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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-06-21

higher wages" The nexpected gvod
news has caused much rejoicing
amongst the employees.
Employees in Nut & Washer Manu-
featuring Co. Milwaukee, Wis, nave
their wages advanced 10 per cent
puddlers in employ Of Moorehead
Bros. Pittsburgh. Pa. have wages au-
vanced 40 cents per ton.
Puddlers in employ OF siiGc ron
works. Pittsburgh. Pa, have wages aa-
vanced 10 cents per ton.
EMPLOYEES Of Denison Co., Snls
goods. saltwater, \. y, get a pes
cent increase.
EMPLOYEES in Ashland mills, Jeweu
City. Conn. get a 10 per cent increase
EMPLOYEES in Springvale cotton mills
springvale. Ne. get o. per cent IN
crease.
Five hundred molders in foundries IN
Cleveland. o.. have wages advanced ~
per cent.
EMPLOYEES Of ID. Cummings 4 Co, shoe
manufacturers. South BarwicA' Me-
get 10 per cent. advance
Employees in Woodstock wooden mills
Norristown. Pa. are offered an IN
crease of 10 per cent They are on a
strike for 20 per cent.
Two hundred employees Of Norwich
Mills co. twoolensD. Norwich, ,onn-'
have the old scale restored
The Iron Manufacturers association
OF the Mahoning and shenango val
levs. decide ITO increase voluntarily
the wages of blast furnace liborers 70
the rates prevailing in 1898. The adj
va nee amounts TO about 10 per cent
Notice Of an advance of from - 70 >
: cents day was posted at all me iur
. naces in the Mahoning and >henans'
alleys on May 3 Several Thousand
: men are affected
Notices OF wage advances were poste'
in the berkshire cotton mills. Adams
Mass.
Viewers in stafford mills. Fall River
Mass. have gained concessions froi
their employers
Employees of Thomas Furnace 70
Niles. o.. get - per cent. increase
Six hundred men in iron furnaces
the vicinity Of Newcastle. Pa. nav
J their wages restored. The total r.
= ductions have aggregated 30 per cent
Puddlcrs III OilStr run ~ Fe.>' -
!" works. Pittsburgh. Pa, have the
a. wages advanced to 81. 90 per ton
Two hundred employees In Waltna
/" bleacherv. Waltham. Mass. have wag'
- !. advanced 70 per cent
Il Employees in Cleveland hematite ir'
mine. Michigan. who got the I'D p
- cent. advance some weeks ago, are
g a strike for 10 per cent. more.
4. Large increases of wages In
IN branches Of the oil industry in Fen
sylvania are reported
!" In the vicinity of Pittsburgh aio
z" over 10. 600 workmen received an
er vance in wages during the last week
Pittsburgh Dispatch TO \. y Iriou'
a Two hundred men in Delaware u
- works. Wilmington. were surprised
A 10 per cent. increase In wages
- their envelopes
pe' Color mixers and printers empioi
in the wall paper factories contro
~" by the National Wall Paper Co. n
- won concessions from the comp'
~" and the strike is declared of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-06-21

ny LANxEs M'puETHIDGE.

ley were in a
downtown restau-
rant having a din
ner and Furnishing
up old times-were
tstc I,arna bee and
Rich lIollan. A
high screen shell
tered them from
other diners. who
driftci in to the
tables an d on I
again, and from
the ir W in d o W :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

motor other than the trolley, and 1t has
been intimated that the underground cleo
trio is the contemplated system and that
negotiations are already under way in re-
spect to its installation. The people of
Washington reasonably insist, however, on
something more definite and binding
than words. They expect to see the
work of constructing the underground
system contracted for ard quickly I'M
der way, and they want the poles
removed and horses temporarily used
on New York avenue, in the absence of any
satisfactory justification of even a tenn
pcrary liberation of the poles. The Com
missioners should act speedily and ener
setically ard they cannot fail to act eff
fectively for the victory has been won for
them in advance. Prosecutions of the road
by private citizens, ore of which was in
stituted yesterday, as noted in The Star,
should help to spur the Commissioners to
action. If they VIII take up the matter in
earnest, as urged repeatedly by The Star,
they can brig the conrany to terms in
single day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
Hard Lines for FugitiycS.

The capture of Kilioran Russell ana AL
len. the post-office robbers who broke jail
in New York the Fourth of July, which was
reported from ST. Louis, and the discovery
in Minnesota of DIR. George Fraker, the
Kansas man whose heirs have recently
drawn a large sum of insurance money,
believing linn to be dead, show that this
country is not SO big as it might appear to
be from 4 glance at the map. 1t is not Of
ten that Il criminal once apprehendcl
wholly escapes frcm the hands of justice.
for there has been established in this
country after years of effort Weil-nigh
perfect system of cooperation between the
police authorities of the various cities and
states. Developments at the recent con-
vention held in this city of the police chiefs
of the country indicated the stage of per-
fecticn TO which the thief-catchinS bust
ness has been brought in America. 1t IS
very hard for detected Wrong-doer TO es-
cape, the waste places in which man
can absolutely hide himself and yet sur
vive are today exceedingly few in number
and difficult Of access to the fugitive as
so well has this department OF government
been organized that it is folly for one who
is avoiding the police of any part of the
country to remain any length of time in a
settled community. The Americans have
taken valuable lesson from the French
in the matter of the detection and capture
of evil-doers, and thanks to the adoption
of their system OF Identification the chances
of successful disguise and ccncealment are
reduced to 4 minimum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
Major Knights Transfer.

Major knight of the Engineer Corps has
been long enough in charge of the Wash
fngton Aqueduct to demonstrate his entire
fitness for that duty, and 1t is unfortunate
for Washington that his own merits now
warrant and the exigences of the service
demand his transfer to Willett's Point
From Major knights point of view, of
course. the change is desirable one, as it
gives him work that will perhaps be more
congenial, and as it indicates recognition
of his ability by the chief of engineers
The Washington Aqueduct may not be
compared as a field for progressive scien-
tific work from which man can make a
reputation with the school of instruction at
Willett's Point, and nobody will be disposed
to blame Major Knight if he should show a
preference for the latter. Yet the matter
of supplying such great city Wash
inrton with water is by no means trifling
problem and is worthy of the application
of the best minds. 1t is fortunate that the
city will get the benefit of Major knights
judgment in the matter of the test of the
long-useless aqueduct tunnel, which he will
complete before leaving this station What
ever his recommendations, it Is safe to say
that they will command the confidence Of
a majority of the people of the District, as
they will certainly be based upon the best
of information derived from actual OBJ
servation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

Miss Martha NJ. Gurnee is today a living
protest and argument against the boomers
as business costume for women. Miss
Gurnee is station agent at Mt Ivy on the
New Jersey and New York railroad and the
other day saved a passenger train from
wreck by using her petticoat as a signal
flag. The station caught fire and burned
to the ground, covering the track alongside
with wreckage sufficient to have derailed
the train. Just before the time for the
arrival of the train Miss Gurnee realized
that all her signal flags had been destroy ed
with the station, but being a woman of
expedients she quickly slipped off her petit
coat and her small brother ran up the
track and succeeded, by wildly waving the
garment in the air. in attracting the engI-
neer's attention and bringing the train to
halt before the place of danger was
reached The reasoning Is strong and I'M
answerable that Miss Gurnee could not
have accomplished the feat of saving the
train in this manner had she been a new
woman of the bloomer variety
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
Frauds in Administering the Law.

1t is one thing to secure wisely-framed
civil service law applicable to all the ap-
proprate departments of the government
and it is quite another thing to insure its
honest and effective administration. Until
miracle there will always ne the possibility
of including among the factors of the great
machine made necessary by such statute
some individuals whose fidelity to the seTv-
ice is overshadowed by desire for gain
or for the requirement CT political prestige.
The most honest commissioners in the
world will always have to contend more or
less with this evil, and the present COM
mission is giving good earnest of its inten-
ton to compel decent administration of
the law by its action in the recently-diS-
covered case at Erie, Pennsylvania, where,
it is alleged, the secretary of the local ex-
amining board furnished an incompetent
applicant for position with the questions
that were to be asked him, thus enabling
him to secure outside aid prior to the eX-
animation and to make an extraordinarily
high percentage. The secretary of the local
b. ard has been discharged and is subject to
fine and Imprisonment, but the national
commission seems now disposed to be some
what lenient The severe handling of this
case might be of great benefit to the service
To make an example of the wrong-doer at
Erie might go far toward deterrlng other
evasons or violations of the law elsewhere.
The civil service law is too good thing to
be spoiled by dishonesty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

The first day of the yacht races is a dis
appointment in the matter of the direc-
ton and force of the wind. No one
tan tell whether it is Defender or Val
kyrie weather. 1t Is not good yachting
weather, at all events. Defender was
led by her rival at the start but both boats
proved themselves magnificent racing ma
Sri2es. The course is such as to leave the
result in great doubt until 4 later hour. as
the boats run straight out to sea for nf-
teen miles before turning and running home
before the wind. But as The sails of the
fyirg craft go shining out towards the sky
line of the ocean every staunch Americas
heart beats hopefully fer Defender. Thu
stake is a great one. 1t must be kept at
home, and there is but one wish all over
the country today and that is that the
Yankee boat will win.
There is apparently TO diminution of the
general interest in the races this season.
Indeed, it would seem as though there was
more excitement over the events than ever.
This year the American syndicate have
built a magnificent boat that is met with
the latest production of English genius,
aided by certain ideas adopted, after years
or defeat, from the western shores of the
Atlantic. In the light of the past, the
lending contests seem likely to be the most
calamity fought of all the races of late
years. The boats are more nearly alike.
and the two nations, so far as yachting is
concerned, are more nearly than ever on
ar. equal plane. These races are giving a
tremendous stimulus all over this country
to good, honest, healthy sport.
Yachting by gentlemen, for modest tro-
piles. free from the faint of professional
ism or gambling, can indeed be called the
most glorious of sports. Great credit is due
to the enthusiastic young men OF wealth
who have given of their time and means
for the production of defenders of the cup,
and whether the victory lies with Falkyrie
or Defender these men will be honored by
their countrymen. Lord Dunraven. too. has
proved himself to be a sportsman of the
finest type, and most honorable competi-
tor. He and his American antagonists have
done much towards elevating International
yachting to the very highest plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

1t will be seen from the annual report
of the inspector of gas and meters that
there is more or less of truth in the gen
eral supposition that gas meters give the
company the benefit Of doubt in the mat
ter of measuring the Illuminating material.
Out OF 2,T13 meters Inspected, 249 regis
tered fast, or in favor of the company
against 81 that registered slow, against
the company. The inspector examined $50
meters that were complained of by con-
sumers and Of this number 23S registered
fast and SO registered slow. While these
figures show that there is no great per-
centage of faulty meters, yet the bulk Of
the error is in the interest of the COM
pany, and this shows that there is always
a need of strict and rigid inspection such
as it is probable the present administra-
ton of the local office assures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
Shorten The Campaigns.

There seems to be a definite movement
among the politicians toward a much
needed reform that has for its object the
shortening of the presidential campaigns
that quadrenially effect almost a paralysis
of the business of the country. This, of
course can only be done by the postpone
Inent of the nominating conventions from
May or June until August, or, preferably,
until September. To be sure, there is more
CT less commercial unrest in the months
Immediately preceding the convention, but
the absolute reign of politics does not be-
gin until the candidates have been named
and the issues have been defined by the
platforms 1t was necessary thirty years
or more ago to prolong the contests over a
period of three or four months, and some
times longer, in order to insure a perfect
spread of intelligence regarding the nature
of the issues and the character of the cam
didates among all the people of the ma
ton, scattered as they were over an i'm
merse territory, as yet poorly equipped
with means of transportation and COM
munication. But the great growth of the
railroad and telegraph system. and, best of
all, the wonderful progress of the Ameri-
can press, have eliminated these conditions
and the America of today is no more diff
cult to canvass as whole than any one of
the states. The campaigns in such states
as New York and Pennsylvania are being
shortened each time that there is an cleo
ton, and it is wholly useless to spend
months in foolish reiteration of charges
and counter-charges, denials and explana-
tiors. when the minds of the people are
doubtless made up on the subject of prefer
ence for candidates almost Immediately
after the conventions. One factor that will
probably cause a reduction of the cam
paign season before a new century is
reached Is the tremendous and ever-grow-
ing expense, which is furnishing too much
CT a factor for corrupt practices and too
great a menace to the purity of American
politics. Mutual agreement by the great
political parties to hold the conventions in
September would be of more practical
value to the country at large than the full
fllment of all the campaign promises ever
made by aspiring candidates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
Settle the Matter at Once.

AS The Star has repeatedly pointed out
there Is now no obstacle prevent the
Commissioners from bringing about an i'm
mediate and satisfactory termination of the
struggle between the public and the Eek
inSton railway. They can cut down the
Illegal trolley poles, unrestrained by the
court, or they can by daily prosecutions, CT
the kind sustained by Judge Cole, or per-
haps by the serious threat of such prose-
cutions, quickly force the company to
remove the poles. and to fulfill the
pledges of satisfactory rapid transit
made by President Newbold. The lat
ter official has stated that the company
has the disposition and the ready financial
means to put in at once an improved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

One hundred and one men divided their
time today between working on the city
post office building and peepng across the
way to read the yacht-race bulletins on
The Stars window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

The troops shipped by Spain to Cuba are
probably reinforcements for the bureau of
Information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

In giving New York the cold shoulder and
devoting it's attention exclusively to Brook
Ign, the earthquake may have been impelled
by desire to show the trolley system that
it has some rivalry as a mortal terror.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

Emperor Williams ideas as to the re-
strictions which should be placed on news
papers are so unreasonable that they would
hardly be Endorsed even by District Com
missioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

The owner OF Valkyrie Is an Irish gentle
man. There will be comfort for a large
number VI American citizens whichever
boat wins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
In the District.

Labor day was celebrated Monday by the
District workingmen; a parade in which
from five to six thousand men participated
marched through the streets amid great
enthusiasm; resolutions condemnatory of
the Imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs were
adopted. The District Commissioners
signed the agreement with Contractor
Warfield for garbage disposal for a period
of four years and eight months by the
cremation process: the Commissioners
waived their demand for the adoption of
a certain style of furnace; the citizens of
South Washington filed protest against
the establishment of a crematory at the
foot of South Capitol street The local
Sedan day in an appropriate manner Mon
day night. The Anti-Saloon League issued
an appeal to the citizens urging them not 10
sign petitions of saloon keepers for new
iCenses. The cornerstone of the new Sa-
marian Temple was laid Monday. Rich
ard H. Sylvester one of the editors Of the
Washington Post. died Sunday. Samuel
York AtI.ee, one of Washngtons Oldest
citizens, died Tuesday. George McIntire,
an aged man, was killed at Langdon by
railroad train and verdict of accidental
death was rendered. Silsby & Co. and
King & Co, firms of brokers' made assign
ments. The fence around the Congress
sional Library building was sold. and prepa-
rations were begun for the Identification
of the park surrounding that building.
Maj john G. d. knight, engineer corps,
was relieved from duty in charge of the
Washington aqueduct, and upon the COM
pletion of his present work of testing the
tunnel will take charge of the school of
engineers at Willett's Point, y. Y. Com
plant was made by the authorities of the
Navy Department to the District Commits
sioners that the sewer discharging into the
Eastern Branch at 9Th street southeast
is the cause of unwholesome conditions in
that vicinity and of great sickness at the
Washington navy yard. ]. Nota McGill
assumed charge of the office of register of
wills. An order was issued by Department
Commander Anderson of the local G. A. r.
communicating Commander George H.
Boston of Morton Post. The rifle team
representing the District National Guard
at Sea Grit, n. j., won the championship
of the United States by breaking the rec
crd and recovering the Hilton trophy that
twice before has been in the possession of
the District team; the rifle team of the
er gineer corps of the District took first
place in the interstate regimental match,
thus securing for final possession the
bronze horse offered as a trophy in that
competition; preparations We're made at
Washington for an enthusiastic reception
of the victorious marksmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

Perhaps Col. Ingersoll will change his
mind about there being no place of eternal
punishment for the chap who picked $3.50
from his pocket the other night out in
Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
THE WEEK.

Labor Day was celebrated generally
throughout the country Monday; the only
unpleasantness was at Philadelphia; the at
tempt of an eXpressman to drive through the
parade of the Coat Pressers' Union caused
a fight Experiments made at the proving
grounds at Indian Head show that the
battleship Iowa will keep out projectiles
of the best twelve-inch gun afloat. Con-
troller Bowler of the Treasury Department
promulgated his decision in the now cele-
brated sugar bounty decisions. He holds
that as controller he has jurisdiction to
pass upon the claims for sugar bounties
and also holds that that part of the act
of Congress making an appropriation for
the payment of sugar bounty claims is
unconstitutional. The trial was begun in
San Francisco of Theodore Durrant for
the murder of Blanche Lamont; District
Attorney Barnes made the opening state
ment. The United States steamship At
lanta was put out of commission at the
New York navy yard preliminary to eX-
tensive repairs. Secretary Herbert has Or
dered a court-martial to try Col. James
Forney of the marine corps. DR.. J. H.
Fraker of Kansas City, whose family had
just been awarded $4,000 life insurance
for his supposed death, was found near
Duluth, MINI. A wild locomotive dashed
into Coney Island train filled with
and twenty-five injured. Gen. Cop
pinger, who commanded the military expe-
dition 10 the JackSon's Hole country SAID
the Indians were not to blame; he sub
mtted his report to Secretary Lamont
The sixth annual convention of the Nation
al Association of Letter Carriers was held
In Philadelphia, and the question of sala-
r!es, uniforms ard hours of work were
discussed. The Ohio Wool Growers Asso-
cation, in convention in Columbus, urged
the FIfty-fourth Congress to pass legisIa-
ton favorable to wool protection. A disas-
troas fire broke out in Boston on pier l,
East Boston; the loss will reach $500, COO
Thomas Develson's Sons, carpet weav-
ers. in Philadelphia. signed the scale;
the surrender of this firm ends the great
strike, which kept about 5000 workmen and
a dozen big mills idle. The court-martial
of Capt. George W. Sumner of the cruiser
Columbia was begun at the Brooklyn navy
yard. The deaths of the week included
eX-united States Senator j. S. Lewis of
Virginia, William C. Belcher, one of the
most prominent lawyers in California;
charles Anderson, ex-governor OF Ohio, and
Gen. a. V. kautz, retired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

To make Defender a sure winner its
owners might christen it THE Senator
Quay"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
BIuntly Stated.

"Oh, Harold" she said, 'you do not love
me as you did before we were married"
Eyes, 1 do" he protested.
But you don't yearn for my society as
you did,
ETHEL" he said, gently but firmly, II
Used to yearn on a salary of eighteen dol
lars a week. When a man has the expenses
Of a family to look after he's got to quit
yearning and go to hustling."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07
SHOOTING STARS.
An Indication.

"Binx and his wife are very loving cou-
pie"
You can't always judge by appear
ances."
IT don't"
How do you know, them"
''They always eat onions on the same
day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

Parliament has been prorogued until No
vember 10. A Nihilist tried to explode
bomb in De Rothschilds' banking house in
Paris. The leader of the Ku-Chens
riots, in which a number of Amer
lean and English missionaries were
killed, has been arrested, together with 150
other Cinnamon impiic ated in the massa-
cre. Editor Pfund of the Vorwaerts OF
Berlin was arrested on the charge of in
sulting the emperor. 1t was reported that
the Formosan insurgents are making pro-
gress against the japanese. The Spanish
government agreed to settle the Mora
claim in Washington on the 18th. A trades
union congress opened at Cardiff, with 344
delegates in attendance. 1t is stated that the
japanese government has contracted with
/ shipbuilding firm at Glasgow for the con-
struo ton of five warships, the cost Of
which will be nearly f5,000000. Pillsbury
the American player, won first prize in the
international chess tournament. Sven
Loven, the distinguished Swedish natural.
ist is dead, al the age of eghty-seven