The Washington times., 1902-07-03
Trouble Between Brewery
and BottlerS
Question of Strike Still Hanging Fire
Hackley's Trial Post
poned.

William II. Thaler, who was employed
! in that department. had been discharged.
Efforts to get the officers o. the COM
pany to reinstate Thaler proved unsuc-
| cessful, and afterward most of the strik-
ers returned to their places. The places
OF those who did not return were filed.
1t was thought that this ended the
matter. The bottlers, however, it is
stated, have been trying to induce the
brewers to go out on a strike in sym
pathy with their cause, but when the
brewers quit work at ) o'clock this even
Ing they had not taken any action in the
matter.
The strike situation is yet said to be
unsettled. There was to have been
conference this afternoon between Mr.
Robert Portner, owner of the brewery
and u committee from the bottlers The
committee, however, failed to show up
at the hour appointed for the conference
and later Mr.. portner left for Washing
ton. Some time afterward the commit
tee appeared at the Office of the COM
pany. 1t was decided to let the matter
go over until tomorrow morning.
1t appears that the bottlers recently
organized with Thaler as their president
and have applied for admission to the
Brewers Union. They attributed the
dismissal of Thaler to the active part
he took in organizing the bottlers. The
officers Of the company deny that this
was the reason he was dismissed, but
state that he was dismissed for reasons
satisfactory to themselves.
The officers of the brewery stated to-
night that they did not anticipate any
further trouble with the bottlers, and it
is thought most of them will return to
work tomorrow morning. 1t is more than
probable that had the application of
the bottlers been acted upon favorably
by the union, their efforts to induce the
brewers to go cut with them would have
been successful. and as result there
would have been general strike.
The United States court for the Eastern
district OF Virginia will convene in this
city next week with Judge Edmund Wad-
dill presiding. Several important cases
will come up before the pesit and grand
juries at this term. Among the cases
scheduled is that of William +. Web
ster. Of this city. charged with violating
the postal laws. and Wade Hampton Ber-
ry, a United States railway mail postal
tltlh, tlGl btu Will lut ldIttuN VI let
ters from registered mail pouches. He
is son of William F. Berry. of Harris
onburg. Va
The following have been summoned for
The grand iurys Messrs. H. C. Combs, ].
c. Brooks. Wallace L. Partlow, j. r.
Jones. John +. Myers, j. s. Burden Ash
by Miller. \. L. Hardwick. A. T. Homes.
Jonah Thomas, John Holsinger. A. Bryan,
W. W. Kincheloe. c. Warren HUT B.
Reeves, A. A. Holton J. NJ. Bord, Thomas
Z. Morris, James W. Garnett. r. L. Hes
ter, Daniel p Writ, and Allen c. Har-
mon.
The petit jury summoned is as follows
Messrs. John s. Crocker, ]. A. Burgess.
w. S. Courtney, James +. Bland, William
Mason, C. H. Sanford. NJ. W. Carr. E. w.
Birch. V. B. Sturtevant. NJ. d. Bettis.
David C. Hanson. Dawson Pitcher. Henry
Howley. II. c. Cayner. George Crutch-
field. c. J. Powell, J. X. Bryant, Edwin
Brown. ir.. T. C. Commins, ]. p. Wood.
Sheperd Wright. s. l.. Blendit. II. II.
Scott. and NJ. L. Weefey.
Isaac W. Hackley. colored. who last
night attempted to kill his whole family |
by stabbing them with a large penknife, |
was this morning arralgned in the police
court before Mayor Simpson. In the
absence of material witnesses the case
was continued until tomorrow morning. |
The condition Of his wife. Alice Hack
ley, is still serious. George Eackley, |
his twelve-year-o son. who was stab
bed in the left arm. is on the mend. as
is Willis Thompson. colored, who was |
stabbed severely because he entered the |
house as peacemaker.
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any trouble In keeping John Homer. col |
ored. of Westmoreland county. who was
brought here yesterday for safekeeping |
Homer is charged with having criminal
ly assaulted Miss Susie Costenbader.
daughter of Mr.. r. o. Costerbader, of
Potomac Mills, Westmoreland county,
last Saturday night Homer will be held
until July rs. the date set for the pre-
limnary hearing.
The Alexandria Light Infantry Veter-
ans Association held a meeting in Ar
mory Hall tonight with Lieut.. George X.
Hill presiding and Capt. J. Johnson
Green acting as secretary. There were
twenty-eight members present, and they
signed the constitution and bylaws,
which were adopted. BY unanimous
vote Capt. Ashby Miller was elected
lowing board of governors was elected:
Sergt j. NJ. Hill, Corp. George II. Rob
inson, Sergt. f. A. Howell. Capt. Ashby
Miller. and Lieut.. Samuel L. Monroe.
John Thompson and Philip Everett,
both strangers. were arraigned in the
police court this morning on the charge
Of vagrancy. Thompson was given fif-
teen minutes in which to leave the city
and Everett was sent TO the chain gang
for twenty days. Thompson was arrest
ed on Monday last on complaint of his
Everett. who charged him
with obtaining goods under false pre-
tcnces in Richmond.
Mayor Simpson has received a war.
rant from the authorities in Prince
George county, Md. for the arrest of
James Reed. of this city, who is wanted
by the authorities at that place on the
charge OF obtaining so from a con-
tractor at Fort Washington under false
pretences. 1t is charged that the con-
tractor advanced Reed that amount of
money and he then refused 10 render
It's equivalent in labor.
The remains of Mrs. Julia C. De 8
maine. who died this morning at the ,
residence OF her son. In Brooklyn, n.
Y. will be brought to this city for in !
erment. She was seventy-six years OF {
ige and is survived by two children.
In the corporation court today q deed