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The sun., 1903-11-04
READING TRACKMEN QUIT.
4 Reduction of Wages That May Lead to /,
Strike on tho system.

TAMAoUA, Pa, Nov. 3.-As result of
The action of the Philadelphia and Reading
company in reducing the wages Of its work
train men and its traokmen on the Shamo-
kin division Of the Reading Railroad many
of its men have quit work and a general
strike of this grade Of workmen seems
probable. Reports received at the head
quarters of the Shamokin division to-day
indicate that the reduction has been received
unfavorably at all the towns along the
line.
This morning tho trackmen and work.
train man here and at Mahanoy Plane, Ma
hsnoy City and at Shamokin quit work.
The officials here will not say that strike
is on, but they admit that the men are not
at work. In turn the men say that a strike
Is on and that within few days every
work. trainman and trackman on the divis-
ion between Port Clinton and New Berry
will be out.
The trackmen and the work train men
are paid on a scale that varies with the
amount Of work that is TO be performed
on that part Of the division on which the
men are employed. Here the men have
been paid at higher rate than at any other
place, receiving fifteen cents al hour.
e nder the new scale they will receive 1917
cents. On the rest Of the division
the average reduction is about IL cents an
hour. About two weeks ago the working
lime Of the track men was reduced from
ten TO nine hours per day.
The officials of the Reading here say
hat the Reading is only following the
precedents by the other companies. The
tehigh Valley has reduced the wages of its
men to 12t5 cents an hour. The Jersey
central has made similar reduction, while
the Pennsylvania has laid many Of it's men
off and is working the balance an average
Of only five hours day.
The sun., 1903-11-04
OFFICIALLY DEAD; VOTE LOST.
slebert Turns UP While His Friends Arc
Gathered About the Wrong Corpse.

va Hu"ue uo VTOnH corpse.
Capt Aaron Valentine of the ice barge
Alaska. which Is tied up at the foot of West
Fifty-fourth street, saw a man struggling
in the water alongside the barge on Monday
and threw him line.
The man couldn't hang on to it and sank.
After considerable graphing the body
was recovered and taken to the West Forty
seventh street station. There the address
eO4 West Fifty-ffth street was found in
the dead mans pockets and detectives
went there.
Mrs. Josephine Baker. who runs boa rd-
ing house at that address, went to the sta
tion and identified the body as that of fJohn
Siebert.
She had an undertaken take charge OF
the body and last night 1t was taken to the
boarding house. where a wake was held
Not all OF Siebert's friends knew Of his
death until yesterday and a lot OF them
were in the room with the corpse In the after
noon when Siebcrt himself, alive and we'll
walked in. Two women tainted.
Siebert said that he had been visiting
relatives and that hearing Of his own death
he had resolved to investigate it. He also
said that when he tried to vote at the polling
place in Eleventh avenue between Fifty
fourth and Fifty-Hfth streets he had been
told by one OF Supt. Morgan's men that
John Siebert was dead and that any one who
tried to vote on his name would be arrested.
So Siebert lost his vote.
The police were notified Of the mistake
in the identification and had the body sent
to the Morgue. The undertaken Is wonder-
ing where his pay is coming from.
The sun., 1903-11-04
WHIP FOR STRIKING DRIVERS.
.tN EMPLOYER DISPENSES WITH
POLICE PROTECTION.
Brooklyn Heights Coachnen. Who Went
Out In Sympathy With the GrOoms
Were Intimidating Mrs. Stapleton When
Nodlne, on Pony, whipped Them or.


The members Of the Coach Drivers
Union employed in the livery stables on the
Heights in Brooklyn struck yesterday be-
cause of a grievance of the grooms, who
are also members Of the union, and the
livery business was tied up for several
hours.
About 10 o'clock several non-unon
drivers we're obtained by the three livery
men most affected, C. r. Colyer 4 Son,
Alonzo Nodine and William Burtenshaw &
Son. They were sent out with carriages
unaccompanied by grooms. Wherever
carriage appeared the strikers surrounded
it and followed along the streets. threaten
ing the driver and trying to persuade him
to leave his coach ard horses in the street.
When they failed to influence or scare the
driver the strikers went to the houses to
which the carriages were called, warned
the persons about to enter the carriages of
the probability that the carriage or driver
would be mobbed and succeeded in several
instances in so badly frightening the per-
sons who had. ordered carriages that the
vehicles were sent back.
Mrs. Luke D. Stapleton, the wife OF the
former Assistant Corporation Counsel OF
Kings county, ordered a carriage sent to
her home, 81 Remsen street, from Nodine's 8
stable. With the carriage arrived dozen
Of the strikers. They made a demonstra-
tion against the driver. Failing to move
him they told Mrs. Stapleton that she
would not be permitted to leave in the
carriage. She called up Mr.. Stapleton on
the telephone and asked for advice.
Send the butler out with a club-no,
wait few minutes, I'll come with one
myself, replied Mr.. Stapeton.
Meantime word had been sent Mr.. No
dine, who, mounted on a pony, rode down
the street and right up on the sidewalk,
among the crowd OF strikers, striking right
and left with his riding whip and dispensing
the crowd.
-We can get no police protection to-day,
said Mr.. Nodine. The police have
their hands full at the polls. But they
will send men tonight. Meantime we
will look after these fellows ourselves. The
men who want to work shall be permitted
10 do 80. This strike is unnecessary and
The men have really no grievance. They
wanted ali increase of wages from $12 to
81. the same as the amount paid the COACH
men. We promised to consider the de-
nand. Before the question was fairly
under consideration the strike was de-
cared."
The strike is said to be the forerunner Of
one which will take in all the coach drivers
IN Brooklyn and Manhattan. The Livery
mems Association. composed of the livery
men of both boroughs, will hold a meeting
tonight to devise the best means to kill
unionism if the men insist on staying out
0n strike.
The sun., 1903-11-04
NEW ROCKS.
Japan as 1t Ia.

Japan is holding the attention Of the
world pretty we'll at the present time and
Is likely to do 30 for some years to come.
A succinct account OF the present condition
OF affairs, OF the details OF government,
Of the men in power. of the institutions,
of the army and navy and Of the resources
Of the country is, therefore. unusually
welcome now. This Mr.. Ernest W. Glenn
ent gives US in "A Handbook Of Modern
Japan" "a. c. McClurg d Co.. Chicago.
In an appendix he has condensed lot Of
information, statistical and other, which
1t would be difficult to find put in 30 con-
venient a form elsewhere. What the
author has to say is told without affecta-
tion, which makes his book very readable.
There Ia a serviceable map, with many
practical illustrations. A useful and timely
book Of reference.
The sun., 1903-11-04
WENT FOR GUN TO SHOOT 4 HOG.
Insane Farmer Shoots His wife and Then
Kills Himself.

UTICA, N. Y. Nov. 3.-Calvn Wade, a
farmer living in Guilford. near Norwich.
fatally shot his wife and then killed
himself this morning. Wade, who has not
been strong mentally for several years,
was enga ged this morning in loading hogs
into car for shipment, A hog weighing
several hundred pounds became obstrep-
erous and baffied the efforts Of Wade to put
il in the car. Wade lost his reason dur ing
the struggle. and declaring that he would
shoot the hog went to his home nearby
and secured rihs. As he was leaving
the house with the gun on his shoul der
he hesitated for moment and then
wheeled about and shot his wife, inricting a
fatal wound. Wade then placed the muzzle
OF the gun to his head, and resssd the
trigger with his foot
The sun., 1903-11-04
ZION HOST GETS HOME.
Discouraged With tho New York Trip-still
Have Faith DOwie.


ZION CITY, ILL.,, Nov. 3.-Dejected, tired
and hungry, eight train loads Of the Zion
Restoration Host arrived here to-day
from New York. after an experience that
has resulted in nothing save discourage
ment for them and their leader, John Alex
ander Dowie, Although greeted with much
enthusiasm by the stay-at-homes, they
refused to be cheered.
In spite Of the rdicule. rebufs and hard
ships OF the crusade. the Dowieites still
hold their wonderful faith in Dowie and pre-
dict that the seeds sown in New York will
bear fruit that will reform the world. AS
proof that their faith is not crushed, they
continued to spread their teachings until
almost the final moment Of their return.
Four hundred children that had been
left at home were the happiest persons
perhaps in all the crowd that greeted the
crusaders.
The sun., 1903-11-04
SHIPYARD STRIKE ENDED.
Men to Go Back to Work on Old Terms
Where They Can Get Jobs.

After several conferences between Presi-
dent James OConnell Of the International
Association of Machinists, the international
Executive committee of the association and
Secretary Hunter of the New York Metal
Trades Association it has been decided by
he union to drop the strike OF the machin-
lists in the shipyards.
The strike went into effect last May and
was for minimum wage scale OF IS a day
and per cent. increase ir all cases where
the machinists received 50 a day and over
before the strike was declared,
The strikers will go back to work under
the old conditions where places can be
found for them. number of members
of the Amalgamated Engineers Society
are at work in the shipyards. This organt,
zation has its headquarters in England
and consists OF engineers, pattern makers
machinists and others. An effort is to 10
made TO get it's members who are working
IN the shipyards to Join the International
Association OF Machinists.
The sun., 1903-11-04
PAY FOR MINERS LABORERs.
Cancellation Board Orders Three Conn
panics to Increase wages.

W1LKEs-BARRE, Pa. Nov. S.-The con-
ciliaton board in the mining region to-day
ordered three companies to comply with
the awards of the strike commission n.
Coke Bros. d Co. were directed to give the
contract miners laborers employed at the
Derringer colliery the 10 per cent advance
ordered by the commission. The Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company and Beddall
Bros, at their Greenwood colliery, were
ordered to allow their contract miners to
pay their laborers the advance and were
aske why this had not been done before.
1t was the second notice sent to COKE
Rros 4 co, Two of the miners members
of the board did not arrive until late in the
afternoon, 30 only a short session, was
held. Another meeting will be held IN
New York next Tuesday, and il is expected
that Umpire Wright will then be present.
The sun., 1903-11-04
JIM CROW CARS STONED.
NEGROES RiOtins In Houston. Tex. over
New street Car Ordinance.

New ORLEANS. Nov. 3.-The new ordi-
nance in Houston. Tex. compelling the
street cars to provide separate compart-
ments for whites and negroes has resulted
in riotous demonstrations by the negroes.
and it has been found necessary to detail
policemen 20 .he cars to guard them
from attack by the enraged bl cks
All he negro ministers and publications
have denounced the separation OF the
races and boycott has been declared
against the company.
The anger Of the negroes is turned mainly
asainst those Of their race who use the boy
cotted cars, and they say that the rocks
and brickbats they hurl are aimed at those
ne egroes who defy the boycott rather than
at the cars or conductors. Meantime
the company has lost nearly all its negro
patrons.
The sun., 1903-11-04
THIRD ELECTION DAY son.
Justice Roesch's Boy Is Likely to BE Named
for Mcclellan

Justice George F. Roesch, Of the Fourth
Municipal Court, yesterday became the
father Of another boy. Judge Roesch has
only three children, but they are all boys
and all we're born on election days. Both
mother and son are doing nicely.
The first, George F. Jr.. was born the
day Van Wyck was elected Mayer. A
year later the second, Eugene W., was
born on the day that President Roosevelt
was elected Governor OF this State.
The new arrival will in all probability
be christened George Mcclellan Roesch.
This is the wish Of it's grandfather, Col.
Frank A. Lederle, who served on the per-
sonal staff Of Gen. George B. Mcclellan
during the civil war.
The sun., 1903-11-04
RARE-Casanova, History of Flagelauon. Mol
Flanders. Apulleus's Golden ASS PRATT 16i 9th Av

Drew says, u regular physician was called
and he pronounced the patient dead, closing
her eye. and sealing er lips. -.
After the body became rigid, the shealer'
says, her soul went out In prayer for Tire
patient" =" and after an hours hard praying
Mrs. Gutterson came back to life ana turned
over in bed. She lived until Wednesday,
when relatives called in another physician,
and although Mrs, Drew protested that Mrs.
Gutterson would die in three hours if hs
treated the woman, he did SO, and shortly
after she died The two physicians sayi
they did not pronounce Mrs. Gutterson dead
until sbe really passed away. 1
The sun., 1903-11-04
LIEUT.. A. n. BEECHER KILLED.
NAMES ORDNANCE OFFICER
MEETS DEATH BY A FALL.
PlunSes From the Forward Turret OF the
Battleship Down = Hatch for Forty
Feet-Skull Fraetured--was Preparing
for Target Practice on Gay Head.

NEWPORT, r. l., Nov. 3.-The battleship
Maine came rushing into port late this
afternoon with her ensign at half mast,
dropping anchor back of the torpedo station.
The naval station had been notified by
wireless telegraph in advance that an
accident had happened on board the vessel
and that the ship was Fastening to New
port with the remains OF Lieut.. Albert NJ.
Beecher, who met his death through an
accident on board early in the afternoon.
The Maine, which is under the command
OF Capt E. H. C. Leutze, was OF Gay Head
preparing for target practice at Menemsha
Blight, and Lieut.. Beecher. the ordnance
officer Of the ship, was in the forward turret
inspecting the l2-inch guns and the mechan-
ism Of the turret to see that everything
was in working order for the practice.
While engaged in this work Lieut.. Beecher
lost his balance and fell headlong down the
hatch to the handling room, forty feet
below. striking his head against the
steel flooring. The alarm was given and
men hastened below and picked up Lieut..
Beecher in an unconscious condition, and
he was taken to the sick bay, the hospital
OF the ship.
The accident happened about 1 o'clock.
and Medical Inspector Drake and his staff
on the ship at once set to work to render
what assistance was possible, but it was
found that Lieut.. Beecher had fractured
his skull and he died at o'clock without
regainng consciousness.
Through the wireless apparatus OF the
Maine the torpedo station was spoken and
word sent to Admiral Chadwick that the
ship was Fastening to Newport. She arrived
here shortly before o'clock
AS soon as the Maine arrived word was
sent TO Lieut.. Beecher's brother. Paymaster
Beeoher, on board the training ship Monon-
gahela at Portsmouth, and his relatives in
Dodge. Kan. The remains have been placed
on the gun deck of the vessel covered with
the Stars and Stripes. where they will re-
main until word has been received from rela-
tives as to what disposition to make OF
them. Word of the accident was also sent
to the Navy Department.
Lieut. Beecher was looked upon as one
OF the ordnance experts in the service.
Before his duty on the Maine he was
attached to the Bureau OF Ordnance at
Washington. He was unmarried
The sun., 1903-11-04
Western Coal strike Set for Nov. o.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. a,--According to the
decision reached by President John Mitchell,
Vice President Thomas Lewis and Secretary
William B. Wilson. of the United Mine
Workers, strike Of the coal miners in
Dist rict FL embracing Colorado New Mex
Nov unless the differences between the
operators and miners can be adjusted by
n conference before that date. The strike
viii Affect about rs 900 minas~
The sun., 1903-11-04
SILK DESIGNERS STRIKE.
Begins In Paterson and Is Expected to
Spread to New York.

PATERSON, n. j., Nov. s-The designers
Ia the silk industry have gone on strike
IN this city and it is said here that the strike
IL to spread to Union Hill. Hoboken and
New York. They demand that appren-
ices serve six years and that 3l65o be fixed
as the minimum weeks wages for a Journey
man until the first Of the year; after that
t25 a week.
The designers are the artists OF the silk
trade and are the best paid class of work.
men. Many of them are paid between
$50 and $40 week. Although the silk trade
is dull at present the designers are busy
preparing for the spring trade.
The sun., 1903-11-04
FATAL CUT IN DOCTORS THUMB.
DR.. Bernard A. Daly Of Newark Dies or
Blood Poisoning.

DR.. Bernard A. DAILY OF Newark died OF
blood poisoning on Monday night. and it
is believed that the poison entered his
system through slight cut in his thumb
while performing an operation about five
weeks ago. He was i'll four weeks. DR..
DAILY was 27 years old. He was born in New
in Richmond. Va. for a while after being
graduated from the University Of Rich
mond. He moved to Harrison, n. j.. dur
ing the smallpox epidemic three years ago,
and became member Of the Board OF
Health. He visited every house in which
there was smallpox case day after day.
DR.. DAILY went to Newark year ago.
The sun., 1903-11-04
SAYS SHE RESTORED LIFE.
Christian Science Healer Says She Made
q Dead Woman Live Again.

LYNN, Mass, Nov. 3.-Mrs. William II.
Drew, a Christian Scientist healer says she
has restored life 10 a dead body through
the agency of prayer, but two physicians
dispute her. Mrs. Drew has been disciple
of Mrs. Eddy for ten years. She asserts
that Mrs. Angie l.. Gutterson, aged 20, of
Rutland. VT, a sufferer from Bright's dis.
ease. came to Boston for treatment and
placed herself in her care at hotel here on
Oct. "a. On the following Monday, Mrs.
The sun., 1903-11-04
NEGROES WARNED TO 90.
Chicago Suburb Placarded With Bills Or.
dering Them Out Of Town.

CHICAGO, Nov. a,-Rage over the murder
of Chief of Police George Airri has caused
the citizens OF Morgan Park, . suburb
OF this city. to bill the town with posters
ordering the negroes OF the town to leave
at once. At secret meeting last evening
it was decided by certain persons to clear the
town of its colored population
Despite the efforts of Mayor George
Prentiss and his twelve deputies to pre-
vent any action the posters were put up.
The negroes to-day were stricken with ter
ror. They began to leave. Several families
went away taking what belongings they
could.
The sun., 1903-11-04
REVIVAL CLOSES SALOONS.
LIQUOR Men In Frankfort. Ind. SHUT Cn
Shop to Go TO the Services.

FRANKFORT. Ind, Nov. 2.-Displayed in
the windows Of all the saloons of this city
is a bill reading;
CLOSED on account Of revival services at
the First Christ ian Church, Tuesday, Nov. g.
1908. b.t ween the hours of and and be-
tween the hours of and g. Special reli-
cious services will be conducted in the
interest of the general business public.
Sermon by the pastor, the Rev Mr.. Kuhn. v
The "a loon men attended the services
generally.
The sun., 1903-11-04
WHILE THE NIGHT CLERK SLEPT
Thieves Entered Hotel Wagner. CanajO
harie, and Stole sos.

UTICA. Nov 3.-While the night clerk at
the Hotel Wagner, Cana joharie, was sleep
ing in a chair near his desk in the early
hours of this morning, thieves entered the
Office through the barroom window and
stole $500 from the unlocked safe and IS
from the cash register. No clue to the
thieves has been obtained. The safe com
bination has been out of order for some
time and could not be locked The night
clerk was unaware of the burglary until
one OF the porters awakened him,
The sun., 1903-11-04

A pleasant volume Of folklore tales,
containing many originals OF Mr. Joel
Chandler Harris's 4Br'er Rabbit stories.
has been put together by Florence NJ.
Cronise and Henry W. Ward, under the
title stunnie Rabbit, MIR. Spider and the
Other Beef" (Swan Sonnenschein Il Co..
F. p. Dutton d Coz They are the legends
c! tho West African negroes in their own
homes and are the same stories, in great
measure, that we're transmitted by their
slave brethren In the United States to Mr..
Harris and others. The West African srab.
The sun., 1903-11-04
shut down Mines start Up Again

WILKES BARRE. Nov. 3.-Thc mines OF
the Philadelphia and Reading, the Lehigh
and Wilkes Barre, the Lehigh Valley and the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Coal
companies, which have been idle for a
week, will resume work tomorrow MIN
full force. tits expected that work VIII con-
tinue pretty steadily until after the winter
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-09
The World,s Work.

We have set before us in "March OF
Events topics Of worldwide interest and
many portraits OF noted men. Norman
Duncan contributes a delightful article
entitled "The Codhshers OF Newfound-
land and 1t has the added attraction of
tinted pictures. OF timely and general in
terest is "Russia and the Nations" by w.
NJ. Ivans. "The Prevention of Typhoid
Fever has practical suggestions which
the wise win carefully consider. "A
Glimpse into the Jewish World" gives in
formation about this peculiar but very in
teresting race. For cheap pleasure tour
ing and recreation Albert Bigelow Paine
advises the trolley. This and many other
articles are attractively illustrated.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-09
TOLD OF THE LADIES,

A Berlin woman bequeathed her
property TO a cat.
Worcester has 703 women who
make needles, and 1,O44 female nail
makers.
Mrs. L. Goodman. the oldest living
woman artist. is 90. She has painted
upward of 1,2oo portraits.
For the first time on record a
young lady has won the literary med
ical scholarship at Queens college.
Galway.
A German professor has been in
vestigating the causes of insanity
among women and has come TO the
conclusion that if women are adj
mitted into competition with men
the inevitable result win be ire
mendous increase OF insanity among
the women. He finds that the per-
centage of women teachers who be-
come insane is almost double that
of the men teachers.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-09
AMERICAN PROGRESS.

The Homestead mills produce, with
steel as the Krupp works produce
with $1,000 men.
One hundred and seven thousand
tons Of American peanuts were bought
at Marseilles in 1902 for use in making
olive oil soap. .
Marseilles the great market for olive
oil, imported in December 1900 tons of
cotton seed oil. Nearly all of it was
from the United States.
The total value of the 1902 exports
of manufacturers, as shown by the fig
ures of the treasury bureau of statis-
tics, is S410,650967, against 1905, 104.-
$50 in 1901. an increase of sos, 546,9 GAG.
An American professor, after visit
ing large chronological institute in
Germany, said that the school and its
equipment was ahead of anything at
home. When this compliment was re-
peated afterward 10 a prominent in
structor in the institute he replied:
"Why, that is exactly what said Of
your technical schools after my trip
to America, and that is the only way
could get the money to make ours what
it is to-day"
The electrical fan is increasing in
as a purveyor Of comfort.
both at home and in the equatorial
regions, so that the American output
for the coming summer is estimated
by the Electrical World at 10000. Not
only does ii serve 10 mitigate the heat
of summer, but in great many in
stances it answers the purpose Of
sanitation and ventilation SO economi-
cally and efficiently that few other
can compare with il.