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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-07
LINE NO MORE
ACTION TAKEN BY LOCAL BRICK
LAYERS UNION.
Colored Men to Be Hereafter Admitted
to Membership-TheA lterna-
tive Presented.

The agitation against the admission TO
Bricklayers Local Union, No. 1, of the
Bricklayers and Masons' International
Union of America organized of colored
men of that calling. came to a close last
evening when the opposition forces were
defeated. Under the agreement of last
evening which was reached at meeting
of the local union, colored briclllayers are
now eligible to membership in that organi-
cation and must receive every courtesy due
any member of the body.
The decision was brought about through
the efforts of President Gubbns of the in
formation organization, who came to
Washington from Chicago, and will put an
end to the discrimination against Icolored
bricklayers.
The color line was drawn in the brick
layers union some time ago, and became
publicly known through the revision of the
constitution of the local organization. The
matter was brought to the attention of
President Gubbins last May, when the new
constitution was submitted to him for his
consideration. He took exception to the
clause reading: mo member of this union
shall be permitted, except on government
work not contracted for, to work with a
journeyman who is not member of this
union"
President Gubbins' objection was to the
AS the colored bricklayers could not be-
GENE members of the union, 1t was under
stood that this clause was aimed at them.
and this directed attention to the section
of the constitution of the local union,
which, it is said, has heretofore made the
admission of colored bricklayers into the
organization impossible
Acted Under Pressure.
Pressure was brought to bear upon the
members of the executive board Of the in
ternational organization. which decided to
submit two propositions to the local union
In behalf of the colored bricklayers. The
first was that they be admitted to member
ship. while the second was that the mem
bers of the local union consent to allow the
union with affiliation with the interna tional
organizati ton.
President Gubbins came to Washington it
II learned, for the express purpose of laying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-07
Fake Fighters Arrested.

CHICAGO. November IA dispatch to
the Record-Herald from Omaha says: For
participating in palpable fake" fight
philadelphia Tommy Ryan and Billy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-07
Druggists F. $. Williams & Co.. Sign the Bon

With every box Of Mi-o-na sold by F. s. Williams
& Co.. 9th and streets NV. they will give their
signed bond to refund the money If 1t does not reg
uate digestion and give natural increase Of good
solid flesh
You run no risk whatever when you buy Mona.
You the Judge TO whether II costs you any.
thing not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-07

Brigg$'I don't see how Jagson can wade
through the Sunday papers"
Griggs-"Oh, well. you know he's color
blind. Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-07
Russia's Evacuation,

From the Boston Transcript
Russia. in accordance with her traditional
policy, continues to evacuate Manchuria by
moving Cossacks in.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
TIL. p...iar Of tho Noon Hour.

There Is no noon hour In the lower
part OK Manhattan" said an old res
taurant man, who has supplied lunch
con for business men and clerks for
over a score Of years. I'VE used to
do seven-eighths Of our business be-
tween noon and 1 o'clock. but how
the luncheon hour extends from IL to
after 3-to after 1 In the Wall Street
section. I an remember we'll when In
all Offices and business houses work
ceased ut the stroke of Il. and was
resumed ut l o'clock sharp. Now the
noon hour Is observed only in shops
and factories. In offices ana CONNER
cial houses work goes OF continuously
under the present day pressure OF Dusl-
ness. and the clerks and other en-
ploycs go u for luncheon In relays.
beginning as early as IL o'clock. u
with this change has cOme Il shorten
iny of the luncheon hour in most cases
To threc-quarters OF m l!our-s"ili''
times TO half an hour. The chiefs
and the employers ~ Il rule eat LATE
most Of them about . o'clock. AMI
down in Wall street the brokers Sell
dom get luncheon until after the Tx.
changes c.osc."-Ncw York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
An Incentive For Hoeing.

Mrs. +. A. Elmer. OF Sunnyside. Va
kima County. Wash. has hoed out
$685. from her garden. She was weed
ing cabbage when her hoe struck d
hard. shiny substance. This was raked
out In the sand and proved to be n sill
yer dollar. Then the woman dropped
on her knees. raked carefully about.
and soon brought forth a $50 gold
piece. A few more scratches and she
had a handful Of silver and gold.
She hurried to the house and washed
the money. On counting It she had a
$50 and q SO gold piece and several
small silver pieces. the total amount
Ing to $685.. An Investigation led to
the belief that the money had been lost
by a former resident Of the place. She
inquired of the neighbors, and finally
located q man who had lived there two
years ago. He was J. T. Baird. a phar-
macist. employed In the Sunnyslde
drug store.
The woman felt the money did not
belong to her and was uneasy. She
searched for the druggist and returned
the money to the loser. He stated that
he lost the coins two years ago. He
kept the $50 piece and gave the woman
the remainder. She returned to her
home a happier woman. and carried
s13.25 as n reward for honesty. Other
gardens are being weeded In anticipa-
tion Of finding buried treasure Ch!ca'
60 Inter-Ocean.
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Clarence Was Hungry.

Passers-by the Reading Terminal the
other afternoon were amused by q
richly dressed small boy, who. despite
the protests Of his fashionably gowued
mamma, insisted upon eating q hot
frankfurter sandwich and several
wafiies served from the wagon OF m
old man who supplies the craving OF
newsboys and other street urchins.
But the little man Of wealth was hun
gry. and rs he descended the steps OF
the station his eye fell upon the wagon.
Mamma. I'm going to have one OF
those cakes" he said. pointing to the
waffies.
mo, Clarence. dear. come on over to
the hotel: You won't eat here on the
street: you can't have anything from
that wagon. dear"
But Clarence proved that he could
and would. for he stepped right up and
ordered some Of the cakes" which the
man supplied smoking hot. The frank
furter sandwich the lad downed with
equal relish. although his preference
for the watIes was evidenced by his
taking 4 second order Of them. The
mother stood by expostulating with
the boy. her handsome cloak floating
loosely in the wind. but Clarence was
boss and had his w way.-Philadel'
phia Record.
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Surgeon Captain X. Tamura Of the
imperial japanese army. addressed q
recent meeting Of the military surgeons
OF this country. and IN the course OF
his remarks DR.. Tamura called atten-
ton to the use Of paper for windows In
japan In place Of glass. 1t Is shown
that where no ventilation can take
place through glass. the mir passes
through the paper quite freely. More
over. the texture Of the paper Is such
that while admitting air. it prevents In
some degree the passage OF germs
through II. This point was determined
by counting the number Of colonies u
bacteria developed oil media insid" n
outside the house. 1t was ihus toini
that ninety-scven per CEN. Of the nc
terra of the air Were removed. The
sneaker summed up in the alroit Orr
entail way: 1T is well known that Il
citizen OF Paris inha!cS 900 bacteria
.,nrms in Il day: one in Rrrlin. 5O0 -!
them. We Japanese. who live in air
containing three times As many rs
Berlin and twice rs many rs iariS'
inholr onIv 700 bacteria germs In i
day. simply bccar!s" "" uS" paper i"r
the. windows Of u homes. '-fhi!a-
Jelp,lil ledger.
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1.-THE old superstitious idea about
rats leaving a sinking SHIP" said a
sailor, has nothing OF truth In It. 1t
arose. l believe, out Of the fact that
rats are strong and swift swimmers.
and take readily to the water.
when I was a boy I visited the Ork-
neys, and ON a certain morning. while
walking with my father along the
shore Of one Of the islands, we saw IN
immense number Of rats proceeding
In orderly file down from the bills to-
ward the sei. When they came to the
water they plunged into 1t and swan
of, and several hours later arrived at
another Of the Islands. two miles dis
tant. Now IL they had left q ship In
this fashion a dreadful fear would
have seized hold Of the hearts Of NIL on
board.
"Once a dozen rats jumped over.
board from a ship Of mine when we
were a mile from land. They circled
about for a momeAt and then pushed
for the shore. Some Of the sailors
wanted to jump after the rats. but |
locked them up till they promised to
stay with me.
These rats had left the ship because
We had a half dozen pigs running loose
In the hold. and 1t seems incredible
how these pigs would root out and de-
-FOUR the rodents. To escape the pigs
they left. but Of course sailors thought
that the ship would infallibly 90 down.
She is adoat to-day. that ship. and
there are lots Of rats aboard her. worse
uck."-Philadelphia Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
Good Stationery and Genius.

One Of the curious problems OF life
Is the irreconcilabllity between art and
stationery. The greater the genius the
worse the stationery. as q rule. The
real genius never has 4 pen that Is mt
to use, unless he borr0ws 1t.
On the other hand. the commonplace
person hns q writing table appointed
In proportion to his or her common
placeness, and eliminating In the bore's
perfect paraphernalia. with scaling
wax, long envelopes and everything
else.
The genius never Lays a pencil. He
sicks up his neighbours. AS for buying
plotting paper-to buy It requires n Pc
cullar moral effort. He rarely buys 1t.
AS to stamps, the genius usually buys
these from her servant. n ut a time.
She rarely writes letters and conse-
quently only requires stamps on rare
occasions.
OF course. the genius IL not stingy
and must not be COMPOUNDED with the
one who Is unable to spend more than
twenty-five cents at a time for paper
and stamps. This unfortunate person
Is usually wealthy and a woman. She
will use the half sheets OF other peo-
pies letters and has the cruel trick OF
crossing and recrosslng the lines In her
own. She has 4 passion for postal
cards. and boards old and disused pens.
rubber bands. old engagement books
and pencil ends. simply because she
finds 1t impossible to throw away any
thing connected with stationery. When
forced to use the telegraph wires she
will sit at a desk Uttered with silver
trying to condense n message for the
sake Of 4 few pennies. until 1t Is de-
void Of meaning and politeness.-Chi'
cago Record-Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
Trials Of T'esttnsn.

Ss
Strange demands. that are for the
most part unknown to the general pub
lie, are quite commonly made upon
postmen. this being especially the case
In rural districts.
However widely education may have
spread there are hundreds Of postnea
who. every working day Of their lives.
are asked to read nj aloud for the re-
cipients the letters that these Same
postmen have delivered. A .postman
in the North Riding Of Yorkshire as
sured the present writer that q really
extensive and prosperous farmer ON
his round regularly paid him a penny
each for reading out aloud the letters
delivered. And In hundreds OF cases
the woman recipient will appeal to the
postman to do the reading. alleging
that her eyesight Is defective and that
her spectacles are misiaId OF broken.
The postman referred to above had.
too. many records Of strange questions
put to him. One Of the commonest OF
there Is: Are there any mourning
stamps to 60 with biack-edged paper
and envelopes" Another question Of
the same kind deals with wedding
stamps" 1t Is quite common, In the
case Of country gentlemen writing to
old servants, for the envelope to bear
the direction: "Wtll Mr.. -. the post.
man. kindly read the enclosed to the
addressce. who Is unable to read or
writer The writer has spoken to post
men who, during long periods. have
regularly earned tips by following such
directions.
One Of the commonest happenings as
regards all postmen Is for some man
or woman. generally a rodger, to inter
cept them and say. do not deliver any
letters addressed to rne except into my
own hand; my Iandlady regularly
steams open my letters" OF course.
MI that the postman nm do Is to adj
wise the person to get a reliable address
or Iandlady. And the opinion Is con-
stantly being asked OF the London
postman as to whether envelopes. pro-
duced for his inspection. have not been
tempered with.-Tit.Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
Lovesiehness 10 Real.

It Is a dreadful thing to be love5lck.
says the Philadelphia Press. That Is
what IN authority on the subject says:
II know I used to think that such q
thing was only the result of an over.
worked imagination on the part Of our
fiction and love story writers, but |
saw one last summer.
The fellow was handsome and SEN
sible, but It went hard with him. He
was madly infatuated with a young
girl. and she was equally daffy over
him. Parental consent could not be
secured. but all the arrangements were
made for an elopement.
1.-The hour came, but the bride-to-be
came not. Soon a note came from the
girl. She loved the fellow. and all
that. would surely marry him. but
could not elope. She could not so dis
obey and abuse her parents. who had
always been good to her.
"WelI. the fellow grew pale. stag
gered across the room and fell. A doc
tor was called In. and the diagnosis
was 'lovesickness' In its most mallgn-
ant form.
1.-THE man had n fine position. but
for two weeks he could not go to the
Office. He had dizzy spells; he was
unable to sleep: he ate nothing: just
sat around and moped. and looked
well, he looked fierce. He had q doc
tor regularly. and may still have one.
for all I know. rs it got so bad I de-
cided to get out Of the town for fear
II might become contagious.
IA mighty weak fellow; no force
Of character OF will power you say.
The doctor doesn't agree with you.
He says such cases happen frequently
"A susceptible constitution or some
thing Of that sort. But. at any rate.
don't get lovesick."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
SULTAN OF MOROCCO FLED
Imperial Troops Defeated by the
Pretenders Army Near Fee,
WAR MINISTER MENEBBI KILLED

The Popalatlon Of Tangisr Alarmed.
Asked For warships All OF the Con-
suIs Except the British Have Left the
CapltsI-rhs Moorish Government In
capable OF Maintaining Order.
London.-The Tangier correspondent
Of the Morning Leader reports serious
fighting outside Of Fee. He says the
Sultan has been defeated and that he
escaped to the westward. War Minis
ter Menebbi.. n of the Sultan's
strongest pillars. was killed. All the
COnsuls, excepting the British repre-.
sentative. have left Fee.
Fighting among the tribes is also
proceeding ear enough TO Tangier FOR
the sound of shooting to be heard in
the city. The population Of Tangier Is
alarmed and has asked for the protec.
ton Of warships.
A local Pasha took out a force to re-
store order. but he found 1t impossible
to proceed. and returned to Tangiec.
In a dispatch from Tangier. sent on
the previous day. the correspondent OF
the Times says:
"A serious fight occurred to-day close
to my residence two miles outside OF
Tangier. Several hundred tribesmen
attacked a village defended by only
sixty men. The attackers We're r..
pulsed and four of them were killed.
THE fighting may be resumed at any
moment. 1t does not involve any dan
ger to Europeans. but It shows that the
Moorish Government Is paralyzed by
the rebellion and incapable Of main.
tanning order"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
Prevlaion.

The man who takes life studiOusly
laughed several times In quick success
sion. The friend with him seized his
arm and exclaimed apprehensively:
whats the trouble?"
There's nothing wrong" was the
answer. II was merely laughing at all
those ladies' new hats"
But there Is nothing extraordinary
about them"
THAT Is how 1t seems 10 you. But
look ahead. III they are as funny ten
years from now As the hats OF ten
years ago are to-day they will he SIM
ply cxcruciating. may not be here
ten years from now. and | don't want
to miss the opportunity"
He laughed once more and then re-
lapsed into sioOm.-Answcrs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
PORTO RICO IN GOOD SHAPE.
Education Advancins and Treasury In Ex
ccllent Coadltiou.

CCltonJ NO1oittous
San Juan. Porto Rico. - Governor
Hunt personally delivered his message
at the joint session Of the Legislature.
He recommended little legislation and
no radical changes. so rs better and
more fully to test the laws now in OPP
Grafton.
The Governor reported that the insu-
lar telegraphs. which formerly resulted
In deficits, now are yielding q small
revenue. due largely to extensions. Ed
ucation Ii advancing. There are now
l126 teachers and 5000 children. and
the Government has already expended
$192.S 500 on new school houses AMI
more money will be invested In this
manner.
The treasury Is in excellent condi-
ton. as follows: On hand from the in
sular revenues. S31S.6I0: trust funds.
1885,. 1886; due from the United States.
$431. 1913. The Governor advises no In
crease In direct taxation. and recon-
mends the granting to the United
States Of titles to the San Juan and
Culebra naval sites.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
SHORTHAND WILL DISPUTED.
stenoEraphic Copy Of Miiiionaire's Tests
ment Contested In Court.

ment Contested In Court.
Cincinnati. Ohio.-A peculiar contest
began in the Probate Court when the
widow of the millionaire John McCor-
mick Gibson, who died In .Asheville. n.
c.. q few months ago. presented a copy
Of his will made from stenOgraphic
notes alleged to have been preserved
by Attorney Wells. Of Ashevilie.
The original will. It IL asserted. has
never been found. 1t bequeathed his
entire estate to his widow. to whom he
was married q few hours before his
death. His legal heirs. his mother and
q brother. contest the probating Of the
will, and a legal argument Is In pro-
gress on the question whether q will Of
this description IL valid.
Mrs. Gibson. the widow. was Miss
Cecilia Wolf. Of Providence, r. I. She
was called by n telegram to Asheviile
when Mr.. Gibson was critically III. and
was married on her arrival. Mr.. Glib
sons first wife was n Of the victims
Of the Windsor Hotel fire In New York:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
PLAN TO AVERT DISASTER
A Wonderful Apparatus For Trains
Tested in Germany.
It appaI sntiy Aakes Collision on Rail-
rosds Impossible-A Boil to Wake
Nodding EnGinoer.

Washington, d. CA full descrip-
ton Of the operation Of a new safety
appliance for trains has been sent to
the State Department by Frank II.
Mason, Consul General at Berlin. Al
though intended for use on steam rail.
roads the devices r operated by
electricity and require a third rail- In
the track. Mr.. Mason says:
Midway between the rails Is laid 4
light third rail. the joints OF which
are so connected as to form a continu.
GUS conductor. Midway under the for
ward part Of the engine Is hung the
working instrument. an electrical ap-
paratus inclosed In a square case or
jacket occupying a cubic foot Of space.
The instrument Is connected with
a contact shoe. which slides along the
third rail ind by wires with a tele-
phone and electric alarm bell In the
cab Of the engine driver. and a red
incandescent lamp which Is lighted by
the same impulse that rouses the alarm
bell into action.
"A further Improvement Of the dc.
vice sets the electric brakes on the
engine and on the entire train stimuli.
taneously with the alarm signal which
sounds the bell and lights the lamp.
The apparatus Is so adjusted and ar.
ranged that the engineer a ut any
moment, by touching a lever. satisfy
himself that It Is In full working con.
dition."
For n test Of the apparatus two 10.
comotives. numbered respectively No.
200 and 1920. had been equipped with
the new device. Engine No. 200. draw.
ing q special train and approaching
Sachsenhausen at full speed. received
the danger signal and came to a full
stop. The driver Of No. go then asked
by telephone the aus Of the signal
and received from the keeper Of q
grade crossing. half a mile In front.
word that a wagon had broken down
In crossing the track and obstructed
the line.
After ten minutes wait the engineer
Of No. 200 received word by telephone
TINT the obstruction had been cleared
away and thereupon resumed his trip.
A mile farther on the signal on No.
200 again sounded. and the driver was
Informed by telephone as before that
the semaphore round q curve and more
than half a mile distant was set ut
Halt" Thereupon No. 300 slowed
down and proceeded cautiously. sound
ing its whistle at short intervals. the
telephone bell In the drivers cab ring
ing continuously until the was
rounded, when the ringing ceased. noti-
flying the engineer that the semaphore
had changed to track clear" There.
upon No. 800 resumed full speed.
In the test to prevent a collision No.
1420 came up rapidly from behind and
on the same track as No. 200. which
had slowed down and was proceeding
cautiously in consequence Of reported
danger In. front.
The moment that 400 came within
1905 yards Of No. 200 the signal On
both engines began to ring and their
red lights to glow. Thereupon No.
1920 halted. the driver inquired Of No.
go In front the aus Of the alarm.
and a complete understanding between
the two trains vas Immediately estab.
llshed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
Minor Mention.

The betrothal has been announced
nj the Grand Duke of Saxe-Welmar to
Princess Caroline of Reuss.
Sir Hiram Maxim Will visit the
United States shortly. to remain two
yenrs and engage in experiments with
dying machines.
Garment workers at Boston. Mas;.,
ON strike for a nine-hcur day. have
amicably adjusted differences with
their employers.
Plunging on the turf IL almost as In
iurious to the best interests OF true
snort a. naked. unabashed swindling
aas ever been or Is ever likely to be. -.
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Gloyernakers will form an intcrna.
tional union.
New Haven CONN bakers will In
woke the aid Of the General Assembly
IN secure legislation which will result
In ,io:.,s away with night work.
IN au important lines OF industry and
II, Commercial affairs the outlook II
,nost promising for Maine. and labor
was rever. 90 fully employed as now.
The eensas shows that each wage
esyaer In our manufacturing estaDilsn.
l~raenas produces wealth to the as1ount
6pf S3.7S q day, and receives $sS7.o0 q
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
News OF the Toilers.

All the electrical workers In Indian
apolis. Ind, arc OIL strike for higher
wages.
Telephone girls in Des Moines. H..
have won their strike for an advance
In wages.
The Lake Carriers Association. meet.
Ing In Cleveland. o.. has decided 10 re-
organize.
Street railway employees at Bloom
ington, ILL.,. have secured q ten per
cent. increase in wages.
The switchmen's strike on the lows
Central Railroad has been settled BY
giving the men more pay.