Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-13
Secretary Carlisle Denies Having
Presidential Aspirations.
PHILADELPHIA WEAVERS GO ON STRIKE
The Streeter Case at Chicago
Postponed.
LIBRARIANS IN SESSION

DULUTH, Mimi, August 13.-The News
Tribune today publishes an interview with
Secretary Of the Treasury Carlisle Among
other things the reporter said to Mr.. Car
Isle:
Justice Field has expressed to a re-
porter the opinion that you can have the
place left vacant by the death Of Justice
Jackson, but he adds that it will necessi-
tate the abandonment of your presiden-
tial aspirations
TT would be indicate for me to discuss
the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Justice Jackson at this time" remarked
Mr.. Carlisle, Except insofar as to allude
to that portion of Justice Fields remarks
which credits me with having Presden-
tial aspirations. 1t seems to me as If a
mans word should go for something" he
said somewhat testify, but 1t does not
seem to with some people. l have denied
that l nave any Presidential aspirat ions,
and 1t is scarcely necessary to deny II
again"
Many Wcavers Go Out.
PHILADELPHIA, August 13.-The hun
dred and thirty-sx weavers on silk up
holstery goods. employed by Hoyle, Har-
rlson & Kay. Sd street and Lehigh avenue.
left their looms today and went out on a
strike. owing to announcement by the
wages, to be made at once.
The weave,s will hold meeting late this
afternoon to decide on future action. One
of the weavers said this afternoon: This
strike has been brewing for some time.
We have known that it was the intention
of the firm to reduce wages, so We were
prepared to meet them. Today they sent
for representatives of the weavers We
went to the office. when they announced
to us that they would hereafter only pay
% cents a yard for brocatelle work We
had been getting % cents and mills a
yard When informed of the reduction we
promptly replied that it would not be ac-
copied"
Those Alleged FOrgeries.
CHICAGO August 13.-Owing to the wish
of the federal authorities to bring witness
es here from Washington, 1T was agreed to
take continuance for ten days in the
Streeter case, so the forged letters patent
giving Capt. Streeter the title to the new
lands off the Lake Shore drive We're not
put on exhibition
under double bonds. Streeter's bond was
increased to 5000 on the first charge of
forging the document, and $3.50 was added
on the second charge of uttering, passing
and publishing it in Chicago. VIM. H.
Cox's bond is the same. Charles A. Ap-
pleSate and Jacob Nine are held under
$1,000 bonds each on the latter charge.
Librarians ia Session.
DENVER, Col, August 13-About sixty
delegates to the convention of the Ameri-
can Library Association arrived from the
east to-day. After addresses of welcome by
Mayor McMurray and Platt Rogers of the
city library committee, the convention
proper opened with the address of .he
president, II. NJ. Mutley of the Detroit
public library. which followed by the
report of the secretary. Frank Phil of the
Newark. y. j., public library, and of other
officers and committees.
Among the delegates are Victor Rose
water of Omaha. Henry ]. Carr recorder
OF the American Library Association, and
librarian of Scranton, Pa; W. T. Wsster-
welt of New York and j. r. Patterson of
the Chicago Public Library.