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The Washington times., 1902-03-13
TEXTILE STRIKE CALLED.
Operatives Go Out Monday If No In
crease is Granted.

FALL RIVER, Mass. March 12.-There
were twelve mass meetings of union op-
eratives in this city tonight. and at each
vote was taken upon the proposition to
enforce with strike the demand for an
increase of 10 per cent
More than $500 hands attended, and
when the returns reached the quarters of
the textile council it was found that 2, ,121
had voted in favor OF a strike and 437
against. 81.
The minority voted to make the deci-
sion unanimous. The date of the strike is
set for Monday, March II.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
CURRENT EVENTS
In ALEXANDRIA
Conductor Responsible for
Southern Wreck Resigns.
Ordnance Asking Authority to Float
Public Improvement Bonds
Sent to Richmond.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. March 12.-Con-
ductor Bayliss Mcdonald, of this city,
who was in charge of extra freight No.
6. on the Southern Railroad, which caused
the smash-up at Manassas Junction yes
terday morning, resulting in the death of
Fireman Weston Atkinson and the Sc
| rious injury of Engineer Thomas B.
Rowen, has resigned his position. Mr.
Mcdonald rendered his resignation as
soon as he learned of the wreck.
! The ordinance passed by city council
last night, asking the State Legislature for
power to issue $4,000 bonds at a rate
OF interest not to exceed per cent per
annum. was today signed by Mayor
| Simpson and forwarded to Richmond.
J where Delegate James r. Cation. in the
! House, and Senator 5. r. Donohoe in the
| Senate, will take action to have. the de-
| sired authority granted before the Legs-
| lature adjourns. The bonds are to be
| known as public improvement" bonds.
The congregation of the Methodist
Protestant Church tonight held meet
| ing and elected the following stewards, to
serve for the ensuing year: ]. T. Haring,
Edgar Lylcs. E. S. Hantzmon. H. NJ.
Hantzmon, Charles Hantzmon, Robert
HancSck. a. Sullivan. L. Sullivan. n. 5.
Greenaway, J. H. Trimyer, Ernest Pitt
man. and J. T. Devaushn.
Mr.. ]. 7. Haring was elected delegate
and ]. II. Trimyer alternate to the an
nual conference of the church, which will
meet at Centreville, Md, on the first
Wednesday in April. They were in
structed to ask for the return of the
present pastor. Rev. J. H. s EwelI
Mrs. Susan Manley, ninetyfour years of
age, one OF the Oldest residents OF this
city, died at early hour this morning
at the city almshouse. During the latter
years of her life she went by the name
of Mrs. Manley. but she was the widow
of Henry Brodbeck. a native of Germany.
and for many years resided in this city.
The funeral of MIR Weston II. Atkin
son. the fireman who was killed in rail-
road accident near Manassas Junction
yesterday, will be held at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from his late residence.
Rev. DR.. William NJ. Pettis, of Grace
Church, Georgetown tonight delivered Z
special Lenten sermon in Grace Erisco-
pal Church.
The condition OF Engineer Thomas B.
Rowen. who was injured in the wreck
near Manassas Junction yesterday morn
ing is somewhat improved today.
Mrs. Stephen c. Milburn. of Catletts. /
Fauquier County. who for the past week
or so has been visiting relatives here, I.
will leave for home tomorrow.
Mrs Fitzhugh Lee is the guest of Mrs. !
P. r Yateman, 220 North Washington /
Street.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
COMPANY A WINS.
Defeated Crescent Athletic Club In a
One-Sided Basketball Game.

The basketball team of Company A.
First Battalion. administered a crushing
defeat to the Crescent Athletic Club at
the Infantry Armory last night. The score
was 80 to 2. and the game was too Jug
handled to be interesting at any stage.
The lineup:
Company A. Positions. Crescents.
Scott ........right forward. ....... Flood
Chambers and. left forward. Courtney
De Vantier
O'Hagan . centre Noyes
Grant .........r right back. ...... Phillips
O'Brien and 80. left back. ........ Lowell
Waple
Waple .......... left back ..........
Referee, Lieut.. s. F. Shreve; scorer, J.
B. Baker; timer. E. Schwinghammer.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
BOSTON PARALYZED
BY LABOR TROUBLES
Continued from First Page.)

statement this afternoon that there
was no truth in the report that the
switchmen had Joined the strikers, and
that no trouble was expected with the
yard or train forces.
A feet OF twenty fishing schooners. car
rying between go, 900 and 300, 900 pounds
OF fresh fish. arrived at wharf this
morning, and still further complicated
the situation that confronts the fish deal
ers of the city of Boston.
Hard to Get Teams.
The fish are unloaded from the smacks
and placed on wagons by fishermen and
teamsters, so that the fact of the long
shoremen going out yesterday made no
particular difference at T wharf, but the
inability of the dealers to obtain teams to
handle the fish is causing serious diff
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AN ARMED TRUCE IN
THE NATIONAL CAMP
Agreement Whereby Playing
May Begin on Time.
THE PLANS FORMULATED.
Conference to Be Held on March "a, if
Not Sooner, at Which Arrangements
Will Be Made to Proceed Without.
President-Committee to Rule.

NEW YORK. March 12-The rival fac
, tions in the National League have reached
an agreement, it was said tonight. to hold
joint conference in this city on March
| "a. If not sooner. This conclusion was ar
rived at several days ago after a series
OF conferences between certain members
OF the warning factions. and the meeting
| Will be held regardless OF the decision
| to be handed down by Justice Truax upon
the merits Of the injunction proceedings
restraining A. G.. Spalding from acting
! as president of the league.
Deadlocked in Principle.
So far as principle is concerned the
league remains deadlocked. 1t is impos-
sible for the Freedman faction to enact
the trust scheme. while the Spalding fac
tion cannot make good the election of A.
G. Spalding until the matter has been
carried to the highest court in the land
Should Justice Truax sustain the demur-
rer of Spalding and the four clubs allied
with him it would be up to- the league
to settle the controversy by compromise,
which. under the present circumstances,
seems impossible.
In case the demurrer should be denied
the argument on the injunction proceed
ings would go over to the April term An
armed truce. SO to speak, has been prac-
tically decided upon.
The Plans Prepared.
The club owners. according to one au-
thority. have already formulated their
plans. When the joint conference is con-
vened the clubs will stand four to four on
all questions. There may be another bal
lot for president, in which event the vote
will be four to four, Young versus Spald-
ing.
Then compromise will be in order, and
by majority vote it will be decided to
proceed without a president, the business
of the League to be placed in the hands
of what will be called the schedule and
managing committee.
This committee will consist OF three
men. N. E. Young will act as chairman,
his duties being about the same as in past !
years. John T. Brush will represent the |
Freedman faction, and James A. Hart the |
Spa,ding faction, as the other members OF |
the committee.
To Draft Schedule. /
Young will Immediately draft a play |
ing schedule. and the championship sea- |
son will. accordingly, open on or about
April II. The umpire staff will be ap
pointed by the committee. and all dis
putes, including protested games, will
come before it. In this way, there will
be plenty of ball pIayfng
At the end of the playing season the
Spalding- Freedman fight will probably be
resumed under new conditions and circum-
stances. If. during the coming season. the |
courts should decide that Spalding is le- |
sally the president CT the league, 1t is |
Brush's plan to allow him to assume Of |
flee. If he cares to. with all Of the Freed |
man clubs still in the circuit and playing |
ball.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
COAL FAMINE AT HAND.
Business in Boston Almost Completely
At Standstill.

No section of the teaming business in
Boston is more completely tied up today
than the coal teaming. With the excep-
tion OF few wagons which are being
used under special dispensation of the
strike committee to deliver coal to the
hospitals. newspaper offices. and the
State House, hardly wheel is moving.
and the wharves and yards are empty.
In one or two instances an attempt was
made this morning to deliver coal. and in
the case of one company its office clerks
drove the coal wagons. The Metropolitan
Coal Company, the largest in the city. has
from 500 to LOCO men on strike and eight
wharves quiet
The Washington times., 1902-03-13

The condition Of Engineer Thomas B.
Rowen. who was injured in the wreck
near Manassas Junction yesterday morn
ing, is somewhat improved today.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13

Mrs. Stephen G. Milburn. of Catletts.
Fauquier County, who for the past week
or so has been visiting relatives here,
will leave for home tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
Able Financiers.

The following additional members Of
the finance committee were announced
The Washington times., 1902-03-13

Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee is the guest OF Mrs
P. T. Yateman, 220 North Washington
Street.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
Only Two Wagons Out.

The Marston Coal Company has out only
two OF its eighty wagons, and the We'll
lingtou-Wild Company has out only a
half dozen teams. Other companies which
are not fortunate enough to have con-
tracts with the State, newspaper plants,
or the hospitals are unable to do any
business whatever.
The shortage in coal is serious blow
to the restaurants and hotels, as few of
them keep on hand more than a two days
supply. One Back Bay hotel is said to
have only enough coal to last until late
tonight, and If the strike is not settled
before then it will have to suspend busi-
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
Are Gaining Hourly.

Speaking for Genesal Manager Chamber
lain, his secretary said on the same sub
jeet,
why should We call for this body to
settle this strike? 1t is none of our af-
fair. To be sure, we have been somewhat
hurt by the going out Of our men. but at
present we are doing 60 per cent OF our
regular freight house business. and are
gaining hourly. We have nothing to ar
bitrate, and If the coming Of the fedora
tion TO settle this difference depends upon
us, l am afraid the body viii not come
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
BANK OFFICIALS ARRAIGNED.
Seventh National Officials Before Judge
Thomas

NEW YORK, March 12-William II.
Kimball, former president of the Seventh
National Bank. together with G. Rose and
f. b. Poor. charged with conspiracy to
wreck the Seventh National Bank, were
arraigned before Judge Thomas today.
Demurrers were entered for the defend
ants by their counsel and argument on
these demUrrers will be heard next Tues
day,
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
Nothing to Consider.

eve have absolutely no intention of
calling for the Civic Federation. If that
body comes, it will find US with nothing
to place before its consideration, and it's
coming or staying away is none of our
business"
The Washington times., 1902-03-13

Rev. DR.. William NJ. Pettis, of Grace
Church, Georgetown tonight delivered Z
special Lenten sermon in Grace Erisco-
pal Church.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13

The funeral of Mir Weston II. Atkin-
son. the fireman who was killed in rail-
road accident near Manassas Junction
yesterday, will be held at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from his late residence.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
To Supply Hotels.

Other houses have enough to carry
them through tomorrow, and most of the
restaurants have only enough to carry
them along for a couple of days. Large
manufacturing plants which are accus-
toned to have their coal supply come
regularly every day or two. or three times
a week. are likely to have to shut down
for lack of coal before the end of the
week.
a number of electric lighting plants
also have only limited supply of coal
and many have to stop business. The
dealers are making no effort whatever to
deliver to households. but will try to
make some arrangements SO hotels, res
taurants, and manufacturing plants may
have coal.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
Willing to Arbitrate.

The National Civic Federation is willing
to undertake the settlement of the strike
IL both sides are willing to accept it's
good Offices, says Senator Hanna in a de-
spatch to Mayor Collins today. In regard
to this, President Tuttle, of the Boston
and Maine Railroad. said this afternoon:
Eve certainly would not request the
Civic Federation to come here to settle
anything between us and the men who
have gone out. We have nothing to set
tie The men have no grievance. They
have simply gone out on what th-y call
a sympathetic strike, and that's all there
Is to it,
The Washington times., 1902-03-13

"Under these conditions we feel that
it is the duty of the retail coal dealers
to resort to every honorable measure to
supply the public with coal in the pres
ent emergency and will use every effort
TO do so, and We rely upon the hearty
support and cooperation Of the public"
From the tenor of the statement. it is
believed that non-union help will be en-
gagged at once by the coal dealers.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
Violated Contract.

Furthermore. these teamsters' unions
and the retail coal dealers OF Boston met
last fall and agreed upon wages, hours
of work, etc, under which the members
of these unions would work for the deal
ers for one year, ending October 81 next.
This contract was signed by the Of
hcers OF these unions and of the coal club,
and in spite Of this signed contract these
same coal handlers and teamsters voted
in their meeting last night to throw over
this contract and to go out on a so-called
sYmrat hetic strike.
The Washington times., 1902-03-13
Clerks Handled Coal.

The r. H. White Company, a large de-
partment store. has pressed some OF its
employees into service as coal handlers
and the fuel was carted to the establish
ment from the wharves in package deliv-
cry wagons.
The coal dealers are very bitter over
the strike of their drivers and handlers
After meeting this evening the secretary
OF the association issued a statement on
the strike. In part it says:
Action Unjust.
THE injustice of ordering strike of
coal handlers and teamsters of Boston
can be readily seen and appreciated when
it is understood that the retail coal deal
ors of Boston handle absolutely no coal
either to or from any railroad in New
England and have no business relations
with any railroad in New England. Tn
der these circumstances the retail coal
business Of Boston is not even remotely
connected with the issue OF the main
strike OF employees now existing.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-04-26

we'd, il should be absolutely asws
less, and by 9 consseptivss connecs
ton of all the Incidents leave ne
ground for any other possibility.
The chain of circumstances must
inevitably lead up to and include
the connection of the accused with
the actual commission of the deed
with which be is charged, and alb
solutely exclude all ground for
any other theory. The strong CIR
cumstantial evidence which corro-
borstes the theory OF Batson'i
guilt is good enough SO far as il
goes, but there appears to be Z
hiatus Ct the vital point which
covers the period during which
1.-The crime was committed and tn
actual commission of the crime it
self.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-04-26
He Kept His Leg.

Twelve years ago j. W. Sulli-
van, Of Hartford. Conn, scratched
his leg with q rusty wire. 1n6sm-
mstion and blood poisoning set in.
For two years be suffered intense
ly. Then the best doctors urged
smputstion, "but," he writes, II
used one bottle of Electric Bitters
and II box of Bucklen's Arnica
Sslve and my leg was sound and
we'll as ever" For Eruptions,
Eczems, letter. Salt Rheum. Sores
and oil blood disorders Electric
Bitter has no rival on earth. Try
them. T. j. Liable will guarantee
satisfaction or refund. Only Soc
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eVVVVVvvvvvvvvv~
Result of the Primary.

The primary election which was
held here for the selection OF one
Of the two tickets which were be-
fore the people for their votes,
ticket being supported by each OF
the contesting factions.
The election passed of very
quietly, and during the day the
election was considered close, each
faction claiming a victory, but
when the votes were counted, the
result proved q surprise to both
factions, the ticket headed by Hon.
81. P. Fournet being elected by
the largest majority ever recorded
in the municipal contests OF this
town for the last twenty-five years.
and in view of this result, their
ticket will be the only one that
will be voted for on the 10th OF
May.
The town Democratic committee
has also been captured by the VIC
torious faction, which will place
the political machinery OF the town
in their hands for the next town
election.
The result of this election will
serve a. q lesson to the defeated
faction, that it is useless to make
a political fight unless the leaders
take An active part in it and make
q fight with the determination to
win, the idea to think that because
= you are the power you will wiz
cannot b. depended upon to gel
votes, what is required is hard
earnest and persistent work, anc
unless this is strictly adhered to
the result will always be like th'
last disastrous one. a
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Beware OF, Ointments for Ca
tarrh that Contain Mercury

Beware OF, OlHtIhCtiIS III 70
tarrh that Contain Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely deranes the
whole system when entering 1t through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on preecrtp-
ton from reputable physicians, - the
damage they will do is ten fold 70 the
good you can possibly derive from them
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured By =
j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O.. contains %
mercury. and u taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. In buying halr'
Catarrh Cure be sure you get, the gen
uine. II is taken internally. and mad
in Toledo, Ohio, BY F. J. Cheney & Co.
FL. Cheney & Co., Props. Toledo. !
Sold by druggists. price s5c. f'fTFffs'
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The Batson Verdict.
Daily States.

DAILY States.
In the verdict rendered by the
jury in the Bstson case at Lake
Charles certain facts are presen-
ted which are worthy of serious
consideration. The accused did
mot establish his innocence and
the circumstantial evidences SEEM
cd I'll 10 point to the conclusion
that he was the criminal. On the
other hand it does not appear that
the State succeeded in absolutely
connecting Batson with the actual
fact of the murder, which was one
OF the most shocking in the histo-
~ at the State. The theory oil
the NV 10 that the State must est.
ablish the unquestionable fact Of
guilt, not that the accused shall
be required to establish his inno-
oencs; and while there seems tc
b every reason to believe that the
crime with which be was charged
the TACT remains that this is onl,
. belief-very strong, it is true
yet nevertheless only a belief.
Circumstantial evidence is, il
many respect the very stronges
sort Of evidence, yet in order t.
justify conviction, particular,
whore the death penalty is invol
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For Mayor,

A. D. Roy. 80. -. rs vote.
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"a Raging, Roaring Flood
W.sAad down a telegraph line

Ns5hed down a telegraph line
vkich Chss. c. Ellis, Of Lisbon,
Ia, had to repair" Standing waist
deep in icy water" he writes,
"cave me terrible cold and cough.
It grew worse daily. Finally the
best doctors in Oakland, Neb.,
Sioux City aud Omaha said l had
Consumption and could not live.
Then l began using DR.. Kings
| New Discovery and was wholly
cured by six bottles" Positively
guaranteed for Coughs. Colds and
all Throat and Lung troubled by
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CARD OF THANKS

We most cordially thank Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Levert for courte-
sy shown to Sisters and children
at their picnic .on Monday April
81. LOS
Sisters of Mercy.
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The Recipeocity Fallacy.


d srs~ysa..
There has been recently organi-
zed: in Chicago an association call
ed the National Reciprocity Lea
que, whose avowed purpose is to
foster a sentiment in favor OF re-
ciprocal trade relations with fore
ion countries. The advocates OF
reciprocity recognize that hereto
fore their forces have been divi-
ded. upon various measures in
which individual trades were in
terested, hence it was not found
possible to bring to bear upon any
opa treaty sufficient pressure to|
secure it's ratification by Congress.
The advocates of reciprocity
found themselves by the protec-
zionist interest, which is always
found united, or at least has al
ways been found so up to the pre-
sent Cuban reciprocity measure,
where administration pressure has
for the moment overcome the ma
tural tendency of sentiment in
Congress-. The protectionists I'M
derstood that any attempt to break
down the tariff at any one point
threatened the entire system.
hence, whenever q reciprocity
treaty was presented for rati6cs-
tioh it was promptly confronted
by united protectionist opposi-
| ton.
The father of the reciprocity
Idea was the late James G. Blaine,
and under his initiative many tres-
ties were negotiated and were in
] full force for several years. The
} net result was to increase ouI
foreign trade with, the countries
with which we had treaties, but
the increase wss extremely small
i. in proportion to the benefits which
were resped by the other parties
to the various agreements. 81
8 slight had been the benefits &C
8 cruing from the treaties that they
9 were ell repealed within a few
9 years of their Inauguration.
9 The weak point in all reciproci
ty treaties is the certainty tha
!. the other party to the sgreemen
!. always reaps larger benefits tina
!. this country can possibly secure
: With such countries as the Latir
;. American republics, the most ths
: can be expected from treaties {
reciprocity is an increase of fe'
+. million dollars in our exports I
B. such countries, whereas the bene
IN fit to such countries is not mere
il an increased trade with Us, but
greater profit on ell the trade don
y. The reciprocity treaty is unfai
in the sense that the benefits di
tributed are by no means equs
]. while on the other hand con
3. American industries are alws!
q damaged by the enforced rsdu
sr. ton in the duties.
o As an aid to foreign trade Il
=. protective tariff is of infinite
q. more service than any reciproci
nd could possibly be-. The proteoti'
las tariff preserves the American ma
l. kets to manufacturers who are alb
~ ~ to sell their surplus produc
n abroad much cheaper than Won
IL be the case were the tariff cut
as benefit foreign countries. Il
I. free trade theory is infinitely mo
= logical and practicable than re'
procitv. which roha American !
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The Primary Election.

The vote given at the primary
election last Saturday is q follows: