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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12


weak, rundown and falling off in flesh
and looks, the root of the trouble can be
traced to woman1y diseases which under
mine the general health. The proof of
this is that women who have been cured
of painful womanly diseases by the use
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription have
recovered their general health, gained in
flesh and in appearance
$500 Reward for women usE10
Cannot be Cured.
The proprietors and makers of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription now feel fully war;
ranted in offering to pay $500 in legal
money of the United States for any case
of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness, Pro-
lapsus, or Falling of Womb, which they
cannot cure. Ali they ask is a fair and
reasonable trial of their means of cure.
81 suffered for three years with ovarian
Woman,s Athletic CIub1 of Goa Sycamore ST.,
Milwaukee, Wis SThe treatment took did
not do me particle of good. until good neigh
Dor who had been using DIR. Pierce's Favor1te
Prescription advised me to give 1t trial The
next day took my first dose. and it was my first
step toward recovery In nine weeks was a
different woman my flesh which had been
habby became firm. complexion clear and my
eyes bright It was simply an indication Of the
great change within from pain and suffering to
health and happinessr
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorats
stomach. liver and bowels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

Mrs. w. ]. Lewis and Mrs. F. A.
Rooster were hostesses to the mem
bers and friends of the Reviewers
club, at Mrs Lewis home, Thursday
afternoon The regular programme
was given. and Miss Pauline Marshall
recited Besides the club members
the following guests were present:
Mesdames T. J. Coburn. Frank Cope.
". Hayden, w. E. Hetherly, H F.
Smith, C. B. Kirk, ]. A. Mclean of
Carthage, Mo, D. ]. Greenwald, w. H.
Greer. ]. w. Bolts of Fort Smith, Ark,
F. Mitchell, B. F. Payne, w E. Atch-
ison, ]. A. Berry. E. H. H. Renley. A
z. RObinSon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

Mrs. Julia A. Wylie is talking of or
ganizing a number of cooking clubs for
the closing weeks of Lent. Women
who join them will be given copy of
her cook book.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

Mr.and Mrs. C. d. Skinner announce
the approaching marriage of their
daughter Addie and Mr.. Herbert H.
Cartilage. The wedding will take place
early in April.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

idents; Mrs. L. A. Milliken, delegate to
the state federation; Mrs. H. K Owen
dorf and Mrs. L. A. Harrison, delegates
to the city federation
The Kansas Woman's Press club will
hold its annual meeting at the Throop
Tuesday, April II. Mrs. W. A. Nor
gan of Cottonwood Falls is the preSi-
dent but she has been abroad since
shortly after last years meeting and
will not be at home to preside this
year. The vice president is Miss Olive
Bray, the secretary, Mrs. John Q.
Royce of Phillipsburg and the treas
urer, Mrs. NJ. L. Rupe of Clyde. The
programme follows:
MORNING SESSION, $780,
Meeting called to order
Invocation -.-...-- --.---.-----.-.-
Reading of minutes of 1903.
Paper-'Do Newspaper Politics In
est Women. Mrs. NJ H. Bishop
Appointment of committees. $500.
Miscellaneous business ...............
AFTERNOON SESSION, 2:30-
Library Symposium Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. w. A. johnson, Mrs. Emma B.
Alrich Mrs. W. Y. Morgan, Miss
Anna Jones. Mrs. Rupe, Miss Zu
Adams.
'Our Relations to the Powers That
Be" ............... Mrs. Eva Becker
'Watchman, What is the Night.
During the afternoon several musical
numbers will be given by ladies of To-
peka.
EVENING.
| Face to Face" Mrs. L. A. King
Idols of the Press. Miss NJ. L. Doran
1.-THE Queens Highway. .........
| Mrs. Annie L. DlggS
Il cap Year. Miss Martha Kimball
Speech: Is 1t an Unmixed Blessing
....Mr Mrs. Sallie F. Toler
Our Country's Flag.
Mrs. Emma E. Forter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

Miss Pearlade Prescott will entertain
Informally Wednesday :. afternoon for
Mrs. W. I. Allen of Chicago, who is the
guest of her sister. Mrs. A. w. Lacey
at the Manspeaker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

The Portia club will be entertained
by Mrs. D. C. Tillotson. Thursday,
March II Programme: Roll call,
worlds fair items; paper, Famous
Landscapes" Mrs. w. B. Robey; 1.-THE
Essentials of Happiness, Mrs. c. d.
WEIGH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

idents; Mrs. l. A. Milliken, delegate to
the state federation; Mrs. H. K. Owen
dorf and Mrs. l. A. Harrison, delegates
to the city federation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

The Monday Tourist club will meet
with Mrs. Jones, GIL Tyler, Monday
afternoon at 2:20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

The w. T. K club will meet Tues
day, March Is, with Mrs. Kutz, 1oO'
North Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

The Froebel Mothers union will meet
Friday. March Is, with Mrs B. 7.
Payne, 425 Clay street. Mrs. Marshall
will read paper on What is the best
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-12

The IOSInOS CIuU tIIIOyGu tIIC I1OSky.
talitv of Mrs. E. O. DeMoss, 701 Madi-
son street, Thursday afternoon. Be
side the club members there were pres
ent Mrs Zimmerman. Mrs. Birney OF
winfield Mrs. Elias Shull and Mrs
Hayes. There was a programme. and
the following officers were elected:
Miss Ella Wade, president; Mrs. w. H
Wilson and Mrs. Ella Wood, vice pres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
NEARLv ALL STRIKERS, JOBS eors

Ncssiy NJ Inc Places OF The s:rikers err,Ioyed by
the s'hwarzschild & SulzneTEer Company and the
mixed Dressed Bee Company haze been filled h,
h-'-uni"n naeu- Many OF the men who Jeff Tho tu.o
l'-'AiitG hrnF - Frst-ave- working for the in
- '.--i' H4ins whose business was Increased by
'he strike ana Is being maintained b,, ,b h,,a..
lhoneh the trust concerns nave reduced their nr,c
l"e m4n here who have boon unable to get Other
ios tseft since the strike &c receiving provisions
rom me HCpSly store Of the association I'm East
forty-seventa-st.
Last night Bernard Reirns Of No z,e rtc,L
"iier employed by The schwarzschila T. emi,bo "'l
sohlp1hy' Was assaulted al Fortyyth.rd-st. and
,, @Ne. Oy too men. who said ;aat they were
sfiEers- according ia Reims. the men told MIN
is Wou!o nave 70 quit work. He replied that
2 family 10 support and ahat he ,o.,d ~. 80 .,
them he ne men s then ASSAULTED him and one Of
r.Iil st"Dtsed MIN IN the head with krtf. a.
seriously iuJ3rc5. "'"' ne WIS NOT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
( TRACTION SYNDIC4TE.
4 $40 ,O0O 900 Combine for Chicago,
II Is SAID.
ley TELEGRAPH To TIE TslruHE-l


Chicago Aug. 30-Defnte plans for the re-
organization OF the surface transportation ser
vice of This city have been made and the first
preliminary step was taken to-day when 500
OUUOaO syndicate was formed to take over IN"
control of the Chicago City Railway Company.
Behind this syndicate are the Eastern interests
in Union Traction and the underlying corpora
tions This syndicate has been in process OF
formation for week more. and leak by one
of the insiders caused the Chicago fractions 10
advance q little. Word brought from New
York to-day by a local fnancier that the syhoi-
cate had been formed and that the first Definite
step had beer taken toward the reorganization
Of the local street railway companies
Among the NeW-York fnanciers who are sald
to be interested are H. J. Hoilins &c Co, j. p
Morgan & Co.. Kuhn. Loeb & Co, Speyer q CO.
the p A Is Widener interests of Philadelphla'
the EIbIns estate and the Whitney interests.
The plan OF the syndicate. understood here.
is 10 absorb the city ra iIrOad stock at 20o. The
stock advanced to-day from lS1 10 100.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

49, ,,r sn hrtu tone uldTe- the Woo. Ht'-t
-,.r ,,nais ~ all kinds have Sold tr@v.f arg s'
,~-1,r,s heavy something 81. que a.
SF ~ -c,,,rr DC more ago prevalent y 'tr 20 .v
,.rr,,ory woods continues Pulled E''l. 81" M
s-v a Moderate '. '',raS
-, me lcatir- qVotatin05 follow tl.i" an
above. Sfl'i'c- y. ''-t,. ~. O.
- . srt1g4.- m. uu,stShe,t -.1-t'- .. - --.
unv.s shed - q re. INV "a sr.vs =
~ ~, 7 5HsSIc: - 2NG3lc ne ,''' ~ -
- ~ Hood uav.~hci. @Sft-o -. n' ASH.
: iSia,,-. zinc washed delaiu.- t-'.-'
IllIe J. and a blood, -.lll az q
t,e fs4ISl.-. tins Toe lo,' ne, a.,
iS5is.r. medium tp0.5c- ''E nlr'''Ii ,.I7u1- 81
to'tI' ,f5rtT., heavy lao To, Ji ni'',. ~
s,s litui slasi-, ov url-n, - ,,e,,l,u
80 iIR11's-. heavy ur' l' ~ 49, H.
i@iSS,iS. medium. c'a=ic. i'v M - eI--
ltat ~.
k'ts h.T, s.St,t-. Montana inr crol,e
ny.rage ieGf.ur: dle medium i'.'- 100,
1920. staple. @@ai-'.' ''''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
MIXING NEHI Robbed.
Old Sezcer Causes Trouble for Engi-
neers an BROOKLYN.

Because the filling in over an OLD sewer IN
Lewis-ave. between Halsey- 81. and Greene-aNe
Brooklyn. was not properly done the pavement
has had to be torn up, and gangs Of men are
now at work trying to lamp the earth until IT
will be firm enough to hold the traffic which
passes over it.
The softness of the ground resulting from the
useless filing. played constant havoc with the
pavement. which was continually cracking and
sinking, that for great part of the time II
was practically impossible. Repairs had TO b.
made frequently, and in case the asphalt
was taken up and several loads of gravel
thrown in u number of times.
II was finally decided that the cheapest way
out of the difficulty was to have the earth all
tamperei over again and the present gangs were
to work.
The old sewc" was about twenty feet I'M
foreground at the point where the trouble Is
found, and the problem is 10 pack the ground
sody to the entire depth To do this. the men
are digging up the soil with long iron bars, ana
flooding it with water. As il becomes thorough
~ soaked ii is pounded down and then more
earth is thrown The engineers in charge eN-
pect that the work will take several weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
TO SELL RAILWAYS SECURITIES
Public Auction Due to Default of Interest
on Denver and Southwestern Bonds.

The holders oc move than a majority OF the bonds
~ the Denver and Southwestern Railway company
secured under it's general mortgage ~ December /.
l,ge having decided to declare the principal ~ the
bonds Immediately due ard payable by reason or
the intcresl thereon having been defaulted oihclaI
notice is given tina or October the securities GOV
cred and pledged by the mortgage will be sold a
public auction 1T No. l5i Broadway. this city. 1hH
general mortgage per cent bonds amount to $50
,pa OF which $i,556,00 outstanding Default was
mad or the interest Of thcs" bonds last win
ter. and the coupons due at the two preceding in
tcrest periods We're paid from moneys borrowed
through the hoard ~ directors The company's
troubles ascribcd 20 competition from new
road TN its terrtuu! ana TO the long strike OF the
miners in the Cripple Creek district.
The amended plan II reorganization issued last
May provides FOR the retirement OF the genera
outstanding ami other obligations. aggreEatiug
81. $50 10. and the issue by company of
s. JOc.OUJ common and $1.utO.Vu pvr cent non
cumulative preferred stock. The holders OF the old
general cent bonds and holders of the floating
debt are receive ~ per cent in preferred
stock and ~ per cent IN common stock leaving
Sgg46S and Sll9,jl preferred To he used for
other purposes connected with the reorsdniza ton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
L1BOR VAR COMING :
Chicago Employers Intend to Break
Unions, 1t Is SAID.
IRr rrrEeKArH TO TIE rRIprNE.

Chicago, aug. 30.-Regarding the stocEyafds
strike as approaching certain and complete col
iapse wholesale employers of labor in Chicago
are said 10 contemplate taking advantage Of the
situation 10 wrest the city from its position as
the stronghold Of organized labor in America.
While the employers refuse to admit it. the
closing down of great industrial institutions.
such as * said To be the intention of the man
seement OF the Pullman Car Works is merely
IN incident it is ayerred, in the movement. It
is estimated that 225,O00 men employed in great
Industrial plants OF the country are momentar-
ily in peril Of being made idle.
Continued reductions in the working forces al
Pullman and rumors Of impending complete
shutdown have caused great apprehension
among the mechanics there. and their applica-
lions Tor work are numerous in all departments
81 inc labor market IN Chicago. Unrest has
been caused in the industrial army employed in
ihe plants az the international Harvester Com
paay through similar fears. and the same is
true in ether large manufacturing csta blish-
merits. The completion Of The great under
ground freight transfer system viii, It IS pre-
d:c;ed, prove the most powerful weapon against
Ire unions through weakening the hitherto in
vulnerable Teamsters' Union-the bulUark OF
trades unioHism in Chicago.
The Chicago Employers Association. Is ia lead
association, frankly admitted to-day that he re-
Eardea The collapse Of the stockyards strike as
a certainty and thought that {; would fall on
local organized labor ss a telling blow and
change Chicago's labor status through future
developments.
The national executive board of The butcher
Noflmen, at meeting this morning voted not
10 call of The stockyards strike instead. the
struggle is to be continued until The strikers are
accorded an honorable adjustment" according
10 statement issued by President DonpelI,
after the meeting. He said that J general mass
meeting would DE held by the striking unions
to-nloTroT al p. m. al Watita Hall near the
F,ockyards- Plans Of action viii he discussed
at this meeting
Kansas City. Aug 800 far as Kansas CITY
Is concerned, the packers believe that the beef
strike is ended. Many OF the extra wstchrnen
employed when the strike vas ordered have
"esp discharged packing house manager
$50 to-day that Al lean one-haf the strikers
nave gone back 10 work and about one-fourtb
80 ih-in rave left me city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
FIGHTS ON PIER TO KISS DAUGHTER
Mother Knocks Father Down When He At
tempts II Or Landing.

,.-,., .n.,y,ce- father AID mother because the
,-- r.sr,,ed 10 kiss his little girl. took place
al, fh Nor.- German Lloyd pier In Hoooken yes
terda. moru.aE Tn" man was @ a L"'eh%,
I.r.r.1 secured a separation from his wife seFer@l
week. 4se and IN company with his son MADE
,ri,, Il. t.ursae They returned yesterday on the
X is.- Wilhelm H. aud at the pier his wife
and daughter waiting for his arrival Mrs Loren|
wa there to obtain possession OF her boy
When Ioreuz walked down the ganSpianN he
saw. his daughter In his wife's charge standing
ON The pier. aud he rushed Over 10 KISS the enid
"a, ,,if. ,,ushed him away With such force L.
throw him TO the floor lie made another EFFORT
10 press his Hips to those Of his child and again the
wornrp prevented him. struggle then took place,
which VIZ finally broken up by tho arrival Of a
,i.rl attendant 'rhc woman !cf. the picr with the
daughter for Now-York. and the husband followed
a little later with thu son.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
FAVORABLE WEEK FOR CROPS.
Summary of Conditions Generally Good
Decided Improvement in Corn.

Washington Aug 3O.-The Weather Bureaus
weekly summary of crop conditions is as fol-
lows:
While the. latter part OF the week was aonol-
Middle Atlantic States and New England. the
temperature rs a whole favorable for ma
turing crops. Portions of the South Atlantic ana
East Gulf States suffered from excessive rains.
Central and west Gulf states occasional show ers,
very unusual for the season. occurred IN Contra ;
rainfall in the Western plateau districts, Freez
ing temperature is reported from Certral Wyo-
ming, and light frosts from Colorado, Montana ard
portions of Ohio. Pennsylvania and New-fork
veiopment OF corn in the Ohio Valley and lake
region, the crop as whole mas experienced De
winds in the previous week in indiana and Illinois
Is & In the MlTs9 nd' t da1 er
ment of the crop toward maturity has been mucl
more more rapid han IN c ,mf b redy matred in
Southern Missouri and Is ripenins rapidly IN Ne
ress in the first named state. and I'm Kansas The
reports indicate that from three To tocr weeks o.
favorable weather will be required TO mature the
The week Prlctically Iaipless in R The spring
fordng favorable weather Tor harvesting and
thTashinE Some early whe t in the AND I19t is
still damaging late wheat in that state and much
are ceaer5lIy renorte1 from Idaho. Washington
In NoTthsrr Alabama and In the Southern por-
tions of Mississippi and Louisiana. cotton has i'm
proved ana the crop IS IN sood condlt9n m Okla
ports generally indicate uufavorabIe progress. De
terinratiou from rust and shedding u reported
from nearly all districts Heavy rains have proved
Injurious in portions Of Florida and Georgia whlt
over a large part OF Texas the crop has SunereJ
decidedly from drouth In the last mepL4one,
State. boil worms continue destructive ana POI
wecvs are pllnCturinE nearly all squares In south
western central. eastern and coast divisions aho
arc causing much damag, as far north as Dallas
Kaufman and HTut counties Picking Is IN tli
progress I'm Texas and Is general ia The Souther
horizons Of the central and eastern districts
\ general Improvement IN tobacco is indicated
cutting & we'll advanced In the Middle Atanti'
states and New England. and IS In progress II
mo Ohio Valley In Wisconsin the crop is doing
we'll although maturing slowly
The outlook for apples continues promising "
New England New-York and the upper lax
region but unfayorabIe reports continue from tN'
states 90 tho central valleys. 49,,
Fxrept ir portions Of New England ana me
Made Atlantic States. whore blight and rot are
reported 20 n greater or less extent an eNcSuea
cro-, ~ potatoes IS indicated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
SAYS sUIToR WAS NOT AS ADVERTISED.
Came 1900 Miles to Marry Young Doctor
Finds Old Carpenter and Starts Back
tDT TELEGRAPH To THE IRiRr>E

lBY TELEGRAPH To TIE tribune
New Brunswick. y j.. Aug. 3o-Atte- traFe.-
ling fifteen hundred miles 10 marry Geo-.r
Hoagland. Of Bound Brook. Who advertised r.-
a wife. Miss Minnie Humphrcs. of Lmcoi-.
Neb.. has returned home without a husband
Hoagland is carpenter and sixty years o.G.
He awaited the arriya. Of Miss Hunphries "a
the station, holding a photograph IN his hand
To identify the young woman who Is abou,
thirty years old. on meeting. HoaGand pro
posed that they go at once to a minister. bus
the woman demurrcc. Rather than make "a.
scene. however. she got into hack with him
and they drove TO the home Of the Rcv. Mr.
RobesOr pastor OF the Methodist church
There the woman said she would not MARI
Hoagland, he was not young enough HEI
nothing like the photograph he had sent her.
Then the couple went To the home Of the Re-
{. T. Anderson pastO- OF the Reformed ChurCr.
On the way HoaElaut tried to persuade her To
have tn" knot TIED, but she fatty refused. Miss
HUMPHREYS said that not only did Hoagand lop
great many years of his life and send he- a
young mans photograph, bu: also called him
self doctor He sent her SOS. which she used
for her travelling expenses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
LUNCHEON FOR ROBERT DONALD.

Robert Donald. editor In chief Of The London
Daily Chronicle. Was the guest OF honor at
luncheon given yesterday in the rooms of the
TRANSPORTATION club Forty-second-st. and Mad-
son-avc., by George H. Daniels. general passenger
agcu. OF the New York Central Among other
guests tw"ntg in number. were the following
newspaper and railroad men: Melville T., Stone. \.
G. Campion. Cosmos Mindelen +. =. Call Fl. L.
Bridgeman. Ray Morris. g. W. Price, ]. \. McCor-
mack manager OF the Grand Central Station; T. h.
FIirIamb. auditor OF passenger accounts; NJ l..
Bacon, auditor. ". J. WtlguS, NTH vice president.
+ l. PomCroy, freight traffic manager; W. +.
McCullOch auditor OF freigh. accounts. j. T.. Root
advertising manager: F. J. Wolfe assistant general
passenger agent; +. b. Katie electrical engineer.
and }. *. lie Baron, Editor Of The Four Track
News"
MIR. Donald explained that nc has to this
country for two purposes, first to study the Ameri-
can news paper, with view 10 making the English
journal mOr" like it, and second. 10 make obser-
Vatious Ncw-TOrk's electric rapid transit svS-
tenn IN comparison with Loudon's existing system
Mr.. Donald expects to remain III New-York four
WetLS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
HAD $1,000 CHEMICAL DRAFT
The Bearer Arrested at St. Louis on Suspi-
cion of Being "Steerer" for Gamblers.
IRY rFLEGRArH TO THE TREBUNE.I

81 Louis. Aug. 30.-On the person of Charles
Viewers arrested al Delmar to-day on suspicion
Of being a .steerer' for gamblers at Creve Coeur
Lake. was found sight draft for $1,000 on the
Chemical National Bank. of New-York. payable
TO Charles f Harris. The draft had been made
ar MarshartoNu. Ia. Meyers was arrested at
tho instance of Clinton Huber. foreman OF the
special ST Louis County grand jury. who no
ticed Meyers talking earnestly To a stranger
ami alleges that he overheard Meyers ask the
stranger Ia go to Creve Crur Lake Meyers
was released on cash bond The case is set for
Friday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
GETS BLACK HAND" NOTE IN HEBREW
Picture Dealer, Not Sure 1t Is a Joke. Asks
for Police Protection.

Unless the dreaded Italian society knows as he
Black Hand has organized Hebrew branch. David
Miller OF No. 364 Broadway. Brooklyn, has been
the victim OF a practical joke. He does alto
gether look upon II a joke. however. and Cap
tain Hoahan, Of the Clymer-st. station In order
relieve his anxiety. mas detailed two to watch
Mr. Mlcr's picture store at the Broadway address
on Monday the picture dealer received letter.
written IN Hebrew, which
You should put away $3.50 in envelope and put
il behind your show window. If you don't do IT
before Tuesday we win kidnap one Of your children
and XIII you We advise YOU TO do It, and remain
yours THE BLACK HAND.
The letter was postmarllod Station y, Manhattan.
The Millcrs have a aevcn-ye old girl and i've
ycar-od boy. and are considerably worried over the
letter although the police believe Il TO be joke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
THREAT TO CUT OFF AIR SUPPLY
Strike of Sand Hogs on New East Hart.
ford Comm Bridge Quickly Settled.

East Hartford Conn, Aug M-A strike among
gang Of ninety negroes employed the new East
Hartford bridge. which started last night be
cause their wages were not ready on time was
settled this morning. and the men, who are known
as sand hogs" returned to work at the usual
hour.
When the strike declared three men re-
fused to quit work. and at midnight they went
down IN the caissons twenty-five feet below the
ground They were ridicued and threatened and
one Of the strikers was heard TO remark that the
pipes which supply air 10 the men while working
below the ground. would be cut The police ar
ihorlues IN Hartford sent out squad Of officers
but when the policemen arrived on the scene il
was found that there rot the slightest owl
dence or violence and the threat VS. merely The
sentiment % one man. INC