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The sun., 1901-07-02
CURT vow WTTzLEBEN DEAD.
Was Prominent for Many Years In the Social
Life of New York.


Curt Won Wit,leben. the head OF J..
Taylor 4 Co. publishers Of 1ornen's fash
ion journals. died at his home In Harrison,
Westchester county. on Saturday Mr
Wtzleben was descended from an old family
Of nobility OF Saxony His father was che!
Of stan Of the King Of Saxony during the
Franco Prussian War Mr. Witzleben him
self also served In that war as Lieutenant,
and was injured at the battle OF Sedan
He was IS ysars old and was born In Dras-
den. Germany At tho ARE OF IL he entered
Rosseban College. and Ave years later went
10 Heidelberg University He slso studied
subsequently at the univeFsitiea OF Bonn
and Leipsic Twenty-Five years ago ne
renounced his llesiancs 70 Germany, and
coming to this country started In business
as A publisher of vomen's fashion papers
For many years Mr Witsieban WAS promi-
nant In the social lfs of this city
and entertained largely. Vie owned one ~
tine finest stabes In this part Of the
country and was frequent winner at
the annual horse shows In the Madison
square Garden. His kennels we're also
ses.ed. About fve years ago his health
began 70 fail and, retiring from business,
he closed up his New York house and went
10 live AZ Harrison. where he resided until
his death. which was caused by compoa-
tlon of Internal troubles. He leaves a
wi dow and two sons. aged respectively IL
M q 10 ynars.
The sun., 1901-07-02
FEWER MEN AT WORK ~ ROCHESTER,.
Idle strikers Are Drawing 81. 900 . Day
Prom Central Labor Union.

ROCHESTER,. n. Y. July The strikers
did not parade to-day. because Of the intense
heat They were sratified to hear that
fewer mon were at work on buildings than on
Saturday and say this is point In their favor
II was said by the contractors last Friday
that on Monday they could get all the men
they wanted. but to-day found them worse
on than last week Contributions are pouring
In from all the cities In the State
The laborers who would 20 to work because
they are in present need Of the money can
yet their regular days wages by calling at
the o'lce OF the Central Labor Union 40 they
can get as much by staying idle as they could
by working Even the most obtuse are
brought about by this argument II costs
nearly 81 900 dav 10 keep this up The men
ar. paid of AZ 10 o'clock in the morning and
3 o'clock In the afternoon. In order TO pre-
vent those who ar" working from imposing
on the union by getting their pay in both
places
The strikers now include 500 Germans
and $50 Italians There are only fifty Ameri-
cans IN the lot There will be a big parade
on the Fourth with three bands
The sun., 1901-07-02
CASH REGISTER Av "OPBN" SHOP.
Dennite Policy Of the Management Made known
NO Labor Determinations.

DAYTON Ohio July The metal polishers
and the brass moulders of the National Cash
Register are holding meetings tonight.
The proposition OF the company in regard
to the polishers and moulders has at last
been made known. While for some time
I has been freely rumored that the factory
would run as an open shop. this was not
confirmed until to-day. The moulding and
polishing departments will hereafter bs
run without regard to the unions and compe-
tent men viii be employed either union or
non-uni,n
A number of men have already been put
TO work in the polishing rooms and more
men will be employ ed tomorrow. The trouble
Of the machinists will probably be- adjusted 40
the men will return 10 work tomorrow morn
ing There is only one machinist employed
TO every hundred msn. Within a day or
two the shops here will be running full force.
The sun., 1901-07-02
Suicide LAID TO THE HEAT.
Trained Nurse Gets Into Cold Bath and In
hales Gas There.

james Skeily. 81 years old of 1872 West
Thirty-ffth street. killed himself last night
by inhalng sas. and his family say he ended
his life because Of the intense heat Skely
was a trained nurse and was seldom With
out employment He returned 20 his home
said that the heat had almost distracted
him.
4 guess III take a cold bath" said Skelly
and see II cant cool of
Mrs Skelly won't to do some marketing.
Skelly filed the bathtub with cold water
and before getting into the water be attached
q tub to u gus At In the bathroom Tho
tube was rather long and Skelly doubled IL
around his neck Than he turned on the
gas, laid down In the bsthtub and put the
end Of the tube IN his mouth
HIS wife returned at 5 o'clock and found
the bathroom locked Policeman Hunt broke
I'm the door. Skelly was dead
The sun., 1901-07-02
ns DEGREES ~ WARRINGTON.
The Mark Only Once Before Eauaiied or
Exceeded at the Capital.

WAsHrSGroN. July The Weather Bu-
reui thermometers to day registered a max
imum of iO3 degrees a record only ono"
before equaled or exc-eded in this city
that being 1903. the maximum reached on
July II. 1897
Starting with a minimum of ~ at clock
this morning. the mercury rose TO 10 Al noon
the century mark being reached at . clock
and tho maximum. io2, at O'Clock At
midnight " was registered. with relative
humidity Of N. There VAS scarcely any
bresze to temper the oppressive heat. and
~ any pro-trations Of men and horses re-
suited
Up TO midnight seven deaths from heat had
been reported --Iouis Ashton, colored
laborer. and John Farrell, white man sn-
plovnd a. rho city Gas Works Twenty
eight persons overcome by the heat were
cured for at tho hospitals The Weather
Bureau holds out no signs OF relief for At
,aast two DAYS
The sun., 1901-07-02

mills In which their unions have heretofore
existed, but not for other mills. No Ques-
ton OF amount Of wages Is involved.
A well-known officer Of the U united States
Steel Corporation made the ioiow,nS .Sa,S
the strike Of the Amalgamated Assocla.
ton OF Iron, Steel and Tin Workers az OF
very serious import. In the first place.
none OF the Carnegie companies nor the
Tube company il union and only about
half of the workmen In the sheet steei
plants belong to the union In TACT, about
60 per cent. Of the iron and steelworkers
of our corporation are non-unlon men
In the second place. the wage scale OF tle
tin plate workers has already been agreed
upon and those men will not strike. ihere-
fore, but a small percentage OF employees
il likely to go out at this juncture. July
has for number Of years been me tlnis
fixed by the iron and steel operators ana
workmen for the adjustment OF wage scales
and OF her matters between them.
1T has become almost customary IN
many mills for a shutdown at this period
10 take place while questions OF differences
were being arranged A year ago many Oh
the tin plate mills were closed down ahout
six weeks on this account Ihe worKneh
themselves have come to look upon TINS
period of the year as a good time ior
vacation after eleven months OF continl-
ous labor. The men realize that they are
now receiving the highest. or nearly the
highest. wages ever paid in their branch OF
work. They also realize that the wage,
scale formulated by the Amalgamated
Association has been accepted by the cor
poration. The only trouble IL over me
demand that non-union mills be treated
as il they were union mills.
This naturally the Steel Corporation
refuses. II il not believed that the ANAL
gamatcd Association seriously considers
that this demand on its part will be acceded
to. II Is altogether probable that the
association. after few weeks. will recede
from its position and the men will return
To work at the wages agreed upon. Az
any rate the strike will not seriously anect
the business Of the United States Steel
Corporation. 1t has men enough and
mills enough which II will be able to con-
tinue in operation to keep fairly well up
with its contracts
This is the season OF the year in the steel
trade when the making Of contracts for
steel products is at a minimum.
The sun., 1901-07-02
OVER 5000 SLEEP 0N THE BEACH.
Crowd at Coney Island Was Bigger Than Ever
Last Night.

On the beach at Coney Island last night
thousands OF persons were sleeping The
police said the number Of the sleepers was
twice a. great as on the night before due
no doubt. to the announcement In the morn
ing papers that the police would not inter
fere with them and would see that no one
else molested them.
They began to come down to sleep on the
sand early In the evening Thy came in
droves bringing shawls and wraps Some
Of them had also provided themselves with
oil cloth. and after scooping out hole In the
sand. they placed the oil cloth in II 10 keep
II dry. At II o'clock there were over fifteen
thousand persons asleep on the beach and
hundreds more were arriving
The sun., 1901-07-02
NEW YORKS MILK TOO WARN.
Also Contains More Germs Than II ought To
Steps Taken to Improve II.

Representatives Of the milk carrying do
partments Of several railroads which ,end
milk to ths city were called TO the Health
Department yesterday and conferred with
Assistant Sanitary Superintendent billing
ham a. to the best means for keeping cool
the milk carried here.
An examination OF samples Of milk carried
by the railroads has recently been made
by analysts Of the department. and II is said
that the number Of germs found in the samples
was much larger than II ought TO be. Tho
railroad men were Informed ~ tho result
of tho eNatnina ions and they consented 20
do all In thoir power 10 keep the milk cool
80 rs To prevent the increase Of germs IN II.
lis likely that now section viii soon he in
sorted In the sanitary Code by the Health
Board 70 cover the case In point and that by
this section milk lk-carrying railroads will ha
obliged to keep theIr milk colder than so
average tempsratire Of tho milk examined
by his subordlnates.
The sun., 1901-07-02
BOTH SIDES TIRED or STRIKE.
LIKELIHOOD That the Trouble with the Machin
t.ts viii he settled hi, Week.

Both the mschinists and the officers OF the
National Metal Trades Association were
agreed yesterday thnt this will be the critical
woek ia the machnists strike. Both sides
are tired OF the strike and the belief was ex-
pressed that \ compromise would be reached
before the end Of the week By which tho entire
trouble will be ended
The machinists IN tho New York district
reported yesterday that Ball 4 Wood Of
El'zabethport, y J. had granted the mems
demsnds and 100 strikers had gone back to
work Fifty men employed In the Scott
press works AZ Plauneld also gained their
demands As an Onart TO this came a report
that the men who struck in the Philadelphia
and Reading repair shops had decided to
return 10 work Internationally.
The sun., 1901-07-02
Eric Roilrrmnker,' strike settled.

SrsQUEHANNA. Pa Ilvi.-Ihe six months
strike Of the bOilermakers and their helper'
employed hv the Erie Railroad Company
In their locomotive shops AZ Sus9nehanna
Vornellsytllo and Maadvie IL ended Gh'
differences hctweeu IN" men and the com
pany have been adjusted satisfactorily a1i
The men will return to work on Monday neND
The sun., 1901-07-02
niinoi. Central to Absorb Minneapolis and
81. Louis railroad.

ST PAUL. Minn, July lit * announced
hsre by an official oil tho Minneapolis and
ST Louis Railroad that on July IS the road
will be absorbed by the Illinois Central.
through the purchase Of IN" stock on guar
antas Of per cent on the common stock
and per cent on the preferred stock Tn"
Minneapolis and ~ Louis road extends
we-l from ST Paul to Watertown y. and
from II Paul to Des Moines. Ia with branch
through southern Minnesota. II operates
e?s miles OF road and has stock outstanding Z
amounting 10 s6.Ooo0Oo Of common and
81 OO0. 900 Of preferred
The sun., 1901-07-02
rordham Celebrate, Elevated rrsin..

The Fordham extension Of tho Third
Avenue Elevated Railroad was opened for
traffic yesterday morning The first train
lett the city Hall station at II 10 o'clock and
reached Pelham avenue, the Fordhsm ier-
minal, at I2ls Only officials rode on this
train. The first train TO Leave Fordhnm
started Ht l2is The residents Of the dis
trict celebrated III" opening OF the extension
with display uf hrrwork,
The sun., 1901-07-02
Machinists' strike a Failure In scranton.

SCRANTON. Pa. July Apparently the
striking mschinists of this city have lost
their fight This evening those employed
at the Clir Works Of the Dickson MANI
featuring Conn any held q meeting and after
a protrsCtad discussion decided To return
TO work tomorrow morning az the old scale
Of wages The men wer" moved 10 do this
because a large humber OF the men wer"
returning to work ~ individuals
The sun., 1901-07-02
Heat Drove Him to suicide.

HrYuxoToN l. July Henry sohwier
u years old. vas found hanging this morning
In his bed room AZ the homo Of his son, John
u Schwirr, In Wall street Or sword was
called in and found that the mans neck was
broken ". had been dead for some time
MIR Schwier was greatly affected by the
heat and II il believed he worried himself
nto tempOra ~ insanity
The sun., 1901-07-02
BRITISH LOSING CEMENT TRADE.
We Are Using More Of the Home Made Article
and of German and Belgian Makes.
: pseiai CabIs Dsspaieh 10 THE sul

Spseta Cdbs Dsspdieh 10 The SUN
LONDON. July Mr.. Bell, British COM
mercal agent In the United States. in re-
porting on the cement industry there. says
he thinks British cement makers are not
paying sufficient attention thereto. Apart
from the increased employment Of home
made cement. which rose from i3? per cent,
to 1870 per cent. OF the total used In America
between 1891 ana isoo. German and Belgian
makes are supplantng the British. which
for the nine months ended In March 1901.
were only II per cent. Of the total imported.
Mr. Bell quotes an expert and importer as
saying that the decline in the imports Of
British cemcn Is owing to the better quality
Of the German article and the cheapness OF
the Belgian. while the British makers are
unwilling TO improve the quality of their
product.
The sun., 1901-07-02
Advance in Wages for subway Holsters.

Ths double drum holsters employed in
the Rapid Transit subway started In ye.ter-
day with new wage scale Of 81 so a dav. IN
accordance with the agreement entered
into with the Rapid Transit contractors
when the general strike on the subway was
settled Under this agreement the holsters
who had been receiving 81 90 a day, wore to
got s. Is day until July /, when they were
10 receive s. so
Tho grievances which have arisen since
the strike was settled will he discussed al a
meeting of the contractor, neNt week
The sun., 1901-07-02
HELP FOR HEAT.STRNKEN STEEDS.
shower Bath at Every Engine House. and
Didn't the Horses like u!

A. about all the ire engine and truck houses
in the city the hremen. In accordance with
Chief Crokers order few days axo. had
small hose attached TO the hydrants to wet
down the suffering horses that passed their
way on days of ordinary temperature
horses n n rule disllk" to have a stream Of
water played ou them and many will rear and
plunl" frantiCsly when It strikes their heads
But yesterday thsro wls no mistHking the
relief and r.frpshment the poor oyerheh ted
beasts derived from the shower bath. Indeed
II was one of the most cooling sights In town
for the men and women who watched tho
operation
The sun., 1901-07-02
Strike over In Brick Yards,

KISGsToN. y. Y, July The brick yards
north of this city embracing a dozen or more.
that were closed for week owing TO a strike
for an Increase in wages, started up TODAY
Each had a full working force Ths brluk
manm ~ cturers mAhr NJ COnce-,ion,
The sun., 1901-07-02
strike Ended at seneca Falls.
six weeks

SENECA FALLS July After six weeks
strike which has practically paralyzed all
business IN this village the Gould Mann
featuring shops. engine manufacturers,
opened this morning with full force The
men for three months will receive sixty hours
nav for week Of nfty-fve hours This
may be eXteneded on oct If conditions
warrant
The sun., 1901-07-02
Chinese Put In Charge.
Special Cabis Ds,pdteh 10 THR SUI

Np|eIN CU6ls DsspdffN 70 7 HK SNN
PEKiN. July The British handed over
the police control Of their section Of the city
TO tho Chinese to-day. They will, however.
exercise a general supervision and maintain
guards In the streets
The sun., 1901-07-02
George Iooml, sterling Married.

George oomis sterling of the Corpora
tion Counsel. o''icc and Mari" Louise Dovl..
daughter ot Mrs Catherine Ihrystal Doyle.
wore married Yesterday in ~ Stephens
catholic Church 10y ne liev Charles II Cotton.
wee Chancellor ~ the ArchdioCe,e. Mr.
sterling vns bachelor Of -. i a lala man
chss of "a and was born in lrumbull
Conn
The sun., 1901-07-02
wife Dead Of Heat; Husband Frustrated.

Mr.. Margaret Finn Of ~ Palisade avenue.
Jersey city. died lat night while sitting at
window IN her home. Her death was due
to tho heat one hour before Mrs Finn's
body was found her husband. John Finn,
n steVcdnrr, was overcome ~ PAlisade an
Newark avenues and fell on his head. cutting
h s scalp.
The sun., 1901-07-02
Died OF Heat on Board a Train.

M,rrooS. III. July Edward Walsh
President Of tho NrsSissippi Glass Company
of 81 Louis, died suddenly here at noon yes
terdav He was going to Hot Springs. Va
He was overcome by heat on the train, and
ton building he died
The sun., 1901-07-02
Heat Victim Run over by a Train. H..

SPRING CirY. Pa. July William Shake
spcare, a well-kDown resident OF this place.
took n walk beside the Pennsylvania Rail-
road track this mornins About 10 o clock
he got up and. owing to ths intense neat iell
over on the railroad track. minute later
a passenger train came along and killed him.
The sun., 1901-07-02
WIFE, Death Caused Him to Cut III, Throat.

DrNKIRK DEPOT. July Edward Brandt.
about 81 wears old. an employee of the Brook,
locomotive plant cut his throat to-nigh'
In ht Of d",pondsncv occasinned by III"
death ot his wife. which occurred month
ago and only four month, after marraz"
lie may recover.
The sun., 1901-07-02
Braid. Engiand's Golf Champion. Defeated by
Taylor.
.sp.eial Cael. ps,pa.th TO THE Sun.

LONDON. July THE golf match to-day
between TAYLOR and Braid at Black kheath re-
suited In Taylor defeating the champion by a
score OF 70 to l05
The sun., 1901-07-02
RUSSIAN DEAL WITH CHINA.
To Reuounce Monetary Claims In Return for
Concessions In Man churts.

'P"'''' C"os' D'sPossu W IT" N'N'''
LONDON. July The Berlin correspondent
OF the DaiIv Nsrs revives the old story Of a
separate Russo-C hinese agreement. accord
ing to the provisions OF which Russia re-
nounces all monetary claims against China
in return for political and commercial con-
cessions in Manchura The correspondent
declares that the agreement will be pub
lished shortly.
The sun., 1901-07-02
MachinIsts Giving In at waterbury.

WATRRBrRY Conn, July Many Of the
striking maohinists have returned to work
here within ehe last few DAYS Nearly a
dozen came back to-day. It is likely that
the strike viii end 5000
The sun., 1901-07-02
Dropped Dead In the street.

JAMEsrowS, n Y. July / j W Ipham.
prominent In local affairs, to-day dropped
dead on the street from sun-trOke The
mercury was at 9s in the shade
The sun., 1901-07-02
Six Deaths In Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. July Six deaths and hftesn
prostrations was the record of heat casualties
for baltimore to-day The temperature Tor
the day wa. a record-breaker Tor this time
OF the year. The Official record vas lo2 de-
The sun., 1901-07-02
SIX Deaths In Pittsburg.

PIITsBURo. July There were six deaths
from heat here to-day and forty prostra-
The sun., 1901-07-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RETIRED.
Hunker, Holman and Irwin Selected BY the
Navy Department.

wAsHINoroS. July THE Navy Depart
ment to-day decided to retire upon their own
applications under the personnel bill Lieu
tenant Commanders Jacob j Hunksr. George
+ " Holman and william NJ. Irwin. They
will be rstired ~ commanders.
The Board OF Admirsls, under the pro-
visions Of the personnel law. has selected
two lieutenants for retirement.
The sun., 1901-07-02

Personally conducted party. Finest Pullman cs ~.
All side trips and mehN Included ~ lpveSt rates. Ad
dres or call Re-, I, T.. Davis, sol Broadway, n. y.
The sun., 1901-07-02

PRoSTRArioNS.
pslfou, Montgomery 22i East Tventy.nfh street.
Hass Georg., lSs Market street Newark Bean, -
iIa Fast foriy-nin,h stree, Bismhrk - SO
linton street BROOKLYN. ByInea Ihomas 40 West
street, Brock, william. i67 Avenue b I'ry. Aphon-
sus. $50 Greenwich street BoehneT. ftedsncs Con.
land Avenue and iSsth street Boyle William. 3es
Fast Nlnety,hrd street: baiNon, Joseph. i's Mott
sust
ne Riving,on street, Carru,htIs. Edward II BE-
cstur street Brooklyn chino, Patrick, 10 West la3d
1s Ss M ~ ESsS Ssn HS%f nn s1 sSj fr1, rS
avenue; connolly, Edward, Gouverncur street
canoy.n. P. J., foreman q Hry in Mcdonnell murder
Conroy, Alsxsndrr ssS Eighth avenue CuIot-.
Edward. Montreal Canade CLARK Joseph, tis wes,
TNirty nrst street. cartwright Henry, aH7 Wss,
sia,y,siIth street; Conklin, Richsrd For,y-eigh,a
pay, Eugene, ai2 IVES, Forty fourth street
Avenue Davis Frederck i25 West Thiriy-nrst street
Dillon. Michael. :ot Esst n.t, SlyH,!a.,d street bon
ionohuc. Peter SO7 West FIny.Ssth street.
Engls, Nicholas. 800 West Iwrniy-Seyenih street:
Evans Robert. no address, overcome al Fifteenth
F1S FIorsnu. ann Jam" james io7 franklin street, Fr,, Don
s - Mssry s' rdS JscoS H = s;ns 20
Fshere' Daniel sos spring sir,s,, fc on stree, car
Freundie Gustave siS East Twelfth street.
Gallagher, Edward. lsi Eldrdge street; Gllmsritn.
oS PaG row: tiIordanI -, ESQ Mott street Gocph.
Tredtnck 7ie West street, Gran, SEBASTIAN, t55 west
hsr Harry, Overcome at i:7th street and Madison
avenue. unconscious. no address Guon: M"iy. NO
Is and isisth street, Gut, nsun, Go,sllsb. SO Fast
Twelfth s'rr-': Gaillione Michael, % hNng"n
Harris. John sS Grove street Harlnnd, John. u
RToome street: Hastings, Lizzie. ~ Clinton sire q
ss7 IVES, I.p,h street HSnse. 'F,sa.rrK T. ia"gsi
overcome 10 Criminal Court building. lI"Us', JACOB
Evening star., 1901-04-17

dozen are cheaper than meat is true in
one sense-not. Of. course, with reference
to the total amount of nutrients obtained
for the money expended, but because a
smaller amount of money is needed to
furnish the meal; that is to say, whereas
at least one and one-quarter pounds of
beefsteak. costing 25 cents, at 20 cents per
pound, would be necessary to serve five
adults. in many families five eggs, costing
10 cents, at 25 cents per dozen, would
serve the same number and probably sat
isfy them equally well. If the appetites of
the family are such as to demand two eggs
per person, doubling the cost, the cost is
still 20 per cent less than that of the steak.
Many persons eat more than two eggs
at meal. but the average number per
person, it is believed, does not generally
exceed two in most families, and hotel
chef is authority for the statement that
at least one-half the orders he receives
are for one egg. Frequently when omelets,
souff1es, creamed eggs and other similar
dishes are served in place of fried, poached
or boiled eggs or meat, less than one egg
per person is used.
Evening star., 1901-04-17
Marvels of the Wheel.
From Leslie's Weekly.

The history OF the bicycle reads Ike a
fairy tale. Ten thousand years hence the
plainest statement Of the facts of it's origin.
development. uses IT serves and the place It
occupies In our civilization will be regarded
by the scholars OF that time as we OF today
regard Plato's story Of Atlantis or the fable
of Deucalion. That men and women could
sit balanced on a wheel OF WIRE braced and
corded like spiders circular miracle which
1t fashions in the witching hours of night.
and on it sitting. outrun the horse outspeed
the dog and go flying down wooded lanes
with the flight OF a bird, will be reckoned
as a myth that haunts the imagination and
laughs at the guessing of the wise.
What, for improbability. can equal this
strange and weird creation Of mans inyen-
tiveness? Or what SO elusiyely mock
human belief when once II has passed into
oblivion and, losing all record as a fact
has become merely a vague tradition? And
il amid the ruins of some old library a frag-
ment of a manuscript should be discovered
which told how 1t was used by rich and
poor alike, how II was adopted into armies.
added to the splendor of great public
pageants. obliterated castles 80 that princes
and peasants rode side by side in public
parks. contributing to popular health and
happiness beyond any other single inyen-
ton of the world, what wonder and aston
ishment that old-time. long buried docu-
ment would cause among the then existing
peoples on the earth.