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THE eddy; current
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VOL. V.
EDDY, NEW MEXICO SATURDAY, JULY 10, 181)7.
NO. 85
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POPULISTS CONVENE.
Vti 2?atlnl Confirm of tit TtopW$
I'srtf In HtMlmi nt NimIivIII.
Naihvllle, Tonn., July 0. Tho na
tional conforonos of tho Pcoplo's pnrty
met at 10 o'clock yosterdny In tho hall
of tho house of representative at tlio
atato capital, lovernl bundled dolegntes
being In attendance. Tho conference
wns called to order by Milton Park's of
Texas, who said this was a conferenoo
of men who believe In tho principle
enunciated at Omaha and fit. Iouln, In
populliim straight and not for fusion.
J. S, Bradley of Texan was elected
temporary chairman by acclnmatlon.
Ho titd ho wantod to seo plain, unmls
takrilo declarations that no one could
misunderstand, and ho wanted to ice
node means of making them effective.
Ho truitod that tho deliberation would
ho cool and calm, and that there would
bo no recrimination.
k J A. Parker of Kentucky wai choson
temporary Becretnry by acclamation.
Tlio conference then took -a recess
of thirty minutes, and meeting of tho
ntato delegation woro held all over tho
halt to select members of tho commu
tes on credentials.
When tho conference was again
called to order thoro woro about COO
dnlognte present. Tho commlttco on
credential was announced and a mo
tion to call tho roll for naming tho
commlttco on resolutions nnd perma
nent organization, but objection was
made that this could not bo done until
the commlttco on credentials reported.
A motion to adjourn until 1 o'clook
,was carried.
Tho attornoon session of tho populist
conferenco was called to order at IMS
o'clock, nnd ox-Uov. J. P. Duchannn
delivered an address of wolcomo.
In his address Mr. Uuchanan said
that this was tho most critical period
which thl advance movement In poli
tics had ever renchod, that foes beset
A behind nnd hoforo nnd danger lurks
f within and without
F. D. Wlmborly of Georgia respond
ed. His speech was along tho rellglo
political lino and advocated tho non
fusion Idea.
Tho report of tho commlttco on cro
dsntlals showed that 35S delegates with
proper credentials woro proxout.
, During tho afternoon a' number of
brief speeches wcro ruado by tho dele
nates, among them was one by W. 13.
farmer of Toxas.
A SAD ACCIDENT.
Voir IVrton Ilrownrtt Willi llnwlnc
n BklfT on Illvrr.
Llttlo Hook, Ark., July 0. A terrlblo
arcldont on tho river occurred about
10:30 Inst night which resulted In tho
drowning of 4 persons. Tho drowned
are:
Miss Joslo Banders, ngod 13, of Llttlo
Itock.
Miss Mary Arher, ngod 19, of Mttlo
Ilock.
Jako Dante, of Pino Dliiff.
Joo Dante, of Pino ninff.
Miss Arbcr was tho daughter of Mrs,
C. Arbcr and was promlnont In Jwlsh
society circles in this city. Ml Han
dors was n beautiful young Indy nnd
was employed In n chlnnwaro sloro.
Joo nnd Jake Dante wero brothers.
Miss Banders, Miss Arbor and tho
Danto hrothors. together with n soldlor
from Fort Iognn, II. Roots, woro In n
skiff on tho river whero they had gauo
to view the flro works being sot off
from tho center of tho new brldgo.
Thoro wore many small craft and sev
oral oxrtirslan boats on tho river, alt
anchored near tho bridge. When the
display wns over the pleasure steamer
V. K. Illggs, with a largo party on
board started on an oxeurslon'up tho
river and ran down tho skiff. Tho
soldier was tho only one to oscapo,
none of the bodies have been recover-
ed. Mr. George Harkness made u he
roic effort to rosouo the drowning peo
pie, but wns unable to render them any
usslstanee.
A MlrutH Klrr.
Jackson, Miss., July 0. Shortly at
ter 2:30 yoiterilay morning fire was
discovered in the store of the Chll-
Cutchlngs Furnlturo company, located
on one of the best business bloeks In
the city, and a general alarm was turn
ed In. On aeeount of poor wnter pros
sure the fire was not extinguished un
til It hnd consumed tho furniture store
together with the Harrington drug
store, tho Lightning Cash store, and
Plckard's store. At ono tlmo tho entire
block, together with the tawrenee
house, the loading hotel, was seriously
threatened,
Turk unit Orrrk.
Athens, July 0. Tho Turkish troops
after a sharp fight with tho Inhabit'
ants have occupied the village of Kala
baka, in north Theasaly. Kulabaku,
although within the territory occupied
by the Turkish troops, was under
Greek administration. The attack was
made last Thursday by a body of S000
Turk The Inhabitant!
pcrately kllllS mtmr M tfm
Most of them jM to ik wsiwUhisJ
The others hay fcwtwsly hmn
Miner Quit Work.
Pittsburg. Pn July C The grwt
wago struggle of tho caol minors wns
Inaugurated yostorday throughout tho
Pittsburg district, but It will be Impos
sible to tell anything about the truo
situation hoforo to-day, n yesterday
was n general holiday and work was
suspended In all tho mines of the dis
trict. It was n day of mass-meetings,
n preconcerted arrangement of tho dis
trict executive board of tho United
Mlno Workers. Meetings wcro hold
In nearly every mining settlement that
was represented nt Saturday's conven
tion In this city, and tho miners wore
Implored not to falter In tho great
struggle that has bogun. What effect
tho meetings wilt have can not ho de
termined until this morning. When It
has been learned just how many men
have refused to go to work then tho
magnitude of tho strllso will manifest
lUolf.
Much doubt Is expressed as to tho
action of tho Pittsburg nnd Chicago
miners on tho Wheeling division of tho
Ilaltlmoro nnd Ohio. M. A. Hnnnn &
Co.'s mines on tho Panhandle, which
nro working nt tho C0-cont rato under
nn Iron-clad contract, nnd tho Now
York and Cleveland minors nt Turtlo
crook nnd Sandy croek. Tho minors'
officials claim tho men wilt strlko nnd
the operators say thoy will not. In
spooking of tho strlko, President Dolan
saiu:
'Tho coming week will bo n busy
one. I liavo ovory reason to bollovo
that with tho exception of n very fow
mines, tho suspension will bo genornl.
Our men roalltn this Is tho fight of
their lives, nnd from tho expressions
of determination that I hear on nil
sides, I havn every reason to bollovo
tho strlko will bo successful. How long
will It la.it, you auk? That Is a difficult
question to answer. Hut of ono thing
you can rest assured. Wo aro In good
shape; I mean that wo havo warm
wcttthor and a prospecttvo big demand
for lake trade coal In sight, which
makes tho tlmo much more opportune
than In winter.
"Thoro Is nn orroncous Impression
by renson of so many Industries being
shut down thnt thoro wilt bo little do
mand for coal, It Is not generally
known, but the supply of conl (or man
ufnctorlcs In tho Pittsburg district Is
but a drop In tho bucket wh com
pared with tho laka trndo, ,hlch sup
pile tho markets whero conl mines aro
practically unknown."
Tho genornl Impression, to thoso In
n position to know, presents some
vory discouraging features. Tho past
winter ha boon severe on the mining
craft. IluslnnsM has boon vory dull,
nnd In addition tho lowost rates over
pnld In the district prevailed for tho
llttlo work that was dono. Women and
children havo boon sufferors nigh unto
strnvntlon, and ninny of thorn havo
been wards of tho county. With the
conditions n llttlo Improved, nnd dur
ing tho past months many mines hnvo
boon running continuously. What llt
tlo has boon earned will bo used to pay
debts contrnctcd during tho rolgn of
soml-stnrvatlon. It was expected at
tho moetlngs yesterday to mnko nn
effort to rnnvlnco tho minors that by
reason of tho suspensions being general
victory Is bound to follow. It will bo
nrgucd that tho public Is In favor of
tho minors being paid n higher prlco,
and that genornl support wilt bo forth
coming.
THE HIQH TEMPER ATUtlE.
Mhii
Pl1lil Jt.rtit irom
all
Ovvr Ohio Hint IIIImiiIl
Cliiclnnntl, O., July 0. Tho heat con
tinued yesterday. Twenty-two oases
of prostration have been reported In
tlio olty nnd eight deaths. Tho streets
wero nlmost deserted.
Tho names of those who died from
tho oxeesslve heat are t
W. A. linker, Mary Fleming, Knto
Sextro, nn Infant: !,nurn Illrdsal, an
Infant; John Hshipltlng, Illehard Flem
ing, Mary Ilranum. George J. Htelllng,
Joseph Harlaseher, Mrs. Hlliuboth
Ilurko, Joseph Fischer.
Chicago, III., July fl. Yesterday wns
cooler, but the pavements anil build
ings had sterfel up sufflstent htt to
niHke thliiH vary utiaomfortable. There
were nine deaths and twenty-eight
prostrations, three of them probably
fatal.
Tho dend-nre:
Cella Hnllls, Albert Knth, George
Williams, Mm ma Zral, Jamas Cudshy,
Samuel Walezbar, Aldoph Volnker, O.
Taylor.
Tho total numbor of deaths In tho
last four days attributed to the heat
was twenty-seven and thoro woro 138
prostrations, some of whleh may provo
fatal.
One woman killed another
Hamburg, Ark., the other day.
near
It has been decided to extend
levee near Pecan Point, Ark.
the
Mm ll la Ctllfornl.
Ventura county. California, Is the
largest producer ot Lima beans in Che
world Ono ranru alone produced
DYINQ PROM HEAT.
Thr liar llron Mnr rnOlltlrt
nrt
t'roitrllnn I OltU n4 llllnnlt.
Cheago. III.. Jnly S.-Tks ware of
torrid weather under which the central
states sweltered last week showed no
abatement yesterday. From Plttbtirg to
Kansas City and from Chicago south,
a cloudless sky nnd a blnxlng sun left
n record of prostrations nnd death
which has seldom been acquired for tho
early days of July. Throughout the en
tire district the mercury registered
close to 100 In tho Bhade during the
day, and tho number of prostrations
ran Into tho hundred, Cincinnati, with
a maximum temporaturo of 08 degroes,
showed the highest death rato, six
deaths resulting out of a total of fifty
prostrations, but there wero many fa
talities at other points.
In Chicago tho mercury registered
close to 00 degrees for tho greater pnrt
of tho day and thoro woro over a scoro
of prostrations, but nono proved fntnt.
At mld-nlght n sovoro thunder storm
swept ovor tho city, sending tho mer
cury down sovornl points and bring
ing n wclcomo relief.
Chicago, III., July C.-Tho highest
tomperaturo recorded in tho nnnnla of
the weather buroau for tho month of
July In ton years, wns received yester
day when for two hours tho tempora
turo roglstorod Ofi degrees.
Hut the mercury did not keep thoro
It went up and down until finally It
made one supreme Jump In an hour's
tlmo from 80 to 07 degrcos.
On business streets men rcolcd nnd
sickened as In a plnguo-strlcken city,
nnd In the tencmont district .romcn
nnd children huddled togethor. flocking
In vain relict from the boat that pono
trated and provnllcd ovorywhoro. It
was tho hottest day Chicago over know,
Thoro wero many prostrations, pollco
nnd hospital ambulances being kept
busy all day caring for those who sank
under the scorching rays.
Cincinnati, O., July G, Tlio heat hero
yesterday was tho most sovcra of tho
season. Thoro wns n number of pros
trations, four of which terminated fa
tally. Tho dead aro:
Frank Bcollold.
Mlnnlo Myers.
Krnest Inndgraft.
Wm. Foley, all of Cincinnati.
Four cases woro considered critical
at this wrltng and ten nro serious.
Among tho lattor Is that of Iter.
Adolph Ludwlg, pastor of tho Daptlst
church In Newport, who fell on tho
strcots of Cincinnati last night nt n
late hour.
Whllo thero woro fifty cases of sun
stroke In the city that required remov
al to tho hospitals or to their homos,
It Is estimated that thoro nro fifty
lighter cases, tho victims of which
wont homo without nsslstanco. Of the
class requiring medical attention ton
casos are quite serious. Tho namos of
tho dead as fur as ascertainable aro:
Mrs. Dolla llonnor, Charles Stanley,
Ilertha Deckor, Jacob York, Mrs. Mary
A. Klostcrman, Kovlugton, Ky.; nn un
identified man found on tho streets of
Covington bollovcd to bo 1 Smith of
Cincinnati; this makes six fatal cases.
A special from Ohio points report ox-
tromo heat yesterday as follows:
Dayton 100 to 110 degrees, two
deaths, many prostrations; J.lmn 10S
degrees, ono denth ; Nowarlt 102 to 10S
degrees; Uppor Sandusky 105 degroos.
tinifrr A..H..I
Frankfort. .y., July 8. Tho caso of
nit, thn nnern. trim! for thn m.irf
of Jodlo. Is In tho hands of tho Jury.
ur ivnn n ta.i H.m,i..v. ai l
o'olook ytordny morning while Capt. ;
(initio nnd I.leut. Gordon woro making
tholr rounds about tho Jail, which Is
heavily guarded, thoy woro assaulted
by three unknown men. Capt. Gaines
received n stunning blow on tho head
and a pistol shot through his hat. The
offleers returned the flro nnd the as
sailant fled. It Is conjectured that
tho nttaok was meant for Col. Gather,
who, with Lieut. Gordon, had a wordy
altercation with a citizen, nnd that
some hot-headed friends of this cltl
sen, without his knowledge or onu
Mt, attempted to avenge htm.
!r. Airratt t.vttvra llwtil,
Kansas City. Mo., July S. Dr. AI
fred hefovre, n member of ono of Uk
oldest Huguenot families ot America
Is dead nt his homo hero of ontteer f
tho stomneh. Dr. tafevre oame here
from Dayton In 1881. He wns horn at
Troy, O., In 188 and wns the direct
descendant of Isaac Ifevro, one uf the
first French Huguenots to oome t
America In 1708. Judge O. H. Ufsvr
of Denver, son ot tho deeoased. will
take the remains to Ohio for burial.
A KrtUl Arclilvnl.
Iluffato, N. Y., July 8.-A special
train on tho Western New York and
Pennsylvania carrying the members of
the Paul Iloyton Specialty coivpany
from Iluffalo to Lime Lake, near
-wv " ""(" "
llnhert Duller nt Snnlh Wale and , ...... ...
"eo UwJ of I eiin ngton Wyom oi Wt employment to make prepara
rolntyfncJr Souu'wale. the jump, which he hoped
yesterday Tho men wero groun l n would make him n museum freak He
pieces portions of their bodies be
strewn along tha track for a mile,
Th Mln Striker.
Pittsburg. Pa., July R. The coal
minora' strike will bo on to-dny. Tho
success of tho struggle for hlghor
wagoa In Ave of tha states depends on
the miners In tho Pittsburg district
If thoy fsll to refrain from working
tho moroment will be n failure. Fully
100 mine were repesentcd nt tho
minors' mnvontlon on Saturday by
fifty-six delegates. Tho resolution
adopted vas strong enough for tho
emergency A resolution was also
adopted requesting Gov. Hastings to
sign tho weighing and coal commission
bill passed by tho loglslnturo and now
before htm. Ono of the significant
points before tho convention sat Satur
day was i tie fact thnt tho represonUi
tlves woro present from tho mines
whero Iron-clnd contracts and signed
ngrocmonts exist. Tho mines employ
nlmost 30.000 men nnd tho Indications
are that If tho men at one of these
mines refuse to quit nil tho diggers nt
tho others wilt act accordingly.
A strong effort Is bolng mado to get
tho no-operntlon of tho minors along
tho river In tho coming fight. If they
work thoy enn cut qulto n flguro In
supplying cunt, as tho fuel for local I
...I..,. .. 1 1 . 1 1 i .... , . I
liuiiim nun un iiu niijiiicu ujr nuiur
routes. Tho operators aro making no i
efforts to ronclllnto tho minors. Groat
approhoiiRlon Is felt nn to tho course
tho vast numbor of foreigner will take
In tho strike Many of thoso wak no
Hngllah nnd enro nothing for tho land
of their adoption. They do not con- I
form to tho customs of tho American 1
speaking minors, nnd the later havo
very Uttlo Influence over them. Ono i
of tho imlnu mado by tho operators Is ,
that moro mining companies havo gono I
Into tho hands of tho sheriff than any
year In tho history of tho trade.
"Thoro nro too many mines," said
Patrick Dolnn, president of tho minor'
organisation, "but not too many min
ers. It Is tho surplus of operators that
causes such sufferings and low wages."
Tho official of tho United Mlno Work
ers of thn Pittsburg district hold n
mooting Sunday and heard reports
from varloti parts of tho district. Knch
of theso Indicated that tho men would
quit work.
. Tho question of securing sustenance,
for the vast army of Idle men Is tho
most serious ono anfrontlng tho offi
cials. Tho organization ha no mouoy
In Its treasury. Tho minors havo been
unable to savo anything, nnd only
thoso who havo lltllo garden putchos
will ho ahlo to live Independently dur
ing tho cessation of work. The oxodus
from tho Fourth Pool to West Virginia
tins begun. Thn West Virginia opera
tors are hiring miner as fast ns thoy
apply for work. Those who wish Im
munity from trouble seek safely by
Might Into West Virginia, whero tho
miners will work uiimnlosted. Scores
of small mines In Heaver, Cambria and
nnd nthor counties, will resumo opera
tion In full and supply coal to facto
ries and ships In their district. During
tho strike of 18!) I nil thoso mines woro
closed down,
JUMPED TO DEATH.
V. C Koaltln l,tiil friini id llrimklrn
llrlilff unit W ICIIlr.l.
Now York, July 5. Another onndl
date for fame met denth yesterday In
Jumping from tho llrooklyn bridge.
Iln r-....l W 1 lfnl.n ...I... I.tt.t n
",' " - """ " , ' "
repumiion ior jumping irom unugon
! """I "tS Of Vessel. TllO brldgo )0-
I llr0 received a tip of tho coming event
Saturday evening, dipt Wurd at
onre ordered three patrolmen stationed
at either end of the bridge, while nn
officer In citizens clothes wns sent to
watch at tho houso where Keeblo lived.
Tho officer remain! there until 0
o'clook yostorday morning. Two hours
i later Keeblo with three companions
i drovo to Cutherlue street ferry, where
j they croased over to Hrodklyn, nnd
I from there went to tho bridge entrance
and proceeded slowl) to tho center ot
the span on the north roadway, when
the ooaehM stopped nnd the party
alighted.
OMncr Thomas Grady, who wns soma
distance away, saw KmuIc eilmb to the
top rail and, running toward him,
shouted to him to stop. Hefore ho
rouhl rwieh the man he hnd leaped
feet foremost. Ills body made two com
plete revolution Iwfore It reached the
water, a distance of 140 fset below,
when it struok the wnter with a splash,
disappearing and was not seen nftsr
wnrd. Tha police arrested the driver ot the
coach, Antone Montored, Dunbar Me
Donald, Michael Kernan and Walter
Weed, tho three others; also Iiwrenoe
gpeeko and Joe Hohureth, who had
been stationed ns lookouts to wateh
for tho polite.
Thoy woro all taken to tho brldgo
i police station and looked up. Keeble,
it was learnwi, was rormoriy a ser
geant In Cony's army and up to four
. . ,U I If.
t was an engiisiiinsu uy uirui 93 years
. olJ auj untnarrieJ.
THB COMPETIIOn CASK.
It tint llrt t'l ported In Horn
!nrtn
nil Tlmr,
New York, July 2. A dispatch from
Havana says:
Tho trial of tho Competitor crow wl'J
not tako place on July 1 ns has been
reported. It mny not tako place for
soveral months yet, unless tho I'nltod
States government presses tho mnttar.
Tho authorities hero hesltato to
bring the men to trial for diplomatic
roasons. Thoy rcallzo tho fact that If
tho laws of Spain mean nnythlng and
are not to bo brought Into disrepute
the sentenro of the Competitor flllbust
crors must bo n sovoro one. On the
other hand. Spain docs not desire to
nggravato any hostile feeling that may
nlrondyexIxtlnthoUnltod States against
her. It was Just about tha middle of
Juno that Consul I.eo, by direction of
his government, pressed for nn early
trial. Ho pointed out that n long do
lay had already taken place and de
clared It unjust. To tho consul's lot
Gen Weyler sent n most Indefinite re
ply. Ho began by oxcuwlng pnst delay
on tho ground that the proceedings on
tho pnrt of tho prosecution hail con
sumed much time, nnd now. ho said,
tho lawyer who had been assigned to
tho prisoners had been given until tho
end of July to proparo his defense. In
conclusion Gen. Woyler stated thnt It
was "Impossible to say when the trial
wouid bo brought on."
This means thnt It has been thought
best to dolay tho trial Indefinitely.
In tho meantime thn Competitor
craw nro languishing In tho prison,
somo of them rnn not stnnd confine
ment much longer. Thoy aro not treat
ed badly, so far as Spanish treatment
of prisoners in Cuba goon, Americans
can not rcnllzo what confinement In
('ubnnas during tho hot months mean.
When Melton, for example, was taken
prisoner, ho was a remarkably fine
specimen of mnnhood. To-dny ha is
broken down beyond recovery. His
lhouldors are bowed and his frame is
wasted to skin nnd hone.
Dlseaso among Spanish troops in
Snntlgo do Cuba has boon so sovoro
thnt when Gen. Wcylor ordered tho
move Into tho Interior' against tha
robots, the only soldiers nvnllahlo woro
convalescents. Alt over tho Island dls
easo among tho Spnntnh troops is In
creasing at a fast rato. Out of tho
1000 men In the Vegnrn battalion In
Pinar del Itlo neany 700 have beon
ronderod unfit for servlco by mnlnrla
nnd dyne terry. Tho hospltnls In Ha
vnna aro crowded to overflowing.
Gait llulr Itlvorn is dangerously III
Tho prison doctors havn porfonncd n
dollcato operation upon him, and he Is
now In a critical condition
MAttniBD A NEGRO.
,MI. fTiinatniir Markvniln Writ .liilin S
Durham, Mlnl.lrr In lUrll.
Philadelphia. Pn July 2. Tho mar
rlngo of MIhs Coustniioo Mackenzie n
white womnn and dniiguior of tlio lato
Dr. It. Shelton Mackenzie, who until
her resignation Wcdnomlay was di
rector of tho Porter school kindergar
ten to John 8. Durham, who enjoys
tho distinction ot being tho first col
ored man who grndunted from tho Uni
versity ot Pennsylvania, took place
yestorday nfternoon nt tho bride's resi
dence in West Phllndotphls,
It was a quiet homo wedding, nnd
nono but tho Immediate rolntlvo ot
both families of tho contracting pnr
tles woro presont. Tho coremony was
performed by tho Itov. N. McVleker,
roctor ot Holy Trinity Protestant
Kplseopal church. Ho was assisted by
tho Itev. II. L. Vlllers, retttor of the
Protestant Kplseopal Church of tho
Crulcltled. After the c remniiy Mr. nnd
Mrs. Durham went to tho homo ot the
bridegroom nnd witnessed the mar
riage of his sister to W. M. Randolph,
a colored lawyer of Pittsburg. 1-ater
, the newly married pair left for Mil
waukee, where tney win nttenii tus
convention. Mr. Durham suoosoded the
lato Frank Douglass as mlulstor to
llaytl. Tho bride has been for years
prominent In educational works. Her
father was distinguished as an author
and erltle.
Mill t)l Dowil
Pittsburg. Pa.. July 2. As a result
ot the failure of the Joint wage nm
fereuee of tho Amalgamated Associa
tion ot Iron and Steel Workers and
Manufacturers to agree upon the eenle
at the Youngatown oonferenee. all the
unlen mills closed down yestorday and
between 7S.00O and 81,000 men are Idle.
This Includes the skilled workmen and
those depending on them. President
Garlaud returned from Youngstown
Wednesday night.
Anll-MrMlilng lllll.
Washington, July 2. The Interstate
commerce ootnmlttee of the senate
eonsldered the untl-sealplng bill, but
owing to the absence ot several mem
bers ot the committee no vote was
reached It is also probable that there
will tti 1 1 a tlMrillldits lilOJii 1 1 t r.t ill it
nils uwk uv HiriMi1 wkiein v , wsv
committee 'his session and that the
pooling bIP will also go over
Tlio Strike KlttmtlriH
Columbus, O., July 2. President
Itntehford and Secretary Pearco of thn
United Mlno workers reasserted last
night thnt them was no official author
ity for tho statements that n geuerat
strlko of tho members of tho miners'
union is to ho ordered.
Chicago. III., July 2.-W. D. llyan,
Becretnry of the United Mlno Workers
of Illinois, has written an open letter
to United States Senator Mason, la
which he says:
"Tho stand taken by yon In behalf of
tho patriots of Cuba deserves tho com
mondntlon of nil llbrrty-lovlng peopto.
bnt Jet mo call yout nltenllon In tho
condition of -10,000 of your constitu
ents, tho cont minora of Illinois. Thn
competition Inaugurated by the coat
operators has brought about a condi
tion of Buffering nnd destitution which
wns never equaled. Wo havo beon
forced to accept reduction after reduc
tion, until tho prlco now paid I so low
that miners can not earn nn avorngo
of 7fi cents n day and tho mines only
work hnlf time. Taking nn nvorago of
?l n dny nnd throe dnys' work n week,
n miner cams $12 a month. With a
family of (lvo n fair average tho wlfo
has less than 3 cents for a meat, to say
nothing of clothes, rent. etc. I doubt
If mnny moro llvo havo boon lost In
Culm slnco tho Insurrection commenced
thnn In tho mines of Illinois during tho
Muno time, and I nm certain thoro nro
no moro women nnd children hungry
in Culm at the present time than ntnung
tho famine or the miners of Illinois.
Do something to put tho Idlo mlnern to
work nt n fair rato of wages, and I will
contribute at least ono day's wages
every month for tho benefit of the
downtrodden peopto of Cuba."
WASHINGTON NEWS
Col Inn llRffBlna "n,t Tlx ' on III Pre
I.I.I J III HmuXr.
Washington. July 2. Tho finance
rommlttco suffered several unoxpectod
reverses during tho progress of tho tar
iff bill yesterday, bolng defeated on
three Iniporthnt votes. Cotton bagging
wns placed on tho frco list 30 to 25 and
cotton ties nlso by u voto ot 29 to 23,
Tho duty on whlto pine lumbar was
reduced from V to $1 per 1000 by n
vote of 32 to 21. The nmondment on
plno occasioned tho greatest surprise
nnd led to n general brcnkln up of
party llneo on both aides of tho cham
ber. During tho early stages ot tho
debate tho duty on lumber, including
pine, was placed at $2 aftor a pr ex
tracted contest. Yesterday Mr. Teller
returned to tho contest nnd moved to
placo whlto pine lumber on tho frco
list. Tho nmondment was defeated by
tho cIoho voto of 32 to 33, four Repub
licans Haker, Carter, Hansbrougli nnd
Quay Jolt'liig tho Democrats, Populists
ai'd freo silver Republicans In tho af
firmative, whllo throo Democrats
Ihicon, MeHnory nnd Martin voted
with tho Republican In tho negative
Following up this closo voto. Mr
Mantle (slver rep.) moved to reduco
tho into on whlto plno from 12 to fl.
Two republican, linker nnd Carter,
voted with the democrats In the afflm
ntlvo, nnd three democrats, llacon. Mc
Knery nnd Martin, and llacon with the
republicans.
Tho bill Is now completed with thn
exception of tho reciprocity section nnd
somo comparatively minor paragraphs.
Much progress wns made yesterday In
clearing up dctatched paragraphs hero.
toforo panned over. Only throu of theso
coal tar, potash and tea remain, so
that theso Items, tho reciprocity sec
tion and the brief Internal ravenuo and
administrative provisions ate all that
remain or tho bill to be disposed ot ho
foro the llnal voto Is takem
SIOMA ALPHA CONVENES.
Tlny
lltt rt lrrt Tiki tot NiUhtllla,
lmi A lliioil .llindi',
Nashville Tonn.. July iVThe dele
gates to the Sigma Alpha HpUlen con
veiitlou met In the senate uhaniber yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock. Amzl
Jonas ot Venderbllt presiding. J W.
Moore of this rlty In an addreiu wel
coined the delegates and G. II Harri
son ot Atlanta eloquently responded.
Report were read by nienibm of the
supreme council, the order of business
decided upon and standing committees
apiiolnted. All the chapters ex pt two
were represented by delegates Dusl
ties matters pertaining to the frater
nity weie considered and the rorvrn
tlon adjourned until this morning The
attendance upon the convention is very
large.
last night at the University club a
magnificent reception was tendered tho
delegates and the affair was ono ot the
social events ot tho season.
At 0 a. m. yesterday the Phi Gamma
Delta convention nguln met and was
addressed by C. L. Cooper, on cJiimnus,
Tho convention went Into executive
session for the consideration ot buel
ness matters and remained lu aessloo
until 1 o'clock p m . when an adjourn.
. - -
' went waa taken until to morrow mora
fl