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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
ALL DEPARTMENTS MAY BE CLOSED
The Rev. Mr.. EllWood, of Oivet Presbyterian
Church., Sends a Letter to the Strikers
Commencing Them for Refusing Free
Beer--He Will Deliver Special Ser
mon to Them on Sunday.

II the various shops was also held last
They will probably make similar de-
mand in the near future.
So far the Machinists' Association in
this city has paid ont no money to the
strikers excepting those who have asked
for it. 1t was stated yesterday that all
who need money can have it but the
others have been asked to wait until
next week. iney will then be paid for
all Of the time they have been off. The
international Association of Machinists
is in II splendid financial condition It
is fully capable financially to carry on
the fight for many weeks. Those who
are still out, if necessary. will be assisted
financially by those who have gained the
nine hour day.
About 200 machinists attended the
meeting in Turn Hall yesterday morn
ing. Robert T.. Zee, president of the
Wilmington Lodge of Machinists, presided.
The entertainments at the morning meet
ings are improving each day. Yesterday
morning the following program was
rendered.
Selection by Hyatt's Orchestra: solos
entitled. "Holy City and "Davy Jones'
l.ocker.' by II. B. Harrison; solo, by
las. w. Gillespie, accompanied by Mr..
knrtz: phonograph selections by John
y. MaXwcll selections on mandolin by
Samuel Ferguson: solo by Richard Smith.
Ir.: selections by TTyatt's Orchestra.
Cigars We're received with thanks
from William r. Kurtz, Democratic
nominee for city solicitor; Charles II.
Blaine, Republican nominee for president
Of City Council: Benjamin +. Rawnsley.
Democratic nominee for assessor and
collector in the Northern district. ana
Peter ]. Ford.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
MINERS FOR EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
Parliament May Pass Law-French.
men NAV Strike,

London. May 2S-The International
Miners Conference now in session in
London. add which is attended by many
continental delegates, adopted resolu-
tion today in favor of universal eight
hour day. The chairman, William Abra-
ham. NJ. r., expressed the belief that
Parliament will pass an eight hour law
in 1902.
NJ. Colts, delegate of the French
miners, said that if the eight-hour bill
now before the Chamber of Deputies did
not progress rapidly enough the French
miners We're prepared to declare gen
rra strike.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29

quarry. Thomas Mcguire, business
agent of the Granite Cutters Union,
states that everything at the quarries is
non-union, and that employees are work
ed ten hours, Non-union stonecutters are
employed, which meets strenuous OBJ
iections from the unions employed on
where it is used. Among the
contracts now on hand where this stone
is to he used is the new school house
ut Eighth and Clearfield streets. 1t is
too soon yet to tell what may develop
when it comes to laying this stone on
that work.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
RAILWAY MEN CONFER
WITH GENERAL MANAGER

Washingtn. Nav 2S.-A committee of
employees from the various machine shops
N the Southern Railway at points be-
tween this city and Birmingham. Louis
vile and ST. Louis. appointed to present
certain demands regarding the institu-
ton of Il nine hour day. increased wages
regulations rs to the number of appren-
tices employed etc. have been in session
with Vice President and General Man
ager Cannon. of the Southern. Mr.. Gan
non declined to state what action the
road will take in the matter.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
PENNSYLVANIA STRIK E NOTES
.Iachinists Invite Aid of Ministers
to Adjust Grievances.

York, May 2S. Thirty striking machin-
lists appeared before the York Ministerial
Association yesterday morning and in
vited their aid in settling the strike in
two York machine shops. A member Of
nne Of the affected firms took the floor
in defence of his position. The Minis
terial Association will hold joint
meeting with view to arbitrate differ
ences.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
battalion Drill.

The First Battalion n. G. r.. consist
ing of Companies A, G. II and X, drilled
last night under command of Lieutenant
Colonel G. Nj. Stevenson.
The following order has been issued:
"For the purpose of participating in the
Memorial Day parade. Companies A. G.,
+ and X, comprising the First Battal-
ion First Infrantry, n G. D.. will as
Semble at the Armory. Twelfth and
Orange streets. at 1.30 o'clock p. m. on
Thursday. May 80. 1901. Campaign hats,
leggns, white gloves and black shoes
will be worm"
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
MORE PROPERTY PURCHASED.
Thomas Drein & Son Plant Sold 70
Pennsylvania Railroad Company

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has purchased the boat building establish
ment of Thomas Drein & Son. at the
corner Of Water and Tatnall streets.
The plant will be torn down to mak,,
room for railroad improvements. The
price paid was 100000.
The firm consists Of William AI Drein
only. and manufacturers lifehoats and
liferaftS. II has occupied the present
site for nearly forty years.
The railroad company also has mr.
chased fonr more properties on Church
lane between Seventh and Eighth streets.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
Contract for Hair Factory.

William r. Austin has been awarded
the contract hv +. Blumenthal & Com
nanv for a hair factory on the commands
nronertv south Of Market street BRIDGE.
70 replace the one which was recently
hu"ned.
The factory will he 9Ox125 feet. one
story high and will cost $1,000.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
Tugboat Launched,

The tugboat heing constructed at the
wards of Thomas McCosker & Company,
Il Baltimore. for the National Dredging
Company of this city. was launched on
Saturday last. It was the largest tug
boat ever built in that city.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
BOILER MAKERS JOIN
StrDIIJNC MA f,ITINrSr

New York, May 2S.-The boiier-makers
employed by the Rahcock & Wilcox
Company. of Bayonnc. n. T.. number
ng about 300, went on strike today for
a nine hour work day without reduction
II wages. In addition to the boiler
makers 100 machinists and as many help
ers. riveters and millwrights employed at
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
MORE MACHINIsTs OUT.

Williamsnort, May 27.-Machinists at
the Valley Iron Works, the Larazelre
Machine Plant and A. G. Rothfuss &
Co.'S works this morning went on strike
because the managers refused TO sign
he national agreement for increase.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
Rye-AnnIeby NuptiaIs.

Miss Mary Adele Apnleby and BEN
iamin Tilghman Bye, will be married on
Wednesday evening. June 18th. The
ceremony will be performed in Grace NJ.
n. Church. reception will follow ut
No. 11O4 Jefferson street, from $40 to
until 10 o'clock.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
BOYS SHUT DOWN 4 CoLLIERY

Shamokin, May 2s.-'i'hc Enterprise
',olliery. operated hy w. l.. Connell &
90, of Scranton. with 500 employees, is
die. owing to 900 picker hoys going on
trike for nine hour wages for eight
hours work. After an idlcness Of almost
week, the 600 striking men and boys
II the Excelsior colliery have resumed
work.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
LOCOMOTIVE WORKS RESUME.

LOCOMOTIVN WORKS RESUME.
Dunkirk, \. T., May 2s.-Work was
resumed nj the Brooks Locomotive
Works today. about two-thirds of the
employees reporting for duty. None of
the striking machinists or allied metal
workers returned to work. All depart
mcnts of the works are running, but with
il reduced force.
The officers Of the company have sub
mittpd terms of settlement to the strik-
ars. which have been forwarded to Presi-
lent O'Connpli at Toronto for his con
sidcration.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29
ANE WORKS SHUT DOWN

Lewistown. May 2S.-Owing to a strike
Of the steel heaters, he axe factory Of
the American Axe and Tool Company. at
Mann's. shut down today for an indefi-
mite period.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-29

he works are on strike, having gone out
last week.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-05
0Id,time MinstreIsy.

A MAN died in Salt Lake the other
n day who in life enjoyed a world
wide fame as an amusement ca
terer. The man was Jack Haverly,
The Angel of Death followed the old
time minstrel to this city while on a
business trip and the summons was
quick. almost startling. Some years
ago, in the Templeton hotel, that great
American soprano. Emma Abbott,
closed her eyes forever upon this worll
in much the same manner. Thus is
Salt Lake in a certain sense made his
toric by reason of these two occur
rences taking place within its borders.
In the midst of its hospitable, music
loving people, two of the best known
celebrities in minstrelsy and song
passed over into the Land of the Leal.
The death of Jack Haverly brings up
recollections to men who have passed
the half century of life and who cher
ish memories of the happy days of
the negro on southern plantations. be-
fore the civil war which gave him
liberty also paralyzed his gift of quaint
melody. In the old Eagle street thea
tire in Buffalo, so long before the war
that the writer cannot recall the exact
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-05
Spread Catholic Truth.

HERE ARE in this great inter-
mountain basin many Catholic
= laymen and women whose intel
lectuality is in advance of their piety,
more's the pity. There are, too, not
few whom God has endowed with SUI
perior order of intelligence which is
strengthened by spirituality, and whose
example alone has wrought wonders
for the Church among unbelieyers, be-
cause their exemplary conduct has nat
urally led to inquiry as to what lay
behind It.
Time was when piety fourished with
greater fervor among the lowly poor
and child saints were reared amid the
environments of almost abject poverty.
This was more observe Die in the
crowded cities of the Atlantic states.
AS these children of foreign parents
grew up to be men and women, and in
clinatfon directed their journey to these
mountains and plains. they brought
with them their faith, more precious to
such souls than the opportunities
sought in this empire Of natural Won
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-05
Ozark Ages" Were Bright Ages

D2. SHAHAN, belonging to the rae
ulty of the Catholic University of
Washington, is doing a mighty
work for truthful history these days
on the Pacific coast, besides aiding the
Catholic Truth society of San Fran
cisco in the work of demolishing popu-
lar fallacies regarding the position of
the Church in what is called the dark
ages by some and middle ages by
others.
Whoever first applied the term
dark to the centuries when the
world enjoyed it's greatest happiness
even while the people of western Eu-
rope supported feudal barons as their
servants and henchmen, must have
had an intellect as dark as his heart
was stony. True, the labor of hands
had not been displaced by machinery;
what clothed the body was woven on
the primitive spindle; tallow dips were
burned and meat cooked on the spit;
but there were no labor strikes in that
good old time, no anarchists, no dyna-
mite, no politicians or ward heelers,
no policemen in white vests, no city
officials who would run off with the
money belonging to the people. And
yet these are called the dark ages
because books were not printed and
people could not read; because the
monks alone were the only persons
who produced them from manuscript
and sometimes it was the labor of years
to turn out a single volume. And the
Church is blamed for the ignorance of
the masses, because up to the time of
the Reformation all of the Christian
people of western Europe acknowledged
the Roman Pontiff as the spiritual and
temporal head of the universal Church.
Ii did not take Macaulay long to adj
minister rebuke to these bigots. This
most reliable and brilliant of Protest
ant historians declared it was these
patient monks, working necessarily in
their cells making books from manu-
script, who preserved the history of
the world from total destruction and
linked the ancient with the modern in
literature. OF course. with the acct
dental discovery of movable types and
the introduction of the printing press,
the monks returned to prayer and the
people of the world knew each other
through printed books. Then ceased
the dark ages.
The lecture which DR.. Shahan recent
ly delivered in IAN Francisco under the
auspices of the Catholic Truth society
treats of the cathedrals of Europe and
their builders, and he entertainingly
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-05
Reviving the A. P. A.

IT WAS SUPPOSED that we heard
the last of the a. P. AS, and that
the corpse of this pest in our body
polite had been buSled so deep that
resurrection was impossible. Liberty
loving citizens of all creeds were
strengthened in this belief when they
observed the reluctance of erstwhile
members to acknowledge their former
connection with the association. and
not a few have openly avowed that
they were drawn into it through error
of its real objects.
1t appears, however, that the recent
gathering of Catholic societies for the
purpose of forming a national fedora
ton, has inspired some bigots to open
up business on the old lines. Some fell
lows in Washington, who may be graft
ers for all we know to the contrary,
pretend to see In this union of Catholic
societies an attempt to destroy Ameri-
can institutions and perhaps set up the
Pope on a throne in our national capital.
All fools are not dead; neither are the
sensational pulpit Dangers who point
out spooks with rosary beads racing
for political office. So the grafters
have set about to resuscitate the A. P.
a. under another name. They call it
the National Patriotic Federation, and
its avowed object is to protect Ameri-
can institutions" Bah! Nobody is at
lacking American institutions and no
body proposes to make such an attack
except it be anarchists.
That the real purpose of this latest
movement is to revive the anti-Catholic
crusade is clearly proven by the lam
guage of the seventh article of the pro-
posed constitution, reading as follows:
Every person becoming a member of
this federation or any of it's branches
shall engage to defend, to the utmost
of his ability. the tenets of the Protest
ant religion concerning transubstantia-
tion the mass, the confessional, indul-
gences, the infallibility of the Pope and
the right of the Pope to exercise tenn
poral power; and shall also engage to
defend the principles of representative
government and the. sovereignty of the
people"
We have slight apprehension that
many dupes can be found in Utah or
Colorado willing to let go of their dimes
to support these Washington bigots.
And as for Butte and other parts of
Montana, one administration of A. P.
A. officers has created such a stencil
in the nostrils of its citizens that to
mention it alone provokes an oath of
condemnation from even it's former ad-
herentS.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-05
Entering Our Third Year.

IT HIS ISSUE of the Intermountain
Catholic marks its entry into the
third year of its existence as a re-
ligious and family newspaper. Two
years ago. ending Saturday, Sept. Is,
with a financial backing that was
ample to meet any and all reverses,
the enterprise was launched upon the
bosom of religious Journalism and a
Catholic newspaper presented which
challenged the admiration of press and
people east and west, Catholic as
well as Catholic From the start it's
progress foreshadowed perpetuity. It's
constituency spreads over every state
and territory in the Rocky mountain
empire, and it is a welcome visitor in
not few homes beyond the Missis-
sippi as we'll as those nearer on the
Pacific coast.
Three years ago any attempt to es-
tablish Catholic paper in Utah's capt.
tai would be considered sentimental
folly. but time has wrought many
changes in this fair state, and the hand
of God is visible everywhere. In proof,
Salt Lake has a Catholic newspaper,
more enterprising in its news service
and supplying more reading matter
than any other journal of its class in
the west In proof, also, that the Sc
lection of Salt Lake as the seat Of pub
LEGATION for an intermountain newspa-
per was a wise choice, the number and
character of its advertisements and the
patronage of Salt Lake merchants am
ply attest.
Right Rev. Bishop Seaman. in a re-
cent conversation with the writer, as
both stood near the site of the new
cathedral on Brigham street, said:
Little did l think five years ago that
splendid cathedral would be build
ing on this spot to take the place of
our little church, and now, along with
this grand place of Catholic worship,
we have one of the very best Catholic
papers in the country. Prayer has
brought this all about. God works Won
ders and surprises every day of our
lives"
Along with the cathedral, the Inter
mountain Catholic is to the good bishop
of Salt Lake as the apule of his eye.
He does all he can to promote its in
terests. His prayers are daily offered
for its success and circulation among
his flock. His published approval is
guarantee that nothing shall appear in
the columns of this paper contrary TO
faith and morals, and that everything
printed will fill the heart with devo-
ton and store the mind with knowl-
edge.
So with a fair field, the prayers of the
bishop and the encouragement of its
large constituency. the Intermountain
Catholic begins its third year with
greater vigor than ever before, renew
ing it's pledge as missionary Of truth
in the great basin of the Rocky noun
tai0a
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-05
Knights of Columbus.

BOUT TWO months ago The Inter
IL mountain Catholic, in an article
I = on the knights of Columbus
called attention to the order made by
Bishop Jansen, prohibiting the lorna
ton of councils of the order in his do
cese. At that time it was not known
to a certainty upon what grounds the
bishop of BellevilIe, ILL.,, based his OBJ
jections.
That matter is now settled. The rea-
sons he assigns for his action in this
respect are set forth in a pastoral ad-
dressed to the clergy of East st. Louis.
The bishop contends that there are
already enough Catholic societies, and
that the organization of others would
only tend to split the Catholic forces
still more and thereby weaken their
power. He asks the pastors to prevail
upon members of their parishes to alb
stain from joining.
Our Catholic exchanges point out
that much Indignation has been
aroused by the bishops attitude Some
of the best Catholic theolosians in the
United States have given their APP
prevail to the knights of Columbus
They also contend that the prohibition
of the bishop of Bellevilel is contrary
to Catholic practice and Catholic ordl-
nance, and not binding upon the faith
full. At the last plenary council held IN
baltimore the following declaration
was made: ITO forestall, moreover, a
variety and confusion of discipline
which is a source of scandal to the
faithful and an injury to ecclesiastical
authority when the spectacle OF the
same society condemned in one diocese
and tolerated and encouraged in an
other is presented to them, we are I'M
willing that any society be proclaimed
bv name until the bishop refer the
matter to a commission which we now
appoint for the judging of such cases
and which shall be composed OF all the
archbishops of the United States. II
thew are in disagreement, the matter
shall be carried to the Holy See for a
sure decision, and thus uniform dis
cipIine will be safeguarded in the
American church.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-05

date, E. P. Christy gave his first per-
Torrance. He was the first of the ne
gro MINISTRIES, and right away that
feature of amusement became the most
popular in the country. Operate COM
panies played to empty benches; the
clown no longer attracted interest in
the circus, for his jokes were fiat along
side the repartee of the end man at
the MINISTRIES. Dan Rice had to sur
render to the animal shows, as his
PantaIoons created no laugh so long
as Christy's Sambo cut a pigeon wing
in Cum Plung Gum"
Those were halcyon days for the first
Christy; and after he wrote and sang
Way Down Upon the Suwanee
River" Nellie Gray" and pixies
Land" he became more popular than
the president of the United States, be-
cause the school children were singing
his songs and the bands We're playing
his negro melodies. 1t seemed as II
next to the Mexican war, the biggest
thing IN the country was Christy's min
strels.
Christy died but others took his
place following identically the same
features of life on the southern plan
tation. Christy's brother, Hooley,
Campbell, Dan Bryant. Ben Cotton and
dozen others wore diamonds
and made more money than
they could spend. So did Jack Hav-
erly, before he squandered it in I'M
successful mining ventures. Then came
the civil war and the change of condl-
tons in the south. No longer was
Nellie Gray" a slave, nor Samoo a
funny coon. The negro forgot the pig
con wing when he got into politics and
other skullduggery. Negro minstrelsy
changed from the genuine plantation
show to one that was half black ana
half white, sort Of spectacular al
fair where the happy darky was con-
spicuous only by his absence.
And Jack Haverly was perhaps the
first to introduce this new form OF ne
gro minstrelsy, which bears no more
resemblance to the old feature than
THE Bohemian Girl bears to the irish
farce of Paddy Miles Boy" But
nothing else was left for Haverly'
nothing else is left for those who sue
coed him. Yet the passing away OF
lack Haverly creates void when we
reflect that he is the last of the Old
time MINISTRIES.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-05
President McKinley,s Estate.

The country has a proper concern in
the provision made for the comfort
able support of Mrs. Mckinley during
the remainder of her life. While she
mas no children to be provided for. she
is a suffering invalid recurring some
what costly attention, and the people
would he glad to have her made their
ward. The story that Mr.. McKinIev's
life was insured for over $500 600 was
an error. He was insured for 2. total
of $4,000 Of which $50, 900 was in the
New York Life Insurance COMPANY.
whose president. John A. Mccall was 4
special friend of Mr.. Mckinley. It will
he remembered that during his in-un-
Fency as Governor of Ohio Mr.. Nc
Kinley was nancially embarrassed
and lost nearly all his modest prope--
~. Congress. following precedent. viii
doubtless give Mrs MCKINLEY A pao-
sion Of $1,000 year. which. with the
income from the insurance money and
from Mr.. McKinley's estate. will. it is
said. insure her an income of perhaps
$4,000 a year. Her health is verv pre-
tarious. She is liable to attacks n
which she loees consciousness It has
been Hastily imagined by some that
she has reen kept much under the H.
fiuence Of oTlates. but DR. Rixey. who
viii rerain for some little time Longer
in care of her declares that this is nos
the case While she now bea.s I'D
fairly we'll and is taken out to drive.
her medical attendants feel that Ter
condition Is precarious and thar she
is still in danger of succumbing to the
strain upon her.-Independe
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-05

best three in five over the course off
Long Island sound, the cup won by the
America" over twenty-siX competi-
tors a half century ago. "emains our
trophy in spite of ali the money spent
by British peers and spoTtsmen to lift
it. Yet on ali sides there is genuine
admiration felt for Sir Thomas Upton.
the Scotch-Irish owner of Shamrock Il,
for the pluck he displayed in again con-
testing for the cup after his last de-
feat two years ago, and most lovers Of
sport would be glad to see his Shamrock
win at least one race in the series, to
take the edge off the bitterness of dis
appointment. However, the race is not
yet over.