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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
Not strike Before Friday.

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE New
York teleGraphers will not strike at
least not before next Friday. At a
meeting of the Local No. 16, of the
Commercial photographers Union OF
America to-day a request was received
from the National Civic Federation to
postpone action for the present, anu
stating that Ralph NJ. Easley, Of the
National Civic Federation; Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation of Labor and Labor Com
missioner Neill would go TO Chicago
tomorrow to meet President S. j.
Small, of the Photographers Union.
upon his arrival there from San Fran
cisco. The weauest was acceded to, ana
it was decided to take no action until
next Friday.
Deputy President Thomas said after
the meeting that President Small and
the national executive committee of
the union would hold meeting in
Chicago on next Thursday to con-
slider the advisability of calling a gen
erai strike.
President Ahearn, of the local union.
said:
1.-THE officers of the local approve
the action taken too day be the meet
ing. 1t will show that we are honest
in this fight, and we are putting II up
to the companies direct now It's the
last chance that the companies have
to avoid a strike"
Il. j. Naly, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Postal Company.
to-day sent out to all Postal offices
the following statement:
I'VE shall take firm stand in deal
ing with the situation. You are au-
thorzed to advise managers at the
points were strike conditions prevail
to say to our loyal men who stand
by us in our difficulties that all
| operators will be paid their regular
salaries as a bonus, and their services
at the keys will be computed as extra
| on a basis Of seven hours per day or
night and where you deem it wise to
do so. you may also furnish free meals
and lodgings until we return to nor
| nal conditions."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
OPERATORS WAIT
For STRIKE ORDER
Continued from First Page.)

point being among those where the
men had walked out TO a reporter
Of The Times-Dispatch. superintendent
Rtbble made this statement late last
night:
NO operators are out In my dis
trlct, and have no complaints.
II any OF my men go out it Will
not be on account Of any known
grievance. "A. number of operators
are out in Southern and Western
cities, hut their places are being
fiiled as rapidly as possible, and
we hope to have normal conditions
restored in day or two. With
this cni in view we are giving
permanent positions with good
wages and protection TO capable
operators who apply for work.
Advertisements have been printed in
the newspapers in many cities this
morning by tile Postal, and In this
way the company believes that 1t Will
be able to secure the services of good
men who can be used in cities where
the regulars have quit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

by long distance telephone. Mr.. Beat
.ty says the press associations and the
leased wire newspaper operators, VIII
not be affected by the general strike
order, which it is said, will be- issued
within the next twenty four hours
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
sHATTERING ANOTHER
"UNWIsITTGN LAW

RICHMOND. IND. August 1.-THE
"unwrtten law" that an umbrella IL
common property Was shattered re-
Gently by Judge Converse in the Guy
Police Court, when he assessfd Ia me
OF ST. and costs against Ed, Grimm, and
added n Jail sentence Of ten days for
the theft OF Shower stick"
Griffin took the umbrella from, p
saloon during n heavy storm last night,
in order that he might reach his home,
Later In The evening he came down,
town, met a policeman, who accused
him Of taking the umbrella, and adj
back home and surrendered the proper
ty to the officer. According to court
record 81 both city and county Grim
lis the first person ever convicted here
of the theft" Of an umbrella. and was
the iirst person ever arrested here for
lsuch q c9ime.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
Charleston Men ONT.

CHARLESTON, 8. c., August l1.-An
the Western Union telegraphers walk
ed out here at 6 o'clock-ths afternoon.
This action practically closes both tele-
Union have only their manager and one
lief on duty
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
Out In Ar,Snnsus

TEXARKANA, ARK. August IL
nhe Western Union operators here,
four IN number, walked out Tonight.
Texarkana is one OF the repeater points
for the wires reaching the Southwest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

BOSTON August little Boston
local of the Commercial Photographers
Of America al a largely-attended meet
ing to-day voted not to go out on
strike at the present time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
NEGRO TROUBLE
LONG STANDING
Situation Around OnancocI
Has Been Strained for Many
Years,

onancock, the scene Of tie race
riot Saturday evening Is The most
beautiful town on the Eastern Shore
OF Virginia. Situated between two
branches Of Onancock Creek, bold
and picturesque estuary OF the Chesa-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
Contin,,c FOR prc.cnt.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA. August H.
Union tclegraphers met here to-day,
and, after an animated debate. decided
To continue at work until called out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
A,Ynit EmnII'A OrdNrs

MOBILE, AI.Ae August ll-7,ilI y
cnion operators Of Moblie,at NIT,
ing 10, day. unanimo,isly voted to await
orders from Mr.. Small before GOING out
The men in both the Postal and Aiest-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
THE WEATHER

Forecast; virginia-Fair ana some
what warmer Monday; Tuesday partly
cloudy; light variable winds.
North Carolina--Scattered thunder
showers. Monday and Tuesday; light
variable winds.
CONDITIONS YESTERDAY,
Richmond's weather was rainy and
warm. Thermomoter a midnight, "A.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

MISS POLLY MASON. OF WASHINGTON, u. G.
Miss Ninson Is of the rretticst n,id most ms
cnattnE girls the cnpitnl, rnd is always IN de-
rnnd throughout the season for coHli,ons, ana not
only has thu. happy tncuhy of always in'inS u Enod
time herself, hut In making every one cse EMO! IRE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
Charles p. Neil. Commissioner OF
Labor WaShinRton .. c.:

Charles p. Neil. Commissioner OF
Labor, Washington, .. c.:
Cause Of present trouble is repu-
diation of San Francisco agreement
which settled strike. Local Manager
o'Brien, Chief Operator Jeffreys and
Superintendent May have repeatedly
Disseminated against strikers. Wo-
men telegraphers, after returning to
work humiliated to such extent that
they resigned Western Union rein
stated Jess than one hundred strikers;
many still out of employment, includ-
ing married men Notwithstanding
agreement provides reinstatement of
strikers without prejudice. outsiders
given preference and employment
Present strike illegal. but provocation
great, and resentment against Western
Union officials because of bad faith so
universal that general strike Will be
authorized Tuesday unless we can find
way to bring about Cancellation.
Answering your last question, can
guarantee immediate resumption OF
work If government will insist upon
Investigation or arbitration of Dropo-
sitions embodied in memorial address,
ed to board of directors Of Western
Union last June. Local managements
petty discrimination and favoritlsm
toward woman Nicholson, Los Angeles
circuit, caused transfers and dismiss
sails of men long in company's SER
vice, and finally strike.
(signed) IS. j. SMALL"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
'1elegraphers W anted

Operators employed by this Company in several
Cities in the West and South, having without notice.
and without good reason left their posts 10 indulge
in sympathetic strike, the Postal Telegraph Gable
Company offers permanent positions with good wages
and full protection to competent operators who apply
at once TO G, w. RlBBLE, Superintendent, l216
Main Street, Richmond, Virginia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
O-DAY WILL BRING
A GENERAL STRIKE
Continued from First Page.)

missioner of Labor. that he would agree
to an immediate resumption of work II
the government would insist on an in
vestigation or arbitration of the teleg-
sraphers grievances.
President Small gave out the fol-
lowing correspondence between himself
and United states Commissioners of La
Dor Neil:
In reply to a telegram from Presi-
dent Small, last Friday, informing the
Commissioner of Labor that the te-
legraphers' strike had become a Sc
rious matter. the following was re-
rej
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
..wnshington, d. G., Aug. 10. 1907.

''FsashinGton, y. c., Aug. TO- 1907.
sc. J. Small, Oakland. Cal:
"Tclcgrnm received; also telegram
from Stewart. II Is useless for
to attempt to do anything ut
this time, az ] do not understand
precisely the issues or the exact
cause Of the strike. assume the
various strikes have been without
your authority and therefore nre
Illegal. If locals have no respect
for the constitution of the OrSan-
zntion and the national officers
cannot controH them, what guar
nntcc can you give me that my
adjustment satisfactory TO you
would be accepted by men on
strike:
81 am entirely ut your ser
vice and willing to do all In my
power to assist you Ia bringing
about fair settlement of this
controversy. Will you advise me
definitely and specifically what Is
tho demand for which the strike
has occurred, and upon what terms
you take the responsibility of or
cring the locals back:
dSigncdD "CHARLES r. NELL"
Commissioners of Labor, WASH
fnStOn, ID. c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

Newspapers may be deprived Of the
regular telegraph service, IL threats
the unions claim that II Will not be
possible to transmit news over the
long distance telephone lines. Like
the managers, the operators admit that
In tho event OF a wholesale suspension
the burden must rest upon the public,
but they believe that tho crisis and
crash will create such tremendous
sentiment that the companies VIII pc
forced to accede to the demands, the
mature OF which some managers say
are not exactly clear,
Whether n local strike will he de-
clared to-day depends upon the acIon
Iof president small, but the general
Is that President Roosevelt
Will use bis good offices, not to help
the operators or the company, but to
protect the public, which has most TO
llnEG.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
Waiting on Small.

In both telegraph Offices yesterday
and last night the full force WAS on
duty, ana the ordinary amount OF
sunday business was being handled.
Operators said last night that no meet
ing of the local union had been held
during the day. Charlotte. N. c., an
important point In Superintendent
Maxwells district, reported. that the
union, at a meeting yesterday had
voted to remain at work until ordered
out by the president.
In the newspaper dispatches s;atur-
day night it was stated that Small
would order the strike this morning
at II o'clock, but he was quoted as
saying in San Francisco last night
that he would give the company until
Tuesday to meet the demands.
The bulletin from New York to the
effect that operators in that city would
not strike before Friday and with re-
ports from other cities in the East that
there was no interruption OF business,
left the Impression that all in the union
ready stated, the main trouble is In the
West and South. New York. Philndel-
phia, Washington and Baltimore are
Officers OF the two companies deny
the reports that salaries We're not
raised 10 per cent. a. short while ago, as
promised. They want the operators
who claim that there was no advance
tn epenifu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
IN IMPORTANT CITIES
IMMATURE ALMANAC, /.

AWEnst Z, l8U7,
HlGEl TIDE
Morning 6:4s
ESenlng.,... 7;0a
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12
Insurance Company Hard Hit.

While exact figures are not available,
It is certainty that the fire insurance
companies operating in the State have
been hard hit during the past year, and
the losses incurred will be far in excess
of those for 1865.
The losses of fire companies proper in
1905 aggregated $1,401, ,624.13, while
marine and inland companies had losses
amounting to $7,25s,56, making a grand
total of $1,40S, $500. 1t is likely that
the losses for 1906 will be considerably
in excess of $2,000,000.
The insurance companies of the State
collected premiums in 1905 amounting to
S2,514, ,59O.27, and premiums for 1906
will not be over 100000 in excess OF
that figure, which is not sufficient to
overbalance the increased losses. The
total volume of insurance in force at
the end of 1906 was about $132, 100000,
not including risks written by marine
and inland companies, which will prob
ably foot up $17,000,000.
The life insurance companies will
make good showing for 1906, business
having been considerable improvement
over that of the previous year. The
volume of life insurance in force in Mis-
sissippi on December 81, 1905, was $92,-
6S6, ,352.91, and it has probably reached
the $100,O0O,OoO mark during the past
year. During the previous year over
S1O,O0o,O00 worth of insurance ceased
to be in force, and the greater portion of
same was lapsed, the losses incurred
being only $990,217.16, while premiums
collected amounted to S3.1s6, ,303.57,
giving evidence of very prosperous bus
mess,
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12
Babv Burned to Death.

The 19-months'-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Gems met with most.
fearful death at Columbus. Mrs. Gems
went up town, leaving her little daughter
asleep in the crib. Mr. Gems returned
home about 5 o'clock in the afternoon,
and found the room filled with smoke,
and his little daughter lying before the
CRATE, burned to a2crisp. 1t is supposed
that the little tot must have walked up
some time, after her mother left, and
that. in making an effort to get out OF
the cradle, fell in the fire. Mrs. Gems
had been absent about two hours before
her husband arrived, and it is not known
exactly What time the accident oc-
CURED. or how long the little one suf-
fered before death came to her relief.
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12
THE STORY.

THE king of Al was naturally cruel
and vindictive, and since his vic
tory over the armed force which Is
rael had sent out against his city, he
had given free rein to his passionate
nature. There were men in All whom
he had ruthlessly slain because in
the panic which followed the news of
the destruction of Jericho they had
counseled the surrender of the city,
urging that this was their only hope
I'VE cannot stand before their God"
they had said. Let US not fight
plead for mercy in the name of their
God"
Such appeals served only to deep
en- and intensity the hatred of the
king towards this strange people who
had invaded the land and towards
their God, and following his victorious
return to the city, after driving the
army Of Israel before him, he had or
dered those men who had counseled
surrender to be slain. And the days
which followed had been bloody days
in Al. Relentlessly he searched the
city for any who had shown fear or
who had suggested surrender, and
had them executed in the public
square as an example to others in
the city, for said he:
"Ai is made weak by their pres
ence. Death to all who would fear
before Israel or bow down to their
God! Our gods be the true gods!
We will serve them!"
And so the days following the de-
feat of Israel had been bloody feasts
days in Al, for with the killing of
those who had incurred the kings
displeasure, the whole city had given
itself up to all manner of excesses.
Such was the state of things when
one evening word was brought to the
king that armed Israelites were seen
to enter the valley below the city,
and were making their camp in plain
view of the city. Immediately the
king went out and from the high tow
er on the walls at the city's gate he
watched the little army make it's po-
sition secure for the night
Some of his officers counseled that
they go out at once against them and
under the cover Of darkness attack
the camp, but the king with an oa.h
forbade, saying:
NAY, for in the darkness they would
fee. and many would escape On the
morrow early we will surround and
destroy them. None shall escape"
So it was that on the morrow ear
ly the king and all the men of All
for every man was eager for opportu-
nifty of falling upon the Israelites-
issued forth. from the gates and de-
scended upon the little army gathered
In the valley below.
I'VE will pursue them tc <he very
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12
State Bonds Redeemed.

Bonds Of the State of Mississippi out
standing and maturing January /, 1907,
were redeemed at the Treasury Depart
ment, pursuant to the law under which
they were issued. The sum OF $304, 900
was the amount presented, with inter
est amounting to $22,36
There is still a considerable sum out
standing, but all will be redeemed, and
it is understood that there will be very
little necessity for floating bonds to
liquidate the balance of the bonded in
debtedness falling due at this time. The
receipts from ad valorem taxes received
for December were unusually heavy, one
county alone, that OF Washington, turn
ing in over $4,000.
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12
County Bond Issues.

Several good-sized county bond issues
are to be hoated in Mississippi during
the next few weeks. The Jones County
Board of Supervisors has given notice
of intention to float $4,000 in bonds,
for the purpose OF building the new
courthouse and jail at Laurel, and Harri
son county will float $4,000 issue for
the proposed new courthouse at Nc
Henry.
Tie Franklin County Board Of Su-
pervisors has given notice of special
election to be held on January %, TO
pass on the question of issuing $4,000
in bonds for the purpose of building new
bridges.
The Board of Supervisors of Amite
county has issued $4,000 in bonds, to
be used in purchasing and equipping a
county convict farm.
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12
SERMONE ETTE.

q
< "IsraeI hath sinned." No, you
? say, it was not Israel, but Achan.
5 True, and yet only part of the
2 truth, for sin Is never without
5 its influence and effect upon
2 the lives of others beside tho
5 actual transgressor.
2 Here is a solemn truth: "No
5 man Iiveth unto himself alone"
2 and the sins which commit
touch the lives of others.
2 See 1t In the family circle.
5 There is the profIigate son, but
2 he sins not to himself alone.
The whole family circle Is
5 swept into the vortex of his con-
2 taminating influence and feels
8 the burden of his Wrong-doing.
2 Sin is terrible thing, reach
3 ing out in ever widening circles
Z and affecting the lives of others.
3 Achan's sin became the sin of
: the whole people, and brought
? disaster upon all, just as your
5 sin and my sin may work its
? banefuI influence upon the lives
5 of those closely related to US
2 by social, business or family re-
5 Iations.
2 "And they fled before the men
OF AL" What a graphic portray
? al of the weakening power of
sin. Sampson shorn of his locks
was powerIess in the hands of
his enemies, for those shorn
locks were the evidences of sin
in his life.
And many man finds himself
powerIess to grappIe with the
enemy because sin has sapped
mis- strength. Sad, is it not that
thus man should invite defeat
} where God intended that victory
should be his.
The defeats that we incur in the
Land of Promise, says r. 3. Mey-
er, are not necessary. They are
due entirely to some failure in
ourselves, and they cause grief
to the immortal Lover of our
souls.
There is no reason for defeat
in the Christian life; always and
everywhere we are meant to be
"more than conquerors."
The course of the Christian
warrior should be as the sun
when he goeth forth in his
strength, and in regular gradi-
ents drives his chariot from the
eastern wave up the steep of ,
heaven.
Child of God, never lay the
blame of thy failure on God;
seek for IL within!
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12

1t is grievous to find Sir Thomas
Upton telling his fellow-Britishers
that we are so tremendously pros.
porous over here that we have abso.
lutely no regard for the value Of
money, and that no business man ever
thinks of counting his change at our
hotels, restaurants or elsewhere. It
is anything but complimentary to our
people, though quite likely Sir Tommy
doesn't mean to be unkind He makes
US all almost as ridiculous as rich
Americans travelling abroad.
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12
Cash on hand January 1st, ,co.osos1 !
-.
Mississippi College Endowment.

The announcement is made by w.
r. Lowrey, president of Mississippi. Col
lege at Clinton, to the effect that the
arduous work of raising the sum OF
$4,000 as an additional endewment IS
about to be successfully comReted,s at
ter sixteen months OF hard woEGand un-
ceasing effort. This inerease endow,
ment means much to that veA Fable ana n
honored institution, from Fw4Pse mans
have gone forth siaalss yosnhg men VINO
have made gratifying progress IN the nIe '
nf this and other States, and which will
take rank With the best and most po-
tent of its kind, and the added income
will be used to make many needed and
desirable imprcvernents. OF the amount
os raised the sum of $4,000 was raised
bv subscription among the Baptists OF
Mississippi, and the balance was secured
from private sources.
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12

The picturesque Chinatown Of Pa
cif1c Grove will soon be thing of the
past The site has been given to the
University of California by the Pa
cific Improvement company, and bio
logical laboratory will soon be located
there. Professor Loeb is to be at It's
head, and there will be erected a
group of buildings costing about a
quarter of a million, and accommo-
dating 400 students.
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12
School Libraries.

Several of the counties in the State
are taking advantage OF the law provid-
ing for the formation of school libraries,
which is included in the acts of 1906.
Under the provisions of the law, as
many as ten schools in a county may
receive from the county school fund the
sum of $40 in each year toward the IL
bfary fund, provided that school or dis
trict raises, at any rate, like sum-
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12

Engineers have never doubted the
possibility Of transmitting power from
the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi riv-
er to the great gold fields of the Trans
vaal, 750 miles distant, but they have
questioned the economic soundness of
such an undertaking, On commercial
scale. Nevertheless, contracts have
been let which show that the work
will be undertaken. 1t is the most ex-
traordinary electric power scheme
ever attempted.
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12
Three Minutes Late.

Will, Harvey, negro, was hanged at
5Maversville three minutes before notice
that his sentence had been committed
reached the Sheriff of Issaquena county.
Harvey's attorney was notified by Gov:
Vardaman that the negro's sentence had
been commuted to imprisonment for life.
The lawyer hurried to the telephone
and put i'm a call for the Issaquena Sher-
.iff. The. latter did not reach the tele-
phone until three minutes after the drop
fell.
The Grenada sentinel., 1907-01-12
Annointments by the Governor.

By direction of the Governor, Secre-
tary of State Power issued commissions
for the following officials, whose terms
Of office began January l, 1907: Capt:
r I. Blount, of Water Valley, to be
Chancellor of the Third District, vice
Hon J. C. Wilson, resigned. To be
trustees of the State penitentiary, pnA-
suant to the new law, which becomes
effective tomorrow: Howard Jones, OF
Kinds, First Supreme District; M. T.
Bishop. of Lafayette, Second District,
and Charles C. Smith, of Claiborne,
Third District. To be superintendent OF
the penitentiary, Charles H. Ney'and, OF
Wilkinson.