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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
A MENACE 10 BUSINESS.
Nine Thousand Freight Handlers In
Chicago Respond TO an
Order to Strike.
THE FHtIGHT HOUSES ARE ALL TIED UP.
The Men Demand an Increase In
Wages, Extra Pay for Overtime
and Holidays and Recognition OF
Their Lnion-Prestdcnt Curran
says All the Men are oat.

Chicago. July IA strike Of 1000
freight handlers in Chicago was
called Monday and every freight
house of the "a railroads concerned
is practically tied up. Business men
fear that the strike will be the most
serious which has affected their in
terests In years.
The strike was called by commit
tee appointed at meeting of 1000
freight handlers held Sunday night
The committee was instructed to call
strike within IS hours unless the
railroads should meet the demands
of the men at once for an increase in
wages, extra pay for overtime and
holidays, and recognition of the
union. Action on these instructions
was taken sooner than had been ex-
pected. The committee went first to
the Michigan Central, Illinois Central
and Wisconsin Central houses on the
lake front. The men walked ont
with cheers and marched across the
viaduct ON Randolph street with
their union cards tucked in their
hats.
BY messenger and telephone, ac-
cording to the strike leaders, all 9th
er members of the Interior Freight
Handlers and Warehousemen's union
were called out. At noon President
Curran of the union, reported that
his men were all out and that IL was
a fight to win.
1t was all but impossible, he said
for any freight to enter Chicago, or
To leave II. Many of the railroads
had small forces OF men, previously
hired. ON hand when the strike was
called, and by adding TO il. men from
other departments managed TO han.
die perishable commodities. In the
hiring of no-union men ii is said the
railroads run serious risk Of bring
Ing about d strike Of the tsamsters.
who recently won their fight from
the packers. The teamsters, it is
said, will refuse absolutely TO have
anything to do with freight in any
way handled by non-union help.
The men called out include fore
men, check, recheck, receiving and
delivery clerks, sealers, callers
weighmasters, steyedores, coopers
and elevator men.
Chief of Police O'NesIl, when mott.
fed that a strike had been called
sent orders TO his subordinates to
make every preparation to preserve
order. Two hundred and fifty men
were called in from outlying stations
to form a reserve force to be sta.
toned at the downtown stations
From the stations the men went in
squads to the different yards. There
was no marked demonstrations as
they entered, although they had to
remain quiet under a running fire Of
sarcasm.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Will Blackburn, sentenced for life
as an accomplice of Ashley Cooke
and Tom Lauderdale in the killing
of Engineer Wray, arrived at tho
Rankin farm a few days ago. Peti-
tions are being circulated in the
delta for commutation Of the death
penalty sentence in the cases of
Cooke and Lauderdale.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
FOR SMALLPOX PATIENTS.
The Treasury Department Seeking
Control of sIedge Island For -
Northern Quarantine station.

Washington, July THE secretary
of the treasury has asked the interior
department 20 transfer the jurisdic-
tion Of Sledge island, an island near
Nome, Alaska, from the interior to
the treasury department for use as
a quarantine station for smallpox
patients. There is already surgeon
and marine hospital station on the
island, and owing to the prevalence
Of smallpox in Alaska 1t is deemed
desirable that a regular quarantine
station be instituted upon the island
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN HURT.
Accident 90 The British Colonial Seq
retary BY the slipping of His
Hanson Horse.

London, July 7.--The colonial see
retary, Joseph Chamberlain, was
somewhat seriously cut on the head,
Monday afternoon, as a result of q
cab accident in Whitehall. The seere-
tary's hanson WIS passing through
the Canadian arch when the horse
slipped and Mr. Chamberlain was pre-
cipitated forward with great violence.
His head struck and shattered the
glass front OF the cab. Mr. Chamber
iain's head was badly laeerated. A
policeman helped him into a cab and
accompanied him to Charing Cross
hospital.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

The governor has decided that it
is necessary to give up the eneamp-
ment of the National Guard and he
has ordered the regiments into
camps separately by companies. The
amount available for each regiment
for this purpose is 1885. which
must cover all the expenses of en-
campments, including transporta-
tion and subsistence of the men.
Transportation equippage shipped
from Jackson to encampments is not
included.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

William Thompson, one Of Ok
ford's oldest citizens, died last week.
He had beeen a resident of Oxford
and intimately connected with its
business growth and development
from its earliest history. He was a
Confederate and Mexican war vet
eran and one of the best known citi-
zens of the county. Mr.. Thompson
had just passed his Saith birthday.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
IN THE moHAwK VALLEY.
Many of the Farmers Have Lost
Nearly All Their Crops.

Utica, n. T.. July THE Mohawk
river has risen above its banks from
Rome eastward, and water now eoy-
ers thousands Of acres of heavy grass
ready to harvest and all the bottom
lands devoted to mixed farming. In
some places In the Mohawk valley
farmers have lost nearly all the crops
of this year from hight water.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
TREvEs
TAKfNG.
BARLOW.
KILLED A NEGRO FARM HAND.
mer aud "A Nenro--A Negro
woman A1so shot.

Americus. Ga, July IA farmer
named Gwynes. residing on the Stap-
pey plantation near Amcrleus, killed
a negro farm hand, dangerously
wounded n negro woman and was
himself shot twice IA the result ,f
an alteration with the negro man.
After n quarrel Gwynea shot at the
negro. and just as he fred the wom-
nm stepped In range and received a
load of shot In the abdomen. The ne-
gro returned the FIRE and wounded
Gwynes, but the latter finally sue
cceded in killing his adversary.
Gwyncs claims he acted in self-de-
fenee
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
Many washonts Along the Railroads
"a Young Bo, Drowned.

oean. n. Y. July IA heavy rnin
and eloudburst did much damage
throughout Allegheny county Sun
day. Many washouts along the 1so-
chester division OF the Western New
York q Pennsylvania road occurred,
and all trains were abandoned. On
the Erie railroad wnahouts occurred
at several points between Salamanca
and Hornellsville and at scio a bridge
was carried away. Much stock was
killed by lightning.
Paul Fahrer, ten years old, was
drowned In the Allegheny river here.
While swimming he was oyerpowered
IN nn eddy that had been created by
a sudden rise Of the river.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
To Extermlnate the Mosquito.

The health authorities of Natchez
have just received a barrel of phino-
tos oil, patent oil manufactured in
New York for killing mosquitoes,
and destroying their progeny. The
oil is to be used as an experiment
and will be judiciously distributed
in the cess-pools and stagnant bodies
of water in and about the city to ex-
terminate these little disease breed
ing parasites in order to, if possible,
rid the community of them and re-
duce the spread of malaria and other
maladies said to be carried by these
insects to a minimum.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
uNBouNDED THANKFuLNEss.
The srtnc~ of wair. Takes oerastoa
Go Expires. Thanks 60 God Ter
M. Fathers Recovery.

London. July 7.--inaugurating tbs
Raphael Nurses Home OF Guys hos
pitai Monday afternoon, the prince
80 Wales said all would join him N
expressing unbounded thankfulneas
10 God for the mereiful recovery of
his dear father. They had all been
cheered aud supported during the Sc.
we're trial BY the deep sympathy of
the whole empire, and they who had
watched at the kings bedside re-
alized how much WAS due TO the EN-
inent surgical and medical skin, and
90 the highly trained and patient
nursing Of the king,
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
Future Of the GuIf Coast

Governor Longino, who recently
returned from a trip along the gulf
coast, is very enthusiastic over the
future Of that section, and predicts
that the Mississippi coast will as
sumo pre-eminent importance in the
export trade beteween this country
and South America and the Orient
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

President Lowry, of Mississippi
College, has completed the work Of
raising the $4,000 endowment
among the Baptists Of the State. The
entire amount raised is $50, 900, and
this enables the college to claim the
$4,000 from the general board Of
education of the church.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
Nearing CompIet on.

The new line of the Yazoc & Mis-
sissippi Valley railroad from Tut
wiler to Blythe is rapidly approach
ing complexion. Fifty-fve miles Of
track have already been laid, leaving
a gap to be completed Of only twelve
miles of the sixty-seyen miles of line.
This gap is between Crenshaws and
Marks.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

London, July THE municipality
of st. Andrews, Scotland, Will. on
July 1s, bestow the freedom OF that
city on Andrew Carnegie and on Loro
Eloin and Lord Balfour Of BurIeigh,
trustees of the Carnegie university
fund
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

The company flag of the Claiborne
Rangers which was captured in the
fight with the Union troops near
Jackson, has been located in st.
Paul, and Mrs. Sallie II. Hunnally
Of that city has given notice to the
survivors of the company that she
will arrange for its return to Missis-
sippi
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Mississippi has been rather prolific
of crime during the past week, six
murders having been committed
within the borders of the State. The
two most notable killings were in
Attala and Holmes counties. In the
Possumneck neighborhood, Attala
county, difficulty occurred between
Frank Davis and Jim Rickles, two
neighbors, and the latter was in
stantly killed. Davis claims self-de-
fense. In the Bowling Green neigh
borhood, Holmes county, a tragedy
occurred in which Joe Pritchard shot
and killed Win Armstrong and Sc
riously wounded John Truitt.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Henley. Eng, July 7.-c. S. Titus,
Of the Union boat club of New York
beat Louis Scholes, Of the Don Row
ing club, of Toronto. in preliminary
heat for the diamond sculls. Titus
won by length and a half. Time
minutes 80 seconds.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
seeking a compromIse.

Rome, July THE vatican Is striy-
ing TO find compromise between
satisfying the desire of Washington
as set forth by Judge Taft. governor
of the Philippines, and relieving the
klutaIsuods9I g1sIIp moIT 9ss AIoq
for the withdrawal Of the friara from
the Philippine archipelago.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

New York, July 7.--According to an
announcement made here, says Bos-
ton dispatch 10 the World. AguiDaldo
is coming 20 the United States. and
his departure from Manila TO San
Francisco is expected, it Is said, At
ANY time.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Winchester, Ill. July 7.--Mrs. Will-
lam HIT. wife Of a highiy-respected
farmer living In Merritt, committed
suicide Sunday evening. No particu-
lars have been learned, but the sus-
position is that IL was the result Of
family troubles.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

London, July 7.--The departure OF
the colonial and East Indian troops
now in London has been indefinitely
postpoued. II IS expected they viii
participate III the parade IN honor Of
lord Kitchener ON his return-about
the 18th
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

WiIkesbarre, Pa, July THE
eighth week of the anthracite coal
miners strike ended Sunday, and the
estimated loss TO all concerned dur
ing that period IS about $4,000 600
The situation is practically un-
changed with no settlement In sight
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

New York, July Ada Gray, the
actress who made East Lynne" fa-
nous, died Saturday, aged 81 years.
II is n fact not generally known that
William Jennings Bryan played with
her one season. taking the part OF
Sir Francis Levison.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12
WIN Encourage Truck Farming.

Several of the large corporations
operating lines of refrigerator cars
have devised plan to encourage the
truck farming industry in Missis-
sippi, and in consequence it is ex-
pected that there will be decided
increase in the fruit and vegetable
acreage in the State next year.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Washington, July 7.--Secretary
Moody. after consultation with his
bureau chiefs, gave orders that one
Of the battleships authorized at the
last session OF congress be construct
ed at the New York navy yard.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Manila. July 1.-THE sultan OF
pacoiad. Mindanao. has sent an in
suIsineiy-worded letter 70 the com
mander Of the American expedition
10 Lake Lanao, in Mindanao, In which
he threatens TO begin offensive opera
fiong Ia August.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Pueblo, Col, July 7.--John Joseph
Daily, a prominent lawyer Of the
northwest, committed suicide by TAX
ing morphine In q lodging house on
South Union avenue. No motive can
be found for the act.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Guthrie. Okla, July 7.--The town Of
White Horse, an old Indian trading
post of the railroad in Woods coun-
ty. was destroyed by fire Sunday.
The Ions is estimated at siO0Dco. a.
Phillips.a farmer, was fatally burned
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Berlin, July Tit Is announced
here In q dispatch from Port Arthur
that cholera is spreading In Man
cburia and that the mortality rate Is
very great. Out of 800 cases at Inkau
aa4 were fatal
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Arrangements are being made for
the construction Of railroad from
Magnolia to Liberty, the county seat
Of Amite county, a distance of about
thirty miles.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Monte Vista, Col, July IA heavy
frost which formed ice has visited
San Luis valley. Il now seems as IL
not more than one-fourth of an av-
erage crop will be harvested in this
valley
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

Ihe Delta Workers conference,
',sp'esenhng the Western Baptist
Asssoclation of the State, was in ses-
s'Vn at Clarksdale four days last
sseF veg Many of the leading minis
~. ~ and laymen from all over the
&s we're in attendance.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

London, July 7.--The statement OF
tho board Of trade for June shows
decreases of Gf.0s5,7oo In imports
and Ei,1oa,o 200 ia exports.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-12

London. July AT ten o'clock
Monday morning tho following bulle-
tin on King Edwards condition was
posted at buckingham palace;
The king had nine hours natural
sleep and his progress continues TO
be uninterrupted, The wound IL dis
charging freely aud Is less painful 10
dress.
lsigned1 TREVEs.
IAK1NG.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-18
ANNUITHS

Prof. c. s. Grimes of Evanston, H., now 94 years of age, carried a policy of s5,ooo for many years and when he reached the advanced age of 7ohe despaired of its ever becoming a claim, so he compromised with the company on the basis of an annuity of S4Ioper year for the rest of his life. During the past A years he has received his annual payments with regular ity and great equanimity of mind and, having already drawn So,S4o, he has come to the conclusion that he has found the elixir of life in an Annuity.
 At age 70, sr,ooo deposited in The Mutual Life Insurance Go. of New York will yield an annuity of SI34.77 for life.
 This great corporation is the most wealthy moneyed institution in the world and more than SIo,ooO, 900 in claims has been paid in this state through the under signed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-18
4 GnnU THISTLE IN KANSAS.

When the Russian thistle first made it's appearance in Kansas 1t was looked on as an unmitigated and dangerous evil. Every effort was made to eradi- cate it, and there was even talk of ask ing congress for an appropriation to prevent its spreading through the west ern States. The Kansas farmers are not yet gathering figs from the Rus- sian thistle, but they have discovered that 1t is not the pest they thought it was. It is good feed for cattle. It makes excellent hay. It is admirable for pasturage, in the green state. Some farmers testify that it is fully equal to prairie grass. Others go as far as to say that 1t is worth just as much. pound for pound, as alfalfa, which is one of the most valuable of Kansas farm products And there are farmers who declare that no other feed is equal to the Russian thistle to make cows give plenty of rich milk early in the season. They say that when sorghum, nillet, alfalfa, etc, are fed to cattle all mixed together, with portion of thistle hay, if any preference is shown by the intelligent beasts it is in favor of the thistles.
 Perhaps the thistle will yet turn into
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-18
tmPoRTAAT, IFTRUE.

A man who lives in Erie. Pennsylva- mia, and who flatters himself that he is a. Bible student thinks he has discoV- cred that there are no women in heav- en. He declares that in both the Old and New Testaments all those men tioned as having passed to the other side" are men; that all the angels nam ed or ever seen by mortal eyes were men: and that wherever persons are spoken of in connection with the future life the masculine form of the personal pronoun is used. He also finds that there are no women in hell. As to where they do go, he presents three possibilities, as follows: First, that no women reach heaven. and are, there fore. annihilated or go to some place Of which the Bible makes no mention; second. that women reach heaven, but, in common with men, become sexless, and there is tenceforth no distinction between them; third, that women reach heaven and become males.
 This shows what can be done. But with all the evidence there is that wo- men are heavenly we do not suppose that the Erie Bible students discovery will make much impression.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-18
HABlTUAL.

Some people have conscientious scru- ples about gambling and most or the others have reason to wish they had'- Puck.
 Bobby-What is bigot, pa?
 Pa-A bigot, bobby, is woman who can't be coaxed or hired to go to any other church picnic except her oWn.- Puck.
 What is your opinion of ragtime mu- sic?''
 Well" answered Mr. Cumrox, confi- dentially. II like it. But I'm too re- fined to own up to the fact. Washing ton Star.
 Carlo-What's the matter with Bruno that he limps so? Tray-I don't know. I heard him barking in the night, and suspect that he parked his shin. He always was an unlucky cur.-Boston Transcript.
 Raymor-This fortune-telling business is all hunbug. One of these professors of palmistry told me little while ago to look out for g. short, blond riafi." Shyne-I don't know about it's being all humhug. I'm blond. and I'm short Lend me $10, old man.-Chicago Tri- bune. Poor man! said the lady visitor, ad- dressing one of the inmates of the in- sane asylum, don't you often feel very sad to be shut up here?" "Oh, no," the patient answered. "The 1 lunatics who come to look at us are generally very amusing, Chicago Rec ord Herald. | He--The cook has written me letter asking for more wages. | She-Well, isn't that all right?
 'No; I don't like the letter because she is untruthful in it." How so?"
 "Why. she signs it Your obedient servant "-Yonkers Statesman. | Dr. Jalap-Well, you may thank your fine constitution for pulling you through; nothing else could have saved you. | The convalescent-But I cannot see that you have made any reduction in your bill for my fine constitutions sshare in the cure.-Boston Transcript. | Tightfist-They say habit is SO strong that mans spirit goes right on doing the same thing after death that he did in life
 Gainor-That can't be true about your case.
 Tightflst-Why not?
 Gainor-Look at your habit of shovel ing snow from your walk.-New York Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-18
TEAM WORK AT wASuJNcTo

TEAM WORK AT WASHINGTON,
 The state of Washington elects both of its representatives to congress with out reference to districts. By the new apportfonment the state gets another congressman, who, also, will be elected
 "at large" The plan, evidently, is much in favor. One of the reasons
 why has lately come to light.
 Some time ago Representative Cush-
 man of Washington arraigned the Speaker of the House for his arbitrary,
 high-handed, oppressive methods. His speech was full of biting wit and scath-
 ing irony. Among other things, he said
 that between g. clamorous constituency
 and the wall in the Speakers room he
 was flattened out like cancelled post
 age stamp. The inference was that he was overlooked in appropriation mat
 ters. The speech made a great stir. Jones, the other representative from
 Washington, did not second his col. league. In fact, it was mooted that he
 was on very friendly terms with the
 Speaker. Now it appears that the two Washington representatives are really working very effective little scheme. Cushman prods the Speaker with shafts of sarcasm, protesting against the way the state is neglected and the tyranny of the house leadership. Jones keeps on his good side and works him." To- gether they carry off bulky list of ap- propriations for their state. Olmstead q of Pennsylvania recently read a list o! what Washington had secured this ses- sion in the way of pork" He showed that hundreds of thousands of dollars had been appropriated for river and harbor improvements, public buildings and other things.
 Washington's plan of electing "at ! large" representatives eliminates fric-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-18
The Ping Pong Lover.

It is not mine to serve with stately grace The celluIoid into my lady's face To win no game with skill to me IS glVen' l will not play at all unless I'm uri'eh' IL is not mine.
 It is not mine to send with easy grace The light ball bounding The white ball bounding n my ladyS lace. Not mine in endless rallies to repel The thousand artless strokes she knows 50 Not mine my suit victoriously to press My valet does this when tis in messJ. Not mine with futile,
 Not mine with frantic racquet to repel The h cunning service that know too we'll But mine it is to scramble in her tra'n,, The search in darkened corners to nam
 tain, s And Lemonade to fetch with difference. And call the score. oft love- with LOOK
 Intense
 The he 6lameiess liquid fetch with reverence, My pIngful worship,
 ' Punch.