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The Washington times., 1901-08-06
AGAINST THE TRADES UNION.
House of Lords Sustains Judgment
In Enxor of II Rufchcr

LONDON. Aug. 5.-The House of Lords
gave Judgment through legal members
today in an important and long standing
trades union appeal. known as the Bel
last butcher case which raised the
question of the interference of a union
with employers.
The parties to the case were Quinn,
butchers assistant in Belfast. against
Leatham, a butcher of Lisburn. Leatham
had obtained damages against Quinn and
other members of the Belfast Journeyrnan
Butchers Association. on the ground that
they had maliciously and wrongfully pro-
cured certain butchers to cease trading
with him because he refused the request
of the trades union that he should dismiss
the non-union workmen in his employ
ment.
During the dispute Leatham offered to
pay the expenses of his non-union as
sistant for joining the union, but when
the union made 1t condition that the
latter should not be employed for year.
Leatham refused to comply.
The case was heard in Ireland, where
the first court held that the union officers
had wrongfully and maliciously induced
the customers OF Leatham to cease deal
ing with him and his servants to leave
Leatham f250 damages. The Court of
Appeals upheld this judgment. but made
the damages eco.
The House of Lords today finally sus-
tanned the Judgment, declaring that the
recent leading trades union appeal in the
case of Allen VS.. Flood was a case of
le egitimate competition in the labor mar
ket 1t was different in this case, where
the appellant and others acted by con-
spiracy, not for any purpose of advancing
their own interests as w0rlSnen, but for
the sole purpose of fnjuring the plaintiff
in his trade. %
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
RAN IN FRONT OF A CAR.
The Daughter of Ex-Governor Jones,
of Alabama, Killed.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 5.-The
residence of Ex-Governor Thomas e.
Jones fronts Adams Street and along Hull
Street. By the side runs the Cloverdale
electric car line As is his custom after
breakfast. the Governor was sitting On
his front porch, smoking, before going to
the Constitutional Convention, in which
he is delegate. on the porch with him
We're his daughter, Miss Caroline, a young
lady nearly of age, and his young son. a
mere lad, Tom Jones, jr. .'
The young woman had for a long time
bee2 afflicted with nervous trouble, which
took the form of sudden spells OF demen-
tia or an uncomfortable desire to run, she
required constant attention A car came
in sight, going down grade at full speed.
The young woman suddenly sprang out of
the gate, needless OF her fathers call to
stop. Her little brother followed. She
ran directly across the track, and her
father, leaning hclplessly on his crutches,
saw her strike the car He turned away
his eyes in time to avoid the cruel sight
as she was thrown violently down and en-
tangled in the wheels. She was dragged
nearly block and mangled in distress
ing way. Miss Jones was dead when the
horrited motorman, who lost control OF
the car for a moment, brought it to
stop.
Governor Jones acquits the conductor
and motormau of all blame and had them
released from CUSTODY as soon as he heard
of their arrest by the police. fhe scene
of the tragedy is within two blocks of
where car recently ran into fire en-
gine, killing one man and wounding two
others.
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
Welded IN BALTIMORE.
A Washington Couple Get Married
and Proceed to New York.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 5.-Charles j. Wade.
a clerk in the Pension Office at WASH
ington, and Miss Annie NJ. Brown, also
of that city, were married here today
under rather interesting circumstances
Late this afternoon Mr.. Wade with
the bride-elect and Mrs. Annie NJ. Brown.
the latter's aunt, walked into the Office
of William d. Gould, justice of the peace.
at u East Lexington Street. and said they
wanted to be married. Mr. Gould explain
ed that according to the laws of Mary
land he had no authority to perform the
ceremony. He volunteered, however, when
Mr.. Wade explained that it was no run
away match. to secure minister His
offices being accepted, Mr.. Gould started
on the hunt and after some time return
ed with the Rev. Benton Winstead, whom
he had met on the street.
The knot was soon tied and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade went to New York. where
they viii spend their honeymoon Tho
brides attendant during the ceremony
was Miss Lulu Jones. also of Washington.
The Rev. Mr.. Winstead is pastor of the
Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
of this city.
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
ADMIRAL SCHLEY'S WORDS.
What He Said When the Spanish h
Fleet Was Sighted.

ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. 5.-H. p. Wilson,
postmaster of Altoona, today made public
the following interview which he had with
Rear Admiral Schley on the Pennsylvania
Limited Express, shortly after the ad-
miral was relieved of his command of the
flying squadron and was on his way
West.
Mr.. Wilson gives the interview from
notes made Immediately after the oc-
currence. Being a friend of the admiral
since boyhood. he interrogated him short
ly after they met on the train as follows:
What were your first words when you
saw the Spanish ships leave Santiago
Harbor2'
The admiral replied: EITHER they will
go down or / do" The first thought that
came to my mind after the fight was a
little incident that occurred just as the
squadron was leaving Hampton Roads.
An old lady from near my nome came
aboard. Her son was among the crew.
i had known the family for years. She
came and asked me to take care of her
boy, and after l assured her l would see
to her son, she took my hand and kissed
it. saying: Admiral. wherever you go
the prayers of the American women will
go with you" This came first to my mind
after the victory, and 1 tell you believe
those prayers had much TO do with win
ming the fight. The praise for the victory
belongs to the men rather than to any
officer"
Just before Mr.. Wilson left the train
the admiral remarked: III j had made
a failure l wonder if others would have
taken the blame?"
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
MOSCOW TO PATTERN FROM US.
Russians Here to Inspect Railroads
and Wnterw0rks,

Paul kilducheysky. a Russian electrical
engineer, who came to New York three
years ago from Moscow to study the
American system of electric railroads,
is at the Raleigh. He is accompanied by
c. Barsof and w. Oldenborger. civil en-
gineers of Moscow, who have been in
this country since July 4, investigating
and inspecting the waterworks of the
leading cities of the country. All of the
party will return to Russia on August s
and report to the authorities of Moscow
the result of their labOrs.
Mr. Kilduchevsky. the Only one of the
party who can speak English, said TO
Times reporter last evening that his two
companions had been delegated by the
municipal authorities of Moscow to visit
the leading capitals of Europe and the
principal cities of the United States for
the purpose of examining municipal
waterworks and filtration plants with the
view of constructing in Moscow the most
improved water system to be obtained.
The water supply in Moscow. he said.
was inadequate, and 1t is the intention OF
the authorities to increase the supply by
building 800 miles of water mains to
meet the city's needs AT present he said
the water used by the people of Moscow
comes from natural springs By the new
system soon to be installed the city Will
acquire the use of 6D0J0.UJO gallons Of
water dali from the Moscow River. This
water will be equal TO the spring water
now used because it will be Uttered.
Il want TO say, he added. that in
every city in the United States visited by
us We received the most courteous treat
ment and consideration, which my friends
assure me they did not receive so gener-
ously in the capitals Of Europe. Just
where We will buy the machinery neces-
sary to construct the waterworks l can
not say, but it is not improbable that
much of it will be purchased in this
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
DIED IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR.
benjamin Push, Murderer, Executed
at Sing Sing.

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Benjamin Pugh.
a negro. who. murdered John Tiegen, a
waiter in restaurant in Brooklyn. was
put to death in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison today. The current was
turned on at Cos a. N. Three shocks were
administered before he was pronounced
dead.
Pugh went to bed at 10 o clock last night
and slept soundly until about . o'clock
this morning. After. he had had his
breakfast, which consisted of beefsteak
and coffee and bread, he was visited by
the Rev. John J. Durick, of Brooklyn,
and the Rev. John Z. Twohey. assistant
to Father Creedon of st. Augustine's
Church. in this place. Shortly before 6
O'Clock Pugh asked if he could smoke,
and when permission was given he lighted
a cigarette. When the death warrant
was read to him he remained calm and
collected and walked with a steady step
to the chair Fathers Durick and Two
hey walked with him from his cell to the
chair, reciting the litany for the dying.
Screens had been placed in front of the
cells of the five other men in the death
house, but they could hear plainly what
was going on.
The current consisted of 100 volts and
Z amperes, and was kept at that force
lOT HAIL n "ntn II was reduced
to zoo volts for a minute more. An exami-
nation was then made and it was found
that the man was still alive. Two more
shocks similar to the first were given be-
fore he was pronounced dead. The wit
nesses of the execution were Drs. Fred A
Deal and G. +. Yerdon, of Brooklyn; DIR.
Thomas d. Lurckhater and X. l. Brew
ster, of New York; DIR. G. p. NJ Curry
of Mount kisco; Frank F. McCafrey as
sistant district attorney of Kings County,
and Deputy Sheriff NJ C. Squire, of Me-
chanicsvilie, n. Y. After Pugh had been
pronounced dead an autopsy was perform
ed on the body by DR.. John McAllister of
New York
On the afternoon of August % last Pugh
entered restaurant at 1a19 Fulton Street,
Brooklyn, and after eating meal started
to leave without paying for the food.
John Tiegen, a German waiter, thirty
eight years old who was in charge of the
place, demanded payment and Pugh
threw two nickeis the counter and
then brushed them off as Tiegen was
about to pick them up. Tiegen struck the
negro and elected him from the place.
Pugh muttered something about having
revenge and walked up Fulton Street to
Andrew Gilroy's store, where he bought
a revolver and cartridges. Then he
turned to the restaurant. Tiegen was
leaning against the counter when the
negro reached the place. Fugh delibeT-
ately opened fire on HIM. and the waiter
fell dead at the first shot.
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
SWoRDFIsH CAUSED DEATH.
Struck n DOry md Caused a Man to
Fall Overheard.

NEW BEDFORD. Mass, Aug. 5.-The
fishing sioop Klondike. of Gloucester, ar
rived on Sunday afternoon with her flag
at half mast, and Captain Cuhna an
nounced the death of one of his crew,
AugEste Sylvia. who was drowned in a
peculiar manner.
On Saturday morning when the sloop
was about thirty-five miles OFF No Mans
Land, 2,0oo pound swordfsh had been
harpooned and Sylvia entered dory to
make another line fast to the fish, which
was only about two lengths away from
the sloop. In its furry. the fish made "A
break for the dory and broke its sword
short by running it completely through
the planking. The shock when the fish
struck the dory threw Sylvia overheard.
and as he was clothed in oil skins and
rubber boots. anc was unable to swim,
he sank before assistance could reach him
from the sloop.
The man was a native of the Western
Islands and about fGrty-five years old
He leaves a widow and four small chill
drcn in Gloucester.
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
MISS BEALs TO BE MARSHAL.
Her Nerves Tested by n Little Gus
Play at LawtOn.

WICHITA, Kan, Aug. 5.-Miss Matte
Helen Beals, the Wichita telephone girl
who drew second choice of farms in the
Kiowa and Comanche country, has ac-
cepted new honors. She will become city
marshal of the new town Of Lawton. to
take the place of Bat Carr, the pres
ent officer. MIR. Carr was relieved OF his
office because he wanted to start too
many fights and to run the town in a wide
open manner.
A delegation of citizens waited on Miss
Beals this morning and rendered her the
place There is a good salary attached to
it. As she has to remain on her farm
fourteen months. she accepted the place
after some hesitation. She hopes to tame
the outlaws and bad meL without having
to srtaat any. although she will go well
armed all times. She viii suppress all
gambling houses, if possible.
Tomorrow the big sale of town lots
begins, and it is probable that Miss Beale
will assume her new position early on
Tuesday, the first official day of the
opening.
Miss BeaIs and Bat Carr met this even
ing. Just to test her nerves, ne fired se~-
eral shots. She returned the fire, the
story goes, and shot his hat of After
this little exchange of compliments the
two shook hands and promised TO be
friends.
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
TWO DOZEN NEGRO PRISONERS.
The Second Precinct Police Make
Arrests on Wholesale Plan.

Although it has been often stated that
Monday nights are the dullest nights ex-
perienced by police officials. so far as
capturing violators of the law are con-
cerned, last night was the busiest session
that the Second precinct police officials
have experienced for some time.
From o'clock Monday morning until
the hands of the stationhouse clock point
ed to the same hour last night, Sergeant
Duvall, assisted by Policemen Bennett,
hewitt Coombs, Owens. Crown. Dunn
Yates. and Johnson, had corraled twenty
four vioIators of the law, nearly all of
whom We're negroes. In fact, so many
regrocs were brought to the station that
it finally became necessary for Station
keeper SprngnIann to assign four persons
to cell. All night long they sang and
yelled, to the amusement of the ail-niSht
men in the station and the discontinue
Of those asleep on reserve. Water was in
demand and Pdtrolrlan Wagner, becom-
ing tired of handing each Individual a
cupful at a time, procured Il bucket and
dispensed its contents to the prisoners.
The names of those arrested and the
charge against them are as follows:
Lena Budd. colored, twenty years old.
disorderly assembly; Noah Burke, col
ored, cruelty to animals. released on s.
cola teral; Frank Foster. fast driving
and disorderly conduct, released on S25
collateral; Burley Gillian, colored, twen-
ty-six years old. assault ard battery and
carrying concealed weapons; George
Patten. colored, twenty-three years old.
disorderly assembly: George Patten, col
ored. same charge; Nelson Thurston. col
ored, forty-two years old, drunk and dis
orderly; Robert Wright colored, twenty
two years old; Eva Fortune, colOrcd,
twenty years old; Jessie West colOred,
twenty-one years old; Mary Foreman,
colored. nineteen years old-all disOrderly
assembly; James Meredith. colored. nifty
four years old, disorderly house: Samuel
Richardson, colored. eighteen years old,
Daniel Duckett. colored, twenty years
old; Henry Carey. cplored seventeen
years old; Rebecca Hurd. cOlored, twenty
four years old, Emma Thurston, colored,
thirty-three years old: Rose Temple, col
ored, thirty-three years Old Martha
Kicks. colored twenty five years old;
Lizzie Smith, colored thirty-five years
old and Belle Wilson, nineteen years old,
all vagrancy.
All of the above named prisoners, with
the exception of one or two who gave
collateral. will be given hearing before
Judge Mills In Police Court this morning.
The majority of those arrested resi-
dents of the notorious o Street or Free
mems Alley. Both alleys presented an
unusually deserted appearance at an early
hour this morning.
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
INJURED IN A RUNAWAY.
Moses Steadmnn and His Wife Hurt
While Out Driving.

Fifth Street between and l Streets
southeast was the scene of lively run
away shortly after O'Clock last night
Moses Steadman. accompanied by his
wife. was enjoying a drive along that
thoroughfare when suddenly the horse at
tached to the wagon became frightened
and ran away. 1t had not gone far. how
ever. before it collided with lamp post,
upsetting the vehicle and throwing Mr.
and Mrs. Steadman to the ground. Mr..
Steadman escaped with slight scratches,
but his wife was painfully injured about
the body. \ passing carriage was hailed
and the injured woman, accompanied by
her husband. was taken to her home. 1Oy7
Seventh Street southeast, where she re-
ceived medical treatment.
In the meantime the frightened animal
with the badly demolished wagon trail
ing behind him was going at terrific
pace up Fifth Street with a crowd of
citizens in pursuit. AS the runaway neared
the corner of Fifth and l Streets Edgar
Morgan, a seVenteen-year-o youth, at
tempted to grasp the bride of the fright
ened animal but failed. He was Knocked
down and badly injured about the head
as the result Of his effort. Morgan was
removed to- his. home, $40 Fourth Street
southeast, while the runaway was finally
captured by several citizens some dis
tance away,
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
HER INJURIES PROVED FATAL.
Woman Leaps From Car and
Dies Few Hours Later.

Mrs. Hattie Dickerson. colored. aged for
ty years. made a flying leap from a car
of the Washington Traction and Electric
Company on Garfield Avenue, near b
Street southwest, late yesterday after
noon and died last night at the Emer-
gency Hospital. Size suffered Internal in
iuries. including hemorrhages, which
caused death Coroner Nevitt has order
cd an autopsy for this morning, to be
performed at the morgue and an inquest
will Eonow.
An accident to the mechanism of the
motor car, which pulled the train on
which the woman was riding, led to her
wild dash from the ear while IL was in
motion. A fuse. used in the electrical
devices beneath the ear. burned out as
The train nearcd Garfield avenue. and
there was quite little excitement among
some of the passengers Hattie Dicker-
son jumped up from her seat. which she
shared with a woman named Murray and
a young child, and called wildly for the
conductor to stop the car. Several others
became somewhat alarmed and before
anybody could stop her, the Dickerson
woman ran to tiic side OF the car and
leaped to the ground. She fell In a heap.
striking her head and left side, and lay
apparently unconscious. The car was
then stopped and the woman picked up
and cared for until Policeman Campbell
of the Fourth precinct station, could send
in a call for the ambulance She was
then removed to the hospital
No serious external Injuries were found
but the woman grew rapidly worse and
died at 6 O'Clock. The physicians were
unable to check the internal hemorrhage
resulting from the shock of the fall. on
the death of the patient the Coroner was
notified He made enquiry about the ac-
cfdcnt, and viewed the remains at the hos
pital AT a late hour the body was re-
r,oVed to the morgue. and the husband
and friends of the woman We're notified
The victim of the accident lived at Fort
Reno near Tenleytown. She had been
visiting friends in the southeast section
OF the city, and was returning home when
the accident happened. Relatives will
take charge of the remains today.
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
ACCUSED OF A BICYCLE THEFT.
A Repairer Charged With Failing to
Return n Wheel.

IN the arrest yesterday of James Glib
bons. colored, nineteen years old, by De-
tectives Trumbo and Tyser, the police
believe that they have taken step that
will operate to discourage the stealing
of bicycles and the quiet disposal of
them, as has been done of late. large
assortment of bicycles was recovered. as
well as a quantity of material and parts
entering into the makeup of wheel.
Gibbons was charged with the larceny
of an Eclipse bicycle from George Haw-
lkins, cOlOred, and after some search by
the detectives. the frame of the bicycle
was recovered at 1906 Ninth Street, but
the name plate had been taken off ana
other means of Identifying the wheel OBJ
liberated. The wheels had also been TAX
en- from the frame, and while one of them
was found on ladys White Flyer, the
other had been affixed to Columbia
wheel, which Gibbons is said to have
sold
Gibbons lived at 725 Third Street south
west and formerly kept a bicycle repair
shop in the rear OF his house While in
the business II Is said that number of
valuable wheels were left with MIN Tor
repairs. among them the Eclipse wheel
by Hawkins Gibbons is said to have
suddenly closed his place of business
about two weeks ago and since then the
owners OF the wheels have been Vainly
searching for him and their property.
The matter was reported to the police
and yesterday morning the detectives To-
Gated the man at work in a bicycle shop
on Pennsylvania Avenue. near the CAPT
tol. After his arrest they searched his
house and several other places where they
had information that the wheels might
be found and recovered ten complete
wheels and iunumerable parts. Most of
the property was located at the shop of
another dealer on Four-and-ashalf Street.
near Missouri Avenue. where the wheels
had been temporarily stored.
Gibbons will probably be given a hear
ing in the Police Court this morning on
4 charge of stealing the Hawkins bicy-
Gle 1t is thought that there may also
be several other charges.
The Washington times., 1901-08-06
TWO GOVERNORS CONFER.
Tennessee-Virginia Boundary Line
Discussed by Tyler and McMiIiin.

Governor McMillin of Tennessee and
Governor Tyler of Virginia were in con-
ference yesterday afternoon at the Shore
ham over certain matters of detail relat-
ing to the adjustment of the boundary
line between the two States. The line
has never been definitely fixed, but has
been in dispute ever since Tennessee was
created a State, and as a result many
controversies have resulted.
The city of Bristol is situated upon the
line. its principal thoroughfare dividing
the two States The city has two sepa-
rate and distinct municipal governments
and sets of officers. and il has been an
easy matter for offenders against the law
TO cross the street and become immune
from arrest. Some months ago a friendly
suit was brought to have the question of
boundary determined and as a result the
Supreme Court of the United States by
its decree provided for the appointment
of a commission under the Coast and Geo
detic Survey TO esta blish the boundary
The commission, which consists of three
members, has not yet completed Its
work, but certain questions have arisen
n connection with the survey which are
10 be considered by the executives of the
TWO States. The Governors will remain
mere for two or three days. The report
of the commission is not expected for sew
eral months yet.