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The evening times., 1895-09-02
William Harness Makes a Des-
perate Attempt at Suicide.
POOR HEALTH THE CAUSE
He Locked Himself In the Bathroom
Became Angered at His wlfe's Ten
derness and Solicitude-Desponde
Over Sickness.

Mr.. William Harness, a city drummer,
in the empIoye of Mr.. George W. Offutt,
whoiesale grocer, oh II street. near Thirty
second. attempted suicide by cutting his
throat with a razor about 3 O'Clock this
morning at his home. No. 1855 Q street
northwest.
He now lies with an ugly cash across
his throat, extending almost from ear
to ear, and with the chances for his recov-
cry about equal with those against 1t.
What could have induced Mr.. Harness
10 do the deed is not known, but it is sup
posed there was a possible arrangement
of The mind, brought about by recent
illness
Mr. Harness has been in the employ of
Mr. Offutt for over nine years. When he
reached the store last Thursday morning
he complained of being sick and went to
his home. He was confined To the house
until yesterday. His employer called upon
him then and he said he was feeling better
and would report for duty this morning.
HE DROVE HOME.
Mr.. Harness walked down to the store
about O'Clock this morning and then went
the horse and buggy which he used in
visiting his customers.
1t is said that MIR. Harness became an
gered at this and ran into the bathroom
and locked the door behind him.
His frightened wife Immediately ran out
of the house and around the corner to an
outside door opening from the bathroom
FOUND HIM BLEEDING
When she reached the door she found her
husband on the floor with the blood gushing
from the ugly wound across the throat.
She Immediately sent a passing boy to
the police station, and Sergt Haney and
Policeman Harrison appeared on the scene
shortly afterward.
They sent for DR.. Reginald MUnson, of
No. 3l0l 7 street, WHO responded and
stopped the flow of blood that had caused
Mr.. Harness to lapse into unconSciousness.
Luckily, the juguhr vein was missed,
the deepest cut being on the front OF the
throat.
So determined was Mr. Harness inten-
ton to commit suicide that he fought the
physician when the needle used to sew up
the wounds brought him to state OF Con-
sciousneSs.
He pulled away the stitches as the doctor
made them, and the officers VI ere compelled
to hold his hands. After being placed m
bed, he became caimer and permitted the
baRdages to remain in place.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
NEW YORK'S WAY.
No Large Parade, But Every One
Enjoyed Himself M, He w wfshed.

No Large Parade, But Every One
En;oyed Himself A.. He w wished.
New York, Sept. 2.-This is the first
Labor Day that has not witnessed a gen
eral parade of all the trades in this city
and its vicinity This fact is considered
significant in labor circles OF the gen
erai condition this year OF New York
working people. With but few exceptions
there are DO questions to be agitated, ans
no victories to be celebrated.
The holiday was generally observed
throughout the city Many of the largest
houses closed for the day, and a few which
opened this morning closed at noon. Most
of the state and Federal Officers of the
city have also Observed the day. All those
in the postoffice who could be spared
have received holiday. The sheriffs
office and the depa rtment of public works
opened this morning. but closed early in the
day
An important parade was that of the
400 letter carriers of the city. 1t was
decided some time ago that the New York
carriers should spend the day in Philadel-
pbia and swell the parade of letter carriers
in that city.
The labor organizations which have been
engaged in the recent strikes on the east
side we're the only ones to celebrate the day
after the manner of previous years. The
members of the Knights of Labor clothing.
trades, including fully 10000 men and
women, formed in line early this morning
at their headquarters at Liberty Hall, 257
East Houston street.
The line of march rom Liberty Hall
marched first to Cannon street, thence to
Rfvington street, to Attorney street, to
Ludlow street, to Houston street, First ave
nue., to Third street.. to Bowery, to Fourth
avenuc, to Eighth street, 20 Broadway, to
Union square.
The leaders had arranged mass-meeting
at Union square for the purpose of de-
nouncing what they termed as the prose
cution of Eugene v. Debs.
Among those DOWN for addresses were
Michael Bishop, general worthy foreman
of the Knights of Labor; Patrick Murphy,
secretary, atd William T. Brown, master
workman of District Assembly, No. 40. .
The largest of these excursions is that Of
the Central Labor Union. Fully 900
persons, representing some fifty different
unions, TURNED out this morning to cele-
brate the day.
The anarchists of this city started out
early TO attend their picnic at Mantzel's
Herr Claus Timmeran addressed the crowd.
and eniarged upon the significance of Ia bor
Day to American workmen.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
OBSERVED By | NATION
Everywhere the Day Was ceIe-
brated.in Grand Style,
PARADE IN PHILADELPHIA
Letter Carriers Attending the Ma
tfoial Convention Make a Great
Showing-Marisee Band In Line.
State Celebration to BE Held Satur-
day-Exercises at Other Cities.

Philadelphia, Sept 2.-The National La
Dor Day was generally celebrated in Phila-
delphia. although the State Labor Day does
not come until next Saturday.
Originally the day was universally OBJ
served on the first Monday in September,
but in 1893, when the bill in the Penns Viva
MIA legislature became law providing for
Saturday half holiday. it carried with =
a change In the time fixed for celebrate q
Labor Day
The big event I'm this city was the pa arade.
lat9 this afternoon, of the letter carriers Of
Philadelphia and neighboring cities, ami
tho informal opening this evening of the
convention Of the National Letter Carriers
Association. A number Of labor organiza-
tiOns also paraded, and entertainments
were provided at the several parks. which
were the destina ion Of these marchers.
The letter carriers parade included not
lees than 1000 men. The reviewing stand
for Postmaster General Wilson and other
prominent citizens of this and Others cities
was at the Union League.
MARINE BAND.
The United States Ma rine Band, which was
detailed from Washington for the purpose,
was at the head of the Letter Carriers
parade. In the procession Were delegations
from Philadelphia. New York, Brooklyn,
Baltimore. Washington, Wilmington. Del,
Chester, Pa; Newark, N. j., Albany, N.
Y, Passaic, n. J., and New Bruins wick, n j.
Postmaster General wilson arrived shortly
after noon to-day under the escort of Post
master warfield, OF Baltimore, and the
letter carriers of that city, 215 strong.
niarshaled by Charles A. Rotan.
Among the otter prominent pustoffice
officials who vie wed the parade from
the balcony of the Union League were
First Assistant Postmaster General Frank
II. Jones. Supt, Machcn. of the cfree-delivcry
system, and Postmasters Dayton, of New.
YORK; Sullivan. of Brooklyn; Hcsing, of
Chicago, and willctt, of Washington.
THE CONVENTION.
The convention, which viii continue
throughout the week. will practically be-
gin this evening, when n public reception
Yill he given the delegates at the Academy
of MuscJ The convention proper will be
be calicdfto order to-murrow morning in
the Philadelphia Bourse building.
The fight for the convention in ] S9s will
be a spirited one Already eight cities
are in the field as aspirants for the honor,
ind the delcatcs representing those cities
are on che ground, button -hoIng others
as they arrive and laying their lines to
capture the convention.
The cities. that have so far put forth
claim for the next convention are Buffalo,
Rochester and Syracuse, n Y; Grand
Rapids, Ach,: Denver, Col; New orleans,
Dallas, Tex. and Atlanta, Ga. The most
determined struggle is likely to be nlati-
on the part OF the, Buffalo and Grand Rapids
delegates. John L. Hornbersur. a member
OF the executive board, and u. II. Smith
are here in the interests OF Buffalo.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
Lahor's Hosts Munor Tlsh Day.
Continued from First Page.

down Seventh street on the way to their
rendezvous one of the members was Knocked
down and slightly injured by Etreet car.
The Treasury plateau and sidewalk cor
ner and the avenue were packed. as well
as the Treasury windows and Fifteenth
street entrance.
The rooms OF the United Press were gsiiy
decorated With the national colors. =.
At the corner of Fifteenth street and New
York avenue, opposite the Treasury, the
crowd was immense, and the general opin-
ion expressed that the gathering excelled
that OF any previous occasion. Some MEM
bers OF the Arion Club Were standing there,
and remarked that it looked ike a New Y York
crowd.
When the head o I the pa rade reached the
corner of Fifteenth street and the Avenue
IL continued through the south side of the
Treasury much TO the disappointment of
those along Fifteenth street rush was
made for the south entrance to the White.
House from which the procession would
emerge into the Avenue. The rush was so
great that several laC;ies and children wers
thrown to the ground, but only received
slight injuries.
A delay was caused To the procession on
the Avenue, neas -Hineteenth street, by
tile float of District Assembly No. &c. K.of
L., coming in contact with some electric
light wires Boys were sent up trees to
hold UP the wires. but nothing could be ac-
compIished until Mr.. Kraft. the baker,
kindly loaned IN. or his bakers puiIs and
one of his men, who raised the wires.
The members OF Truck ''B,' of the
fire department.. aligned themselves at
ha ~ Ninatsfsuth q Yas.K 1ud PaNn-
sylvania avenue, and cheered the boys as
they passed.
One of the pyramids ON the float Of
Columbia Typographical Union caught On
the electric wires ut Nineteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue md was broken off.
Walter Nicholson. p. Quinn and N. Reed
occupied float OF the Stonecutters' organ
ization.
John Mcmahon. of Assembly 1173, car
ried a handsome flag at the head OF the
Cement Workers column.
The John B. Henderson Drum Cops, lead
ing the Post employees, made splendid dis
play and blew their norns as veterans do.
The St John Drum Corps in neat uni
form, supplied the music for the Intern, .
tional. Printing Pressmen's Union.
Joseph Crider, Harry Parker and Perry
Quantren manned the painters float.
Prof. HanSen's band beaded the bakers
line.
The bakers driver'sli list ofvalred assistants
embraced the names OF william Chris
man, Ii. +. Altman, q. Narn, Frank Hayes,
and Johnny Sbugrue.,
Eddie Taylor, five years old, officiated
as the tailors" mascot.
The Laurel Military Band marched back
to The Times office after the parade and
sercnaded the office. At the conclusion of
weli-rendered selection the band gave a
rousing cheer for the paper.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
cHICAGo's DEMONSTRATION.
Rival Parades FIN the Streets with
Thousa nd - of People.

Chicago, Sept. 2.-Dissension marked the
celebration of Labor Day, 1895, in Chi
cago, and two rival organizations of labor
marched in separate parades. This was
the result of the ong-pending dispute be-
tween the Labor Congress and the Trade
and Labor Assembly.
For an outdoor demonstration the day
was a perfect one, warm and bright.
with southerly winds. The honors of the
day rested with the labor congress.
Twelve great divisions, numbering
some %, 900 men, assembled on the Lake
Front and Michigan avenue at IL O'Clock,
and a haH hour later commenced their
march. The parade was reviewed by
J. Kier Hariie, Prank Smith, of London,
and John Swinton, OF New York.
A mass meeting at the Auditorium to
be addressed by Kier Hariie and his asso-
ciates will conclude the celebration OF
the labor congress.
Tie paEada ct the building trades coun-
The evening times., 1895-09-02
RIOT AT PHILADELPHIA
Wagoners Assaulted Who Attempt
to Pass Through Labor's Parade.
Policemen Become Censors and De-
eide That Red Flags and Certain
Notices Are Too Radical.

Philadelphia, Sept. "A riot occurred
here this morning in connection with the
national Labor Day celebration.
AS $50 knights of Labor, who are en-
ployed in clothing factories, We're marching
up Fifth street on their way to join the
labor parade, and when they had reached
Market street, John Preole, the driver of
the line.
Several of the knights seized the horses
head, and Preole. becoming angry, jumped
to the ground to free the animal. AS he
did SO a score OF the paraders surround
ed him and fight began. number of
other drivers who were in the vicinity
went to PreOle's aid, and in 4 short time
about two hundred men were pummeling
one another with every available weapon
The riot lasted for twenty minutes and
battered heads were numerous A platoop
Of police, with drawn clubs, finally sue
ceeded i'll dispensing the crowd NJ Fox,
one of the paraders. received q serious
scalp wound and was ia ken to the hospital.
Preole, who is alleged to have struck Fox
with an iron bar, was arrested and held
without bail for hearing Tomorrow,
there being a doubt as To the extent Of
FOx's injuries.
AT the Labor Lyceum, the Mecca toward
which the steps of the 900 labor paraders
were turned, a squad of policemen was on
hand to preserve order. In the ranks of
the socialist-LabOr party, which turned
uot 300 members, were number of BAN
ners, and two of the paraders were women.
One OF the latter, Miss Lena Bchn, wore
bright red dress and badge of the same
color, and carried banner upon which was
inscribed: The Powers That De Fear the
Red Flag and IS ocial ist~ Ideas Are
Progressive, Nevertheless"
This was too radical for the police, and
Sergt. Walsh demanded that the banner
be withdrawn. This was done quietly,
ana no trouble resulted
The evening times., 1895-09-02
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Fand Eievsash ssreets.
Storage Warehouses-ssd St. near NJ

Another new idea IN
Dining Room EXTENSION
TABL LES! It's a good idea
"a most commendable ar
rangement. So, of course,
we have it.
1t does away with the
usual cumbersome box OF
leaves. A child can operate
it. The leaves are easy OF
access, being always under
meath the top of table, so ar
ranged on metal levers as to
be readily raised into posi-
tion.
There are half a dozen
different styles, at prices
beginning at S14.0O.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
N. Dyrenforth & Co
621 Penna. Ave. N. w.
UNDER METROPOLITAN HOTEL

Gil, which is affiliated with the trade
and laobr assembly, included seven divi-
sions. numbering about $4,000 men. Start
ing from Market and Randolph streets,
they ma arched nor tn to Lincoln Park, thence
to Ogdens grove, where they will conclude
the day with a picnic.
Congressman Mccain. Col. ". P. Rend,
Mayor Pingree, of Detroit, and Joseph
c. sibley, of Pennsylvania, witnessed the
gathering.
The Bricklayers' Union, oneofthe strongest.
refused to participate In either parade, but
held a demonstration at Blue Island
The evening times., 1895-09-02
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
II Is Extended In an Assault and a
Mail Robbing Case.

The President has granted a pardon IN
the case of Blucford Foreman, convicted
In the United States district court for Il .
Western district of Arkansas for assaus
with intent to kill, and sentenced March
80, 1894, TO two years imprisonment In
Kings County penitentiary. New York, and
TO pay the costs Of prosecution.
In the case of David 8. Stahaker, con-
victed in the circuit court of West Virginia
of robbing the United States mails, and
sentenced In April last to two years. i'm
prisonment in the West Virginia penften-
tiary, the sentence is committed to one year's
imprisonment. with IN allowance for good
behaytue
The evening times., 1895-09-02
PARADE AT ST. LOUIS.
Forty Thousand Men in Line at That
Place To-day.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept Beau tful
weather contributed to the success OF
the Labor Day celebration here to-day.
All the banks. exchanges, and city offices
were closed, and many retail stores gave
their clerks a holiday.
The labor organizations united In a pa
rade of the principal streets at noon, and
afterward assembled at Concordia Parf>
where the remainder Of the day was spe- Z
in amusements of various kinds. Nearly
40 900 were in line.
The day was also appropriately cele-
brated IN East st. Louis, where, after pa
rade of nearly 1900 labor organizations.
accompanied by many decorated floats, a
picnic was held at Gross Park, during
which speeches were delivered by Mayor
Bader. Hon. Jehu Baker, and others.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
OPPENHEIMER'S, 514 9th StN.W.

city has ever known occurred to-day.
Businefs houses were generally closed
and the city was in holiday dress.
Every labor union in the city took part
and marched through the principal streets
in the morning.
II was reviewed by the mayor and Other
city officials In front of the city hall There
were about 10, 900 men in line.
In the afternoon there was a monster pic
mic at Forest City Park Addresses were
made by prominent local labor leaders and
Gen. Ed S. Mayer. The best of order pre-
vailed both during the parade and at the
picnic.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
WAGES RAISED.
Pleasant Feature of the Day at Utica

Pleasant Feature of the Day at Utica,
New York.
Utica. N. T., Sept Labor Day was
observed here by the usual parade of the
members of the various unions.
A pleasantfeatureo Of the day Is the an
nouncement that the wages of the en-
ployes of the Globe Wooden Mills have been
substantially advanced. An unpleasant
system of filming has been done away with
and an advance of Z q per cent. has been
granted the weavers.
The mill is now running at nearly its
full capacity, and other additions to the
force will be speedily made.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
Pitt.burR.s New Pitcher.

Pittsburg, Pa. Sept. 2.-The managers
of the Pittsburg baseball club have finally
closed the deal whereby Pitcher Hastings
of Kansas City becomes a member of the
local club after the close of the Western
League season. September 23. The con
sideraton In tho transaction b said to be
$1,000. Hastings viii likely participate
ln tie ot. Louts games
The evening times., 1895-09-02
Experts Do Not Know .

tits not yet fully kno wn if the earthquake
shock which visited the East Sunday night
made itself felt in Wa shington. II is
did it was only perceptible at the Naval
Observatory where instruments for the
recording of seismic disturbances will
reveal the same when the Photographic
plate is developed, which will not be until
to mo ROW.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
SHOT MELON THIEF.
Farmer Carr Afterwards Claims II
Was Done in Self-Defense.

New York, Sept. "A special from
Washington, Ind, says: A. L. Carr, a
farmer, has melon patch which he
guards too vigilantly. Two weeks ago
he shot Charley Smith, boy tramp, who
was stealing melons, and Smith is now
being patched up at the poor asylum.
Yesterday morning Carr shot an un
known youth through the heart in the
patch, and the body now awaits ident1fi-
cation. piece OF paper found on the
body has written upon it:"J. N. Hazel.
wood, sandovaL ILL.,"
Carr, who gave himself up, claims
seh-defense, but this is denied by rail-
road employees who witnessed the af-
fair,
The evening times., 1895-09-02

The Bricklayers' Union looked very
smart In the parade in their dark serge
suite, double breasted sack coats and pants
to match, which were supplied by LOEB
& HIRsH. They compared favorably with
any company In the parade.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
Old Man Arrested.

eobert L. johnson, aged sixty-one years,
was arrested by Officer Williams to-day
and lodged at the First precinct station.
Mrs. Mary whitney, wife Of Mr.. Frank
whitney, charged johnson with assault
ing her on Pennsylvania avxnue.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
Weber Walked Home.

william Weber, No. 336 N street south
west, had a bicycle stolen from him about
IL O'Clock to-day. He placed the wheel
in front of the Bon Marche and a white
man cut the chain and carried it off.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
THOUSANDS IN LINE.

Cleveland Had q Great Parade and
Everybody Took Day Off.
Cleveland. Ohio. Sept. 2.-The big
gess Labor Day dsmonRtzstion that this
The evening times., 1895-09-02
Cbar9ed WIN Assault.

ChRrGed With Assault.
Summer Lee, charged with assaulting
Edward Tyler with intent to kill, was held
for the action of the grand jury in default
of $500 BAN.
The evening times., 1895-09-02
Their comm,..,on. ssRned. !.

The President has signed the commissions
OF the following postmasters: Joseph q.
Hunt, postmaster at Oxford, N. c.; Oscar
D. Baker, Uvalie, Tex; and John P. Her
lihy. tr., Honson. .Nam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25

and stinened with a number of trusses.
The mast is sustained by guys running
from the top to points averaging about
two hundred feet distant and anchored
to trees or great rings set into the
granite ledge. The wire rope in the
guys and other rigging would make a
continuous line almost a mile in length,
and the weight of the derrick, exclu-
sive of rope, is about fifty thousand
pounds.
The boom is seventy feet long and
commands a large amount of working
surface. None of the Barre granite
quarries is deep; the tendency has al
ways been to extend operations later
ally instead of going down into the
earth, SO that the advantage derived
from the great length of boom is appar-
ent.
The machine is operated by means of
a powerful hosting engine, and all the
workings are controlled by a single en-
gineer. There are steam derriclzs at all
the large quarries and granite manu-
featuring plants in Barre, but the
power applies only to the lifting; the
booms with their loads of stone, in every
instance, are swung around by hand
power. At the foot of the Tayntor der
rick, heavily planked over to protect it
from flying stone when blasting out
refuse granite, is the turning gear con-
nected by q wire rope with the engine
house, where, by means of a lever SINH
lar in it's workings to the reversing
lever on locomotive, the engineer
alone is able to lift from the bottom of
the quarry, swing around to the side
track and place upon a fiat car a block
of granite weighing forty tons. The
largest single piece of stone ever lifted
from a quarry in America by means of
derrick was taken from this quarry
and weighed ffty-seven and one-half
tons.
The derrick has always been found
equal to any strain put upon it, and has
several times broken chain links nearly
two inches in diameter. The company
has an order for granite shaft fifty
five feet in length which, in the rough.
will weigh nearly one hundred tons. 1t
is already partly quarried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
THIS Is THE LAST DAN.

Yesterday from a. N. to p. m. the
Capital Office was crowded with citizens
of Topeka and surrounding towns who
wished to obtain free sample Of James
s. Kirk s. Co.'s great preparation. Grain
Water Maker" The throng was COM
posed of people from all the walks Of
life. The banker, minister, mechanic
and farmer; one just as anxious as the
other to obtain a package of this magic
preparation. During the day could be
seen on the streets, in the stores, cars
and offices, men and women ia groups
discussing this preparation, which is to
prove of such great value to mankind
Mr. Kinks representative was seen at
the Throop hotel last evening, and, in
response to reporters inquiry, said:
ave have no doubt whatever as to the
result of this test, having passed through
the most searching investigation in Chi
cage and many of the leading cities of
the United States" When questioned
further as to whether or not this was the
only one of Mr.. Kinks discoveries that
he made any great specially of, he
said:
ooh, no; Mr. Kirk, in the years he has
toiled in his laboratory, has made some
startling discoveries in soap making,
which, owing to the close attention he
has given to his profession. he has found
but little time to make public. To be
sure, the magnitude of the business of
James S. Kirk & Co. speaks for itself.