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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-12
BULLETS FLEW
THICK And FAST
LIVELY BATTLE BETWEEN sTRiK-
Frs AND DEPUTIES AT THRooP,
AN ISOLATED MINING VILLAGE.
BOYS USE sLiNesHoTs.

Scranton. Pa. August IA lively bat
tie occurred tonight between deputies
and strikers at Throop. an isolated min
ing village six miles north of here.
scores of shots were exchanged but as
far as is known no one was hit. The
one colliery in the village Is operated
by the Pancoast Coal company. Last
Tuesday the washery was started under
the protection of armed deputies. There
has been some stone throwing at the
deputies and clubbing of worl1men. On
several occasions the deputies discharg-
ed their guns to brighten away the boys
who pelted the washery with slingshots.
Today the four deputies guarding the
company's pumping station located on
the river bank were driven to cover by
a volley of shots from the shore. They
returned the fire and silenced the at
tack. Tonight when darkness fell the
attack on the pump house was renewed
The company anticipated it and had a
big force of deputies on hand. For an
hour bullets few thick and fast. The
attacking party seemed to concentrate
It's fire on. the pump house, for 1t was
fairly riddled with bullets The deputies
shot into the bushes on the opposite
shore only a hundred feet away, making
a target of the spot where the flashes
of the assailants guns were seen.
The strikers evidently quit because of
their ammunition being exhausted and
this put an end to hostilities. Several
houses in the village were struck by
bullets of the deputies rifles
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-12
CONTRACTORS MUST
SUFFER PENALTIES
Government viii Require Ship
Builders to Pay Up
CASE USED AS PRECEDENT
Indifference With Which Contractors
Make and Break Contracts and
Then Apply for Relief Has
Become Dangerous.

Washington, August 1.-THE navy de-
partment, through Acting Secretary Darl-
Ing. has made a ruling that contractors
for ships armor supplies, etc, are to be
held to strict accountability in the en-
forcement of penalties for non-perform-
ance of work according to contract. The
case on which the ruling was made is
not made public. but the ruling itself,
which has a general application, is as
follows:
This is a request for the waiver of
penalties on default of contract. The APP
plicants claim that they were unable to
fulfill the provisions of the contract and
argue that the government was not in
jured and the exaction of the penalties
would be a hardship.
"The default is not denied and there is
no evidence that the government exacted
more than the contract called for. If the
penalty worked a hardship, the answer is
that it was added to the contract for
that purpose. If the contractors would
escape the penalty they must avoid the
default.
IF an emergency arose and we found
our ships tied up in the navy yard, in the
hands of defaulting contractors the
damage might oe inestimable. The moral
effect is not to be overlooked. The indif-
ference with which contractors make and
break contracts and then apply to the
government for relief, has become dan
gerous. If the policy of enforcing these
penalties was strictly ;dhered to, it
might ar first work hardship to q few
individual contractors, but the navy de-
partment is not a charitable institution
and In the end I believe 1t would be found
Statutory to the contractors and to the
advantage of the service
Secretary Moody's endorsement of Mr.
Darling's ruling approves it and makes
1t the rule of the navy department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-12
sHlPeUlLDINo PLANT SOLD.
HarIand & HoIIlnesworth Co. Sell Out
to a Syndicate.

Wilmington, Del, August 1.-THE ship
building plant of the Harland & Hollings-
worth company, covering fifty acres of
ground. was sold tonight to the United
States Shipbuilding company. a syndi-
cate in which is represented the ship
building plants of Lewis Nixon at Eliz-
abethport n. j., the Neafe & Levy
company of Philadelphia, the San Fran
cisco Iron works. the Newport News
shipbuilding company and several other
minor shipbuilding plants throughout the
country, for q consideration of $500, 0O0
Lewis Nixon is one of the wee presidents
of the United States Shipbuilding COM
pany. and it was mainly through his in
strumentality that the syndicate was
formed looking to the purchase Of the
several ship yards named.
The Harlan & Hollingsworth company
has been in existence sixty years, and it
was the first shipbuilding establishment
to turn out an iron steamship in the Uni
ted States, and since that time the COM
pany has built vessels for all parts OF the
globe. The company employs on an av-
erage of 1000 men, and has done consid-
cradle government work.
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INQUIRE FOUND GUILTY.
Carpenters Unions Refuse to AbsoIve
Him From the Charges.

Philadelphia, August 1.-THE executive
board of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners today received re-
turns from more than 100000 members of
the organization throughout the country
to whom had been submitted a referen-
dunn on the question of the charges
against P. J MCGUIRE. national secretary
treasurer.
BY the majority vote the executive
board, which proposed to absolve Nc
CURE from the financial charges made
against him is overruled
Six months ago MCGUIRE was arrested,
charged with embezzling $4,000 of the
funds of the brotherhood. He effected
compromise with the executive board It
was agreed that the criminal proceedings
against him should be discontinued In
consideration of McGuire's paying 49, 900
into the treasury Of the brotherhood and
waiving all claims against the order.
MCGUIRE paid $1,000 last month, and ac-
cording to the terms of his contract is to
pay $1,000 on the first of the next month,
The brotherhood will meet in annual
convention at Atlanta, Ga, September Is.
when final action will be taken on Nc
CURES case.
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BOER GENERALS
TO Be LIONIZED
MEMBERS OF THE KRUGER PARTY
MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO PRE-.
VENT THEM FROM ACCEPTING
ENGLISH HOSPITALITY.

London, August 1.-THE arrival next
Saturday from South Africa Of Generals.
Hotha. Dewet and Delarey promises to
be the occasion of another struggle be-
tween Boer and British. The colonial Of
flee has made special arrangements for
the reception of the visiting Beers at
Southampton. The naval review will be
in progress when the Beers arrive, and
after :hefr reception by distinguished CO.
lonial office authorities. Lord Kitchener
and other prominent persons, they will
be conducted on board the steamer char
tered for the use of the colonial pre-
miers to witness the naval review. It is
expected that Colonial Secretary Cham
berlain will be on board the steamer. The
Boer leaders will spend Saturday night
on board this vessel. and Sunday they
will be received by King Edward ION
board the royal yacht in the presence OF
a number Of distinguished personages.
The arrival in England Of the Boer
generals will doubtless be the prelude to
another round of lionizing like that ex-
perienced by the late Gen. Lucas lseyer
should the generals decide to stay in
England; but according to The Hague
correspondent of the Daily Mail, former
President Kruger of the Transvaal and
his party are equally anxious to prevent
Generals Botha, DeWet and Delarey
from landing in England Members of
the Kruger party have sent letters and
cabegrams to Madeira In an effort to
dissuade the generals from accepting
British hospitality 1t is proposed to send
a Dutch vessel to intercept them, accord
ing to the correspondent, and in any case
Messrs. Wolmerans, Fisher and Vessels
viii go to Southampton with that inten-
tion
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HUNTER GIVES EVIDENCE.
Says Young 5arthoIin Told Him His
Mother Was Away.

Toledo, o., August 10. E. Hunter.
former roomer with Mrs. Annie Bar
tholin, found murdered in Chicago. is
now in this city. He talks in a straight
forward manner concerning his seven
months tenancy of the Bartholin house
He left Chicago on August 1, coming
here In response to letter from his
brother, former county treasurer, Samuel
A. Hunter. His story is this:
the best of my recollection the
last time 1 saw Mrs Bartholin was on
July A. when I paid her my rent.
hardly ever saw her except on pay day
often met young Bartholin at the
cigar store on the corner of Forty third
and Calumet, whose proprietor is my
nephew. He appeared to be a popular
young fellow, well esteemed in the
neighborhood.
Mrs. Bartholin disappeared on July s
and two or three days after that he met
VIII, the son, and asked where his moth
er was as his (Hunter's) bed had not
been made. Young Bartholin said she
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PRINTERS BEGIN
GOLDEN JUBILEE
365 Delegates Present at the
Opening Session
LYNCH DELIVERS ADDRESS
Says Greatest Problem of This or Any
Other Age Is Embraced In soien-
tific Creation and Distri-
button Of Wealth.

Cincinnati, o.. August 1.-THE forty
eighth annual convention of the Inter-
national Typographical Union began it's
session of four days here today with
all the 365 delegates present and over a
thousand visitors. Pixies opera house
was crowded. including the galleries
that were mostly occupied by women who
are here for the first convention of the
Ladies' Auxiliary. Invocation was by the
Rev George H Edwards. arch-deacon Of
the Southern Ohio Episcopal diocese
who was formerly a printer. Addresses
of welcome were delivered by Acting
Mayor Charles J. Christie. Edmund
O'Conneil. chairman of the local COM
mittee on arrangements and Alvin Nc
Reynolds, president of Cincinnati Union
No. 3, to which President James M.
Lynch responded.
Delegate Maybe of Houston, Tex, hav-
ing been called home by the death of his
brother. a resolution of sympathy was
adopted. also a resolution of sympathy
and support for the United Mine Work
ers In their anthracite strike was adopted
The following officers were appointed:
Assistant secretary. John w. Hayes.
Reading clerk, A. w. Thompson.
sergeant-at-arms, Harry Lawrence.
Messengers, Frank Foxman and Aus
tin Davis.
Ali the committees were announced, the
committee on law consisting Of Hast
ings. Crawford. Benton, Spiers and Oh
well.
President James M Lynch then deliv-
cred his annual report, reviewing the
labor situation from an international
view point, and more especially in regard
to the international Typographical
Union. In his opening he said;
THE greatest problem of this or any
other age Is said to be embraced in the
scientific creation of wealth and its
scientific distribution. Capital is endeav-
oring to solve the first part of the ques-
ton and the combination Of wage-earn-
ers, the labor organizations, the latter.
To this effort the international Typo
graphical Union has contributed. The
high place of the printing trade, the
prosperity OF the followers, and the con-
stantly increasing remuneration, which
they are receiving attests in a measure
our success. Happier homes, more COM
forts, greater education, shorter hours
of labor and more time for mental devel-
opment, all these add to the welfare of
country and its people, and afford an
example for the encouragement of the
millions who toll.
THE year just closed has been remark
able for peace and tranquility In our
industrial relations. The employer has
been brought to realize the value Of con-
Citation, a doctrine preached for years
by our international. and that policy has
been more than ever in evidence in the
settlement of disputes. Wage scales have
been increased in the jurisdiction of many
unions. There mas been but one serious
strike, that occurring in Rouses Point,
New York.
kilograms and letters of greeting on the
fiftieth anniversary of the international
Typographical union were read from al
most all other labor organizations. The
convention adjourned until tomorrow.
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Ministerial Victory.

Copenhagen. August 1.-THE Lands
thing elections in the Farce islands re-
suited In complete ministerial victory.
The campaign turned on the sale Of the
Danish West Indies to the United States.
and the government captured all oppo-
sition wards. Other wards will hold cleo
lions next month. A good ministerial
majority is confidently expected. The
treaty will be taken up soon after the
opening of the Rigsdag in October At
the last session those opposed to the sale
Of the islands had majority OF three in
the Landsthing
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UPRISING IN coREA.
Japanese Minister Has Made Serious
Representations to Government.

London. August 12.-Advices received
here from Corea report uprisings In four
provinces, directed against the governors
and foreigners. In Jen Ham the upris-
ing assumed serious proportions, and
many Japanese merchanfs were NAB
treated and driven out Of the province
The Japanese minister at Seoul has
made serious representations to the
Corean government demanding the sup
preston of the uprisings and compensa-
lions. The government has sent troops
into the disturbed provinces.
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SHOT TWO WOMEN.
Carpenter Says Family Troubles Are
Responsible for His Acts.

Louisville, August 11.-James D. Cook,
a carpenter, today shot Mrs. Louisa
Jones and Mrs. Mary Eberline, of 1912
Eighth street and Mrs. Francis Rasner,
of 1885 Eighth street Mrs. Rasner was
the only one who was seriously wound
ed. The bullet struck her in the back.
She is 65 years of age and her condi-
ton is critical.
Cook says family troubles are respon-
sible for his act He admitted tonight
that he started out to kill five women
and then end his own life, but two of his
intended victims were away from home
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Forged Bank Notes.

London, August ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from st. Petersburg reports
the discovery at Warsaw, Russian Po-
land, of a wholesale mandatory of
forged bank notes and postage stamps
which had been flourishing for the past
four years. Enormous numbers of ESQ
notes have been in circulation and the
national bank, according to the CORES
pondent have cashed 50, 900, 900 worth of
the forged papers. The private losses as
a result of the forgeries amount to s45,-
600. The leaders of the forgers have been
arrested.
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JAKEY SMITH is ovATED.
Given Royal Reception at His Home
In ohio-Will Not Talk.

Portsmouth, o., August 11.-Gen. Jacob
H. Smith was given a royal reception at
his home here tonight, fully 5000 people
being at the depot to meet him. The
mother OF General Smith was among
those at the station. A crowd, including
several companies of the Ohio National
Guard, escorted the general to his resi-
dence.
General Smith absolutely refused to dis
cuss the order relieving him. He said he
was still a soldier and amenable to army
regulations. When the time comes to
make a statement It would be made and
not until then. His report of the cam
paign in Samar, he said, would be made
out soon and forwarded to the war de-
partment
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FARMER COMMITS SUICIDE.
Burned His Money So His Wife Would
Not Enjoy 1t.

Rockport, Ind. August 11.-Julius Hoff-
man, a German farmer, 65 years of age,
committed suicide today, but before doing
so burned between $1,000 and $1,000 in
money that his young wife with whom
he is said to have had frequent quarrels.
might not enjoy Its benefits.
Hoffman was an eccentric citizen who
had acquired the farm on which he lived
and had saved considerable money. all
of which he kept near him. When his
wife found the body she also discovered
the burning embers of the pile of bills
her husband had so carefully saved and
representing years of labor on the farm.
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Through Trains From Lakes.

Chicago August Recommending No
vember 1, the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad company will run
through trains from the lakes to the
Pacific coast. Arrangements have been
made with the Southern Pacific by
which the Rock Island trains will be
taken over the formers tracks from Ell
Paso to the coast. In order to provide
cars for this through service ten COM
plete trains must be built. The cars,
sixty in number, are now under con-
struction and will be ready for delivery
in about sixty days. The total cost OF
the cars will be but little under $500, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-12
BarthoIin Is Shielded.

Chicago, August 11.-Police Inspector
Hunt, who has the Rartholln case in
charge, tonight made the statement that
a fraternal organization is shielding Will
liam Bartholin and baking the efforts
of the police to find him. The inspector
refused to give the name of the organiza-
ton, and would not describe the methods
it was using to protect Bartholin. He
chung to the statement but would not
make 1t otherwise than of the most gen.
eral character.
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GAGE CHARGED WITH LIBEL.
Editor of San Francisco Morning Call
Swears Out Warrant.

San Francisco, August n.-John d.
spreckels, proprietor of the Morning Call
has sworn to warrant in the police
court here charging Governor Gage with
libel. The alleged libel is contained in a
statement published today in which
the governor said that charges against
him recently published In the Call were
made for the express purpose OF at
tempting to defeat his denomination.
Judge Cabaniss signed the warrant.
which was placed In the hands of de-
tective for service on the governor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-12
Palm OIL Can't Be Used.

Washington, August n.-Mr. Yerkes,
the commissioner of internal revenues,
has made decision on the question
whether palm oil in very small guam
titles may be used in the manufacture of
oleomargarine. The commissioner holds
in the negative.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-12
eunboat Gave Notice.

Port-au-Prince. August 1.-THE gun
boat Crete A. Pierrot. which is in the
Firminite service. gave notice yesterday
Of the blockade of Cape Haytien. The
foreign consuls here and Commander
McCrea of the United States gunboat
Machias, protested against this action
Soldiers have again gone out from here
and a battle in few days is believed to
be inevitable. The bad feeling against
foreigners has increased.
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had gone to Michigan and that he would
see that the room was attended to reg
ularly which was DONE July 2S was my
next meeting with Bartholin." continued
Hunter, ''who said his mother had not
returned; that the gas bill was due and
requested some money. I paid him two
dollars. This was the last saw of him.
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Niagara Falls. N. Y, August 1.-THE
met in eighth annual convention at the
Cataract house here today. The league
numbers 1900 members, representing
every city of Importance in the United
States. Today was occupied with sessions
of the executive committee. The business
sessions begin tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-12
SHOT BY A NEGRO,
J. B. Worley's Hands Cripple His Re-
volver and Is Killed.

Memphis, August III. B. worley, Of
Roxie, Ark, was shot tonight at the
crossing Of the Illinois Central and
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroads
and Simon Birdo. a one-legged negro is
locked up charged with the crime.
Worley's dying statement was that a
one-legged negro approached him and
asked to see his revolver. Worley said
he handed his weapon to the negro who
Immediately fired upon him. Birdo was
arrested in the vicinity Of the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-12
Honor for the Archbishop.

London, August 1.-THE court circular
announces that their majesties yesterday
granted an audience to the Archbishop
of Canterbury and bestowed upon him
the Royal Victorian chain. This order
was founded by King Edward to be be-
slowed upon special occasions.
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444.442 IONS of SUGAR.

Havana, August 11.-From January
to July 81. 1902, 442. 442 tons of sugar have
been exported from Cuba. and on the
latter date there were S6l.s63 tons on
hand The figures for the corresponding
date of 1901 show that 466. 1856 tons of sugar
had been exported and that there were
49, $50 tons on hand
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Mrs. Speed Dead.

Louisville, August 11.-Mrs. Frances
Henning Speed, the widow of Joshua F.
Speed who was one of Abraham Lin
coins closest personal friends. is dead
at the age OF 50 years. Her early life and
the life of her husband were closely con-
nected with that of Lincoln.
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Korea Arrives.

San Francisco, August 1.-THE Pacific
mail steamer Korea arrived here today
fifty-three and one-half days from New
port News. The Korea was given an en-
thusiastic welcome, all the steamers In
the harbor saluting.
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Transport Meade sails.

washington, August 1.-THE war de-
partment is advised of the sailing of the
transport Meade from Manila August
for San Francisco with headquarters, ten
companies and 1872 enlisted men of the
fifteenth United States infantry.
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Cuban House Gets the Bill,

Havana. August l.-At today's meet
ing of the house of representatives the
bill to raise a Cuban loan of sS5. 5000
received from the senate was reported
and referred to the committee on tariffs.
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Ten Fast Rounds.

Indianapolis, August 11-Eddie Santry
and Ole Oleson Of Chicago fought ten
fast rounds to draw at the Empire
Theatre tonight. Both men were severely
punished.
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Another Strike Axerted.

Chicago. August J1.-Danger of an i'm
mediate strike CT the street car men of
the city has been averted. General Man
ager Mccullough offering to submit the
difficulties to arbitration.
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piles Cured Without the knIf.

Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protrudine
Piles. Your druggist will refund vour
money if PAzo OINTMENT fails to cure
you. 80 cents. 6-3-tf-tu
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SWEET RESTORERS.

@ lLEEP cannot be initiated except in
appearance, neither can Ivory Soap.
III There are other white soaps that
look like Ivory Soap, this is a penalty which
It pays tor its great success. But you are
not deceived, there is only one Ivory, the
others are limitations of its projections.
e9.te PER CENT PURE.
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Steam in Mountain Hotels.

PORTLAND, Ne, aug. 1.-THE excep-
tionaIly cool weather that has prevailed
all summer has been thoroughly enjoyed
by those who had had TO attend TO bust
ness and work, and people who spend
their summers at home, but It has played
resorts. The thrush began two or three
weeks later than usual, and there IS no
Immediate prospect of the season being
prolonged beyond August. Only three
nights this summer have been uncom-
fortably warm In most of the hotels
open fires have been run day and even
ing, and at the mountains the steam has
been turned on several times Through
out this State the crops. except those
which thrive on water, are light The
hay CROP is OF the best