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The age-herald., 1900-12-09
ANTECANTEEN QUESTION BEFORE
 MILITARY COMMIT TIE EOF SENATE

Washington, December S.-The Senate committee on military affairs today con tinued it's hearing upon the anti-canteen provision of the military bill. Speaking for the advocates of the measure Rev. w. F. Craft gave the results of his own ob- servations of the operation of the canteen at Newport News at the close of the Gu ban war He said he had found it as low as the lowest saloon, and that regular orgie was in progress the day he was there, the result being that most of the soldiers at the post deserted that night. He quoted Dr. Sternberg as saying that the canteen causes many soldiers to contract the drink habit, and General Miles as opposed to the use of intoxicants by the soldiers in the tropics.
 MT Kells of Mississippi spoke for the mothers of the soldiers, saying that all of them favored the suppression of the liquor traffic.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
LABOR LEADERS
 WE'RE ASSAULTED
Driven Away from Newcastle
 Under Threats
WERE UNITED MINE WORKERS
William Kirkpatrick, State Organizer, and S. L. Brooks, Colorcd Members of the Executive Board, Pelted
 With Shower of Stones.

Two members of the Executive Board of Alabama District No. 20, United Mine Workers of America, were roughly treated at New Castle, a mining camp on the l.. and N. railroad, ten miles north of the city, Friday night, as the result of which they are both considerably bruised. The men assaulted were William Kirkpatrick, State organizer and s. L. Brooks, colored one of the vice-presidents of the organization, who had gone to the camp for the purpose of organizing a local. They were met at the depot by a man who represented him. self to be a deputy sheriff, who warned them not to get on the company property, the mines being operated by the Milner Coal and Railway Company.
 They fingered around the depot and sent word to the miners that a meeting would be held on the railroad reservation for the purpose of organizing While waiting for the miners to get their supper the two labor leaders were assaulted by crowd of men who gathered about the station, and as they started down the track were pelted with stones and other missiles, several pis- tols also being fired into the air to frighten them.
 The two men made their way to a ubur- ban street car line and reached the city at late hour. One of Kirkpatricks legs was injured and Brooks back was bruised by the stones which were thrown at them.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
ENGINE CRASHED
 INTO STREET CAR
One Man Was Killed and Many More Injured-Car HurI-
 ed Twenty Feet

Pittsburg, Pa., December S.-The Cum berland accommodation for Pittsburg on the Baltimore and Ohio road tonight crashed into United Traction street car filled with people at Rankin. One man was killed outright, his wife so badly hurt that she can hardly recover, and his baby was seriously injured score of other passengers were badly hurt. The dead man is unknown and his wife at late hour tonight is still unconscious from the effects of her injuries
 Injured:
 Antonio Colletta of Rankin, seriously.
 Antonio Long of Rankin, head and body mangled.
 Patrick Gavigan, conductor of the Trac- tion car, arms and leg broken.
 Mrs Wm. Marshall and two small chill dren, the woman seriously, children slight ly.
 Harry McGill, serious.
 Mrs. King and baby.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
PRESIDENT RIPLEY
Says the Men Have Broken Faith With
 Him.

Chicago, December 8.-Most of the tele- graph operators on the lines of the Atchi- son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad system went on a strike today in support of the strike inauguarated on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe division Thursday. Earlier in the day the men went out on the West ern divisions, but at 4 o'clock it was de- cided to extend the walk-out over practi- caly the entire system.
 President E. P. Ripley of the Atchison road said:
 ''These men who have broken their con- tract and have left employ without cause and without notice, will not be re- employed"
 This action was taken" he continued, Notwithstanding the fact that the com pany made a contract with the operators in service on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe proper July 1, and with those in service on the lines west of Albuquerque November 15 last under the terms of which they bound themselves through their or ganization to give the company thirty days notice of any dissatisfaction.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
2.35O TELEGRAPHERS
 ARE OUT ON STRIKE
The Texas Railroads Are Tied Up and the Red Lights
 Warn All Moving Trains

the Santa Fe Company cuts wages and inn posed other burdens upon the operators on that system, what is to prevent them from doing the same thing here? This Is not al- together dn sympathy with the Gulf oper- ators My order caused over 1900 operators to strike. There is one thing I am told or, and that is the fact that the men are a grams from all points endorsing my action. Just how long the strike will continue IS a hard matter for me to determine. Under no circumstances will we return to work until our grievance have been adjusted In a manner satisfactory to the members of the organization The real grievance of the men on the Gulf system, given to me in a special from National President Dolphin, Is a protest against a proposed elimination of twelve stations from the schedule and a proposed reduction In wages at nineteen other stations. TO aVold the strike the committee agreed to accept the Santa Fe rules amended, providing for eight consecutive hours rest each in tWen- ty-four, except in cases of emergency The clause delrVing the men of a hearing when discharged for insubordination was also to be eliminated. Another demand made was that there was to be no reduction in wages at any of the stations for the pres ent.
 We will stand by the men of the Gulf and fight this battle to finish"
 All the Santa Fe trains are said to be tied up in this division between Newton and Purcell. No operator was working after o'clock except two at Arkansas Clty ana one at Perry, Oklahoma. Division Superin- tendent Tice is trying to bring the night train in, but it is not expected that he will succeed. Three freights and passenger are tied up here, and telephone message from Wellington says that everything is dead on the Pan Handle division.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
THE SANTA FEE SYSTEM.
Thirteen Hundred Men Have Quit Work
 and the Road Is Tied Up.

Wichita, Kan, December S.-General Chairman J. Az, Newman, of the Santa Fe division of the Order of Railroad Telegra- phers, including the entire Santa Fe sys- tenn, issued the following order at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon and a few minutes later he was informed that 1900 operators over the entire system quit their keys:
 "To All Agents and Operators of the Santa Fe system: In accordance with the action of your general committee and the bylaws of this organization on this date you will strike, cease work and thereafter refuse to perform any duty of any charac- ter whatever until the said strike is de- clared off by me personally and notice of settlement of all your grievances acknowl- edged. Said notice must be vouched for by our local reports. You will turn your boards red for the protection of life and property and leave them in that position permanently. Carefully protect all compa- ny property in your care or possession ana allow no person access thereto until you are properly checked and released from all responsibility by the companys actual rep resentative. This action is made necessary to secure for you reasonable compensation and conditions.
 All train dispatebex& aiAnAS An2 tAsnar employees are earnestly requested 10 give us their assistance"
 After Due Deliberaton.
 Referring to this order Chairman New man said:
 ."This action was taken upon the sug- eestion of National President Dolphin, and only after it was evident that the compa- nv would not listen to our grievances.
 "We were compelled ito take this step to see that justice is done to the members or our organization on the Gulf system, and as a matter of protection to ourselves If
The age-herald., 1900-12-09

Mrs. Ingalls of St. Louis said she knew of many soldiers who had contracted the liquor habit at the canteen. Miss Kearny of Mississippi said she had been informed that General Eagan had been a notable ex- ception among general army officers in fa- voring the canteen.
 Mrs Allison, w. c. T. U. superintendent of legislation, said that official statistics show that the liquor traffice is literally following the flag in the tropics. She pre- sented fgures to show that the liquor ex- portations from the United States to Cuba for the first five months of 1899 had reached S47220O, as against $10,795 for the entire year of 1S9S In the Philippines and Porto Rico there had been a corresponding increase.
 Rev. Mir. Miller, an army chaplain, gave his unreserved endorsement to the canteen, and said that this view was the result of actual observation in the Philippines.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
All But Two Struck.

Topeka, Kan, December S.-All the San ta Fe operators of this city but two struck today. By tomorrow there will not be an operator at work in the city on the Santa Fe. The walk-out this evening In the gen. eral offices of the Santa Fe took the officials by surprise. For a time c. G. Shotz, su- perintendent of car service took their places at the key and did the regular work. The officials have not yet decided what action to take tomorrow.
 There is consternation among the Santa Fe shopmen of this city as a result of the order of General Manager Nudge, hrow- ing them out employment In case the strike had such proportions to tie up busi- ness. MT. Nudge says the order was made not a means of pi venting the strike, but merely to prepare the shopmen for what was coming. MT. Nudge says the strike will probably tie up business to such an extent that the operation of the shops for the present will be a useless expense 10 the company
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
TRAGIC DEATH OF
 YOUNG B|CYCL|ST
Was Killed While Attempting 0 Perform Trick in Ama- 
 teur Circus

New York, December 8.-Joseph D. Stark, g years old, met tragic death this even ing in the Twenty-second Regiment Armo- ry Stark with a number of comrades was participating in an amateur circus being conducted for the benefit of the regiment. Starks act was to ride bicycle up an in- cline 200 feet long and 35 feet high at its end and then, dropping the bicycle into a net jump into>a tank of water 35 feet away. The tank was fitted with copper inset 6 feet deep and fin which the water was 8 feet deep. The tank proper stood g feet high. The circus opened Friday night and the act was at that time pegfQEmsd spS-
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
DRUNKEN MINERS
 TORTURE A TRAMP Negro Boy Was Branded With a Red Hot Iron and His
 Hands Badly Burned

Indianapolis, December S.-A special to the Sentinel from Sullivan, Ind, says:
 At Curreysville, mining town seven miles north of this city, tramp colored boy was the victims of savage torture at the hands of a party of drunken miners last night The boy was picked up off the street Friday and kept over night in the jail and the next morning was sent out of town. He endeavored to steal a ride to Terre Haute, but was put off the train at Shelburn, one mile south of Curreysville. He walked to the latte place, where he was taken in charke by drunken miners. He was given several mock trials, prior to which he was branded with a red hot poker on the head, face and all parts of the body.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
Officials" Statement.

Galveston, Tex, December S. - Reports from officials of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe are to the effect that there is no interruption to traffic and that operators are being installed and all strikers are be- ing paid off and formally discharged from the employ of the company.
 General Manager Polk received message tonight from Superintendent Scott stating that Travelling Auditor Brown had been run out of Santa Fe by a mob. Brown went to that place to check out the operator there. This Is the first unlawful act re- ported since the strike was ordered.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
President Ripley Says Men Prom
 ised Thirty Days Notice
MANY OF THE SHOPS ARE CLOSED
And Thousands of Workmen In Differ ent Cities are Thrown Out of Elm ployment-Mr. Dolphin Says
 Company Was Notified.

Houston, Tex, December 8. - President M. M. Dolphin, of the Order of Railroad Photographers, tonight announced that the operators belonging to the order on the en- tire Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe sys- tenn had been ordered out and that they had obeyed the order. He stated that he had informed the company that the men would be called out, and as he had received no reply to his communication he obeyed the expressed desire of a majority of the members and ordered the strike. He placed the number of operators and agents out at 2350 It was claimed later that General Manager Polk, of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, had not transmitted the message to President Ripley. He returned it to MT. Dolphin with the information that he must communicate directly with President Ripley.
 Officials of the company claim to have filled many of the vacant places in Texas and further assert to have large number of applications for positions. All clerks and travelling agents who can telegraph are be- ing ordered to take stations. The strikers are being checked out as rapidly as possi- ble, and where no one is ready to put in charge the office is closed.
 The Offer Withdrawn.
 The offer to compromise the original de- mand of ten hours consecutive rest to eight hours has been withdrawn by the Order of Railroad Photographers, and the original demand for ten hours and an in- crease in wages has been reaffirmed. The shutting down of the shops at Cleburne and the laying off of number of freight crews which run into the same place has made that division terminal an important point. and nearly 1000 employees are now idle there.
 conference of the representatives of the various railroad employees organiza- tions has been called for Monday at Cle- burne and 1t is said reason for throwing so many men out of employment will be demanded. General Manager Polk today reiterated his former statement that the company had nothing to arbitrate, that trains were running time and that the company would soon have the places of all the strikers filled.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
Mrs. Mclean Seriously III.

Washington, December S.-Mrs. Washing ton Mclean, mother of John R. Mclean, proprietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and of Mrs. Dewey. wife of Admiral Dewey. is seriously Ill of dneart complication at her home here. Attending physicians have little hope of her recovery.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
JUDGE HENRY [. SP[AKE DIES FROM
 STROKE OF APPOPLEXY AT CULLMAN

trict than any other man in it. He has been circuit judge of the Eighth Judicial District since 1sSo three terms, and was sewing in the second year of the fourth term; Previous to that time he was chan cellor of this division for several years.
 Judge Speake leaves a wife and two chil- dren, Paul speake of this city and Mrs. Kate Penny of New Decatur.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09

cessfully by Henry Farrell Stark's partner.
 A matinee was given this afternoon and a large crowd assembled to witness the various fetes Stark mounted his bicycle and pedaled 1t rapidly up the incline. Just before reaching the end of the incline at the proper place, he jumped from the seat and then jumped toward the tank, the bicycle in the meantime falling into the net In- stead of falling directly into the center of the tank Stark struck the further edge of it head first, and then fell into the tank apparently lifeless. Members of the regi- ment jump. in and quickly had Stark out of the water, but he was dead.
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
The Tie-up Complete.

Topeka, Kan, December S.-A Capital special from Pittsburg, Kan, says:
 ''When the Kansas City train came in tonight Conductor Ramsey found the red light turned against zsxz 1s hosAA se gS4 eu4 Sf the dilemma by running the train to Frontenac, but found the light turned against him there. He then retu, ned to Pittsburg, where he will wait for orders The tie-up is complete so far as traffic in and out of Pittsburg is concerned
The age-herald., 1900-12-09

Huntsville, December S.-(special.)-Judge Henry Clay. sSpeake, aged 66 years, died very suddenly tonight in restaurant in Cullman, where he had been holding court for two weeks past. The cause of his death was heart failure.
 Judge speake was native of Lawrence County and was probably personally ac- uuainted with more men in the Eighth dis
The age-herald., 1900-12-09
Can't Play "The MiddIeman."

Indianapolis December s.--A permanent injunction was issued by the United States Court today against the Chicago Stock Company theatrical organization, forbid ding it producing a play entitled "The Mid dleman; or, Romance of High Life"
The age-herald., 1900-12-09

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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Strawberry Preserves.

The Wiesbaden process of preserving
Strawberries remains the best rule for
keeping the evanescent flavor and color
of this most delicious Of fruits. The gen
nine rule. as furnished by Weisbaden
housekecper, calls for the use of honey
instead of sugar; but unless one can be
sure of the pure, unauthorized honey,
sugar is preferable.
Select two lots Of berries. both sound
and dead ripe, the one to make the juice
with and the other to can. Smaller ber-
ries will do for the juice. For every
pound Of sugar and place in layers in an
earthcn bowl or stone crock over night,
covering them and placing where they
will be cold. This will keep them from
fermenting, and they will make their
own Juice. The next morning drain off
TINS Juice and add honey or sugar in the
proportion of a quarter pound Of honey
or. a half pound of sugar to each pint Of
juice. Boil this syrup down to one-third
Of the original quantity, skimming off
any froth that arises: While the syrup
is scalding rinse the jars inside and out
with hot water. fill close with the nice,
whole berries, fasten the lids part way.
leaving off the rubbers, and set in fruit
racks or dripping pan, in the bottom of
which is thick wet towel, on the back
Of the range to keep warm. Invert u
wash boiler over the jars to assist in re-
tanning the heat When the syrup is
ready pour over quickly, using a silver
spoon handle to push back the berries.
Fill to the very brim, so that no air re-
mains in the can, put on the rubbers and
screw on the covers as tightly as possible.
Tighten them again when cold, wrap
each can in paper, mark plainly with
name of fruit and date, and set away in
dry closet in a cool cellar where. the
temperature does not rise above 10 de-
grees-Providence Journal. ""s's--. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
"BOBS'" REWARD.
Speculation as to What His Govern
ment will Do for Him.

Speculation as to What His Govern
ment will Do for Him.
The worlds greatest figure just now
is Lord Roberts, and the world is very
much to be congratulated on having a
leading figure of such exemplary and sat
isfying quality. He seems to be alto
gether admirable, good to look at, sim
pie, gentle, modest and superlatively
competent. Julian Ralph, who still
seems able to make a pen go, however
shaky his legs may be, finds in Roberts
the one feature of the war that it does
him good to write about. He lauds him
in the Daily Mail with fluent and spon-
taneous enthusiasm and betrays that af-
fCctionate respect which the field mar
shall seems to inspire in everyone. Lord
Roberts seems to have all the virtues
He is unaffectedly pous; he is temperate,
of course, and unlike Grant, he doesn't
smoke tobacco.
The newspaper are discussing what his
reward will be when he finishes his work
and comes home. One opinion is that he
is much too poor to be a duke, and that
Parliament will not venture to vote him
money enough to support the dignity of
that rank, but that he will be made an
earl and given f10O,OO and the blue rib
bon of the Garter. No British general
since Wellington has been made a
Knight of the Garter. That honor CON
stitute, 6 degree of greatness too sub
supreme distinction in being born. About
twenty first-chop British peers and five
members of the royal family arc knights
Of the Garter, all the other members be-
ing kings.-E. S. Martin in Harper's
Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
Cement Floor for Cow Stable.

We think the best floor for the stable
is cement floor made nearly level, but
with slight slope from front to rear
and but a shallow gutter at the lower
side to carry away liquids to some point
where they will be discharged into the
manure heap or into a cistern provided
for them. We prefer, the former plan
when practicable, says the American
Cultivator. Then for each stall we, would
cut timber about two inches square and
as long as the stall was wide and on
three of these nail planks to allow the
liquid to- drain through to- the cement
floor. "a These stall floors We would have
SO that they could be showed under the
manger at the upper end to accommo-
date a longer or shorter animal. With
the tWo-inch joist and two-inch plank we
would have a drop of four inches be-
hind each animal, and the length be-
ing, just right this would be enough for
purposes Of cleanliness. Thus we should
have q plank floor for the animals to
stand upon, and beneath it Il floor that
would not absorb moisture or retain un-
pleasant cslors, one that We could sweep
or even wash when we desired, and one
that would be likely, if properly made,
to outlast many of thetplank stall foors.5
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13
The TelephonOgraph.

The telephonograph is a new invention,
which comes to us from Denmark. Not
quito for the first time, for we had heard
of it about Il year ago; since then, though.
the inventors have made progress.
Yesterday the postmas:er-general, Won
Podbiclsky, was present at the expert
ments. The electromagnetic is a combin-
atiom of the telephone with newly-con-
structed monograph, which makes it
possible to fix and preserve conversations
in the absence Of the intended nearer. SO
that he can listen to the message after
his return.
But the Importance of the invention
reaches much further. Through the use
Of lnagnetophonography, it is possible to
multiply the effect of the sound and to
give the sound greater force. Thereby it
is possible to greatly extend the lines
of the present telephone system. The dis
tances will become much greater.
There is still another advantage-simul-
taneous conduction for several converse
tons through the same wire.-London
Nnjl
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-07-13

clover hay can, with proper care, be fed
to horses not only without injury, Sut
more economically than either meadow
hay or grain that always goes with it,
All that needs to be done is to cut and
moisttn the hay so as to keep down the
dust, and sprinkle over it some corn and
oats ground into meal. This makes
very strong feed, and will stand by the
horses better than whole grain. The
cut hay is chewed, and in this chewing
it is mixed with saliva in the mouth, so
that it is quickly digestcd with the meal
when it gets into the stomach. In this
way, mixing meal with cut hay, small
er quantity of hay is required. and the
stomach is not unduly extended so as to
make breathing difficult. On such diet
a good span of horses will work every
day at blowing. and actually gain in
flesh and in ability to do good days
work as the season progresses. AS hot
weather begins to increase the tendency
to sweat, the cornmcal is replaced in the
ration with Il mixture of wheat mid
dlings and wheat bran.