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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-09
WILL AID BUTCHERS
 ID MIN THE STRIKE International Brotherhood of TeanSters Take Stand IS A SWEEPING PLEDGE Benefit Can Be Extended Indefinitely. Officers of Union Go to Chicago
 to Give Personal Atten-
 tion to Matter.
IS A SWEEPING PLEDGE

! Cincinnati, August s-The annual con- vention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters that has been in session here for ten days adjourned this after noon after the installation of officers to meet next year in Philadelphia.
 President Cornelius N. Shea said:
 "This has cen the most important con vention in the history of the teamsters' organization, and we are going to help the butcher workmen win the packing house strike or go broke
 The convention today after endorsing the action of it's unions at Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph, where the teamsters have ordered sympathetic strikes adoptei resolution of general application "pedging moral and financial support of all teamsters who have or who may hereafter strike in sympathy with the striking butchers and meatcut- ters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-09
Forees Are Increased.

All the packing plants began operations today with slightly increased forces of workmen, nearly 600 additional employees having been secured over Sunday.
 The livestock receipts, consisting of 1s,- 900 cattle, 26,OOO hogs and 2O,OoO sheep, were nearly all bought up by the packers to- day.
 An additional detachment of police was ordered to report to the stockyard's sta- tion tomorrow morning, to aid in pro- tecting a Lake Shore and Michigan train which is expected to arrive with TOO addi- tional strike-berakers. These men have been employed in various cities through out the east, and among them, 1t is said, are between two and three hundred skill ed workmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-09
Eiaht for 4e Hours.

By the night of July 25 the Russian soldiers had been fighting forty-eight hours with a minimum of rest. food and water. They were then relieved by re- eerves who arrived at the lines lead by hauds playing the national anthem. At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-09
ICE MEN ARE NOW
 BIGGEST FACTORS
Butchers Who Buy from the
 Packers Must Suffer
TRANSFERS ARE IN EARNEST I
Ice Cannot Be Hauled With Which to Pack Refrigerator Cars for Ship ment-Strikers Are
 Confident.

Chicago, August S.-The union teamsters are to be the principal weapon which the the labor leaders propose to use to win the stockyards strike.
 Orders were issued today to drivers of iee wagons to deliver no more ice to pitchers who buy of the big packers, or to any of the branch houses of the pack ing plants where the men are now on strike. A list of more than 200 retail deal CTS who have been buying meat from the so-called trust packers, and hauling it away with their own wagons, has been compiled, and according to the claims of the strike leaders, the ice supply will be cut off from every one of these places tomorrow morning Arrangements have been made to have piekets stationed at all the retail markets which have been placed under the ban of the unions to see that the boycott is enforced to the Emit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-09
Is a Sweeping Pledge.

This is sweeping pledge now, as just previous to its adoption the con- stitution was amended so that strike ben efits extend indefinitely instead of being limited to four weeks. Under the amend ed constitution the general officers stated that the brotherhood pledges itself to ex- haust the last dollar in it's treasury to. secure a favorable termination of the great strike
 President Shea stated that he would make an appeal to every local union in the International Brotherhood of Team sters to secure funds to continue the strike.
 The general officers interpret the action today to mean that the sympathetic strike of teamsters will be extended to any drivers whose services will affect the butchers and meatcutters It is left to the general officers as to how far it may go beyond those driving only for packing houses.
 Will Go to Chicago.
 President Shea and other officers left tonight for the general offices in Indian apolis, but they will be in Chicago We'd nesday from which place the strike, so far as the teamsters are concerned, is to be directed. Some of the general officers left for Chicago tonight. and quite num- Der of delegates went to St Louis. There were enthusiastic demonstrations today while the action was taken on sympathetic strikes, and after final adjournment the agitation continued with expressions of determination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-09

tcontlnued on Second Paael
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09
A Successful Teacher.

ED. PRESS: Prof M. G. Wright,
one of the ablest teachers in this
county, has just closed a very sue
cessful term of school at the Lola
school house. He taught our fell
term and gave such universal sat
isfaotion that the people engaged
him to teach a spring term of ten
weeks, which closed May ~ with
a nice entertainment at night; the
little people, together with the lar
ger ones, recited some very nice
pieces, and all did credit to their
teacher.
Prof Wright has taught several
terms in our district and was off.
cred the position for the coming
fall session but declined, to accept
an offer from the Eli district.
Prof Wright has been teaching
in the schools of Livingston coun
ty for twenty.si years, and every
where he has taught he is held in
high esteem as a teacher and
gentleman, A Patron
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09

my arns, and then the darkness
came and | do not know what be-
came OF that sweet little baby.
Here he answered my question
and said he thought his leg was
just bruised but he could rot walk
and RS the wagon started he said,
"Oh, that sweet little baby, | wish
L knew 1t was not hurt" and wept
as though his heart woald break.
But he was made to rejoice when
some one told him that the baby
went through without scratch.
There we're three hundred in the
church when the storm hit it, and
the same number when it was
over, for the doors were held to
prevent them from getting out.
Had they succeeded In getting out
no doubt large number would
have been killed by the flying de-
bris. IL the church had fell we
can't tell what would have hap
pened.
No one was bad hurt, but sever
al who were in their dwellings
we're hurt some. One man WAS
hurled about thirty feet in his
house. Then it was blown off of
him aud left him with only some
flesh wounds. An old lady was
blown about fifty yards but was
not hurt.
The two cyclones that struck
this town came together near the
church, aud in that part it swept
everything clean before it. | do
not know the number of houses
torn away or blown down, but no
lives were lost
l have not begun to tell what
might be told about the dsstruc-
ton in this place, but we are all
so glad that our lives are spared
that we consider the property as
nothing.
Old friends ell ask how | like
Kansas. | think il fine country
aud we are all satisfied, if the cy.
clone did start some OF our things
back toward Kentucky; but how
far they hare gone we will never
know.
With best wishes for all of our
old Crittenden county friends, |
will close.
G. g. HoLsToN.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09
To WE'D JUNE is.
Former Louisville Girl to Wed a
New Yorker.

Cards have been received here
announcing the marriage of Miss
Evalyn Marshall Shelby to Mr.
George Pennell Roberts to take
place on Wednesday, June ID, al
2 O'Clock p. H., at the residence OF
her sister, Mrs. John w. Wilson,
The wedding will be a quiet,
home affair, and only the immedi-
ate friends and families of the
contracting parties will be present.
On their return from their bridal
tour they will go to house keeping
in the Sayre residence on Salem
street, which they have leased dur
ing the absence of Mrs. Sayre in
Philadelphia and the east.
Miss Shelby, the bride to. be,
came of two of the old and aristo-
cratic families of the state, her
mother having been a Miss Mar.
shall, descendant of Chief Jus
tice John Marshall and her father
tie late Reginal l.. Shelby of
Louisville, who was born and
reared near Eddyville and was a
grand son of Governor Isaac Shell
by. Miss Shelby's grandmother
was daughter of Chit enden
Lyon, one of the first settlers of
Lyon county, and for sixteen
years a representative of that dis
triot in congress. She has travel
ed extensively and has spent
much of her life in Louisville and
Dallas, Tex, and has taken advan-
tsge of every opportunity to i'm
prove herself, until now she has
few equals in literature and art,
and is an elocutionist of marked
The groom to be, came to Mar.
ion a year ago from Chicago, but
is New Yorker by birth. He has
travelled over much of the United
States and has spent several years
on the Pacific coast. He is now
in the mining business
and is secretary and treasur of
the Crittenden Mining Co., which |
has extensive deposits of spar in
several sections of this county. |
He is a gentleman of exceptional
moral worth and stands high with
svery one who knows him in a
business capacity.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09
MUM Der 2.

railroad track over Pawnee creek,
this county, has been enterely GOV
cred with water as the result of a
waterspout. No lives are reported
as lost 80 far, nor have any ranch
men reported loss Of stock. but
many valuable fields oil hay are
completely ruined.
st Louis, June 2.-Reports CO.
ming in from various sections of
the city showing considerable and
widespread damage from the thun
derstorm that ragged today.
Last Thursday destructive cy-
clone Lassed over part of Illinois
in view of Smithland, aud for a
while it looked as though it would
reach here. The people here we're
greatly excited for awhile as they
watched it as it came down the ri
YER, but when it turned in another
direction and they saw that all
danger had pissed. then of course
no one was scaredp The little vii
lage of New Liberty, opposite this
place, in Illinois, was blown into
kindling wood but no lives were
lost,-Smithland Banner.
A report over the wires here an.
nounces that terrific tornado VI
tied Dallas, Texas, Thursday. 1t
was learned that the tornado bit
in the central part of the city and
caused death and destruction for
miles All the wires were down
and no details could be obtained.
Glasgow, KY, Jnns ga hea-
Wy rain storm yesterday evening
blew down Mount Pleasant Bap-
fist church and several houses at
Roseville, five miles from here.
Arkansas City. Kan, June e.
A tornado struck Glencoe, a town
of 1000, in Payne county. Okla
homa, today, demolishing five res
licences and destroying the Metho
dist church. Several persons were
hurt, nons seriously. Great dam
lags was done to farm property.
Henderson, KY, June 3.-The
electrical storm here late yestor-
day afternoon badly damaged sew
eral residences and burned w. p.
Beverley's stable. There was
heavy rain, which damaged the
corn and tobacco crops.
Bonneville, Ind June 2.-Jno.
Gentry, Jr., Opal Gentry, and a
Gentry baby were struck by light
ming and killed this afternoon.
The father was also struck and
will die. The mother and nine
other children were shocked but
their injuries will not prove seri-
GUS.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09
FOR SALE.

A Plano Binder in good condi-
ton and thorough repair on the
j. j. Hughes farm, | mile South
of Marion. Johnnie James.
2-2w.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09
Grand Land Sale!

All of the r. E. Bgham Land west of the Railroad adjoin
ing the city of Marion will be sold beginning at The
land has been surveyed and plated and cut up into lots OF
good ze 200 feet Deep and they will be sold easy terms
cash or time.
W.D. BROWNING, Agt, at Marion Hardware Co.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09
STORM ECHOES.

The electric storm which was
seen and felt al Marion and other
nearby towns on Thursday last
was accompanied by considerable
damage and same loss of life. The
Morganfeld Sun says;
just before twelve O'Clock yes.
terday Ii severe electrical storm,
accompanied by heavy rain, oc.
Cured The lightning struck Ro.
bert Cromwells residence, tearing
great hole in the side of the
building and setting it on fire. AS
soon as the alarm was turned in
the fire department responded, but
the blaze had been extinguished
by Joe Cromwell and Harry Ford
before the hose wagon reached the
scene. Fortunately none of the
family was at home, as it is quite
likely had any one been in the
house at the time there would
have been a fatality. The resi-.
dence was insured,
AT Sturgis, during the storm,
two boys. sons of Robt Christian.
were struck by lightning. Nei-
Their of them was killed outright
but it is reported one of them was
fatally injured. Telephone wires
have beeh out of working order
ever since the storm, and we could
not learn particulars of the acct
dent.
At DeKoven Arch Montgomery
the fifteen year old son of Mr. and
Mrs George Montgomery, was
struck by lightning and killed.
His body lay within thirty yards
of his home all day.
At Sturgis John McKesg's
house was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground.
Norton, Kan, June "A tor
nado struck the little town of Sci.
oen, west OF Norton, on the Rock
Island railway, demolishing h g
church, FIVE dwellings, and tles-
troying much farm property.
A funeral service was being con
Quoted in the church at the time,
and 300 persons we're in attend
ance. A dozen persons we're hurt
but none seriously.
Much damage was done to farm
property in the path of the storm,
beyond Selden, but no loss of life
has been reported.
w. ID. Brantley recently moved
to Selden, Kan, from this county.
We hope he and his family a 9
safe.
Hutchinson, Kan, June 2.-This
section and all Southwestern Kan
sas was drenohed by heavy rain
accompanied by hail Hail broke
every. window on the :north side
of an esstbound Rock Island pas
senger train and the broken glass
cut many of the passengers.
Tekemah, Neb., June "A dis
astrouse cyclone swept over this
town. wrecking and destroying 20
houses and injuring nineteen peo-
pie.
Ardmore, l. T., June 2.-White
head was visited last night by an
electric and wind storm, doing
much damage to buildings and the
growing fruit crop. Hundreds of
acres of cotton will have to be re.
planted.
Princeton. Kan. June "A tor |
nado at Cold Water, small town
near here, wrecked many barns
and destroyed much property; the
tornado struck ten miles south east
Of Dodge City, doing heavy dam
age to farm propert, and crops.
out so far no casualties are repor-
ed.
Sterling, Col, Jnhe 2,-One
thousand feet of Union Pacific |
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09

The immense smokestack for
the MILLS being erected 10y the Ea-
gls Fluor Spar company ut the
Cullen mino near Salem, is at tho
depot aud is 10y far the largest ev.
or seen in these parts. One would
think it WAS huilt for some big
Birmingham furnace. The tallest
mAn can stand erect in IL lying flat
M il does m the car.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09
ANOTHER RICH FIND IN
THE LEV|AS SECTION.
With Coal on all Sides and Mineral in Abundance
Marion has Bright Future and will Yet Be a
Second Birmingham Unless all Signs Fail.

Our Levias correspon dent says
Prof Cook, the real mining
man Of Salem. was in this section
last week hunting for mineral pro
party Mr. Cook is an experience.
eel minernlogist from Colorado,
aud We hope he will secure prop
erty In our midst,
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09
FROM SElDEN, KANSAS.

formed southwest, in sight Of our
town. Two moved off to gard the
north, two to the south, and two
headed direct for our town. They
looked to be about two hundred
yards apart when within a mile of
town, moving parallel with each
other, but rs they came rolling
and twisting could see they were
getting closer together. They
were moving slowly, not 80 fast as
one would expect But on they
came, picking up everything that
was in front of them and giving it
a jerk, causing it to disappear in
the blackness OF the cloud.
One was coming straight to the
place where 1 stood, without chan
ging its course in the least that |
could see. The large school bull
ding. which was about eighty rods
from where | was standing, was in
direct line between me and the
largest Cyclone. l stood and wat
ched to see what it did with that
building, but when it was within
fifty feet, as it looked to me, it
just seemed to jump far enough
west TO miss the building. | then
picked up the baby and waited
until it was within forty rods and
ran for the cellar. l just got. in
when shingles. plsnks and things
began to tumble around and then
everything was in total darkness.
for about ten seconds. This is all
1 saw OF the Cyclone until it pass
ed us and went on northeast to
pay it's respects to other anxious
watchers, l Judge l was in the
cellar thirty seconds. When |
came out the first thing l saw was
that large barn and grainery that
stood about so feet from the hotel
WAS moved back about forty feet,
and part of it standing with the
roof to the ground, the rest gone.
Here l will say that it jumped
over the hotel without doing it any
damage. | then looked farther
out. There were lots that had
handsome dwellings. windmills,
stables, chicken houses, fences,
etc, not three minutes before was
now as bare as the prairie. except
now and then plank splitInto kim
ding wood and piles of debris at
other places
My next thought was of the
children who were attending flu
neral services of an aged lady at
tie church, about one hundred
and fifty yards off, and there |
but met them about half
way. Thsy said they wers not
lurt but didn't know how many
we're. / went on to the church,
md there found about fifty teams
had been hitohed in the church
yard; but now horses, buggies and
Ill kind of rubbish was blown in |
piles; soon the horses were free,
out there was not a whole buggy |
On the ground. Some of the hor-
1913 were hurt, others ran away the
,hurch was blown off it's founda-
ion and badly wrecked.
When | reached the people |
'ome of them were crying, pray
ialloing, others hunting for
mothers, fathers. and all who were
lear to them, but none seemed to
70 hurt. Presently l saw good
Id neighbor Rodgers lying down;
ONE one pulled up a wagon and
fter we lifted him in | asked if
10 was hurt very much; oh, said
10, had a baby in my arms and
ried to protect her by holding
Ter against the house, but when it
lew off the foundation it knock
d me down and a ladder caught
ny leg and the church came down
n the ladder and held me there,
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09

Down in the Hurricane settle.
ment above Tolu. on the road to
yarittenden springs A. f. Karger.
the big furniture manufacture of
Evansville, and his partners, TEN
me and others, are buying up n
great deal OF land, which lie AN in
dication OF the confidence they
have in this district.
Last week they closed the deal
for Tile Threlkeld's land, 81 acres
at 81 900. and also for Geo. Stall.
lions l9S acres at $500.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09

Salem, putting in double sleepers
and double floors on all the bridg-
es, preparatory to hauling down
the big machinery for the Cullen
plant. The 200 h. p. boiler will
be hauled by two powerful trac-
ton engines.
Coal OF the best variety has
been found in Hardin county and
the mining of it will be @ arried on
during the summer and fall. The
mines are on the land of job Gait,
of Rock creek, and promise TO be
very remunerative. They have
gone back in the hill l45 feet and
now has a ~ inch vein. 1t is be-
lieved they will reach 4 foot
vein shortly.
=. q. McWads, superintendent
Of the mines, brought in a nice
lump Saturday, and informs us
they would have plenty, and just
as soon AS the road commissioners
work the roads they will start TO
haul il TO this place.
The coal has been tested aud is
'-una TO be all right, and no doubt
the demand for it will be great 49,
Hardin Era.
This is on line of our mineral
veins. and only few miles north
OF Marion.
Our Frances correspondent has
the following;
The Wheatcroft Mining oompa.
ny has developed-a nine foot vein
OF fine grinding spar on the land
near here recently bought of z. $.
Maxwell.
Engineer Geo. NJ. Russell, who
has charge of the machinery at the
Pogue mine, asks us to state TO
the mining editor Of the PRESS
that his pump is in perfect work.
ing order, and easily the best one
in these "diggings.'.
The pumps at the Hodge aud
Asbridge mines have been giving
considerable trouble recently, but
we hope in few days to be able
to tell about great progress at the
two great spar producers of last
year
VIM :. Lowery sold to James l.
Harris, the mineral.interest in So
acres of land for $500.
Il. G. Carter sold to X. NJ. Pogue
for $500.
Jas ID. Hopewell and others
have sold their mineral interests
to tho keystone Mineral and Mi
ming company.
Another rich find in the Levias
sectionl
George G. Gray and j. M. Per.
sons, the lucky men, have recent
" leased Mrs Martha Franks land |
and have uncovered a Z foot vein
Of very fine huor spas. Our Levias
correspondent says:
"Mrs Martha + Franks has leas
,d he, mineral to Messrs. j. VI.
Persons aud g. 9. Gray. They
have struck a fine bed Of spar at
depth of I feet. OF course both
parties are delighted and t h cir
neighbors rejoice with them, in
this new find in our section; and
from parties who have seen the
specimens, we learn that the vein
is of exceptionally fine quality.
Mr. Persons is recognized as one
of our best miners, and his judg.
nent is much sought by people
with mineral lands to develop, and
Mr. Gray is indeed fortunate to
nave gotten him for plrtner in
This deal.
The Franks land is near the &
w. Eaton property and the T. @.
Carter land, on both of which such
inc minerals have been found.
This great strike on the Franks
place bids fair to pay the fortu-
late gentlemen several thousands
, year income. In speaking of it
Mr. Persons said; "This mine is
lot for sale; it's good enough for
Mr. Gray and l to keep. Why
shouldn't We have a few of the
rood things" and everybody who
Knows them says "AmenW for the
Jun does not shine upon two big
yar heartad man.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09

Our New Salem correspondent
says Capt Haas with force of
hands spent all of last week fix
ing the road between Marion aL d
Salem, putting in double slsepers
and double floors on all the bridg-
es, preparatory to hauling down
the big machinery for the Cullen
plant. The 200 h. p. boiler will
be hauled by two powerful trac-
ton engines
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09

The Wheaicroft Mineral com.
pany. operating at Mexico, this
county, in their shaft which is so
feet deep, run a drift 80 feet in u
northerly direction and struck "A
tine vein Of grinding huor spar, ~
feet wide, which is one of the best
things in the district. They are
now taking out elk tons daily and
have closed contract ortheir en-
tire output until Jan lst, 1905, to
the Kentucky Fluor Spar compa-
ny, and il will be used for their
grinding trade at the hill on the
|. q R.R. at Marion. The fortu-
nate owners of this stock at pres.
eut are Irving. II. Wheatcroft,
A. +. Cullen, II, Curry, Ben Cur.
~, Jas Edwards and Mr.. Hudson,
all of Wheatcroft, and 7. A. Con-
way, OF Marion.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-06-09

The Shady Grove Mining CON-
pany, operating on the Lind!ey
land near Salem. have 100 tons of
fine mineral on the dump, and at
least thousand tons in sight.
They are now getting timber Iea-
dy TO do some needed work on
their shaft. which is down sixty
feet. j. b. Simpson, the we'll
known merchant, is superintend-
ing the work for the company.
Al. d. Elder. the druggist, of
Shady Grove is also partner.
From all reports they have iGe
property. A good vein was struck
at Is feet, and it improved the
deeper they went. What they
have out is about one. half -four
spar and one-half barites. They
will begin hauling their product
for shipment soon.