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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
May Discipline the Clerks.

The Post Office Department has received
no official advices regarding the robbery of
three registered mail pouches on a fast
train on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad between Denver. Col, and Oxford,
Neb. -
1t is pointed out that as no declara tons
of value are made on registered packages
as in the case of express packages. the only
way of approximating the actual loss would
be through consultation with the senders.
Regarding the published statement that
both Of the postal clerks on the train We're
asleep while the train was passing over a
long stretch near the Nebraska border 1t is
stated at the department that If both clerks
were asleep they were guilty of neglect. as
one of them is required to be awake at all
times. .,.-
No Clue Yet Obtained
OMAHA, Neb. August 2l-Absolutely no
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COuIeU6TdCe III CHTI
The impression prevails that the theft
was the work of professionals who were in
collision with some one who knew that a
large amount of money would be shipped
by registered mail from Denver on that
night. and kept in touch with it up to the
moment the registered pouches were to be
placed on the train.
1t is the opinion of the inspectors that
the mail emplOye in collusfon with the
thieves simply dropped the missing sacks
when they were being transferred from the
wagons to the train. that the thieves were
beneath the car and, pulling the sacks be-
meath the train. got on the opposite side
and sneaked away with the mail sacks.
The Burlington fast mail leaves Denver
at night. and in the darkness they could
easily escape with their booty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
As to Defense Fund.

If the labor unions had a defense fund
of S2I.sH,hD instead of their boosted S25-
Ono' officer of the Employers Associa-
ton said this afternoon, they cannot stop
US from getting men to carry on the build
ing operations in the District. Thus far
they are mediocre workmen Some of the
for whose services do not care because
they are medioCer workmen. Some of the
mechanics we have cannot be taken from
us. Many Workmcn have Conscierccs of
their own and honestly believe in the open
shop. Since Monday we have gotten be-
tween fifteen and seventeen -bricklayers,
four OF whom came this morning"
At strike headquarters, which have been
removed to the American Home Life build
ing. 9TH and * streets. different tale was
told. II WAS said that the best bricklayers
and carpenters that had been secured by
the employers have corfS OYER 20 she union
sid" and declared they Will not again en-
gage IN non-union or open-shop work.
We do not care tor the buns and float
ers. member of he executive strike COM
mltt"e remarked, and would give
penny to get them out of town We know
good workman when we come across one
and when such mechanic desires To be
sent back to his hosle we send him there
Drug on the Market"
Lately the employers have imported a
number Of mine carpenters from u point in
Virginia u work on buildings here They
cannot do the work and have proven to be
a drug on the market. We don't want
them nor d" the employers. and they have
found themselves stranded here We also
understand the bosses in some instances are
Working inexperienced boys on the struck
jobs. We are III this fight to win against
the open shop. and organized labor the
country over is behind u.s.
Th- Master BrickIIyers Associat on will
meet this evening dId- ,tc,-ii,- whether TO
affiliate hereafter with the Employers AS
ISOLATION IN its present fgt;. rheir deter
mindttuu is said to he awaited with interest
10y both sides
Tie executive strike committee of the
building trades Is no ding an Important s..s-
sion late this afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
BIG MAIL ROBBERY IN WEST
REGISTERED POUCHES MISSED
FROM BURLINGTON TRAIN
One of the Sacks Said to Have Con-
tanned $25O,OOO From Denver to
Chicago Bank.

OMAHA, August 21.-The biggest rob-
pery IN the history of the United States
mails took place between Denver and
Omaha last Thursday night, when three
through registered pouches which con-
tanned $4,000 were stolen from the Bur
lfngton fast mail train that runs between
Denver and Chicago
The robbery took place on Thursday
night. but the news Of it did not come out
till yesterday. although postal inspectors of
Salt Lake City. Denver, Kansas City,
Omaha, St. Louis and Chicago have been at
work since the robbery.
Today every postal inspector and secret
service man in the west is working on the
case.
Thursday night seven through registered
pouches were sent from the Denver post
Office to the depot for the Burlington fast
mail train.
These were receipted for by the mail
clerk. When the train reached McCook
Neb-. it was found that three of the pouch
es were missing.
The Money Pouch.
One of the missing pouches was destined
for Omaha, another for Chicago, and the
third was empty for Lincoln. Although
the Omaha pouch valuable, that to
Chicago contained heavy shipment of
cash from Denver bank to one in Chicago.
The shipment is said to aggregate more
than $25O,00O.
AS soon as the loss was discovered the
inspectors were notified and search be-
gun. At first 1t was thought the missing
pouches had been sent to a wrong train.
but 1t Is now known they were stolen.
Monday the Chicago bank telegraphed the
sending bank at Denver asking about the
shipment. The mail crew of the train was
called before the postal inspectors in Oma
ha, whose suspicious had been aroused by
the failure of the Omaha pouch to reach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS

SABLE ISLAND. N. S, August 21-Tbe
steamer Pretoria. from Hamburg. for New
York, in communication by wireless
telegraph with the Marconi station here
when 10 miles south of this point at sos
VIII probably dock about 1870 o'clock Fri
day.
LIZARD. August 21.-The steamer
Adriatic, from New York for Southampt0n
was reported by wireless telegraph 2as
miles west at 41S am. today. Will prob
ably reach plymouth about IL pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21

this office That was before the complaint
was filed by the Chicago bank of its loss.
Confederate in CARP
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No Clue Yet Obtained.

OMAHA. Neb.. August 2l.-Absolutely no
clue has yet been obtained to the perpetra-
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At Employers Headquarters.

At the Headquarters of the Employers
Association the statement was made tod ny
that so far the officers of that association
know there have been only fourteen non
union hricklayers captured" by the strik-
ers' committee and sent out of town
Some Of the non-union bricklayers who
had fallen into the hands of the strike com
mittee, an officer of the Employers Assoc
citation said, came back to our office after
getting away from their captors and wanted
to return to work in our service, but we
firmly declined TO re-cmpoy them, and ad-
vlSed them 10 go back to the strikers com
mittee- In other Gases Spme. Of the, strike
breakers took the union money that WAS
offered them and returned to work with
their employers who are members of the
Employers Association.
one uOu-union mechanic went to the
strike committee and said he was from San
Francisco and wanted to return. as he
was tired of working on non-union jobs.
York. but he was furnished with money for
his fare 10 Frisco from the strikers de-
fenSe fund. We are informed. and went
across the continent To the Pacific coast
smiling at the deception he had practiCed
o. the strikers.
1t further said that because of the
vigilance of the p!ckets of the strikers
about the entrance To headquarters of the
Employers Association. who pick up the
nOn-unior men they go in or out IT has
become necessary for the employers 10
employ sort of ''irurry-up wagonato con-
vey the strikcbrcakers to their work after
their services have been accepted so they
cannot be intercepted by the committee of
walking delegates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-21
AFTER THE STRIKEBREAKER
Two Sides of the Controversy Have a
Game of Seesaw.
WHAT THE EMPLOYERS SAY
Views of Those at Union Head
quarters-Meeting This Afternoon.
Masters to Confer.

I'll" contest between the building trades of
this city and the Employe rs Association
seems to have resolved itself into u Wild
chas" aftr- the festive strikehreaker, which
Individual appears 10 be as elusive as Pad
dy's fabicd hea.
The employees chase up the str kehreakar
with the view of putting him 10 work on the
buildings under construction on which
strikes have been declared and when they
think they have him securely placed the
walking delegate romcs along and by per-
suasive and other powers i"dureS the non
uuiunist To accompany him on n seeing
Washington "trip about town. At tn con-
ClUs:Dn o! the tour the str,kebreaEer is
often IN such a jubilant frame Of mind
over trades unionsm that he frequent
consents To swear allegiance to the union
and accept a return railroad ticket to his
home place.
Thus tin two sides of the controv eTsy
engaged In a sort of game of SeeSaw. with
the strikebreaker. as the central balancing
objective. In consequence of these tactics
both sides making claims of success.
One OF the officers of the carpenters union
stated this afternoon that he had been en-
gagged in chasing around after non-union
woodworkers.' and he added that he had
succeeded In pulling" twenty-five non
uatonIsts from Contractor Prescotts work
at the Academy of Music.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-06
PERSONAL ITEMS.


 Miss Lizzie Snyder has gone Go Tal- iahAssee, Fla. to visit friends.
 x $ <
 Mr. and Mrs. D. Well have returned from a visit to friends in Birnning. ham.
 Mrs. J. T. Wood of Benton 10 visitina her parents on Jefferson Davis Avenue for a few days. st
 < @ < Mir. and Mrs. r. F, Brioken, of Li' verne, are at the Exchange Hotel
 4 6 Y
 Misses Anna and Ethel Peizer have returned from visit to friends in Charleston.
 Miss Jenne Jordan, Of Taiiassee. is the guest of Miss Clement Marks at het home on Madison avenue.
 % # 4
 Mss Mamie Jordan of New York is the guest of her sister. Mrs. John R. Tyson, at her home on Catoma Street.
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 Mics Regime RosewaId will not enter. tain the Young Ladies Euchre' Club thls week on account of the illness of her mother She will entertain the members next week.
 
 Mrs. E. c Andrew has returned from New York, where she has been spend- ing some tiIne with her daughters, Misses Elizabeth and Mildred Andrew. who are there for the winter She was accompanied home by Mrs. ]. D. Roouemore of Boston who win be her guest for some time.
 < # < MT. and Mrs James l.. Calhoun, Jr., of Chicago. are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. John Gindrat Winter, at her home on Goldthwaite Street.
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 Today in New York will take place the marriage of Miss Helen Givan and Mir. Leon F. sweatt at the rectory ok Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Mfr. sweatt is a son of MT. M. D Sweat and has been living in New York for two years. He occupies responsible position with a Broadway firm. The marriage will take place at o'clock this evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-06

Mr. Robert !. Chambers President q the cofipany. and in the numbers q wsltkes and twe.steps plays on ths names of the various depsrtments and heads are r3ade.
 The first number. "0rand March Charge Of the Light Brigade" is 6own to be dons Bf "EnpIoyss :" Psfhspi ths rest of the nnntpsfs VIII not pe l understood by all the uninitiateds but te those whs zee the wit thereof. the eisv. erness is apparent and delightfui. During an interfnissiof in the dahe' | ing festivities. delicious buffet lunch. con was served. and throughout the l evening fruit punch was served from a table adorned with pink carnations | The dance program was:
 Grand march, Charge of the Light
 waits. The Harper's Eotes--ffarper. Two-step, A tGas) Pipe Dreani.-. l Downes.
 waltz. Light of My pays--chameers. Day.
 Two s.se. The Kiif-er- what.--Mons-
 waits. Til see aiiassee--toweii, TWO step, The Chatter Of the Keys--L Smith.
 waits piaint Of the Order Man--w. Smith.
 Two step. rinsie, Jingle Little coin--. wsits, what are the wsid Winds
 saFsnsasflmSea Twa siss. asosan,s and So..ooount, There ss an association recently formed among tho employees of the Montgomery Light and Water Power Company called an improvement as-
 sociation. but the meetings. twice .
 nonth. are purely tor business puf.
 poses. The association. however. for
 which this ball stands As the openins purpose the 5uit.vating e the social features Of intercourse Of the eni. pioyes. This ball is 10 be ai1 annual event. and 1t will become an occasion toward which the company gathered last evening will look with pisasur.
 ssis t,ssasa sieipstlgr essh s yesr ss .vsni r0ss
 MT. and Mrs. a. A. Montgomery, Mir and Mrs. s. R. Nelson. Mr. and
 Mrs l. 0. Small, Mir. and Mrs. [. !. Hancock. Mr. and Mrs, Hssse Martin.
 Mir and Mrs. II. peDorde, Mir and
 Mrs. W. P. Downes, Mr. and Mrs: \, '.
 Mrs W. r. strohbar, Mir. and Mrs. D. W. Morrison. MT. and Mrs. N. VI. Laird. Mir. and Mrs. R. 4. Hancock. l Mr. and Mrs. A. 6. Lowrin, Mr. and l Mrs. '. X. Docture. Mir. and Mrs. Will l liam Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. v. D. Day, l MT. and Mrs Paul Rosasr. MT. and I Mrs. c. W. Req. Miss Kate Kiinge, l Miss Agnes McAaanis. Miss Irene
 Musewhite. Mss Matte Joe Rollins, Miss Dorothy watlett Miss Nennle
 Bush. Miss Lillian Dorsey, Miss Vera Smith. Miss Gladys Smith, Miss Agnes pownes Miss Lorena smith. Miss 1 Helen winter, Miss Julia kiirge. Miss Berniee Redaoie. Miss Lola Dukes,
 Mrs. Lucille Harper Mrs. Bottle Ross,
 Mrs. Margaret Downes. Mrs. J. R. 1 Avinger, Mir D. !. Downes. Mir. W II. ' Jordan, Mir. Gus Yarbroush, Mir. John | small Mfr. A. c. Barrett. MT. A. c. Bed
 sole, Mfr. l.. D. Wilson, Mir. R. '. ! f williams. Mir. C. A. Wagner. Mir. ". K Couch, Mir. N. Pincus, Mir. P. II. Rut-
 ledge, Mir. William Berriage, Mir.
 Thomas Goree, Mir. j. A. vickery, MT.
 H. McDavid, MT. C. D. Arnstrong. MT. | Charles Fay. Mir. Thomas Kiinge. MT Bernard Burgess, Mir. !. II. Kiinge 1 n A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-06
MISS OPPENHEIMER AND
 MIR MfeTZGER MARRIED

A beautIfully ImpresBiYe ceremony was an event of yesterday at the home of Mrs Isadore Well. when her sister, Miss Minnie oppenheimer, and Mr. Aaron Metxger were married, Rev. Dr. Ehrenreich officiating.
 The home was elaborately and with charnningiy beautiful effect decorated in the tones of white and green. The stairway was entwined with smilax mingled with white blossoms, and in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-06
MRS. RUTH ENTER

TANNED AT CARDS. Yesterday morning at her home on Clayton Street. Mrs. Hardwiek Ruth entertained the members of the Tues day Card Club. and a number of other friends. It was a beautiful and eiabo- rate occasion. The floral decorations were lavish arrangement of narcissus and daffodi1s. and Mrs Ruth was assist cd by Miss Algie Hardwick and Mrs Owen Brewer. The prizes were ex- quisite pieces of bric-a-brac, which were won by Mrs. MeDuff Cain. Mrs :. Thomas Mccleiland and Mrs. o. C. Ma ner.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24

Agents Of Department Of Justice
Investigating Virginia
Charges Now.
RECENT WEST VIRGINIA CASE
ny WAITER EnwAnD HAnn1s.

If III fLltNaStD
WASHINGTON, d. c., July Ga
Agents of the Department of Justice
are now working in Virginia on re-
ports of peonage cases In lumber and
railway camps down there The de-
partment officials will not discuss the
matter. of course, but 1t Is known
that the agents are there, working on
complaints and charges Sto the effect
that employees are being held in bond
aye.
The government has been very active
recently in the prosecution of peonage
cases. About ten days ago the Ritter
lumber Company, one of the largest
numbering concerns in West Virginia.
was fined 100000 for unlawfully de-
tanning and compelling laborers to
work in its camps. Alabama, Florida,
Georgia and North Carolina lumber
men are being prosecuted at present
on the charge of reonase. TIE tech
In most cases. hut o. case Is now pend
Ing in Missouri. in which employers
are charged with depriving men OF
their liberty in violation of tho anti
slavery amendment TO the Constitution.
Officials of the Department OF JUS
tice declare that the pictures Of con-
iditions as regards peonage are mol
fact thev fail to tell the whole truth
| But contractors have another story
to tell. a story of negroes having
wages advanced to them on promise
to work in the lumber camps. and
then disappearing between two suns
and going on TO another camp to work
1.-THE same game. leaving the employer
without the help on which he hac
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
1NcREAsEs STOCK.

Issue Of 100000 by Commonwealth
hank Quickly Subscribed.
At recent meeting of the stock
holders Of the Commonwealth Bank, of
this city. n new issue of stock to the
amount of 100000 was authorized. In
creasing the paid-up capital to $780,
600.
In pursuance Of this action of the
Stockholders the hoard Of directors
opened the books Of subscription for
the sale Of this new etock on Monday
morning AT o'clock yesterday the
board reported that the issue had been
considerably over-subscrihed.
The eagerness With which the public
has taken these securities 10 a source
of much gratifcatlontto the manage
ment of the bank, Of which Mr., IF. L.
Denoon is president and Mr.. ". L. Wal.
tiers is cashier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
.P|NKERTON plot
SAYS RICHARDSON
Attorney Fiercely Denounces
All Connected With the
Prosecution.
KILLING BY ORCHARD

BOISE, IDAHO, July 2s.-For-
saking the cry Of vengeance as Or
chard's motive for the murder OF
former Governor Steunenberg. Attor-
ney e. It. RICHARDSON argued that Or
chard was in the employ of the
Pinker detective agency when he kill
ed Steuenberg and that the murder
was part of a conspiracy to hang
Haywood.
This sudden departure was followed
by a tremendous denunclation of Cap
tain James Mcfarland. and the
Pinkertons, and passionate vitupera-
ton of Orchard, Governor Cooling, Of
Idaho; Senator Norah. former Cover
nor Peabody. of 4Coloado, and, in fact,
all who ever acted on the side of the
prosecution of Haywood came in for&a
share Of the avalanche of Richardson's
peroration
Mr.. Richardson denounced AMI
denounced and charged the Pinkertor
detective agency with a systematic
wood Meyer and Pettibone as a means
plot to secure the conviction Of Hay
to the desired determination of the
| Western Federation Of Miners.
Clarence barrow will commence hi
agumeIit In Haywood's behalf wher
| court7meets Tomorrow morning. It Is
| expected that he will require two days
| to close for the defense.
Declaring Harry Orchard was a mar
| possessed with a lust for murder, {
desire to glut disordercd brain Will
4 blood of his fellowman, Attorne,
4 Richardson, continuing his plea fol
| the life of William D. Haywood, toll,
the jury to-day that the defense wa
tready. and willing to admit that Or
4! chard accomplished the taking Off o
/ Governor Steunenperg in the name
4 described byEhim on the witness stant
! Orchard was painted as a man WI,
4 fancied there was glory In spectac
crime Day after day opportunit
4 was presented to him to kill Steunen
/ berg in comparative safety to him
self. but rather than shoot ma
giant stature. the attorney said. of
4 fered target as "big as the side o
a barn door" Orchard planted bonn
\ and planned the deed SO that it nigh
attract the greatest amount Of atten
i ton
A Richardson asserted that Orchar
4 had motive against Steuenberg 70
the real or fancied loss Of his interes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
STREAM OF VISITORS.
Attendance Good; Lnbor Cop,tnission
crs Trnnxac: Routine Business.

crs TrHnxnc: Routine Business.
Especial to The Times Dis patch.1
M Z ST o WV EXPO SIT TON
GROUNDS. July 23,-With nothing out
Of the ordinary to-day. there was an
unusually large attendance at the ex-
position A steady stream OF visitors
commenced passing in shortly after
the gates had been opened.
The day was officially named in
honor of the Atlantic Coast Line Sur
geons, whose annual convention was
called to order in the Auditorium n,
noon. Exposition President Tucker
welcomed the surgeons 10 the expcsi-
ton DR.. Bullock, OF Wilmington. n
c.. president of the association re-
sponded.
About sixty doctors, many OF then
accompanied by their wives and chill
dren. were present to-dav. Others
came In Tonight. and tomorrow thei.
numbers Will be increased by othe,
arrivals.
The convention Will continue for
three days. Headquarters OF the sur
geons will be at the Inside Inn
The convention of the Association O.
Officials OF Bureaus of Labor Statistic.
was continued to-day. the routine bust
ness OF the convention being taken up
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
OFFICERS HOT ON
TRAIL OF CONVICT
Reward Offered BY supt.
Morgan for Capture Of
Roy Seals,
DESPERATE ATTACK
DESPERATE ATTACK

Up to a,4late hour last night pcni-
Tertiary officials had heard nothing re-
garding the result of the search for
Roy Seals, a dangerous convict, who
escaped from Anderson's farm. in
Goochland county. AS stated in the
story in The Times -Dispatth ycster-
day morning, Edward Davis was killed
by the guards. Davis was shot and
badly wounded in 1906 while attempt
ing to escape, and he was laid lip in
the hospital for several weeks He
was notorious crook.
Reward OGcrcd.
Seals is likewise a daring charac-
ter, aud every effort is being made to
capture him. Superintendent Morgan
of the penltentiary, has offered a re-
ward of $50. Ordinarily. the amount
for the capture of convicts Is $40. but
this being a dangerous prisoner, the
authorities are particularly anxious to
have him landed behind bars again,
After Davis was killed, Seals, still
gearing his prison garb and a steel
spike, or shackle, and armed with a
double barreled' shotgun, disappeared
in the night. The body of Davis was
brought to Richmond yesterday,
che negroes had evidently planned
the attack, which was made Saturday
morning on Guards Hutchins and Cot
ltrel. The latter was wounded IN the
fierce assault When Hutchtns rushed
to the aid OF his associate Davis enrel-
fered, and there was a rolgn ana
| tumble hght Seals finally overpower-
| ing Hutchins and escaping With his
gun, Seals had called to tho guards
about o'clock in the morning ANA
asked to he released fro mhis cell for
ia moment. AS he went out heJumned
on the officer. Davis, WOO was crouch
ling nearly, taking part Immediately.
| Killing Of Davis.
Manager Goodman and Guard AM
mons Went in pursuit. The dogs We're
of litth. help, as the weather WAS
Extremely hot, and the ground was TOO
ldry for following on the trail. About
III O'Clock Monday, however, while 1he
jguard3 We're hiding in the woods they
/ saw the convicts approaching, nrmcc
4 and moving cautiously, momentaTiy
4 expecting an attack
/ When they had been coverSd, ti.t
stillnes of e#night was broken By
a sharp command to halt, and uuicl
4 the woods N The guards fred Davi:
4 fell, with three huckshot IN his body
and without mutterirg or crying; bu
i Seals, still armed. dashed into tht
thick woods and escaped again.
4 Seals is from PiitsylyaSia county
He was serving a hyeTyear Term TO-
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