Youngstown News, 1899-07-07

              The Youngstown News. VOL. XIX. YOUNGSTOWN, N. Y., FRIDAY. JULY 7, 1899. NO. 22. WOMEN IN CONFERENCE. The International Council Held in London Was a Brilliant Success. SUSAN B. ANTHONY'S TRIUMPH, The Council Represents at Least 5,000,000 of tlie Fair Sex—Delegates From the United Stateg—Members Read More Than 400 Papers—lnternational Arbitration One of the Aims of the Council. London (By Cable).—The International Council of Women was a brilliant success. Its sessions were held in tho Convocation Hall of the Church House. All the sessions were well attonded and the greatest interest was manifested in the proceedings. The Council was in session nine days. The Council was composed of delegates from all over the world, who stood for at least 5,000,000 oE the gentler sex. At least twenty-3ix nations were represented, including, incredible as it may seem, China, Palestine and Persia. Among the delegates from tho United States were Mrs. Fannie Humphrey Gaffnev, Miss Susan B. Anthony, the Rev. Anna Howard Shaw and Mrs. Felix Adler. Othor prominent delegates included the Countess of Aberdeen, Baroness Alexandria Gripenberg, of Finland; Mme. du Portugall, of Italy; Frau Marienne Hainisch, of Austria; Mile, du Caju, of Belgium; Frau Hierta. of Sweden; Miss Mary Bobr, of India, and Dr. Cecilia Orierson, of the Argentine Republic. Various women's organizations were also represented, including the International Union of Press Clubs. World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Union Internationale des Amis des Jcnnes Filles, and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The programme of tho Council was divided iuto five sections under the following headings: Education, professions for women, legislative and industrial questions, political work and social work. Each section held two sessions daily, and at these sessions one or more short papers were read. The discussion was opened in each case by invited speakers, and the remainder of the time devoted to free discussion, in which all who are present may join. The languages used were French, German and English, at the discretion of the speaker. Iu ull, about four hundred papers were read, embracing almost every subject relating to tho welfare of women and the race. The Countess of Aberdeen, President of the Council, in her opening address, after cordial words of welcome, sketched the duties of the Council. She said international arbitration should ever be placed foremost in its programme, advocated the establishment of an international bureau of information regarding all that affects women. Lady Aberdeen deprecated tho idea usually formed about women's congresses, that they were bent upon devising plans whereby women might be emancipated from home duties, saying: "This congress holds fast to tho belief that woman's flrst mission must bo her home." Miss Anthony in a short address on the flrst day referred to an evening years ago in Liverpool, when she and Elizabeth Cacly Stanton met to pass the flrst resolution in favor of forming a National Women's Conference. Although the idea rose in America, England took the lead in carrying it iato execution, as ihe llrst President was Mrs. Henry Fawcett. Miss Anthony provoked laughter by remarking: "I have not yet given up my faith in men. I believe they also have a great future, as well as the women." On the second day an immense meeting, attended by more than two thousand persons, was held in Queen's Hall, the Countess of Aberdeen presiding, for the discussion of a resolution proposed by Baroness Von Suttner, of Austria, calling upon the International Council of Women to do all in its power to advance the interests of international arbitration. Letters were read from Cardinal Gibbons, of the United States; Cardinal Vaughan, of England, and Cardinal Logue, of Ireland, all of whom wrote strongly iu favor of the resolution. Archbishop Ireland was one of the speakers and his address was received with much enthusiasm. Two days later Queen's Hall was again crowded by a public meeting convened by the political section of the Council iu support of the political enfranchisement of women. The feature of the evening was a atrikiDg speech by Miss Susan B. Anthony. An interesting feature of the Council was the social entertainments. Stafford House was chosen for the official entertainment of the delegates because of its jjreat historic interest and by reasou of the sympathy of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland with the Council and its objects. The house is truly palatial, with its beautiful hall and great double stairway. At the top ofrthe flrst stair Lady Aberdeen, gowned in black, received beside the beautiful Duchess of Sutherland, radiant in white. Later on the famous Cduntess of Warwick helped to receive. Lord and Lady Batterse'a aiso entertained the delegates at Surroy House: tho Bishop of London and Mrs. Creighton held a garden party at Fulham Palace, a*s well as Lady and Mr?. Leopold de Rothschild at Gunnersbury Park, near London. There were oiher entertainments held in honor of the delegates, which were well attended. There was one event which cast a gloom ovor the Council, Miss Ellen C. Johnson, Superintendent of the Massachusetts Women's Reformatory Prison, died suddenly from heart failure at the London residence of the Bishop of Rochester, tho High'. Kev. Edward Stuart Talbot, D. D., where she wn* a guest. The deceased was attsndod by Mr-. Dr. Barrows, o£ Boston. MISS 6USAN B. ANTHONY. HARVARD IS TRIUMPHANT The Crimson Crews Administer a Triple Defeat to Yale. Each Race Was Splendidly Contested, Adding a New Page in the Eotving History of the Famous Rivals. New London, (Special).—This is harvard's year. The Crimson's oarsmen won all three races in quisle succession on the Thames, and Yale has not a single drop of sweetness in her cup of woe, beyond tho pluckiness with which her oarsmen fought. Here is Harvard's record: 'Varsity race—Won by six lengths. Freshman race—Won by three lengths breaking the record. Four-oared race—Won by seven lengths. Harvard's great triumph in the big varsity race overshadowed all the rest, and i 3 complete. The winning of the four-oared and freshman straggles was naturally most gratifying to the crimson-flaunting horde, but had they gone home minus a victory in the final and supreme struggle they would have felt that Harvard had lo=t tho day. of the day runs about like this: A.t 10 o'clock the crowd, which at that early hour of tho morning, consisted oE ultra Harvard and Yale enthusiasts, took the train for the four-oared and freshmen races. They had no sooner reached the starting points than the announcement was made that the two races werepostponed till afternoon on account of rough water. At 3 o'clock, again there was a rush foi the one observation train that ran for the minor races. This sped quickly up the four-mile course from the head of which the four-oared crews started. In this race, Harvard jumped to the lead at the first stroke, and was never in danger. It was a "cinch" from first to last. Yale had not looked for a victory, however, and so smiled indulgently at Harvard's enthusiasm.Then came the freshman "race, down stream, from the Navy Yard. This was a beautiful contest, and in many ways remarkable. Yale had a slight lead at the mile point, which Harvard was cutting down. Then at the one-half mile flag, the Glen Island, crowded with excursionists, sent its wash against the Yale boat and bothered the oarsmen sorely. Just here, too, Harvard made a brilliant spurt, which carried her to the front, and there she stayed. The 'varsity struggle, always the last and greatest of the day, for which the onlookers reserve their quickest heartbeats and shortest breaths, was the next thing on the programme. This wis a fierce and screaming struggle for thejflrst mile, The Harvard crew, rowing a machine, then went to the front, andlfrom that time on the Yale coxswain wa* the only man in the Ell's boat that cauur'ij inother glimpse of the Crimson's flßs.hing ears. Harvard won the race by a g six lengths, and Yale was badly done up JChat was the eud of the racing. About 2.3,000 people witnessed the raced. NINE LOST IN LAKE ERIE. The Margaret, Olwlll's Carg-o Shifted in a Storm and She Foundered. Cleveland, Ohio (Special).—ln a heavy northeast gale, the steamer Margaret 01- will, laden with stone from Kelley's Island to Cleveland, foundered in Lake Erie off Lorain. Nine persons were drowned. Four members of the crew have been picked up by passing steamers and brought into port. The dead are: Captain John C. Braum, his wife and nine-year-old son; Mrs. Cora A. Hitchcock, a passeuger, of Cleveland; William Doyle, fireman, of Cleveland; George Heffron, seaman, of Cleveland; Frank Hipp, watchman, of Cleveland; two seamen whose names and residences are unknown. The rescued are John Smith, first mate, of Cleveland; Alexander Mcßea, chief engineer, of Cleveland; Luke Scliiuski, second engineer, of Cleveland, and Duncan Coyle, seaman, of Cleveland. From the reports of the survivors of the Olwill's cargo of stone shifted while the vessel was laboring in the trough of the sea. Shortly before she went down the rudder chains parted, allowing her to fall off into the trough. As the helpless craft rose on top of a heavy sea, the stone slid to leeward, the steamer listed heavily, and sank to the bottom. The res;ued members of the crew were found floating on the surface of Lake Erie, clinging to bits of wreckage. Theii rescue was attended by exhibitions of extreme heroism, for a heavy sea was still running when they were picked up. KILLED BY AN OFFICE SEEKER. Mayor of Muskegon, Mich., Shot by a Man Who Failed to Get Office. Museegon, Mich. (Special). — Because Mayor James Balbirnie refused to re-appoint John W. Tayer Director of the Pooi of the city or give him the place of sexton, Tayer shot the Mayor a few days ago in front of his store on the main street here. Mayor Baloirnie was standing in his door when Tayer came along and began to upbraid him. He scarcely gave the Mayor a chance to reply when he pulled a revolver and fired a shot, taking careful aim at the Mayor's chest. The Mayor fell, but rose to his feet and staggered into the store. When Tayer seemed certain that his shot had done its work he turned the muzzle o( the weapon upon himself and fired, holding the revolver so close to his breast that his clothing was burned. Afraid that this would not accomplish his purpose, he opened his left hand and for an instant disclosed a small vial which he raised to his lips as he fell. Both of the men died in a few minutes. The deed was premeditated.BURNED THE BABY TO DEATH. Confession of a Colored Nurse Who Was Tired of Her Charge. Wilmington, Del. (Special).—Mary Barrett, colored, aged sixteen years, was placed in Dover Jail, charged with having caused the death of Jackson, the eighteenmonths-old son of James W. Lafferty, living near Leipsic. The girl had charge of the child on Mav 5, when he was fatally burned. Mary said that the little one had fallen against a stove and set Are to his clotnes. She confessed that she had set tire to the child's clothes with matches because she did not want to be bothered with him any longer She also admitted that she had tried to set the house of her employer on Are since the ehild died. _  ARMY TO BE INCREASED. The Decision Reached by the President and Secretary Alger, TO ENLIST 35,000 VOLUNTEERS. Enlistments Are to Be Continued at the Regular Army Recruiting Stations, and the Men So Enlisted Will Be Credited to the Provisional Volunteer Army- General Otis to Have Reinforcements. Washington, D. C. (Special).—The army situation, after a conference of an hour md a half a few days ago between !he President and Secretary Alger, is itated authoritatively as follows: 1. The enlistment of men will be continued, notwithstanding that tho so-called regular army of 65.003, plus 2200 of the lospital corps transferred to the line, has been recruited up to the limit. 2. The enlistments hereafter made will be for an army of 100,000 men, as provided by the Army Reorganization act. 3. The enlistments beyond the 65,000, plus the 2200 transferred to the line from the hospital corps, will be continued inieflnitely until the limit of the 35,003 sojalled volunteers under the Army Reorganzation act is reached. 4. The enlistments will be made at the present recruiting stations with such addi-, ;ions as may be deemed necessary. 5. The excess over 67.200 troops will be leld in this country subject tD the necessities in the Philippines. Under the foregoing arrangements two. regiments of the 35,000 will be sent to the Philippines as soon as possible. General Dtis has cabled the War Department that ae had appointed officers for two volunteer regiments in Manila, but that he had ao assurances that he could re-enlist men snough to form the regiments. The plan to raise the "volunteer army" is above outlined was formulated by the President, who assumed these two propositions:That the Army Reorganization act gives lim full authority to put in the field a 'provisional army" of 103,000 men until 1901, and That, in the provisional army of 100,000 the distinction of "regular" and "volunteer," both classes having the common purpose of service in the Philippines, may i !>e ignored. The troops in excess of thas 57,200 will, however, be designated a! yolunteers when formed into regiments fo1 j transportation to the Philippines. Secretary Alger has received a dispatchi !rom General Otis, in w"hich the Genera!® says oxplicity that he must have more men® it the close of the rainy season V RACE WAR IN ALABAMA. 4. Party of Armed Negroes Fired Upon From Ambush With Fatal Results. Birmingham:, Ala. (Special).—The race troubles which have been brewing around Blossburg and Brookside resulted in a riot aear the former place a few days ago. Three negroes were killed and the fourth tvas fatally injured. The dead are Ed. Ellis, James Dill and John Adamst Ever since the previous morning, when four negroes were corralled by whites iu a tunnel, one being suspected of being John Shepherd, the negro who assaulted Mrs. Monroe Jones near Corona, the negroes have been in a state of intense excitement, believing it was the purpose of the whites :o lynch Shepherd if caught. In the afternoon a number of negroes held up a white man near the Blossburg coal tipple, aud it is said tried to take a gun from him. This was the signal for action tnd several shots were fired from the Dushes near by. One bullet struck Ed. Ellis, leader of the negroes, killing him instantly. The negroes returned the fire, when another volley came from the bushes md three more negroes fell, two of them, Tim Dill and John Adams, being killed, the negroes then fled. The shooting caused intense excitement, and a message was sent to Sheriff D'Brien, who summoned a large posse and went to the scene on a special train. INTERCOLLECIATE BOAT RACE. 3(*t030 People See Pennsylvania Win, With Wisconsin a Close Second. Poughksbpsie, N. Y. (Special).—What *ras probably the most sensational boat race ever seen in America was rowed over the Hudson Biver four-mile course, while 30,- 000 persons looked on in simple wonderment.Pennsylvania crossed the line at the finish a winner,whileJWisconsin, after leading all the way, even up to the last one hundred vards, was beaten by the narrowest of margins and was an easy second. Cornell was third, lengths away, while Columbia, toiling gamely, trailed in fourth place. Never did any crew erive the spectators such a surprise as did Wisconsin. Bated as a rank outsider, they proved their ability a3 oarsrxen and their grit and strength by making the pace and nearly winning the best race ever seen at Poughkeepsie.The race was rowed under perfect conditions. The water was as smooth as could be desired, there was no wind, and a good ebb tide helped when the start was made. There was a provoking delay before the shells were sent away, however, which caused no end of grumbling. The jockeying and scheming of the coaches for supposed advantages was the sole caus» of the trouble. PAWNEE BURNED AT SEA. The Officers and Crew Escaped in One ol the Ship's Small Boats. Wilsiingtgn, N. C. (Special).—The Clyde Line freight steamship Pawnee, Captain A. D. Ingram, which left Brunswick, Ga., on June 23, with a cargo of lumber and cotton for New York, was destroyed by Are when off Currituck, on the North Carolina coast. The Captain and crew were forced to abandon tke ship and take to one of the small boats. They wore shortly after picked up by the steamship George W. Clyde, Captain Robinson, of the Clyde Line, which arrived at this port a few days ago. The Pawnee had a full cargo, principally lumber, of which there was between 500,000 and 600,000 feet. There was also a quantity of cotton. The Pawnee's crew consisted of twentyone men, with the following officers: Chief officer, B. Macßeth; Second Officer, Joseph Parker; Chief Engineer, Clayton Piatt; Assistant Engineer. John Sco. ROUGH RIDERS' REUNION. Tha Famous Fig-liters Have a Gala Time at La Veg-as, N. M. They Organize a Fermanant Organization and Elect Colonel Roosevelt Honorary President For Life. N. M. (Special).—The picturescjjftody of men, who were known during the Spanish-American War as the "Rough Riders," have had this place at their mercy for nearly a week. The occasion was the first reunion of the famous regiment since its muster out of the service of the United States Government. Thousandsof people from all parts of New Mexico and the neighboring Territories 4. Mexican eeceuit and States attended the reunion. The town was decorated for the avent. The Rough Riders gave their colonel, Governor Roosevelt, a great reception. They were ail glad to see him and vied with each other in cheering him to the scho when he arrived here on the platform af the private car of Vice-President Morton, of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. When he alighted from the ;rain he saw in the ranks of the men,drawn ap in the best of order, many old faces (vho had followed him through the thick and thin of the fighting in Cuba. The first day's programme consisted of a reception to the regiment at which Govarnor Otero, of New Mexico, and other prominent men of the Territory assisted. Then followed a visit to the camp of the Rough Riders, which was situated in the sentre of the town. A regimental meeting ' vafl held in the Duncan Opera House, while tseiwhere games were indulge 1 in and >any exciting contests took place. The ,ta> closed with an exhibition of fireworks. Colonel Boosevelt in a speech at the Opera House, paid an eloquent and earnest trioute to the men who had fought with him in Cuba. -On the second day of the reunion the Rough Biiers' memorial service was ;held. The Colonel presided, and theßev. Thomas A., Ozzell, of Denver, delivered the eulogy, [n the afternoon the regimental review was held. Colonel Boosevelt, clad in his Rough Bider uniform, took personal command. The column reached to the tournament grounds six blocks away from the ;amp where 10,000 people had assembled to witness the review. The battle-scarred flag of the regiment was carried in the front of the column, and each company was sommanded by its captain, if present. The evolutions were accomplished with military vim and precision. At the conclusion of the review Colonel Boosevelt addressed his men and promised to do his best to help Now Mexico become a State whenever the Territory desired to don the cloak of Statehood.The last day was devoted mainly to perfecting the organization of the Bough Riders' Association. Colonel Boosevelt was elected Honorary President for life. Colonel Brodie, of Prescott, was elected President, and Lieutenant Dame, of Cerlllos, Secretary for the ensuing year; Captain W. H. H. Llewellyn was made First Vice-President, and Lieutenant Goodrich Second Vice-President. The next annual reunion will be held in Oklahoma. The reunion finished with a reception and ball, attended by the Bough Biders and citizens generally. During the reunion Colonel Boosevelt was presented <vith a handsome gold and diamond medal by the citizens o! New Mexico. A magnificent sabre was also presented to Lieutenant-Colonel Brodie. The men thoroughly enjoyed the event. The people were lavish in their hospitality and did everything possible to make the stay of "the Bough Riders a memorable period in their lives. PRESIDENT HOME AGAIN. Return of the Party From Their Visit to Massachusetts. Washington, D. C. (Special).—ThePrasilent and Mrs. McKinley, with the other members of their party, have returned to Washington. Mrs. McKinley, wlioseiiines; 3ut short the President's stay at Adams, stood the journey well, and was slightly better when she arrived here. She took cold while in New England, and the change of the weather seemed to affect her, so it was deemed wise for her to return to the White House. Her condition is not considered either serious or alarming, and siw i# « oacted tc recuperate rapidly. SISTER BETBAYS BROTHER Conscience Impels Her to Denounc the Slayer of Her Betrothed, THE DRAMATIC IDENTIFICATION. The Crime Was Committed Twenty-eight Years Ago—Murderer "Writes to Hi* Sister For Forgiveness, But She In forms on Him—Brother of Victim Identifies Him in a Western Jail. Shawnee, Okla. (Special).—John W. Grates, of Chicago, unhesitatingly identified Alexander Jester as the man who murdered his brother, Gilbert Gates, twenty-eight /ears ago. The identification took place '.n the jail at Tecumseh under most dramalie circumstances. Under-SherifT Ward had about fifteen prisoners sitting together in the corridor jf the jail when the party entered. With 3carcely a moment's hesitation, Mr. Gates, ifter a glance at the prisoners, fixed his aye on Jester, and, walking up to him, said: "Mr. Jester, do you not remember me?" The old mau stared at him for a moment, tvhen he dropped his eyes and replied in an almost inaudible tone: "No." "Do you not remember me transferring you from the jail at Paris, Mo., to have the papers read to you for the murder of my brother?" asked Mr. Gates. Jester made no response. His head bent further forward, his face began working jonvulsively, and then he broke down and Degan to weep. In a minute or two he Drokenly replied he had forgotten. "Don't you think it is time," asked Mr, Grates, "for you to repent for the foul deed you committed when you took the life of :ny brother, then cut a hole in the ice and shoved his body through it?" Jester seemed completely overcome, and, after a moment's silence, murmured iu Droken terms: "God forgive mel God forgive me!" / In a few moments he recovered his composure to some extent and begged Mr. Grates not to talk any more about hi 3 orother's death. The identification of the murderer of his orother rounds out what John W. Gates has considered his life work. When they were young men in Mo., and of little consequence in the world, the oond between them was very close. Charles Gilbert Gates was killed by Jester oecause of his attentions to the latter's sister. He was lured into the country and shot. While Jester was being taken to the Vlexico City jail to avoid lynching he asca'ped. During all tlie3e years nothing las been heard from hi.m. 1 Meanwhile John W. Gates left Missouri ind went to Chicago. He worked as a laborer and then started a small wire mill. He madg money rapidly and is now one of :he great millionaires of the United States. He never gave up the search for the murlerer of his brother. He has spent thousands of dollars trying to discover Jester's Whereabouts. Jester's sister has been true to the mem- Dry of her murdered sweetheart. She still lives in Warrensburg, a white-haired old tvoman. Not long ago she received a letter from her brother saying that he had Deen converted and asking her forgiveness. He said he had lived under the name of W. H. Hills ever since the murder, and his home was in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. The sister immediately notified the Tejumseh authorities that her brother was in escaped murderer. They sent word to John W. Gates, in Chicago, and his lawyers telegraphed him at the Oriental Ho;el, Manhattan Beach. He immediately eft for Guthrie, Governor Barnes was notified of theiden:ification of Jester and te honored the requisition for the return of Jester toMisjouri for trial. Sheriff Nelson has taken lis prisoner to Missouri. Jester is very leeble and probably will not live to be tried. ( YALE GREETS NEW PRESIDENT. Professor Hartley Heartily Cheered by Over One Thousand Graduates. New Haven, Connc (Special).—Tho animal commencement at Yale Univarsity »vas celebrated with all the pomp and cerenony attached to the working of the great .nstitution of learning. The chief event of the day was the conterring of 615 degrees in the various departments. There were sixteen honorary degrees, among those receiving them being Attorney-General Griggs, Charles 8. Vllnot, M. D., of Boston; Frantz von Bot- of the University of Bonn, Gernany; Bear-Admiral Francis M. Bunce, CJ. S. N.; John B. Mott, of New York, and ZJaptain W. C, Wise, U. 8 N. A remarkable gathering of Yale alumni jva,3 held at Alumni Hall In the afternoon, immediately after the alumni dinner, which followed the exercises. President D wight presided, and with him at tho speakers' table were Presidentalect Hadley, and men who had received honorary degrees. The newly chosen president received many hearty congratulations and was enthusiastically cheered by the graduates, of whom fully 1200 crowded the hall. BOYS CRADUATED IN OVERALLS. The School Board of Lyons, Neb., Then Resigned in a Body. Lyons, Neb. (Special)—Tue School Board of this city has resigned in a body because the high school graduating class persisted in appearing on the stage on commence* ment nis?ht garbed in overalls. Thestudenta claim to have suffered certain humiliationl? at the hands of the board, and by way of retaliating adopted the word "Work" for their cla3s motto and determined to appear in laborers' garb to claim their diplomas.The Board, learning oi the plan, endeavored to suppress it, and failing in that informed the class that the expenses of the opera house would not be met from the school fund. The graduates answered this move by charging an admittance fee, and the townspeople, entering into the spirit of the jest, crowded the house to the door 3. The Board looked upon this result as an indorsement of the students' course, aud resented it by abandoning the management of the city's educational affairs. To EnLigt 10,000 Volunteers. At a conference at the White House, Washington, it was definitely decided to give General Otis in the Philippines a fighting force of 40,000 men, and 10,002 volunteers will be raised at ojjcfv _ THE NATIONAL GAME. Hartford has released Sockalexis. Burkett still leads the St. Louis team If batting. Washington, and Chicago are the twc League teams without a left-handed pitcher. The release of Catcher Kittridge by th« Louisville Club conies in the nature of 9 surprise. Kelly, of Hartford, now leads the Eastern League with the stick, having an aver' age of .407. Elmer Smith says League pitchers kill themselves off by resorting to too much curve pitching. Tannehill and Leever have pitched morq than half the frames the Pittsburgs hav# played this season. Amos Rusie i 3 putting in the summer pitching for semi-professional teams near his home in Indianapolis. Walters, of Providence, and Frisbee, ol Worcester, were the first men in the East-* srn League to make fifty hits. The most talked-of player in the League :o-day undoubtedly is Lajoie, the ball oreaking second baseman of the Phillies. The Bostons miss Hamilton, their sta» run getter. He has a bad leg, which has Dothered him all season and has kept him Dut of a majority of the games. Pitcher Maul, of the Brooklyn*, is at his home in Philadelphia trying to get into condition. It is reported that he ha 3 agreed not to draw salary until he is able to earn it. The fact that the attendance in Brooklyn is not What it should be for a club leading in the race is provoking much comment, not flattering to Bcooklya as a League city, in League circles. Those who have watched him day in and lay out say that McGraw, of the Baltitnores, has never played suoh remarkable Dall before. He leads the League in runs scored and bases stolen, and Is also clos«3 :o the top in batting. It is understood :hat the Philadelphia Club stands ready to pay $12,000 for his release. The League men are still planning to reiuce the circuit to eight clubs. Some of :hemare in favor of buying out four of the weaker organizations, while others believe ;n a game of freeze-out. It is generally estimated that the New York Club will drop it least $50,000, which is twice as much as iny other club's possible deficiency. LABOR WORLD. London lias 200,000 cooks and servants maids. A large garment workers' union has been organized in Cincinnati. The bricklayers of Binghamton, N. Y., tiave organized a union. f All brickyards south and southwest. of Chicago are now thoroughly union. The city of Lowell, Mass., has voted *600 loward the Labor Day celebration in the 3ity. * & r j unions in Canada complain that svßnglo better times landlords have raised rents. -* ~ The street laborers' strike at Rochester, j N. Y., is over. The inaa will receive $1.50 i day for eight hours. The strike of 12,000 textile workers at Brunn, Moravia, after lasting two months, aas been settled by a compromise. Boston's journeymen horseshoers demanded $19 per week for firemen and $17 !or floormen, with an eight-hour day. They went out for it and got it. The bricklayers' strike at Berliu, Germany, has been settled by a oourt of arbitration, and the men will get an advance in wages in September and December of next year. It took just thirty-six hours for 400 majhinists at Biddeford, Maine, to enforce a demand of yard hands and furnace men !or an increased wage scale. The machinists walked out in synpathy. At present there are only twenty-three jities in the United States and Canada in which carpenters work ten hours per day. One hundred and five have the eight-hour rule, and 424 work nine hours a day. A big strike is on at the car works in Teffersonville, Ind. About 1000 mouldera ire out. The trouble is over pay day. Heretofore the employes at the shops had been receiving their money weekly. They objected to a bi-woekly pay day, which aas been adopted by the company, and to emphasize their objection to the change the men quit work. Three thousand members of the trousers makers' union of New York City have struck in an effort to obtain the adoption, if a new wage scale. The strikers say that1 W present they are earning about $6 a; tveek and working sixteen hours a day.: They demand $12 a week and a ten-houri working day. Five thousand women and| jhildren, who are employed as "finishers," fvill be forced into idleness. CYCLING NOTES. On Long Island 176,000 bicycles recoived free railroad transportation last year. Cyclists in Denmark are forbidden by jaw to ride faster than the speed of a cat) ihrough any town. During the warm weather a cyclist wilt ana an hour in the morning worth two aC light or several in the heftt of the day. A bicycle track is being built in tba principal public square of Guadeloupe, French West Indies, at the Government expense.Long distance riding seems to have bejome a fad. Every few days bring reports of cyclists riding 200 miles or more in record time. A crooked saddle has a bad effect upon the steering, which is harmful. The sad-* lie, therefore, should be inspected from time to time. The operation of adjusting the gears of the latest models of the chalniess  tittle, if anv, more skill than the nice ad* justment of the chain. Middle-distance bicycle races promise taf f>e more numerous this season than  put, unlike previous years, these races ar« between crack amateur riders, and not tho professionals. An English idea is to have tl>e saddle ?o fitted that it can, with the seat post, b« detached and used as a camp stool. The stem is split in three and expands upon removal from the machine. The first cycle show ever held in the South has been scheduled for Charleston In November. Combined with the exhibit of bicycles, parts and sundries will be an extensive show of automobiles. The L. A. W. consulate at Des Moines. lowa, has recently shown the efficiency oi this form of the League organization  securing city appropriations of $40,000 fo< the reconstruction of highways leading out of the city. Wetting the tires now and then in summer time is good for them. It is said that an occasional sponging with water, tq whiah a little common soda has been add< ed, is an excellent thing to keep thom soft tad make them last, —— • —-