The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVIIIth Year, No. 158, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 9, 1902 Page: 3 of 12
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MESS APPARENT
ago Officials Are After Prominent
Owners and Jockeys
I ACT WHEN THEY GET PROOF
Averafles for Both the Blfj Leagues
Fleldino Results
Pattlno and on
the Race
alfieo September 7 The recent actlrj
Judge at Harlem race track Is
I the
r to bo followed by a scries of sensa
5 according to reports cur
disclosures
todar Investigations bo far by the
loritles b0 at Hnrlcia aA Haw
oe have brought to the surface a
jbc r of ehady deals extending from
ornla to Chicago Suspicion falls
on certain owners Jockeys and
Bilkers
t Jockeys who hare been shadowed are
0 the most prominent In the West
it least three of the bookmakers are
w the heaviest layers of odds at the
itJrn race tracks No owners of real
ninence with one exception has to
KSSe mixed up In tho deal
not going to at
nlodges are con
i When the ax falls It is likely to
where least expected so fat as the
and tho
Ic Is concerned among Jock
it least two will find themselves on the
ni for good and all One of the Jockeys
several hours
already spent lu
box and much
lil sweat evidence has
secured against tho coterie of crooks
I jiave operated oa < ii local tracks
TRADED THE BLIND TROTTER
derof tho Phenomenal Rythmlo Got
a Mule
xlngton Kj September 6 It la the
Cling for a sensational performer to
down the grand circuit without put
lsto circulation a number of ttorlcs
> the accidents which placed him la his
rte hand or which almost prevented
from ever seeing a race course This
10 story of bow Jesse Turrey of Pans
tie blind trotter Itythmlc in exchango
a male and a debt
mcy Is not a horseman proper but M
re dealer In mules He bad a friend
Eedmond who was In bis debt to
oust of J50O Itcdmond was unablo
sad cno day said to Turney 1
Utcow when I am over going to br able
ny that money and It annoys too to
yaa I lhave a Strathmore trotting
> over at my place called Duchess that
orth that much money and It would bo-
g favor to mo If you would Just take
and call the debt square Turney had
t as much nse for n Trotting mare as
vould for a pet alligator but ho ac
id the terms as an accommodation and
the dam of Rythmic came Into his
Is He was never a man to do things
lalvcs and ho determined to breed her
akland Baron Ho went to Colonel
ten Stoner who owned the horse and
I know that you arc not standing
horses but I want you to let mo send
lto to him and If sho proves with foal
II give you tho pick of any mule I have
ay place
ttunlc waa not fair to look upon when
rat foegan to romp around a blue grass
are He was anything but a picture of
Ideal trotter Lean and scrawny ho
red as he would never be worth his
It looks almost lko a shame to
you to n agreement for n foal of
klrd icmarkcd Stoner but 1 need
nude 1 Mr Turney replied that tbcro
a bunch of 175 mules on his farm anl
he could walk In among Uiom and
the cue he liked 1 niado tie propo
and I would think of nothing but
ring out what 1 agreed to do he Bald
is then ovncr of Oakland Boron
Sheepshead Bay Races
York Beptembcr 8 Foasoluca was
only winning favorite at Sheepshead
today Tho Ocean handlcpij which
one or the features brought out a
field Tho winner turned up In Col
Btll from the Madden stable
Qve and a half furlongs of the fu
course selling Captlvator Dainty
al Time 307
furlongs on main tracfc Hadducoc
risked ltockwatcr Time 113 15
ft ftvo and a half furlongs of tho ru
courso the Sapphire Clarion Merry
at Love Note Time MM i B
e the Ocean handicap Colonel mil
Panl Herbert Time l3U ib
e and a furlong soiling Konsomca
Worth Hot Time Time l5rt Jo
a an4 a half on turf handicap The
I Francesco Zoroaster Time U3
Races at Harlem
cago September 8 Corrlgjns lm
4 mare Hosetrce winner of the fifth
at narlero today clipped oneflflh
second off the mile record for the
Jlmlnez tho favorite should have
the race easily but Blrkcnruth be
circles1 Cloddy fast
o and a half furloncs Joo Buckley
i Maretto Time lOT 2 >
furlongs rturnle Bunton Nellie Wad
Ragtag Time 112 3T
t hurdle Wenlock David B Tor
Tlmo 3 312r
o and seventy yards Sclntlllant
le Searcher Time 14425
Rosetrce Jlmlnez Scarlet IJly
1 SS15
n and a half furlongs Vestry Hattlo
or Serge Time 10815
n and fifty vards Urchin The Caxton
ln Tlmo 1412 5
The Delmar Track
Louis September 8 Six furlongs
S Tree Hcnglst Tony Lepplug
125V
e furlongs selling Tribes Pair Lady
Miss
> n Time 104
furlongs loiter Kitty G Velasquez
11SV >
e furlongs Fitz Brlllar Two Lick
7 Chappy Time 102
V4 8 furlongSallnda Varner Lit
ol Time
< 1 5Mi
and a haf furlongs Louis Wanner
Four
laf Clover Time 121 IS
Jockey Woods Suspended
eago September 8 Iockcy J Woods
suspended Indtflnltcly today by tne
ire Jockey club for a questionable ride
> Klrbr at Hawthorne He has been
for
Schorr of Memphis
> i
6tlft Defeated Wetnlfj
< o September BUly Stltt of Chl
aa given the decision over Al AVelnlg
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CLUB PJELDINQ
Pittsburg
Boston
llrooklyn
Chicago
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Cincinnati
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HOUSTON DAILY TOST TUESDAY MOKNING SEPTEMBER 91902
ENGINEER MORGAN I REFUSE TO INTERFERE rMt
twy aBWw > w t t Bcett is to s taotiB c oo 8nociBi > o o o oo
of Buffalo In the second round of what
was scheduled to be a sixround contest to-
night
UMPIRE WAS JAILED
Matthews Will Be Taken to Chattanooga
to Answer the Charge
Memphis Tcnn September a Circuit
Judge Young has granted a writ of habeas
corpus In the case of Southern League
Umpire Wilson Matthews who was Jailed
hero yesterday oa a warrant charging him
with being a fngltlvo from Justice
The writ was obtained by lawyers repre-
senting President Kavnnaugh of the South-
ern league As soon as Matthews was re-
leased he was taken In charge by an ot
flccr from the chancery court at Chatta-
nooga who took him to that city to an-
swer to tho charge of contempt In refusing
to allow St Vraln to pitch In the game at
Chattanooga last Thursday
Southern League
Plaved Won Lost XC
Nashville 10
New Orleans 10t >
Little Rock 105
Memphis 100
Atlanta 104
Cbnttnnooca 104
Shrovoport 103
Birmingham 103
At Little Rock jcore R n C
Little Rock 000 040 BOx0 8 tl
Atlanta 0O 000 OOOM 7 i
Watt and Lynch and Clark Hcnly and
Ilurlburt
At Shrovcport Score R H R
Birmingham 001000 000 1 0 3
Shrevoport 010 015 02x 0 14 2
Campbell and Blue Fisher and Lebmau
At Memphis Score R n n
Nabhvlllo 002 SOO Otx 11 11 3
Memphis 203 000 000 2 8 S-
Hill and Accorslnl From Mclntyrc and
Armstrong
At New Orleans Score R H B
Chattanooca 120 000 200 5 It a-
New Orleanas 000 010 000 1 0 3
Bruncr Hopkins and Roth Dannchowcr
Stanley and Herbert
National League
Dared Won
Pittsburg 121
Brooklyn 113
Boston 115
Cincinnati 110
Chicago lirt
St Louis IKS
Philadelphia 118
New York 114
Lost PC
727
522
513
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400
410
351
At Philadelphia Score
First game R H B
Cincinnati 020 200 000 1 0 3
Philadelphia 210 002 OOx 0 11 4
Phillips and Bergen Dnggleby and
Dooin
Score Second game R H B
Cincinnati 001212 100 7 14 a
Philadelphia 0X1 100 0001 5 8
Thlelman and Bergen Iberff and Dooln
At New York Score
Flrat same R H B
Pittsburg O0O00100O 1 5 1
New York 000 001 20x 3 0 1
Chsbro and Phelps McGlnnlty and
Bowerman
Second game R II B
Plttahure 000 00 400 1 7 2
Now York 320 000 02x 7 13 8
Leev and Phelps Cronln and Bower
man
At Brooklyn Score R II H
St Louis 000 000 001 1 fl 4
Brooklyn 400 Oil OOO fl 7 1
ONell and ONell Newton and Latimer
At Boston Score R H B
Boton 010 100 VH 2 6 1
Chicago 100 000 000 I 5 2
Willis and KIttredge Mirrlsesy and
KUng
CLUB BATTINO
SO Triple playsNew York 2 Pitts
burg 1
American League
Played Wono Lost
St Louis 110 04 40
Philadelphia 112 04 48
Chicago 100 01 48
Cleveland 110 00 CO
Boston 112 50 53
Washington 112 40 03
Detroit 110 43 07
Baltimore Ill
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Baltimore
St L7il
Detroit
Chicago
113
116
115
113
113
110
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4071
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At Cleveland Score R H D
Cleveland 100 110 020 0 11 C
Philadelphia 401 XX 012 S 13 1
Moore and Wood Wuddell and Schreck
At Detroit Score R II R
Detroit 102 COO 010 4 1 3
St Louis 020 004 020 S 13 4
Mercer ntid McGuire Sudhou Shields
and Kahoc
CLUB BATTINO
1 l 2 3 M OI
17021K
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1 Oames 2 Runs 3 Hits 4 Sacrifice
hits 5 Sjoleu bates 0 Percentage
CLUB FIELDING
Boston
Chicago
Athletics
fit Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
3asi 15S2
3012
3077
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28771 1027
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balls and wild pitches 5 Percentage
Double plays Baltimore SS Boston OS
Chicago 03 Cleveland 7 Detroit 81
Athletics 50 St Louis 106 Washington
57 Triple plays Baltimore 2 St Louis 1
Pantitoriums Won First Game
Victoria Texas September a The Panti
toriums of Houston won the first game or
the scries of three yesterday afternoon
finm the Victoria tonni by a score or
tq 7
UPTON WILL CHALLENGE
He Wants to Make Another Trial for
Americas Cup
Rothesay Scotland September 8 In an
lnlentw with a reprewntatlvo of tns As
MvcUted Press Sir Thomas Llpton todj y
stated that he would mall a formal Chal-
lenge for tho Americas cup to the New
York Yacht club within two or po alby
tare wets U however In the mean
tlraiTSny British yachtsman or combination
of yachtsmen challenged they would have
W cordial a slstance and the nse ol Sham-
rock I us a trial horse free
Sir Thomas added that the stories about
bis new boat being already bufTt are raise
George Dixon Defeated
London September 8 Iedlar Palmer
English defeated George Dixon American
in fifteen rounds at the National Athletic
clnb tonight for 500 a side and a pur e
of 500
nif
THE PRACTICAL JOKER
Now Finds Amusement In Telephoning
False Alarms to the Station
At 1035 yesterday morning the superin-
tendent answered an alarm from b x 42
The Are was at Bisons livery stable No
110 MlUm street D m ge 10 Origin
accidental
Last night at 720 oclock a telephone
roeenage w received at Ceutral tire sta-
tion from the Turf Hxchange saloon sUt
lug there wan a fire on Rmtth street and
McKliwey avenue An slann was turned
In from Ceuthil for box 45 at Milam and
MrKinney When the department reached
ihr scene tliey found no Are The tele-
thons niwag w s a fake The salom
wnnle stated to Chief Arto that taoy weru
busy ami id not ki ow who aaei tho
thoie UhU Is the second fttJBt > alarm
within s T ek and the thief oud hU m-
are moch wronght no oier the u tUss
work 1 tailed by these alleged practKal
lokers
Owes His Life to a Neicjhbors Kindness
Mr O P Daugherty well known
tbrongbout Mercer and Sumner counties
W Va niot likely owes his llf to the
lilndfjsi or a neighbor Hi wj almoit
hopelesslj affilted with dl rifMr was
attended l v no physicians who gave him
little If any relief when a ns tibcr 1srn
Ing of bU Etrloux coadltton brought him A
bottle rf Chamberlains Colic choer and
Diarrhoea Remedy which cured him Id
less than tnentjfour hour For sale by
all druzstt
WHAT THEY DID AT ATHENS
The Fruit and Truck Growers Agreed on
a Comprehensive Plan
Messrs John Howard Immigration agent
for the Southern Pacltlc and Sam 11
Dixon Immigration agent for the Gulf
Air line returned yesterday from Dallas
where they have been attending farmers
meetings Mr lllownrd reportd that tne
session at Athens held for the purpose or
discussing n plan of organlzHtion for the
Iiult and truck growers ag interesting
throughout The luvltatlous scnt out
meaut Come lot us reason together
Both Mr Howard and Mr Ulxon aciiulttea
tliemsrlvps creditably as representatives or
the railroads and tho Sonth Texas associa-
tion
Mr Dixon sold that at the meling there
wero two factRms one was opposed to uuy
kliut or j union of tho various organiza-
tions fosjjbf pufposo of controlling the out-
put br tffb orchard and garden ntikss they
united as one body and surrendered in
dUIduallty as henarnte organizations TUu
othjv rnctlon milted upon Hie plan or co-
operation through thclrdTerei > t pomuilt
tees regardl Mi or chartofod rlghM aud tne
autonomy of the organizations UBose wno
opposed tho first faction were BtloKicrs on
the constitution or the Bast Toa asuocia
tlon The other taction realizing tuat the
executive committee had railed to accom-
plish anything In the way of uniting tne
growers on any one plan concluded that
they would Inaugurate a plan of tnclr own
separate and distinct rrom the E t Texas
association but remaining an Integral part
or that association and of the other asso-
ciations They voted down the recom
mndatlons submitted at Houston but so
< ln o w B the vote and so dissatisfied was
the committee that It Anally submitted res
olutlons embodying the same idecs in a
different form These resolutions wer < pre
hented and adopted by an almoit unani
mous ote Thcso resolutions contemplate
tho appointment of committees on markt
lug rroni the Kast nnd South Texas asso-
ciations and the Texas Srate Horticultural
society
The East Texas association elected its
committee and the other associations will
elect theirs at the first meeting which will
lie held In September r October it is
the object of these committees to organize
afruit and eRDtnble exchange similar to
that maintained hy California growers
which has enabled thpm to maintain prices
and perepctuate prosperity
Mr Dixon lemarked At one time it
looked like the thing was going to pieces
Wis counsel prevailed however nnd nt
the conclusion < il the session everybody
went homo contented with results and
more determined than ever to promulgate a
plan which would be acceptable to etcry
grower In the State
The South Texas growers will bold a
meeting within the next threeweeks The
general convention of the various commit-
tees will be held at Henderson or Nacog
doches about October 15 for the Anal or
ganisation of the Fruit and Vegetable Bx
change or Texas If the plan Is adopted
Mr Dlvon inys It mfans an Income or
SfSflOOOo to the fruit and truck growers or
the State next < easnn Prices can tii i tx
maintained and competition between tne
growers will no longer exist
THE DEATH ROLL
Blanche Holland
Blanche the Want daoghter of Mr J
K Holland of Trinity Texas died Sun-
day night at Klnlbros sanitarium The
remain were shipped to Trinity for Inter-
ment yesterday afternoon
Federal Court Term
The first term of the new Federal court
for the Southern district will be held In the
Ma on building whpre the government has
rented necetsnry space for a court room
and offlces beginning Monday September
22 A number of cotes hate already been
tiled while a number of others dftivu been
transferred from the Oalvestoirillvlslon
The term will last about four weeks
Ssird of MSsSiia
After Years of Terrible Suffering
Mory JosephineU0 7 Floyd Knob IrnL
write After Buffering untold ngonle
for 32 years from Asthma I was cured by
Schlffmanns Asthma Curo I used to bo so
badthatlcouldnotinovovflthouthelpbut
I can now do all my own work Anothei
writes My little boy 7 years old has
been ft sufferer for several years some-
times so bad off that wo could not hold him
In bod expecting any moment for him to
broatho hla Inst Doctors did hta no good
end wo had almost given up In despair
when through accident we heard of Schlff
manns Asthma Cure tried It nnd It
almost Instantly relieved blm Mrs PC
Harris ElbowJ 0 Va
Sold by nirdrufjlsts t 5Qe and flOflt
THE WORLD OF INDUSTRY
Echoes of Hie Busy Workshop Mill
and Mine
tllB GOSSIP OF THE BREADWINNERS
Review of tho Weeks Work In Every
Nation on the Globe Where Manufac-
turers and Mechanics Hold Sway
Buffalo Of v dock men threaten a
strike
Expresimcn at Sac Franctico Cab have
orgaulied
Norfolk Vs street railway men are tak-
ing steps to orgaulze
Omaha Neb street railway men hao
recently organized a union
About ltXn dltmoad workers In Amster-
dam llodand aru otlt Of work
Zoucsvllle Ohio mutal uuenanlcs have
won their strike after bclUg out ten
munthu
laundry workers liavo perfected plaus
for tho organization of a union ut Denver
Colo
PaItig laborers at Tacoma Wash have
sttuck 101 S225 a da > They ham uaeu
receiving 2
Tho Seattle Wash Central Labor union
has secured the uecesoary tnmU 10 build
U labor temple
The strike of the street car employes at
Lafayette Ind will likely be settled by
arbltrstlou
At Sacramento Oil 400 women woro
recently InUluted as members ot the He
tall Clerks uulon
The strike or he JSIeetrlcnli Workers
union at Hamilton Ont will probably be
settled by arbitration
The city council or Vancouver II C has
passed an ordinance that all thy prlutiuit
innst bear tho union label
NO lew than lt per cent of the factory
employes In New hmitU Wales are said to
be engaged lu the timber industry
Mourreal Can longshoremen to tho
number of 350U have organized and are
now the sttongest labor organization la
Montreal
lu wsges alone 100000000 Is annually
expended by the United States Steel Cor-
poration better kuown as tho steel trut
President Itoosevolt will attend the blen
ual convention ot locomotive Plremcu to
be held at Chattanooga Tcnn Septem-
ber 10
Tho Bank of England employs aoout 1000
people pars a quarter of n million a year
In wages and jE3S0Oi > a venr In pensions
Mexican labor Is so scarce as tn neccs
sltate sending for negtoes from Jamaica
The latter nro guaranteed employment for
a year
Bdwnrd Boyce former president of tho
Western Federation or Miners will be the
candidate of the social party for goxuruor
of Colorado
Prclght handlers employed by tho Erlo
railroad at Chicago III have gone on a
sympathetic strike Tho strike Is not ex-
pected to spread
Tho Mngllsh Britannia metal trade dis-
pute which has lasted ocr Qve months
has now been settled and the mtn havo re-
turned to work
Packing house butchers nt Omaha Neb
will strike It the lncioase In wages de-
manded by tbo butchers National organ-
ization receutly Is not granted
The strike of tho telephone linemen at
Albuuy N V has been settled Tho men
will rcccUe 2 75 n day straight and time
and a half for overtime
At Biookljn N V 1000 Iron workers
and helpers have returned to work as thoy
were unable to Induce the boiler smiths to
strike In Nympntliy
At Maulli P 1 prominent labor lend
ers have been arrested charced with
threatening to assassinate certain striking
cleaunakers If they returned to work
Journeymen tailors of New Haen Coon
will orgnnlze and again demand an Increase
In wages The last move of the workmen
In the latter direction was a failure
About 1500 girl cberootWnkcrs at Hlch
mom Vu have gone out on strike the
complaint being that too largo a proportion
of the cheroots arc thrown out as bul and
not paid tor
it Is announced that between 1500 and
2000 laborers vIll be wanted this fall to
till out tbo construction gangs on tho Val
dezliagle railroad In Alaska work on
which will be started nt once
Ashland Kr street rnllnny men will
probably strike again Thar are not sat
isfied with the terms or settlement reicncrt
a short time ago nnd demand more pay
and recognition of tbo union
At present the membership or the Jour
nej men Bakers nnd Confectioners Inter-
national union ot North America Is not
less than 12000 distributed lu 223 local
unions throughout tho United States and
Canada
At B aHvarls France a serious collision
between the striker and nonstrlklng work-
men occurred recently nnd ten were wound
ed and tho tight continued until 11 company
of cavalry compelled the combatants to
separate
Tho laws of Kansas provide that the
iHlAr unions of the Statu shall organize a
State society and lect the Llior cowals
slouer thus the unions the
giving privilege
of saying who shall tcprescnt them In so
important a position
The Conductors and Hallway Mens as-
sociation nt Canada representing some 2U
000 employes on tho Canadian railways
has adopted resolutions at Montreal pledg-
ing Its members not to handle or use coal
mined by nonunion labor
The StachlnUts union ot Topcka Kan
bus en I led a meeting to discus the uetlou
ot the Sinta Fo railroad In discharging 120
or their number The machinists claim
that the road took special pains to dis-
charge the officers or the union
At 8 meeting of tbo board of directors
of the United Hntlers of North America
It was voted to levy assessments of 10 cents
per week on each of 11000 members mak-
ing nearly SOW a month towurd the sup-
port or the striking miner
Tho movement for a strict law against
child labor has been taken up In earnest
in Indiana and an effort will be made to
push a stringent bill through tho next leg-
islature An educational qualification sim
itar to that lu Massachusetts Is proposed
Santiago Igleslas provident of tho Fed
eration of Workmen of Porto Itlro has
been arrested at Aguadllla tor Issuing a
pamphlet criticising and attacking the In-
sular authorities ror their attitude in re-
cent labor Mrlles He was released 011 ball
Box makers employed In the various fac-
tories In San Francisco Cal havo gona
out and the plants or all tho packingbox
mills have cloted down Tho box makers
received 12 a day and sawyers S250 Thay
demand 2 50 and 5275 respectively
At New York city tho demands or the
striking blacksmiths and helpers arc being
met The men demanded a ninehour work-
day a minimum scale of wages of E350
n day and a 10 per cent advanc lor nil
tboso who have been receiving S3W a day
The Southern and Alabama Great South
ern railroads luiieetlng at Chattanooga
Tenn have decided on on Increane lu the
wages of all outordoor employes It l
mid trouble I expected If this Increase is
not granted tbo labor conditions being un
unsettled
At St Paul Minn tho Northern Paetie
Itallrosd company has announced nn ad
vance In wages of the companys operators
which nlll average not less than 10 per
cn The company has always paid Its
operators well The advance dates from
August 1
Electrical workers at Boston Mass hav
strueK for an eighthoar workday at S3
per day A short time ago a similar de-
mand wss mad that tnt with a rifinal
Durng th < p st few weeks thu union has
recruited man members and they are con-
fident of wlunlug cut
At Haaaa Cuba the strike tdtuatlnn
1 moltg the dock laborers shows no o iange
Neither side has as yet shown any sign of
yielding The city laborers are In sym-
pathy with the strikers having refused to
assist In unloading cement used tn connec-
tion with public work
A call fcr a convention of commercial tel-
egraphers to be held tn Chicago ou Hep
teml cr 20 has been sent out The purpose
Is the forming of an International orgtnlzi
llon Itie call wag sent to fortythree
cities tbiiT4ho t the Uoted States and
Canada where local unieua bar been
°
At the recent convention of the Inter-
national Organization of Brass Workers
and Metal Polishers held at Bridgeport
Conn tt was decided thdt all of the man
ufscturlris concerns which employ mem-
bers of the union will be asked for a nine
n
She Vtw dtcrc fcr XOemm Will 0wc deptmbev 221
month J anl vngliiecn 21 cent nil hour
old rate 27 cents The diy was reduced
from thirteen to twelve hours Overtime
Is natd at the rate of I5 cent ati hour ad-
ditional
Forty Invalid employes of tho Wabash
railroad were recently sent from tho com
panys hospital at Peru Ind to Han Fran-
cisco accompanied br three trained nurses
It Is said to be the purpose of the road In
caso these cmplovcH arc benefited by the
trip to California tu send Invalid employes
to the coast every 5 ear In the future lh
railroad company pays all expenses of the
trip
Journeymen tailors were among the
earliest craftsmen to form trade unions In
North America ISvcn previous to the year
1SO0 we find some records ot their organ-
ization In Now York Philadelphia and
some or our Eautern titles In Benton n
tailors union was organized In 18O0 which
In fitlll In existence having at uo tlmo
since that date eutlrely lapsed Iu 1823 at
Troy N Y the tailors formed a Inrai
union which lias also had a continued ex
IsteuiC
The difficulties caused In the South York-
shire l ngland coal Held by the strike < f
pit lads are steadily though sl wl > belai
settled The officials of the Yorkshlr
Miners ntsoclalmi have given the lml tie
sensible advice to ko osck to tuelr vioik
nnd await a decision respecting their grle
unces The joutlis lwnnver have tikeu a
highhanded course lu some Instance vwu
tbo result that about 2000 men wno bn o
been thrown Idle will havo to lie mnln
tallied out of the official tuntln
A number of delegates from nil pdnts of
Manitoba representing about one tuird of
the farmers in the province mut recently
In the provincial Immigration ottlrcH ut
Wlnnlpec A resolution that not mor > than
10 per month or 175 per day would be
paid to harvesters was patsrd Tho farm
era represented by those delegates 1 nulr < d
Immediately a total of 37feO men who nr
wanted for stacking while doubly the num-
ber will bo needed for threshing whlh Is
expected to commence abont September 2a
At Son Franiloio Cal the Carmens
union may declare strike on tne lines of
the United railroads Tne carmen claim
that the United Hallroads company 1 not
keeping the agreement that tho conductors
and motnrmen should be given ten hour
work each day nnd that the ton hours work
Was to be arranged thst It could be per-
formed within twelve hours for regular
men and within fourteen hours for swing
men or men who took ears out on extra
runs nt the time or the uay whPa trartlc
was unusually heavy
The wage dlspntes In the Lancashire
England district which caused b serlois
disturbance of operations ut collieries aro
now mostly settled lu come quarters how-
ever considerable anxiety pi avails as to
labor matters In the Immediate future it
Is oven thought possible that before the
close of the year serlons friction may arise
between the miners and the coal owners
with regard to the eighthour question and
that with the termination or the sliding
sealo In South Wales the regulation ot
wages In that district may become a sourco
of trouble that would Indirectly affect other
Important coal centers
In England during the year lOOO there
were 018 strikes 188038 sttlkers 3152801
days work lost in eonsequencc In Franco
the figures were 102 strikes 222714 strik-
ers 3700577 days work lost In Italy
there were 250 strikes 101 strikers 231
500 doys work lost or more than 7000000
days work lost In three countries lu a
Blngle year In England 30 per cent of the
strikes were successful 25 per cent were
unsuccessful In France 22 per cent were
successful 37 per cent were unsuccessful
In Itnly 31 per cent were successful 30 per-
cent unsuccessful Tho strikes not here ac-
counted for were compromised lu one way
or nnother
Notwithstanding the reeent ukafo oS
the czar or nussla establishing a tenhour
worklug day a reform for which Ilastlan
laborers have long prayed in vain the
eorntry Is full of discontent The new
law provides penalties for employes who
violate the provisions Pull pay must bo
given for all OTsrtlrae This reform how-
ever does not greatlv affect the peasants
who are In n wretched condition The re-
volt continues o the great dlsgt t of M
V n Plebwe minister ot the Interior who
has Jiist Issued orders to the provincial
authorities to suppress thp peasants at
nil costs Tbo brutalities committed by
both military and police In the prov lnces uf
Poltava and Kharton have hod tho effect
or materially Increasing the popular dlscou
Thousands of peasants In Oallcla An
trla ore now striking for living wages
whilo the counts and barons their musters
tcnd petitions to the gorernment asking
for Ihe loan of soldiers to dp the neec
sary harvesttnir work In Husaytln and
other places the dlitrlet Judges Issued
blanket Injunctions against stnkjrj
and jailed them by the dozen without pro
ouitd
Dont think of putting off
your buying of School
Clothes until the last
minute Come nowwhile
you can make your selec
tions with leisure and
despatch
Hoys Double Breasted Suits with
Knee Tants All Wool Cheviots
In fancy patterns extra strong
made to stand hard do
tWfc < UJ US knocks plO
n rjjivkK f4Vi v
BoysDouble Breasted Suits with Knee Tiouscrs extra durable and well
made particularly desirable for haul service worth 4 C1
Boys Sailor and Norfolk Suits Tine Fancy Ghcviotj Dark Blue 01 Cft
Serges anil Thlbels sizes 3 to 12Price ODU
dlcrc Cksat Evening 630 tfaturdaifn 6ecpUd
xsxXBsaat
hour working day without cutting the
days iiav lr this demand Is not grjutvd
the union men say n strike will follow
Tho gold beaters gmernl strike for bet-
ter wages has won nil but one Unit In each
of the cities of Philadelphia and Host 11
In New York nil the larger manufacturers
have refused the Increased scale and the
strlko continues with practically a paralysis
of the gold leaf Industry
It Is icportcd lit Sayvlllc I I thst tho
oystcrmciis union has decided to ledorse
the action of strikers at Oakdole who de-
mand n reduction from ten to nine lfours 1
day It Is believed that unless the de-
mands of the men are acceded to n gvneiil
strike ot ovHtermen will be ordered
From Dnluth Minn U Is reported that
there Is a groat carcltj ot litmiere
throughout the Noithwcst Wages offered
tun about 2 11 dnv Thlfl Is btlng pid
by railroad and oilier contractors on con-
struction work and surfftro gangs get 175
Lumbermen nro olTeilng 35 to 10 to gooj
men for the woods
At Chicago 111 William Penje grand
Beretnry ot the Like Soil en s union 1ms
announced that beginning September 1
wacis will be Increased generally 011 ves-
sels all over the grcnt lakes Tho new
scale lll call tor 5250 n month on
steamers and tow bargee nn Increase of
17 GO
The Big Four engineers wngn scale tint
been settled The now scale la Freight
engineer 4 per 100 miles old rate a8
passenger engineer > 183 per 100 miles old
rate 325 special inns Increase of C a
c
cess of law In the village of Bniakowawrt
iflviilry rurmtimiett n meeting or peasants
killed a rc md chained tho test 170
together lu pair Tluv were drivenlo u
stable locked in Hielr fetters not Willi
removed and left tweutrfonr hftiifs < e h
put food or drink The cnusm of the tr u
bin Is tbut tho land owners reduced tne
wages from 17 cents a day for male field
bauds to 0 cents while women can n it
earn more than 5 fouls working turlw
hours Worse still the wage ate not pi id
In money but lu serin redeem i > c at tho
saloons the saloonkeepers being the lords
agent 1 and accotnnllces The greater pirc
or unccs la paid In votkn hcu ugj mid
rot en bacon
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Dick Dowlmg Camp SolectB a New Com
nidnder and Other Officcro
At 1 meeting of Dick Howling iiup
United Confcdcrote Vcteians at the
nrmnrv last night Up folloilng otneeisl
were elected for tho oniutug yor
tnnndo II P Davlss first lioutcunt comj
iiuititler J J M SmlCh second lleutennnti
emuTiirudcr 1 S Swnpe adjutant Philip
XI Fall qunrtei mister A Schllltug
vlrtftt W limi Viehal oftlcsr < if tho day
J C Fowlei color bearer William Hunter
chnplnln W V TI Watson surgeon Dr
It O Turner
Tho sentiment of Cm camp was for rota
tlen In offl e bur Fall Schilling Huntrr
Wntsoi and rnmer had proren such faith-
ful officers that the members forced then1
to retain their present positions
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This stgnatnro la on evsrr box of tie gsntrfas
Laxative BroraoQuinine Tablets
tba remedy that cores st cola In ono isl
1 1 in
Filters Local Forecasts
Weather changes noted below will occuB
within twenty four hours of 8 p m of
dates belotv
September 8 Cold wave
September IICold
September 10 Cold
Si ptomher 11 Moderating
Kept ember 12 Warmer
Beptemhi r 13 Threatening
Primary Ssocndsry or Terlisry Blood PcUobj
Permanently Cured You can bo treated at home
under tarn cnaranty Capital 8S300CO We solids
tho moat obstinate eaiei We havocured the
worst
In IS to tt days If you havo taken mercury
Sam potash and atill have aehes and pulns Hocus
etehej In Mouth Bore Throat Pimples Corpsr
Colored fipots Ulcers on ny part of the bodrlfslr
W BrebPiws falling out writs for proofs ot cuxai
Cook Meresedy Co
27jnainonmjciitiioiu tooiitis ctirn
Tires a pair
Sins or Double
Tubei
O n
425
Crawforas anJ Crescents > u
OevaUndi and ColumbUi Sto Sold on easy payments
MARCH CULMQRE SS5S
A lew toad Second Hand WhitU USSti to HtU
Guaranteed to be In lint clan condition
Window
I have a large and welt
assorted stock of the
best American brands
Send me your orders
for prompt shipment
JAMES BUTE
Houston Texas
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