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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. JULY 21, 1897.
NUMBER 31.
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FROM CALIFORNIA
Many7 Miners Preparing: to
Leave for the Clondyke.
ande of Eastern men who will go. bat of
coarse the coast people have everything
in their favor, v " , ..., ".
"One thing most be remembered, that
the Clondyke country ia in British do
main and will.begoverned accordingly,
' A HOLD-VP THAT 'DID NOT FAT.'
TICKETS SOLD FOR DAWSON CITY
The Excelsior LMrel July 98 With
Fall List Perils Attending- the
--' -.; " Journey. ;
San Feancisco, Jaly 20. Notwith
standing the suggestions of the miners
on the advantages of traveling overland,
the- Excelsior, which will sail on the
28th. idhookini? naseeneers for Dawson
Citv bv the score, and will close its books jumped in a baggy driven by two boys
in a da'v or so. Tbe steamer will arrive They drove the horse hard until they saw
Bank cashier Was Bran and the E
.... berk Came to Orlef. .,- ..-"' ,
Odbll. 111.. July 20. Two men" en
tered the Williams bank and placing
revolver at the . head : of Cashier , Van
Buskirk ordered him to throw up bis
bands and pass over the cash. : Van
Bnskirk was ready to meet jnst such an
emergency, as he had weapons at nis
command, which he raised to shoot
tbe intruders. The robbers fled. The
cashier at once gave the alarm. People
on bicvcles, horses, wagons, baggies and
afoot ran after the robbers, who ran . to
the east end of the town ' where they
at St. Michael's early in August, in time
to connect with the river boats running
'to Dawson. The goldseekers will reach
; their destination about September 5. As
f the Yukon will be frown by October 1,
"J no one who does not go soon will be able
to reach Dawson this year by way of St,
Michael's. Hundreds will doubtless
make tbe journey overland from Juneau
after the closing of the - navigable
etreams.
The Alaska Commercial company has
500,000 pounds of supplies at. St. Mich
ael's, all of which will be forwarded to
Dawson by boat before the closing of the
river. The North American Transport
tion company has an equal amount of
food and clothing at St. Michael's.
A party of 43 men is preparing to
charter a schooner and sail to Juneau,
from which point they will make the
journey overland to Dawson. '
It ia hard to say at this time bow many
San Franciscans "will leave tor the new
Eldorado. Hundreds are considering
the question, bat the danger and tbe
possibilities of failure will keep many of
that the pursuers were gaining, . when
they leaped out of the buggy and made
for a corn field. Hundreds of people
surrounded the field and after Beveral
desperate attempts to get away the mis
creants were caught
Numerous shots were fired, bat no one
was injured. The robbers were brought
to town and lodeed in jail to await the
action of the grand jury. At the pre
liminary examination they gave ; the
names of Frank W. Jackson and Harry
Howard, both bailing from New York
HOSE AID FOR STRIKERS.
Locomotive Firemen Will Contribute to
- the Cause; . .
Chicago, July 20. A circular has
been issued from the grand lodge of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen ex
pressing sympathy . with the striking
miners and asking contributions jrom
members to aid tbe miners daring the
strike. The circular is signed by E. P.
Sargent and Secretary Arnold.' ' "
Senator Harris' Successor.
Johnson City, Tenn., July ' 19.. Gov-
them from swelling the population of ernor Taylor this evening made of
Dawson City or any of the new towns
which will spring up, or from journey
ing to possible new fields which may be
discovered. The problem is a difficult
- one to solve, but the chances are that a
couple of hundred will leave here be
tween now and next spring.'. '
. The walla Walla sails this morning
with but few Ynkonere. Tbe Walla
Walla will connect with the Mexico,
, which will take most of the miners
ficial announcement that be had ap-
'pointed tbe Hon. Thomas' Torlej, of
Memphis, to succeed the late Isham B
Harris, as United States senator. -.
Thomas B. Turley is a native of Mem'
phis, and is 52 years of age... He served
in the Confederate army with the May-
nard Rifles, company L. Fourteenth
Tennessee regiment, and was", twice
woundejl. He was captured in the bat
tie of JNaahville, and was a federal pris-
bound for Juneau. The Yukon rush has I oner at Camp Chase; Ohio, until March,
caused the Pacific Coast company to ar
range an extra steamer trip, which will
be tbe George W. Elder, to leave Port
land for Juneau soon, stopping at
Seattle. "
WANTS TO COLLECT DUTIES.
1865, when he was exchanged and sent
South. Since 1870, be has practiced law
in Memphis. He has never held a pub
lic OffiCe. .' " ! r -
-" Sovereign Was Interrupted.,
Columbus, O., July 20. J. E. 'Sover
eign, president of tbe Knights of Labor,
arrived today from Pocahontas, W. Va.,
where he spoke 10 minutes to the min
ers, when the mayor by proclamation,
stopped "all public meetings or . assem
blages of more than three persons in any
place within tbe corporate limits," al
leging that such meetings were inimical
to the public peace. President Batch
ford copied the proclamation for future
use. sovereign reported that 100 nasi'
ness men of Pocahontas apologised to
him for the act of the mayor.
Brazilian miners Coma In.
Brazil, Ind., July 20. The block min
ers have decided to abandon their local
To his telegram to this effect I order and join the United Mineworkers
Victoria Merchant's Novel Proposition
to Dominion Government
- Victoria, B. C, July 20. This city is
fall of prospective miners waiting for the
boats to take them North. - In short, the
gold fever has - etrack the town, and
' scores of men are throwing np good po
sitions in order to seek their fortunes in
the Clondyke gold fields.' '-.
John Pierce, a wholesale merchant,
has made a somewhat novel proposition
to the Dominion government. ' He has
offered to pay $50,000 per annum for a
period of five or ten years, for tbe pnvi
lege of collecting duty on goods going in
to tbe Canadian section of the Yukon
country.
THIS SOUNDS TRUE
The
Richness of the Clon
dyke is Confirmed.
THE RICH GROUNDS ALL LOCATED
One Who Is There Writes, lliit Be Can
not Get aitlch Claim, Bnt Ropes
, ; . For Faylns; One.
entering the Spanish hospitals :n the .' IT'T I FT'C1
last two weeks is the most emphatic j j j
prooi oi our activity. ,
"I have received a half-million rounds
of ammunition from the last expedition
landed in Camaguay. - It was conveyed
acroes the Jucaro-Moron trocha by Col.
Dimmas Zamora with 300 men. The
passage of the trocha by - Colonel Zam-
ora'e force shows that tbe barrier defen
ded by 15,000 Spanish soldiers is no bar
rier to our movements. This last supply
of ammunition enabled our forces tfnder
Major-General . Carillo to f move . west
ward." -;
CELEBRATION
Ten Thousand Children Offer
. Floral Tributes,
BUT THEY ARE NOT ALL BRIGHAM'S
ANNEXATION NOT RECOGNIZED.
Seattle, July 20. There are promises
that the steamer service between this
citv and St. Michael's, contemplating an
all-water route between Puget sound and
the Upper Yukon mining districts by an
additional line of river steamers, will be
So Declares Count Okuna, Japanese-For
v.. .'-, y .' IB Minister.',;
Vakcouvee, B. C, July 21. Count
Okuna, foreign minister, of Japan, says
regarding the annexation of Hawaii to
the United States: ' , ,
"The foreign office is not surprised at
made By a company that is being organ-1 tbe contemplated, annexation. . We aim
ized by local and Eastern capitalists. I ply protested against it. The impor
Tbe scheme is to bny or build a sea-go- tance of the islands will be immensely in
ing steamship and to buy a light-draught creased by the construction of the Nicar-
river steamer for . the business between agua or Panama canal, and it is abso
St. Michael's and.. Dawson : City, the lutely necessary, therefore, to leave the
heart of tbe new diggings. 7. The, com- country independent. - In voyaging to
pany is organizing on a $200,000 paid-in I the far East steamers starting from Eu-
capital baaiB. The Eastern subscribers rope or ' America must call ; at Hawaii.
to the stock are taking $160,000, and the I To have them incorporated into the
balance is being laised here. -1 Union would seriously involve interna'
Correspondence between parties in the I tional interests in the. Pacific ocean,
Clondyke and this city relative to the
wonderful finds in what has been .be
lieved until recently to be a barren waste
of arid land and ice is becoming public
property. r B. K. Shaw, formerly a well-
"Another reason is this: Annexation
would impair tbe rights and privileges
which. Japan is enjoying in Hawaii.
The protest was therefore entered on
these grounds. Leaving aeide tbo at'ti-
known insurance man of Seattle, has tade of the other powers, the question is
written a letter to a business man in what will Japan do if, under any circum
this city, in which he states frankly that stances, tbe annexation is carried into
be does not expect to be believed. The practice in spite of the protest of Japan
letter, however, is only in line with otb- Japan must oppose it to the utmost,
era that the gold brought down from tbe Annexation must not be recognized."
Clondyke endorses. . A niong other things
the authorities as yet not vouchsafed an
answer, but it is believed customs offi
cers will be sent there to collect duty on
American goods which are being taken
into the country.
A HAZARDOUS UNDERTAKING.
Difficulties Attending; a Trip to the Clon
' dyke rotated Out, , '
Chicago, July 20. P. B. Weare, vice
president of the North American Trad
ing company, is receiving hundreds of
7 letters asking information regarding
Alaska. He said today : - .
"The boats which sail from Seattle
this month are full every passage taken
mi . . ii a. i . .
0 . uuu wu want w The men the appeal concludes, are
w "V"' , jast as determined, and witt not go back
umiba. auu iuo juuruvjr IS lUUU XUI1C8.
People talk about it as if it walking
across the street. -' They don't realize
what Alaska is what the "Yukon is
They will need a map to Convince them
of the truth that the country of tbe Yu
of America. One hundred and seventy-
five families of miners have been given
relief. Many , more applied for relief,
but did not receive anything, as what
rations there were on hand had been ex
hausted, i ' V '- .-,'.;,.'
Many Miners are Starring-.
Pittsbueg, July - 21. Miners' Sec re.
tary Wasson issued an appeal for aid to
day in which he stated the miners were
in a starving condition. " .. )
'One woman of foreign birth," the
peal says, "actually died of starvation,
and the men at Tom's Run, Shire Oaks,
have applied to headquarters for assist
ance." . i -. - '- - ' , ;
to work without securing for themselves
living wages. . .-'- ; . '.'-.-'
Settled by Compromise,
Pittsbueg, July 21. The finishing
scale of tbe Amalgamated Association
konand its tributaries in Alaska and I has been signed by .Jones & Laaghlin,
British America is as large as the whole I d work will be resumed at once. The
country east of tbe Mississippi that it ( scale signed was a compromise, but it is
is longer than a trip to Europe before B&id to be favorable to the workmen
they reach Behring soa and the' month
of the Yukon ; . that by the time ; they
strike the Yukon the ' Alaskan ' Arctic
winter will be upon them. By Septem
ber 20 the-winter settles down and the
Yukon country is frozen solid till next
May." ' '. ' ': y ' ;: v- .". t -7 '; ': '' ' '. '7:
"The expenses of getting from Chica
go to Seattle is $60, and frotfl Seattle to
Behring sea $150. , There will he thous-
' Strikers Visited Koaaobe. . v
Peobia; Ills.; July 22. AbonMOO min
ers from Minonk, Tolaea and Rutland
marched , to Rutland , this - morning.
Their coming" was learned ' in - advance,
and none, of the, miners 'went to work.
After the meeting the visiting miners
wentawav. . " .: yy--. 7- ,-r7'--'-'
?abscribe for Tns Chrosiclk. . ,
Shaw says: ;": - - :
'There is no night here now. it is
light as midday tor the 24 hours, and
neither too warm nor too cold. Not too
many fliea to bother us as vet. This is a
great mining strike, probably the great
est on the American continent or in tbe
world. I know you will not believe me
if I tell von about it.. It is not as exten
sive as 1 wish it was, or, at least, gold
has not been found in' great payin
quantities except on two creeks, about
200 claims, but some ot them are very
rich ; in fact, some of the pay - streaks
are nearly all gold. One thousand dol
lars to the pan i9 not an uncommon
thing, and as high as 100 ounces have
been taken out at a single pan. : It is no
uncommon thing to 6ee men coming in
with all the gold they can carry. -
"You will not believe me when t tell
you that I went into one cabin and
counted five five-gallon" oilcans full of
gold dust, bnt it is a fact. - It is tbe re
salt of tbe work of two men during' the
winter, and the dump is not much more
than half worked ont. -. - C
"About $2,000,000 in dust - has been
taken out so lar in -the district. . At a
low estimate there will be $50,000,000
taken out during the next' year. . Of
coarse, I am in too late to get in on any
of the rich ground, bat hope to get hold
of some that I can make miner's wages
at, or better.' lam working for the
Alaska Commercial company, helping to
put np a big store building..- I went to
work as soon as I got settled at $10 a day
for 10 hours. Carpenters get $15 a day,
and so do all of the men who work in
the mines. ' I think I shall work for a
while.'Some of the saloons take in $2000
to $3000 a day. All pay in gold dust, and
nothing less than 50 cents. A. glass of
beer costs 50 cents. - There are plenty of
provisions here." Floor is 12 ner 100
nonndn. BnTr 3S renta nw n,V t. season for travel close with a firm
meal 25 cents, bacon 50 cents, and other determination of going in the epring.
things in proportion.'. ' : ' ' . , . - - I Debs' Xloqoence Avails Nothing,
"Logs are worth $30 a thousand at the Wheeling. W. . Va., July-' 21. This
mill, and lumber $150 a - thousand. I morning opened with the coal strike sit
There is a small sawmill here,' running nation not materially changed in West
day and nigbt, and cannot cat half tbe Virginia. Tho Watson mines, with 1000
lumber wanted. -I do not know, how I men, hold tbe key to" the Fairmount re-
many inhabitants this town supports. 1 1 g'on for Mononagh cannot - be kept
should say in tbe neighborhood of 1000. 1 closed unless Watson's men quit work.
Street Parade at the Mormon City
Salt Lake, July 21. The second day
of the pioneer celebration opened bright
and the streets were .crowded - long' be
fore tbe parade which was to start at 11
o'cioca. Along the mam street tor sev
eral blocks the sight was such as never
bad been witnessed in the city. Thou
sands oi people lmea the street, every
available telegraph pole bad its. occu
pant, and hundreds . of people fringed
the tops oL buildings, some occupying
extremely perilous positions in order to
see the parade.
The numerous floats in the parade
represented about everything -in con
nection with the early settlement of the
West, ' The James Bridzer float was a
feature. The old Union .Pacific engine,
the first to enter Salt ' Lake," was run
through the streets with a full head of
steam od, carrying an Oregon Short Line
baggage and a , Union Pacific coach
labeled "Omaha and San Francisco."
Numerous military companies took part
in the parade,, and local and visiting
bands enlivened the scene with music.
Clondyke Fever In California. '.'
San Feancisco, July 21. The Alaska
Commercial Company has closed its
books for the Excelsior,, which will leave
for St. Michael's on tbe 28th. . Scores of
people flocked to the company's office to-1
day and sought to make op the 200
which the steamer can carry. ' A great
majority go from Ran Francisco, - but a
number belong to the interior of the
state, which is largely supplying re
cruits for the Yukon. - This 200 is but a
small part of tbe California army - which
is mastering for the advance. Thou
sands in San Francisco long to go; hun
dreds have about made. up their minds
to go, and scores, and perhaps hundreds
will go this summer, a majority taking
the Juueaa route. A great many will
The American 3Inseun of Natural HIs-
- '' tory Has Been Short on Dinos- .
' . ' aura. Bat Now Has Two.
, Salt Lake, July 22. Ten thousand
school children laid floral offerings at the
base of Brigham Young's monument to
day and then marched in parade.'.' The
day opened cloudy and by V 11 o'clock
light rain was falling, but the. program
was carried out without interruption.
- This was children's day and at an early
hour juvenile Salt Lake was in abundant
evidence on all sides: Besides the chil
dren of the city schools, adjoining coun
ties furnished several thousand to swell
the grand total. Jach school wa9 ac
companied by a teacher and. pupils, and
all carried banners and. Chinese para-
Bols. The parade was in ten' divisions,
under command of Grand Marshal Nat
M. Brigham. .Several' new floats were
added to those-which took-part in the
parade yesterday. The procession moved
from ' Brigham Young's monument
through the principal streets, returning
to the monument, after which the chil
dren assembled in the tabernacle and
listened to music by Professor ; Barrett's
chorusof 1000 voices. Remarks were
made by Hon. George Q. Cannon and a
benediction pronounced by Rev. E. C,
Lockwood.' Luncheon was served after
the exercises." . -..'.-' :
FOSSILS IN WYOMING.
Most of the - people live In tents, but
some good buildings are going np." 7
INSURGENTS ON THE AGGRESSIVE.
The Summer Campaign In Cuba is Falr-
v' ly Xaanched.-' : 'x
New Yoek, July 21. Tomas Estrada
Palma, president of the Cuban junta,has
received a letter dated Jaly 4 from Gen
eral Maximo Gomez, in which 'the gen
eral savs:.. V'.-.:'' . '
"It is advisable to make this su mmer's
campaign . as active and aggressive as
possible. To carry out onr plarjB suc
cessfully ,we will need rather than any
thing else a steady supply of ammuni
tion-. For that we depend qn the. sup
port "of patriotic Cubans, and friends
abroad.' " ' " y. '.- -v
'The recent landing of several expe
ditions in different sections of Cdba has
enabled our men to engage tbe Spanish
with satisfactory results. The remark
ably large number of disabled soldiers
Debs' failure to do anything with Wat-
eon's men at Kiversville last night was
disheartening, but the organizers-have
regained their nerve, and tbts "morning a
general conference was held, to devise
new plans. .' "' 'V ;., ,
ine strike in the state as a whole is
regarded as lost-unless local issues can
be made to, figure sufficiently to interest
the men where sympathy is lacking. '
: To Enllxt Pnblle Sympathy. ; -7 '
Pittsbcbq, July '20. The miners are
arranging for a series, of. meetings in
Pittsburg, McKeesport and other points
in the district to enlist public sympathy
in the strike movement. , The meetings
will be followed by a general appeal for
aid. . ' - ' , ' - ". .
Bedstone Miners Are Out.
Columbus,' July 20. Cameron Mifler,
atUniontown,' Pa., telegraphed Presi
dent Ratchford .this morning:,. Ail .the
miners on the Redstone branch suspen-i
ded this morning. - . i
Rones of Monster Long-Extinct Reptiles
; ? ; Vnco-rered.
New Yokk, July 22.-r-The Herald says
an expedition in May last to Wyoming,
sent by the American Museum of Natu
ral History to search for fossils of ex
tinct reptiles, nas unearthed specimens
which will enrich tbe scientific treasury
of that institution, t Dr J. L. Wart man
and Burnum Brown are in charge of the
expedition: ; 7
The work of-excavation has been car
ried on near Laramie City. It has been
more successful than was expected. The
principal work' of the members of the
expedition has been to unearth fossil
dinosaora. extinct lizards which existed
in the Mesozoic aee. Dr. Wartrnan and
Mr. Brown have found two gigantic din
osaora, each about 50 feet long. One
has been exposed and will be ready soon
for shipment.' The other i being ex
posed. Jt is expected that a carload of
specimens will arrive soon in this city.
The American Museum . of Natural
History has not had any diuosaara. The
finda of the expedition are -therefore ot
considerable satisfaction to tbe museum
authorities. . ''
, Lynched on Suspicion.
Madisonville, ' Ky.,' July 22. The
body of Edw Brinkley, who lived several
miles from this city, was found dang
ling from a limb near his home this
morning. - He had been lynched during
the early morning by a mob of 40 citi
zens. Several weeks ago, Thos. Croul
lies, a welt-known citizen of the neighborhood,-
was assassinated.. Brinkley
was suspected on account of his evil rep
utation, but no evidence could "be found
to connect him with tbe crime..
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Celebrated for Its great leavening strength and
healthfulness.- Assures tbe food aeninHt alum
and all forms of ftdulterucion common to the
cheap brands.
Eoyai. Baking Fowskb Co. Nkw Yobk.
ago, and then it was settled that upon;
his return from another. trip to Alaska
tbey would be married. As Ladue is .
sad to be a millionaire, the parents of
the bride-will offer no objection to the
Union, and it is probable that Mr. and
Mrs. Ladue will spend their honeymoon
on their way to the gold fields, where
they intend to live for at least three
years. - ' " v -:
WEST TIRGINIA UEN STILL, WORK.
Them to
Organlcers Cannot Persuade
, : Go Out. V1' .
"WheeCikg, W. Va., July 22. The ar
rival of President. Ratchford at Fairmont
is the event of the day in West Virginia.
It is not likely Ratchford will be able to
do anything wbich Debs could not do.
Debs, Ratchford and other' organizers
held a conference today at Fairmont to
devise plans for future work,.' They fa
vor commissioning all the strikers as
missionaries to work from man to man
among miners in their homes.
-URUGUAYAN WAR ENDED;
Another Negro Lynched.'
"TNashville, July 22. A special from
Florence, Ala., to Banner says a report
from Rivertpn this morning says the ne
gro caught yesterday had started for the
United States prison, guarded by a party,
At Cherokee he was , met by a mob and
hanged.' Another report, which is not
credited-, says he was tied to a stake and
burned to death,. Hie identity was thor
oughly established bv his victim, Mrs.
Vaughn. '.. ;:T- ';-'-', ,"7
Rebels Are in Possession of the Entire
y Country. .':
New Yobk, July 22". Uruguay is prac
tically in the hands of the rebels, says
tbe Herald's correspondent at Monte
video, and the war is at an end. While
the rebels .have not, upset tbe govern
ment, they have forced it into a corner
from which there seems no escape, and
the final result undoubtedly will be a
complete turning over of existing condi
tions in Uruguay. . -
An "armistice between the rebels and
the government was signed a" few days
ago. . It was to remain in force until
August 1. Peace negotiations were im- .
mediately set on foot. - The negotiations
have led to a proposal to form a govern
ment of the rebel chiefs, the rebels to be .
given the presidency of the republic and
the governorship of six provinces. In
addition every rebel who 'has been dis
missed from the army is to be reinstated
under the new movement, and all those .
exiled on account of the revolution are
to be allowed to return. .
, Pedro Jose Ramirez has been practi
cally decided npon for the new president,
though the details of how and when he
is to take the office have not yet been
decided upon. 7 '
A ClOSDIKEB HAPPT.
City
Romance of the Owner of. Dawson
.A'f-,.- ; A" Towns! te. ; " "v
- New Yobk, July 22. A special to the
World from Plattsburg, NkY.,'says
Joseph Ladue, owner of. the townsite
of Dawson, B. P., is now on the way to
his former home at Schuyler Falls, Clin
ton county, New Yorkk to be married to
Miss Mason. ' It is said that Ladue and
Miss Mason were to have been married
long ago, but Mi6S. Mason's parents op
posed the match because Ladue was poor.
Then. Ladue went to the Black Hills in
search of gold. He was quite success
ful, but before coming East to claim his
bride he went into speculation at Dead
wood and lost every dollar. " t, - '- . -
Ladue wrote to Miss Mason of his mis
fortune, and Boon after went ' to Alaska,
lie did not return homo until two years
-,- 77 " . ""i 7 7; ; " '
, ; . Still Going Up.
. Liverpool, July 21. Cargoes on pas
sage excited and about 1 shilling and
6 pence dearer ; Liverpool spot quiet but
steady. . ' ; . .
, New York, July 21. Market active
and excited, closing at 79c.
Chicago, July 21. Higher and ex
cited, closing at 74Jic.
San Feaxcisco, July' 21. Market act
ive 'and excited, closing at $1.4126'. A
private dispatch says December wheat is
booming and going np.
A Revolutionary Widow Dead.
San Dibgo, July 21. Mrs. Lovey
Aid rich, one of tbe seven , surviving
widows of the revolutionary soldiers
who fought in tbe war of 1776, died at
the home of her son, E. C. Aldrich, io
this city, " Sunday. - Mrs.- Aldrich
was born in Sanbornton, N. H., March
29, 1800, and was consequently in her
98th year at the time of her death. '
Better Feeling at Cleveland. ' .
Cleveland, "July - 22. The failure of
tbe miners to make headway in West
Virginia has had the effect of causing a
much easier feeling in the local market.
Local operators today regard the strike
as ruore complicated than ever.- and a
long ways from settlement. . '
A ' .X
' ' Elisabeth, Pa., Miners Out.'
Pittsbubg,: July 22.- The miners at
the BuencVCoal Company's mine near -
.Elizabeth. joii;el the strikers today. ,
' Belleville Miners aVs Out. '; i
St. Louis,-'July. 22. One thousand
miners at Belleville, Ills., today at noon
decided to join the strike for better wag
es. No coal will be dug even for local
use. . . .. , . ':"