The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-27

CCuuuSt uuOSSoulu4 q PV'ISS VuSSI
against his superior officer Chief
Eugene Massey. DR.. Harris was
the only witness asainst Captain
Black and lie told Chief Massey
what the Captain said about him.
In the latter part OF September, DR..
Harris sent tor Captain Black to
come TO his office. as he wanted 10
see him When tn: Captain called.
the doctor unfolded 2 plan whereby
the Captain was 20 be given the po-
sltion OF assistant warden at the
Workhousc. which would pay the
same salary he was receiving.
The Captain accepted the position
and sent in his resignation from The
police force. Before it was acted
upon. the Captain withdrew it and
gave up the position at the Work.
house. Dr.. Harris, from some
cause or other. which he attributed
purely to irieudsh p Tor the Captain
lodged the complaint made against
him by the Ch!ct.
The offensive epithets said to be
used by Captain Black were "A
damn thief and "a son Of a ----.'
The Captain admitted making the
first remark, but he denied making
the second. and Dr. Harris insisted
that he did.
1t seems strange that th:y should
make such persistent efforts to get
Captain Black off the force. The
Police Commissioners cleared the
! room after the interested parties
were heard. and deliberated on the
punishment. There promises 10 be
| quite an upheavai in police circles.
! and the sooner it is over. the better
| for all concerned.
A STRIKE for Increased wages Of
all switchmen belonging to the
Switchmen S Union OF North Amer
lea in the Plttsburg district, was
inaEgurated Yesterday morning.
| The strike effects every road enter
ing Pittsburs except the Pittsblrg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago and St.
Louis and all private Individuals
and corporations. In their demand
the switchmcn asked Tor the enforce
ment of the standard scale OF wages
This calls for cents an hour Tor
day foremen and co9dnctors. the
night men to receive cents more
per hour. their work being more
difficult and dangerous. The day
helpers will receive > cents an
hour and the night men y cents an
hour. Following the big steel
strike so closely. the present trou.
bic is likely TO Interfere materially
with shipments. There has not
Ceen time in the history ot the
city when traffic il and out oi Pitts
burg. was so heavy. The yards
are badly crowded now. The
strike shows good times are with
us, as strikes only occur in good
times. There is no use in strIh ing
when every body Is out OF work.
| Ir IS wonderful how some men
can lie and at the same time per.
suade themselves that they arc
telling the truth. Then there arc
others who could not tell TIE truth
i! they tried. They don't intend
to lie. but It comes more natural
.han the truth. Then the green
eyed monster jealousy is the cause
OF much wran.liug and often com
pIetely upsets all dis cipllne in any
body oi men. Man is nothing bu
a grown boy with all his good ant
bad traits and often the bad out
runs the good.
There are now on tie pension
ro.is the names nf 9lI,755 persons
who claim the bounty ot Uncle Sam
every three months. This is ;
mach larger number than thos'
who fought in The Civil War. Th'
question haa been asked when will
the pension roll be completed; whel
will all those who are seeking TO
pension. receive one. When tina
time arrives, the pension attorney
Will have TO &" at something else t.
make Il living.