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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
WINS BIG
VICTORY.

., The movement Of the local journey
men BARRIERS for the early closing of bar
Der shops is meeting with much public
favor. The workngmcn of this city are
especially favorable to it as they fully
realize that the BARRIERS working day is
at present entirely too long The bar
bcrs now work from a. III. to 8 p. nl.,
five days week and seventeen hours on
Il Saturday or from II. III. to midnight.
Then, too, he works a half day every
holiday. In the general movement for Il
shorter working day the barber seems to
have been overlooked
The idea is to close the shop at S
O'Clock every evening with the exception
of Saturday. a permanent organization
of the Jonrn.ymen BARRIERS Protective
League will be effected at Shields IL
brary Hall on Thursday evening. The
chief object of the organization is to
secure a shorter working day. Rules
formulated for the early closing OF the
shops will be submitted to the league on
Thursday evening for its approval.
Many enjoying BARRIERS have already
expressed their willingness to close their
shops at 8 O'Clock every evening for
the reason that the hour from to
o'clock each evening is generally dull
one.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
CAUSED A
SENSATION.

A. B. Common, every day tin'typc pho
tograpllcr, probably saved Walter For
rests life on Sunday night, when he was
attacked with hat pin by Jessie Spen-
Ger, Il coorcd damsel Of 1S years.
This fact developed at hearing given
the girl before Magistrate Sasse last
evening. Tie trouble had started at
Second and King streets. Forrest got on
II car there and Jessie accused him of
josting her. lie denied the allegation
and an alteration rns,led. As the quar-
rel progressed Jessie bccume very angry
and finally drew hat pin.
Forrest had tin-tpyc photograph in
his pocket and evcrytimc the pin was
jabbed at him it happened to strike the
tin-tpyr and the point failed TO pcne
trate his body.
There was quite crowd at the hear
ing and while it was in progress, Lewis
dunlap. one of the spectators. caused n
sensation by suddenly falling over on
the floor.
1t was found that he had been over.
come by heat. lie was carried outside
and placed on a step. He partly re-
covered and later was taken to his home
on East Seventh street near Lombard
in a car.
The hearing was proceeded with and
Jessie was fined SO and costs.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
WOMAN EXHAUSTED.
Applied to Chief of Police Massey for
Lodging.

AS Chief Of Police Massey was walk.
ing down Market street yesterday after.
noon he was accOsted by a woman in
front of the First Presbyterian Church.
who asked where she could 20 to get
lodging. The woman was almost ex.
hau>ted by the heat. Chief Massey
questioned her and she told him her
name was Elizabeth O'Bricn
She said she came from Germantown
to look for her brother, Walter O'Brien.
whom she thinks is living in this city,
She said she had been walking tho
streets all day and was very tired.
chief Massey directed her to the Young
WomAn's Christian Association where
sho secured lodging
The woman said her brother had work.
ed for Il barber at No. COS West Second
street and she heard he is now EN-.
poyrd by the Diamond State Steel
Company. She said she would be ex.
trrnicIy glad to locate him.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
Work on Seventh street Line.

The work of building Seventh street
line o. the Peoples railway is nearly
completed and US soon as the sl"cia!
work arrives for the King, Clayton aud
Hawlcy street intersections it will be-
put down and the line will be ready /,
operate. Manager Crook hopes to put
the line in regular operation next Mol.
day week, but may be able to do it be.
fore that time. For the present. the line
will run down Ilawlcy street to Sixth,
where it will connect with the Sixth street
line. The eastern connection will be
made on King street and the cars will
run cast on Sixth street and west on
Seventh. The work of building the King
street line will be pushed as rapidly a,
possible and the Orange stret line will
follow. For the present the tracks on
the latter street will extend from Sixth
to thirteenth.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
HOUSEWIVES NOW
UNDER UNION RULES

Chicago, July 29.-Ihcrc is woe in
store for Chicago houscholdrrs. The Ser
want Girls Union is fact, and will
do business under the name, Work
ing Women of America" A wage Schc-
dule and rules for miStrcsscs have been
promulgated. The union scale is: Cooks
and housckrcprrs, $5 TO 81 week gen.
cral and second girls, 81 to $5 IL week;
young and inexperienced girls, So to 81
per week.
Here is what the lady OF the house
must remember;
Rule I. Work shall not begin before
$50 IL n and shall cease when the even
lng's dishes are washed and put away.
Two hours each afternoon and the entire
evening, at least twice a week, shall be
allowed the domestic as her own
Rule 2. There shall be no opposition on
the part of the mistresscs to club life Oh
the part of the domestic. Entertainment
of friends in limited numbers shall not be
prohibited provided the domestic fur
nshes her own refreshments
Rule 3. Gentlemen friends shall not be
barred from the kitchen or back porch
Members of the family of the house slal!
not interrupt the conversation arising
during said visits.
Rule a. nomrstics shall be allowed
such hours off on Monday as will permit
them to visit the bargain counters of the
stores and enjoy on that day the same
privileges enjoyed by the mistress and
her daughters.
Rule S. All complaints shall be mad.
to the business agents of the union. The
question of wages shall he settled at time
Of employment and no reduction shall be
allowed
The union starts off with 1000 mem.
bcrs.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30

D. A. Hayes, president Of the Glass
Blowers Union, is chairman of the EN-
poyes' committee.
President Ralston said today that an
amicablc arrangement of the wage scale
for the coming blast is expected. al
though the blowers will probably ask
for 10 per cent. increase. This request
will be opposed by the manufacturers,
owing to the fact that the reduction of
15 per cent made in the blowers waG $
several years ago has been restored.
This mornings session was devoted
principally to the liptng of several
grades of bottles referred to the joint
conference ny the recent convention of
manufacturers and blowers.
The Canadian glass blowers are repre-
scntcd at the conference for the first
time in ten years.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
HOW SHAFFER LET
ARMY OF STRIKERS

New York, July 29.--It was the dignity
and nationality that he brought to the
conduct of the great strike that enabled
President Shalrcr to secure the settle
ment with the Morgan forces.
Pacific ending of the strike has been,
from the first, the chief point at which
he has aimed. His talk. whether to mass
meetings of workingnicn or in exposition
of his contention to newspaper writers
or to representatives of the trust against
which he was wasing war, has been
peace attained without violence.
This attitude has been one Of the
great clements Of strength. In recent
address to the men OF the National Tube
Works. at McKccSport, where the test
of strength was to have been made to-
day had il not been deferred by the con
vcntion made between the combatants On
Saturday, he reiterated his plan Of cam
paign in this wise.
A BLOODLESS VICTORY.
"Organizcd labor is bound to win, but
remember, men, Il pcaccablc and blood.
less victory is the best aud most honor
Nbt NISl'lN' tN'in' w" w wv NhlNiu
to abstain from using Intoxicating hey
erages to excess, to observe the law and
commit no acts of violence.
"'rhr mill officials. ii is said. have
made the statement that if they start the
mill they will have protection. They
may get out an injunction or bring sol
dicrs to your city but advise YOU all
4 1, n,,I a., =;
Il wish they would bring men from
Vandcrsrift and put them to work in the
Woods mill. would be one to keep
them there. We would soon make union
men out Of Them
To leader with such theory of pro-
ccdure, the points said to have been con
ccded by the Trust in settlement of the
strike have a value far greater than they
would have to man less temperate and
less patient in the waging of labor's bat
tie.
The privilege of continuing missionary
work among the non union employees of
the Trust. which, whether started in that
particular form or not. is what the Anal
gamated's president seems to have So
cured from Mr.. Morgan, thus becomes of
large worth.
MIR. James Il. Kecne expressed the gen.
eral recognition of this when he said in
his statement to the Journal yesterday:
"The men are not very fully organized,
but so far as they are. they have been
treated with. In the course Of a year or
SO, il the men in the non-union works
have Joined the union. they will be
treated with"
That Mr.. Shaffer has thus far been
able TO hold In check the enormous num-
ber Of resrntful and desperately earnest
men who constitute his army, and that
upon hearing Of the settlement they pro-
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
EAGLES CELEBRATED.
Wilmington Aerie Entertained
Many Guests Last Evening,
Edward Krause Gave a Supper as a
Testimonial Of Honor Con.
ferred on Him.

With an excellent program of enter.
tainmenl and fine supper the first an
nivcrsary of Wilmington Acrie, No.
bratcd last night in the lodge rooms in
the Masonic Temple. The affair was III
the nature of social session Of the
order and very enjoyable time WAS
spent.
About $50 persons were present includ-
ing number Of guests from other cities.
Among the guests were j. b. Schwatka,
sheriff Of Baltimore, grand worthy vice
president of the Grand .Arre; Senate"
Il. j. Monaghan, worthy president Of
| mladelpha Acric. No. AZ; DR.. OCon
ncr, worthy physician of the Phladrl
phia Acrie and John A. Fnncgan of
Washington. formerly Of this city, aud
Il member of the Wilmington Aeric
Forty members Of Chester Acrr, No.
159 also were present. They made the
trip to this city in a special ear.
Mr. Schwatka made a fine address.
giving brief history of the organiza-
ton and dwelling on the principles of
ln6 Orucr.
Vocal selections were given by Joseph
McCulln, John A. Finn"gan, Hamilton
Lloyd and others. John Conroy of Con
roy and Crecdon, gave an exhibition of
buck and wing dancing
A most enjoyable feature of the affar
was an elaborate supper which was pro-
vidcd by Grand Worthy Inside Sentinel
of the Grand Aeric Edward Krause.
Mr.. krausc was elected to the Once in
San Francisco, pNIny 1s, and gave the
supper as a testimonial of appreciation
of the honor conferred on him.
Wilmington Acric was organized On
afternoon. July %, 1900, with
forty-tivc members. There are now 21s
members in good standing. Twcnty-sx
left the aeric last MAY 10
organize the Chester Acric. They were
residents Of Chester but members of TN,
Wilmington organization,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
ONECEN,r
WILL NOT SIGN CHECK.
City Solicitor Reinhardts Advice IA
Mr.. Blaine.

President Blaine Of City Council IN
all probability will not sign the check
for the monthly salary of either Philip
l.. Garrett or Samuel 5. Adams, Jr,
as assistant city solicitor until the
question of who is the assistant is settled
in court. Following is the text of City
Solicitor Rcinhardt's letter to Mr.. Blaine,
who asked for an opinion regarding sign.
ing the check: 4,
You have asked ME for an opinion
as TO your signing a check to the ordee
of Samuel :, Adams. Jr, Esq, for one
months salary as assistant city solici.
tor. Il
"ln reply | would advise you not to
sign any checks to the order of either
Phillip l.. Garrett, or Samuel s. Adams,
Jr, both Of whom claim to be the as.
sistant city solicitor. until such times a,
tins matter shall have been decided by
the courts.
This course Of action would be in
accordance with the precedent set ~
the Council in the matter of salaries OF
hon. Philip q. Churrhman as municipal
judge. and Harry p. .Ioslyn. Esq, as city
clerk. neither of whom will receive any
salary unless decision in their favor
shall he obtained in the courts.
Every truly yours, ETC.,
David J. Reinhardt."
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30

claimed, without hating TO learn the
terms, that they would be satisfied with
whatever conditions Shaifer had made,
indicates the strength of his tenure, and
forctells that his fight is planned to
continue long after the present truce.
1t Is with this sort of long struggle in
view that he has effected an organization
of the men of sort such as has perhaps
not been known before in labor warfare.
"The Amalgamatcd Association, 10000
strong. scattered over all the States
wherever iron or steel industries arc
carried on. is constituted like military
organization. And from his modest Office
in the Bisscl Block, in pittsburs, he con-
trolls the movements of the vast force
as completely as any general does the
units Of his command. The slightest
move of the enemy anywhere along his
lines, by day Or night, is reported to
headquarters forthwith.
In the development of such Il machin-
cry as this it is the personal of Slatrer
that is paramount. These men are not
enlisted on basis of compensation, nor
solely for the immediate material benefits
which the leader may be able to wrcst
for them from the trust. They are blood
OF his blood.
He has lAbored with his hands at the
same toll they sweat under. He IS
graduate of the rolling mill. VINO has not
sought post t-graduate degrees as the scrv-
ant of the trust and the Opprtssor of his
kind. For his licutenants he has chosen
men like himself.
lie has risen out of the rolling mill. so
far as his head is concerned. hut his
heart is there yet. To the humblest hand
in the furnace of Western PENNSYLVANIA
he is still "Dorry' Slaffer lie read
books between heats in Zug's mill.
He got licensed as Il preacher and
wore himself out walking tlIirty-fyc
miles every week over the iron noun
tains to preach to hard handed men
whose needs he knew.
Twice he left the quiet of the pulpit
to get back into the calnor of the mills.
but he took with him into labor's war the
spirit Of the religion he preached.
This mission outlined itself to him
clearly, and he couldn't get away from
it, ana three years ago he took the
position he now holds. lie is now serv-
ing the fourth term in it, hut he has
never ceased to be ''Dorry' Shaffer.
QUIET AND UNASSlTMING.
lilo speaks plainly, dresses plainly,
thinks highly and clearly. He is void of
pr"tenSe. lie carries with him the cour-
tcsy Of the cloth. His thought always
travels ahead Of his speech.
The labors of his life have told on him.
lie is just started in his fortirs, but his
face shows the hard marks of hard melt
tai work and stupcndous nervous strain.
lie is the embodiment of concentration.
Warner NJ. Leeds, one of tho trust
representatives, after a day of ncgoti1-
tion with Shaffcr a week ago, said:
THAT man will get whatever he sets his
heart on getting"
II may b" that the Judgment Of Mr..
Leeds is the best commentary on the
present situation.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
Addition to pOVerhouro

work on the addition to the power.
house of the Peoples Railway Com.
pahF at sixth street and Greenhll
avenue was begun yesterday. 1t is ia
be completed and in use within .tws
months Patrick Fahcy has the con.
tract for the new building, which will
cover an area G5X70 feet, which is abo,t
the size Of the present building. Tha
engines are to be Of 500 horse-pow r
earil ana tn" generators of 400 kilowats
each. The enlarged plant will give tho
company capacity for handling 200
ears.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
GLASS MANUFACTURERS
AND BLOWERS CONFER

Atlantic City. N. j., July 29.--The CON
ference between the Wage Committee Of
the National Green Glass Bottle Manu-.
facturers Association and the Green
Glass Bottlers' Union began here today
in Odd Fellows Hall. The sessions will
continue until the end Of the week. John
Ralston. president of the Manufacture
ers' Association and chairman of the
Wage Committee Of the organization, IL
the presiding officer Of tho conference,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
PARSONS MADE
NO PROMISES

Philadelphia, July 29.-President John
Il. Parsons, of the Union Traction Com.
pany, gave an audience to the committee
representing the Philadelphia EMPLOYEES
Association this morning.
While Mr.. Parsons refraincd from
making any promises beyond the assn, :
ance that the two-fold request for the ten
hour working day with pay of 20 cents
an hour would be submitted to the board
OF directors, the committee expressed
themselves as pleased with the outcome
of the conference
In addition to this. the committee was
told that the men would be notified of
the decision Of the directors.
President Parsons, when asked if thnrc
was any foundation for the assertion,
SAID that the company's employees were
mistaken in supposing that there coulJ
be any such haste. Mr. Parsons further
sad that the next regular meeting of IN.
board would he held some time in An
gust. but that the executive committee,
of tho board would meet some dov th,s
week. when h" thought, the requests of
the men would in all probability be CON
Sidrrrd and passed upon.
The reply Of the executive head of the
company was officially laid before tb.
central Board of the railway mems os.
SocIatIon early this morning, and will ho
by that body reported to the men os ,
body.
There is very general belief among
the employees that an immediate rrplv
to their demands is not to be had and
the belief that the decision will, bc !,
tho nature Of a refusal is i,,t os pon,r
ally entertained.
Several Of the leaders stated ot thc
close of the conference that the mon
were in no special hurry. and that con.
c'sslons, even If granted six months
from now, would be wholly satisractorv
IN the event of the Traction Cam
pany refusing shorter hours will, nm in
'r'aS" in pay. il is thought that Anal.
gamated organizers will make renewed
'hd'avors to get the railway men TO io;n
the National Association, or union of
street railway employees.
The claim Is made that fully onc.h,Ir
or 5000 of the mon employed by the
Union Traction Company, arc members
OF the Philadelphia Street Railway EN-.
ploycs' Association. hu, that any order
t" strike issued by another organization
would be ignored.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
Seven Properties Sold.

Seven properties of the estate of 3,
Frank Perkins were sold yesterday by
Attorneys j. Frank Ball and BENJAMIN
Nlclds for the heirs The sales were an
follows: oil Tatnall street. to B. Frank
Perkins. S5,12O; 700 kirkwood street, ta
Rossa Barsky, $780, house and lot, Lob.
dell street near Goodman, O. w. Ladd.
$tS5; GIL East Seventh street. o. w
Ladl, $3.50; G23 East Seventh street
Bridget McCullion, $3.50; stable and car.
rlas"ho''Sc. Pinkett's Court, 3. +. Per.
kins, SLIPS.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
NEW BRICK TRUST,

New York, July 29.-Brick manurac-
turcrs in New England have given op-
tions to promoters for the formation of
another brick trust. The new COM
hination will be known as the Interstate
Brick Company and will be formed on
the same plan as the New England Brick
Company. The capital stock of the
Interstate Company will be $5COO,OO0,
and in addition there will he an issue
of $!,250.0 first mortgage bonds. 1t will
include brick concerns in New York,
Rhode Island and Connecticut. Portions
of Massachusetts south of the district
occupied by the New England Brick
Company will also be i cludcd by til.
new company.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
WORKING DAY AND NIGHT,
Harlan & Hollipgsworth Company
Hire Fifty Machinists.

From now on the machine shop of the
Harlan n llollingSworth Company vii;
be run day and night Two shifts of
men will be employed. The new order
of things went into effect last night and
it meant employment for so additional
machnists. a full night shift may later
be put on which will give employment
probably to so more men.
The Harlan Il Hollingsworth Com
pany has Il big rush Of work on hand and
had to take this step to complete cou-
tracts on time.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
OiSInisscd the liharpe.

An interesting hearing took place las.
evening before Magistrate Pritchctt in
case in which Frederick Wagner, of
Penny Hill accused his daughter Edith,
VIII" IS between Is and 1G years of ag;,
of leading an idle life. He desired that
she be taken away from her mother who
lives across tho road from where he
boards and he placed in some insti,1-
ton. After hearing tn" testimony of a
number Of ncighbors Magistrate pritrh-
EFT dismissed the charge against th,
pirl
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
Leaped Into Bay After Pocketbook

Timothy Burns, "A photographer, whose
home is in pitt>burg. but who at pres
rnt is residing in Wilmington, leaned
from the steamer Thomas Clyde into
the Delaware Bay Sunday and saved A
girls pockcthook containing money and
rings. The steamer was lying at the
pier at Woodland Beach, when he
dropped the young woman'S pockctbook
into the brine. Without hesitation Burns
thrrw off his coat aud lcapcd into th,
bay. lie caught the pockethook before
it sank and was rescued himself by the
crew. who threw him rope.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
. NERIKERS REMAIN EIRM.

There was no change yesterday in the
situation at the plant of the J. Morton
Poole Company. The strikers continue
to remain firm. They will on Wednesday
receive increased pay from the machin.
lists union. The single men will rc-
ccive $5 instead of 81 a week and the
married men s. instead of Sc. All but
about twenty Of the strikers have Sc
cured work and they are required for
picket duty.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
Visitor From EnuI,,1

Mrs. Mary Evans of England is IN.
guest OF Mr, and Mrs. John Brown ON
west Eighth street. She is the moth ~
of Mrs. Brown and is so years old She
"llI celebrate his birthday on August II.
Among the guests will be Adam Dub,I
the blind musician of PhiIudolphio
Mrs. Evans will return to ENGLAND Il,
September accompanied hy Mr. Brown,
daughter.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
Magistrate Bradley's Court.

In Magistrate Bradcy's court last
night Ellen Chapman was charged with
abuse and breach of the peace and
AIonz" King was charged with larceny.
Both were dismissed.
In the ease Of Charles Werner VIII,
was charged with non-support, there was
such an array of witnesses that it oc.
curicd over an hours time to hear them.
hrl the magistrate grasped the situation
III acted the part of peace maker.
me case was settled by Charles and hi,
wife making up and going home together.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-30
SUCCESSFUL COMMITTEE.

Arthur Jennings was one of the three
members Of the shop committee of the
Harlan 4 liolingSworth Company
which so successfully conducted the ma
chnislS' strike at that plant The other
members were Colonel William II, Blake
and James A. Campbell
Mr.. Jennings did most of the clerical
work of the committee. He kept the lis,
of the names Of the men and the nay.
rolls. He appointed the pckcts. Thru,
were six men on each turn and thrue
were four turns each day. There were
at first 1870 names on the rolls Mr.. Jrn.
nings did his portion of the work of the
committee in most able and conscicn
tious manner and assisted most mater
tally in achieving the victory won hy
tho strikers.
Mr.. Jennings, like the other members
of the shop committee Of the Harlan a.
HolIingsworth Company, is a man of
more than average intelligence and n
credit to his chosen trade.
He was born in this city % years ago
and has good education. lie attended
the Wilmington High School and st.
Mary> College at Emmitsburg. Md
He learned his trade with the Harlan &
'oIi.ngsworth Company.
He spent three years working In Phiia-
delphia, part Of which time he was ON
ployed at Cramps, Upon his return h,
went to work at the Pullman car shops
and later went back to the Harlan a.
llollingsworth Company, where he has
been employed ever since.
Mr.. Jennings is firm believer in or
ganlzed labor and became a member Of
Wilmington Lodge, No. 1874 of the In.
ternational Association Of Machinists,
three years ago, He is now serving
his second term as financial secretary.
He resides at No. 6O9 Spruce street and
has a host of friends.