Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1901 — LABOR CAUSES DELAY [ARTICLE]

LABOR CAUSES DELAY

NEW OPERATIONS HAMPERED BY WAGE DISPUTES. rr— Trade Feels Effect of Strikes, but Favorable Crop Conditions Exert an Encouraging Influence—Canadians Jump American Claims in Mt. Baker. The labor situation in many parts of the country is still seriously unsettled, and constitutes a reason for hesitation iu some industries, discouraging new operations which satisfactory conditions would otherwise stimulate, says Dun's weekly review of trade. But quick de( ision is to be expected in some of these labor controversies, and in the meantime trade is encouraged by reports of a satisfactory condition of winter wheat over a large portion of the country. As for spring wheat, the crop was put in under very favorable conditions, and there have been few unsatisfactory reports. Railroad earnings for May, 9.0 per cent in excess of 1900 and 23.2 per cent over 1899, reflect a continued activity in the country, while at New York bank clearings gain for the week 56.8 per cent over 1900 and 59.1 per cent over 1899, With gains at the leading cities outside New York of 27.1 per cent over 1900 and 27.5 pet cent over 1899. CANADIANS JUMPING CLAIMS. Trouble in Mount Baker DistrictBoundary Said to Have Been Moved. Trouble occurred recently at the inter national boundary line in the Mt. Baker mining district, United States and British Columbia. The American government boundary line surveyor fixed the line in the district of 3,840 feet farther south than it was supposed to have been Two thousand feet of two of the most valuable mines in the district, the Golden Chariot and the Golden Star, owned by Seattle and New York people, were shoved over into Canada, and Canadians jumped all this ground which had not been staked according to Canadian regulations. An appeal was wired to the. authorities at Ottawa by the American owners. PROGRESS OF THE RACE. Standing of League Club* in Conteat for the Pennant. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National League: W. L. W. L New York.... 19 12 Brooklyn .... 18 18 Cincinnati . .20 15 St. Louis ... .18 19 Pittsburg ...21 17 Boston 12 18 Philadelphia 19,18 Chicago ... .26 13 Standings in the American League are aa follows: W. L. W. L. Chicago ....26 13Boston 16 16 Washington .18 13 Philadelphia .17 1£ Dctrbit 22 16 Milwaukee .. 14 23 Baltimore ..16 15 Cleveland .11 23

Great Damatre Wrontrbt by Storm. A storm which passed over Eastern Oklahoma was one of the most severe since the opening of the strip. A dozen persons perished. Sweeping down from the Kansas State line and covering aboul fifty miles in width, the rain, wind, and hail swept over the country as far south as old Oklahoma. The rain fell in torrents. Fatal Collision of Freishts. A freight train taking water at Vestal ten miles west of Binghamton, N. Y. was run into from behind by a doubleheader wild-cat freight and the explosion of a large quantity of dynamite in one of the ears killed six men, injured several others and blew both trains tc atoms. Plans All-Powerful Bank. It is reported in London that J. Pierpont Morgan is engaged in arranging foi the establishment of a great Anglo-Amer-ican bank with a capital of $1,000,000,000. It is proposed to abolish all tlu principal financial agencies and banks already engaged in Anglo-American business. Three Women Are Drowned. A party of six, three men and three women, while sailing on the Delaware River off North Essington, a few miles below Philadelphia were thrown into the water by the swamping of their skiff during a squall and the three women were drowned. Shot by His Sweetheart. While a party of young people of Fair Haven, Ohio, were in the woods practicing with a target revolver, Curtis Roberts, superintendent of schools, was accidentally shot and killed by his sweetheart, Miss Mary Alferton. Great tire in Antwerp. The royal entrepot, the largest warehouse in Antwerp, has been destroyed by fire, causing a loss of $10,000,000. A large quantity of American goods, especially cotton, tobacco and machinery, has been burned. Snicble of Dr. Daly. Dr. William H. Daly, former major and chief surgeon in the United States Volunteers, rendered desperate by criticism of his testimony in the “embalmed beef” scandals and the death of his wife, committed suicide at Pittsburg. / Military Academy In Ashe*. At Salina, Kan., the Mount Barbara Military Acudemy Building was struck by lightnings and destroyed by fire. The building cost $32,000 and was partially Insured. Miny Fall at West Point. No official report has yet been made, but in official circles it is said that about 25 per cent of the, young men who re cently presented themselves for entrance examination at the West Point Military Academy were found disqualified physically, mainly on account of weak eyes New M?xiro Postoffice Rnlib?d. Information has arrived of the robbery of the post office at Itineon, N. M., by two masked men who forced the postmastei to open the mopey drawer and hand oul SIOO. The men escaped. ' I