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will decide whether the spells or merit
system is to prevail.
Unavoidable delays, due ,lpally
to lad weather, have caused another
postponement of The opening Of the
Washington Baltimore and Annapolis
electric railway scheduled for tenor
row. 1t is now stated that the road
cannot be ready for operation before
January next and possibly month
later. Practically all Of the work in
Baltimore has been finished excepting
the stringing Of wires The executive
offices Of the company We're moved this
week from the Maryland Trust building
to the new terminal station at Marion
street, Par avenue and Liberty street.
The offices takeup the entire second
floor Of the building, while on the first
floor there is large waiting room for
passengers, ticket office and three
stores ona on Park avenue and two on
Liberty street, in addition to space oc-
cupied by tracks. In the basement
there are toilet rooms and the baggage
department. Cars will enter the sta
ton from Liberty street and leave by
way Of Park avenue. The equipment
of the company will consist of nineteen
passenger coaches, costing 500, $50 each;
four combination baggage and passenger
cars, costing $4,000 each, and two
freight express cars, costing $4,000
each. Eight Of the coaches have been
delivered and are now at the company
shops at Academy Junction.
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W3ECK AT 2. & O. STATION.
Many Railroad Ven Had to fsiss
Their Thanksgiving Dinner In
EOBSeTusnCe.
Consequence.

ABOUT eight o'clock last Thursday
morning Than seiyirg Day-a wreck
occurred At the railroad station in Oak
land. which delayed eastbound traffic
several hours and ;mpeded to great
extent trains westward bound, besides
disappointing many railroad men who
had planned to eat Thanksgiving dinner
with their families either at Cumber-
land Or Grafton.
The wreck was caused by brake
rigging under coal car dropping down
and striking upon the hotel crossing.
which derailed the car and uncoupling
it from the front of the rain a. the
same time. Before it, N Ientum was
checked it rlowed into tn, Iatform adj
joining the tIaci, on the south side,
tearing it to pieces for a distance Of
about fifty feet In addition to wreck
ing the boardwalk The track was badly
damaged and twisted out Of shape.
The track damage, however, was soon
repaired by Foreman Morrison and his
force Of men. To replace the deralIed
car he steam crane from Keyser was
called into service
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-05
Newspaper Suspen6S.

The Georges Creek Press, pull lished
at Homecoming by Mr. C. 7. Clayton,
suspended publication with its issue Of
last week. Mr.. Clayton will continue
in business at Homecoming. He has
been engaged in journalism in Mary
land for the past ten years, first en-
barking at Midland, Allegany county,
where he established a newspaper, later
removing the plan to Homecoming.
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Mr.. ASA 2. FRIEND
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Boar Of County Commissioners Or.
xsnizzd Tuesday rIornins.

Tuesday q this week ,5r. Olho ].
Fike, the recently elected member of
the Board Of County Comm; toner's,
took tie cath IF office before Clerk of
the Court Tower and Immediately en-
tered upon tn" discharge Of the cuties
Of his oficc.
In organizing the Board Mr.. Asa B.
Friend was elected President, succeed
ing Mr, Peter J. Stephen. whose term
as Commissioner expired with the in
duction into otfce Of Mr.. Fike.
During the DAY The usual routine Of
business was transacted by the Board,
Mr.. Fike, the new member, showing a
keen insight into the business methods
OF the Commissioners Office, impressing
those VINO had matters to transact as
being q man Of more than ordinary
qualifications.
THE REPUBLICAN, extends It's best
wishes to the new Board for a success
ful administration OF public affairs.
Mr.. Ross, who was elected Clerk at
the last election, was also sworn into
Office.
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POLITICAL NEWS OF MARYLAND.
NJ Friction oyer Delegates 90 The
{ nblican Rational Convention.

BALTIMORE, Md. Dec 1.-The ap-
preaching meeting Of tie republican
national committee in Washington next
week has started gossip over the candi-
date to be favored by the Maryland
delegation to the next national conven-
ton. Collector William F. Stone, the
local leader, who is sergeant-at-arms of
the national committee, will leave here
next Wednesday for the Capital city.
When asked whom he regarded as the
favorite for the presidential nomination,
and who in his judgment should be
nominated, Collector Stone begged to
be excused from discussing that mat
ter. It is generally known, however,
that Mr.. Stone is intensely loyal to the
national administration and will be gov
erned entirely by its wishes. Regard
ing the policy OF the party leaders in
this state, the cole ,tor was more COM
municatiYe. Il do not apprehsnd any
friction whatever when the time arrives
to make nominations, he said today.
The party leaders in every section of
the state should get together and thus
insure unanimity of action. 1t seems
to me that there should be no difficulty
in the state convention IN arriving at
selections for delegates at large and
alternates who will be entirely salts
factory to the party as a whole.
81 take it for granted" continued
Collector Stone, that Representatives
Mudd, Pearre and Jackson. State Chair
man Parran and National Committee
man Stevenson A. Williams and the
various county leaders are deeply in
terested in the work of the convention
and that they are willing and ready to
get together, just as they did in select
ing our republican gubernatorial candi-
dates last August, so as to present q
harmonious front. So far as the dis
trict delegates are concerned they are
chosen by the several congressional dis
tricts in conventions entirely indepen
dent of each other The primary cleo
ton law has been SO amended by The
legislature as to permit the holding 0.
primaries for the selection of delegate!
to these conventions under the auspices
of the party organizations, and ou
party constitution was so amended tha
] Use rule would prevail in severa
I - 4icts of the state. Hence each DIS
trict may choose such delegate to tn,
national convention as it may deem
proper, and i'll my judgment these dele,
gates will be in good accord with tn,
national administration.
The democrats, on the other hand
are all at sea over the national situatio,
in their party. One thing, however. i
assured, and that is that there will no
be Bryan delegation selected. Thos,
in control of the party machinery nov
do not take kindly to the silver tonguet
orator from Nebraska fact absolute
ly refused support On the two occasions
when Bryan was the party candidate
During the stay Of Mr. Bryan in thi
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city last Sunday not a single organiza-
ton leader Of prominence called upon
him. Representative Talbot, who is
the national Committeeman from Mary
land, returned this week from a visit to
National Chairman Taggart in Indiana,
where q number Of other national com
mitteema1 also visited Mr.. Taggart.
When asked by a press correspondent
if there was any great sentiment for
Bryan in 1908 among the committee
men, Mr.. Talbot replied: Quite a
number Of the national committeeman
hold The view that the nomination of
Bryan would be inexpedient at this
time. The impression. however, seem
ed to be general that if Bryan wanted
the nomination he could get it, but
there was a division Of sentiment as to
whether he really wanted it." Mr..
Talbot declined to discuss the man
who would be favored by the Maryland
delegation. saying that the date fol the
convention was too far off
One of the knotty problems that will
confront the party leaders when the
democrat.c legislature meets are the
demands 10 be made by the Anti-Sal1on
! League and the local option advocates
regarding Baltimore city. The political
leaders Of influence are opposed to such
thing as ward or precinct local option,
and legislation along such lines viii not
be passed if they can prevent it. The
city leaders have plan in mind which
includes the holding of special cleo
ton to decide whether local option shall
prevail all over the city. Those who
favor such plan assert that no part Of
the city has the right to escape its re-
sponsibilty for the existence of the
saloon atthe expense Of any other part.
1t is, therefore, right, they claim, that
the voters Of the city should settle the
loca! optin question as one community
and the. do not believe that the whole
people vii turn down the saloons. BY
adopting this plan the politicians say
they car escape the responsibility, as
the peopl will be free to decide for
themselvs.
Great Impetus was given the local
option mvement during the week by
.. Mayor M.1ool who declared in favor
Of it. Tn5 was jar to the local dem
oc,atic leders, but they got more
positive iot when Mayor Mahool went
squarely o record in favor Of the merit
system inthe conduct Ct municipal
affairs. IL mayor at tie meeting OF
the electri2l commission this week
fatty refusl to sanction the wholesale
dismissal employees simply because
they happeed to be republicans ard
the battle VII be fought out at the next
meeting. 1e two other members of
the commission are City Register
Thomas and resident Parrish of the
fire board, VIII will dominate the com
mission whenhe vote is taken. Re
port has it TIT Thomas ard Parrish
will refuse to.ota for the reappoint-
ment Of the eneral foreman. and
: locking Of horn with the mayor is con
fidently eXpecod. The leaders and
ward heelers a watching the fight
5 with great intcest, for the outcome
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SECRSTART.

4 wrong version Of me difficulty be-
tween officers OF The Maryland Sunday
School Association and myself has been
circulated in many parts Of the state.
This fact comptls ME 90 do the unpieas-
a., hing Of publishing i true version
that the real facts may be known. |
asa my friends to await my statement
on oath before they form IN opinion.
IL D., an awful &rraing ment Of men pro-
ias,,ng to be religious leaders, and it
saddens me to seno IL out, but | feel
tina, / am justified in cong 50.
GEO. H. Mock.
Baltimore. Dee. 3. 1907.
Fac Rspu hHosn IN . % PRINTING.
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Badly injured in Coal Nine.

Last Saturday Geo. Folk, son of
Frank Folk, was badly injured by a fall
of coal in what is known as the Aaron
Beachy mine, near Glantsville, Nd.
The young mans skull was fractured,
and he also sustained other injuries,
the extent of which could not be as
certained at the time. He was at once
taken to the Cumberland hospital.
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County Superintendent E. A Brown
ing requests thisA paper to announce
that for the Holidays the public schools
of the county will close on the 10th
inst, and viii reopen on January End.
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For Sale.

Two Shropshire bucks, and one Ok
ford. One Of Shropshire is registered.
W. MCCULLOH BROWN,
near Fort Pendleton, Md
2. O. Bayard w. Va.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-01
Stew. 9 (No- 81.
Nasim cen. narocnikom in sodru-
gom ma znanje.

Sodr. Frank PetriG, kateri je
iii m agitatoricnem potu "a
"Proletarca'', Sc ie radi posebnih
zadrzkov vrnil domOv.
To leto nam zdaj nj mogoGe do
biti pripravnega cloveka IA ia po-
sci, vsled tega apeliramo ma vse
cCn. sodruge. narocnike in zaved-
ne delavce, da sami poSljejo "a
ostalo naroGnino in med seboj agi-
tirajo Ia move naroGnike.
VISA tozadevna poroGila daie u
pravniStvo in wedniStvo liSta,
GS3 LOomis St, Chicago, Ill.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-01
HAYWOOD PROST!

V zadnji Stew. ''Preletarca"
sem povedal, da upamo, da bono
sredi augusta t. l., pozdravili
Haywooda kot svObodnega mOza,
ker smo prepricani, da je po ne
dClznem zaprt in obtozen. Upa-
ME Sc je spolnilo.
Pcrotniki so soglasno PRIMAL
sodr. Haywooda nedolznim. To
rove mnOgo, tc pomiSlimo, da so
bill porotniki sami kmetje, Xxi nj
maJo pojma o boju med delom in
kapitalom in da SO leto dni vsi
casniki Boise, Idaho, slikali
Haywooda kot najbolj krvoloGne-
GA morilca in dinamitarda. ki
stremi le Ia TEN, da hi pomoril
vse, kar Sc protivi ''Zapadni I'VE
II rudarjev''.
KapitalistiGm zarotnilli, pinker-
tcnci, gubernator GoOding in
druga malovrcdna svojat so della
|! racun breZ zavednih delavcey
ameriSkih in brez zdrave kmetke
Iameti. In ker so sc zanesli lie ma
svoja hudodelska Sredstva in ma
hinacije, ne vpoStevajoc naraSGa-
JOco ZavednOSt delavcev in nepo-
kvarjeno kmeGko pamet, so pod
lcgli; delavci in resnica so pa
zmagali sijajno.
ko je dine %. julia porocal
hrzojav sirom Amerike. da so po,
rotniki spoznal sodr Haywooda
EedoHnlm, so Starim delavSkim
veteranOm Zalile s1lze oci. XII so
videli strahopeten justicen umor
Icta 1887 Chicagu ma sodr.
Spiessu. Parsonu in drugih. MISC
hotel verjeti, dokler MISC last
rimi oGmi citali brzojavko, Ozna>
njujoco svobodo "a sodr. Haywoo-
da. -
ChikaSki delavci, zdruzeni v
"Obrambni zvezi" Meyer, Hay
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-01

Socijalizem je nov stadij (do-
BAY v kulturnem razvoju cloves
ke druzbe. Pojavil Sc je in pri-
sci bo in nj je sile, XII bi ga usta-
villa.
Klerikalizem Sc nagiblje prsti
veceru. Prezivel je svojo dobo
in propadel bo in nj je sile, XII bi
ga obdrzala,
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-01
LetO II. Vol. H.)

pomcni. da moraio delavci raz-
rednem boju Stati rama oh rami.
kakor So kapitalisti in trgovci
zdruzujcjo scbi dObro, tako Sc
moramo tudi mi organizirat. Mi
lmamo "a re5iti problem, katerega
pa nemoremo reSiti, dokler vsi de
layci - mozki ali zenske - ne
delamo slozno. Vi unijSki delavci
tudi he smete sklepati nika.lzer-
SEih pogodb Il delodajalci. Indivi-
duelno ste mic ali neka.j. Dosezete
lie takrat nelaj, Ge ste clani velfke
organizacije. -
Potem ie Haywood govoril o
zgodovini "Zapadne zveze rudar-
jev. Povedal je, da Sc je rodila
lsti celici dine ID. maja 1903. V ka-
teri je bill on zaprt.
Rekel je, da tekom casa, ko je
bill V jeGi, nikdar nj smatraI sebe
IA mucenika, da je trdo zaupal,
da zadobi prostost. ker je vedel,
da GA cuyajo milij0ni oGi.
koncem svojega govora Sc je
Haywood topic zahvalil vsem zen
Skam, "a njih pczrtvovalni trud.
Ia Haywoodom so govorili Sc
drugi govCrniki, med mimi tudi
sCdr. Mills iz Seattle. Wash.
Ko je Haywood konGal s svojim
govorom, .ie ma stotine liudi drlo
k MENU. ZenSke in otroci S solza-
mi V oGeh ga hoteli objeti, drugi
Sc mu StiSkali roke. Taxi situaci-
j pa tudi orjaSki Haywood nj bill
kos.
Zmucen .je sedel ma stol. Ali
sprejemni odbor spoznavSi stu
vacijo, mu je magic napravil pot
in GA odpeljal k sodrugu Frank
Schrecku ma 81. in Halsted ulici,
da Sc odpocije.
Med drugimi govorniki ONE
njamo Sc sodr Millsa IL Seattle,
Wash, Xxi je med drugim, ko je
zagledal vdovo sodr. Parsona, de-
.jal tole: " Ako hi bill delavci pred
dvajsetimi lett takO zavedni, ka-
kor so dandanes, tedaj bi ne obe-
sill Soproga te zene. kakor tudi ne
drugih mucenikOv Ia delavsko
stvar. Obravnava Haywood je do
kazala, cesar zmorejo delavci, Ge
so Slozni. aIllo Sc Zdruzijo V skup-
nj obrambi.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-01

EeS ZahValO V menu VSeh DELAY
ctv ma Iapadu. POdpora, katero
sem prejel od Vas in drugih te-
kom mOjega prCceSa, je zavrSila,
da biVam danes med Vami. Edino
je, kar me zaloSti, da ne vidim da-
mes Stati Cb moi Strani Moyerja
IL Pcttibona. DOvOlite mi, da Sc
enkrat povdarim, da Sc imam vOb-
Ge zahvaliti delavcem Xdr. drz..
poSebno pa chical$kim, da Stojim
danes xiv pred Nami. Sc sanjalo
Sc nj nikdar drzavnim uradnikom.
ne laStnikCm rudnikOv. da bi mi
kcdaJ imeli pravicno SodbO. Min
Eatrt, ko so mas odpeljali IL Colo
radc Idaho, je bill: mas pod VISA
kim pogojem 0beSiti. Pa ne morda
radi tega. da hi mas videli umreti.
ampak da bi zaStra$ili delavce. da
hi pCtem Ia ME delali kot sunni.
Ako hi mas ne hi bill podpirali Vi
in drugi nildar hi So ne bilo
nami poStopalo poSteno tekom
rroceSa. vi Sc morda Sc spominja.
te. kako so mas $ Silo odgnali IL
Colorado in da Sc nam ie zabranil
"habeaS corpus - navadna pra-
vica vsakega ameriSkega drzav-
llama.
\ihce ne more dvomiti, da Sc ie
idaSki gubernator GoOding lie ra-
iii tega nekaj dni preje razgovar.
lal v$jimi Sodniki, da so odklo-
Mill pravico - 'habeaS corpus
Vi veSte, da smo uloziii priziv tu-
iii na najviSjc zvezno sodiSGe. Tu-
d. TIA rczultat je Nam znan. Ali vi
tudi veste. da Sc .je predSednik
Roosevelt izrazil mas, ne da hi
ga bill kdo vpraSal Ia njegovo
mnenje." "
Sedaj je nastal hrup in marsi-
katera pikra beseda Sc je cula
prot predSedniku. Ko Sc .je pole
gel vihar, je Haywood nadaljeval
wi veSte, da mas je dne II. ok
tobra |. |. imenoval nezeljene dr.
Iavljane. Ali Sc je vsled predsed-
mikovega izraza. lahko Skovalo
javno mnenje prot nam. Nikdar
preie MISC delavci deael stall
taxi sGvrazni koaliciji mas; Dt
Prot MISC bill lc vsi kapitaliSti,
ampak tudi dive drzavni vladi in
zvezna vlada. Tako &a!.or danes
pred Nami stoiim, predstavljam
to, kallor pomeni Sloga med de-
iavci. Ker so nam delavci poma-
gall, radi tega smO zruSili tudi ka-
pitallSticno ZarOtO V mojem Slu-
Ca!m. Radi tega Sc imenujem tu-
Gi tipifikacija zdruzenih dclavcev,
ker Sc je V mojem slucaju polka
zalo, cesar zmOrejo zdruzeni de-
lavci. Tipifikacija tenn smislu
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1907-09-01
Chicago, Scptember, 1907

wood, Iettlbone, so takOJ brZO-
javnim potom pozvali Sodr. Hay
wooda V Chicago ma javen shod,
Fer vidijo sodr Haywoodu ne
podkupljivega amcriSkcga delav-
skega voditelia, obenem pa V ME
govi oproStitvi zmago organizira-
Lih delavcev mad kapitallstiGnimi
zarotniki.
Dne II. avg. t. |. ob sedmi uri
zjutraj Sc je pripeljal sodrug in
rudar Haywood V Chicago. da Sc
odzovc vabilu, katerega so mu
doposlali chicaSki delavci.
Ma zelezniSkem percnu ga ie
priGallovalo kakih 400 oseb. bill
50 delavci in delavke raznih obrt-
nth strok in narodnosti. Med pri-
takujocimi .e bilo tudi ) Sloven-
cev.
Komaj je stopil Haywood ma
reron, pozdraviIi so ga b,rni sla-
va-klici raznih jezikih; mlajSi
sodrugi in delavci so ga pa no.
tell dvigniti Ma rame, da bi ga ne
sli po stopnjicah navzgor. Ali ta
namen je Haywood ubranil tenn,
da Sc je uprl svojo orjaSko
mocjo.
s kolodvora Sc je odpeljal Hay
wood V hotel Briggs kjer so
GA posetile depu,aciie raznih or,
ganizacii.
Ia populWdnc je bill napovcdan
javcn Shed V Luna parku. Ze pred
tretjo uro populdne je bilo kakih
10 tisoc ljudi parl1u. Neikoliko
mlnut po treh je gCdba zaigrala
marzeljezo. tedaj je pa ustopil
Haywood, katerega je spremlia-
la 'socialiSticna mladcniSka I'VE
"a -. Ljudska mnczica mu ie pri-
rejala burne ovacije Koma. Sc je
preril do govorniSkega odra. kajti
vsaki delavec mu .je hotel seci V
roke in takO izraziti svoje veselje,
da Sc je kapitalistom poneSrecil
nameravani justiGni mor Boi-
Sc, Idaho.
Shod je odprl sodr. Gustav
Fraenckel. Xxi .c dial besedo sodr.
Nockelsu, tajnillu "ChicaSke de-
laySke zvaza''
NockelS je V imenu organizira-
nth chicai:'kih delavcpv cestital
Haywoodu, da ie bill spoznan ne
Gclznim. Ia njim .ie nastopil Hay
wood. Trajalo je ndloliko minut,
predno so poIegli slavaklici in je
priGel govoriti Haywood.
Njegov govor Sc glaSi pribliz-
no takO-Ie:
GoSpcdje in dame. Glani Mo
yer, Haywood, Pettibone konfe-
renee, sodrugi, bratje in delavci.
= VeSelim Srcem Vam iZrekam da-
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Berth Was Reserved.

Franklin X. Lane. interstate com.
merce commissioner. went west last
week. He wanted TO reserve a berth
from Chicago to Minneapolis. He
wired the request and this reply came
back: Cant do Il. Interstate com.
mcrce commission will not allow it
He fired a wire back reading: "Ey
what authority do you say Interstate
commerce commission will not allow
you TO reserve a berth In n sleeping
carr" The Pullman agent answered:
BY the authority OF a recent ruling" g"
Mr. Lane was interested by this time
and he teleEraphed: I am a member
Of the Interstate commerce commits
SION and am not familiar with the rul.
Ing. Give me a reference" And
short time af;erward he received this
telegram: Berth reserved"
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e HAS Become a Leading Industry "a
Last Few Years.

San Antonio. Tex.-Mexico Is buy
Ing more well,bred breeding cattle
than any six states in the union. This
is the claim made by breeders OF good
beef stock.
From the most miserable specimens
of range cattle to the finest grades on
the continent is the record of the Dlaz
republic in the last ten years.
The cattle-raising industry in the
republic is now one OF the principal
sources of prosperity there. The large
ranch of Don Louis Terrazas and his
son-ln-law. Enrique C. Creel. the new
ambassador to the United States.
which covers many thousands OF acres
In chihuahua, is one OF the best
stocked cattle ranges in the world.
This ranch has more than thou
sand Hereford bulls that are OF the
blood royal But there are many other
ranches in various parts OF the repub-
lie where cattle OF the best quality
have replaced the scrubs OF few
years ago.
The dairy-cattle industry is also be-
Ing pushed to the front in the repub-
lie, and all along the line the breed OF
live stock is being bettered. This Is
due in chief to the great number OF
progressive American cattlemen who
have removed TO the republic 10 en-
gage in cattle raising. Their lead has
proven profitable to the Mexican
ranch owners.
AT the recent San Antonio interna-
tional fair 4 Mexican ranch owner
made an order for 500 miles OF wire
fence for his sheep pasture.
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RaIah's Unique Conveyance.

While amphibious vehicles are not
in themselves novelty, it is safe to
declare the combination conveyance
Just built in England for an Indian
maharajah as absolutely unique, The
body, shaped like a boat and painted
in rainbow hues in accordance with
eastern ideas of color, is hung upon
a four-whccled skeleton carriage.
While intended by its owner as state
carriage. it may be used on occasions
as a state boat. as the body can be
uusIung and converted into an electric
launch The skeleton carriage Is
about Is feet long and is provided
with four rubbcr.tired wheels. There
is a seat for a driver and room for
four in the boat,shaped coach. The
total weight OF the outfit is less than
one ton.
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FARMERS STOP woRKmEH.
With Pitehforks and Guns They Hol.
Up Work on Transmission Line.

Lockport, y. Y.-A gang OF farmers
armed with pitchfo:ks and guns. held
up work on the transmission line OF
the Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Pow.
er company. near here. while work.
men were engaged in building fences
to separate the transmission line prop.
erty from the farm lands. The farm.
ers declare that they gave the com.
pany deeds to strip OF land 200 feet
wide. but the company is endeavorinr
20 steal more land by placing the
fences on the farm lands regardless
of the dividing lands
The farmers held that they coprs
not get satisfaction by peaceful meth.
DDS. and accordingly organized a, a
farm house and drove to the scene of
operations in hay wagon. Lining
themselves up across the transmission
line. they ordered the workmen IN
quit. at the same time levelinr their
guns and holding the forks in a threat.
ening attitude. The workmen sneered
at the farmers and continued opera.
tions. Then a battle started. Guns
were fred. and the workingmen. be.
coming frightened. ran away. No ono
was hurt. The differ ences will be sat.
tied by a consultation between the
company and the farmers.