St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 16, 1901
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, P . g ¥ “s - : e: aA ¢ - : rb 3 it bend esi z . : | a TUESDAY— J POS : ST- | a aim pa? eee = rae ' =a ’ _e Si ' = : | Robbers Broke Weg: an Ohio Bank’ and Escaped. i SURROUNDED: >» BY “CITIZENS DISAGREEMENT AS TO. ISSUE IN SPITE OF THIS THEY CONTIN-|coaAL MINERS MAY GO OUT IN VED WORE AN HOUR. SYMPATHY. When They Fouhicd They Could Not! President Shaffer Predicts Complete : Blow Open the Strong Box They Victory, Quickly Aecomplished, Coolly Filed in Wait- = - for the Powerful Amalga- ing Rigs. —_ mated Association. ¢ COLUMBUS, O., July 16-A gang,of 51x : or seven robbers wrecked the Wressier «| © Ashbrooke bank at Alexandria, in Licking) © THE COMBINE’S. SIDE. County, abodf 1 o'clock this morning. Thej| « ; strongbox resisted their efforts and they » By an Offfcial of the Steeb Trust, Represent- Overlooked a package of $1600 in the outer! » ing D. G. Reld, Officér and Director. vault, which they blew almost to pieces. » The representatives of the company Toole were stolen from the Toledo & Neeagen States | Ohio’ Central with which the front dovr of | wm wie ba scan Ew ag operate the meek wag pened. 7 atten wee Pe eel > The Amalcamated Assotfation officials charges of dynamite were), exploden oats claim that they have the right to control ; the vault, The noise aroused Cashier » the plants of te fhre® companies in ques- B, Buxton and others Who residé near,| 4 tion and that these plans should be worked and they hastened to the scene. » under an agreement dictated by the unten. Although the citizens surrounded the], 7, ccditess salied tp conteds thoes Le a9 an hone, ee ee a tee A mar demands becanse “«mauy of the npon-unton Orce the strongbox, meanwhile keeping up an exchange of shots with the vilagers.| « The representatives of the company dre Finally the bandits fled in two rigs which| ® firm in the stand they have taken, and been previously stolen. Sheriff An-| 4 gin) pot recede. Gerson and a posse are in pursuit. $18,000 in the strongbox, 50 having been received THE-STRIKERS’ SIDE. te to be placed therein last evening. din The loss is covered by insurance. | By T J. Shaffer, President Amalgamated Association of Iron and Tin Workers. > ST. CHARLES WATER. C0. SUES * The position of the Amalgamated Asso- > clation has. been persistently misrepre- * pented, It Asks That Certain Waterworks!*® We do not ask assistance of the manv- * facture lonizi the plants now be- Bonds Now Outstanding Be De- et a ae ; * ing operated non-union. clared Nu!i and Void. > We simply aek that the three companies » --the Sheet Steel, Tin Plate and Steel Hoop *®» —sign the seale for all mills, whether non- >» nion or union, thus preventing discriming- > * Steel Corporation) ~ contend —— aay al men have no desire to belong to the union. —_—--i. = « Suit was filed Tuesday on behalf of the Water and Improvement Co. of St. Charles against the Mississippi Valley Trust Co., tion in favor of the non-union plants dur- the William C. Little & Bro. Investment ing dull times Co., the City of St. Charlies and Henry E.| 4 ‘hw stafement that we wish the com- V ogelameter, asking that the courts de- . panics to bind themeelvés to employ only clare mull and void 100 waterworks bonds 0o! > union men its a deliberate falsehood. the city of St. Charlies now owned by the] . We do not ask even recognition of the (rust :company and the investment com- union in the organization of non-union mills, ny. This ia the second suit brought by the *» further than the signing of the scale. same plaintiff as a result of the attempt of | ® The thing) that We Insist on. is that the coe en oe Oe) end to ole ct ? system ty » men be relenead Thom the meine the tax levied to furnish funds for | the Amalgamated A&soclation. he : avsinking fan on the bonds and form- These men are in western Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and Illinois. Shenae es eae for Excellence Scored at unskilled hands—laborers and ofthers—are — ee the Pan-American Exposition officials say 75,000 men have quit work, but Over All Competitors. this estimate, it is thought, is too high. BUFFALO, N. Y., July 16.—The jury of Swards in the dairy division has announced that Missouri butter has scored eight @wards over the dairy states of the W est and has made the highest score of any of a Pe ee eee 7 s » a ° A re for vears. For several weeks agitators sent ~~ New Hampshire, which in one instance working in both plants unknown to the of- only have exceeded Missouri by only one-| ficials. The plans of the men Were 80 Se- ’ fourth of a point. cret that it was Ae until yesterday that hig 4 the m manage new . 3 ain ; I _ TAneoln av h mate neuer - ~_ country will be shut down by noon today. : enue thronged to the City Hall There were no new developménts in the > Police: Court Tuesday morning to testify | strike during the early hours of the second egainst her on a charge of disturbing the | “®Y. All the plants closed yesterday were shut down tight and matters about the cain of Mrs. Richard Schueler of 3958 Lin- Painter mill, Lindsay & McCutcheon, ee nee - - enue, Clark's Solar Tron Works, the Mononga- car rding to the neighbors, | hela and Star tinplate plants were quiet. It oa ributed | troubble, but the | was stated that Painter's mill was in par- renty o8e which Bidener consented to} tial operation, but the only men at work | mony was the painting of | were a few Hungarians, who were cleaning Bi’ ge oe i nomes of Mrs. Dassier | up about the yards. Replying to the rumor me a niec uf M . oe Kate Heizel-| that the management had ‘brought a strike ct detendan nt. ey dg assier, and also 4&/ breaker from Alabama, apron’ General : age arper * . ) os hearing a doren witnesses. tedae — += = dg ay sald We can break our ae » ay Hetzelman and Supt. Albrecht. encountered a few mo- ments later, said the plant would be run- ning in full within a few days. WARRANT FOR “BAD JACK. df Speculation as to the probable settlement eens Plain Charges | Willlams With | among business men and manufacturers generally the consensus of opinion is that Assault snd Battery. the combine officials and Amalgamated of- Pn A Warrant charging assault and battery | ficials will get together before long and ad- issued Tuesday against Joh just the differences, Some of the manufac- duck } Williams, > hand let bee plows turers were emphatic in stating that it er detective, at the | would-be arranged within 48 hours, yet Vo req of Henry Piain of 10 North Sixth | they could give no positive information o af WE : ‘*: "% Ps > told Acting Prosecuting Attorney kel nh that he Was beaten by Williams latter's faloon at Nineteenth and streets. “st ed that the assault was made at «ROE toot Hood's Sarsaparilla met This great medicine t the most Wedding Rings (Solid Gola). qunes of tll. tivenses Workmanship, £3.00 to $20.0. Mer.| OP scrotal oF & ‘the ser poe Sabet, r _4 : ay and Logust. ' . : ie MST a This stere is closed.at 6 P. M. every week day during July ‘and August, except Saturdays, when it is closed at 1 P. M. Tomorrow, Wednesday, _ | “Special Sale of Summer Dress Materials Consisting of Printed Silks—and Cottons—including some of the handsomest goods. we have shown this’ season—the prices we ask for them were never so little. Foulard Silks. Wash Goods. Printed Batiste and Dimity At Sc and 7c per yard. to Be Found Elsewhere. 200 pieces of Corded Dimity in Preparatory to taking inventory | dots, figures and stripes on we have reduced the prices on\| royal and navy blue grounds, many pieces in all lines of im- SC. ported and domestic Printed Regular price, 12/2. Silks. 150 pieces of 28-inch Dimity in a variety of choice designs, in- cluding scroll and geometrical printings on* pink, blue,- helio- trope, cerise and navy, At 73c per yard. Regularly worth 12!.c 150 pieces 36-inch Batiste in 16 40c aa that were O0c per | gifferent styles of stripes and fiz- In Designs and Colorings Not These reductions are well worthy the attention of all who wish to sectre fine silks for Costumes, Waists; Skirts or Children’s Dresses, at a saving of from 25% to 33%, ures—6 colorings to each design SOc for silks that were 65c per | —iont, delft and navy blue, black, yard, , pink and heliotrope on white OSc for silks that were 85c per | grounds—all this season’s print: yard. ings, 75¢ for silks that were $1.00 At y [: C per yard. per yard. Regularly worth 1ldc. OLIVE STREET, BROADWAY AND LOCUST STREET. ti ‘ : . tion asks that they b« enjoined from sell- | cheet steel, stecl hbop’ and tinplate com- | also be enjoined from collec ting panies are {Mle As’a result of the strike ot! BUSY BOOK DEPARTMENT. | For this week is attracting wide- spread attention among lovers of bigh-class f Summer Reading. In this book Mrs. Oliphant has IN achieved the pinnacle of fame which has been the aim of every literary worker during the close a of the Victorian age These copyrighted novels,which = have never before been published Copy. for less than a dollar and a quarter, ~ ean be procured fora limited time, handsomely bound in ornate cloth covers, printed from the original plates of the expensive edition at e the new price of Not all are strikers. The strikers ar@really BUTTER WINS in the minority, but, being skilled men, the | mills cannot operate without them and the | thrown idle with them. The Amalgamated | The Amalgamated officials dealt the com- | bines a hard blow when they threw idle the | mills on J. Painter & Sons and Lindsay & | McCutcheon. These plants are owned Dy | the sheet combine and have been nonunion | the eastern states, except New York and by the Amalgamated officials have been | ican prove it—and only those makes are gaining in favor that follow OUR style The books now obtainable in this great distribution of literature are; By George W. Cable. |6. “I, Thou and the Other One,”’ “Bonaventure,” By Amelia E. Barr. “A Puritan’s Wife,” By Max Pemberton. | “ : fees : 7. “Tales of Our Coast,” pe has - By Mes. aaeten:. | By Crockett, Parker, Russell and others. “The Great K. & A. Train Robbery,” 8 “Simon Dale,” By Anthony Hope. By Paul Leicester Ford. |9. “Tekla,” By Robert Barr. “The Rudder-Grangers Abroad,” 110. “The Herb Moon,” By Frank R. Stockton. | By John Oliver Hobbes. 11. “A House in Bloomsbury,” By Mrs. Oiiphant. A NEW NOVEL EACH WEEK—THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE POST-DISPATCH EXCLUSIVELY. = —— — CITY EMPLOYEES or any other employees, for that matter, who want their money to go as far as possible, will find that they. can make no better use of their earnings than in the purchase of a McCRAY REFRIGERATOR. it ensures the highest measure of satisfaction to the buyer and ts economicalin the use of ice. It is an indispens- able aid to good living and contributes to the conservation of health. The McCRAY is not merely “up-to-date,” but is always ahead of the others in the adoption of new and v aluabie ideas, Don't buy the $4.98 kind or the 50c-a-week- time-payment-style. They are only “cheap” oa the day they are bought. Re- member the | McCRAY is the pioneer in improved systems of construction—and of construction as much as possible, and then brag about “OUR SYSTEM.” “THE BEST REFRIGERATOR” and “THE McCRAY” are synonymous terms. SOLE AGENTS, 610 NORTH FOURTH STREET 610 ’Phones—Bel! Main 2177 M. Kinloch D 1492. , —_— ee . —_—- — — ; | : “ft: gotia- au lecided to continue. work | movement on foot to start negotia these men had « ; pe yd because of the lack of co-operation of the tions. In regard to the threat of Pres ident Shaf- | Amalgamated Association when the scale fer to call out the workmen in the union | with the American Tinplate Co. Was ad- plants of the United States Steel Corpora- |justed a year ago. President T. J. Shaffer tion. made on Saturday, a signi! icaht state- | announced that strike bx nefits will go to | ment from him today that just now he Was {the idle men from the time of the actual | not in the sy mpathetic strike business, is | inauguration of the strike yesterday Phe | looked upon as meaning that for the pres- | association has a substantial fund, he says, ent the men will be allowed to continue at jand the men hegre at work in plants | > en see! iberauy to suppv i. '- moreover, President Shaffer was cheerful when ly » acai of the idle men are anxious for a of the strike is active in all circles and | : a he was entire ; | a — jor liny hal He had just vacation. He is proper . circular of | been in communication with Georg Powell information on the — e. mm, Moa. w Rupperthal, UNDERGROUND WIRES BILL. | DEATHS. : 7 morning. July 16, 1901, at | ~ tn | PELUMER—On Tuesday Edward F. Moore . Brought Runaway to! 'B. P. I. Approves Measure to Give It Sn eck. Chained Baan Geel More Power. wife ef Henry Fellmer and daughter of Joba An ordinance approved by the Board of | and @harlette Rossa, and mother of Joha, ~ Public Improvements Tuesday will, if ry and Lillie Shepherd. passed by the Municipal Assembly, make it Funeral will take “gg & on conten possible for wires to be laid underground Visenaia arene. me in any part of the city without spe¢fial or- —— dinances for the purpose. O'CONNELL--On Monday, Jaly 16, 1908, at The proposed ordinance gives the board o'clock 4. @., Bridget O'Conpell, beloved moths the power to grant applications for the prin es 2 O’Cometl aud Mary Shepard (ned placing underground of wires in any part : of the city. At present special ordinances 17, at 8 ovclook fe Bes tip row the ora Townes was driving at Theresa and Belle | must be passed to grant such pe -rmission her son-in on -avenues when the horse became frightened | /and started on its run. The driver did not outside of the underground district, bound- fontain road. dronage, de invites te The new ordinance ts looked upon as & World’s Fair neasure. At least one elec- trical company is wait: for ita e before laying condults to the vicintly pet the Fair site. Funes. yr ——i. ee fence. t, DEATHS iat ee me * . es CULLEN—On Monday, July 15, 1001, at 7:46 RUSENBERG—On ey me, Jory 18 io as tan o'clock p.. m., John Cullen, aged 0 year, Rosenberg, detowed beloved fatRer of John, Patrick, Riebard, Pa- ’ : = ae ward and William Cullen and Mrs. Jobn, Bret oe naban. Mrs. J. O'Shea and Mre. Joha Dillon, Fonera! from residence, No, New York chy pied Please copy. : Cemetery. Fricoda Crart, Prewnar bos je WRIGHT—On Monday, July 15, 1901, m., Elizabeth Wright, wife of Jolin and mother of — T. hae SRI = hela! aii Be T ee SEAT ORIS AO ect eee 8 a
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