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WAS FRIEND IN NEED
Statas of Coant de Rochambiau
L’nvei.'ej at Washington.
NOTABLE ASSEMBLY PRESENT
Ceremonies Brilliant in the Extreme.
Stsrs and Stripes Entertvvined
With the Tricolor of French
Republic.
Amid the enthusiastic demonstra
tions of a great concourse of people,
the superb bronze statue of Count de
Roehambeau, who brought the forces
of France across the seas at the hour
of greatest peril in the American revo
lution. was unve.led at the national
capital Saturday. Seldom has an
event presented so many brilliant fea
tures of military pageantry and at the
same time given occasion for the mani
festation of the strong bonds of friend
ship existing between the French re
public and the United States. For the
first time in its history Washington
city witnessed the sight of rank on
rank of French seamen swinging
through Pennsylvania avenue and
mingling their cheers with those of the
American blue jackets and soldiers,
while at the same time the French
■tri-color was entwined*'with the stars
and stripes and the sound of the “Mar
seillaise” was heard along with the
“Star Spangled Banner,”
The ceremony of unveil ing occurred
at the southwest corner of Lafayette
square, almost directly opposite the
white house, -where the massive figure
of the French general has been erect
ed. Surrounding the figure were great
stands to accommodate the many dis
tinguished officials and guests invited
to take part in the exercises. On ev
ery hand the colors of France and
America were blended.
Distinguished Gathering.
Within this amphitheatre were gath
ered representatives of every branch
of the government, including the pres
ident of the United States and mem
bers of his cabinet, the chief justice
and associate justices of the United
States supreme court, the lieutenant
general of the army and the admiral of
the navy, senators and representa
tives. Not less distinguished was the
representation of France, designated
by President Loubet, and including
General Brugere, the highest field offi
cer in the French army; Vice Admi
ral Fournier, inspector general of the
French navy, the venerable General
Count Chaiendar, the descendants of
Roehambeau and Lafayette, and oth
ers distinguished in'French military,
official, literary and artistic life. With
them were the French ambassador, M.
Gambon, and the entire staff of the
French embassey, all in brilliant dip
lomatic uniform, while the diplomatic
corps was represented by the German.
Russian, Italian and Mexican ambas
sadors and the ministers from many
foreign countries.
President Roosevelt and the mem
bers of the cabinet were escorted from
the white house by a file of minute
men, dressed in the uniform of conti
nental days. When the president ar
rived at the presidential stand the en
tire assemblage arose and greeted him
with lusty cheers. After an impres
sive invocation by Rev. Stauord. who
took the p’-ace of Cardinal Gibbons,
Preside-1 Roosevelt delivered the ad
dress of welcome. He spoke in strong
voice and with great earnestness,
pausing frequently at the outbursts of
applause.
Countess Roehambeau Unveils.
As the president concluded his ad
dress the Countess Roehambeau
caught up the cords to the flags envel
oping the statue and the massive
bronze figure emerged through the
folds of red, white and biue. At the
same time the “boom.” “boom” of an
artillery salute came from a battery
of heavy guns near by, ar.d the strains
of the French national hymn, the
“Marseillaise” came from the marine
band. It was an inspiring moment,
and led by President Roosevelt, the en
tire assemblage joined in cheering. An
other demonstration occurred at the
close of General Brugere’e address.
, when, with characteristic French ve
hemence he gave this pledge of unty
ing Franco-Amcriean friendship:
“Entre vous, entre nous; ala vie, a
la mort.”
"Between you. between us; in life,
in death.”
The ceremonies were the culmina
tion of the efforts of M. Jules Boeufve,
of the French embassy, extending over
tile last two years. He has sought to
strengthen the- bonds of friendship be
tween the two countries, and to this
t-nd has urged to a successful conclu
sion the legislation by which the
statue was made possible.
SOLONS CONGRATULATE CUBA.
By Senate Welcoming En.
try of New Republic.
Before the senate resumed consider
at:on of the Philippine bill Wednesday
ii adopted a resolution congratulating
the republic of Cuba upon its entry
nto the family of independent nations
J nd the secretary of state was directed
0 transmit the resolutions to the pres-
; ten of the new republic.
j Jealous lover slays girl.
j In House cf Worship Young Man
Draws Pistol and Ends Life of.
Unreciprocati ve Sweetheart.
| A startling tragedy was enacted
i ;’ L: ’‘ llay nio ’-'ning in Wes 'ey chapel, the
| Bttie Methodist church at Ben Hill, in
| ' niton county, Ga. The doxology had
■ ‘ arul - v been concluded when the de
j hatting congregation was startled by
! l *° shops and the dying shriek
j of a young woman.
Pie quiet little house of worship
| was suddenly made the scene of an
i f VI ni ' tragedy — the fruit of the mor
oid passion of a young man for a
>oung woman yho had resisted his
t very advance.
Miss Lilia Suttles was shot to death
* -V MB ard Lee, the ball from bis pistol
piercing her heart. Crying. O, papa."
she fell into the arms of her father,
Ur. J. M. Suttles, who had rushed up
at the sound Of the pistol shots. The
young woman died without speaking
again.
The (hutch was crowded at the
time and the greatest confusion en
sued. it was some minutes before
tin> people realized what had happen
ed. Before the awfulness of the crime
dawned upon them Lee had walked
from the church building. At the door
he was caught by Earl Suttles, the
young brother of the girl he had slain.
Young Suttles caught hold of Lee and
attempted to hold him. but Lee placed
bis pistoi against the boy’s breast and
told him that he would shoot him if
he did not release him. Young Sut
tles, in desperation, yielded his hold
and Lee took to flight.
While talking to her girl friends
Miss Suttles became separated for the
moment from her escort. Millard Lee
walked up to the group of which she
was the center and. touching her on
the arm. asked to speak to her a mo
ment. She stepped to one side and he
asked her if lie could drive her home.
“No,” she replied, “I have company.”
Lee was heard to mutter, “If you
won’t let me take you home I shall
shoot you.” Before any one was aware
of his intentions, he pulled his pistol
and fired at Miss Suttles. The ball
struck just above her left hip. but
glanced on a corset steel. Miss Sut
tles screamed and ran toward her
father, who was up at the chancel
speaking to the preacher.
As she ran from him. Lee deliberate
ly fired at her again. The ball entered
her back just between her shoulder
blades and about an inch and a half
from the spine. It passed directly
through her! heart and came oat be
tween the fifth and sixth ribs about an
inch to the left of the breast bone. The
ball did not pass entirely through her
body, but protruded from the flesh.
Dr. Suttles ran to his daughter at
the sound of her agonizing scream.
He reached her just in time to catch
her as she fell. She recognized him
and screamed, “O, papa,” but died be
fore he could lower her to the floor.
TORNADO IN PALMETTO STATE.
Four Lives are Taken and Great Prop
erty Damage Done.
Union, South Carolina, was visited
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock by a
terrible tornado. It played havoc,
four deaths and considerable loss of
property being the result.
The storm traveled with great speed
and people barely had time to get in
doors before the storm struck the
town.
Knitting Mill hill, south of the towa,
caught the full force of the tornado,
which blew down the school house and
two residences, converting them lit
erally into kindling wood. The occu
pants flew from one of the houses be
fore it went to pieces and took refuge
in another near by, but this house was
also crushed to splinters and Misses
Sallie Haft and Annie Lawson were
instantly killed. Mrs. Maxey Sims
died in an hour, and her little daugh
ter, Vera, died about 9 o’clock Sunday
night.
AUGUSTA LOCKOUT ENDED.
All Cotton Mills in District Begin
Operations Again.
All of the cotton manufactories in
what is known as the Augusta. Ga.,
district went into operation Monday
morning.
FORTY-NINE BODIES FOUND.
Latest News of Fernie Disaster
Eighty Unfortunates Still Missing.
Two dispatches from Fernie were re
ceived at Victoria. B. C., Sunday night.
In one A. Dick, inspector, of mines,
says:
“Ail bodies in three mine and high
lying positions of No. 2 (49) recovered.
Air turned into west division where
other bodies are.”
Mr. Armstrong, the government
! agent, -ays: “Forty other bodies re-
I covered; eighty stili missing; twenty
j four escaped alive; no fire in mine.”
May Pardon All Americans,
t A bill will be introduced in the Cu
| ban house of represenratives provid
-1 ing pardon for all Americans confined
iin prison or awaiting trial. Cuban
sentiment is stroagly in favor of the
measure.
L s
Cars Go Up in Smoke.
j The transfer house of the Lake
: Shore and New York Central ra : !roads
at Buffalo caught fire Thursday night
an d within an hour the bouso was de
' fetroyed ar.d about 290 cars had been
Burn^l- 1
MINE HORROR AGAIN
SC£H2 ef Calamiiies This Tim 2
In British Columbia.
HUNDRED MEN 00 TO DEATH
'Brough Careleecr.ess Gases in Pit
Were Ignited ard Fearful Explo
sion Follows—Victims
All Foreigners.
Advices from Vancouver, B. C„ state
that one of tile most terrific mine dis
asters in the history of the frequent
accidents in British Columbia occur
red in the Crows Nest Company’s
mines at Fernie, B. C. Over one hun
dred men are either dead or impris
oned in the mine, and little hope is en
tertained of the rescue cf any who
may yet be alive. Fernie is 300 miles
up country, and the limited telegraph
facilities hafre not enabled complete
details of the disaster to be sent out.
The management has a list of 133
men who are known to have been in
the mine and there were probably
others. Of these only twenty-four are
known to be safe.
Cause of Disaster Unknown.
What caused the explosion has not
yet been definitely ascertained. Many
of the miners were ignorant foreigners,
and one of the mine shafts was always
more or less gaseous. It was generally
reported in Fernie that the explosion
resulted from the use by a careless
Italian of An open or naked lamp. An
other theory is that a miner struck
a match, exploding the gas, which was
always present in No. 2 shaft.
L'ttle Hope of Rescue.
From nl available sources assist
ance is biing rushed to the scene of
the calamity, but there is little hope
for the r iscue of the entombed men.
Already he work of liberation has
been begun with such means as are at
local command. The presence of coal
damp makes the work of rescue very
dangerous and is seriously hindering
the workers.
In No. 2 tunnel, in which the first
explosiofi occurred, from 100 to 120
men anr boys are usually employed,
and in No. 3 tunnel, to which the ex
plosion extended, about eighty men
generally work. In both mines there
are many foreigners, and the difficulty
of disciplining these men and impress
ing upon them the use of unprotected
lights has always been very great.
The explosion was distinctly heard
in the village six miles away. A few
minutes later the alarming intelligence
had spread like wild fire from house
to house, and quickly the whole popu
lation was on the streets and hurrying
toward the scene of the disaster.
Nearly All Foreigners.
A dispatch from Seattle, Wash.,
says: Fernie is a town in the eastern
part of the province of British Colum
bia, on the Crows Nest Pass branch of
the Canadian Pacific railroad. It lies
in the center cf a country very rich in
coal deposits. The veins extend east
ward into the neighboring territory
of Alberta. The building of the rail
way four years ago was followed by
the operation of the coal mines, which
belonged to a company composed
largely of Toronto capitalists. These
are the coal fields that J. J. Hill was
reported to have gained control of a
year or so ago. Fernie’s only industry
is mining and its population- It? about
5,000. Most of the miners were for
eign born.
OPPOSED TO ALL KINGS.
Representative Stephens Objects to
Statue cf Frederick the Great.
Representative Stephens, of Texas,
introduced a resolution in the house
Friday that is directly aimed at the
tender of a monument of Frederick the
Great to the United States.
It sets forth that the United States
should not accept from any foreign
naion ipr erect in any public place any
statue iof any king, emperor, prince or
potentate who has ruled or is now rul
ing any nation by the supposed divine
right of kings.
MINERS FAVOR SUSPENSION.
Coal Diggers of West Virginia Likely
to Lay Aside Their Picks.
At Friday’s session of the miners of
the West Virginia district at Hunting
ton the most important question con
sidered was that of a suspension of
work. A unanimous sentiment in fa
vor of suspension was shown. The
time for suspension was set for Satur
day, June 7. Resolutions were adopt
ed asking the operators for better
treatment of the miners and a higher
scale of wages, no reference whatever
being maae to a recognition of the
union.
LAW BLOCKS MACHINISTS.
Appellate Court Affirms Injunction
Granted by Chicago Judge.
A Chicago special says: The appel
late court has affirmed the injunction
granted by Judge Chetlain In January
restraining the members of the Inter
national Association of Machinists
from in any manner unlawfully hin
dering, obstructing or interfering with
the business of a machinery manufac
turer.
♦ G I A:.
Brief Summary of Doings
Throughout the State.
Town Marshal Shot Down.
One night the past week Bill j
Hires, marshal of Adel, was shot and j
fatally wounded by Boisy Bryant, a
young negro whom he was attempting
to arrest at Pinehurst.
Bryant was captured later and turn
ed over to the sheriff. He claims as
his accessories six other negro men
and two women. Ail of the men have
been arrested and the women will be
taken. The parties implicated are
held as much to blame as the negro
who fired the shot.
* * t
Butchers Short on Beef.
A meat famine is on in Savannah.
The packing houses do not get enough
beef to supply the demand, though this
has diminished greatly since prices be
gan soaring sky high. Within the last
ten days there has been a still further
advance in price, but the packing
houses, even with this incentive of
higher prices, are not able to get the
beef that is required to supply the con
sumers. Butchers are complaining of
the state of affairs.
* * *
Carpenters and Joiners to Meet.
Frank Duffy, of Philadelphia, secre
tary-treasurer of the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, was in Atlanta the past week
arranging certain details in advance
of the convention of the order which
is to be held in September.
He has been instrumental in build
ing up the brotherhood to be one of
the largest organizations of its kind in
the United States. The order now has
103,000 members and 1,140 local un
ions scattered ail over this country
and Canada.
* *
Small Crop, But Fine Fruit.
It is shown from the testimony of
those experienced in the culture of
fruit in Georgia that, the yield this sea
son has been injured, but also that a
fair crop will be made and that the
fruit will be unusually, fine. There
are some growers in the'state who in
sist that there will bo no appreciable
difference in the showing the on hards
will make. This assertion is based on
the ground that the peaches, ripening
quickly as they do, and the necessity
of gathering the crop within a few
days, practically as many crates will
be shipped, the loss by decay being
minimized.
* * *
County Refuses to Pay.
Mayor Smith, of Macon, has been
officially notified by the county com
missioners of Bibb that they will not
pay the city's assessment of about
$3,000 against the county for pavihg
Mulberry street in front of the court
house. They base their refusal to pay
on the ground that the court house
comes under that head of public prop
erty that is exempt by law from pay
ment of taxes. The mayor and coup
ci! think the commissioners should
pay the paving tax from every stand
point of justice and equity, and espe
cially as the city pays seven-eighths
cf the county expenses.
* *
Big Fair Will be Held.
One of the largest and most inter
esting fairs ever held in Atlanta will
take place at exposition park this fall.
The directors of the Southern Inter
state Fair Association determined this
year to conduct the fair on different
lines from those that have governed
it in the past in order not to lose mon
ey. It was their intention to hold a
small fair, but the demand for exhib
its has been so great that the direc
tors have been forced to add new fea
turcs from time to time until now ar
rangements are under way for the
most splendid fair that has ever been
given by the associatipn.
The exhibit of Atlanta made goods,
which was to be held >.i July/will now.
it is said, be postponed until the fall,
and instead of being held in the heart
of the city, it is likely that the manu
facturers will secure the use of one of
the fair building* at Piedmont park,
where the exhibit will be run; in con
junction with the 'interstate fair.
* * *
Seventeen-Year Locusts Due.
The hour of the seventeen-year lo
cust is at hand, and the Georgia farm
er is anticipating with some alarm
the visitation which is sure to come,
unless all signs and traditions in re
gards to locusts fail.
It is a matter of history that the sev
enteen-year locust appeared in the
state in bu k in the year 18(18. He ar
rived on schedule time in 1885 and
now the time is propitious for another
visit, and although he is somewhat
overdue, locusts of the seventeen year
brand have been seen in regiments in
many of the southern states.
Maryland is, so far this year, the
favorite place of abode for the insects
who come up smiling every seventeen
years, and Baltimore is at present in
fested with them. The locusts' favor
ite resting place is in trees and the
trees of Baltimore are ail thickly cov
ered with them.
The locusts, while not as harmful
to vegetation as many other insects,
quickly destroys the foliage of trees
upon which they rest. One of the most
pesculiar traits of the insect is his
very unexpected appearance. One
may look at a tree at night witheu./a
, I
locust in sight and the next morning
that same tree will be covered with
hundreds of the little visitors.
* * *
Officials Agree With Comptroller.
General Superintendent W. B. Den
ham, of the P ant system and his attor
ney called on Comptroller General
Wright the past week to adjust the tax
differences that existed between the
railroad and (he -state regarding the
new line built by the Plant system
from Jesup to Folkston, a distance of
53 miles.
The new line is intended to cut off
an elbow made by the main lino in go
ing tlirougn Waycross ...... 0 ....
tile distance between Jacksonville and
Savannah about twenty one miles.
When the tax returns of the company
were submitted some time ago the new
line was not returned. Comptra Icr
Wright declined to accept the returns ■
until the new line was put in. The
railroad officials claimed that the line
was not in operation on March Ist.
the day set by the state for returning
taxes, and for that reason was not sub
ject to taxation. Comptroller Wright
contended that all property belonging
to the railroad company was subject
to taxation and must be returned.
At. the conference the Plant system
officials agreed with Comptroller
Wright. The property was returned
for $225,000, which return was ac
cepted by Comptroller Wright.
* * *
Crops in Fine Condition.
Commissioner of Agriculture O. B.
Stevens says the crop prospect in
Georgia just now is very flattering.
He lias• traveled over tile whole state
recently. Regarding the situation Ml - .
Stevens says:
“In south Georgia crop conditions
are fine. The farmers are a little late
in north Georgia, however, but their
crops are growing fine. The rains have
been general all over the state, and all
the farmers I have seen seemed well
pleased with their prospects, and all
the farms I visited were in good con
dition. If the present good seasons
keep up. this will be a banner crop
year in Georgia.”
In his next monthly talk to farmers
Mr. Stevens will review the situation
in detail.
• •
Sheriff Thanks Governor and Police.
The official report of Sheriff John
W. Nelms, of Fulton county, on the
rioting in a suburb of Atlanta lias been
transmitted to Governor Candler.
In his report, the sheriff thanks the
governor for his prompt action in or
dering the state troops to the scene of
the rioting. He has words of praise
for the Atlanta policemen who so dar
ingly offered to give up their lives to
capture the negro Richardson, and he
commends the policemen, soldiers and
citizens who aided him in prevntlng
further trouble after Richardson bad
been shot to death and burned.
Tlie sheriff states that two of his
deputies offered to receive the surren
der of the negro criminals, and guaran
teed them protection, but that they
refused to surrender and were killed.
Dr. Nelms proved his bravery during
:he fight, being fired at time after time
ind yet showing no fear.
ALFONSO TAKES THE OATH.
Young King of Spain Is Installed With
Elaborate Ceremonies.
Alfonso took the oath as king of
Spain at Madrid Saturday. He was
most noticeable for his deameanor
during the ceremony of taking the
oath to uphold the constitution. Dr.
J. L. M. Curry, the United States en
voy, wiio was well placed and able to
watch ihe proceedings closely, said af
terwards that no one could have had
an inkling from the king's manned
that, anything extraordinary was hap
pening. King Alfonso delivered the
oath with great distinctness, and put
considerable expression into the
words, acting throughout in an intelii
gent and self-possessed way.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.— 2 i
44 recede..
ItOKAted coffee, T-‘*r UIO pounds, Arbilokle
*IO.BO. Lion, $10.30; Cordova, $10.30; iilae
Itibbon, *lO. Green coffee, choice l()u;
fair 8 tents; prime 6 cents. Sd
gur. standard granulated, SJjJ. Syrup j
New Orleans open kettle 30tit>45c;
mixed, choice, £0 <&> 28c. South Geor
gia cane syrup, 30 cents, salt, dairy
sacks *I.SO (a-*1.40; do bbls. bulk *2.50;
ice cream *1.25; common 55 w OO. Cheese,
fancy, full cream 14J* fw cents.
Matches, 05s 46J£@55c: 200s *1.50<5;1f75.
Soda, Ann A Hammer, f3.CO. Crack
era, soda ;*•(! jcreiin. 7,'-.<•; gingersnaps
Candy, eomtnon stick 0c; fancy 71*10 ;.
O raters, I-’. W. *1.85; 1.. W. *1.25. Fancy
head rice, 7c; bead rice, 6:.
Flour, UrAlu soil Usui,
Flour,Diamond, lirst patent. *5.25: second
patent. *4.75, straight, *4.35; extra fau<V
*4.00; fauoy. *3.85; extra family, *3.60.
First pa'ent spring wheat, *5 0 1.
Corn, choice, white, 88c; No. 2 ilo,
87c; No. 2 -nixed. Mi-. Oats, white
60c; mixed 08c: No. ‘2 mixed 57c;
No. 3 inix-d 56. Early amber enne seed
*2.10; orange * .85. V ctor food *1.40 per
one hundred rounds; Quaker food *1.35.
Choice large hale hay *1.10; No. 1 small
hales. *1; N0.2, ‘JOe. Meal, plain, 82 -; bolted
75c. lirtin, email sacks *1.15. Shorts *1.25.
stock meal, *1.40 per one hundred
pounds. Cotton seed meal *1.25 per 100
pounds. Huduut’s grits, *2.00.
Country Produce.
Eggs, 16®17c. Butter, fancy choice
184520 c; fancy Jersey butter, 12 J.Y*
25-; Georgia, fancy, 15(*17c, good
sale. Live poultry, hens, fries,
large, 27J£'$'3(ic; spring fries 14(*15c.
Ducks, puddle, 22.-4 C. Onions *1.75®2.00
per bushel. Peas, white *1.25(*1.50:
lady. *1.25i*2 00: mixei *1.25. straight
whips *1.50*1.00.
I'rovHilon*.
< **Hi rib stde. boxed 10}£;; half rib*
: rib belli*** lb?; )o*s-<Nird
Hhh Siiflrar-curn.l ham* Cali
fornia bans. 10%. Lard llJv*; com
pound I%c.
Cotton.
Market closed quiet, middling 8 15-16*.
Sewing’ IMadH
Rotary Notion and
Ball Bearings.
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DOUGLAS. GA.
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STRIKERS BEGIN TO SUFFER.
Locked Out Mill Workers in Augusta,
Need More Help.
Tuesday was the beginning of the
seventli week of the cotton mill strike
and lockout at Augusta, Ga., and the
situation is exactly the same as it was
on tin* first day. There is beginning
to be a clamor on the part of some of
the idle operatives, especially among
those not members of the union, that,
the mills go to work again, but' if”*
leaders will not allow It. About SSOO
| is received each week from headquar-'
ters in Fall River, which is divided out.
among the idle men as far as It will
go, and with the constant promise
being held out to them that more help
is to be sent them, is encouraging
them to bold out. However, those best
acquainted witli the situation know
that unless considerable more Is .re
ceived from now on than hu been r
reived in the past the strike cannot,
last very much longer. The treasuries
of the local unions have lnen exhaust
ed, and real suffering has begun.
TREMORS FELT IN FLORIDA.
Eruption Sounds From Mont Pelee
Heard by St. Augustine Citizens.
Almost continuous shocks, presuma
bly of earthquake, were felt in St. An
, gustinr, Fla., from 9 o’clock until mid
l night TueT.'Ay night.
The has accompanied by
a succession cf short but decisive re
ports like, distant cannonading, seem
ingiy from far out at sea. The sounds
unlike thunder, having no rever
berating roll, and were accompanied
by decided tremors, while, the sky in
j the southeast was suffused with a A
glow. \
The reports came- at intervals of
perhaps three minutes, and persons
who remember the earthquake at
Charleston say the noises were very
similar to the subterranean noises ac
companying that occurrence.
FILIPINO GIRL’S PLEA.
Clemencia Asks Release of Brothers
Imprisoned in Philippines,
The senate committee on the Philip
pines Saturday made public a petition
presented by Miss Clemencia Lopez,
sister of Sixto Lopez, to the president
for (ha release of three of her broth
ers of the province of liatangas, who
have been taken into custody by Gen
eral Bell and sent to the Island of Ta
llin. where, she says, they are
undergoing great hardship. Miss Lo
ll z is now in Boston.
Southern Donates to Relief Fund.
The Southern railway, through
President Samuel Spencer, has made a
donation of SI,OOO to the Coal Creek
miners’ relief fund. Mr. Spencer also
states in his message that he will be
glad to make an additional contribu
tion if occasion demands.