Massillon Item (Newspaper) - September 2, 1897, Massillon, Ohio THB CITY ITEM VOL NO 12 THURSDAY EVENING 2 189f ONE CENT THE BIG STRIKE HOPES OF THE COAL STRUGGLE SOON Miners and Operators Meet in Col Today Sticks for the 19Ceut Kate but Minor Leaders Favor 64 Cents Pending Arbitration T Pittsburg Sept 2 Pittsburg coal operators meet the national executive board of the United Mine Workers of America at S oclock this O A conference will be heid and it is very probable that the big strike will be settled not however umil miners of the Pittsburg district have a say This in brief is the situ ation and hopes are high that a settle ment will follow the conference It may be prevented though by one side or the other failing to make concessions that seem to be in sight W P Bonney who represents the Scott interest G W U A Andrews and J C Dysart all boarded the train last night for Colum bus None of them would say anything for publication except Mr Dysart He said The miners have asked to confer with us and we are gc ing to Columbus for that purpose That is all I can It is expected that several of Cleveland will also be in Columbus in the morn ing miners officials think fa of the proposition submitted by Young on behalf of the Sen ator Hanna interests is very evident A private message from District Pres ident Dolan last night that he was in favor of standing the 69cent rate pending arbitration If the exec board decided otherwise he said he would not agree to it unless his con were consulted From one of the operators it was learned last night that some of the local officials of the miners are in favor of accepting the proposition and it is almost certain that a convention will be called Wheth er the miners of the district will agree the compromise is another question Just now they are much elated over the large attendance at their mass meet ings and the firmness exhibited by the men Many are of the opinion that taey can win out by holding on a short time longer as the operators must have coal for the lake trade The operators are anxious to start and if a settlement is not reached at Columbus it is known that they will resume with imported I to have the right to operate my own property as I see he said l The efforts of the officials of the min ers contrary notwithstanding This is a right I have and the lag of the land will protect me There is no that if a settlement is not reached the operators can get enough men in a few days to operate their mines which they will surely do The operators have never abated in their efforts to start the mines and will no doubt have them running in a short A big mass meeting was held at Fin today It is estimated that there were several thousand people present Many women were in the audience The object of the meeting was to influence the Snowden and Gas tonville miners of the Pittsburg Chi cago Gas Coal who have been noti fied that they must leave the company houses or go to work The miners claim there will be very little if any men who will go to work in the Snowden and Gastonville mines 75 TO He Preferred That to a Suit For Breach of Promise Santa Sept min Douglass millionaire and one of the founders of Dans agency was mar ried here to Louise Kretzler a domes tic who had worked in his house Douglass is 75 years old and the woman is not 30 The marriage was a shock as Doug lass and his family were leaders in so ciety Douglass is related through his late wife to Chandler and Senator Hale Ten days ago the infatuation of Doug lass first came to light when he got a license to marry His friends pre vailed on him to defer the ceremony The woman was induced to go away but on Saturday she returned and re a lawyer with instructions to bring a breach of promise suit Doug lass preferred to marry her BOUND AND GAGGED Tramps a Young Wife at Ravenna and Loot the House Ravena Sept 2 Two desperate men supposed to be tramps entered the home of Ernest C yes afternoon and carried things with a high hand They gained an en trance by cutting through the screen door Mrs McClintock who is not yet 18 years old and who until a few mouths ago was an Alliance young lady was painting in the parlor when the men entered with cautious step Before she knew they were in the house they had thrown a blanket over her head They bound her hands and feet and made a gag by tearing her white apron into shreds One of the men stood guard and watched her while tie other went through the house from cellar to garret The one who stood over her told her that if she to scream she would be knocked in the head with the poker which he held in his hand About this time Mis McClintock lost conscious ness The burglars secured a revolver and a few dollars in money A McClin tock young father liber ated her after she had been bound nearly two hours A search was made for the burglars but they could not be found A KLONDIKE ROMANCE A Real Love Affair With an Un pleasant Side Tacoma Sept real Klondike romance is being brought to a climax this week on Puget sound Jaa the hero boarded the schooner Fred Sanders at Mi recently and found the cap tains maid Lily object of Second Mate McNamee gave the girl some gold and Easterberg became jealous Finally it was announced that McNamee was en gaged to marry her By chance Captain Carison of the schooner came on deck at 3 oclock in the morning and found the vessel headed with the wind right on the rocks in pass Captain Cari son says he Easterberg in bended to cast it upon the rocks and drown all on board McNamee broke off the engagement but agreed to educate the girl in an eastern college and allow her to marry whoever she pleased He has loaded her with gold and gowns and set to pay her expenses to visit an uncle in Montana McNamee was a poor miner ten months ago He owns interests in 14 of the richest Klondike mines IS HE A CLEVELANDER ARE FINED Body of an Man is Fished Out of the Genesee River at Rochester N Y Rochester N Sept body of a middle aged man was found float ing in the Genesee river near the j Rochester Athletic club boat house j this morning by some men who were j fishing The object was not identified as a human body until one of the men towed it to shore with his ish line The only thing which goes to fv the man are the shoes which he wore The were quite new and were stamped on the bottom 14 ave nue Cleveland The name of the r obliterated An expert the shoes to In of the James A make There were no marks of violence Three of the Canton Tallyho Sports are given more than 6O Marshal Harry Markel went to Can ton yesterday and arrested Messrs Ralph Cook Fred Dannemiller and John Shimp on a charge of disturbing the peace and resisting an officer They are the three young men who got away the night the boys were over in the tallyho two weeks ago they were fined instead of LIVIX WAGES Jif City Item One Cent A Philanthropic Operator Thinks the Miners Should be Satisfied if They Youngstown Sept K Wick president of the Coal mines are near Pitts burg says that coal miners were mak ing living with steady employ ment when the strike occurred Wick says miners are reckless in spending their money He agitators more than miners for the present trouble and says men working for them made per day LABOR DAY THAMES AND ASSEMBLY PICNIC AND PARADE McClymonds Oak Knoll Park Will be the Place of the Peo ple and Their Friends on Monday September O Pro gramme BUSINESS MENS PARADE All labor organizations will meet at Trades and labor assembly hall at Business men taking part in the pa rade will form on South Erie street Route Erom Mill on Main to Erie thence south to Tremont east to East north to Main west on Main to Grant south on Grant to Tremont east on Tremont to Part south on Park to grove Business mens parade disband at corner of Park and Tremont streets AT OAK KNOLL PARK Exercises to begin at 1 oclock p m 100 YARD FOOT KACE First Second Third of flour Donated by Warwick Justus 100 FEET BOYS RACE ON ALL FOUKS 12 years and under First of clothes Second of shoes Third cap GIRLS RACE 10 years old and under First pattern Second of shoes Third handkerchief Addresses by Robert Bandlow of Cleveland and Michael D Ratchford President United Mice Workers of America TUB RACE First 00 Second 1 00 Third 50 FAT MANS RACE 100 YARDS Must weigh over 200 First 00 Donated by Chas Frantz Second of Cigars Donated by Warth Bros Third of flour Donated by Sippo Mill BOYS RACE 100 YARDS 16 years and under First Donated by Mrs Ellery Second of Shoes Third Shirt GIRLS RACE 75 yards 15 years and under First hat Second of Shoes Third kid gloves MARRIED WOMENS RACE 75 yards First Donated by F Crone Second picture Donated by Hackett Bros Third Can Donated by A Paul Between East Side and West Side First Booby box tobacco BOYS LACING SHOE RACE First of shoes Second of shoes Third of shoes SACK RACE First Second of Hour Donated by Sippo Mills Third mill Worth donated by H F Oehler HUCKLEBERRY PIE EATING MATCH First Second of flour WEST VIRGINIA MINERS Somewhat Nervous at the Rumored Terms of Settlement Wheeling W Sept news that a settlement of the strike of the coal miners in the Pittsburg dis is near at hand has thrown a damper upon the leaters in West Vir ginia for it in part at least bears out the prophesy made by the operators to their men before the strike became ef in this state that as soon as the Ohio and Pennsylvania got ready to settle they would do so with ut consulting Virginia min who came out purely through sym pathy and with no formulated demand for better conditions However they are disincline to believe they arc going to be deserted and will wait for posi tive information before taking action The strike in West Virginia is really in hotter shape now than at any pre vious time are being gained daily in all the fields and the camps are growing nicely Already the spirit of fne St convention is labor lenders They were about the newspaper offices last night seeking information and this morning several leaders of local unions express ed themselves favorable to sending delegates to the Chicago meeting The Strike to Knd Unless some unforseen thing enters the contest the strike of the miners is pretty near its end As the scheme of settlement is outlined the strikers will make some gains What more may be added to the schedule when the details are arranged or before the firal clos ing of arbitration is not foreshadowed but the miners will be better off than before the strike If the pressure uniformity of manner in conducting is then kept up the final result will be the material better ing of the trade and of the condition of the workers employed by the coal com panies If the strike ends now as seems pretty certain it will be the queerest strike ever known in the if not in the country The number of men involved ranks it with the great strike while the methods of carrying iton near the danger line most of the time yet never crossing it are unique No doubt on bo h sides things were done that would not be done were deliberation Nevertheless except for the employ ment of officers tn guard against out break the law was calh d upon to take active part in but a perfunctory way No acts of serious violence character the strike from the beginning and with the example that has been set of carrying on a great while keeping within the bounds of the law it is possible that a new and peaceable era in labor warfare has been reached The benefits to flow from the solu tion of the strike will be oJ magnitude and as important to the community as to the men concerned for on coal de pends the operation of the mills and factories now so generally at work The happy outcome which now seems quite certain is the cause for lations all Times A CRAZY SERVANT Threw Rat Poison in the Well and Three are Dead as a Result Louisville Sept special from says Thirteen members of the family and people liv ing on the farm of Henry Miller near Metropolis were poisoned yester day and three are dead The suffer ings of the other victims are said to be terrible to witness It is thought that at least eight of them will die The names of none of the victims are given A hired girl who is insane threw a package of rat poison in the well Her name could not be learned but she has been arrested Appointed a Woman Sept Judge Dean today made an in the matter of the appointment of a member of the board of county school examiners by naming Mrs Elizabeth N Carruthers to succeed Prof E B Cox superin tendant of school She is the first woman in the state to be thus hon ored She also claims the additional honor of being the first woman to be come a member of the Xenia school board and holds the office of treasurer in that body LOVESICK GIRL Jumps Fifty Feet Into the Iliver From the Bridge Waterville Sept Day 16 years old jumped from the bridge into the river a drop of 50 feet she was angry with her sweet heart Two women saw her and immediately gave the alarm Men rushed to the spot and got a boat hastily and put out after what they supposed would be a lifeless body They found the girl alive but unconscious and an examin ation disclosed that she had escaped with a broken leg some severe bruises and the shock sustained from the fall Prof Syler Honored Prof J A Syler of New Berlin has been appointed county examiner to suc ceed himself for a term of three years Prof Syler has been principal of the New Berlin schools for seven years and for the eighth year as well as his on the board of examiners speaks well for him CELERY and Special Prices Every Day at the Enterprise Grocery BECHTEL TAGGART Telephone 78 18 W Main Street MISS HAYES MARRIED Many Notable Guests Present at the of the Daughter Fremont Sept 2 Fremont is in holiday attire Last nights event was a notable wedding Ensign Harry Eaton Smith and Miss Fannie Hayes were married at and at took a train for the East by way of Toledo The bridegroom is an officer of the United States navy and the bride is a daughter of 11 B Hayes The ceremony was performed by Rev J W Bashford President of Ohio Wes leyan University assisted by Rev A M Hyde pastor of the first tional church of Toledo Richard A Hayes the brides brother gave her away Lieutenant L J McGill and Assistant Surgeon F L both of the United States navy weie ushers Miss Fullerton and Mrs Do rothy Fullerton of Columbus were the bridesmaids and Miss Gene Andrews Miller was the maid of honor The bride followed the maid of honor when attended to the altar Immediately after the ceremony was the dinner in the large hall with 300 guest Among the guests were Presi dent McKinley and wife Senator Han na Judge Hammond of Memphis Sec of War R A Alger General W H Gibson General M F Force ex Governor Charles Foster Gilbert A Pierce of Minneapolis Major General John B Brooks of Chicago Myron T Herrick of Cleveland and many other notables THEY PULL THE EYES Judicial Convention Youngstown Sept The Re publican committee of the judicial dis including Mahoning Trumbull and Portage counties met here and is sued a call for a judical convention at Warren Sept 21 to nominate a suc cessor to Judge whose pres ent term expires this fall It was also decided by the committee to have mass conventions at the county seats of the counties represented Saturday Sept IS to elect delegates to the convention As both Trumbul and Mahoning coun ties are represented on the common please bench the nomination will go to Portage county and it is understood that Judge Robinson will again be a candidate It is frightful to contemplate the damage done the eyes every day by the use of improper glass es PEOPLE who should have the greatest care exercised in fitt ing their eyes to glasses trust to careless and incompetent jewel ers When all they have to do is to let us examine the eyes and fit glasses to them to have them right and our charges arc modern ate in the bargain C C MILLER Exclusive Optician No 1 W Main St Over Crones Dry Goods Store ONLY EACH Ladies fine Plush Capes Now on display in one of our show BEEHIVE GOOD 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