THE EVEN 1N G- GOIAZE‘T‘T‘E ICRISIS III Ifil‘ STRIKE A Conference of the Labor Leaders Will Be Called at Once. PURPOSE or THE MEETING. An Efl'ort Will Be Made to Involve the Railways and Other Industries—Min- ers Angered by the Shipment of ‘Vest Virginia Coal. Columbus, 0., Aug. 21.—The officials ~of_ the United Mine Workers have a akened to a full realizationof the faCt that a. crisis is at hand in the coal miners’ strike and are preparing for a final effort. The proceedings of the meeting of the national executive board have been guarded with great secrecy, but it has been learned from an oificial source that a resolution was adopted by the national board providing for the calling of a conference of all federated unions at St. Louis on Aug. 30. The pur- pose is to secure the co-operation of all these organizations. They will be asked not merely for sympathy, but to join in a great strike. The plan is to tie up traffic on the railroads and in other channels of business, so that the supply of coal may be effectually cut off, and thus force the operators to negotiate for a general settlement of the wage question. Failing in this, the mining officials do not intimate What course will be taken. Lottus Cuddy’s Denial. Cleveland, Aug. 21.—Loftus Cuddy of the Cuddy-Mullen Coal company, who was quoted as saying that gatling guns would be used to subdue the striking miners in the Pittsburg district. says today that he never made any such statement. He said that the operators were determined to reopen the mines, but they expected to use peaceable means to accomplish their purpose. E Serious Situation Near VV-hee‘ing. Wheeling" Aug. 21.——.Feeling runs high across the river in the coal mining communities, aggravated by the large quantities of coal now passing to the lakes from Fairmont, and the strikers’ leaders are having all they can do to keep some of the hotheads within bounds. The miners deny complicity in the two recent attacks on the coal trains, and decline to be responsible for the actions of rash sympathizers, who have not learned the lesson of the strike of 1894. , The large steel manufacturing plant of the Riverside works, in the lower part of the city, was shut down last night on account of inability to seizure coal. Notices were posted that the men would be informed tomorrow whether coal can be had from West Virginia. Other manufacturing establishments are inzstraits for coal, and unless there is a change in the situation it is likely that several thousand- men in the Wheeling mill district will be thrown out of em- ployment within a few days. r __ Stopping of Marching Near Plttsburg. Pi’ttsburg, Aug. 21.——It was reported among the strikers today that suit was to be entered against Sheriff Lowry for obstructing the roads in Plum and Pat- ton townships. The strikers contend that he exceeded his authority in clos- ing the roads to them and that the matter will be tested in the courts. When told of the reports of his impend- ing prosecution the sheriff said no change would be made in his methods for a few days. The camps of the strik- ers were slowly disintegrating. he said, and he thought in a day or two all the strikers would have gone to their homes. At present he has 90 deputies on duty at the three mines. These will be kept there until he is notified that they are no longer necessary. The cost of maintaining the deputies up to this time amounts to something like $10,000. Attorney Kaufman, repre- senting the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company, says the expense of employing the deputies is great. and that the order of court will be enforced rigidly and at once. ~ De Armitt‘s Plan. If the campers do not leave, Mr. De Armitt will petition the court to issue attachments for contempt. The sheriff. however, has said that he will not in- terfere with the camps, but will not permit the strikers :on the highways. Forty-seven coal companies of the Pittsburg district have signed the uni- formity agreement. Eleven other big concerns have promised to sign, and their names will be appended to the list as soon as the directors of the various companies meet and go through the formality of instructing their offi- cial heads, the presidents, as is pre- scribed by a clause of the uniformity agreement. ‘ Samuel De Armitt, brother of William P. De Armitt, who has been very active in the interests of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company during the strike, was arrested on charges of as- sault, larceny and disorderly conduct on warrants issued several days ago, but which could not be served because~ he was under the protection of the sheriff’s deputies. The suits are brought by former employees of the company and their wives. He was taken before an alderman and gave bail in $1,000. ' . The President’s Congratulations. Washington, Aug. 21.—Word reaches here that Granville Stuart, the United States minister to Uruguay, has made ‘a personal call on the president of that republic to convey to him the congratu- lations of President McKinley on the failure of an attempt made on the life of the Uruguayan president by Revec- ca, a crazy student, some two months :ago. The Afridl Rising Exaggerated. Simla, India, Aug. 21.—General Blood, the commander of the British forces op- erating a’ Inst the insurgent tribesmen on the f..ntier, has reached Galagai without opposition. He reports that v11- lage to have- been found deserted and says that the Afridi rising is exagger- ated, adding that they have not left Tirah. ' Terra. Cotta \Vorks Burned. Woodbridge, N. J ., Aug. 21.—-Fire damaged the works of the Staten Island Terra. Cotta company, on Staten Island sound, at Spa Springs, between here and Perth Amboy, causing a loss of from " 360,000 to $75,000. The plant has been mt some time in the hands of Lawyer Bacot of Jersey City as receiver. ~... in. ‘houses were having a hand. “‘ OOII’T WAIT. Now is the Time‘. and Nor- walk People Who Have Found it Out, are Glad to say So. You have the evidence on every hand, from every ward, from every street of both the Norwalks, that Cali- fornia Catarrh Cure cures catarrh easily and quickly; and if it did this in the Winter and spring, much more easily will it do it in the summer. now. Do not delay. Get California Ca- tarrh Cure to-day, cure all traces of your cat-arrh, be rid once and for all of the constant hawking and snufling, and for once be ready, when winter comes, to meet it with clean, strong, healthy nasal passages and throat. that shall not succumb in a- detestable cold in the head, to the first cold wave. Note this cure: Mrs. 0. Warren, who lives at 7 Ann street, South N orwalk, says: “My lit- tle grandson, who lives with me, has been troubled quite badly with catarrh, and I got him a bottle of California Catarrh Cure at Plaisted’s drug store, and had him use it. It helped him very much, and seems to keep his head much clearer: than it was before. As so many troubles arise from catarrh. especially when one so young has it. I feel that in Catarrh Cure I have found a good thing.” Hay fever is immediately relieved and even entirely prevented by Cali- fornia Catarrh Cure. 50 cents, three time as much. $1.00. THE CONWAY KIDNAPING. Two Men, Supposed to Have Been Im- plicated, Arrested at Philmont, N. Y. 'Albany, Aug. 21.—The police of this city received a message today from Phiimont, Columbia county, to the ef- fect that Henry A. Blake and A. Knapp, or Knass, who kidnaped John Conway, had been captured there., Several per- sons who know Blake at once went to Philmont to identify the men. The police have been searching for these two men since the Conway boy was rescued in the woods near Karners. It is supposed that Blake was the king pin in the plot. It was he who nego- tiated to deliver the child to the police for $2,500 and led them to the scene. The man who had hold of the child dur- ing the. long parley between the rescuers and kidnapers is believed to have been Knass, a New York crook. It is knowu that Blake came here from New York on Saturday. The Conway boy has said that he did not see his uncle, Joseph Hardy, on the day of the kidnaping or afterward. The residents of the north end, where the Conways live, have become quiet again, and calmly await the arrest of the principals concerned in the kidnap- ing. At the Conway home today all was serene and happy. The boy was res- cued in time to allow him to celebrate his fifth birthday at his home today. and he had a jolly time. The mother will not let him out of her sight. Neighbors continued calling at the house all day, and little Johnnie was the recipient of many presents and coins of all denominations. His bank was his constant companion from the time he awoke. He says that he is saving up to reward the fat man who rescued him. This was Property Clerk Matthew Greagan, who is connected with police headquarters. Mr. Greagan said today that the recovery of the child was due to‘ the sudden loss of nerve on the part of the two conspira- tors who were treating with the rescu- ing party for the $2,500 in cash before they would surrender the child. “We were conferring with the kid- napers for over three hours,” said Mr. Greagan, “and there is no doubt that they became disheartened at the long delay. Their courage failed them. When I found the child in the brush, the men were in flight. I am satisfied now that there were no more than two and that there was no ground for our fear of an ambush. The nervous ten- sion, however, was great, and we did not feel warranted in scouring the place for the men after we had secured the child. I am satisfied the men abandon- ed the boy and fled some minutes be- fore we found him.” THE RISE IN WHEAT. Heavy Advances Reported In Both Chica- go and New York Markets. .. New York, Aug. 21.——The wheat mar- ket opened today amid great excite- ment at from 31/2 to 4 cents advance over yesterday. September sold at the same instant all the way from 971/2 to 98 in different parts of the pit. Traders were fairly riotous in their efforts to buy Wheat. Not only did the. local contin- gent absorb large quantities, but for— eign houses as well bought on a huge scale. News from all quarters but Paris was bullish. The latter market, singularly enough, [opened lower, but was speedily forgotten in the excite- ment created by the 21/3 to 2% pence ad- vance in Liverpool futures. The De- cember option fully shared the activity of the near delivery and opened from 9657; to 97%, or 4 to 4% cents higher than last night. A Big Advance on the Chicago Curb. Chicago, Aug. 21.——September wheat sold on the curb today at 90%,the high- est points in several years. This marked an advance of 3% cents over yesterday’s close, and another wild day on ’change was anticipated. ' Higher prices at Liverpool, bullish crop estimates from Minneapolis and widespread damage to crops in Hun- gary were the main factors when the regular trading began on ’change. First transactions were higher even than on the curb, the regular market starting at 901/2 to 905/3 for September and jump- ’ ing up a full cent within a few moments to 911/2. The Liverpool advance, equal to 21A. to 3 1-3 cents per bushel, in spite oi the break here yesterday, tended to make the whole pit believe the foreign situation was too strong for any oppo- sition from this side. A reaction of 134 cents ensued to 901/1, In spite of the excitement, trading was not large, although all the commission A dis- patch was shown around sayihg miller were ’paying a dollar for wheat at Easton, Pa. Chicago'at one time dur- ing the trade showed 4% cents advance over last night. _ The Weather. Fair, followed by increasing cloudi ness; southerly winds. . - All druggists CHECKER-BOARD BUSINESS DIRECTORY. , . N ORWALK Fire Insurance Co. In Successful Oper- ation Since 1860, No Outstandina Claims. Sales For Rent-- mums: STORED IN Safe Deposit Vault OF THE NATIONAL BANK or sonwux. [GAZETTE ADS. BRING GOOD RESULTS 3. Ward Salleck, BEST Goons. TEAS and COFFEES 13 WALL sr. Geo. W. Raymond, DEALER IN Stap 1e and Fancy Groceries AND Provisions No.9 Main St. Frank T. Hyatt. DENTIST, 8 West Avenue. Edgar Buttery, N u rser y man , NORWALK. CONN. Trees. Shrubs and Plants. Strawberry Plants 9. Specialty. Brandy Wine. 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