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4 ^ . T ‘ —---:
standard Oil (o’s Fine
May Go to $88,440,000
maw MftKK COUNTS YBT TO HR
considbhbd.
Chicago, August 3.—Under aev
en indictment* still ending against
Hie Standard Oil Company addition
al tinea amounting to |.4 IO.uttn
mnv be assessed against the rompa*
ny. if found guilty on trial In these
seven indictments arc a total of
*•-2 counts, and a maximum tine oi
920.OO0 for each count is assessable
under the law.
STANDARD Oil, S \ Y
KINK WON’T BB PAID.
(By United Prvaa.)
New York, Auc. Despite state
ntents t » the < i.trury no official
statement haH been given out by 11* •
Standard Oil company here today. C
K. C nrV. of the Standard Oil co*n
pany, >ald to n reporter: “Why
should «e Double, the fine Is n.'t
goin: to t»e paid any tray." This wns
In reply to a finest Ion as to whet hm
oil was going up. He declared he
knew’ nothing of Rockefeller's plan?
regarding the matter.
ALDERMAN ARRESTED ON
SERIOUS CHARGE.
(By United Preen.)
Monogahalia Oily. Pa.. Aug. 65.
Alderman John Sarver will have a
hearing this afternoon on the
charge of assault and attempt to
commit a serious offense on I>ella
Vanzant. The defendant makes an
emphatic denial of the charge
The case against Alderman Snrv
er Is held over for the next term of
Washington county court. The alder
man was released on furnishing bail
of ff>00.
ANOTHER LAUNCH ACCIDENT
AT JAMESTOWN.
(By United Pretw.)
Newport News. Va., Aug. 5.—The
gasoline launch Greyhound was run
down near the Exposition grounds
late last night by a barge and four
persons nre reported missing.
PEARY STARTS FOR NORTH POLE
(By United Preea.)
Portland, Maine, Aug. 5.—Com
mander Peary left today for New
York via Boston. He will sail on
the Roosevelt in a few days and de
clares he will reach the North Pole
In fourteen months.
FAIRBANKS INVITED.
To Attend tlie State Hoard of Trade
Meeting.
Wheeling, W Va., Aug. 3.-—The
West Virginia State Board of Trade
will hold its annual convention Oc
tober 8 and 9 at Elkins and every
constituent body of the* state board
has appointed delegates to attend
The list of those who will attend
has not yet been completed, hut will
be in the next few days.
The officers have extended an Invi
tation to Vice President Fairbanks,
and although he lias not assured the
hoard that he will he present it is
thought lie will accept.
EARLY CIjOHING
LAW IS SIGNED.
Montgomery, Ala , Aug. fi. De
spite the protest of a number of
leading citizens. Governor Comer
signed the 9 o’clock closing hill
which had been bitterly fought by
the saloon men in the state.
The men who work with their
hands can't stifle a sneaking sus
picion that they are the only ones
who make an honest living.
WILLIAMS GETS
941 MAJORITY
NVw Oilcan*. Aug. | John
Sharp Williams has won in the
l nlted States senalorshlp prlni;t.->
In Mississippi according t > re'urns
received here from Jackson late to
night. with hut one count \ \>>i t,»
hear from. WIlllaniM' plurality is
unofficially counted at 951. The
county still unheard from Is con
certed to him by the Vardanian
forces.
I» \HI.H \\ Knit llin l\.
Omaha, Wh. \ug 5. fti n.edl
<*l«*|y alter a long conference wiih
his intimate, persona) and political
friend, William .1. Hryan. James t:
Dalilman, Omaha.'a mayor and Dem
ocratic national committeeman from
, Nebraska, announced that he should
In* ft candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor of Nebras
ka next year, aud’ that Mr. Hryan
would he a candidate for the nouil
nation of his party for the proldeii
cy. Mayor Dahlman said that Mr.
Hryan had pledged him his support
in tin; tight he will make to win the
gubernatorial nomination, and that
he. In turn, had taken a pledge to
support Mr. Hryan in the battle he
declares he had decided to make for
the presidential nomination.
NTKIKF! THItKATHMCD.
Wrt^Tifngfon. D. C\. Aug. 5. Tn a
convention of the general offices of
the national and international labor
! unions called here for the purpose
jof considering the situation of flic
building trades in Washington,
1 adopted an address to the public, n
,<;lting a refusal of fho employers to
meet the representatives of labor In
a conference. The address hol b the
employers responsible for what<- * ,
may ensue.
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i' STRUCK OUT
Parkersburg. \v Va.. Aug. 3._
,)‘*nnlR Bryan struck a gas well on
1)1*- territory nt Volcano yesterday
'id with encouraging outlooks will
drill no further for oil. loit will lm
niedlately commence n new well.
1 he Van Worm company of New
X "i k will begin pumping their well
on the Ingern farm next Monday.
Mallory Brothers made another
’ «md strike nt Dig Hock this week
11 w lint promises to lie nu excellent
producer.
Mounts and Batson company will
sf ’ 1 * :i well on the Thompson place
Monday.
I XT XI, Btf.f.V At't’IDFXT.
Wheeling w. Va.. Aug. 3.—XX’II
H«m II Burrows, a well known Bel
lalre young man. died nt his home
v" ’21 r> Belmont street, at ten
o’clock last night.
Heath was due to Injuries sus
tained In an accident some time ago,
when young Burrow wns thrown
from a buggy to the lavement, land
ing nlmost squarely on his head. He
hail partially recovered. Insomuch
that he was able to resume hfs oc
cupation, hut a few days ago, he
complained of being deathly sick at
times and wns compelled to remain
at hi- home, where he sank rapidly
until the end came ns stnted.
Mr Hurrows wns 2fl years of nge.
v,a« well and favorably known In his
home town 11 s well as In XVheeling
and this vicinity, and hla untimely
demise will he grently mourned by
his many friends.
He who neglects to put his best
foot for nrd may live to kick him
self.
Mr w s flarrett left very unex
I <*cledl> (?) for lied Bird City on a
visit for a levs days.
United States Leads
The Peace Congress
I All Suggest i<ins Made by Our Dele
gate* Flfertive.
rile Hague, August Another
American proposition for the . ct.ib
llshment of a permanent rourt of a
bltratlon at Tbe Hague and one
which will occupy a place in hbtor'
today obtained a splendid success in
the sub-committee which had the
niafter in hand. Twenty-seven deb*
gates voted affirmatively and tvwd'e
abstained. This means that the pro
posal was unanimously approved
The vote on the proposition urs
as follows
In favor of; Germany. Argentine,
Brazil, Bulgaria. China, Chile, Co
lombla. Denmark. Santo Domlnro
I Ecuador, France, Great Britain
I Guatemala. Italy. Japan Mexbo
I Montenegro, Norway, Panama para*
J guay, Holland, Peru, Portugal, Ru
; sla, Salend, Venezuela, and the
United States,
The following abstained from vof
Ing. some of them because they were
1 without Instructions from their g».v
j ernmerits;
Austria, Belgium. Spain. Greece,
’Rumania, Servla, Slam. Switzer
land. Turkey, Crugua btiMmihttr .
and Salvador
Manager Kelly receiver! a tele
grain th afternoon about •„* o’clock
fr(",i (he manager of the Fluey \||.
Professional team Maying »h,»t e\cry
"H .!, r|Kh« an l til- ■ tv n
' • did arrive here Tuesds/ i t <#•.
Vo 10 Manager Kelly, of BJiiofleld
• rid \rehcr. of Mrftrnwcll. were trv
i*1 -> r* 'tit an agreement for Brum
ell to lake Ox of the twelve, oa t»
a high h larleil team, and the db;
tn ire makes It a very axpemtlve se
ries.
Bay Ferguson, who wns on the
pitching staff for Blneflr ! t »r .
will h*- »,cen with the f'lnelt natl
team this week and next.
FOPMf’H fJOVI IIVf'l? Of
blM SHI \SM.\SX| V Vl i ».
tHv tTnlted Press.)
F» reterahtirg, \m? R.- Ocnernl
Psmgr..ofr tp,, former KOVl>rnnr nf
Ode. a was assassinated today and
jtbe HSHasln raptured.
During Clearance Sale
MFVH AM* HOYH* RF1/TA.
Were 26c., now ..IPc
Were 76c., now . IWc.
Were $1.60, now .. Ol.lfl
Were 60c.., now. «Kc.
Were $1, now . HOe.
AIho an odd lot that were 26c to 60c
at 10c for choice.
MFIN’H I.KJHT FI H HATH.
One lot, were $2.00. now ...01
One Lot, were $3 00, now .... I PO
One Lot, were $6.00 {STRTAON
make) at .HO
WF.N’A AMI ROVA* ATRAW HAT‘
Wfere 26«, now ... 1A<.
Were $1, now .70, .
Were $ 1.7 n, now . 0t.SU»
Were $2.r»0, now.. . . . f.fWl
Were $8.00, now ... , 2.l.*»
Were $F».00. now . 8W.2"
Were f»0c , now . HHr.
Were 1.2f», now..
Were $2.00. now . Hl.ir*
Were $2 7f>. now . I fMi
Were $4,00, now . Jl.mi
PAlfAMA IMTS.
Were $8 00, reduced to. (11.00
Vere $7.R0, reduced to. 5.."50
'•‘ere $0 00. reduced to. 0.r,o
\Verc $5 00 reduced to .. U.7~
Oth*r rood* rMnr^rf fn proportion
E. S. PEDIGO
WHITR HFAVF! Tit A DK,
n»y Trn|ted Press.)
riff Im.K' Pn Vi« Y •fnvesfl
t'aflon Info fhe ''rise of Cha* Simon
Now York license Inspector reveals
that j* nefarlou »raffle In Immigrant
elri for Immoral purposes has been
extensively carried on A p ref tv
Jewish girl Minnie flattie , found In
Molly Smith1’-* resort. Is to be re
turned to Vew York to appear
against tbe woman aroused of deal
ing In "white slaves.'’
PARTY l.flVtA FOR
t I'fl'TVr. TRIP.
f Ry TTnlfed Press.)
Messrs. A. T. Hawkins. Raymond
R Prince. W I,. Otey. Jr., and Al
bert Fdwarda left this morning for
, Wolf Creek for a hunting and Ashing
trip of about 10 dayr
NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE
—
ixn xn dkownku.
»of Missing Minor of I'arming*
Ion. Fonml in tin* Mom n*
gaholM ltivnr.
Fairmont. \\\ v» . Auk peter
Mullett, who disappeared from the
mlnea of the George's Creek coal
work*, at Farmington, a couple of
weeks ago. was foind today |{|H
dead body wan found in the Mono
‘ guhela river ut Rtvorvllle. a few
! niles from here.
From Farmington It was thought
he hud Kone elsewhere lo work He
was a native of Ruautn. The coro-I
! ner’s Jury rendered a Verdict of gc
Idental drowning.
SCIIKKK RXPRCTKI) To 1,1 \K | |»
Charleston. \V. Va.. Aug. :i An
Important conference wu* held In
the office of Auditor Rcheer relative
to the candidacy of the auditor for
the gubernatorial nomination.
Among the conferees Were Oeneral
Rucker, former attorney general:
Malcolm Jackson, of this city; <>o
C. McIntosh, editor of the Charles
on Mali; Mont Topping, candidate
or secretary of state, and others.
It Is believed that the personnel
of this conference Indicates Mr
Schorr will soon become an avowed
candidate.
.It’IMJR JACKSON.
< olelirntes Fight y*t hint \iinf\ersitry
of His lllrth.
I I'arkeraburg, W. Va.. Aug \
Judge John Jackson. sometimes
[known as the "Iron .Judge." who
J orved on the federal bench for
shout 4 ?» years and who walks with
hk clastic a step an many men much
! ounger, today celebrated his eighty*
I WTfd birthday anniversary at Ills
j otne In this city. Few men of the
ears of Judge Jackson are as well
I »reserved.
Nl:\\ DFUOT FOR M \ RTIN'SItl R(.
Martlnsburg. W Va., Aug j.
When Oeneral Superintendent Match
cider and Superintendent Blazer, of
the Baltimore and f»hlo railroad
were in Ibis dly this week they gave
cut the Information that the Balt!
more and Ohio contemplated the
building of a large new passenger
station here, which has been badly
needed for several roars, the old
I Berkeley hotel being now used for n
tat Ion and offices
II. WXVOOD .AltMIX I s XT MFWFIt
(By United Press.)
Denver. Col., Aug 5.- XVm. I)
laywood arrived here last night
with John If. Murphy and the other
members of the party. Attorney
Murphy, head conn < | for the West
•rn Miners" Federation, Is seriously
III. The mayor refit-ed to permit n
demonstration on account of tie
nteness of i he arrival
TROU.FX SX|\HH.
(By United Press.)
New York, \tig Twenty peo
ple were hurt as a result of a frollev
| car collision, one of the In lured Is
dying today Xfoforman Donald
may die as a result of being burled
n the wreckage
ITTKMPT TO WftFCK TMR
I'FNNSX I X XVI \ UIMITFD
<Rr ITnlted Preaa.)
Rltfaburg, Pa. \n ' r». fnvoatlga-!
Mon la being mad* today Info the
apparent attempt to wreck the Penn- i
tvlvania limited leaving Chicago!
Saturday night n» <! 10 p m , due
here Sunday morning at <1:30.
Spliced bara were - Seed acroaa the
track, being tied to the ralla at
Wood a Run. H iperlor afreet, Alle
gheny, The weight of the engine
and the fnef of going alow canned the
engine to ellmh over the object with
nr* aerlona refill* hut ahaklng tip
* paaaengera and crcnMng great ft- i
clfement
wru vtiFM wiiirr
in i t;viun<. r vimpa niovh
<Ry ffnltcd Preaa.)
Dayton O. Aue R \nna Mnrko-!
wit*, a atranger, Ir dead Abe Gor
don la In the h capital with a hnllet
in Ma atomach and probably fafallv
Injured Gordon If la anld waa
wounded while defending the honor
of hla eompanlona. Anna Marowlt*
and alater. Rertha After being
beaten Anna waa dragged off.
ehoked to death, and Rertha gave
the alarm Aaaallanf unknown.
Virginia and Railroads
Agree on Two Cent Rate
Whole Family Dies
Within Ten Days
EXIT KOHEA
IIKMNAXT OK DKI'OSKI) KMl’Klt
oits \|»IY IM I' TO HotT BY
•MIVWI SK «a
Htoul, Aug. S. -The Japanese
have the city In good control todav.
Machine guns ut)(, rin„ discipline
has proved loo much Tor the sent
terad Korean army, which at all
sir <oa wan weak and unable to cope
"i h modern lighting methods The
HO! Iters or the Korean army, who
• it *r attacking the Japanese troops.
flo>. ;••• now iugitivea. Home disor
der still continues, but there are no
more pitched baft Ion.
The Korean soldiers fear to re
turn to the city until the revolt has
been duelled. The Japanese author-,
IMes are now proceeding on the as-i
sumption that If the leaders of the!
rebellious Koreans are Imprisoned I
their followers will become meek
and submissive. Ofllclnla In the ,»«l
ace. who are known to have ay in pa- !
thired with outbreak, are banished. I
The reeling prevails here, howevor, ]
that order eaunot he mnlii'nine'i
long, ami that a long term of dbcl
pllne will lie necoHRiiry before the
Koreana bow before the yoke ot
Nippon.
The • mperor luis appealed to Mur- I
<i»»Ih Tto to prevent further out I
br«M»kH at the capital. He |g terror-1
Ized by f‘a* occurrences of the last
few tluya. A number of Korean ofh j
ceiH took their own liven after sub
fitting to th<* humllltntlon or belli:; I
Ml ripped of their regimental Innlgnla.
Such melodramatic action greatly
atlrrod the soldiers, and ninny of
them who escaped over the wall of
tile city have pended together.
Ouerrlllii warfare may be looked I
for for Hoinetlme to con%a, but In the
end the Japanese, who are scouring
the country, will bo cany victors
Iron handed measures are In force
(ny United Proas )
Alderaou, W Va.. Aur. 3 Within
10 <layM live meniben of the house
hold of Bert Tlncher, of Alderaon.
have uiet death. Ten days sxo the
Infant child of Mr. and Mrs Tlncher
<llt*d of flux. Almost Immediately
| afterward tho father aud mother
died of the same disease.
Mrs. Ulake, sister of Tlncher, who
assisted tho faintly In Its distress,
died at the home early tills week,
and last 111xht Mrs. Floyd Smithson,
mother of Mrs Tlncher. died of th«
disease that had killed the others
(JKAFTON FIHM ASSIGN*.
Grafton, W. Vn , Aug 3.-The
Grafton Grocery and Produce Com
pany, doing business for Rome years
paHt In tho Swain building on East
Main street, made an assignment yes
terday morning for the benefit of Its
credit ora. Benjamin F. Bailey wn
named as trustee. This company wiih
composed of Messrs O H. Kunst.
John M. Ford and John J. Hamilton,
all well known and popular young
men of this city. The news of tho
assignment came In the nature of a
great stirpilse to nearly everybody
In the city, only a few of tho attor
neys having had any Inkling of a
premeditated action of this kind. It
was generally supposed that the
company was doing a good business,
and all appearances went to Indicate
that the business was paying. The
Arm dealt In groceries and green
goods, and at one time enjoyed a
very large patronage from adjoining
towns and sold'^nlso largely to mer
chants In Grafton.
A considerable part of progress Is
made up or not doing things.
A A. Adair, of Cashmere, W. Va.,
was In the city yesterday on busi
ness eri route to his home from the
exposition, where he has spent ev
ernl months anil reports the expo
practically completed and worth
anyone’s time ro see.
Ryan Has Railway
Building Scheme of
Grana Proportions
FOUND Jl_ STREET
r\IH>IONT TKA VLLINf; MAN IUH
COVKKKI) I VCOVHddl H liV
lv»|jri;MAN HI TTKIt LAST
NTOMT.
Huntington, YVf. Va., Aug. G. A
few minutes before 3 o'clock yester
day morning J. K Suiter. merchants*
policeman, discovered a man uncon
scious and apparently dead near the
entrance to the old post office build
ing, on Tenth afreet An examina
• Ion showed that the man wna In a
drunken stupor, apparently, and
that he had been severely beaten,
and probably robbed. An ugly
wound was found over the right
eye, and the man’s face was cut aid
bruised In various placer Mr. Sup
er hastily summoned the paired and
the unfortunate man was taken to
police headquarters. Hr. Taylor was
summoned, and after rendering merl
leal and surgical attention the man.
whose name appears to be A if Me
I.f»ruttli.'iii of kalrmont, a traveling
man. showed signs of life, and It la
believed that he will aoon recover
The victim of Ihe a " anil Is «
young man of good appearance, and
papers found In hi* pockets Indies' *
that he travels for an agency having
headquarters at Fairmont.
in \ %\v \ v m m u
John Harman and Miss Mattie
Chamber* left town yesterday on
No. 18 for Johnson City, Intending
to atop over at Mrlstol and have the
nuptial knot tied. The newly mar
rled couple will probably return on
No. 3 next Thursday.
TIIOM AN I-'. IIVA V TO CXWNKCT
HFAHOARD WITH H. A W. MNKH
—HLA KOAKI> l\ HA UK M'fJK—
MAIM'! <'OAK 4AKKVIV4J ItOAD
WITH f Jf>V N l<;4 TION TllllOl fJII
T4» THR l/AKRM—IT WH.b 4'4>HT
FIFTV Ml I,MOV.
Huntington. W Va.. Aug ft.—
Thomaa Fortune Ryan and hla a*
noelaten In the world of flnanre have
on foot a plnn to make the Seaboard
Air l.lnF one of the greatest corn
carrying roada In the countrv by
of>enlng up on** of the greatest coal
flelda In Virginia and connecting It
with the Seaboard Alt Line by mean*
of a 200 mile railway line known
aa the Smith and WoHtern railway.
The news cornea with peculiar
fore** at thla time, when peralafcn*
rumora of a rerelvcrahlp for the S**a
I board Air Line are abroad and wh**i
the earning* of that road have fall
Jen to ao low an ebb that for the laat
ialx month* not even fired charge*
have been paid by the freight and
! paaaenger traffic
From a reliable Boure** comes th«
Information that one million acre”
of coal lands have been purchased
l»y the C.llnehfleld Coal company. th«*
holding company of the syndicate
In which Messrs Ttvsn, Hlnlr, of Hlalr
A Company, Norman H Ttcame and
Oeorge T, Carter, of Virginia. who
nominally heads the syndicate and
Is president of the Mouth and West
cm railway planned the scheme and
engineered the deal.
The road which now has Its termi
nus In Itusset! county. Virginia Is
being pushed rapidly, and will coat
When completed to Marlon, N C
fifty million dollars, where connec
tion Will he made with the Meahoard.
The Mouth and Western will open
one of the richest and most exten
sive coal fields In fhc world and
with unlimited capital behind the
undertaking It la predicted that the
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jtiOKN INTO KKKKi’T (H’TOUldl I.
I'KNIHNd HKTTIiCMKN 1' >)!>'
lilTKIATION.
. -
OOKKRHKNfiK KN'DKM
AT MIDNlUHT
Richmond. Va.. Aug. S,—The *ur*
render of the rnllronda In I ho two
I cent rnte light wn« actually connum
inated at midnight. a letter from
(In* governor wna read at a Joint hok
hIoij «»f the reprenentatlcH of the
Htate and the rnllwnyH. In which It
wna mu: wealed by the comrnlH
elon that the nrgnment go
Into efTect not Inter than October 1,
of the preneui yenr, and to remnin In
full force and effect pending the net
tlenient of the litigation now on be
• ween the rnllwnyn and ntnte, rein
live to the countItuttonality of the ln\v
effected by the cotnmlHnlnn.
This arrangement wns conceded
by the rail ways, who will now go
Into the ITnlted Staten Circuit Couit
and ask that tho Injunction recently
granted hy Judge Pritchard ho so
amended an to admit of the opera
tion of the arrangement without pre
judice to any of the part lea Inter*
oHted.
The ratification wan signed hy
Alfred Thom, for the Southern rail
way; Henry T. Wickham, for the
Chesapeake * Ohio; Alexander Ham
ilton, for tho Atlantic Coast Line,
and Julian H. Cocke, for tho Nor
folk ft Western. The state was icp
resented hy the goernor and attor
ney general and associate counsel,
and the members of the Corporation
Commission.
Tho two cent rate will probably
go Into effect within tin* nevt thirty
days, although the detail,* have no!
yet been settled betv^sn t »e iop»e
sentatlves of stnP* and flic ittornov*
for »he rallronds. The attitude or
ihe railroad In opposition to the oi
lier to the Corporation (’ *:i.-rtM.don
has only served to strengthen fjnv
|crnor Swanson and htn alvtaifa to
enforce the law.
A conference of the officials, |>e
run yenlerday, lasted a’l inv tola.-,
ami many of the details of ♦»(*• act
j* lenient are yet to he made.
All flic hchsIoiih today have been
executive, but the statement was
i made that the roads hail agreed to
abandon the fight on two cent rnto
enactment, with the understanding
that the state would concede to them
certain minor concessions, one of
which wns probably an extension of
I the time In which the rate shall lie
corrie effective.
The clerks respectively of the
; Senate ami House, under lnsfuctlons
from the governor In anticipation of
a further prolongation of the strug
gle, had prepared letters to he sent
to members of both branches of the
flenernl Assembly, calling nn extra
j session for the purpose of legalizing
• he position of tin* commission and
adjusting the rnllwny situation. The
governor had also prepared his
proclamation convening the Legisla
ture In extra session
With the ultlmatua of the afnte
facing them, fho repreaentntlve* of
the rnllwava have admitted their In
ability to fur'h.er prolong the atrug
gle. and have agreed for the rate go
Into effect.
T’nlted Stahaa Senator John W
Daniel, \ Ct'-jaeton Braxton and At
torney fjener*! William A Ander
non, conri'iel foe the atate; Governor
Rwanaon, and Henry C. Stuart. Cor
poration Commlaaloner, were In con
ference during the dav In the Capi
tol Building, while in another por
tion of the city, and dlacuaalng the
name alt nation, there were gathered
Henry T. Wickham, of the Cheaa
peake Ar Ohio Railway; Alexander
Hamilton, of the Atlantic Coaat
Dine; Alfred P. Thom, of the South
ern, and Julian IT Cocke and .1 T.
Doran, of the Norfolk and Weatern
Starting at widely divergent
polnfa, fhe*e two gafherlnga hare
come cloaer and cloaer together dtir
ing the day, until now nothing di
vide* them except aorne minor dif
ference* and detalla to he pettled
The main point at laaue. the two
cent rate, being conceded hr the
rallwnva. there ahoiild be no trouble
fn adluatlng the other mattera at
variance
Both able* arc reticent about dla
ciiaalng the new altuntlon until all
polnta at difference have been deter
mined and an official atafemen* la
made
Repreaentatlvea of the atate how
ever do not fall to expre** fholr
gratification at the victory of tha
etat*.