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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-14
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-14

2 Imported Japanese Rugs, feet by
feet, reduced from the former price of
$1,000 to. each, $500
8 Imported japanese Rugs. size feet
by feet, reduced from $500 to the
half price of $500
6 Imported Jute Rugs, feet by feet,
reduced from $3.75 to the very special
price Of Sits
6 Imported Jute Rugs, size 30x60-in., re-
duced from $3.50 down to the very
special price of SIPS
Imported Jute Rugs, size 26x54 in, re-
duced from the regular price of $500
to the half of it, $1.OO
IL Fur Rugs, shades of Gray, half price,
while they last, yours for $50
100 Wilton Rugs, 27x54 inches, fringed
on both ends, marked Very Special for
this sale. Yours at $1.19
go 1-3 per cent. discount on all Rem
nants of Straw Mating, containing
16 yards or less.
SO 1-3 per cent. discount on all Rem
nants of Ingram Carpets containing %
yards or less.
33 1-3 discount on all Remnants of
Tapestry Brussels, Body Brussels,
Saxonys, Administers, Moquettes, Elk
ira Quality Administers, Velvets and
Wiltons from one yard up to % yards.
Bring in your measurements.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
EXCITEMENT AT MIDVALE.
STRIKERS AND DEPUTIES IN THE STREETS
ALL NIGHT.
inv rrrrcR.pB TO THE TRIBUNE,

TRyT TO THE TRiHtNEI
Wilkesbarre Penn, Aug 29--The upper emu
or this CITY and Midvale. q suburb. were III d
state Of great excitement during the night and
until 4 o'clock this morning. A crowd OF apou'
four thousand was in the streets. and although
.ba-. marc only, two instances of violence. and
those slight Deputy Sheriff Jacobs and force
of six men. and Sergeant Briggs, with ten men,
wore kent busy. The excitement was due TO d
renort heard late last night that before morn
ing the Iehigh Valley Coal Company Wouiu
concentrate the men employed at the henry anu
Prosnect collferies, at the Dorrance, "here "' u
WAS resumed on Tuesday. and to-day make an
effort 10 conduct operations on an eHlehoe"
scale. ,.
The crowd began to gather about Iiiloliie -
and at > O'Clock this morning was iuilN iV"'
thousand strong, many people gong from - ~
ca,tre of the city to see the excitement ne
,.,o,, ror,,ained in groups of fifty to a hundred
and did not oppose either the Sheriff ofncerS
or the police
A. midnight Sheriff Jacobs was Informed ana
cont IDENTITIES to the scene. and a short time
Ite- the roIice arrived. The coliier1es are III
. line of = mile. and the Sheriff's deputies spent
most of the time in driving from one 10 ''
other and dispensing the crowds along the roau-
They reformed quickly. however Ihe Do'
vance is within the city limits, and there the
,,oI;ce took charge of the crowd. The men kepl
moving hut did not leave the streets
About 3 o'clock some stones were thrown Al
the Henry colerv. but did damage. and a
short time afterward John Flaherty. who was
believed to be going to the coliery was beaten
by a number of men
The company made no effort to remove the
workers at the Henry and Prospect. however.
and at O'Clock this morning the crowd was
finally dispersed
Officials of the company report that some "t
the men wore wonlen's dresses. and that a num-
ber were seen with masks of handkerchiefs OF
paper upon their faces. They also say three
men disguised as umbrella members were active
among the strikers. and seemed to be looked
upon as leaders. They were not. however. rec
ognized by the officials.
Later in the morning the Sterling washery al
Plymouth started with a. few hands. mostly
negroes and they aroused the ire of a hundred
or more foreigners. who gathered about the
nlare and seemed so threat tening that an appear
was made by the owners to the Sheriff. He sen,
some deputies to the scene. and all remained
quiet during the day
President Mitchell said to-day:
THE general situation. far as the miners
are concerned. remains the same. The men are
firm and resolute TO continue the struggle uhlil
the operators surrender. So far as these eX-
argerated reports of resumption are concerned,
the public can set them down in advance as
being untrue. for the operators cannot mine
coal without the miners. and the miners VIII hoI
return 10 work until the United Mine WORKERS 5
of America make a satisfactory settlement or
this difference with the operators
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
LAuB'S PICTURE NOT on FIRST PAGE.
CAUSE PUBLISHER OF MAGAZINE
BROKE CONTRACT

George Alfred Lamb appeared in the City Court
yesterday. before Judge Seabury. and filed an
amended answer in the suit brought against him by
the Writer'S Press Association, publisher OF THE
Successful American to recover $500. alleged to
be due for the publication In the May issue of the
magazine OF A sketch and picture of Mr.. Lamb
The likeness bore this caption:
The Courageous Young Attorney Who Has
Caused the Goliaths of Monopoly to Flee from
Danger.
Mr. Lambs answer is that the contract which he
signed was not lived up in that the article and
picture did not appear the first page OF the mag
azinc and that therefore. he did not feel bound
by the contract. With Mr. Lambs consent, the
put the short cause calendar for trial
at the term the City Court beginning with the
first Monday in October.
An examination in supplementary proceedings
against Mr.. Lamb took place In the City Court
Yesterday to ascertain whether he able 10 pay
a Judgment for S781 a. recovered against him in
May 1902 by the United States Trust Company, of
this city. trustee of estate. brother of Mr..
Lamb was examined for two hours The proceed
ings were private. and after they were over the
lawyers declined TO discuss the case or to give
their names
Nos Is and II Wall-st.. ii was said that Mr..
Lamb had guaranteed the lease of building Of
which the company the lessor trustee The
rent had not been paid and the company had oh
tained a Judgment against Mr.. Lamb on his guar
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
BISHOP WON'T INTERFERE
THINKS THE COAL STRIKE WILL SOON
FALL OF IT'S OWN WEIGHT

The hope of the striking anthracite miners
that Bishop Potter on his return here would
try to make A last appeal 10 j Pierpont MOT
gan for arbitration dispelled yesterday ny
Bishop Potter himself He has given up all
efforts in their behalf and thinks the end "f me
strike is Bishop Potter is a member OF the
arbitration. Cancellation and executive commit
tees of the Civic Federation and was one OF the
most earnest members of that body on behalf
of the miners in trying 10 get the trouble settled
In an interview yesterday Bishop Potter was
asked if he would make any further attempt 10
bring about a settlement
Il can do nothing more" he replied, and VIII
make no attempts.
How do you believe the trouble will end?' ne
was asked.
.T believe the strike will end presently. he
replied. 1T is simply going TO collapse out IN
my opinion none of the questions which should
have been settled during the strike have been
settled"
He refused to go into any details az to the
questions. When he was asked II ne hao any
thing to say regarding the alleged sta
of President Baer OF the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad that divine providence had placed
the operators in possession of the Tn1hes ne
said: NJ,
L cannot say anything the subject That
is matter that cannot be discussed IN the
newspapers.
a representative Of the New-York, Ontario
and Western Railroad said that the Washerles
were now turning out about twelve thousand
tons daily of small sizes of steam coal LitIe
OF II found its way this city, but What niue
came was sold hospitals or other institutions
He said that the statement attributed 10 Lapor
Commissioner Carroll D Wright, that the oper-
ators provoked the strike, preposterous
He thought it unlikely that the statement was
made.
All the operators denied a rumor. which arose
in Wall Street yesterday, that the strike was
settled. Dealers secuted the idea. and said
that the strike would probably 1zzle out by
October | The sales agents Of one Of the
largest companies said that they had not a
pound of anthrac cite to sell.
The retail schedule price of anthracite VIII
probably be increased Monday from $40 TO
SJ1
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
B4B4u4 CLERGYMAN's MARRIAGE.
BRIDEGROOM MAKES MINISTERIAL CIRCUIT
ON YACHT-BRIDE CONDUCTED
woMAN's RESTAURANT

Friends of Miss Mary Bowby. who is we'll known
in charitable circles in Brooklyn. learned yester-
day of her marriage Wednesday to the Rev
Montague L. Webb. a clergyman of the Church OF
England stationed in the Bahama Islands Mr.. and
Mrs. Webb are thirty-sx and forty-one years Old
respectively.
The circumstances of the marriage were somewhat
romantic Miss Bowby is the daughter OF the late
Franklin Bowby. of Winchester, Va, a writer on
chemical subjects At his death she was left on
her own resources. and for number of years she
has lived in Brooklyn supporting herself in various
ways. She conducted a restaurant for women at
Ryerson-st and Lafayette-ave., which had the eX-
elusive patronage Of students of Pratt Institute
and was also Interested in the Art Village, a
community of cottages the ShinneCock bills. MI
Webb is the of wealthy English gentleman
He went to the Bahamas nine years ago as A mis-
sionary. and he has eight churches on MS cir
cult with headquarters Fresh Creek. Ambrose
Island He goes from church to church in a well
appointed sloop yacht. Three years ago. while re-
turning from a visit England, he met Miss Bow
by The two CoIresponded, and two weeks ago MI
Webb came 10 ShinnecoCk Hills and the engage
Tnent was shortly afterWsrd announced. The mar
riage was performed by the Rev Arthur 2 KIN
solving rector Christ Church. Brooklyn, in st
James's Church. Mr. and Mrs Webb. after three
days honeymoon at ShinneCock Hills, VIII sail TO-
day for the Bahamas
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
THE NEW ORDERS FOR THE TROOPS.

Shenandoah. Penn. Aus. 29--General Goblin re-
turned 10 headquarters from the Panther Creek
region tonight He received the report of Major
CIesrhart and made personal investigation of
conditions ana there tonight issued the following
order:
HEADQUARTERS Third Brigade. \. 6 P, Shenandoah.
Penn. August -. General Orders.
II is very evident from the recent conduct OF
the rfotous element in this section that the con-
servatiye attitude with which the troops have here
tofore borne insults has been misunderstood and
has encouraged this element TO repeated assaults
npon the in the performance OF their military
This longer continue and have
personally Informed the chief burgesses OF Lansford
and Tannaqua directing that information be fur
Tshes fhe authorities OF Summit Hill and Coaldale
that the troops will longer submit to insults or
violence from any source. You are therefore OIL
rected arrest any person using insulting IAN
euage. epfthets violence toward the troops Hhle
In the performance OF their duty Have such
arrested and taken to your gGardhouse
future disposition. In moving troops place re-
liable. competent and skilled marksmen on the
with loaded guns and instruct them that IN case
cf attack upon the column by stones or missiles.
where the attacking party cannot De reacneo @ tne
tscking the column, and. being certain OF his man.
fire upon him without any further OF ders For the
execution Of this duty select none but apsolutely
general mob. II resisted, use your bsyonets and
butts vigorously IL at all possible, before resorting
fo yolley firing.
II is evident that many of the licensed houses
IN this community simply places OF rendezvous
for the rfotous and dsorderly element, thus
creating them tisoroerly houses. You VIII carefully
note such houses. and report the names Of the
owners parties holding the license TO these
headquarters that appiica tion may be made TO the
msnd Of 3RfGADIER GENERAL GOBLIN
w 6. MILLER. Assistant Adtutant General
The general says no more troops will be called
2
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT,
PUBLIC ALLIANCE OF WILKEsBARRE GIVES
OUT IMPASSIONED PETITION.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I ]

TBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
Wilkesbarre Penn. Aug. 29.-The Public Alliance
of this city to-day appealed President Roosevelt
for aid in settling the strike The alliance is
formed of business in this city and its vicin-
ity- They have already appealed to Senators Quay
and Penrose. The petition is follows:
Since the inception of the barbarous and sense
less struggle in anthracite coal regions, the
uon-cornhatan who stand upon neutral ground
have suffered the inevitable fate of such unfortu-
The tide of battle Gibbs and flows over and
We have endured patiently. We have petitioned
hunbly We had hoped for much upon ]. Pierpont
Morgan's return.
But now after a struggle OF four months dura-
ton period of suffering and progressive business
rarsIysis when IL seemed that the time was
as matter of concession TO public opinion. yet, as
plain business proposition Mr.. Morgan has met
with HIS henchmen. and the edict has gone forth:
There will he settlement. no arbitration. no
Cancellation mediation, no concessions The
fight must on
means universal ruin. desttution. riot and blood
shed. q,
lis J. Perpont Morgan greater than the people?
Is he mighfier than the government? VIII he be
permitted retain this menacing powerf
Il time the people should speak. " Is tlme
Representing the interests and sentiment or nine
tenths of our people. appeal 10 you TO use your
influence 10 stay the juggernaut which crushes US
ENCOURAGED by your recent utterances, relying upon
YOUR Judgment and patriotism. confident OF your
great n eral courage, We appeal from the KING OF
the trusts 10 the President of the people:
~ THE PUBLIC ALLIANCE.
It r HART chairman.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
NETWORK CITY.

The Brooklyn Bureau Of Charities Acknowledges
the following contributions in response to recent
appeals: From a Friend 81: *. 6 B." s..
r. R." 81: Bessie and Helen c. e and M.
s. T." $40.
Among the petitions In bankruptcy fled yester-
day with the clerk of the United States District
Court was that of T. /. Robertson. - West Ches-
ter His liabilities are So. .s74 3 and his assets
$ne 81 OF the liabilities $l04ss n are secured.
chiefly by mining shares in the Gold Creek tN"-
vadsl Mining Company
Bishop Potter yesterday announced that the
diocesan convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church would BE- held the last Wednesday and
Thursday of September, at the Church OF the In
carnation, MadisOn-aVe. and Thirty ffth-~f
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
WIFE APPEARS AFTER HIS DEATH.
PROPERTY OF SUPPOSED BACHELOfS
CLAIMED BY HER AND MANY
TITLES MAY BE BROKEN.

Papers have been filed at the County Cierh's OF
fee forth that suit is pending 10 pfofe
that George Walton. the real estate operator anu
builder who died City Island in February lS1i'
left a wife whom he married more ehan twenty
wears prior 10 his death 1t is alleged that "alton
was thought to be single by his friends ana ms
business associates and that he transferred title 10
nroperty valued at than s50.oo0 without tne
knowledge and written consent of his Wi1e- Inc
maiden name Of the who brings the action
was Louisa F. Van Houten, and she AYERS sile
was married to Walton by minister IN She tteS
ence of several witnesses December, Lot. oue
seeking to obtain her dover rights IN liie W
George Walton and in the properties winch ilr
Transferred without her written consent dItei
their marriage. Walton set forth. IL 10 aheSSu.
in rhe conveyance deeds that he was slnsle:: i"o
naners filed act as a lien against the properties.
The pri,.nnaI properties affected are ten pls n3a
houses in Ann save, near the SoutneII, io
vard and title TO one of the parcels wnlch ngure
in the action is held by George Ehret, the Dremer'
Other affected titles held by Eugene ocEIteI'
Tucv Bach Robert &. Watson, hatnarlne, odiii- hi
hacher. Jennie Orr, as trustee, ana NeIie MI
Donald. , IT,. to md
his wife though they lived apart rrom eacn otnsI
the last ten years of his life, were on spea KING
terms He is said have contributed TO ms VIE
sunnort M 10 the day of his death. some uIie
guarantee companies will be heavy losers II the
nIain+iff is successful her action. ana not Ins
persons who hold the titles Henry b esseinidx
of No 1I5 Broadway. is counsel for the pidlnIIi
The value of Waltons estate may be conslderaoLy
more than $500 Books in the Register once
are being examined to learn how much properly ne
owned II has yet been learned IL ne hdd any
bank accounts personal property
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
BANKS FOLLOWING SH4W'S Plan
HANOVER NATIONAL DEPOSITS BONDS TO
INCREASE CIRCULATION.

The Hanover National Bank yesterday took the
required step its circulation by sending
o United States Treasurer $254.'s0 IN govern
bonds to be placed to its account IT viii re
Cefve currency that amount. So far as could
be learned yesterday other national bank in the
city had secured the required amount of govern
ment bonds be deposited for the increased crcu-
lation desires have. Several banks are expect
ed to deposit bonds and receive currency within a
few days.
It is not expected that the banks will buy the
bonds they require. tnasmuch tho holders of
government bonds not Offering them for sat
freely at present The banks expect 70 borrow
bonds paying interest for their and return
ing the bonds after all expectation of
a money strfngenCy is at an end and the increased
circulation has been retired.
officers of three banks said yesterday that offers
bonds had been made to them but at a hgure
which made il impossible for them TO handle thenl'
for after figuring upon the premium and the two
interest rates the profit would be only fractional IN
the case denla nd for money, and they would ne
liable a loss in the market became par1cKF
dead for any reason.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30

London Aug Sailed Delaware tBr Davies.
New-York.
Movine Aug Sailed. Furnessia (Br' Young
(from Glasgow. NewYork.
Hamburg Aug 20. m-Arrived. steamer Motke (Gerl
DempWoIf New-York via Plymouth and C'hereours
Rotte 2S. m-SRiled steamer Pot-darn
Dutch. Potter. New-York (and from Boulogne at
D
Malaga Aug 23-saned. steamer Massia CFr'. Joubert
(from Naples, etcl New-York
Cronstadt Aug 25-Arrived. steamer Alexandra DAM.
Thomson New-York via Copenhagen
So Vincent 15-Saet. steamer Angola tricsn
(Fr,. calvert from New-Yorkl. Cape Town and East
London
COLOMBO Aug 2a-Arrived previously. steamer Hudson
Pimentei Aug 23-saiied steamer Hughenden Cr) Jones
New-York
Aug 2I-Saied. steamer Merchant Prince
tBrl. Coull. NewYork. -,
Barrow Aug ca-Sailed steamer Anglo Canadian tBr,.
NeV-York.
ravaI Aug o9-Passed steamers Lain GER Malchow.
Nav Work. far Gibraltar. Naples Genoa: Donna
Maria (Port>. Marreiros, New York for Lisbon and
suez Aug oe-Arrived. steamer Rsdnorshire ,sr Bind
loss Yokohama Hong Kong and Singapore. etc. for
New York
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
MARRIAGE CONTRACT GETS GIRL AsHoRE
WAS TO BE DEPoRTED-JUDGE RULES TIA
wITEHOOD GIVES HER CITIZENSHIP

WAS TO BE DEFORTED-JUDGE RULES THAT
wGFEHooD GIVES HER CITIZENSHIP
Judge I,aCombe. OF the United States Circuit
Court sent here yesterday from his summer home
at Athens N Y important decision. IN whlch
he admits this country an American c1uzen
Maria Rurgio a woman previously declared by the
Commissioner of immigration 10 be ar undesirable
immigrant, and ordered deported- II Is said that
under this decision it will he impossible TO
exclude from this country any undesirable women
even II the contracting parties do not see each
other.
Salvatore Burgio to this country NUMBER
of years ago, lea wing his sweetheart, Maria LdI,
zara. for whom he to send as soon as ne coul9
provide home. After few years he estabHshed
a boarding house for his Countrymen. which pros
pered. Meanwhile he became citizen
He sent for Maria. She came from Italy oy steer
age Ellis Island the doctors discovered tna1
she suffering from a disease or the eye anu
ordered her deported- 49,, 49,
Burgto, however. retained a lawyer. VINO ore" up
civil marriage contract. which Burgo signed IN
island ana signed and acknowledged by Maria.
This constituted a legal marriage, thouSh the " D
did meet. y demand was then made that as .ne @
wife of an American citizen Maria Burslo HuSt
he released. she being American citizen also.
The immigration authorities contended tna1' as
Maria had been legally landed, she did not
come under the Jurisdiction of the contract law
4 writ Of habeas corpus was sworn out ana
took the papers under Amusement and yesterday
returned them to the clerk office or the Cnlleo
states Court with the following Endorsement:
when this writ sued out the prisoner was
and now is an American citizen She is discharged
from custody. The immigration acts ceased 10 ap-
plv to her after her marriage
New-York tribune., 1902-08-30
NEW LANCASTER AFFIDAVIT.
DENIES STATEMENT OF JOSEPH z coRRGGAN i,
STEEL SUIT

DENIES STATEMENT OF JOSEPH +. CoRRIGAN X
STEEL SUIT.
A second affidavit by James II. Lancaster. who
testified that he thought the property OF the
United States Steel Corporation was not worth
more than 3,,O.0GoG0o. filed yesterday in tho
Court of Chaucery IN New-Jersey. In the suit Of
J. AspinWal Hodge and others o restrain the cor
poration from converting $2110o1 c0 of its pre-
ferred stock hito bonds. The object Of the second
affidavit is - contradict the affidavit made by
Joseph Z. Corrigan 70 alleged confessions that
Lancasters first affidavit had been obtained partly
by misrepresentation and by promise of a large
reward If the suit against the corporation sue
ceeded The second affidavit tells OF CONVERSE
tion in ". y. Guthries office. and denies that
Lancaster admitted that he was to receive $40 900
in the of a settlement. Lancaster admits
that he has received s1,otO in payment for his
vices. He says near the close OF the affidavit:
deny that / stated to Mr. Corrigan that the
conpainants expected TO get big money of the
suit and that d number of suits in
preparation, and were to he brought after n
other until a settlement forced |
their meaning, and II is not true that any of the
complainants their attorneys ever suggested
anything to me which suggested such proceedings.
| deny that | stated to Alr Corrigan that
Mr.. Hodge said to that he acting for other
parties In this suit, that he not paying
part of the expenses of this suit. He made
such statements to me- though he said that e
personally was not to pay my fee He spoke only
of
Finally, the attempt Mr.. Corrgan's part to
make conversation with him appear in the
light of confession of a perjured witness is
gross misrepresentat tion of everything stated by
10 Mr. Guthrie and Mr.. Corrigan