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DEPUTIESJN} RIFLES.
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Strikers Had Endeavored to Keep
Miners From Going to Work.
TOOK DINNER PAILS AWAY.
The Big Macs Meeting Was a Success
Enormous Crowds Present—Decision
of Leaders to Disregard West
Virginia Injunction.
Pittsburg, July 30.—Oak Hill, in the
vicinity of the Turtle Creek, Plum
Creek and Sandy Creek mines, of W. P.
" De Armitt was invaded at a very early
, hour by an army of strikers who came
to attend the great mass meeting. By
daybreak there were several thousand
miners encamped upon the hills sur-
rounding the New York and Cleveland
Gas Coal company’s property.
They came from every direction,
headed by brass bands. Large delega-
tions arrived from Willocks, Gaston-
ville, Finleyville and other points along
the Wheeling divisions, nearly all of
them carrying heavy walking sticks
and some armed. There were no threats
of violence, however, and no indications
0f drinking. Many were supplied with
food enough to last two days.
Immediately upon reaching Oak Hill
the strikers prepared for camp. Poorly
clad miners stretched themselves out in
the softest spots they could find and
slept with arms folded under their
heads for pillows. The squads from each
mine camped together, stacking! their
formidable walking sticks and banners
together. Each detachment was in
charge of men selected before the march
was begun, who acted as officers. The
foreigners had their own officers and
the English speaking miners theirs.
A Searchlight Used.
In'the valley leading up from Turtle
'Creek to one of the New York and
Cleveland mines, the company had a
powerful searchlight. It was kept shift-
ing about in hope of flanking any
movement of the strikers to creep with
in reach of the mine unperceived by the
deputies, who guarded every approach.
Long before daylight the strikers were
up, and after eating their frugal meal
prepared for the day’s work. The.in-
tention was to see as many of Mr. De
Armitt's men before they got into the
pits as possible.
About 4 o’clock 1,500 strikers assem-
bled at Turtle. Creek, and, headed by
three brass bands, with flags and ban-
ners flying, marched past the houses
occupied by Mr. De Armitt’s miners.
The strikers hooted and yelled and then
marched to the mines, where they plant-
ed themselves before the pits, thus com-
pelling Mr. De Armitt’s men to run the
gantlct to get to work.
A short time later Sheriff Lowry, who
had been wired to for assistance, arrived
from Pittsburg with 50 deputies, armed
with winchesters. The strikers quiet-
ly withdrew, and the new deputies were
placed on guard. Everything then be-_
came quiet.
A Big Meeting.
When the meeting was called to or-
der, there Were 3,000 striking miners in
attendance, and before it was well un-
der way there were 5,000 people in the
vicinity of the schoolhouse. Two hun-
dred and fifty miners from the Sandy
Creek mines marched to the meeting,
and quite a, large number came from
Turtle Creek.
When the strikers reached Plum
Creek and started on a run down the
road toward the tipple to catch the men
before they entered the mine, five shots
were fired from winchesters held by the
deputies. In reply to this the drum corps
struck up a lively air, but no return
shots were .fired. The strikers, when
the men refused to remain out, took
their dinner pails from them, and the
badly frightened miners escaped into
the pits.
Just previous to the meeting Eugene
V. Debs, District President Dolan, Sec-
retary Warner and M. P. Carrick went
among the strikers and counseled them
to keep" within the bounds of the law
and preserve good order throughout
the day. Their advice was received
with good grace by the men. who cheer-
ed the OffiCiaIs enthusiastically. The
meeting was without doubt the largest
,ver held during a strike in western
Pennsylvania, and the leaders are hope-
ful of its effects upon De Armitt's men
The speakers told the miners that they
were jeopardizing the success of the
strike by continuing at work and urged
them to come out and make the sus-
pension‘compicte throughout the dis-
trict.
The speeches of the organizers were
well received. Except for the ringing
cheers which greeted thelr remarks, the
most perfect order prevailed.
The Uniformity Plan.
The “true. uniformity" conference Oi
coal operators of the Pittsburg district
has concluded its work.
Just previous to adjournment Judge
Owens announced that Colonel Reno
had authorized him to state that any
agreement the conference adopted would
receive his hearty co-operation, and he
wouldsign it if 95, 50 or even 20 per
cent of the operators were sincere it.
their sanction of it.
The conference appointed a commit
tee of five, W. P. De Armitt, J.‘B. Zerb
J. J. Stoyler, J. B. Dyert and N. F. San-
ford, with General John Little, to secure
the signature Of the operators to the
agreement. This committee willlbegir.
its work at once. ‘-
It will be aided by the Ohio board Oi
arbitration. When the requisite num
ber of signatures have been secured. an-
other meeting will be held to ratify the
agreement.
Theagreement as adopted provides for
cash payment of wages, 2,000 pounds:
to the ton. check wetghmen on the tin-
ples, miners to be credited with the full
quantity of coal contained in the mint-
car. abolition of company stores. semi-
monthly-pay days, uniform price for
pick mining in the thin and thick vein
districts and screens not exceeding 11/,
inches.
It also provides that in case of the
violation Of the provisions and terms oi
the agreement a penalty of 10 cents oer
ion on the total output of coal mined by
the violator will be charged, which pen-
aity is to be paid to a commission
subject to the right of further arbitra-
liOl‘l or appeal. ‘
The penalty, when collected, is to bi.
distributed among the signers of the
agreement pro rats in proportion t4.
the total amount of tonnage or output.
made. by ”hem during the year.
The {commission is to be chosen an"
rual'lyanul shzi‘; be, known by the name
' WEEKLY.-N0.”WLAK"EGAZET'P’E"
THE MUTUAL 1.1m luminance.
c
of the uniformity commission. It sha.
be composed of nine members, the thick
and thin vein operators having proper
representation.
The agreement shall not become ef-
fective unless it has been signed by 95
per cent of the operators on or before
Jan. 1,1898.
After 90 per cent have signed the
agreement, if any 15 Operators shall be
of the opinion that enough have signed
to render it effective, a meeting shall
be called in Pittsburg to declare it in
force.
Strikers Threatening.
Springfield, Ills., July 30.-GovernOi
Tanner received a telegram from the
sheriff of Roanoke, a town near Bloom-
ington, saying that 1,000 miners were
advancing on the town from other
points and asking for e state troops.
The governor telegra hed that as no
overt acts ,had been committed the cir-
cumstances did not warrant sending
any troops and none would be sent. He
asked the sheriff to keep him posted as
to the condition of affairs.
The miners are from Minonka, Strea-
tor, Kangley, Wenona, Toluca and Rut-
land, and they threaten to stay at
Roanoke until every miner there is out.
The marching miners carry provisions
sufficient for several days.
The Roanoke miners were visited last
Week, and the men then came out, but
one-fourth of them returned to work.
Want Governor to Interfere.
Charleston, July 30.—President Ratch-
ford Of the United Mine Workers, Pres-
ident Gompers of the American Federa-
tion of Labor and General MasterWork—
man Sovereign of the Knights of Labor
called upon Governor Atkinson to get
an expression from him as to their
rights to speak and hold meetings in
West Virginia and especially to com-
plain of the injunction issued by Judge
Mason prohibiting the organizers to
hold meetings on the grounds of any
coal company without permission or
upon any road leading to the company’s
property.
Governor Atkinson pointed out to his
visitors that he had jurisdiction only
in the executive branch of the govern-
ment and that the matter of issuing the
injunction is purely a matter for the
courts or the judicial branch. The gov-
ernor had not seen an Official copy of
the injunction, but if his information
was correct he believed that the injunc-
tion was too sweeping in its provisions.
He asked his visitors to call again,
when he would give them his final an-
swer as to what he would or could do
toward giving the relief asked for.
Messrs. Gompers, Ratchford and Sov-
ereign said later that they would at
once organize the state, no matter what
might be the governor's answer or the
issue in the courts. They would pro-
ceed with their speeches till they were
arrested and then fight it out in the
courts. Each will return to his head-
quarters and begin the work of the la-
on Aug. 5.
Strikers’ Reports of the Situation.
Columbus, 0., July 30.——Bulletin No. 2
from the headquarters of the United
Mine Workers of America to the min-
ers and mine laborers of the country
says:
"Wehave greater confidence of vic—
tory than ever. The supply of coal on
hand is still low and would have been
entirely consumed before this time were
it not for a few sections Of West Vir-
ginia, southern Illinois, and a portion of
Kentucky, central and northeastern
Pennsylvania (anthracite), where no ef-
fort has yet been made to have them
join our movement—which, when done,
will soon decide the contest. The or-
ganized labor of the country, without
respect to forms or past differences, is
making our fight its fight and has
thrown all available force, morally and
financially, into the movement.
“In western Pennsylvania 1,000 men
have stopped work since the last bulle-
tin was issued. This makes a total of
21,000 men now idle. In Ohio 28,000, or
all, are idle. In Kentucky and Tennes-
see little change has occurred since the
last bulletin was issued. About 4,000
miners are idle there. The miners are
congratulated on being peaceful and are
counseled to continue so. In Indiana
the supply Of coal is almost shut off,
and 8,000 miners are idle. Fully 35,000
mine workers in Illinois have laid down
their tools. The suspension is practical-
1y general. The only coal mined is in
the southern field. Organizers believe
that all will stop in a few days.
“West Virginia has been the main
battleground. The Fairmont district is
completely tied up, with 13,000 mine
workers idle in the state. Indications
point to a complete cessation of work
before Aug. 1." .
The President Pardons a Murderer.
Washington, July 28.—The president
today pardoned Henry Hammond of
Utah, who was convicted of murder in
the first degree and was sentenced to 15
years’ imprisonment at the reform
school in the District of Columbia.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local a plieatious, as they cannot
reach the eseased portion of the ear,
There is only one way to cure Derfness.
and that Is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus
tachian Tube. When this tube get infl-
amed you have a rumbling sound or im-
perfect hearmg, and when it is entirely
closed Deafness is the result, and unless
the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal condi-
tion, hearing Will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca-
tarrh. which is nothiug but an inflamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
Ihat cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, ,free.
F. J. CHENFY & Co., Toledo. 0.
@Sold by DR ruggis, 75c.
The belt Slightly pointed front and
back gives a. very much better figure
than the peiectly round one.
CEREAL COFFEE DRINKERS BE-
WARE! '
If you have been deceived and tried
one of the cheap bran substitutes now
on the market, claiming to be the
original and to have great food value,
and you got a. pound of poory roasted
bran for your 250. and a. poor, weak,
sickish drink (what can you expect.
from bran,) don’t be discouraged but
try GRAIN—O. It is made from solid
grain, nicely browned and 2 pounds for
250. Grain-O takes the. place of fi'cofi'ee
at I the price. Get a package of your
, rocer to-day.
bor demonstration in the several states’
’witnesS.
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DREAM OF WEALTH TRUE.
Mrs. Law Found Near Cripple Creek the
Gold Mine She Saw in Visions.
In these days of psychical wisdom
and occult speculation it is no longer
the fashion to scoff at dreams, at least
not such as have been dreamed by
Mrs. George Law, of Kansas City.
During last year Mrs. Law dreamed
five or six times the same dream, to
the effect that there was a gold mine
near Cripple Creek. She went out there
and located the mine, according to the
data furnished by her dreams, and
subsequent search revealed that me
magic mining compass could have
made a more accurate survey of the
, rich field thus discovered.
In Mrs. Law’s first dream she saw
a hard bed of sand between two
mountains. She stood upon this bed
and scooped up handfuls of the sand
in which glistened grains of pure gold.
A few nights later she dreamed the
same dream, in which every scene of
the previous one was duplicated in
still more vivid outlines. Three more
times the vision came to her and with
added clearncss at each repetition.
Strangest of all, she was impelled to
sink a shaft in one of her dreams, and
this final suggestion at last remained
with her on waking and determined
her to investigate the region where
her fancies ram led nightly.
It was early in the spring when Mrs.-
Law and a friend, Mrs. Rhodes, drove
into old (hippie Creek on a stage. ~Noi
a suggestion of resemblance was there
between the land of her dreams and
the place before her, and she was at
first completely disheartened. But that
night she dreamed another dream, in
which she saw distinctly the outlines
of the town. Impelled by some secret
force, she went up to the house of her
friend, Mrs. Rhodes, and from her
porch looked out upon new Cripple
Creek. It was the very vision seen in
her dreams. The reader may imagine
that Mrs. Law 10st no time in making
a descent upon- the scene already
dreamed into familiarity.
To make a long story short, she
found that she had, indeed, been mak-
ing trucks over a. gold bed, and with
proper despatch she drove in. her stake
and claimed mining rights.
The mine has been christened The
Dream.
The locality in which The Dream is
situated is one of the richest in the
Cripple Creek district. About two
hundred feet from it is the Prince Al-
bert mine, in which ore averaging $75
per ton is taken at the rate of $4,000 a
week—New York Journal.
MINT iN TEA.
Prepared Very Carefully and Considered
a Great. Beverage.
Perhaps the greatest tea drinkers of
all are Moors, because to them it is
everything. Mohazmmedans do not
drink spirits—which is more than can
be said of the Russians—and, there-
fore, thc Mohammedan sips his tea as
his one and great consolation. The
pom-p with which it is made is amaz-
ing to a foreign mind.
Every one squats on the floor; the
head of the house sits down beside the
teapot; with great pump the servant,
who seems invariably to be called Mo-
hammed or Absalom, brings in the
boiling urn, and, after the master has
rinsed the pot, put in the tea, filled the
pot with water, waited a certain num-
ber of minutes and skimmed off the
frothy substance that has risen to the
surface, lie packs the precious teapot
as full us ever it will'go of freshly.
grown mint. Nor is this all; he takes
as much sugar as the stranger imag-
ines would fill the entire pot, and hand-
ful after handful, pokes it into this
mint-flavored concoction, lets it stand
some minutes, and then pours out a lit-
tle of the weak but highly flavored tea
and drinks it himself, to assure his
guests thatsit is not poisoned.
Then, solemnly, cups are filled for
the visitors, and, with the greatest
pomp and wonderful salaa-ms, they are
handed around—to the men first, of
course, as women, even foreign wo~
men, count for nothing in Morocco.
Three cups of tea is the regulation sup—
ply, and it is an offence to leave any
Moor’s house until one has solemnly
managed those three cups, enjoyed
with many bows and gracious saluta-
tions, and generally accompanied by
extraordinary cakes, which the Moors
love, but which to the foreign taste—
vrcll, one has only to explain they are
feied in rancid butter, considered by
the Moliammedans a. delicacy—New
York Herald.
THE SHOEMAKER’S STORY.
His Phenomenal Membry—Never Neces—
sary to Bleasure the Foot Again.
Shoemaker Shaw, of Dixon, is pos-
sessed of a phenomenal memory. It
is at once phenomenally good and plie-
nomenally bad. In the first place,
when he measures a customer‘s foot
for a pair of shoes he never puts down
'a figure of all the numerous measure-
ments, but he has them for all time.
It_ is never necessary for him to
measure that foot again. Years after-
ward he will recall them on an order
and make a perfect fit.
That is the only thing Mr. Show
can remember. A short time ago he
was standing at the depot in Dixon
talking to a friend. The passenger
train pulled out for San Francisco. and
still he talked away. Suddenly he ex-
claimed: .
“By George! I was going somewhere
on that train. Where in the dickens
was I going, anyway?”
He felt in his pockets and found a
ticket to Suisun.
“Now, what was I going to Suisun
for?” »
Again Mr._Shaw searched his pock-
ets. read all the letters he found, and
finally came to a subpoena.
"That’s it. I was subpoenaed as I.
fi ’3 .
He had to hire a team to get to $111,
sun in time—Sun Francisco .I‘Ost.
OF NE W YORK.
RICHARD A. McGURDY, President. ‘
Statement for the Year Ending: December 3lsi, "Isl.
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
INCOME,
$ 39,593,4l4 20
I0,l08,28l 07
———__.
$ 49,765,695 27
Received for Premiums
From all OIher Sources
DISBURSEMENTS,
l'o Policy-holders for Olaims by Oealh
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc.
3 l2,595,|l3 39
For all Other Accounts - - - - - - l0.18I,OOS 5‘4
336 lel 515 i4
ASSETS. ’ ’
Ilniied Slates Bonds and other Securiiie - - - - S I l O,I25,00Z IA
FirsI lien Loans on Bond and Norigage - - - "543,929
Loans on SIocks and Bonds - - - - - II,09
22,161,666 60
I2.680.390 on
6,535,555, 05
$ 234,744: 48—8—2
Real Estate
Oash in Banks and Trust companies -
Accued Inieesl, Nei Oefeed Pemiums, eIc-' - -
Reserve for Policiés and other Liabilities - - - - - 205,0IO.633 12
Surplus - - - - - - - - - S {$11315}: 'I_
Insurance and Annuities in force - - - - S 9l8,698,338 45
I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct
liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor.
From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual
Report of the Examining Committee
Office of the Mutual Life Insurance‘Company Of New York
TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or
TNE MUTUAL LIFE INSIIIIANOE COMPANY OF NEW YOIIN
The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twenty.
third day of December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and
verify the same, respectfully
REPORT
ower and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates betweeni. ~ ate of the
‘cf this Report attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer
the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together with the the respective assistants of such ofiicers, and have care:
fully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement,_ and have found the same to be correct. They have examined
and counted every certificate Of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price at which the
same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact in
manv cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and maitgages on real. properi y held by the Compahy
and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdm gs of real estate and have,
verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, an‘d have counted the cash on hand held by the
Cashier.
And the Committee certify that all the books, papers. documents and evidences of title of every description necessary in
such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said Officers and their assistants, and that the same are
accurate, in good order and well kept. _
And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the system and
methods adopted by the Company In recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation
ROBERT OLYPHANT J. HOBART HERRICK
JAMES N. .JARVIE CHARLES D DICKEY, Jn.
JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON
That, pursuant to the p
said reference and the date
All of which is respectfully submitted
NEW YORK. JANUARY 25, 1897.
The company has issued an order whereby women can be insured without" the extra
charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be furnished by
the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp.
Board of Trustees
GEORGE G. HAVEN
ADRIAN ISELIN J 3.:
GEORGE S. BOWDOIN
THEO. A. HAVEMEYEB
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLEB
JAMES N. JAEVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY Jn.
ELERIDGE T. GEBRI
HENRY H. ROGERS
JNO. W AUCHINCLOSS
THEODORE MOREOED
WILLIAM BABCOCK
STUYVEBANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R GILLETTE
H. WALTER WEBB
FREDERIC 03011me
J ULIEN T. DAVIES
ROBERT SEWELL .
S, V. R. CRUGER
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
RUFUS W. PECEHAH
J. HOBART HERRICK
WM P DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNISS
ROBERT A ' - GRAN N 188 Vic a-President.
' WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager.
ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. HENRY E. DUNCAN, JE, Corresponding Secretary
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMBOTH, Assistant Secretary
FBEDERIC CROMW ELL, Treasurer. '
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMESON. 2d Assistant Tieasurer.
WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Lashier.
EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary. _
JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary.
CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.
C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER, ASsiStant Auditor. HENRY 8. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller:
JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent Of Domestic Agencies. . Eh
EDWARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor.
MEDICAL DIRECTORS: __,-__.
ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D' GRANVILLE:M.;WHITE, M L
SAMUEL D. BABCOC‘K
RICHARD A. MCCURDI
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HEBMANN C. VON POST
LEWIS MAY
OLIVER HARRIMAN
ROBERT OvaHANT
GEORGE F. BAKER
DUDLEY OLCOTT
iUSTAVUS S. WINSTON, M. D.
JbHN w. NICHOLS ION Ilavcn,
General Agonl‘lonl
, State at Oonncolloui‘.‘
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