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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17
COST OF THE STRIKE
NOT TOLD In Figures
No Basis for Estimates of
Losses for Either Side.
ALL THE TABLES MISLEADING
Conflicting Claims as to the Effect of
President MitcheIFs Latest Order.
All Organized Labor Interested in the
Anthracite Workers Struggle.

! WILKESBARRE. Pa, June I7.-Week
iy since the beginning of the anthracite
strike tables have been sent out from
here pretending to give in figures The
cost of the strike. These figures are
misleading in the estimates given fo1
each item. The sums mentioned can lie
nothing less than rough estimates, be-
cause neither the operators nor the
miners keep an account Of them. Then,
too, the tables have failed to take into
account many items for which not even
rough estimate can be made.
In the last table, published Monday,
the losses to operators in price of coal
tnormaD is given at S19, 1905 600 Even a
casual study OF this item shows that
there is no loss from this source. but
simply deferred payment. Instead Of
the coal being mined and sold. 1t re-
mains in the ground, to be mined and
sold when the strike is over, and in
stead ef the operators receiving the
price for it now. they win get this price,
and probably a much higher one. when
Il is finally sent TO market
Even if the coal were being mined. the
greater part Of 1t would not now be sold
when the demand is very SLIGHT. but
would be stored The only real present
loss TO the oDerators-and this was not
included in the tables until yesterday
Is the cost OF maintaining additional
coal and iron police and special guards:
OF protecting their property by building
fences, etc and the employing. at high
n nc M
ven this cost cannot be fairly esti-
mated, because no books showing these
expenses are open for all the companies.
Miners Less Not Great.
As TO the loss to mine workers in
wages, which is given in the tables at
S6,4s0,G00. there is as much difficulty in
ascertaining this accurately as in that
Of the operators loss Even with the
figures given, the estimate is believed
TO be entirely too high.
President Mitchell is authority for tho
statement that many Of The mine work
ers would be idle row. even If there
we're no strike. When the struggle is
over and the mines regume operations
ne men will be given regular employ
meRt sufficient 70 make up in a short
time ali the actual working days thew
would have been employed If the strike
were not in progress In q sense. then.
the loss to the miners in wages is like
the loss TO the operators in the price |
Of coaL It is simply q deferred pay
cent.
Other Items in the tables referred tc
Eve Just as little basis in fact as have /
the two mentioned Loss to empIoye. /
other than miners" is given at 81 600 I
90 loss 70 business men in the coal /
eg1on. $4,000, COO, - and Toss to bust
ness men outside the region, g. SOC. coo. -
here can be no denying that there are
csses from these sources. bur by,rnan
ingenuity could not fairly estimate
hem.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Much regret is expressed among na-
Eal men over ne death Of Ca1t John
HaggeFty. the famous deep-sea diver
who passed away a few days ago at his
Rome IN Brooklyn lie had an adveu
iUFoug career, and vas he hero Of
many thrilling experiences He did =
great deal of work for the Government
II was Captain Haggerty wiz explored
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

4 publication that more zearly ap-
proaches the sentimental than anything
the Government has had published for
q long tine is the pamphlet On Two
Vanishing Game Birds" by Mr. a. X.
Fisher. ornOthOlog.st OF the Biological
Survey. This pamphlet IS osJensibIy a
statement as to the woodcock and the
wood duck, but is really plea against
their determination and an appeal TO
the Government 10 intervene. II is be-
ing extensively circulated The wood
cock IS called the king Of game birds
and the duck mas as lis puTsuers the
greatest spOrtsEacn IN the void The
former IS an inhabitant Of the eastern
part Of the country and the latter is
common tC nearly all sections of the
UEited States The total extinction OF
The woodcock Is threatened
M. Fisher has devoted much time 10
the birds. and Is a friend of the feath-
cred creation and to the sportsmen az
we'll
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Miss Pauline Sullivan. il character songs, to-
night. Elks' excursion.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Mr.. Henry F. Clayton, of Missouri, is
one Of the late arrivals at the Treasury
Department He came by the civil serv-
ice route He is IT the Office of the
Treasurer.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17
HOTEL ALDINE,
HOTEL EsNOyD

HOTEL ESMOND,
New YORK Avenue and Beach
Attractive prices for cool, clean rooms
,..-::--S service. BoUntiful table. Every modern
convenience, elevator, sea water baths etc
Rates. - 10 SIS per week We make specia:
terms for families and parties.
J. PAUL FITZPATRICK.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Mr. Edward r. Fontaine. OF North
Carolina, has been transferred from
the Interior Department to the Office Of
the Auditor for the Postof1ce Depart
ment- Mr. Fontaine is being warmly
Congratulated on his promotion.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17
PROPOSALS.

RATION SUPPLIES FOR UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS-HEADQUARTER l. s
MARINE CORPS. QUARTER1iASTER' OF
FICE, Washington, D. c.. June g. 1907
SEALED PROPOSALS. IN duplicate viii be
1902 and then be publicly opened, for furnishing
r2tions at Iona Island, n y; Portsmouth. y
H.; Newport, r. l.; Brooklyn. y. Y; Phila-
deiphia, Pa; Washington, D. C.: Norfolk, Va:
Port ROYAL, s. c.; Dry Tortugas, Fla, and
Pensacola. Fla. Proposal blanks and other in
formation can be obtained upon application
to TINS Office, ard 10 the Commanding officers,
Marine Barracks, at the above named stations
ms office reserves the right 70 reject any
ali bids and 70 waive infornsl!ties. Accept
ance Of bids TO be subject 20 necessary appro-
+-ess b 1,>=s==ss Bids frvu TeZui ar deal
eTs only VIII be considered F. L. DENNY
tlJ'arteTInaster [. 5. Marine Corps. je10,I7
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

PNEUMATIC TUBE MAIL sERYTCE-POST-
OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. c..
May %, 1902. SEALED PROPOSALS will be
received at the Office Of the Second Assistant
Postmaster General Postoffce Department. until
p NJ, JULY p 1902, for the performance
Of mail service by pneumatic tubes. OF other
similar devices, at the following cities Bos-
ton, Mass; Brooklyn, y. Z: New York n Y;
St Louis. No; Philadelphia Pa; Washing
ton, D. C.; Chicago, III. Pamphlets giving
description Of routes and requirements under
the advertisement may be had on application
to the Postmaster at any Of the above nsnei
cities, or upon application to the Second As
sistant Postmaster General. Washington, D. c.
H, G. PAYSE. Postmaster General.
les, 1911, z4-juI,s
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

At the Ranch. 507 F st. NV. Mexican curios
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Assistant Botanist MarIatt, of the
Agricultural Department. is commanding
officer in the war against the San Jose
scale The army mainly consists Of
skeleton company OF ladybugs, but the
fruit-destroying insects kept for expert
mental purposes at the grounds have al
ready been cleaned out. Two insects
were brought from the interior of China
last year. and they are responsible for
the present fourishiag colony. The lady
bugs are the hereditary enemies OF the
scale, and IT is intended to establish
them in the fruit-growing districts.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17
FOREIGN MAILS

WASHINGTON, D. G., FosToFFIcE, SoTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN NAILS are dispatched to the ports
/ Of sailing daily. and the schedule Of closincs
I L arranged on the presumption Of their IN
I interrupted overland transit For the ryeek
ending June a. 1902, the last connecting closes
VIII be made from the MAIN OFFICE as fol-
transatlantic Mails.
TUEsDAY-Cb) At 7.15 p. m. for Europe. per
s. $ Philadelphia, from New York, via South
a-ap-oB.
(c) At HIS p, m. for BELGIUM direct. per
$ s, Southwark, from New York. Nal must
be directed Per $ 5. SOUTHWARK
WEDNESDAY-tel At 9:15 p m. for
France, SUTHERLAND. ITALY. SPATS, POR-
ISL INDIA and LORENZO MARQUEE, per :. 5.
la TouraiBe- from New York. via Havre Mail
Tor other parts a EUROPE must be directed
"Per s. = La Touraine."
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:15 p II. for. AZORES
ISLANDS, per $. ). Trojan Prince from New
York Nail for ITALY must be directed @Per
$. :. Trojan Prince
(b)-At us p. N. for ITALY direct. Der
$ s. ITave, from New York Nail must be
directed Per s s Trave.''
tel 1t I=25 p. n. sor NETHERLANDS d.
rect per s s. Noordam, from New York Mail
must be directed Per 5 $ Soordan'
80 At HIS P. m for Scotland direct. per : g
astoria, from New York Nail must De df-
Tected Per : S. Astoria"
g At Il Is p. N. for Belgium direct. per 5.
8 laderlaHd. from New YORK. Nail must be d.
rected Per s s Yaderland''
tc) At H:25 p. m. for EUROPE, per $. $.
Canpenia, from New York, via Queenstown
te) At u-25 p n for DENMARK direct
per 8 $ Hekla, from New York Mail must
be directed Per 3 s Hekla .
PRINTED NATTER, ETC-This steamer
takes Printed Matter, Commercial Papers. and
samples for GE--&ANY only. The same class
OF mail matter for other parts Of EUROPE viii
not be sent y this ship unless specially d.
reCteT by her
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Mr. George ". Albertie Of Wisconsin
who has tor long time been in the
Office Of the Auditor for the Postofice
Department, has been promoted. me
division IS an extensive one
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Ar Harlow I. Street, a longtime en-
ploye Of the Office OF the Auditor for the
War Department. has been promoted
he vas advanced at the head Of the list
OF recently promoted clerks. Mr.. Street
was appointed from California.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Mr.. r. ". BuTkhart and Miss ZuIa II.
Andrews, o. the Government Printing
Office. VIII be married At Sweet Springs.
Mo, on June 25- The announcement was
made a few days ago. and both the
young people have been congratulated
BY hundreds Of their fellow employees.
They viii spend a honeymoon Of about
six weeks and then return to this city.
Mr. BurkhaTt came 10 the Government
Printing Office two years ago from Co
!umbia No, and has worked IN nearly
all the divisions. He is now IN the
fourth. He is q graduate Of the Uni
versity Of Missouri. and a talented and
promising young man. Miss Andrews IS
an emPloye Of the folding division Of
the Office She came from Sweet Springs
several years ago
Miss Andrews left for her home
few days ago and Mr.. Burkhart will
leave the last OF the week.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

One of the Governments keenest sci
entists is Miss NJ E. Pierce. q native
OF Michigan, later d resident of Cali
lorna. Miss Pierce IS a chemist Of high
repute, and is the soil analyst of the
Department OF Agriculture. The soil
survey work is going on now, and sam
pies Of the soil from all parts OF the
country are coming in TO be classified.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Mr. uevFge II Alexander, Of Missouri
las been advanced in the Treasury serv
Ice. He Is on the recent list Of pro
NOTED clerks. Mr. Alexander is In the
Internal Revenue once.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Nails for the PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via
san Francisco. close here daily at 6:S0 .. m
up 20 June %, inclusive. tor dispatch Der
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Dr. J W Fewkes, collaboration in the
division Of ethnology. Smithsonian IN
Sutution, and one OF the most learned
and practical men in the country. is II
Porto Rico endeavoTing to get stats
tics Of the country and the habits. an
tecedents and prospects of the people
bis headquarters IS at Ponce.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

TEEsDAY-Ck) AT u 90 m for JAMAICA.
Per $ 3 Admiral Dewey, from Boston
tc) At Il rs p m for JAMAICA. per steamer
from PHILADELPHIA
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Reports Of MT. W ". Ashe are being
largely used in the agitation for the
establishment of the Appalachian Ma
Uonai Park and Forest Reserve Mr..
Ashe, as an agent OF the Agricultural
Department, has spent several years il
the mountain regions, and his reports
are full Of interest. He is a true for
est ranger, and knows the treasures of
the GODS thoroughly
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-17

Mr.. R. J. F. Allen, Of West Virginia,
already one Of the head clerks in the
Office Of the Auditor for the Postofice
Department, has been advanced again.
He is one of the best clerks in the
Treasury Department. and has had
steady rise since his appointment sew
eraI years ago
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-08
LIVE NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Mekiniey's Doctors Bills.

Congress will pay the funeral ex-
penses of President Mckinley, including
the doctors bills, over which there has
been so much contention.
An item is to be inserted in the Ur-
gent Deficiency bill, now under consid-
Grafton by the House Committee on Ap-
preparations, which provides for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to defray the ex-
penses attending the death and burial OF
the President.
The committee has gone fully into the
question of compensation TO the doctors
who attended the wounded Executive
and has decided that, Notwithstanding
the physicians declined to submit bill
for their respective services, they are
entitled to liberal fees for their efforts
to save the Presidents life.
1t is understood that an agreement
has been reached whereby $4,000 of the
amount to be appropriated shall go to
the doctors and the remainder will be
used to defray the funeral expenses.
Friends OF the dead President and 9TH
ers interested in the subject have been
consulted and il is believed that the al
lowance thus made is not only liberal
and reasonable. but will be entirely sat
isfaetory to all concerned. Statements
OF all the expenses incurred were sub
mitted to the committee, and the amount
named will cover all obligations OF the
government.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-08
POTTER PALMER
DIES SUDDENLY
Was One of chicago's Most Prominent
Business Men.
AFFECTED WITH NERVOUS TROUBLE.
Mr. Palmer One Of The plucky, Tlreless
Business Men Who Made Chicago the
Metropolis Of the West--tis Work Ia
Helping to Rebuild the City After the
Great Fire.

Chicago, (Speoial) Potter Palmer
for nearly half a century one of Chica-
go's most prominent business men, died
at his residence on Lake Shore drive
The exact cause of Mr.. Palmer's death
has not yet been determined He had
been suffering for several weeks with a
nervous disorder, but, as he was able to
be about the house, his condition was not
thought to be serious.
When he retired Saturday night he
was feeling, if anything, better than for
several days. During the night, how
ever, he seemed to lose all his energy,
and Sunday morning was unable to leave
his room. He gradually grew weaker
during the day, and at $40 o'clock he
suffered a sudden collapse, from which
he expired.
The physicians who were attending
Mr.. Palmer are at loss as to the ulti-
mate cause of his death. Apparently he
had no organic troubles. Mrs. Palmer
and their two sons, Honore and Potter,
Jr., were with Mr.. Palmer when he died
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-08
MILLIONS OF EGGS STORED.
Big Packers Are Gradually Starving Out
Small Shippers.

Kansas City, Mo, (SpeciaD The big
packing houses have made such inroads
into the business OF packing and ship
ping eggs and poultry for consumption in
Eastern markets that the business of the
small shippers in this part of the West
is threatened with destruction. according
10 members OF the Produce Dealers AS
sociation of Kansas and Oklahoma
which met here to consider the situation
John Stewart, OF Concordia, Kan,
president OF the association, said: "The
packers are so firmly intrenched that |
do not believe that we can do much to
oppose them. l do not know whether
the recent operations OF the beef dealers
could be called corner or not. How
ever, do know that four big firms have
stored I44oooooo eggs, or 10000 cases.
AT this time last year more than I,ooo,-
100000, or 100000 cases, were in cold
storage There will be fewer eggs stored
this year, because the prices are higher. "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-08
GIRLS VICTIMS OF PANIC
Trampled TO Death Ia Cigar Factory
Three Fatally Injured.

Philadelphia, (SpeciaD AN unfortu
nate accident TO deaf and dumb boy
lsador Baccus, was directly responsible
for the death OF eight girls, the fatal in
jury of three others and the serious in
jury of more than 90 employed in the
cigar factory Of Hamburger, Homan &
Co., branch of the American Tobacco
Company, at Tenth street and Washing
ton avenue.
The building in which the disaster oc-
Cured is FIVE stories high, of brick and
extends an entire block. Twelve hun
| dred persons were at work there at the
time of the accident 90 percent. of whom
were girls ranging in age from IL years
upward.
The trouble began on the fourth floor.
Baccus, who was jantor Of the building,
started for the fifth floor for ball OF
! twine The elevator was at the top OF
the shaft and Baceus pulled the rope to
bring il down. He opened the door lead
ing TO the shaft and leaned forward TO
see where the carriage was. AS he did so
the elevator, which was descending slow
ly, struck him across the back of the
neck, pinioning his head between the elc-
vator and the floor
A stock boy relased Baccus and cried
for help. The foreman rushed from the
building to call an ambulance and almost
Immediately there was a panic among
the employees. Some of the younger girls
tainted, while others, not being able TO
control their feelings, cried:
Fire !"
There was mad rush for the stairway
leading into Tenth street. The girls
plunged down the narrow staircase until
they reached bend in the exit between
the second and third floors.
In their earnestness to escape the
frightened leaders fell, Others immcdi-
ately following trpped over the strug-
Cling mass, and in less than a minute
there were hundreds of girls scrambling
in the passageway. The shrieks and
screams of the terror stricken could be
heard for block or more.
In the excitement an alarm of fire was
turned in, but before the engines could
reach the scene several of the girls had
rushed to the windows and jumped to the
street, a distance of over so feet. Helen
1'oliri, one of those who jumped was
almost instantly killed
WHEN tHt IIClllcll anu pOlSClllSl al
rived every effort was made to quiet the
terrorized girls. The hremen rushed up
the stairway and begged them TO be calm,
telling them that there was absolutely
no danger, but the sight OF the hremen
seemed only to make the panic worse.
The work of rescuing the girls from
the windows was necessarily tedious
They were SO excited that they did not
seem to understand the pleadings OF the
firemen. At nearly every window of the
huge structure were girls screaming and
crying for help. Many were so excited
that it was with the greatest difficulty
they were prevented from jumping from
the building notwithstanding that there
was not a sign of fire and their rescue
seemed only the work OF few mo-
ments
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-08
Ludybug to Fight San Jose Scale.

The Department of Agriculture is pre-
pairing to fight the ravages of the San
Jose scale throughout the country with
its natural enemy, the ladybug, brought
from the interior of China. Assistant
Botanist Marlatte has just returned from
the Orient, where he sought the original
home of the dreaded scale Far in the
interior Of the latter country, where Eu-
ropean plants had not penetrated, he
found the scales and also the ladybugs,
which kept the scales in subjection and
permitted the native plants to flourish
Mr.. Marlatte started home with good
supply of these ladybugs, but only 10
survived on arrival in this country and
ID of these subsequently died. The two
remaining, however, were nursed care
fully by the government with a view to
fighting the scale in the same manner
as in China. There now are so of them.
requiring the constant gathering of
scales from the department grounds for
food. While not expecting the scales to
be eXterminated from this country, ex-
perts are planning to attack them with
the increasing breed of their natural enc
mics.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-08
RAN AWAY WITH ROBBERS
Train Flew BY Their coniederates at a Mile
Minute.

Paris, Texas, (Specia) An attempt
was made to hold up the Frisco express
between Seligman and Washburn, Mo.
Two men boarded baggage car at the
former place and after the train pulled
out covered the engineer and fremen
with pistols. They ordered the engineer
to increase speed, but to stop when they
gave the signal Two miles beyond Sell
igman seven or eight men appeared at
the spot designated on the train. In the
meantime the engineer had pulled the
throttle wide open, and when ordered
to stop was making more than a mile a
minute down grade. 1t was impossible
to stop within half mile. After leaving
the confederates out of sight the rob
bers abused the engineer for not stop
ping and ordered him to let them off at
Washburn, way station. The engineer
obeyed and the two would-be robbers
escaped.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-05-08
TWO KILLED And
MANY INJURED
Immigrant Train ard Fast Freight Come
Together on the B. & 0.
OCCURRED ON A STRAIGHT TRACK.
When the Crash Came the Baggage Car
and the Three Coaches Next We're Almost
DemoIlshed-AImost Every Occupant Was
Cut and Bruised by the Shower Of Broken
Glass,

lockwood, Pa, (Spccial) Two per-
sons were killed and Is injured, two
probably fatally, in head-on collision
between an immigrant train and fast
freight near lockwood, on the Connells-
vile division of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. The two trains dashed tow
ard each other on a straight stretch of
track, and this fact alone averted what
might have been the worst wreck in the
history of the road
Forty-hve Italian immigrants. the ma
Jority OF them men, were injured, but
their injuries are not serious enough TO
warrant their removal to the hospital.
The scene of the wreck is half mile
east of lockwood and half way TO the
Luzon telegraph station, which marks
the terminal Of the double tracking oper-
ations on the Connellsvile division of
the road. From Luzon for a number of
miles east the road is operated over a
single track The immigrant train was
late out OF Cumberland, Md, and had
been given time" at the telegraph Office
along the line. 1t was hauling 10 coach
es OF Italian immigrants The fast freight
eastbound was hauling ~ loads Of mer-
ci andise.
When the crash came the baggage car
and the three coaches next were almost
demolished. Nearly everv occupant was
cut and bruised by the shower of broken
glass. A number were pinioned beneath
the wreckage, and their cries for aid in
foreign tongue were terrifying. The
tranmen. aided by the willing immi-
grants who were riding in the rear cars,