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The sun., 1897-11-27
PECULLAR STRIKE IN ITHACA.
0inssworl<ers Co Out Becauso the Company
Pays sIoro Than the scale Calls Fer.

oassswerksrs CO Out Becauso the Company
Pays sloro Than the scale Calls Fer.
ITHACA. N. Y, Nov. 26.-The duties of tho
members Of tho State Board Of Arbitration are
supposed to be directed toward settling diferen-
cos between employers and employees yet Com
nissionerW ebster is in Ithaca to-day on the novel
mission Of trying to bring together two warning
factions Of employees, who arc capable Of earn
ing from S1o0 to $3.50 per month. but who have
been for tho past month locked out, at o loss of
about 10000, all because they cannot agree
among themselves. Tho trouble is between
employees Of tho Washington Glass Company
Of this city. Tho mon are all members of l. A.
900. X. Of L. On Sept ID tho glass factory
was opened for operation, tho men working
under q scale of wages made by tho union and
known as the Burns scale. Tho glass trade Is
divided into what is known as the four trades
the blowers, gatherers, cutters. and hatteners.
The former two work together. as do tho latter
two, and neither can get along without the
other.
The Burns scale Of wages gave tho blowers
and gatherers % Per cent increase over last
years wages and the two other trades q small
corresponding increase. Tho cutters and fat.
teners went 10 the ofiioers Of the company and
glass Continued until the blowers and Satherers rs
more more pay pay than the Burns sea scale called for Then
there was trouble. Despite the fact that they
were getting all tho wages they asked for, by
cutters and fatteners unless tho latter trades
would work under the Burns scale. This the
did not come from the complainants pockets.
but from the company's, and that the company
w@s ,p perfectly able to pa. the inSSrease
aqd shas p Ss ss
belonged to the same union they could not agree:
town for other cutters and hatteners. A few
came. but the more skilled ones refused to work
skilled ones did 60 to work. Tho factory was
runsabout one week, when the company shut the
works down on account Of the poor quality of
nis6ed T By L O a. 800. j. Then foiiowed % some law
suits, which arc yet unn1ished. The factory
has been shut down since October, and the COM
The men are out practically two months wages.
There are about 100 mon employed at the works
when running on fun time.
Secretary of L, A. 300. K of l.. of Pittsburg.
the officers of tho company and representatives
the ocers
asked by the men in order to get the works
tracts, tho blowers and gatherors, being in q
concillatory mood, offered to pay all the legal
expenses that had been incurred and to over:
stteners L they Would 90 to @ work s under the the
Burns scale, as n ey had first agreed to- For a
time 1t looked as though the difficulty was about
Of the cutters and fiatteners claimed the right
They were fighting ct for principle and they
ence was suddenly terminated without settling
the trouble. It has now been decided to on
deavor to start up the works on Monday with
Rome cutters and haJteners to be secured from
New Jersey.
The sun., 1897-11-27

acobie Arreated Murphy, and. After Hour's
FatrolIinG, Found q Complainant.

acoble Arreated Murphy, and, After Hour's
PntroliinE, Found = Complainant.
Policeman Scoble after making James Muir
ply patrol his beat with him for over an hour
early yesterday morning, found a complainant
against him. The policeman had been standing
at Sullivan and Third streets when a scedy-
looking Individual passed him on a staggering
run. The policeman called to him to stop. but
the man only hit up his gait, forcing Scoble to
run. The chase continued for six blocks. when
tho fleeing man was overhauled.
Say. what have you been up tot" inquired
the policeman when he saw that the man 8 right
eye was badly discolored and bis clothes weYe
torn.
"Oh-er-nothin' was the reply. Just had
little scrap up the street. You ought to SEQ tho
other fellow, though"
The remark was unfortunate for the man.
who said he was James Murphy, % years old.
OF 80 West Forty-first street, for Scoble
rested him OH suspicion that the trouble might
have been serious. Murphy 3 story grew more
tangled as they walked back, and for over an
hour Scoble paraded around looking for the
other party to the trouble. He went to all the
different houses that Murphy had spoken of.
but after arousing several persons he could not
locate the scene OF the difficulty. He kept
Murphy by him. however. and suddenly from
around a corner came Gustav johnson of SO
Market street: Spying Murphy, he yelled:
Arrest that man. officer! He's robbed me Of
my watch and chain. Arrest him..
Scoble assured tho man that Murphy was al
ready under arrest, and johnson told how no
had been attacked on Bleecker street; beaten.
and robbed. rhe watch was found in Murphy's
pocket. An ambulance was called and johnson
eh to st. h9 MS
and he went homo.
Murphy was locked up for the night and ar
day, He waived examination on a charge OF
robbery and was held for trial.
The sun., 1897-11-27
Observation-Disclosures
9LIssWoRKERs OPPOSE MACHINES,
ALSO AGAINST HIGH WAGES.

Ef1nt Giassworkers' Union Tells ~. Sellers Me-
Nee Ho Muut Abandon Lnbor-savinH WA
ehines-His Answer n DrrruHive Stochnde-
HiEh wages Cause striha nt ithaca.
PrTTsBURo. Nov. 26.-Tho American Flint
0lassworkers' Union, heretofore considered one
Of the most conservative of all unions. has the
light of It's life on its hands II is trying to stay
the progress of labor.saving machinery, and In
doing 90 has offended manufacturer by whom
union men used TO swear. The union has spent,
In ita five years. fight with the United Glass
Company. Sl,5Oo.0Oo and is entering upon an.
other costly war.
H. Sellers Mckee has flint glass factory at
Jeanette, twenty miles from here, and employs
about 800 men, of whom 600 are members OF the
union. He has felt tho competition of tho
United States Glass Company and tho Rochester
Tumbler Company, both non'union concerns.
The companies have for some time been oper-
atine machinery that quadruples the ordinary
output OF shop" a shop being two glass
workers with the necessary number OF boys to
wait on them. IL would have been rninous to
any union manufacturer to continue business
on the old plan in the face OF such competition.
% Mr.. Mckee put machines into his own fac
tory. He saves 80 n shop by doing so. The work
OF finishing that ono man did for s.. 80 day is.
with the aid OF these machines. done by two
boys s. At 40 &c cents @ & day yI each; ,,oro, ,v -.
union to take the machines out. To the sur
prise of the union he refused to obey the order.
and was then informed that strike would be
the result. His answer was In the shape Of a
plank fence twelve feet high. which he Is now
building around his factory. 1t Is similar to tho
famous stockade at tho Carnegie works at
Homestead. built at the time Of the riot there
few years ago.
Mckee and the union are still conducting me-
Rotiations, but the former has announced that
his machines shall stay and that II is too late in
the nineteenth century for any body OF men to
prevent tho use OF labor-saving devices.
The sun., 1897-11-27

An Assault Case Growing Ont or the water
supply Row in LenE Island City.

An Assault Case Growing Ont or the water
Supply Row in Long Island City.
General Manager Beetem of the New York
and Queens County Railroad Company. was
arrigned before Police Justice Duffy in Long
Island City, yesterday. charged with fclonious
assault and with interfering with public off,
Ger in the discharge Of his duty. William K.
Stewart, counsel for Mr.. Beetem, moved to
dismiss both charges. Mr.. Bcetem was charged
with having prevented Engineer Thomas Lang
and gang Of men employed by the Long Island
City Water Department from digging trench
under tho trolley tracks in front Of tho
power house until no was assured that the
men did not intend to tear up the tracks. It
WAS alleged that he drew a revolver and said he
would shoot the first man who injured the
companys property. The city Water Depart.
ment had shut off the supply, from the power
house on the ground that tho company had
failed to pay its water bill. and Mr; Beetem
was bringing water in tank cars from Sewtown.
Justice Duffy dismissed the charge of felo-
nious assault, and reserved decision on the
other motion. Lawyer Stewart contends that
Engineer. Lang is not a public official within
the meaning OF the section Of the law on which
the complaint Is based.
The sun., 1897-11-27
BRoOKLYN's OFFICIAL CANVASS.
| Van VVycL's Plurality 10. 52O-norouEh Preai-
| dent Grout Leads His Ticket.

Van VycL's Plurality O.52O-RorouGh Preai-
dent Grout Leads His Ticket.
The Kings County Board OF Canvassers made
public yesterday tho official count OF the vote
cast in Brooklyn for Mayor, Comptroller Presi-
dent of the Council and President OF tho
Borough. II is as follows:
For Mayor-Tota vote. 1al.s85; Benjamin F.
Tracy RepI. s7.bll; Robert A. Van Wyck (Dem).
7J.ls5; Seth Low (Ct,D. G5656; Henry George (Jen.
pem) o.a3s; Iucien ssnisl tSoc2 so9s; William T.
WArdwsll Prohb). 5O7; Alfred u. Cruikshank CUD J..
ls!; Patrick j. aleG,on CNcither Tea nor Iigsr 1873;
For C"mptroller-Total vote. lal.sgo; Ashbel P
Fitch tRepD. 47.220 bird s, Coler (Dem.l. 1919;
Charlsss. fairchild citl, 4o'lss; Charles W; Day.
Albert II. Walker ProhhD, G25; John a. Boyd
o.. DD, 3is; blank. Bats, Coler over FairchIid.
2v.0l7.
For rresidont Of tho Council-Total vote, 10, ,Ss5
Ross r. Appleton (RepD +hlS1; Randolph Guggcn-
heiner (Dcm.l, 77+Si; John H. Schumnnn (Ct.).
OPAL; Jerome OS'il def. Dem) 7.Sja; Charles II
hstrhett (socD. H.D2S; Francis Crawford Uro j. 72l
Winfield Overton u. D.. 3OB; blank, y, ,7BB GuR.
Rcnheiner over Srhumann, HT.20B
For President Of tho Borough or Brooklyn-Total
vote, lAl. sos. Geo.se H, Roberts dlep.j, 4e8s3;
Edward 81 Grout DEM. S5,92i Frederic " Hin.
richs CCit0. .773 BENJAMIN Hhuford CSoc1 800,
Isaac n Funk (pTohib), o9y: Henry Nichols CJ. D. D.
6lo; blank. S,s23. Grout over Hiurohs. 35l4S.
The sun., 1897-11-27
BALLor nox NOT TO BE OPENED.
Justice Smiths Ruling In the Ebbcttn-Nostrnnd
Contested Election Case.

JUSTICE smiths Ruling In the Ebbettn-hostrunu
Centestcu Election Case.
Tho contcs. between Henry X. Nostrand and
Charles ii. Ebbctts AS to which is elected as
Councilman in the Seventh district was argued
before Juoticc Smith in tho Supreme Court in
Brooklyn yesterday. Both contestants are
Democrats and the county cal,vasscrs have do
clared Sostrand elected by one vote. Counsel
for Nosrand asked for n mandamus to compel
the inspectors of election in the Tenth election
district of the Twentieth ward to count return
now before the BoGrd of Canvassers. The fg-
urrs have been written over one another and 1t
Is said the return In Its present condition Is un-
intelligiblc. Counsel also said that the canvass
was not colnpetcd until o'clock on the morn
ing after election day. and that the inspectors
were fatigucd and drowsy, and found that their
memoranda had been taken away by the
police. When they received what purported to
be tho memoranda, they attempted to correct
the figures and in doing so put one set OF fig
urcs over another set. Counsel said that the
only just way to get at the result was to open
the ballot box.
Counsel for Mr.. Ebbctts admitted that the
returns were not intolligiblc. and he was willing
to have the ballot box opened IL boxes in three
other districts were also opened.
II won't let the case go to the ballot box,
said Justice Smith. III the Board Of Can
vassers can't read the returns let them have re-
course to n certified copy.
Briefs were submitted and decision was re-
served.
The sun., 1897-11-27
M,COOK FOR BOSS.
That's tho Latest Proposition OF the Anti-Or-
Ennizntinn RcpubIcana.

Tho effort to secure coalition Of the Brook.
1eld-Swaync Republican faction with the Gen.
Anson G. McCook faction Is still in progress.
Gen. Wager Swayne. Chairman Of the Brook.
field County Committee said yesterday that he
thinks Gen. McCook would be good man to
lead the opposition to the regular Republican
organization. and he is willing to resign In
Gen. McCook's favor at any timo.
The McCook faction is trying to get together
by means of conferences with disgrunted Re-
publicnns in the several Assembly districts.
such a conference will be held at the Plaza Re
publican Club of the Twenty-ninth Assembly
district next Tuesday night. This is Gen. Nc
Cooks club. Conference committees have been
appointed in the Twenty-nrst. Twenty fth,
Twenty seventh. Twenty-ninth and Thirty.first
Assembly districts. Among the conferees are e1-
Commissioner of Accounts James S. Lehmaier.
City Marshal Frank c. Langley, eS-Aldorman
John c. OConor, Gen. MoCook, James Yereance,
and Hoffman Miller.
None OF these men has been prominent in Re
publican politics excepting Gen. McCook hi his
several ofiiceholding capacities.
The sun., 1897-11-27
FEAR A LOCKOUT NOW.
Cl0aknskers Alarmed Lest tho Employers May
Adopt RetaliAtory Measures

Clsaknskers Alarmed Lest tho Employers may
Adopt RetnliAtory Measures.
Tho cloakmakers, whose agreement with the
contractors expired on Thanksgiving Day. are
now at the mercy of the contractors and manu-
facturers, as the slack season has set in. There
was trouble in the shops of Contractors Scharp
in Delaney street and of Contractor Rosenberg
in Ludlow street yesterday, but a compromise
was reached. as the union fears lockout in re-
prisal for the way the contractors and manu-
facturers were worried by strikes in the busy
season.
Walking Delegate Grossman went to Freed
man Brothers establishment, at Broadway and
Prince street, to confer about grievance yes
terday morning, but came back looking crest
fallen. He reported that Mr.. Freedman was
very angry and threatened general shutdown.
other delegates reported that many manu-.
facturers were OF the same way of thinking. and
there was general feeling that it. would not
take much to provoke a general lockout of tho
10000 organized cloakmakers in the Greater
New YORK. Secretary Marcus Q. Braff of tho
United Brotherhood OF Cloakmakors said ycster-
day that strikes would be avoided if possible.
There is no agreement with tho contractors
now and, therefore. no scale of union prices.
Shop meetings will be held soon TO arrange for a
new schedule of prices.
The sun., 1897-11-27

She Was Just DIsn ppe rearing Through the Seattle
to tho Roof when She Vns Nnbbed.

She was Just Disn ppearin Through the scattIe
to tho Roof when She Wns Nnbbcd.
Mamie Sweeney, IA years old was arrested
Fifty-second strcet.wh her grandfather lives,
for stealing some jewelry from another tenant.
A few days ago she went to visit her grand
father, Patrick Sweeney, who lives on the first
floor. On the floor above live Mrs. Filomena
Lackas and her family. When Mamie Sweeney
discovered that Mrs. Lackas had jcwelry she set
about getting 1t for herself. Her opportunity
came on Thursday afternoon. when there was q
parade of Thanksgiving masqucraders in Fifty
second street. The Lackas family left its home
in a body and went to the sidewalk to look at
the pnradcrs.
Mamie up to their rooms and let herself in
with pass key. As she did 80 another tenant
saw her. She found the jewelry and took Il $40
Then she closed the door and ran away from the
house. Mamie did not return that night. Sho
got back early last evening. and Mrs. Lackas
saw her. Some one told Mamie that tho police
Lackas sent for the police and watched the
closet. Soon the door WAS opened softly. and
Mamie slipped out. She started upstairs, and
Mrs. Lackns start ed after her.
steps leading to the scuttle, threw back tho
hatch, and had nearly gained the roof when
Mrs. Lackas got within reach of her and caught
her by the leg. Mrs. Lackas led the girl down.
stairs and held her until Detective Callahan ar.
where she hid was found her pocketbook, with
the stolen rings In II. She sent to tho
Gerry society rooms: She did not tell where
she spent Thursday night or what she did with
the .jeweliy that was not found In her pocket
hook
The sun., 1897-11-27
SHOT By HUNTERS.
They Reported That Young HHcCo nneI Opened
Fire On Them without Provocation.

OTTAWA. Ont. Nov. 26.-some hunters COM
ing down Lake Talon. Ontario. near Mat
tawa, were startled by the report of rife. and
looking back saw man padding swiftly after
them. 1t proved to be the son of old Bob Mo
Connell Of Nosbousing. Thinking Mcconnell
had fred TO attract their attention tho hunters
turned to meet him. when he again fired at
them. They started for shore. and Mcconnell
fred third shot, which struck the water few
feet short of them. tho bullet skipping directly
over their heads. They made for a point of
land nearest, and Mcconnell won't for large
rock which Jutted out into tho lake about
100 yards from the point for which they were
making. Mcconnell stopped padding and raised
his rifo to fire. when one of the hunting party
took aim at him and fired Mcconnell was seen
te fall. but the hunters were afraid to approach
for fenr that he might be able TO shoot again.
and they accordingly came down to Mattawa
and surrendered TO the authorities. McConnell's
Of wster tSe buot Of fbe bnntep nSpg' ri sWo
having gone completely through him.
The sun., 1897-11-27
BURGLARY INsURANOE NO GO.
The Business Doesn't Pay-ChicaEo Thieves
Load the Profession.

Load the Profession.
The New England Burglary Insurance Com
pany OF Boston has decided to give up business.
1t has found that 1t doesn't pay. The company
was organized about two years ago. and Its first
reverse came from the prevalence Of crimo in
Chicago. where 1t suffered heavy losses. These
losses caused the company to give up business
in tho West last May. and 1t has now decided to
give up altogether. All its policies have been
reinsured in the Fidelity and Casualty Com
pany of this city.
The Fidelity and Casualty is now practically
the only company in tho burglary insurance
business. All tho burglary risks Of the United
States Casualty Company, of which former Su-
perintendsnt Of Police hyrnes was I general man
W. P. Learned, ,supsrin,ttendsn, ,te Of the burglary
yesterday that SO far his company had not been
able to make burglary insurance pay. or all the
cities In the country. according to Mr.. Learned
Chicago. in the matter Of burelsries. is by far
said. was making a bad record in tho matter OF
store burglaries, and several recent local losses
OF the company occurred practically under the
nose of the police.
The sun., 1897-11-27
OFFICIAL PLUMS IN BROOKLYN.
Democrats In That Borough TO Fnre Well
Uudor the New Administration.

Democrats In That Borough to Fnre Woll
Uudor the New Administration.
1t is understood that the slate for most of the
fat official plums under the new administration
has been practically completed and that the
job has been accomplished with little friction
between the Tammany and Brooklyn Demo-
cratic leaders. According to the best informa-
tion obtainable the Brook yn organization Is to
receive hRndome recognition for its work in tho
campaign. Bernard J. York. Chairman of tho
Executive Committee, after returning from Q
conference with Mr.. Croker yesterday. said that
the list OF appointments had not yet been COM
pleted and would not be for some days. He
was con nfldent, however. the boys would be sat
iehed when II was announced
Hugh Mclaughlin is still with his sick wife In
New Jersey but no step In the dealings with the
TammAny magnates is taken before he is con-
suited. Close friends Of Mr. Mclaughlin say
that while his admiration for ex-senator Hin
remains undininished, he has no desire to In.
volve himself in fGctionnl squabblc over the
State leadership.
The sun., 1897-11-27
CONSOLATION BANQUET.
Ginger Shall stiII He Hot ~ tho Mouth ir
Gunncr's Bniliwick.


Gunncr's Bniliwick.
The Republican Campaign Committee Of the
Twenty.eighth Assembly district. where Port
Warden John II. Gunner is tho party leader,
has arranged for "consolation banquet" at
ITO East Eightieth street this evening. The IN
vitation says:
Having successfully recovered from the blow
that almost kiled father" on Tuesday, Nov. last.
intend to make our report OF the campaign OF
1897, and take pattern OF our great State leader.
'Long at the head OF his few faithful friends, he
stood the shock sf a whole host or foes. s."-Addison
We did the best We could. but. oh. what pititul
and wretched sight II was. to see his Honor tho
Mayor. wearing racing coors. but against and
the Idol Of the Mugwumps, giving us battle, under
the false standard, '' l am a Republican"
Within tie gates OF hell sat Death and Sin, In
cOuntervisw. Milton.
We will all get together yet and tho future may
brighten,
what seem to us but dim. funereal tapers may bo
Heavens distant lamps s'-LonKfellOw.
Brace up. get move on you. and be present
The invitation is signed by Mr.. Gunner as
Chairman. and the other officers OF tho Cam
paign COMMITTEES.
The sun., 1897-11-27
saIe or the SIarsh.lI Hems.tead.

Solomon Rothfed of Rothfe!d. Stern & Co,
importers. has purchased tho Robert Marshall
homestead on the west side OF Columbus avenue.
between lO3d and lO4th streets. The property
was placed in the market about ten days ago.
Mrs Ann 3. Marshall, the late owner. died last
June, and the executors OF the estate decided to
sell tho homestead.
The house is two-story colonial dwelling,
which has long been landmark In the upper
part OF the city. The grounds extend the entire
block on Columbus avenue. and more than 100
feet on lO3d and lOAth streets. MIR. Rothfeld
refused TO state yesterday the price paid for the
property, or what ueo he viii make Of 1t
The sun., 1897-11-27
KITCHING PLEADS GUILTY.
The Young Broker Admits That He Caused .
worthless Check he Passed.

worthless Check to Be Passed.
Frederick McIIenry Kitching pleaded guilty
in the County Court In Brooklyn yesterday to
an indictment charging him with grand larceny
in tho second degree. lie is 26 years old. and
lived with his wife at 4s2 Lexington avenue.
He was arrested last summer on charge of OBJ
tanning bond of 1000 from Andrew L. Tay-
lor. n broker, which ho failed to return. He was
~, 900 Mrs. Hattie A. l.. Collins furnished
bonds for him. The specific charge to which he
Worthless check for $50 on John BauInan on
Oct ! 6 last. Kitching induced Irving f. Smith,
10 years old, n clerk In q brokers' office in this
city, to pet the check cashed. The check was
drawn on the firm OF Bruce & Kitching and
made payable TO Smith. Kitching will be sen
tenced ON Monday.
The sun., 1897-11-27
WHOSE sILVERWARE rs THISS
Three sgen Arrested with bundle or Things
Marked ..E. I. F.o

Three young mon acting In a suspicious man.
ner in Walker street attracted the attention Of
Policeman O'Connell of the Elizabeth street sta
tIon yesterday afternoon. The sight OF bum
die partly concealed under the coat OF one OF
them convinced tho policeman that something
was wrong, and calling Policeman Schultz to
his aid he arrested the three mcn.. AT the sta.
tion tho prisoners sHid they wereJohp iienpessy.
ply. % years old, OF the Bowery, and James
Phelan, 22 years old, of 235 Mulberry street,
The bundle was found 10 contain silverware,
all in good condition, and most of IL almost
brand new. The pieces were all heavy and
finely wrought. Some of them wero engraved
with the initial letter "F. On others the mon.
ogram &c. l. F." appeared.
The mon were taken TO the Centre Street
got the silyerware, they wore remanded to the
station for further examination to-day.
The sun., 1897-11-27
TWO MILLS HOTEL ARRESTS.
Joseph ward Created n Disturbance and Ed
ward Duycr Was Drunk-Both Fined.

Not single arrest had been made ut the Mills
Hotel No. on Bleccker street up to Thnnksglv.
ing Day. This is all the more remarkable as it
is In district which has been the scene OF many
disturbances. The record was broken on Thurs
day by the arrest Of Joseph Ward and Edwa rd
Dwycr. guests Of the hotel. Ward tried to mako
trouble with Manager Day by declaring that he
and that receipt for but 40 cents had been
given him. He raised such disturbance that
he WAS arrested by Policeman Sullivan OF the
Mercer street station.
An hour later Sullivan arrested Dwyer at tho
hotel because ne WAS intoxicated in the ONCE
and refused to l0Nvo. The nleR were fued 50
each in the Jefferson Market Court Yesterday.