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STRIKERS SEEK
ENORMOUS FUND
Ask General Aid In Fight
' Against Coal Magnates.
MILLIONS WILL BE NEEDED
Not Only Labor Organizations,
But the Public as Well, Will
Be Appealed to For Funds.
ROADS FEEL STRIKE.
A special from Wllkesbarre, Pa.,
mays: A national defense fund to
which all organised labor and the pub
lic in general will be oslced to contrib
ute is the latest proposition placed on
foot to help the striking anthracite
coal miners if they need assistance in
their struggle for higher wages and a
shorter work day.
Harry White, of New York, secre
tary of the National Garment Workers
and a member of the conciliation com
mittee of the National Civic Federa
tion, held a long conference with Presi
dent Mitchell Tuesday, during which
tho piah- was approved by the miners'
chief, and Mr. White will begin at
once preparations to carry out the
idea. President Mitchell wants It un
derstood, however, that tho miners'
union will accept no aid until their
own resources are exhausted. Mr.
White went to Wllkesbarre authorized
by several labor organisations.
Mr. White says:
‘‘Mr. Mitchell says that before solic
iting outside support the miners at
work must set the examples them
selves by contributing a -considerable
portion of their earnings to sustain
their fellow members in the bard coal
fields who are fighting their common
battle.
•"Efforts wiil also be made to origi
nate a movement'throughout .the coun
try that the union and other untops
may proceed to collect funds when the
time is propitious. Public men will
also undertake an Independent, move
ment and receive subscriptions from
those not, connected with labor organi
zations. This movement will be Inau
gurated In New York city and the la
bor organisations and sympathizers in
all the principal cities of the country
will be called on to appoint commit
tees to carry on similar work.
“All friendly newspapers will be.
asked to cooperate. -The scheme, In
brief, contemplates the concentration
of the energy and resources of organ
ized labor In behalf of the miners'
cause, a result which has never before
been achieved.
“It Involves the raising of a given
amount of money each week with
which provisions and other necessities
of life will be purchased. The plan
has the approval of President Samuel
-Gompers.
"Tho entire plan Is contingent upon
the Indianapolis convention of mine
workers voting down a motion for a
general strike, as, la that event, the
aid which the soft coal miners would
bo able to; render would bo cut oft
it would bo out of the question to try
to malntaln s the vast number of people
who would 1 be Involved.
“The operators aro counting upon
the means of the miners soon becom
ing exhausted and when It is demon
strated to them that the funds will be
forthcoming to prolong the contest In
definitely, If need be, the situation will
bo changed materially.”
Personally. Secretary White disap-
- proves of tho proposed general suspen
sion order, as well as of sympathetic
strikes in general.
Frleght Handlers at Chicago Seem
to Have Things doing Their
Own Way.
The freight handlers’ strike at Chi
cago which called out 9, 000 men Mon
day and seriously curtailed the hand
ling of freight, appeared no nearer
settlement Tuesday morning than at
the beginning.
Chairman Job, of the state board of
arbitration, when asked it he had re
ceived an answer from the railroads
or the men to his offer of arbitration,
answered In the negative.
At all the freight houses, pickets en
deavored to persuade newcomers from
taking jobs, and sought to lure men
away already at work. In the yards
of the Illinois Central the men brought
in Monday were at work on perish
able freight.' They spent the night In
sleeping cars brought for the purpose,
and ate their breakfast in dining cars,
mostly of the pattern used on c6nstruc-
tlon trains.
A man familiar with the present
trouble and experienced in strikes
said:
“If the teamsters come to the aid
of the fre|ght handlers they will win;
If not, the chances are that they will
lose. It is too easy for the railroads
to bring In new men.”
This statement is full of meaning In
connection-with the statement of offl-
clals of the Teamsters’ union, who
have said that' the freight handlers
proceeded to strike without the sanc
tion of the Chicago Federation of La
bor, and therefore they would be al
lowed to fight out their own salvation.
The jobbing interests of the city
are seriously tied up in their qhlpplng
which left the freight yards are In
many Instances still waiting to be un
loaded. The roads so far have had
but little chance of handling anything
save perishable freight.
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DOCTORS 1VKKK OPPOSED.
entire Family muiidkuf.d.
E Travelers In Oklahoma Territory Fr*
1r: inlnnt“il lly lllvlmsy Robbers.
Near Prudence, Oklahoma Territory,
tho bodies of a man. a woman and two
children, apparently members of one
family, mutilated Into almost unrecog
nizable mashes, were found Tuesday.
Tho bodies had been stripped of cloth
ing. leaving no means of identification.
It Is supposed that the family were
atrangers and were robbed and mur
dered by med who made oil with thetr
team and belongings. ‘
King, However, Insisted on Corona*
tlon Taking Place in Atguit
The news that the coronation of
King Edward was to be held before
tho middle of August was published
In America before It was known In
London.
But the London Times and other pa
pers of Tuesday morning confirmed
the Associated Press announcement.
From the same excellent source the
Associated Press learns that the press
ing forward of the coronation was due
to the personal Insistence of the king.
His doctors were at first opposed to
such an early date but the king de
clined to agree to any other, plans un
til he Id crowned and the doctors final
ly realizing that more danger was like
ly to arise in opposing his majesty on
this point agreed to It. They now see
the king was right and that it will be
far better for him to get through the
turmoil of the coronation as soon as
possible than to have it hanging over
him for months. King Edward has de
termined not to break up the court at
Buckingham palace until after the con
onatlon. He may go on board bis
yacht tor a few days’ cruise, but be i>
more likely to remain In London till
the affair Is oven and then take a pro
longed holiday.
TO OPEN DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.
Chairman Griggs of Congressional
Committee Consults With Cable
Judge. Griggs, of Georgia, chairman
of the democratic congressilonal com
mittee, left Washington Tupsday morn
ing for New York, whero he will meet
Ben T. Cable, chairman of the execu
tive committee, on the latter’s return
from Europe.'
"Our campaign will commence at
once,” said Judge Griggs, “and the Is
sue wtll be tariff nurtured trusts. The
republicans can not satisfy the people
by having their president tour the
country talking against the trusts.
They have sinned away their day of
grace by refusing to consider trust
legislation, when they had ample op
portunity and when every democrat in
congress would have . olned them.”
The headquarters of the committee
will be opened at once In Chicago.
Brief Sutpmary of Doings
Throughout the State.
8avannah Electric Bonds Listed,
The Boston, Mass., stock exchange
gives notice of the listing of bonds and
shares of the Savannah Electric Com
pany. There are 11,500,000 5 per cent
fifty-year gold bonds, 100,000 6 per cent
non-cumulatlve preferred shares and
25,000 common at par value of $100.
• * •
Governor Denies Story, -
From Savannah comes a story to
tho effect that E. J. Keiffer, a druggist
Of that city, had a rather stormy Inter
view wth Governor Candler at the cap*
itol the past week, relative to a place
on the State board of pharmacy. Gov
ernor Candler denies the allegations in
the dispatch and. says that while a con
versation took ptace, no such words as
Mr. Keiffer claims were used.
• • •
Georgia Experiment Station,
The board of directors of the Geor
gia experiment station held their regu
lar quarterly meeting the past week,
transacting the regular routine busi
ness. Every member of the board was
present and all were well pleased with
the work being done on the - station.
They Instructed the director to make
such Improvements upon the farm as
he thought necessary.
• • *
Want Road Extended.
A delegation of Lumpkin's promi
nent citizens,' were In Cuthbert the
past week to confer with President
Williams, of the. Georgia, Florida and
Alabama railroad, relative to extend
ing bis line northward from Cuthbert
to Lumpkin. The grading south of,
Couthbert will be completed by August
1. After that time It Is the Intention
of Mr. Williams to begin grading north
of Cuthbert.
* '• * .
Treasurer Paying July Interest*
State Treasurer R. E. Park has been
busy for the last day or two paying
tbe July Interest on the state’s bond
ed debt. Alt of the checks have been
sent out in payments of the Interest on
the registered bonds and the coupons
are coming In rapidly in exchange for
the state’s cash.
Captain Park says that those hold
ing coupons can just as well have them
cashed at their local banka, thereby
avoiding trouble or danger In sending
them to Atlanta. The coupons are pay
able In New York, and there Is no rea
son, he says, why they should not bg
cashed at par at any bank. Tbe total
of the July Interest paid out amounts
to about $160,000.
• * *
Government May Investigate.
The United States government will
very likely be appealed to on account
of the wholesale destruction of tbe cat
fish and carp in the Ocmulgee just be
low Macon.'
People living along the banks of
the river say that the dead fish float
down the stream In car load quantities
and the stench Is unbearable. The
cause of the trouble ic only conjec
tural.
Some have said It must be due to
the placing of lime in the stream for
the purpose of killing a few fish, and
the effect Is worse than was Intended.
Others say It Is due to poisonous sew
erage that dumps Into the river. The
authorities are being urged to take a
hand and see if a remedy canno: be
found.
WILL RETAIN Ills* NAME.
lotmes Was Offered a ilandsnme Sum
to Adopt Name of the Donor.
Twelve thousand dollars which tho
Tate Louise Friable. formerly a Wall
street broker, willed to Lumas H.
Holmes, of Spring:eld. Mo. provided
he changed his name to Frlsbie, will
go instead to Vassar college.
Louise Frisbie was Holmes’ aunt
In her wili, filed in New York a year
ago. Holmes was given until July 3 to
decide whether-ho would 'change his
name to that of tho donor. Ho an
nounces that he will retain the name
-of Ho'jucs. . *
• APPEAL TO UNCLE SAM.
Chinese Claim That Af reemeat is Be
lug Ignored by the Powers.
The Chinese government has ap
peal^ to the government of the Uni
ted States to use Us good offices to
cause the allied powers who still re
tain their soldiers in Tleu-Taln to evac*
uate that place In conformity .with the
spirit pt the agreement of Pelfln. This
appeal was made Saturday by Minis
ter Whdirectly to Secretary'flay in
the shape of a cablegram from the
Viceroy of Chi LI, which the minister
supplemented with a long verbal ex
planation. •
Hope For Depot Goes Glimmering.
The members of the state depot com
mittee are now fully satisfied that they
will be unable to build a new passen
ger dopot on the state's property In At
lanta under the present bill, and so ex
pressed themselves at the meeting
held the post week In the governor's
office; but they arc determined to car
ry the question out to Its last analy
sis and to use every means possible to
accomplish the object If such a thing
as success Is to be had.
After two hours’ discussion of the
matter tbe committee decided to write
letters to the Atlanta city council, to
the Georgia and Central railroads, and
to President Samuel Spencer, of the
Southern, asking for certatn definite
and specific replies to certain definite
and specific questions, and the replies,
it is supposed, will settle the matter
one' way or another without further
delay.
» we,*
Home Will 8oon be Ready.
According to the expectations of the
board of trustee*, the Confederate Sol
diers’ Home, at Atlanta, will be com-*
pleted by August 16th.
-The board held an important meet
ing at tbe state library tbe past week
at which quarterly reports were, re
ceived train the president, secretary,
treasurer, superintendent, surgeon and
chaplain, and a’so a report from the
iavestlgating committee showing a
thorough examination Into conditions
al Ihe home and of Its workings; and
especially a thorough investigation of
the status of each of the inmates. The
committee recommended that some of
tbe inmates be required to produce fur
ther proof of their right to enjoy the
benefits of tbe home, and the board
ordered that this recommendation be
carried out. A report was also received
from tbe building committee, showing
good progress, and tbat tbe bulldlQg
would probably be completed by the
middle of next month.
The rcpi'tt of the president con-
laiued a full statement of tbe condi
tions at tbe borne and tbe operation*
of its departments since th6 last meet
ing in January.
At the close of the meeting tho com-
mlttee visited tbe borne in a body,
looking over tbe building and tbe farm,
alLof which were,found in a most ant-
tcfoctoty condition.
The president was instructed by tbe
board to officially extend Its thanks to
the generous donors whoso gifts have
made the re-erectlos of the home
possible, and a card to this effect wRl
shortly be issued by Judge Calhoun.
» • •
Fees aro Awarded.
Ben H. Hill,,special master In the
case of the Atlanta Natloual Building
and Loan Association, has filed his re
port with the clerk : of the United
States coiirt. The report is a volumi
nous document, and covers the case In
detail.
'The report shows that the value of
the assetB of the assoclaton at the date
of the appointment cf the receivers,
Llgon Johnson and George A. Speer,
was estimated at $312,295.85, Of this
amount Llgon. Johnson, the active re
ceiver, has realized $287,830.44. The
master estimates the present value of
the assets at $G6,657.66. The actual
amount of cash on hand June 23, 1902,
was $20,112.65. Mr. Hill la the report
recommends that' the following, fees
be paid:
To the receivers, Llgon Johnson: and:
George A. Speer, for their services,
$12,500. To the receivers’, counsel, W.
A. Wlmbish, $11,500. To the. complain
ants’ counsel, Hoke Smith-, Burton
Smith and R. C. Lovett, $9,000. To
the defendants’ counsel, Ellis- & Ellis,
$5,000.
* • •
Complete List State Democratic Exec*
utlve Committee.
Chairman E. T. Brown, of the state
democratic executive committee, last
Saturday named the four members of
the committee from the state at large,
as he was authorized to do under the
resolution adopted by the state con
vention. Those named by Chairman
Brovin from the state at large are as
fellows:
Hon. H. W. Hill, of Meriwether,
who was campaign manager fir Hon
J. K. Terrell; Hon. Hamilton McWhor
ter, of Oglethorpe; Hon. J. R. Gray, of
Fulton, and Hon. R. M. Hitch, of Chat
ham.
Chairman-Brown also reappointed
Hon. J. W. Goldsmith secretary of the
committee. Mr. Goldsmith has se -ved
the committee in this capacity for ih>
last six years, and the records of the
proceedings have been kept In a most
excellent manner.
Hon. Clark Howell, who Is democrat
ic national commltteman for Georgia,
Is ex-officlo a member of the state com
mittee.
The complete list of the new state
committee, Including forty-one mem
bers, of whom thirty-five were named'
by the convention, follows;
,. T. Brown, chairman; M. J. Yea-
mans vice chairman; Clark Howell,
ex-offlelo member; J. W. Goldsmith,
secretary.
From the State at Large—H. W. Hill,
Hamilton McWhorter, J. R: Gray, R. M.
Hitch.
First District—A. A. Lawrence, Chat
ham; John E. Foye, Effingham; Frank
Mitchell, Emanuel,
' Second District—J. L. Boynton, Cal
houn; John Triplett, Thomas; A. H.
Russell, Decatur.
Third District—John A. Cobbi Sum
ter; W. C. Hamilton, Doolfr; L. D.
Shannon, Twiggs.
Fourth District—Felix Lanier. Troup:
George C. Palmer, Muscogee; George
P. Monroe, Marlon.
Fifth District—A. e. Stone, Walton;
J. J. Spalding, Fulton; J. 8. James,
Douglas.
Sixth District—8. T. Blalock, Fay
ette; R. W, Roberts, Baldwin; J. T.
Oglesby, Butts.
Seventh District—J. C. Foster, Cobb; 1 '
S. P. Maddox, . Whitfield; Mose
Wright, Floyd.
Eighth District—L. M. Heard. El
bert; H. J. Row*. Clarke; 8. T. Wing
field, Putham.
Ninth Jlstrtet—J. H. Wltzell, Fan
nin; y. L. Ledford, Union; M. S. Cor
nett, Gwinnett.
Tenth District—J. R. Phillips, Jeffer
son; C. D. Thigpen, Washington; Boy
kin Wright, Richmond.
Eleventh District—R. F. Ousley.
Lowndes; J. F. PeLacy. Dodge; 8. C.
i Atkinson, Glynn,.
ALL THE SAME.
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Mrs. Winks—Then I suppose you
gave, the letter to your husband to
post, and he is still carrying it around
In his pocket.
Mrs.* Mlnlcs—No; I posted the let*
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Mrs. Winks—Ah, then,-It Is la my
husband’s pocket.—Buffalo Express,
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