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M'IA4NOnOl.Y STOKY OL4 J. IS. (;OOKs
OF WALTON, N. o.
lie Writes to the (lovernor of Virgiuin
Concerning a hoard Binl Contracted In
Rolimond During tht wtar--It WYor
rin Jinm.
'T'le following is taken from the
Richmond Times. The pamnphlot
referred to was printed in The Horal
and News office and Mr. Crooks is
well known to many of our peopl :
Governor Tyler receives a groat
many unique letter; and requests
from all over the country, but one
came in yesterdayathat easily "leads
all the rest." It was from J. B.
Crooks, postmaster at Walton, S. C.,
and asked that the Governor collect
by subMcription, a sum of money
sufficient to settlo a hoard bill with
a Mrs. Tabb of this city, contracted
by Crooks during the Civil War,
and turn the same over to the "good
lady," provided she is still a resident
here.
Accompanying the lotter is a thir
teen page pamphlet, giving the ups
and downs of the writer's life, and
entitled "The Autobiography of a
Man Who Always Got Loft, and Was
Lucky in Being Left."
"I have boon a sort of cast off all
my life, and my father was so before
me," the pamphlet opens up.
Crooks sass, going on with his
life's story, that he was born in Un
ion county, S. C., in 1888, and is the
twentieth of twenty-one children
born to his parents, all of whom save
himself are now dead.
"At the ago of nine,' says, "I
was fire-maker, and am yet. In '48
'49 my father owned five slaves, and
was doing pretty well. In 1850 we
made 43 four-horse loads of corn.
"In '81 my father fell out with a
r kinsman, and soon all our property
was destroyed by fire. Father never
got over it and mother died shortly
afterwards.
WAS IN TIE ARMY.
"When the war broke out I went
to Columbia and joined Kershaw's
Brigade, Third Regiment South Caro
lina Volunteers. We were sont to
Richmond, and I was in the first
battle of Bull Ran. I was in eleven
battles in all. I wished to be a "gal
baby" about that time. I was shot
through the right arm at Fredericks
burg. My last fight was Gettys
burg, and hero I was taken prisoner
and sent to Fort Delaware, where I
was released. I returned to my house,
where trouble avaited me. I had
my ups and downs and lost more
than I made till I was appointed
postmaster at Walton twventy-five
years ago. I am still going down."
A FEwY ]EAD BEATs.
Toward the end of the story,
Crooks, in his pamphlet, says: "I will
now mention a few of the 'deadest
beats' that I ever had to deal with.
The first one borrowed $10 from me
in a hotel int Richmond during the
war. IHe is now rich and I'm poor.
iIe saysa he has money, but can't, get
it out of the bank. I have written
him repeatedly, but he neither pays
' attention nor the money. W~hen
about to meet me he dodges.
"Another fellow took twenty-five
years to answer a letter. I bought
$10 worth of corn from him. He
was to deliver it. Heb got nmy money,
but I never got the corn. He now
writes he is 'still broke' and can't
"I sold another follow a horse for
$40. Another was to do the paying.
I finally sold his note for a pair of
boots. I gave another fellow my
Winceester rifle to soil, and told him
he might have all over $10 he could
get for it. lie got $14 but died be
fore I could see him. I saw his next
kin, about six months after his death,
and was informed that there was no
ioney in hand. after paying funeral
expenses.
"'rhe next fellow that 'did' me
dwed~ me $50.' I could not show an
4coount for more thahn $20,.the other
having been put down in pencil writ
ing on my books and rubbed out, so
I lost the $80.
"Next, I bought a stove from an
agent and gave him my note. My
finily didn't like It, but the fellow
wdds't take it back. 1 sent him
tno money i two paymnonts, but ho
won't send the note.
ABOUT (ONE U1'.
"I aml about gone up," the paper
concludes, "and I owe some money
that I would liko to pay if possible.
I have tried to do all I could for my
family. I insured my lifo twice.
Once the company broko; the next
t ino I broko. You soo what a row I
havo had to hoo. What. an I left
for Y"
But the letter to tho governor was
written for another purpose. Crooks
says he was sick of measles hero dur
ing tho war, and wants His Excol
lncy to raise by subscription o. ough
to settle a board bill Le loft unpaid
in those troublous times.
Says the lettor: When I got well
enough to leavo the hospital the doc
tor told me to find a bettor place. A
gentloman named Henry Perkins and
I wont to the house of a lady named
Mrs. Louisa Tabb, wife of Captain
Tabb.
"We remained there a month and
never paid t.ho good woman a cent.
"She had three of the most pret
tiest kind of chillron I over saw."
The letter winds up by unfolding
a scheme by which His Excellency is
to raiso the money and settle the bill,
so the old man can die with a clear
conscience.
TIE WAR IN MS0UTIl AFRIUA.
ObJect of Great Itrltai Pltainly stated-It
is to 'Wipo Out tho Lust Vestigo of
It1publicanisma In Houth Africa."
Cape Town, July 1.-Sir John
Gordon Sprigg, in the course of his
address before the vigilance com
mittee, expressed the opinion that
the aspect of affairs was more hope
ful today than at any time since the
outbreak of hostilities. Communica.
tions were passing between Gen.
Lord Kitchener and the Cape Gov.
ernment regarding the best course
to be taken with the view to bring
ing the war to a speedy close. Mr.
Sprigg was satisfied that such an
arrangement could be reached be
tween Gen. Kitchener and the Cape
Government and a very considerable
improvement might be looked for
ward to in a short time.
Mr. Sprigg said he was entirely
satisfied that as long as Lord Salis
bury remained in power there would
be no shadow of anything in the na
ture of going back. He deprecated
the suspension of responsible Gov
ernment, as it might possibly cause
changes in the position'of the British
political parties.
The Cape Government entirely
sympathized with the announced
policy of the imperial Government.
The Cape Cabinet had beon~ render
ing all possible support to the im.
perial Government, and mntended to
continue its support with full as
surance that the imperial authorites
would not vary their policy, which
he understood was to wipe out the
last vestige of republicanirm in South
Africa.
England, Mr. Sprigg added, had
consulted the Cape Cabinet in reo
gard to South Africa's future. The
Cabinet strongly held the opinion,
which was shared by the imperial
Governmen., that first there must be
a period of military government fol
lowed by a crown colony government
for the new colonies. The Cape
Government recommended a large
scheme of immigration. Federation
must not be hurried.
(JHARLESTON BOOMING.
Government Will Bui Another Fort or
sullivan's Island.
Charleston, 5. 0., July 10.--It
was announced here today that the
government will build another fort
on Sullivan's Island. There are al
ready three large fortifications there
in addition to Fort Sumter in the
harbor and old Fort Moultrio on the
. Island proper.
The new barracks for the post
now being constructed at a cost of
$50,000 with the navy yard dry
dock and naval station' and an on
larged garrison on the island, Char
leston will shortly be by long odds
the must important naval and mn.
tary depot in the South.
BRYAN ON THE CONVENTION.
le (1IVE: ",Is VIEWS AT sORIN
LENOT 1[.
The Ohio, Convc,tlon, 11e saye, lado Mlts
take In Ata.king Ilim an Issue-Th10
lain Object A pponred to ho Not to
WrIte at N. w lintfor,, but, to
ICepu.lnihte tho Old1 One.
Lincoln, Nob., July 1 .--In an ex
tellll eo la,nnt. on the plat.fo;nl
adopted by t Io Ohio domoeratic con
vention, W. J. Bryan criticises the
convention for its failure to confirm
the Kansas City platform and for
what ho regards as the weakiiens of
somuo of th1( plaunks it did adopt..
Mr. t.ryu insi:.ts that the convOn
tion mado it mllis:tako ill Imakimg him
self an issue, an11d says:
"Mr. Bryan it not a candidato for
any office, atnd it mention of himt
might have boon construed by some
as an endorsement of him for oflico.
The vofo should have boon upon the
naked prOposition to endorsi the
platform of last year and then no
one could have excused his abandon
mont of democratic principles by the
pleading of his dislike for Mr.
Bryan."
Referring to the nlatform he con
tinues: "Tht convention not only
failed but refused to endorse or ro.
aflirn the Kansas City platform, and
from the manner in which the gold
element has rejoiced over this fea
ture of the convention, on would
suppose that the main object of the
convention was not to write a new
platform, but to repudiate the one
upon which the last national cam
paign was fought.
"The gold papers assume that the
convention refused to adopt the Kan
sas City platform because it con
tained a silver plank. If so, it would
have been more couragoons to hvo
declared openly for the gold stand.
ard. If tho gold standard is good
it ought to have been endorsed--if
bad, it ought to have boon denounced.
To ignore the subject entirely was
inexcusable.' The money question
is not yet out of politics. Every
session of congress will have to deal
with it. Republicans declare that
it is dead, but they keep working at
it."
Mr. Bryan comments on parts of
the platform, especially those refer
ring to State and municipal affairs.
He endorses the nominees of the
convention and urges their support.
Referring to the senatorial fight
and the reported candidacy of John
B. McLean, he says: "Did the
leaders ignore the money question
in order to please those who bolted ?
Or does Mr. McLean want to be left
free to affiliate with tihe Republicans
on financial questions ini case of his
election ?"
lie concludes as follows: "If any
Ohio D)emocrat feels a grievance be
cause the reorganizing element of
the party triump.hed at the conven
Lion, let him not visit his disappoint
mont upon the State ticket, but
rather see to the nominations of
Senators and Representatives who
will selet a trustworthy Senator.
Let them soo to it, also, that the
Stato platform is made at the pri
maries next time rather than at the
convention."
TIIUNDJER aSrOI IN (OREECNVILLE,
House Struck, Four Peorsonis Rendred1 In
sensihtio, One of Them, 8'riouasly In
jured, while a IHabiy Esenped
Uancathaed.
[News and Courier.)
Greenville, July 1.-Last night
Glreonville ws visited by a heavy
storm of wind and rain, with severe
thunder and lightning. The storm
lasted but a short time fortunately,
but was almost a tragedy in results.
On North street, in the northwest
part of the city, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Jilgon were in their chamber, pre
paring to retire. Their tbree-year
old child was lying on the bed, his
mother sitting on the side of the bed
by the child, quieting him to sleep.
Mr. Ligon was standing on the op
posite side of the bed watching the
child, while Frank Taylor, a young
brio!.her of Mrs. Ligon, was lying on
a pallet on the floor at the side of
the room. About a quarter after 10
o'clock there was a shock and cash,
followed by a dafeaning neal of
thundor. 'Mr. and Mrs. Ligon both
foll unconscious. Frank Taylor
Wis in the same conc ion, whilo the
infant entirely escapecl. Lightning
had struck the corner of t he house,
ripping and toaring off the weather
boarding, entored the room occupied
by the family, tore th bed to pioces,
passed across where tho Tiaylor boy
was lying on a pallet, oitorod the
adjoiing room, wheru Mr. iU. 1F.
eolcher was stopping, thence into
the hall, ripping off pltastor from the
wvalls and spllintoring furnituro and
then passed from the dwelling. A
lamp burnin.. in the room wis
tiiaihod, but fortunately the Ilaio
Was extinguished; otherwise there
would have been one of the si1lest
and most shocking tragedies in the
history of Greenville. Mr. and Mrs.
Ligon remained unconscious for
some time. Mr. Bolcher was also
shocked into unconsciousiess. Frank
Taylor was supposed to ho killb'(
whon the othors regained conscioI1s
1u1ss, got lights a.d found him. i lb
wis lying on the Iloor, palo, bl1oo
dripping from mouth, nose and ours.
Dr. Rowley, living ini', was called
in and for two or three hours he
worked with the boy until he was
rostored to consciousness. Tolay ho
is very weak and unable to leave his
bed.
A very remarkablo part of the ac
cident is the fact that the baby was
untouched and unharmed. Had the
lamp not been extinguihed it is
probable that the houso and all oc
cupants would have beenl burned to
death, as the house is old and the
timbers dry.
UEN. LEE.1 AND Ll)n:1 RO11l Rt;1.
One Stando for All Timi as the Ucefondor of
Li,erly, tho Other "the sorvnt of a
Denpoilo Empire in the 11Mot Unequal
and Cownrdly War E ver i n Waged
By a Civi:izld Power."
To the Editor of The News and
Courier: I notice that in your issue
today is published an extract of a
privato letter f rom Roberts, th i
present head of the British war do
partnont. It is not improper that
he should study teenlically from tho
campaigns of that greatest master of
strategy and tactics, Robert E. Leo,
for much he stands in need of such
tuition.
Roberts's "bubble reputation," not
won "at the cannon's mouth," but in
ridiculously unequal wars against
semi-barbarian foes; a reputation
manufactured by the facile pons of
war correspondents--was destined to
vanish into thin air at the lirst breath
of real wvar, until now it is a by-word
of (derisioni.
But for myself, as ani humble and
devoted foll;wer of Robert 1'. Lee,
whose name is the most sacred to me
of any in any language, except that
of (lie Deity, I protest against any
association of his name with Rob)orts's.
Leo stands for all time as thme o
fender of the very foundations of
liberty and representative govern
moent--as men and soldier absolutely
without a stfain.
What will- Roberts always stand
for in history ? As the servant of a
despotic empire endoeavori ng, for
pure mercenary reason 9, to crush out
the existence of the South African
republics, in the most unequal and
cowardly war over waged by n civil.
ized power-a war conceived in
fraud and misrepresentation; wagedl
with a feebleness of fighting power
:and intellectual force which have
made the English army the laughing
stock of the world; conilucted with a
cruelty and disregard of the simplest
dictates of humanity, from which
even a Weyler would have shrunk in
horror.
No, sir. If Roberts ever approaches
the tomb of Lee it should be in a
contrite spirit, wvithb uncovered head,
on boended knee, to ask there of his
God forgiveness for his crimes. No
other connection than this should
there be between their names.
s F"air Play.
"WVhy is Justice pictured as a wo
man holding a pair of apothecary's
scales ?"
"I don't know, but it would be
manifestly absurd to represent her
as an ieman with an iceman' s
scales."-Philadolphia Times.
THlE DI$PENbIARY MYUDDLE.
vFiIAT (;OV. 1vi%wA-,NIGY I).t TO t.1
Thm (ovwernor huIsese 1 ( U1ipInot Very
1"';eu1.y andl U.'KU Pin 1. tn/;al;ao AIbott
1'(op lu who( ('rllll 1telN hi'uusduct andi
Imp1 tgs hs MoI 've --A Tnltk wi
ilH pyr ' arI) AbI)tt tht"
1)1'pt' U Iniv Sltuntin.
(olulnihia Cor. \Ne ws anal Courier.]
Columbia, 1 ly ~ It has I)e'en
Oflicially re)orte;d to (ov. 31Sweeney
hat. Chief Constablo 1101l' a111n(ud his
forco of I'Vetn iiens IIaVO hron dointg
priactically iotliig) in ("halrleston.
('hief I;omvio reo)rtedl to (overnor
A(i('woney imht. ('itef I. a ar hadt
1-no mor0I' tlking thanl any)1thing
olhe, and( that wn'i r'sults are ('oml
pared it will bo found that ho hafts
tt (10110 11 m11uchi alts ii n10110 inl
('harlestont unidor normall conditions.
(ovornor M cSweeioy t.teemet inl
'linod to beli)vo that, thoro has 1b('eei
n1r 03111 of l'xaggerati andll fl( seiation
in tho reports thatt anything (lo.
I b, has not. re(coived inly official ro.
port from Cliarlot on regarding tho
.vork of Chief l.att"Ir and his mn11i,
muld today telegraipho( for such i
report to know wihat. there was in the,
report to him that th work of Chief
LaFatir was noro .in the newspapors
than in Iactual remlts.
Governor Mc iwoneiiey was glnito
svarm this morning about the whole
dispensary 1111(1 "blind tiger" mess.
ILo said thliat ho had timo and again
issued orders to tho constables to onl
force Ithe (lisponsary law, and if they
would not, or could not, (10 so, it was
not his fault. 1ie suggested tiat
wioover llys that ho at alny Iim ilo
mnado at trado or (ntered into any
agreement with "blind tigors," or
thtt they aro now gettintg flny ol
cotlragenont from him, (irecily or
indirectly, is nothing morm nor less
than "an infernal liar." Hlis orders
aro to break up 1the "blind tiger"
business wherover it exists. It ie,
howovor, ho said, it more or loss old
story :ind ho did not caro to go over
it again. l[o said, however, t hat tho
governor of the State has something
elso to (1o than go around th) Stato
and watch the coustables, and soo
whether they are doing thoir duty
or not. I to says that, ho has reports
of various kinds relative to "blind
tigers" being run in Charleston, and
that it is upon this information that
ho sent Chief LaUar and a squad
of sovol now men to Charloston to
work on the "tigers," and that ho is
having the expenses of the constables
in Charleston paid out of tho dis
pons'ary prolits for thaimt eit.y.
MaIiyor Eiarlo called( 0on Governor
McSwoonirey this morning and had
quito a long talk wvit h him regarding
the enforcement of the disp)ensatry
lawV inl Columbiaiu. MaJiyor Ea~mrlo as
su rodi Governor M\cSwooniey that 11e
was at all timosY- aniiXous andi willing
to 11011 ini the oenforcemtent of tihe dis
pensarlIiy amid all other laws herre.
The polico, lho sid, had( inish ructionis
to cooperate in every way possih)l0
in t ih oinforcement of the dispensa81ry
'awv here, anud hie requmested I iehmnmes
of the pol ico 00licerI in Col umubia
who, Chief Un~t.omiani said, were
afraid to sa, anything about "tigers''
for fear of hosinig their positions on
the force. Mayor Earlot saidl he
wated0( theso8 nalmfes from Chief
ihatemain, so thait lie loulid report tbe
matter to council and ask that bodly
to act npon it. He[ told the governor
that it wvas not fair to the city to
have the 1)01ico( officors 81)01on of in
this wvay, and lhe wanted names and
not glittoring generalities, and if the
police force had such mon, asR Chief
Batomnan had i ndicated, they were
not the right kind. Goveruior Mc
Sweonoy will ask Chief Batomnan for
a1 writl en report on tihe matter anid
it will thon be taken up in proper
ordler.
nEKATIl IN' TElf 1o(IIAIIC.
New York Murderer Ilectrocutedi in Au
bu.rn. i'rgcon.
Auburn, N. Y., July 16.-FVrank
Wennerhol m, the Chataubu a county
murderer, was put to death by eloc
tricity in the prison here today. Th'Ie
current was turned on 01no' minute
and live secondis, and the man was
pronounced dead. When he took4
his sont in the chair Wonneorholmi
appoared to h) on tho point of utter
coltlapso. Al flie 1trap1 over the face
was put ill position tho doomeod uman
tosstd his h0adcl norvoust;ly to one sido
atn(d ut torod a low Imotn.
''he current was of 18(I0 volts and
sovent 111phores, which was reduced
after two secotlo two t () volty for
haltf at nlinulto 111,l Ohen increamod to
its original trlngtIt for two secon<lt,
whorn it was reduen"d to '0() volts
anld aginl inea'Ised f!) 1ll), when!I
it. v1s turneid oil alld tho m11n11 was
Pronu110tnci eIltd.
(1SN. Iu4)I11tI1".- A11MIKR1l s tH .N. 1.ki1
.AIl to t",l Ono Nl ;ltg t for I.11mrty atttil the
Othaer Agalinst It.
liic"hmndt, Va., July 1O.- -lu aI
letter just, received by \Iiss Mary
Cu'st is .Lee, Lord I ihort, now 0om
111ldor-ill chief of tihe I ritl18h army,
says that it. is his hlop o Some1l (lay to
visit. .Lexington, Va., and thero look
upon tie toinh of l.ee, he great
Scuthern ehieftailln.
Th'e following is an extract. taken
from th letter to Miss Leo:
"It. 11ay ho thant 1 sha111li evolr ho
ahlo to carry out. 111y wish of visiting
your great, country, hut .1 Ihopo that.
somno day I tihall do so, and that I
ma1iy 8o0 te110 m1oltlllont inJ the collego
c11111) l at L aoxmngton. I shall co:n
llidor it, a privilogo to hm ahlo t( so.hov
my respect and admiration for ono
of tho greatest soldiers of any age
Loo, of Virginia.
'Witlh kin'! regards fromul Lady
ltoborts 1111(1 myself olioevo me, dear
\iis Loo, yours sincerely,
Fred Rioberts."
Theo "lIopor"ter'H Now,gny" column
of tho PhItiladolplhin It+cord 111H ro
ceivod the following mirouriful lily
from somiio lIuchless swall of that
loo)y old town:
Rtetu rning home atL elow of thay,
\Vho gently ch,idc4 my long delay,
And by my side dclight-s to Stay?
Nobody.
Who get,s for me the ca.,y chlair,
Spreads out the paper wit i icihe care,
An d iays iiy 1lippers ready there?
Nobody.
When plunged in deep and dire dis
t ress,
When anxious cares 1my heart, oppress,
Who whiperas hopes of happiness?
Nobody.
Whleni sickness Ccme and sorrow twain,
Anld grIef (istrltli Iy fuvered brain,
\Vho symlpathizes with my pain?
Nobody.
But I'm resolved, so help me fate,
T1o change at ontce my ,ing;le stalte,
Somelbody'
H oro 110 had1 to got a freshI shl,
of pa1pOr andi Iwith the aict his4 thouights
al)ppeared to take( anot,hor tack ; for
roLturmn Jg to the( 018 onlught 110 b)rakfi
out, in tho following t riumIIphanIt.
at,rains:
WVhelln11 coig home11 aIt l:reak of 1mor11,
Who 1n otlees I' fu tll of corn1,
And1( makel(s m1e( 111 I e'er wa''ts born?'
Nobody.
Who helps1) me1 elIbh the lonIg damrk
An ld scowls whe~n I up Iset the chai11rs,
An p11 icke1s froIII (oll my coat ItranlgO
hair11s?
Nobody.
If luc0k lhas flow aInd debt 018oppress,
Anld all goCes wr'ong ini1l~ buitess.,
Who11 needs ai sIXty-dolla 11ess?
Nobod y,
1 think yolu'dI better guess ragalin,
TheIi iceman1 cools1 my3't fvered braina,
You bet.
A nd( I've resolved, so help m1e te,
TIo neOver chanlge my13 sinlglo stato.,
AnIother' can aippreate
Honmebody.
"WVhat is tho malltter, pot ?"
"ThaUt b)ig ugly man11 you sontL to
look at poo~ r ido says8 hEI hats di.
Leomper, anti I toldi him it e asn1't
true and I wanted him8 to go awvay.
T1horo's nIothling at tall to matto Ir
litt.leostomiach."'-Chiicago Tribunio.
"M~amnma, I doni't~ thinkc tho people1(
wvho mako dolls8 aro very pious poo
p)l0," said a littlo girl to her mnother
0110 (lay.
"WVhy not, myl child ?"
"B3daano you can never make
thoen kneel. I have always to lay
my doll down on her sitomlach to sa
her prayers."
BIG STRIKE ON.
AMA,I,llA1'7;l) A +tOCIATIN 11C1
1'or h loe -f114 n U ltotnitztiig All Iho 11l1
nuu11 T1"hroatet'n la 8tll Iiggor trilke.
I'tinlttrs oilt.
[. 'ocia l to (reenvillo NowH. 1
P'itt1slmt'rg, July 1~>. --T'o HI riko of
tlt 1110111 rs of 1( Arnalgamlatod
Assiociatiton 'Inployed inl tho tinplate,
Hheet and hoop muills whicht was or
(tored Satilrday night ats a r4llt, of
tho disart'eeont. het IowoeI tho Con
for(unceH of tho lUnited( States Steel
Corpoution aud tet Amalgamated
. 'iatiol was genilrtlly ob'ervcd
ml tho I'it)sbirg district thi; 1torn
ing. At tho inill whoro tho 5trilo --
order Ox 1n('t' I t s(h kiiled workml1ont
who ar111 under cntiit rol of tho u0nion
failol to put inl an ap)Ioaranlco, or if
thoy dil go to tihe tmiih it wait mer -
ly ats spoctaltorsH and with no0 inten
tion of working. Elmrly reports ro
(Hoi)dt at tho geoir'al o(licom of lt:o
Auinatauatel Ass.ociatiton wero milen
grt.o of details but. indicated that tho
strikc ordlor \itv being obHrVcd it
aill mills of tho tinl)lattt, sheo(t. and,(
hoop comlbinevs.
I'ro;Iilent Shaltfor is mll C0111111111 -
eat ion withi lodlgo ofli('ialri at all thOHo
plants and ho is cOnlfideont that tho
assHOCiation will nlako it trong lHOw
ing on t1his pretillitinary s1s)olnsionl
of work that it genueral striko of all
the mills of tho United Slttes Steel
Corporation will not )o lecHHlry.
This lat'I tIr propO,ition is tho strong
C1111 which tho Amalgamated presi
(dt11t. 1111 up his sloovo and(1 which ho
1u1t throttoio(1 t, play if an early
a(juHtinlt of tho difliculty is not,
mad10o. T'1hi triko boalrH a r0eom..
blanr.o to tho historical IoI.ilestoad
st riko of 185(2 in that it is not it quos
tion of wages 1)ut of recognitioi of
the Amalgamated Association.
T1ho assiociationl instistir onl union..
izing all tho 1111111 of tho throo com.l
lanioll ill question. Tho manufactu
rors rofuso to grant this domand ad11(1
fty that tho individual contracts with
the workmt1 which aro in forco at a
1nunbor of t ho plants 111us stand.
'AINTER IllS nUl0T DOWN.
T1ho Pinltor til1H of t.ho Americean
Stool 11o4' ('omwany of th Houttl
sil(1 art' rhu1t 1 down. The 1 n1011 Ilavo
jlitt th Amalgll-ated Association
an(1 not. it w-\orlmnnt except four or
five iun1(gairiiItu i(d fix huyf HhowC(l
up). It iri (Oitiated that betwoon 'it)l
and 801) ment-i airo out.
The 10nn1 ag mlllent refuses to talk.
this monn . Telphonos wore kopt
busLiy andt messen;1ge3rs were7 kopt run!)
lnog.
awvay finihIed mauttrial aind the( bo0y s
wor()~O1t orkig inl the machin shops101,
IhI (1onlly dop3)1rimetnot inl t ho illt
whero11 atl 1whoolt 1111 i tring. Th.
oring abont the ( place. .lCvoryth1inug
The iin 1mil1 at Monos4on , Pau.,
11assua tod ay. The Lirnay and1( Mc..
Cntehooun planit of the Ameiiricani
Sttool H oop Compatny iln Alloghony
is also0 idle anid the( Star and Monon-.
gahiola plantl: of the American Tin
p)lat Compan ar11 i1o C0 cldowi'.
(Outchoonu1 plats havo 1hoon1 looked1
upon by t he ollicils of the Un1i1ted
States SItoel Corporattion as4 the
stronIghold (If nIon-uionists181 in theo
Iloop coJIupaniy.
- ilT I SE IN eHtIcLA(o.
(Chicago, diuly 15o.-Nerly one
thousand11( m10(ouldor empIloyOd ini (hi
eago w.onit ona strike today iln conso..
(IuonIce of the failure of employora to
grant Itheiri domand for a flat scalo of
three diollatr por day. About fifty
firmslf are alffectedl.
.ANOTiIIER1 ONE L~1IKELY.
M\ecesport, Pa., July I.-F"ive
thiousand tube workors sent a comn
mtittoo to Manager (iraw.ford of tho
National Tunbo w.orks at ten o'clock
this morning demanhndinIg an inicreatse
of teni 1er cont. in wages. Unless tho
dlomand( isi acceded to by next Satur
clay the groaitest plant inl control of)
the National Tabo (Jo. will close
down.
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