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The Washington times., 1902-12-10
ITEMS
Of GENERAL INTEREST
Electric ROAD Criticised at
City Council Meeting.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Dec 10.-The
Washington. Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Electric Railway Company was
harshIy criticised at the semi-monthIy
meeting Of the city council last night
for the manner IN which they are alleged
TO have IctarGed The progress Of tho
improvement OF King Street. and espe-
ciaily their sIoHness I'm not getting their
proposed diamond switch" which is 20
be placed on King Street between St
Asaph and Columbus Street, A long col
loquy followed. after which en- ordinance
was passed making it unlawful for any
railway company or any cmploye TO OBJ
struct or prevent improvements IN this
line, and also making Fl misdemeanor
for the failure Of railway company to
pave between their rails and two feet on
each side thereof The oIense is made
punishable by a fine of not less than SO
nor more than $50. and each days viola
tion is to be considered a separate
oflense
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOvEMENTs.

NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-Arrived: Altai
from sayaDilla
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Socialistic in Tendency.

The speakers cautioned the Senator's
that the bill was socialistic i'm its tend
encies and tended 10 restrict the per
sonal liberties Of American citizens. and
they also warned the committee against
the dangers Of class legislation. OF which
this bill was a good example. they said.
Mr. Kirby, IN the course OF his ad
dress, excited Frank Morrison, secretary
Of the American Federation Of Labor.
not a little when the former said that
the infamy Of the anti-injunction bill
now pending before the Judiciary Com
mittee OF the Senate was repeated in the
eight-hour bin. Mr.. Morrison protested
against Mr.. Kirby's remark. and Senator
McComas cautioned the witness to con-
fine himself 10 the subject under con
sideration.
Mr.. Du Brul asserted that it was al
ways the desire OF labor organizations
to control. as far ss possible. the output
Of the manufacturers, and that they had
way OF restricting this output by a
concerted action. Mr.. Du Brul said that
in order 20 Offset these designs OF the
unions, many manufactures had adopt
ed a premium plan. which afforded the
wOrkmen an incentive 20 accomplish as
much work as possible within a stated
time
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Effect on Contracts.

In touching on the effect The bill
would have or Government contracts.
Mr.. Du Brul said that il would be i'm
possible for The manufacturers 10 run
their shops on shorter tine for the
Government and longer time for Tho
market. The speaker then analyzed
that clause In the bill which positively
prohibits Iaborer engaged on Govern
ment contracts from working longer
than eight hours, no matter what his
own impulses might be in that direction.
"Coerslon.' said the witness. "Is the
basis Of all labor movements today. and
this particular clause certainly Illus
tratos it
sir Tompkins said that in advocating
this bill the labor leaders were as posi-
lively stepping beyond their rights as the
MolIie Maguires when by deeds Of vio-
lcnce they attempted 10 reach a desired
end
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The report of g. l.. Monroe. clerk Of
the city gas works. for the six months
ended November %. 1902. was read.
which showed that the sale Of gas
amounted to 212.02S.55 and Of this
amount Sll1H A. was paid out leaving
balance Of SSS1C9. His report also show
ed q large increase in the sale Of coke.
tar. and lime. amounting to $2.o18.57.
An ordinance was presented granting
the Washington. Alexandra and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company per
mission to furnish current for nlumi-
mating and motive purposes. providing
they pay 20 per cent Of the gross re-
ceipts into the city treasury.
Other routine business was transacted.
AT a stated meeting OF Alexandria
Council. 80. 627. Royal Arcanum. held
last night the following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing year.
T. r. Grillbortzer. regent; c. T. He'll
muth. vice regent; Moses Jena. orator,
J. r. Mansfield. chaplain. y. s. Green
away. guide. George A. Harlow, warden;
Preston Cockey. sentry.
II. X Field was elected first repre-
sentative 10 the grand council OF the
state of Virginia. which meets next
spring at Roanoke. Va. and j. Edward
Shinu was elected second representa-
tive. with +. p. Kemp as first alter
nate and Frank J. Pollard as second
alternate.
AHttIs grandson Of Levi Hoffman. who
lives al 4l4 Franklin Street, a day or so
ago got the pension check OF Mr. Hon
man. and in initiating some OF his elders
rolled So into the shape Of a cigarette and
proceed 90 smoke IT, Before Mr.. HUI
man discovered what the youngster had
done the pension check was entirely de-
stroyed.
The third quarterly conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South will
be held In the lecture room Of that
church at O'Clock tonight
Miss Annie Curtin. daughter Of City
Alderman j. r. r. Curtin. and Ar. a.
Sidney Mankin. viii be married Decem-
Der p.
James r. Cation has been appointed by
the Business Mems League as delegate
to represent the league In the convention
Of cities and towns to be held IN Rich
mond 10 consider proposed laws In refer
ence to the government Of municipalities.
Lula Bateman. the ive-year-old daugh-
ter Of A. B. Bateman, proprietor OF the
Tontine Hotel. died yesterday morning in
Washington from typhoid fever.
The remains Of Thomas y. Murphy,
who died last Sunday at Manassas. Va.
/ were Yesterday forwarded TO WestmOTe-
I land county. Va. for burial The funeral
{ occurred today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-10
THIRD DISTRICT LINEUP.
All Candidates but Three Have Been
Eliminated.

The ''preliminaries" as they would
say in a tennis tournament. have been
completed in the Third district congress
sional fight, and three candidates have
been eliminated.
Six avowed candidates have been
punched in three counties-Skidmore
and Wheatley in Cherokee, Ergenbrignt
and Wilson in Montgomery, and Sproul
and Fitzpatrick in Chautauqua- Wheat
ley won a decisive victory over Skid
more in Cherokee county last week, and
Skidmore shut out. Wilson suf-
fered similar defeat at the hands of
Ergenbright in Montgomery county
and Saturday Sproul defeated Fitzpat-
rick in his home township. and F'itz-
patrick retired from the race.
Fitzpatrick has said all along that
if any considerable number of his home
constituents are opposed to him he
would not go into the convention. The
primary in his home township, Sedan,
Saturday afternoon, resulted in a vic
tory for Sproul by a vote of 145 to 126.
After a conference with his friends
Fitzpatrick announced his withdrawal
from the race.
This leaves Wheatley, Ergenbright
and Sproul as the three avowed candi-
dates for the congressional nomination,
with n. P Willis, of Wilson, and pos
L
as dark horse candidates. Wheatley
was the candidate two years ago, but
there is a bitter fight against him this
year.
Cherokee county will be solid for
Wkeatley with % votes. Montgomery
with % votes, and Labette with % votes.
will be solid for Ergenbright. They are
in the same judicial district and La
bette gave Montgomery it's support in
the congressional contest in return for
Montgomery's support for T. ]. Elan
nelly for district judge. Chautauqua
and Elk with IL votes each, also have
common interests and will be united
for Sproul.
Crawford. with 81 votes, and Neosho,
with 16, both have candidates for places
on the state ticket against whom there
is opposition, and they will probably
divide their congressional delegations.
This would make the line up, not
counting Cowley and Wilson counties.
on the first ballot about like this:
Wheatley As; Ergenbright 81; Sproul 81
Cowley with "a and Wilson with IA are
not tied up and can vote as they please.
Cowley county is making a bitter fight
against WheatIey. so it is not likely
to support him. If both Cowley and
Wilson should support Ergenbright, they
could nominate him on the first ballot
otherwise there would be no nomina-
ton.
AS Wilson and Cowley both have
dark horse candidates. it is possible
fbaf fhoU MIGHT force a dead1Oo1<
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-10

slain by Aguinaldo. General Funston said
that Aguinaldo had told him in regard to
Luna's death: Il had him killed simply
because he would have been dictator in
stead of myself.
would you imagine George Washington
doing anything like sthat?" asked General
Funston
The general said there was not one of
the so-called Filipino patriots who could
not be convicted of murder if he was tried
by jury. He declared that there had
never been a war in the worlds history
where the soldiers had shown such hui
mainly as had the American troops in the
Philippine islands. He then told of "a
American soldiers whao had Joined the
F'ilipinos and who were afterward cap
tured and executed as traitors, and then
said:
aThere are many men in the United
States who did more with their mouths
and minds to aid the insurgents than did
these poor men with the Krag-JorgenSon
rifles. 1 would rather see these men hang
ed for treason than to see one of our sol
diers dead on the field of battle"
General Funston called on Prince
Henry in the afternoon at the Princes
apartments and the two chatted for al
most an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-10
ROBBERS WERE FOILED.
Brave Station Agent at Silver
Lake Shoots Well.

Two robbers who attempted to hold
up Roy Hartzell, night operator for the
Union Pacific at Silver Lake, were foil
ed in their plans, and besides being
driven off it is thought one of them car
ries pistol wound as the result of the
attempt.
About 2:35 o'clock this morning two
men appeared simultaneously at the
station, one at the waiting room door
the other at the bay window in which
the telegraph instruments are placed
The one at the door raped for adrpis-
sion, and as Hartzell started for it he
pulled from his desk pistol. Instantly
there came from the outside two shots.
which were returned by Hartzell.
At the same time the door was kicked
in, but Hartzell opened fire on his as
sailant and succeeded in driving both
away.
After the melee a search was made
and a revolver and handkerchief spot
ted with blood, containing a piece of to-
baccO which evidently had been used
for stenching the flow of blood, and a
number of cartridges were found on
the outside of the station.
No further clue was found regarding
the identity of the men. Hartzen lives
at ROSSVille.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-10
new FUSION STEP
POpuIist and Democratic Com
mittees to Meet March %.
Calls Are Issued by Chairmen
Ridgely and Love.

The Populist and Democratic state
central committees are figuring on flu
sion again. Each has issued a call for
joint meeting of the two committees
to be held in Topeka on March 25, to
figure out some practical way to fuse.
1t is possible that plan may be de-
vised to test the constitutionality of the
anti-fusion election law in the suprem e
court by both parties nominating the
same candidate IN some congressional
district the same as been done hereto
fore, and bringing a mandamus action
in the supreme court to compel the sec
rotary of state to put the nominee on
both tickets.
Here is the call for the PopuliSt COM
mittee meeting:
1t having been mutually agreed be-
tween the officers of your committee
and of the Democratic committee that
much good might be derived from a
joint meeting of the two committees
and that matters might be arranged
whereby the whole opposition to the Re-
publican party in the state might be
united upon one ticket and platform, a
meeting is hereby called for Topeka
Kansas, on Tuesday, March %, 1902, at
the Throop hotel, 10 a. M, to partici-
pate in such conference, to set the
date and place for the state nominating
convention and to transact such other
business as may properly come before
the meeting.
y. H. CURRAN, Secretary.
e. r. RIDGELY, Chairman"
Here is the Democratic call:
After hearing from and talking with
quite number of our committee, and
also with a number of the officers and
members of the state Populist commit
tee, it has been mutually considered adj
Visable to call a special meeting of our
committee to meet jointly with the
Peoples party committee for the pur-
pose of advising together with a view
of agreeing upon a line of action that
will unite the opposition to the Repub
lican party under the head of Demo-
cratic ticket. We believe that the pros
pect for good results to be gained by
such a conference justifies the effort.
"A special meeting of the committee
is therefore called to meet at the
Throop hotel, in Topeka, on Tuesday.
March %, at IL a. m, for the purpose
of participating in a conference with
the Peoples party committee and of at
tending to any other business that may
come before the committee.
j. MACK LOVE, Chairman.
CIV. H. L. PEPPERELL, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-10
5000 STRIKE.
Boston Freight Handlers Refuse
to Take Care
Of Merchandise Carried by Nom
Union Transfers.
WILL REACH 10000.
Strikers Expect to Have That
Number Out by Tonight.
Two of the Principal Railroads
Involved in the Trouble.

Boston, March 10-The strike of the
freight handlers of this city which, ac-
cording to votes passed by the labor
unions yesterday, threatens to involve
10000 men, was begun early today. The
team drivers union No. 25. embracing
about 5000 men, led off. Other unions
followed and the strikers claim that by
tonight nearly 10000 will be out. The
strike grows out of the Brine Transpor-
tation company's trouble with its team
SterS which began several weeks ago.
but was precipitated by the refusal on
Saturday of members of the freight
handlers union to take care of mer-
chandise carried by non-union teamsters
employed by the Brine company.
A large force of police is on duty to
prevent disturbances.
The team drivers union embraces
nearly all the drivers handling freight
in this city.
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Central railroad are most directly
involved today, the freight handlers
union No. 6527 which began the fight
Saturday by calling out about 600 men,
being made up mainly from these two
roads.
At both the New York, New Haven
& Hartford and the Boston & Albany
freight houses, gangs of Italians en-
gagged yesterday to remove the freight
which had accumulated after the reg
ular force struck Saturday were still at
work.
There was no sign of disturbance
about the freight yards during the early
hours. Police details guard all APP
proaches, but there has been no demon
stration calling for their intervention.
In view of the threatening aspect of
the strike the state board of arbitration
today placed itself in touch with all
concerned in the trouble.
The members of the board were not
without hope that the opposing parties
could be brought together, although the
strike had come in spite of the fact
that the grievances of the union had
been before the board in various forms
during the past three months. 1t was
learned that the newspapers are exempt
from the embargo of the teamsters, and
their paper will be delivered as usual
the same as the supplies to hospitals
and public institutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-10

TO succeed DIR. A NJ. Callahan J. B.
Belts was nominated for representative
from the Thirty-seventh district, A. F.
Williams from the irty-eighth, and
J. B. Sims from the Thirty-ninth.
Troutman had behind him the best
organization. National Committeeman
ID. w. Mulvare looked after his inter
ests, and while Mulvane was not able
to swing his entire small army into the
fight he got the rank and file and there
were recruits enough from other fac
lions TO make up a good support.
Mulvane'S organization succeeded in
carrying the Second ward for Trout
man. Under any other condition that
ward would stand squarely and over
whelmingly against him. Troutman
carried every precinct in the Second
precinct. III to 80; second precinct. 81
TO %; third precinct. "a to 8: fourth pre-
cinct. 122 TO. 50: NTH precinct. 81 to 81.
VOTE IN DETAIL.
The First ward was carried by Trout
man by 345 votes to 1879 for WEIGH The
ward has Il delegates. The vote in the
first precinct of the First ward was
Troutman %, WEIGH 9. second precinct
Troutman IA. Welch 43, third precinct
Troutman 1O7. WEIGH %. fourth precinct
Troutman 81, WEIGH %.
Troutman carried the Second ward by
a vote of sos to 202 for Welch. The first
precinct was, Troutman III. WEIGH go
second precinct, Troutman 81. Welch 81
third precinct. Troutman a. Welch s.
1Ouftn precinct, IrOutman I'D, WEIGH
80, fifth precinct, Troutman 81 WEIGH
81. The ward has p delegates
In the Third ward Troutman received
466 and WEIGH 3S3. In the first precinct
Troutman received LAG and WEIGH IA
second precinct, Troutman 142 WEIGH
IS, third precinct, Troutnan IT'S WEIGH
"a. The ward has 23 delegates
In the Fourth ward Troutman receiv-
ed 424 votes and WEIGH 1854. In the first
precinct Troutman received 152 and
WEIGH 104, second precinct. Troutman II.
WEIGH so. third precinct. Troutman Is
WEIGH T5, fourth precinct, Troutman 100
Welch 135. The ward has % delegates
In the Fifth ward, Troutman received
31S votes and Welch 152. In the first
precinct Troutman received 76 and
WEIGH AZ. second precinct Troutman 1877.
WEIGH 40. third precinct, Troutman IS
WEIGH 81. The ward has 10 delegat es
In the Sixth ward, Troutman received
154 and WEIGH 6S. The first precinct
Troutman 81 and WEIGH SO. second pre-
cinct Troutman So, WEIGH So. The ward
has s delegates.
In the city. Troutman received 2212
votes and WEIGH 1905.
VOTE IN COUNTRY
Troutman carried Topeka township
by a vote of z2S to 127 for WEIGH The
township mas Is delegates. Oakland gave
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New york Stock.

Wall Street, New York March o.
SpOCKS-The tone of the opening stock
changes We're small and there were no i'm
portant features. Colorado Fuel made an
advance of liz points and Pacific Mail rose
mand for the Republic Steel stocks. but
they gained only small fractions. Deal
inlgs were on a small scale -.
vigorous bidding up of special stocks
Large amounts of the Colorado and South
and second preferred reached record prices
with gains of 13s points Rock Island rose
IL, Chicago and Eastern Illinois. ST. Paul
and Northwestern lost IA points. North
American unusually active and rose
31e points, while Colorado Fuel touched y6
There were but few noteworthy changes
in the minor stocks, but Chicago Great
Western preferred A. National Lead pre-
sferred and Virginia Carolina chemical lost
tan Beach and Republic Steel preferred
advanced a point
The leading stocks generally did not
hung below last weeks close. Missouri
Pacific lost about a point. Rock Island
denly lffted AZ points and there was
heavy buying of Mexican railroad stocks
and the st. Joseph and Grand Island
stocks, Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg,
Rubber Goods preferred and Chicago Ter
mi1al preferred improved 15s points There
which recently advanced. American Ice
preferred losing 2A points and U. 5. Re
troit Southern preferred point. The mar
ket sold off before noon on realizing, cauS-
ing reaction in colorado Fuel -,
The bond market was firm Heavy DEAL
ings and IA point rise in Mexican Cen
tral first incomes made the feature.
Business was very limited in the usual
favorites and they worked slightly lower,
especially the coalerS and the uanScontl-
mental stocks. There were losses ranging
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-10
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago March 1O.-WHEAT-May wheat
started out bullish today opening 3sdisc
higher, at 7S1sM777sc, on firner cables and
continued dry weather southwest in the
winter wheat fields. There was good buy
ing by commission houses at the outset
and prices advanced for May to 7S14c. The
local crowd. however, sold moderately for
profits around 7Sc and on the somewhat
restricted trade. which was waiting for
the government report. May eased and
sold as low rs 1850. Local receipts were
"a cars-1 car of contract grade; Minneap-
oils and Duluth reported AS ears, making
total for the three points of 479 cars.
against SOP cars last week and 654 cars n
600 bushels. against !.142.G90 bushels last
week and 7.T42 900 bushels year. ago; On
bushels.
Late reports of rain III the winter wheat
country started liberal selling. There was
also a feeling that the government crop
report would be bearish and May closed
weak and &ac lower at SIC
CORN-The early wheat bulge and the
prospects of continued light receipts of
corn caused May corn to open 1s6IAc up,
at 627sa621zc. Cables We're somewhat firner
but there was some uncertainty over the
port port and trade 1le eurtaiied' MaH soid
as high as 6232@629sc, and eased later to
cars
May corn slid off to s11z@s15sc, and closed
weak and 13@5sc lower, at 6l5sM6134c.
OATS-Oats were steady with a moder-
ate trade at the opening Reports had it
Inat there was considerable stuff to be
shipped out and the local crowd bought
to some extent the strength of the Sit
uation. May. started &c higher. at 44s4c,
and lowered between that figure and 44ssc.
the closing price Saturday Receipts We're
132 cars.
PROVISIONS-An excess of 1900 head
in todays receipts of hogs at the
yards. brought a drop in the hog, market
and with it lower prices all around in pro-
visions. Some buying checked the de-
cline but there was no early feature to
lower, at SIS 1711ai5, 20. sold to So 221k. and
opened DC down, at $9.3509.371a, and May
ribs 212G5c lower, at SS.35, and eased a
shade.
EAT-Cash: No. 2 red. ss1k@sss4c;
No. 3 red. 7919@S21ac: No. 2 hard winter,
7612G7S1ac; No. 3 hard winter, 760T1ac; No.
l northern spring, 771k67915c; No 2 north
ern spring, 7612d7712c; No. spring, 724
1910.
CORN-No 3. see.
OATS-No. ?, 14dI441kc: No. g. 44c
,FLAXa-Cash: NV, Sill; S.-W., $16S;
RYE-March, 5s74c; May, 571sc; July,
575sc.
BARLEY-Cash: 5sd691kc.
TIMOTHY-March, $6.65.
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