Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1901 — Page 7

STEEL STRIKE OVER.

CONTENDING PARTIES REACH SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT. J. Pierpont Morgan la Creditel with Effecting the Pact-Concession* Made on Both Sides-Strike Has Involved a Loss of $6,5X6,000. J. Pierpont Morgan has ended the grt’at strike of the Amalgamated Association of Steel, Iron and Tin Workers. It is a drawn battle, ended by mutual concessions. The Amalgamated Association -will ree'ede from its demand that all the sheet and steel mills be put on a union basis. The mills that have not been organized under union rules will so remain. The corporation will agree to pay* a specific scale of wages in all mills, uhion and nonunion, controlled by the American Sheet Steel Company, though all nonunion mills shall remain open alike to men with or without union cards. This is the substance of the understanding reached by Mr. Morgan and President Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association in their conference in New York City Saturday. So fur neither of the contending forces has suffered greatly. The weather has been exceedingly hot and the men look

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upon the last month as a vacation during the heated term. Working under the severe strain of the oppressive heat lately would have 'been an unusual hardship at best, and the men think that on this account perhaps many lives have betn saved by the strike. So far as the companies are concerned they are also in better position for work now than they were before the strike. Many of their mills have been repaired and the conditions for an increased output are greatly improved. It is true that a computation of cold figures foots up a total loss of $6,516,000 on account of the strike, of which immense sum $3,060,000 is charged to the combine and $2,556,000 to the strikers, but this loss will soon be made 1 up, owing to the better prices which now prevail and the improved operating conditions as well as the better feeling between the employer and employe. In one respect the strike has been a record breaker. Organized in behalf of a principle rather than a wage scale, it has been remarkably free from violence.

BATTLESHIP MAINE LAUNCHED.

A Namesake o ' the 111-Fated Vessel Blown XJp in Havana Harbor, The new battle-ship Maine was launched successfully at Cramp's ship yard, Philadelphia, Saturday morning. A great crowd saw the warship take her first plunge in the waters of the Delaware. The big hull was let go just as the tide slackened, and slipped down the ways without a hitch. The weather was perfect. As soon as all was ready, Miss Mary Preble Anderson, of Portland, Me., the sponsor of the Maine, escorted by Charles H. Cramp and the Governor of 'her native State, took her place upon the christening stand, directly under the bows of the Maine. Nearby stood Admiral Melville and Captain Sigsbee, who commanded the old Maine when she was blown up in Havana harbor. Just as the ship was about to move, Crump gave a signal to Miss Anderson, and she broke a bottle of native wine on the bow of the bat-tle-ship, and said: ‘I christen thee Maine.” A defeaning noise of cheers from the 10,000 spectators and of whistles from the boats on the river saluted the battle-ship as she plunged into the water. The mere fact that the vessel was to bear the name of the famous ship sunk three years ago by a Spanish torpedo In the harbor of Havana was enough to center public attention upon its launchA jng. No other name could draw a greater crowd. The new Maine is a larger and more formidable fighting machine than the one which Captafit Sigsbee commanded. The original vessel was a second class battle-ship, while the new one Is a vessel of the first class, larger and swifter than the Oregon or Massachusetts. It will have a displacement ol 12,500 tons, engines of 16.000 horse power, a speed of 18 kuots, at a contract cost of $2,885,000. Like all the more recent additions to our squadron of firstclass battle-ships, its main battery will contain four 12-inch rapid-fire guus. Its bunker capacity of 2,000 tons of coal will give it a long radius at sea. When it is armed, equipped, and manned with its full complement of 518 men and officers it will be one of the best naval Vessels afloat. The memorable associations attaching to its name will cause the new Maine to be followed with unusual interest throughout the career that lies before It. Whether it be destined for victory or for unforeseen diaster, such as overtook its predecessor, its achievements and its ultimate fate, however remote in the future, will be marked and recorded with special reference to the historic episode that did sp much to start the war with Spain. In three years and five months from the night when the Maine was destroyed the United States has on the water a vessel bearing the same nnrae, ydt nearly double in size and strength the vessel that went down in Havana bay.

AH Noury Bey, the Turkish consul at Rotterdam, has been condemned to life imprisonment for writing against the Sultan. But All's in Athens, nnd won’t obey orders to cotue home and be jelled. Isabella Crane, 14. Chicago, committed •uicide because her lover didn't call when she expected him.

FOSBURG NOT GUILTY.

Sensational Ending of Pittsfield Man* alatucbter Case, After all the turmoil in the Berkshires this year-long mystery of a provincial police chief “more silent t*han a sphinx’’ and the protracted torture of a family that has at last proven itself brave, the I 1 osburg case at Pittsfield, Mass., was thrown out of court Friday. Judge Stevens, before whom Robert S. Fosburg was placed on trial on an indictment charging him with manslaughter in causing the death of His sister May, !Adg. 20 last, granted the motions of the defense and directed the jury to acquit the defendant, and the solid-looking Berkshire farmers, carpenters and merchants who had heard the evidence went cheerfully thx-ough the formality of obeying the court’s instructions. All the grinding of the legal mill for a week no more proof than

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there was a year ago tending to show that the accused young man had held the revolver with which his sister was killed. Not only had that not been shown, but it had not been shown that any other member of the family could have held the weapon, and, moreover, several E osburgtf had gone on the stand and sworn stoutly that there were intruders—white caps, burglars, or what you will —in the house the night in question that the eldest daughter came to her death at the hands of one of them. There was nothing; for the court to do under the law but withdraw the case from the jury consideration. The fact that he did so was a tremendous slap in the face of the prosecution, which was a circumstau e not regretted by the townspeople. The jurymen did not leave their seats. The verdict was received with shouts of applause, which the court immediately suppressed. The demonstration, however, was one of the most remarkable that has ever occurred in a court of justice. May Fosburg was shot and killed the night of Aug. 19, 1900. It was a warm summer evening, and the members of the Fosburg family, including the girl, her father and ! mother, her sister Beatrice and her brothers Robert and James, spent the evening singing sacred songs. In the house at the time was an intimate friend of the murdered girl—Bertha Sheldon, daughter of an old-friend of the family who lived in Providence, R. I. There was only one member of the family missing—another daughter, Esther, who was visiting friends out of the city. Neighbors listened to the music, which was led by May Fosburg, and in which Robert took a prominent part. Just before midnight the house darkened and the family went to bed. About an hour later the neighborhood was aroused by screams. Robert Fosburg appeared at a window on the second floor and called frantically for help, crying out that the family was being murdered by burglars. Two pistol shots preceded the disturbance. Several armed men rushed to the scene, but it was too late. May Fosburg was lying on the floor of her bedroom, shot through the heart. Near by her father lay badly bruised and unconscious from a blow with a sandbag. The mother also had been beaten and trampled upon, and Robert Fosburg himself was suffering from a blow with a sandbag at the base of his skull. Beatrice Fosburg, the 13-year-old daughter, and Miss Sheldon were nearly overcome by fright.

DAVENPORT’S LOSS IS $800,000.

Relief Movement to Care for Victims of Thursday Night’s Fi e. The estimated damage in Davenport, lowa, by Thursday night's fire is SBOO,000. A district a third of a mile square was ravaged by the flames. Not a stick is standing in the whole district. A relief movement was started at a mass meeting of citizens and measures taken to care for the homeless and destitute. Between two and three hundred persons are without a roof or any household goods. Ten firemen were prostrated and one, Emil Lucht, fell into the fire, but was rescued and probably will recover from the burns received. The loss of the Weyerhauser and Denkmann Company is $500,000, insurance $300,000. Only the dying out of the wind saved the city from several times as much loss. The fire was the most disastrous in the history of the city. It is supposed to have been started by a lighted cigarette, and it burned with great avidity. Starting in the lumber yard, a -strong wind blew it into the residence district, and within a few minutes 'the flames became so threatening that the local fire department sent urgent appeals for assistance to Rock Island and Moline. After fighting the fire for seven hours the firemen, with the assistance of the townspeople, ■ueceeded in getting it under control. At Sioux City, lowa, the fierce rays of the sun, beating through the plateglass show windows on the south aide of John F. l’helan’s dry goods store, caused an SBO,OOO fire Thursday. The light and highly inflammable contents of the show window burst into flames. The glass broke and in a few moments the three-story building was a roaring furnace.

As a residt of the drouth at Dallas. Texas, the street commissioners ordered the sprinkling of streets with water to be discontinued. Oil will be used in subduing the dust. Five-year-old daughter of Mrs. John Clarkson and 8-year-old daughter of Mayor Peck, Louisville, Colo., are dead. Tried to kindle a fire with coal eO,

SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.

Teacher—Now, in that great naval battle of Santiago, where the ships of Spain and the United States were arrayed against one another, who were the opposing commanders ? Young America—Sampson and Schley.

WORK OF BAPTISTS.

Great Convention of Yonn-r People in Chicago Comes to Knd. Ia a great chorus of praise, with rejoicing over a spiritual awakening, and .looking forward in pleasant anticipation to the meeting next year, the greatest convention the Baptist Young People's union ever held came to an end in Chicago Sunday night. The attendance was the largest recorded, there being 10.000 persons present. Additional interest was added to the sessions during the week, as this was the tenth anniversary of the organization, which whs formed in Chicago. Too much water even for Baptists detracted from the closing day’s exercises. The rain during the afternoon had the effect of reducing the attendance from what it had been on other days. The downpour, which had been prayed for in many sections of the West, interfered with the personal comfort of those who found their way to the Coliseum, but did not dampen their enthusiasm. Water beat through the windows, and little streams dripped down among the delegates. Umbrellas were raised, and the rat tie "of the torrent against the huge building, the flash of lightning, and the roll of thunder, and the warring elements without were met with songs of praise and peace from within. Led by the convention chorus, a service of soug was held in the afternoon, which included a solo, "The Ninety and Nine,” by Mrs. Lillian French Green, of the Englewood Baptist Church. Following this the Rev. Fred P. Haggard, a missionary from Japan, made an address on “The Missionary Situation.” He said there was a great growth of Christianity in the Mikado’s land, converts being reported at the rate of 100 a day, an unprecedented record in the fur Bast. He said there were 6,305 converts last year due to the work of the missionaries. The keynote of the assemblage this year was “Kingship,” and that was taken for the subject of the convention sermon delivered by the Rev. E. E. Chivers, of Brooklyn. He said Christ's was a spiritual dominion, and that it was more important to attend-to spiritual reform than to social improvement. The evening meeting begun with a praise service, followed by addresses by the Rev. L. W. Terry and the Rev. James B. Crantill. The Rev. William H. Geistweot. of Chicago, led the consecration service, with which the convention formally closed. Following is the representation of visitors and delegates as registered during the convention:

Asia 1 Massachusetts .. 48 Austria 1 Maryland 48 Africa 1 New York 47 Alabama 4 New Jersey .... 24 Arizona ........ 3 New Hampshire. 5 Arkansas 11 Nebraska at) Burmah 1 North Dakota .. 13 California 12 North Carolina.. 4 Colorado lllOhlo ...... -.... 07 Connecticut .... 8| Iregon 5 Canada 42;l>klahoma ...... 1 Delaware ,3 Pennsylvania ... 44 Florida 7|Bouth Dakota... 44 Georgia 27 South Carolina.. 11 Indiana 270 Tennessee 15 Indian Territory 5] Texas 13 lowa 219 Utah 1 Japan 2 Virginia 2 Kansas 47TVashlngton .... 25 Kentucky 4l|\VlsconNlu ' 200 Minnesota 54 Wyoming 2 Mississippi 14’ West Virginia .. 27 Missouri SllWashlugton .... 2 Montana 4 Illinois 8,579 Maine l| —— Michigan 244| Total 5,488

Notes of Current Events.

George C. Tilden, nephew of Samuel J., is insane, San Francisco. On account of local option fight. Zanesville, Ohio, Mayor Shaw resigned. Thirty Philadelphia firms manufacturing upholstery fabrics will combing. Twelve prisoners escaped from jail. Springfield, Ohio. They sawed out. Seven negroes, Beulah, Mass., died of eharbon. The. disease affects all forms of animal life. Harry Hoover, 15, ltockwood. Pa., was smoking a stogy. Fire from it fell on some dynamite. That was the last of Harry. * The old Bremen mill and smelter at Silver City, X. M-, for years a historic landmark, was burned to the ground. A farmer named McGrath, living near tirockport, X. Y-, killed Ui» wife and then, committed suicide. Their bodies were found iu a field.

The Common Council of Arkansas City, Kan., has passed an ordinance levying an occupation tax on all persons engaged in business in the city. In accordance with the wishes of the Argentine government, the Chamber of Deputies dropped the unification financial bill, w hich disposea of it finally.

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

Hot weather and crop damage reports overshadowed and ruled the stock market during the week, causing lower prices for most securities, limiting trading, and affecting all commercial lines of business to a greater or leaser degree. While the situation is regarded as a serious one, it is confidently believed that the reports of crop damage in lowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas have been greatly exaggerated. Estimates so fju- made indicate a decided shrinkage in the yield of corn this year, but this is in a measure made up to the farmer by higher prices for his grain. The full extent of the damage to crops is not yet known and the uncertainty is still to be removed. Definite information is anxiously awaited throughout the country. The recent soaking rains in the West have materially arrested deterioration and enabled the farmers to plant fodder crops, thus minimizing in a measure the damage to corn. It is- recognized Ahat the farmers are now financially strong, having prospered of late years The steel strike has been gradually working to an end. The buying of steel stocks under heavy demand had a good sentimental influence and steadied the market. The position of the coal stocks is particularly strong, while those of the granger roads have been, as a rule, correspondingly weak. The. general trade situation is most favorable, and the termination of the steel strike and a break in the drought in the West will stimulate broader activity in nearly all ines. The earnings of a large majority of the railroads throughout the country for the first three weeks in July show material increases and gains over the corresponding period a year ago. There is a shortage of freight cars for moving the immense wheat crop, and the granger lines have about all they can do. The “community of interest" agreement of Western roads to stop rate cutting on freights was jarred during the week by a report that one of the principal roads was cutting under the tariff. For a time it looked as if the “agreement” would go to pieces, but Wall street financial and banking interests again came to the rescue and rates were restored. Money for commercial uses is easy and lenders experience difficulty in placing funds even at low rates in Chicago and New York. There is little speculative demaud for money, but an improvement is looked for in this direction as soon as the extent of the crop damage is known.

THE BURNING QUESTION.

Is my hat on straight ?

Where It Was Hot.

The brick pavements of Kansas (Tty were very freakish during the recent hot wave. The continued terrific heat expanded the brick, and ns the curbing would not give, and ,the pressure became greater, the middle of the street would suddenly spout up brick like a volcano. This was an actual happening in several sections of the city. Bricks were thrown as high as ten feet in the air, and some went sideways with great force. Patronise those who advertise.

A Valuable Suggestion.

The average housekeeper finds that her memory is shortest when it comes to the dally planning of meals. Her frequent cry that she cannot think of anything to order never seems to be suggestive to her of Its own remedy. She has ordered and does order every day the round of family living, and if when the process Is over she would arrange in a little book kept for the purpose the chief dishes that have appeared on the table during the twentyfour hours, she will find that she quickly accumulates a valuable memorandum. Instead of cataloguing these dishes under Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, it is simpler to classify them breakfast, luncheon, dinner; substantial and desserts. A housekeeper who has practiced this plan since the beginning of the year has over and over again been amazed to discover how the useful simple dishes escape her memory without it.—-New York Evening Post.

Six Doctors This Time.

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Appreciative.

Miss A., who is a teacher of English in a school of high rank in her native State, Mississippi, and who, in spite of her vivacity in conversation, is, perhaps, if anything, too fastidious in her choice of words, was spending the summer at the New York Chautauqua. Her How of spirits made her the delight of the dining table, at which she was first seated, but at the end of a fortnight she was moved by her landlady to another place. A lady from Boston who, had been sitting opposite the Southerner, expressed her regret at the change. “I am so sorry you are going to leave us,” she said, with warmth; “we have all enjoyed your dialect so much.” —Harper’s Magazine.

Tommy's Mistake.

Father—Come, young man, get your jacket off and come with me. Tommy—You’re not going to lick me, are you, dad? Father—Certainly; didn't I tell you this morning that I should settle with you for your bad behavior? Tommy—Yes; but I thought it was only a joke, like when you told the grocer you was goiug to settle with him. —TitBits.

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Handicapped by Science.

“I understand that he has long been a student of political economy,” said the visitor. “He has,” said Senator Glucose, "and his economy in politics has kept him out of office. He thinks be can be elected without/ spending a cent.” —Brooklyn" Life. .

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