| Show I i THE NEW NE AND TRUE AT WASHINGTON Some Amusing and Pathetic In Incidents Incidents i Connected With the tho Messengers Strike SMOKE AND DRINK FIGURES To lo Ills Position On l I II ie 1010 of oC Coming Clint Special Correspondence Washington P D C Aug 15 Tho dog days In Washington have been beon en enlivened livened by the striking telegraph oper operators operators operators arid and tho the rot urn of ot Secretory Secretary raft Taft from his hla summer home homo In Canada preparatory to leaving on his long trip trIll to the Philippines Since Friday Frida lust last tho the striking telegraph operators have havo made merry mero many of them for fOl forthe the first time having an un opportunity of oC seeing the tho nations capitol visiting I Arlington and the shrine of the tho nation Mt It Vernon where whore lies the body lod of or tim first president of 01 tho the republic AMUSING INCIDENTS Time Tho courso of or the strike of oC tho the local telegraphers have hn 0 been marked by b a n number or of amusing Incidents while whilo como Caine have had hael n u serious trend rend t When Whelm Whelma hell hella a big policeman Informed a gathering of or striking messenger boys bos that they the must not assemble or loiter loiler on Olt the pub public public lic lie streets as It II was wan a II violation ot of tho the law mw tho the spokesman ot of the messengers turned turn cd to his hIM followers and with it 1 wave wae of If his grimy grIm hand hunt paid said Den Dell lets leta assemble In dat alley nile I 1 i guess ruess that aint agin du lu delaw law because the Iho dont say about alleys At one ono time yesterday tile the striking boys I OS some somo CO GO In number attempted to hold their meetings In the tite dilcy dill In thin thc of ot tho the New NOW National faces Pennsylvania avenue but they were vere routed out by h the police It seems strange that men inca are lire al III allowed lowed to gather III In hunches bunches on the street corners said one of ot the tho boys but we kids aro driven about by b the tho cops copo OB am though we human be lie boIns Ins Never cr mind exclaimed another Sam De Do Nedrow and do Central Labor Union bunch Is gob to organize us usan usan usan an get us n a hall hail Then rhon well be strict strictly ly I In politics I nod de tie cops wont bother both I us cause well have hae flooence Sam De Dc Nedre to whom who III reference was made is tho secretary of the Cen Central Labor union and possibly one of the tho best known labor lab r leaders In the tho country countr Years ngo ago ho lie was a type typesetter typesetter setter on tho the Omaha nee n e where he ho hi was prominent In labor circles Ho lie came camo cameto to Washington as a n lobbyist for labor laborIn In the halls hulls of oC Congress and afterwards became one of oC the editors of ot the labor organ In this city Ills His work was nii 1111 by b hum his friends In tho the ranks ranis of ot labor In bor and mc they tho made him the tho secre score secretary tary tar of oC the tho Central Labor body hero here at al ata ata a 11 comfortable salary ISola MY MOTHER IS JS SICK The Tho strike stride of or the messenger boys bos has hI brought hirough forcibly to the public mind the tho many characteristics of or ortho the tho Americium American boy bo These little fellows can cnn swing siring profanity on some lome occasions that would shame Capt KIckI and are arc generally ready to light nt at tho drop of tho the lint hat still they the have been beep known to bo lie moved to tears through some mis misfortune misfortune misfortune fortune one of their number An Incident of the latter phase of character occurred yesterday esterday at tho the entrance to if the tho Western estern Union build Ing set Mt Impart apart for fot the messengers A little lad scarce carce more than 12 with one oneIe leg Ie deformed who had bach been on the tile mes fliS messenger m lI force but hut a II tow few OW weeks anti and Is said mid to be the tha only oil support of or a II wid vId widowed wIdowed owed mother reported for tor work not knowing ot of the strike as It hind had been pulled oft off between the tho hour ho signed off oft tho the night before ana an tho tit hour ho lie howan wan wail accustomed to Ia report to duty Ihn th following lay day The strikebreakers ers swarmed around tIme tho ho half hat cripple and explained tho situation to him Ho lIe listened and finally said Dos Boys Im with you but It Is going to bo be b awful hard bard my mother Is 19 sick and anti tho the only money wo we have I am nm am endeavoring to earn carn I must work CRIP JIM IS WORKING Tho leader lender of or tho the strikers a roe rca or ot Irish extraction listened and with a wave of or hla hili hi brawny little arm waved the threatening boys bos buck back remarking fellows Just JURt stand back now and lot let Crip Jim go to vork And Anel If 11 I catch cath any of oC him Ill IU break In iii yere lere tre Mind me mo Crippled JImmIe went to work and nn Is today tolay delivering messages to the newspaper offices end nn other places pieces without let or hindrance from his striking brethren On the other oilier hand a H youngster well dressed apparently having nn an Indulgent Indulgent indulgent gent father und and an mother bother In easy ell cir circumstances appeared at tho time o otho of at tho Postal and applied for a Job ns as messenger Ho lie got a mt I badge and alit start started started ed cd TIme little Lord was 1118 quickly spied by 11 the tho strikers bud they the were after him an as rapidly as an a n fox tax terrier after n a cat nt and they the caught him While Shile doing him no real physical cat cal Injury they took look away his and his hie little buster brown suit stilt was wan ruined SALOONS HALOON ON INCREASE According to the Iho preliminary figures nn on the tho Internal collections for fOl forthe forthe the tho fiscal year ending Juno 30 1907 1901 there thoro won collected from retail dealers Maiers In ill liquors less le than In hi the previous ious Iou year AH Ati s the retail liquor II li license cense enso Is U 21 this means that there wore worl ore approximately 1071 fewer sa mitt saloom loom boos In the tho United States nt at time the close cloRe of tho the fiscal year Just pa sed than thun there llero for the fiscal lI year eliding ending June 30 JO 1906 This Is IH utmost double thu mon num number bar ber closed cloned In 1 OG At tho sumo there tire are still u a few tw open for or the tho work worl of If time the league there thero having been 1 over liquor dealers deniers In the United Stales at ut the tho beginning of tho the lust lost n cal year 01 PRODUCTION ON 00 INCREASE ASI Tho Tue decrease In imi tho thi number of oC liquor dealers doeS docs loe not mint ItU III correspond Ing log In III tile the of or Intoxicants cants made however hut hul on Oil the con on there has humi been nn tin There lre t 9 GR of or stunts distil distilled distilled led from fruit during luring the tha yur yum Is IB in 1111 an Increase or uit lio I 5 There wore were of ot spirits made from other products than fruits dur 1111 during big ing the year which IN Is nn tin Increase of or 1140 It II may bu be huhl Hahl tills this con COIl connection that tho time alcohol law jaw probably for fir a 11 inigo pro iro proportion proportion portion of this tatter latter increase NATIONAL KILL There were wore eights clean e 1111 I weighing over oer to thu the In iii tha United States during tile tho last Insl fiscal OA which l is an nil increase of cIgars oleum o lIn 1 Taxes were vero paid on weigh weighing ing less leg than titan three pounds pound to the thou tOld whirl l I In an on of little cigar Auk Alt the av average raffa man whether there them are orn more clear cigars or cigarettes and he will my say that theta thero ore ere more mora CK ehe anti and yet n tl a ft matter of ot fuel ther theis or are three threll billion mora cigars them nn nil time tho national hill 11 for or tho lime your yeam Th ire taxes tax II on 1 cigarettes of three t m pounds und anti low less to tho tue thousand nn nil Increase o of oC 1 03 O Those IRh big Ing over three pounds to tho thousand amounted to tin up increase of oC 37 It It Is to bo ho mild seid however that these those do not hot include those tho o rolled roiled by the tho smokers SOME S Taxes were wera voId on of or snuff luring during the tile yen year which was an html Increase of oC pounds over oer tho the previous year Taxes wore milso 1180 paid on pounds of ot smoking and chewing tobacco which wn itan an Ito In Increase increase crease of oC J I pounds over ove the tho previous year wore 0 pounds of ot oleo oeo mado made In tho tim United l luring tho tilo year ear which was Will an nn increase of at pounds pound over aver tho tha fiscal your TAFTS ADDRESS DIH Sect raft Taft It In Is will In hl il speech which he Is iii to mako make before ho tho til Buckeye club nt at Colum Column Columbus Columbus bus 0 O next Monday enunciate tho the platform upon Ullon which ho lie stands as a n candidate for tor tho tile presidential nomina nomination lion tion And Anti his bin cannot fall tul till hut but have ho deep In the those o trouble ous times both In imi the financial amid In Industrial Indu du world because they will bo be tho views of f C Prost Prest who eon cOil so o tar far ns nt III can bo ho ascertained to hook ook upon his hi secretary of oC war Will ns an II th legitimate successor or to the exalted of o lien iio of oC of those th o United States HIS IW iIII IHODA tro POSITION It Is stated by b o who are aro In III a n position to know that Sey Seo Tuft Taft will among other things timings make mako his position p clear ns liB mt to tho tue revision of or the tho tariff but that Hint he will not advise n revision r during tho lila Sixtieth Congress 1 ss which be begins gins UK its II session on tho the first Monday In December Dec While in favor of revision In which thousands of oC Republicans agree igrec with him It Il Is understood that the tho secretary In itt his speech at Colum bUll tius will urge upon his Party lort the tho ne no necessity of M leaving tariff tinkering alone nione until after the National Republican convention declares the parts position po position tion on that subject While In lit favor Inor of revision tile tho secretary will tithe pains to explain It Is lit said that ho lie Is III isa Isa a protectionist believing In tho the prin principles chilIeS which have made mude his party great and amid nd powerful TARIFF STILL AN ISSUE With Secy pronouncement on ott the th l tariff and nn l the tho position ot or some MOllie of at tIle the leading Republicans hath both east tast and west ivest on that question that attention of ot tho the country cannot nil fall to bo di dl directed dire re ted forcibly to the lila tariff during tho tim sInn of or t Congress Reciprocity arrangements have been entered Into with Germany and negotiations on en hand with France and other countries The Thc administration will wilt havo imato to rely on Oi authority for or tho thin carry carrying log ing In out of or HOllin of ot Iho tue Items In the thi agreement and anti this will 11 ho bo recommend recommended ed In fn tho tile presidents annual message rho Tho result will be that this will ivo 0 an tin opportunity unit for prolonged debate delato on the tile question and will win open up the en cn entire entire tire subject which the th Democrats say will he ho nuts for them |
