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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-09
An Excellent COMPUTATION.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy.
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co, illustrate
the value Of obtaining the LIQUID laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants, by method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get it's beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N. z.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price SOC. per bottle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-09
ArtiIlerymen Act.

The insular police, who have no juris-
diction in the city except in case of
emergency, and the mayor and governor
were not called upon until o'clock. At
that time the artillerymen previously
referred to took the initiative without
orders and dispersed the gathering. In
the meantime the police had fired about
100 shots in the air.
Several other Americans besides the
superintendent were stoned from roofs
and balconies.
At o'lock last night this city pre-.
sented its usual tranquil appearance.
Up to the hour Of filing this dispatch
today, there has been no further demon
StratiOD
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-09
OVER R-scHUMPERT SHOE CO,

over sCHUMPERT SHOE co..
made to
1~o--thousand of the latestdesgns Ieec nom.
"uolothes cleaned, a mostm madeynew
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-09

The above are only a few brands Of the
many we carry in stock. Send for catalogue.
All other goods by the gallon, such as Corn
Whiskey, Peach and Apple Brandtes, etc.,
sold equally as low, from sl25 gallon ups
wards.
We make a speciality of the jug trade and
all orders by mail or telegraph viii have our
prompt attention. Special inducements of
Tered
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-03-09
A Trivial Incident.

The excitement originated in trivial
school incident involving Superintend-
ent Armstrong and illustrating the ex-
citable nature of the Porto Ricans. The
superintendent reprimanded a girl, ~
years of age, for disobedience and forcl-
bly, but harmlessly marched her to the
front from the fear of the schoolroom.
Her dress caught in desk and was
torn, and the girl reported to her moth
er that she had been knocked down and
abused.
This excited the girls mother, and
sensational stories were circulated, with
the result that when the schoolchildren
were dismissed number of boys gath
cred together and paraded the streets.
They were joined lsy many loafers and
fullgrOWn men, and it became necessary
for the police to escort Superindent Arm
strong from the schoolhouse to his home.
stoned by the Mob.
The superintendent and policemen
were stoned as they passed through the
streets, and as the crowd constantly in
creased in size the Americans sought
refuge in the Intendencia building. A
number of persons in the crowd sue
ceeded in entering the building, but
WC4O OJCCICO Ny Gil p1Oy SS anu ObIl6IS
At o'clock affairs had assumed such
a threatening aspect that Governor
Allen ordered the mayor to disperse the
mob, notifying him that he should ask
for government assistance if he was in
need of it. The mayor, however, paid
no attention to the governor s notifca-
tion, although the city police were pow.
erless, not being in any way threatened
by the rioters, as they did not attempt
to disperse.
At $50 p. m. the offices were closed,
and Martin O. Brumbaugh, the commits
sioner of education of Porto Rico, asked
for police protection for his office and
hotel.
A treasury clerk, who was one of the
men who elected the rioters from the
Intendencia, was attacked, stoned and
disarmed by mob.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
FIRMS MUST FURNISH SEATS.
Police to Enforce the Law Covering
Rests for Employees.

The attention of Major Sylvester has
been called to the fact that there are
many employers Of female labor in the
city who in violatiO.. Of the law We're re
curing their employees to work from eight
to ten hours a day without providing
seats for them or furnishing them with
any means OF rest in their Unoccupied
hours. Major Sylvester is confident that
the matter is an oversight on the part Of
the merchants and others who are involv-
ed and after an Investigation OF the case
has determined to call the attention Of
the employers to the Law. To each of the
persons involved he viii call attention to
the act Of Congress which was approved
Narc-l ? 1885, and which says
That ali persons who employ females
in stores. shops. Offices. or manufactures
as clerks assistants. operatives. or help
ers in any business, trade. OF occupation
carried on or operated by them in the
District Of Columbia. shall be required to
procure and provide proper and suitable
seats FOR all such females and shall per
nit the use Of such seats, rests, or stools.
as may be necessary. and shan not make
any rules, regulations, or orders prevent
ing the use Of such stools or seats when
any such female employees are not ac-
lively employed in their work in such
business OF employment"
The second section Of the act stipuIates
that failure to be governed by the provi-
sI0ns Of the act shall constitute a misde-
Insauor and that on conviction in any
court Of competent jurisdiction the offend
IT shall be subject to a fine not to exceed
50. with costs, in the discretion Of the
CouTT
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OUTLETS FOR ALABAMA COAL.
To supply the Mexican Central
From RInctor Mines

rom btSCIoB bfEe-S
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July S0-Much
interest has been aroused in Alabama
coal circles By the announcement that
". J. Kelly. President Of the Warrior
Coal Company, Of Tfdewater. Tuscaloosa
county, Ala, and the Elder-Dempster
steamship Company and 3. .. Wood. Of
New Orleans, have made an arrange
ment by which 100000 tons Of Tuscaloosa
coal viii be shipped to New Orleans by
an all-water route, beginning November L
The route was made possible by the re-
cent completion OF the Lake Bofgue Ca
nal, which gives an inlet from the Mis-
sissippi Sound to the Mississippi River at
New Orleans.
The route viii be down the =, ;3rrior and
Alabama rivers to the Gulf, icence by
the Mississippi Sound and the Lake
Borgne Canal. The Alabama company
agrees TO deliver the coal at 81 a ton. A
minimum OF seven feet OF water exists
from the mines to New Orleans. If the
protest carries through successfully it
VIII greatly enhance Aiabama-s export
coal business
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
! Company IS shipping 2D9, 600 tons Of COAL
from its BIocton mines 20 the Mexican
Central Railway. Four teamships arc
now in the port OF Pensacola loading the
coal The coal gees 70 Pensacola by rail-
and thence to Tampico by vessel. char
tered by the Mexican Central Deliver
les VIII be made this summer and fail
The present shipment aggregates =. go
tons The order Is the largest single ex-
port order ever secured Jy an american
firm and was secured over competing
Pennsylvania and West Virginia firms.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
A STRIKE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Thousands of Dock Laborc-s Leave
Their Places

SAN FRANCISCO. July ga general
strike of dock IaboTers was ordered late
last night by the City Front Federation
and as a result It is estimated that from
%. 09G to q, coo men are out this morning
AH work at the docks in this city, Oak
land, Mission Rock, and Porto Costa is
at a standstiII and the shipping trade is
paralyzed.
The resolution to strike was adopted at
the meeting of the Federation last night
It received a unanimous vote The fol-
lowing unions were represented at the
meeting:
Sailors Union Of the Pacific. four local
unions of Iongshoremen, marine fremen,
teamsters. ship and steamboat joiuers.
por:ers, packers, warehOUsemen- ship
clerks, piIedrivers and bridge builders
hosting engineers, steam and bot water
filters, and coal teamsters. The Sand
Transfers Union and the Oakland Team
sters .-nion also ordered u strike
The =7e>1eratioG has issued a statement
in which it reviews the situation and says
that the strike was not ordered until all
honorab bic means of efecting a settlement
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HOPE TO END The STRIKE.
The CnhiII Compnn9 Considering De-
mandS of Its Employees

1t Is expected that the difficulties be
tween the Cahiu Writing Machine Com
pany and the machiuists in its employ
who quit work yesterday viii be settled
this afternoon. The nacbinists are hold
ing out for concessions on several points.
the principal of which is the recognition
os their union.
a meeting of the beard of directors of
the company was held yesterday and a
representative Of the machinists was
present The wishes of the employees
were presented and discussed at great
length The meeting began at , o clock
and did not close until after J. At that
time no agreement had been reached, and
it was decided to adjourn until o'clock
this afternoon
In the meantime operations in the fac
tory of the firm are suspended, and about
forty men are out of work The fact
that the matter has not been brought into
general publicity and was not discussed
at the regular meeting Of the Central La
Dor UnioE last night is evidence that the
machinists expect to achieve an amiCable
settlement.
The trouble had its origin when the
great machinists strike was declared on
May % The CahiH employees struck for
tiLt iiit-Ltbtf-uGE scale WIN Ten uoAIS
pay After being out for some little time
this part Of their demands was acceded
to, but no provision was made for
the rec snir5nn of the union or for sew
eTaI minor matters The machiuists re
turned to work at the time. The approach
of the meeting Of the board OF directors
gave an opportunity to pros the other
demands and the present strike resulted
Yesterday morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
4 ytrninia Oil Company.

RICHMOND, Va, July ga charter
vas granted in the Circuit Court yester-
day TO the Old Dominion Oil Company.
which has secured oil IandsTn Wise coun-
ty and elsewhere in the State and pro-
poses to develop and thoroughly prospect
for oil in several parts of the State The
capitaI is to be not less than 5lO0.cG0 in
10 shares. The central Office IS to be in
Richmond The following are the officers.
r. Nj. Pickering, president; NJ p Benson,
secretary: Jacob Nine. treasurer The
above and Win Israel and George Men
ger directors
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
THE TILE WORKERS STRIKE.
Possibility of Action by the Central
Labor Union.

There were no developments today in
the strike of tile layers and helpers en-
ployed by Barber s, Ross. The men who
quit work yesterday are still idle and
there is little prospect Of immediate set
Element i meeting IS soon to be held OF
the Mosaic and Encaustic Tile Layers
and Helpers Union. at which the STRIKE
ers. all of whom are non-union men, VIII
be taken into the union II at that time
no settlement Is effected the matter will
be placed before the Central Labor Union
Notice was given by the Tile Layers
Union last night at the regular meeting
of the central body that inasmuch as the
non-union men were striking for union
wages they would support the strike. The
union scale is 81 per day while Barber &
Ross have been paying their workmen
but 30 per day.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
THE TRANSFER OF CLAIMS.
How the LAW Concerning the Indian
Land Lottery May BE Avoided

From Information received at the In
terror Department today it is not iGnprob-
able that many OF the fortunate appli-
cants for homesteads in the Kiowa and
Wichita Reservation may dispose of their
claim at fancy prices. Those who drew
a ticket emitting them 10 make an entry
cannot pass title to the land for the Tea-
son that they cannot receive title from
the Governm ent until they have complied
with the Homestead laws.
However, the men or women who de-
sire to dispose Of their claim can easily
do so without violating any law. After
an entry has been made the man or wom-
an, If so disposed. can reIinquish the en-
try and then the land thus reIinquished
is OPENED TO settlement and the first per
son who settles on the land and complies
with the Homestead law viii secure a val
10 claim There is nothing in the law to
prevent the original claimant from re-
lnquishing his or her claim, and, as
much of the land on the reservation is
very valuable there will be no occasion
for surprise if a number of those who arc
among the first to secure hOmesteads lat
er on reliquish their claims
The Government, it is said, would net
sanction any collision IN this matter. The
work of drawing tickets Is progressing
smoothly and everyone seems TO be en-
tireIy Sd tiSned-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
TO PROTECT PATENTEEs.
Fraud Orders Issued Against e f.
Rarritt. OF Boston.

Fraud orders were issued by the Post
Office Department this morning against
z, F. Barrftt. No. Water Street. Boston
Mass. The scheme Of this concern, it is
alleged. consisted in representing to
patentees that purchaser has been
found for their patent at a large price
usually $1,000 and that the prospective
purchaser desires TO examine claims and
title One dollar and seventy-fve cents.
It is said. is usually solicited for
procuring a certified copy of the claims
and IN abstract Of title. After this money
Is sent by the patentee nothing further
is heard from Barritt unless II IS a SINH
lar representation that the right to use
the patent in Canada has also been sold
and to remit g for a declaration and Ger
tiacatc 10 be sent to the prospective pur-
chaser
The evidence in the case was to the eff
feet that Barritt did not deal in patents
at ALL but simply made false and fraudu-
lent representations to obtain remittances
of $L75 and s..
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
DIED.

STAPLES-Dcparted this life Tuesday July %
1901 at $50 j. n. FRANK ALTON STAPLES.
beloved infant % Annie r. and Fsu1tleroy 81
Staples, aged I@ months and 9 d9.-s
Dear. treasured playJhFnGs thrown away;
White al the door with longing eyes
He watched for papa every day
Heaven r4taineth now our treasure,
Earth the lonely csslet keeps
And the SyHbeaus love 10 Enger
Where our angel darling sleeps
BY MANA AND PAPA
Notice OF funeral hereafter cI
ROWZEE-Ou Monday July p 1901. At > D n
LEWIS FREDERICK, infant son Of Robert G. and
Emma NJ Rowzee, nee RepettI- aged i've months
and nine days.
Funeral from residence OF SefCt. Robert Mont
somerv. OF Street southeast, Wednesday NOM
ing. July 81. at 10 a n
CASTNACK-On sunday. July ., 1901 at I1:59
O'Clock p m, LOTTIE, wife Of Alfred CAM
mack
Funeral from her late residence, I2I0 Street
Wednesday. July 81 at 10 O'Clock i n ReIa-
tives and friends respectfully invited TO attend
luterment private
ROACH-At the residence of Eer son. Thomas
T. Roach. AZ street northwest, sunday. July
3 At 8 p. m, ELLEN. widow OF the late Thomas
Roach in the Hinety-tirst year Of her age
Funeral from Bamline VI. E Church, Tuesday
July 20, at p m Baltimore " Wilmington and
Philadelphia papers please copy.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, COMMISSIONERS OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington july u
lgOI--SEALED PROPOSALS endorsed Proposals.
for school Books VIII be received at this Office
until > O'CLOCK 2 NJ, TUESDAY AUGUST s
1901, to furnish Tor the fiscal year 1862 pIb!ic
school text books with and without exchange Is
provided IN the District OF Columbia apDrGpria-
ton law approved March I, 1901 Biauk forms OF
proposals and specifications VIII he promptly fur
nished by the Property Clerk Of said District upon
Avenue northwest, Washington D. c By order
OF the Board Of Commissioners WILLIAM TN
DALI, Secretary.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
SUES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES.
Mrs. Murfo-d Claims Damages From
n street Railway Company.

Tonia p Munford today filed suit in the
Supreme Court Of the District OF Column
bia against the Columbia Railway Com
pany- claiming damages in TIE sum of
$. 90 for injuries alleged to have been re-
ccIved On September Il, 1900 while board
ing d car Of this company at me conner
OF First and II Street northwest.
The complainant alleges tha- tie car
was started before she had succeeded in
getting aboard, and that IL Consequence
she was thrown to the ground, Sustaining
L--lLLrl.s 70 The BOX hLDs. and Legs.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
THE Big CLOCK IN MOTION.
Giant Hands Indicate the Time
From the POstoffiCe Tower.
satisfaction Among People OF All
Classes Because of the Change and
improvements Made to the Huge
Timepicce 4 Public Beneft.

improvements Mad.s to the Huge
TimepTcce a Public Beneft.
The big clock in the big Postofice
Building is again in operation and all
Washington IS in a mood for rejoicing
No trouble is now experienced telling the
time of the day when one Is within the
range of vision Of the broad diaI-a very
different condition of affairs from that
which has prevailed heretofore since the
completion of the great stone building.
The light-coIored, narr3w-framed hands
Of the clock have been supplanted by
broad. black indicators. so prominent and
so plainly pointing out the hour of the
day or night that he who runs. may
read" even at a glance.
Persons passing along Pennsylvania
Avenue when in the neighhorhood of the
PostofiCe Building had become so aCcus-
toned to look mp at the clock tower and
cndeavor to decipheT the time of the
day or night. as the case might have
BEEN that they We're disappointed to
find one fine day that nothing was left
of the exterior part of the clock but the
dial. The pointers had been tSken down
because they were not Of service 1t was
with great difficulty that one looking at
the dial within close range could exactly
locate the hands. because there appear
co to be very little difference between
the appearance OF the hands and the
lines which divided the dial into fields
1t was even more difficult At night 10 tell
the time by reason Of the fact that the
dial was Illuminated. bringing cut more
conspicuously the dividing lines of the
dial
The hands which have been put in place
OF the old ones saw service for the first
time today and they constituted q relief
to thousands of persons who were accus-
toned TO consult the big clock when on
their way TO work or returning from
same. Business men, pedestrians, and
everybody had so often referred to the
biz clock recently only to be disappointed,
that when it indicated the right time Of
the day again this morning, hundreds
stood still in the sCorchinE heat and
/ looked at the improvement with an air
! of evident satisfaction depicted on their
! faces
/ Two minutes after y O'Clock noon Jnlg
Z II the old hauas went out Of service. ana
/ il was discovered at the same time that
/ the clock had stopped Extensive repairs
( were at once ordered. and new hands
( which could be seen at distances to better
/ advantage were ordered to be put on the
I and are q foot in width whereas the Old
! ones were only three inches wide The
/ new minute hand Is nearly seven feet
long. The CONFERENCE.-The, which were
! often confused after dark with The hands
have been placed back Of the dial
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
STOCK MARKET IRREGULAR.
Opening Dealings Dull and Mean
ingless for the Most Part.
Slight Declines in SteeIS and in the
GrnnEers-The street Uneasy Over
the Possibility That Strike Settle
nient Negotiations May Fail.

NEW YORK, July 2o--Hothing caIcu-
lated to excite activity on either side Of
the market was contained IN this morn
inE.s general news, and the Stock Mar
ket in the early dealings was extremely
dull and irregular Slight declines how
ever, predOminaJed in the early trading
and there seemed to be some slight feel
ing Of Uneasiness lest the negotiations
opened with a view Of bringing the strike
in the steel trade TO q termination should
prove aboTtIve.
This mornings intelligence respecting
the agricultural situation was again en-
c0uraginE. but received scant attention
of prices for American stocks. although
some issues there Were strong. notably
St. Paul and Union Pacific Both stocks
opened in t,e local market above parity
with last nights final figures, but subse-
quently became rpactiOuary. The steel
issues. while actively dealt in, suffered
SomeW hat from the noted uueaSineSS re
speeding the definite settlement of the Ia
Dor troubles. There We're moderate Lon
don orders for American stocks
Ehs active features Of the opening were
the AtChis0n issues, Southern Pacific, the
Erie shares. and SOUt heTn Railway.
Among the specialties there were moder-
ate dealings in Pacific Mall and Amalga-
mated Copper, and little or nothing was
done in the Industrial quarter apart from
the United States Steel issues. The local
traction stocks also were quite neglected
a somewhat SteadieT tone was apparent
ssster the carly lrregIlarItF. but the trad
ing continued in meagre volume
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
TO Identify IA Murderer.

BALTIMORE. JuIy S0.-Detective Bren-
nan left for Ottawa, Canada, last night
to see if the Greek arrested and held
there on suspicion is George Hangakos
who is wanted here on the charge Of hav-
ing murdered Philip Pappadakos, q fell
Iovv-couutryman. in this city May 20 last
4 brother of the murdered man went
with Mr. Brennan to make sure of the
Identification Captain Humphrey thinks
the right man has been arrested. al
though mis- Identification must be gully
established before requisitiOn papers for
him will be h0nored. The man gave the
name of LADIES'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
THE DOUGLASS TWINS.
Children 10 Stay Temporarily With
Their Grandmother and Aunt.

Justice Bradley decided this morning
that EiTgie Lee Douglass and Grace Kim
bah Douglass. who are twins. must re
main in the custody Of the grandmother
and aunt. untu the case comes up for
nnaI decision The attorneys for the res
pondeEts yesterday noted an appeal and
gave bond, in the decision Of Justice
Bradley in the habeas corpus proceedings
Instituted by the mother Of the children,
Mrs. Minnie p. Bob. giving the children
20 her.
The case viii come up for final adjudi-
cation il the court 0f appeals in DcCem-
bcT or January next
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ON a SERIOUS CHARGE.
An ex-Cbief Justice Arrested in
MashEnEfon StaIe.

SEATTLE, Wash, July Son motion
of the prosecuting attorney Of Whatcom
county, ex-Chief Justice EInon Scott has
been arrested and brought before Judge
Netrer. Of the superior court, on a seri-
Gus charge. and required to give bail Of
& 90 or an ordinary bond OF $2,o09- The
complaint was fled last Thursday but the
news was withheld, the purpose being TO
protect the victim and her guardians.
Minnie Schaefer, the girl IN the case is
an orphan fifteen years old. living with
her stepfatheT who conducts a grocery
store The guardian Of the girl first be-
came suspicious July 4. but owing to the
high standing of Judge Scott he hesitat-
ed to accuse him. Finally the girl con-
I'd