begun.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 1.-THE con-
vention of the United Mine Workers
OF America began in Tomlinson hall
with an attendance of about 900 dele
gates. Nearly every man on the floor
was the possessor of several proxies,
some holding as high as five and 9th
ers from four to two.
The first session was not of an ex-
ecutive character, and there were
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-07-18

Harrisburg, Pa, July 1.-THE char
red body of James Deylin, with the
skull crushed, was found in a car of
steel blooms in the yards of the Penn
sylvania Steel company at Steelton.
The theory Of Coroner Krause is that
DevHn was murdered ana the car set
on fire to hide the crime. Deylin has
been living at Steelton for about three
months
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New York Liquor License Fees.

Albany, \. Y, July 17-State Com
missioner of Excise Cullinan reports
that the receipts of his department
from May 1 to July 1 this year were
$11. S55. S40S0. The receipts during The
same period last year We're $1l,S22,
102.5G, making an Increase in the re
ceipts this year of SOB, 1924.
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Fen 40 Feet and sdm Lives.

Amsterdam, n Y. July II. = John
Hurley fell from the top of the tall
chimney at the power house of the Am
sterdam Street railroad at Tribes hill,
a distance of ITO feet, but escaped
with a broken leg and two broken
ribs. He struck upon plank near the
ground, which acted as a springboard
and saved his life.
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rhe Mnine ON Trial.

Lewes. Del, July 1.-THE new bat
tleship Maine put out to sea for her
builders trial after she had adjusted
her steering gear and compasses by
the bay ranges and had run over the
Dne mile government course back OF
the breakwater several times at a
lively pace.
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William SIN nnna

Philadelphia, July William Still,
who was known throughout the coun-
try as "Father of the Underground
Railroad" and one of the best edu-
Gated members of the negro race, is
dead at his home here.
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netired Arms omcer pend.

Plainfield, n j., July 17.-Major F.,
W. Coleman, a retired officer of the
United States army, is dead from pa
ralysis at the Hotel Netherwood, this
| city.
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Saratoga N. ", July 1.-THE Ma
tional Confectioners' association, Of
which James ]. Matchett of Brooklyn
is president, has begun its eighteenth
annual convention here
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New Governor OF the rrnnsvnn1

Perth, Western Australia, July 16.-
Sir Arthur Lawley, governor of West
ern Australia, has accepted the lieu
tenant goyernorship of the Transvaal
Colony. He starts for South Africa
Aug. 5.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York
Stock Exchange.

New York, July IL
Money on cali easier at 81 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, gas per cent.
Sterling exchange firm, with actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at $4S72la4.SS for de-
mand and at S4S5gsa4S59s for 60 days.
Posted rates. S4.S6a4.S6ls and $4.SStAa4S9.
Commercial bills S4.SfAa4S5A. Bar sill
yer, 52Bc. Mexican dollars, 4l7sc. Gov
eminent bonds steady. State bonds in
active Railroad bonds steady.
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LOCAL BREvITlEs

excursions And Outings

EXcursiOnS And UutIhgS
July 24-A. M. E. Church to Gran
berry Lake.
July 29-Odd Fellows to Coney
Island.
August 6-Methodist Sunday School
to Asbury Park and Ocean Grove.
August 14-Loantaka Council, R.
A. c., to West Point.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-07-30
Our Correspondents
,POssun CreeIx.

'Possum Creek.
Health is very good in this
vIcipity at present.
Our farmers are busy threshing
wheat this week.
Mrs. MelYin Lutes was called to
the bedside Other sick mother, Mrs.
Englehardt, enc day last week.
Several of our young people en-
joyed q drive TO the tunnel above
Glen Allen Sunday afternoon. They
were Messrs. Emero Winters, Jesse
Winters, Melbourn Winters, Jonah
Lutes and Misses Nora Hawn, Nellie
Lutes, Marietta and Minnie Winters
We are having q good Sunday
School at Point Pleasant now ant
are preparing to have children's day
in the near future.
Miss Lille Nancy visited tb'
family of Thomas Shelton las
week.
Uncle Jesse Lutes is on the puny
list OF this writing.
With best wishes to The PREs
and its many readers, I will close
CONSTANCE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-07-30

In which be had the pistol. Things
became alarming In the eyes Of bis
antagonists, and some one reported
Ben TO the mayor. The mayor 40.
cordingly ordered the marshal to
search Ben. This the marshal pro-
ceeded TO do last week. He eau.
tiouslv entered Ben's Office and IN
a proper way told Ben that be bad
a very unpleasant duty to perform,
but that he had been ordered by
the mayor to search him as 1t had
been rumored tbat.he had been car
rying concealed weapons. 10 Ben's
natural and naughty way he said,
ayes, l have q pistol-always carry
it, "Well,' says the marshal
timidly, "come back here till ]
search you" aNo,' says Ben,
search me right here.'' The mar
shall proceeded and found the pistol
and told Ben to take it out. Ber
obeyed and when the weapon wa'
displayed to view 1t was found t.
be large, rough---toy pistol.
The marshal had to treat to keeT
Ben from writing him up.-Jacksor
Herald. ...s-,,s..
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-07-30
ZaIma.
We are badly in need Of rain.

We are badly in need Of rain.
Tbreshing ofwheat is progress
ing, wheat turning out better than
was expected.
George Thurston moved back to
his farm last week.
The box factory Is being loaded
on cars TO be shipped to Golden, Ill.
The road overseers are pushing
the road work along.
The family of Marshal Eaker are
visiting ut Henry Gaines.
Lew Finney is now engineer OF
Bollinger's flour mill.
| ,BenjamiO Fish died July %,
after a lingering illness, of typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Gillian (uee McMinn) pass.
cd through town Wednesday on her
| way to Buchanan.
Mrs. Jesse Glasener was on the
sick list last week but is up again.
Joe Fish was arrested last Friday
on a warrant charging him with
assaulting James Fish. He gave
bond for his appearance at prelimi'
nary trial.
There 10 quite an epidemic o.
dysentery and typhoid fever raging
In the country south of as.
il A Mr.. Stevenson of Greenvill'
was here on business last week.
Leo Slinkard went to the st
Joseph convention last week.
Republican delegates passed Sal
urday at the county's capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Gray went +
. Brentwood Sunday.
The road suits of the collector V
: B. Ii. BoIllnger and John King fo
failure to work the roads last year
3 were thrown out of court.
Al Albert Thurston moved to Stoc
dard county last week; some regre
to see him leave, but are console
by the thought that their loss
9 AIbert's gam.
Herman Hesse and others froi
Jackson are spending few week
here in camp, hunting and fishing
: Joe James spent Sunday
Brownwood with his best girl.
RI Rev. Hembree preached sermo
r in the Baptist church last SnRda
to a large congregation.
@. Cook.