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Evening star., 1901-08-29
LARORERS' BADLY HURT.
From Supreme Court
Roof. Distance of Twenty Feet.

Precipitated From Supreme Court
Roof, Distance of Twenty Feet.
Three colored laborers employed on the
work of reconstructing the United States
Supreme Court room were badly injured
about noon today, when the temporary roof
fell and precipitated them a distance of
from twenty to forty feet to a pile of
broken timbers, stone, brick and mortar.
That they were not more seriously injured
or killed is a matter of surprise to the other
workmen in the Capitol.
Dallas Jones of Arlington was injured
about the hip and back; Edgar Minor of
1416 10th street northwest was also injured
about the hip, while Edward G. Poindexter,
whose home is at 1A11 Pierce place, suffered
a dislocation of one shoulder. The Emer-
gency Hospital ambulance was summoned
and the injured men were taken to that in
Stitution, where they received the necessary
treatment. gi ri
Messrs. Richardson &, Burgess have the
contract for the work of tearing out and
rebuilding. The accident occurred by the
accumulation of too heavy pile of debris.
The sheathfng over the court room, a dou-
bic thickness of pine boards, was supported
by uprights, but there were not enough of
them to support the heavy weight. Tons of
the material mentioned were piled on the
Sheathlng, preparatory to being thrown
through the chute to the street, and it is
said that but three men were at work there
when the accident occurred.
A few minutes before noon young man
employed on thet1 work heard what he
| thought was the breaking of some of the
timbers. He reported the matter to one of
the foremen, and the latter stationed him
at the door leading to the court room. A
1eW minutes later the crash came and the
young man on guard at the door had to
run to prevent being caught under the fall
ing mass. The three colored men came
down with the refuse material and persons
near by thought all three had been killed.
After the men had been picked up it was
suggested that somebody was buried be-
neath the huge pile of debris, and some of
the Workmen insisted on making a thor
ough search. The injured men, however
were certain there were no others working
on the sheathing with them and the ex-
citement was allayed. None of the vic
tlms lost consciousness, and the doctors at
the hospital said their injuries would prob
ably not prove serious. 1t is said the men
VIII be sent to their homes late this after
noon.
several tourists who were being shown
through the Capitol had stepped out of the
court room only minute before the acct
dent occurred.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
COAL. COAL
WILL OPERATIVES STRIKE,
Textile Workers at Columbia, s. {
Fighting for UniOnism

A dispatch from Columbia, S. c. last
night says: Textile Union, No 2l1 at its
meeting tonight declared a strike against
the Olympia, CRANKY, Richland and Capital
City mills until the authorities rescind their
action forcing operatives TO abjure the
uEicn. The unions strength will be tested
tomorrow, when the mills open for work
The striking operatives declare that they
have no fear of being Idle indefinitely, but
will not accept the positions offered them
until they have made their fight against
the mills.
II Is understood that the Textile Union
W,u have the sympathy of the Federation
Of Labor in the strike now on.
Conservative estimates place the number
Of strikers at 900 or 1000. 1t is expected
that this number will be considerably aug
mented during the next week.
The mill officials today began the swear
ing out of warrants to eject the striking
tenants from the dwelling houses which
are owned by the mills and leased to the
operatives for two weeks at time,
President Smith-Whaley in card to the
state tomorrow will deny his reported
statement that 'fhe mill men in South
Carolina have entered into an ironclad
agreement not to employ union labor"
So far the operatives have been quiet and
orderly. and no violence is feared for the
present.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT.
Also That Is Predicted for Tomorrow,
With Warmer weather.


Forecast till pm. Friday: For the Dis
trict of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,
Delaware and Maryland, partly cloudy to-
night and Friday; warmer Friday; light
east to southeast winds.
For Virginia, partly cloudy tonight and
Friday; warmer Friday, except on the
coast; light east to southeast winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Showers have continued in the southern
states, and there We're also local thunder
storms in he northern and western upper
lake region, the middle slope, the central
Rocky mountain region, northern Utah
and southern Arizona Cool and clear
weather continues in the east, and there
has been considerable fall in temperature
in the northwest.
Showers will continue in the southern
states and there will be showers tonight
or Friday along the lower lakes with lower
temperature Friday; elsewhere east of the
Mississippi river and in the southwest the
weather will be fair.
1t will be warmer Friday in the middle
Atlantic states.
On the New England and middle Atlantic
coasts the winds will be light east to south;
on the south Atlantic coast light easterly;
on the gulf coast light southerIy, and on
the lower lakes light to fresh south to west.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have light east to south
winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Greenvile S. c. 1.56;
Melville, La, 1.7O.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm yesterday:
Thermometer-August 2s, pm, 70; 8
pm, 10; IL midnight 10. August 90 am.
a
Maximum, So at = pm, August 20; mini
mum, 81, at am, August %.
Barometer-August 2S pm. 3O.17; 8
pm, 3o.17; II midnight. 3o.13 August 90
4 am. 30.11 am, 3019; noon, 3017; =
pm, 30.14.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by
House & Herrmann's standard thermom-
eter was as follows: am, "A; II noon,
So; pm, sc.
Up-Riyer Water.
The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Har-
pers Ferry reports the Potomac river mud
dy and the Shenandoah river clear at that
point today.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature rs; condi-
ton. Z: receiving reservoir temperature,
%; condition at north connection. 4; condi-
llOIl dL SOulu connection, distributing res
ervoir, temperature, so; condition at influ-
ent gate house, o.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, LIS am. and 1 :5G pm;
high tide, 80 am. and 7:53 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:14 am. and 2:37
pm; high tide, S:14 a. m. and s:37 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:24 a.m. sun sets, 6:3S
pm.
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:25 am
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishng begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY.
Eight Women Before the Police COur,
This Morning.


This Morning.
Eight women, some Of them frequenters
of the several resorts at Chesapeake juno
t1on were in Judge Mills court this morn
ing charged with being vagrants. Attor-
neys Sillers Ryan and Kicks appeared for
them and asked for postponement of the
case until Saturday which was granted.
SIX or the eight women were in the dock,
having spent the night at the house of de-
tentlon. Two of them had been released on
W. collateral, but when the case was post
poned Judge Mills directed that they be
required to give real estate security in the
sum OF 500 each. When this action was
taken they were placed in the dock with
thelr companions and were held pending
the giving of bonds. Should bonds be given
they Will be released to appear Saturday,
otherwise they will spend the interval in
The arrests were made by the ninth pre-
cinct police late last night upon the re-
turn of the women from Chesapeake juno
tlon Some of them had attended the
dances at the suburban resort. The action
of the policemen. who had received in
structions from Lieutenant Daley, came in
the nature of a surprise to the parties ar
rested and their male friends. A general
raid on alleged disreputable women had
been planned for Monday night. but some
of them learned of the intended raid and
made themselves scarce. Last night an ex-
Ira uetai was maue anu oiHcerS came
from Chesapeake Junction to 18th and H
streets on cars with the women, and placed
them under arrest
After several arrests had been made the
news reached the creWd at Chesapeake
junction, and the police say several women
We're afraid to cross the District line, and
remained out there all might. Those who
were arrested gave their names and ages
as Rose Johnsond twenty; Lottie Brown.
twenty one: Fannie Northridge, seventeen;
Jennie Davis twefaty-seven; Annie Smith,
thirty-fve; Mary Walher, twenty-nine;
Madge Davis, twentyLone, and Blanche
Lewis, twenty-three
In conversations with Star reporter
Lieut. Daley saidshe had received num-
Der of, complaints about young boys and
girls visiting some of the resorts across the
District line. Lieut.. Daley says he has In
structed the policemen to continue to make
arrests of alleged disreputable persons,
males or females, who are found within the
confines of his precinct o
Evening star., 1901-08-29
To Keep Food Crisp.

novel way Of opening q package OF food Is
shown on the Grape-Nuts package, where line
Indicates that slit should be made with knife,
and the package squeezed, which makes 1t cape
enough TO pour out what is needed for rieal.
then the package automatically closes preserving
the contents from the moisture OF the air.
As a rule, Grape-Nuts packages are not kept on
hand very long in any family. but 1t is well to
know how to keep the contents Of the package In
prime condition. Grape-Nuts Food Is ready cook
ed, very crisp. and can be served Immediately
with a little good or milk. This feature
is OF great advantage to those who appreciate
ease and convenience In preparing breakfast.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses have been issued as
fellows:
White-charies W. Wrightson and Clara
B. Newman; Fred b. Haskins and Helen
L. Lindsay; Walter r. Branham and Mary
H. Anderson; Henry w. Dawson and NJ
Yancey Pattison cf Charlottesville, Va.
Colored-Frederick Johnson and Matte
Smith: William w. Fox and Laura Duyall: !:
Daniel Coats and Malinda King; Frederick
Strother and Louisa Graham; jeremiah
SeWeu and Martha E. Cox.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Real Estate Transfers.

Twenty ty-sevepth street northwest between
street and Dumbarton avenue-Sadie L.
Saunders ct vir, John L., to Bernard Freal-
ing, part lot 100, square 1887; 81 Bernard
Frealing conveys same property to sCallens
Johnson; 81.
Resurvey on Lucky Discovery-Edward
Brooke ct ux. to Edward Birckhead, part;
$40. Edward Birckhead conveys same prop
erty to Julia L. l.. Barber; $40.
Columbia Heights-Thos. G. Henssy ct
ux to Mary B. Dodge, lots II and Is, block
20; $40.
Third street southeast between G. and I
streets-Fdw. B. M. Getrick ct ux. to Sam
uel j. Smith, lot 40, square 798: $40 Samuel
J. Smith conveys same property to Anna NJ.
NJ Getrick; $40.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
] Order tn Tur Reno.

Acting Quartermaster General Kimball
has ordered the big army tug Reno, now
engaged in the transport service at New
York, to Fort Monroe, Va, for duty in
connection with the artillery school at
that post. The Reno was formerly at
tached to the Havana station, and Is one
OF the finest tugs in the quartermaster's
department.
Evening star., 1901-08-29

To Command at Fort Dade.
Maj. Elbridge r. Hills. Artillery Corps,
now at Governors Island, n. Y, has been
ordered to assume command Of the troops
at Fort Dade, Fla.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Brazil's Representatives.

The State Department is informed that
Eugenio de Teixiera, Marquis de Aguia
Branca, has been appointed the official ccp-
resentative of the Brazilian state of Mar
anhao at the Pan-American exposition at
Buffalo.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
EXAMINATIONS APPROVED.

President Acts in Cases of Two Of
hcers to BE Promoted.
The President has approved the exami-
nation papers providing for the promotion
to the next higher grade of Passed Assist
ant Paymaster Edmund W. Bonnaffon and
Lieutenant Charles H. Hayes
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Deaths I'm Twenty-Four Hours.

The following deaths have been reported
to the health department for the twenty
four hours ending at noon today:
Ellen Walker. 4S years; Moy Git Me, 80
years; Harriet Maxwell, 30 years; Thomas
Kinsy. "a years; Howard Green, 13 years;
Helen Mahoney, years; Elenora Keys. 8
years; Desmond Colbert, IL months; John
w. Smith, jr.. month; John Hill. days;
Thomas Wood, 11s days.
Evening star., 1901-08-29

Sir Frederick Robinson, son Of the late
Sir Lucern Robinson, was drowned in
Fairy lake, near Huntsville, Ontario, where
he was summering.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-15
BETHEL.

The Whitcomb High school COM
mencement week began Sunday
evening with the baccalaureate SER
mon by Rev. w. A. Warner. Tues
day afternoon there wee closing en-
ercises for the lower departments in
the intermediate room. Wednesday
evening there were largely attended
graduation exercises, in which each
Of the eleven graduates participated.
Their names are: Samuel l.. ABB
bolt, Maude L. Cady, Willis X. Ed
munds, Gertrude Gilman, Ethelvn
l.. Heath, w. Scott Lewis. Lena
NJ, Rowe, Alice Tyler, Alick y.
Washburn, Charles +. Waterman,
Gardner i. Wheeler. Music for
the occasion and for the alumni hall.
which followed, was furnished by
Wilder's orchestra from Montpelier.
The High school base ball team
from White River Junction met de-
feat by the local school boys 10 to
last Saturday. Woodstock High is
advertised as today's attraction.
Israel Mccullough, who lives on
Royalton hill, was % last Monday.
Miss Huntington. high school
assistant the past year, has been APP
pointed post graduate proctor by the
faculty of Boston University.
George S. Wright, the principal
for two years of the Whitcomb High
school, will return for third year
The White River railroad re-
sumcd its train service Tuesday,
using the former schedule.
Mary Stickncy graduates at
Wheaton seminary June I0.
Robert {. Wilson goes this week
to West Virginia, where he will do
parish work until the General Thco-
logical seminary resumes its sessions
next fall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-15
SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEAS.
PlerpOnt MOrgRn's Scheme to Obtain
Mercantile Sway OF the Waves.

Mercantile Sway of the Waves.
The purchase by the j. Picrpont Nor.
gan interests of the conSADl Of the Ley.
land line Of steamers is the most mo-.
mentous event that has occurred in the
field of world commerce since the Con.
fedcrate cruisers drove the American
flag from the ocean, says the New York
Journal. 1t means nothing less than
that American capital Is preparing to
grasp that sovereignty Of the seas
which we seemed on the point of at
tanning 80 years ago.
The Lcyland line owns "a steamers
Of 2l5,OOO tons. The Wilson line, which
belongs to the Lcylands, has 81 steam
ers of $50, 1913 tons. The Atlantic Trans
port line, which is already in American
hands and which, according to current
reports, Is to be consolidated with the
Lcyland system, has % steamers Of
S1,54S tons. Here are 16i vessels Of
515,I3S tons. But that Is not all. 1t Is
said that the American line with 90
steamers of $4,000 tons, is to be part
Of the combination. That would make
In all 100 vessels Of 702,73S tons, or
more than twice the entire present reg
istered steam tonnage of the United
States.
To be sure, 1t Is said that the present
English head Of the Leyland line has
stipulated that the Mediterranean, Por.
tugal and Montreal fleets of the line
are to be sold to him, but this dcduc-
ton will probably be balanced by the
gigantic new building programme Of
the American combination. In any
case the American company will be by
far the greatest steamship owner in the
world.
At present the largest merchant fleet
in existence is that Of the Hamburg
American line, with 05 steamers of
515,G2S tons. The second Is that of the
North German Lloyd, with los steam
ers Of 501 $50 tons. The third in the
world and the largest under the British
flag Is that of the British India Steam
Navigation company, with I'D ships Of
3S5,740 tons. Then comes the 7. and
O.. with SO vessels Of 313392 tons. I'm
agne John Bulls feelings when the
first merchant Meet IN the world Ii
American. the second and third Ger
man and only the fourth British. viii
he sing "Rritannia Rules the Waves"
with undiminished chccrfulncss?
The report that the new ships TO be
ordered by the Morgan combination
will be built in the United States is
Inherently probable. 1t will be to the
interest of the steel trust and its asso-
ciated shipyards to have such market
for their products. BY supplying 1t
they assure themselves at once of
means Of tiding their works over slack
times. They create IN immense new
demand that Is not affected by foreign
tariff policies.
When Mr.. Morgan crossed the Allan
tic, n wave Of terror ran nhend Of him.
People on the other side were sure he
was going to do something terrible,
they could not guess what. But none Of
them imagined that he would do any
thing so dreadful ~ to challenge Brit
lSll supremacy ut sea.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-15
The Perils Of Sugar Making.

The other morning at the Ran
dolph sugar market there came near
being a serious accident. The large
aluminium kettle in which there
were about twenty gallons of boiling
sugar blew up and the hot sugar
was thrown violently against the
ceiling and all over the room. For
tunately there was no one in the
room at the time of the explosion.
Two years ago Il similar accident
destroyed a warranted aluminium
kettle which this was sent to re-
place. The kettle consists of a
smaller one within another, with
steam between. The pressure at
the time OF the explosion was con-
siderably less than the kettle was
warranted to stand.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-15
What is u "Lich Gntc:"

A Itch gate is she'd generally of oak,
over the entrance of Il churchyard, be-
meath which the bearers paused when
bringing IL body for nicrmcnt.
Here the clergyman met the body
and read the Introductory part of the
burial service as he preceded the funer-
al train into the church. Examples Of
old Itch gates are still to be seen in
many country churchyards. In Wales
they are more modern and are usually
built of stone.
Some Of the old Itch gates are formed
with one wide door turning on Il CEN
trail pivot and self closing by means of
q rude pulley wheel in the roof and
stone weight incloscd in an iron frame,
primitive but effective piece Of ma.
chincry.
In IIcrcfordshlre they are also called
"scallagc," or 'scallcngc gates" "Lich
gate" Is derived from the Anglo-SaXon
Itch, II corpse; hence the north country
"lyke wake" Answers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-15
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-15
STAR ROUTE BOX DELIVERY

A circular issued by the Posi-
Office Department says:
Any person living on or near the
route and not within the corporate
limits of any town or within SO rods
of any post office, who desires his
mail deposited into Il box on the
line of the route by the carrier on
said route may provide and erect q
suitable box on the roadside, located
in such manner as to be reached as
conveniently as practicable by the
carrier, and such person shall file
with the postmaster at the post office
to which his mail is addressed
(Which shall be one of the two post
offices on the route on either side
of and next to the boN) Il request in
writing for the delivery Of his mail
to the carrier on the route tor de-
post into said mail box, at the risk
of the addressec.
1t shall be the duty of the post
master at every such post office, up
on written order from any person
living on or near the route, to de-
liver to the proper mail carrier tor
that route any mail matter, except
registered mail, with instructions as
to the proper mail box into which
said mail matter shall be deposited ;
but no mail matter so delivered to a
carrier for deposit shall be carried
past another post office on the route
before being deposited into mail
box.
The carrier will be required to re-
ccive from any postmaster on the
route any mail matter that may be
intrusted to him, outside of the
usual mail bag, and shall carry such
mail matter to and deposit it into
the proper boxes placed on the line
of the route for this purpose; such
service by the carrier to be without
charge to the addresses.
The Department does not pre-
scribe any particular design of box
to be used for this service, but the
person providing box should see
that it is OF such character as to
afford ample protection to his mail.
If there is lock attached, key is
not to be held by the carrier, as he is
expected to deposit the mail into the
box through an opening so arranged
as not to admit of the mail being ex-
tracted from the box thereby. The
box should be so located on the road
side that the carrier can deposit mail
therein without leaving his vehicle.
The carrier is not required to col
lect mail from the boxes, but the
law provides that every carrier of
the mail shall receive any mail mat
ter presented to him, if properly
prepaid by stamps, and deliver the
same for mailing at the next post
office at which he arrives, but that
no fees shall be allowed him there
fore.