Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-10
CUMBERLAND NOTES.
Strike Inevitable-Arrestf for
Theft-Breach of Promise Suit
,ondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence OF The evening Star
CUMBERLAND. Md. December 10, 1908.
A meeting of delegates of the various
locals of the united mine workers in tho
Meyersdale field was held at Meyersdale
yesterday. Daniel Young president of the
Georges Creek Meyersdale district, presd-
ing, and it was decided not to accept the
reduction of 10 cents a ton, effective De-
cember is. according to the notices posted
by the various operators. This means that
5000 men will strike and the mines will be
tied up. mass meeting of the miners
was held Tuesday night, and 1t was decided
to resist the reduction. Delegates were
named to the conference held yesterday at
which national organizers Smith. Salmond
and Mccullough. were present. The men
are now receiving G5 cents per ton. The
operators say that the dull market for coal
makes their move a necessity; that they
would rather reduce wages than curtail pro-
duction. which. in the end. would mean lit
tie work for the men to do. A strike is re-
garded as inevitable.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
of DR.. Claude Linwood Smither of Cum
berland and Miss Olive Sewell Somerell.
da lighter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Somer-
ell of Port Republic, Calvert county. Nd.
at Christ Church, Calvert county. Thurs
day morning, December II, at IL o'clock.
The feed and ice warehouse of b. l.. Mil
Ter at Warrington w. Va, with contents,
was cOmpleJeIy destroyed Dy IRE.
Andrew Beverage of Crabbottom. near
Franklin, w. Va. was dangerously injured
in the arm. hand, face and neck by the
premature discharge of his gun.
John Mcclure drove 800 cattle through
Franklin. w Va The cattle were exUep-
tionally fine and many will be exported.
Howard Biting, guard. and Leo ].
Blcugh, messenger, employed by the United
States Express Company, in preliminary
hearing at Uniontown yesterday We're held
in $500 each for the action of the grand
Jury on the charge of stealing 5000 worth
OF Jewels belonging to Mrs. John G. Shaw,
wife of a millionaire lawyer OF Finderone.
N J. Blough waived a hearing as he IN
tends to plead guilty, but he gave some
testimony He said that Biting came into
his car at Connellsville and remarked: You
have fine trunk there, let's open IT,
Plough opened it, and the contents, fnclud-
ing Jewels were divided.
Mrs A. G. Bracey or Clarksburg has re-
tanned counsel 10 enter suit against Colonel
Asa Clark of Louisville, KY, for $4,000
damages for breach of promise.
Arthur C. Dever died yesterday near
Rrushv Fort w Va, in his ninety-first year.
He was a pioneer farmer and owned 400
acres of land His estate, valued at $4,000.
will likely go to relatives, as his wife and
child are dead
THE old Consumers ice plant at Ciarks-
burg. w. va, was completely consumed by
fire of unknown origin. The loss is $4,000,
with 5000 insurance
A carload of mules sent to Little Or
leans this county. from Kentucky to Wa
hash contractors. were without food wa
ter for four days. 1t Is claimed When the
cargo was unloaded the mules paved
through the ice in the Potomac and drank
copiousiy Five died from bloating before
veterinary arrived
There is a heavy snow in the mountains
above here. 1t has attained a depth of four
inches and was still showing this evening.
There was light fall at Cumberland.