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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1903)
THE OMAHA DAILY REE: MONDAY, MAY 11, 190,1. U local buy their supplies from th cen tral body, so that these process go ti maintain the strike fund. No member of the union I entitled to a benefit until be ha been In three month, t'ndrr th!a provision then are now lit Omaha ITS o( probably 00 men on strike drawing bene flta. The entire membership clalmel for the Omaha lodge la l.JO. Mr. Coleman ha recently partlclpitel In the closing up of the teamsters strikes In Ksnnas City and Bloomlngton, III., where, he pays the unions won. Johnson lirotherj Transfer company of Omaha havij a branch establishment In Plr-o-nlngion and Mr. Coleman says were among thopa whg finally algned the scale. Aa to I.anndry strike. A In the case of the Importation of teamster, bo with the laundrymen'a strike conflicting statement are made. F. J. Kimball, proprietor of the Kimball laun dry and president of the Laundrymen'a club, make thla statement regarding the situation: 'The laundry owners and proprietors of Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs have special organisation called the Trl Clty Laundrymen'a club, which was formed everal months ago. The owners of all the steAm laundries In the three cities are represented In the club. A meeting was held at the Millard hotel thla afternoon, at which all of the steam laundries of Omaha were represented, to receive a committee from the laundry Workers union." "The committee, composed of five drivers and headed by President William Wardlow of the union came to us at S o'clock after a three-hour eeselon of the union and verbally presented their demand. The laundry workers themaelvea had no griev ances. They admitted that so far aa their wages and hours and conditions were con cerned they had no complaint to make. "But the committee demanded that the laundries refuse to do the work of all hotels and restaurants which have been declared to be unfair. These so-called un fair houses comprise nearly every hotel and eating house In Omaha, among the hotels the Barker and the Dollone being excepted. The committeemen Informed ua that they had been asked by the Walters' union not to handle the laundry from the unfair houses, but that this committee had requested the laundry workers not to strike. Itefaae to Torn Away work. "The laundry proprietors replied to the le.undry workers that they could not see their way clear to decline to do any work that Is offered to them and that they re served the light to do any work that they see fit to do, "Thereupon the laundry workers de clared that they would not do unfair work. Unfair work, as here defined, means about half the business don In some of the larger laundrlea. Its refusal means that many workers would have no work to per form and that their support would be cut oft until the waiters' strike Is settled. "To this ultimatum the laundry propri etors replied that they would cease to do business until such time as they will be able to conduct their own business In their own way. It was agreed that all work at preaent In the various establishments will be turned out Monday morning. After that no work will be received by any of tha eighteen or twenty steam laundries of the city. The workers will have no employ ment after about 10 o'clock. flay a It ia Forced Lockout. "We consider the situation a forced lock out The laundry proprietors are firmly bound by an agreement to act together. No laundry will start unless they all start and w will never start a plant until we are allowed to conduct our own business. We are determined to stand for our rights and to have them If we continue business In Omaha.' "While the laundries are shut down the washing of the city wilt have to go undone r bo performed In a restricted way by washerwomen and th half douen Chinese shops. There are a few small laundries operated by white persons In the city and a handful of agencies that send shipments to other cities. But ther are not enough plants within reaching distance of Omaha to do the ordinary waahlng of the city from day to day. No Omaha work will be re ceived by the steam establishments of Bouth Omaha or Council Bluffs, according to an understanding with these proprietors. "So far as Lincoln, Fremont, Schuyler and other small cities are concerned, the plants are now being run Just about to their capacity and a very little more would be their limit. The unfair work cannot be shipped to other large cities because the unions are existent there also and will not waah the stuff, as has been proven In the Chicago strike, when carloads of linen sent to St. Louis were returned un washed. Glrle and Women la It, "It la estimated that there are 600 laun dry workers in Omaha. This Includes the drivers. Four-fifths of the total number ar girls and women and about 100 only ar men. They organlted Into a union between three and four months ago and have a membership of 225, as I understand. Bo far no scale has been presented, nor any agreement requested. Aa far as we Know the employes hav been entirely ant Isfled with their lot. W look upon this demand aa uncalled for and unjust, and. as i nave said, w ar resolved not to sub mlt. believing that If we did ao we would surrender our righta as American cltiiens, W think this ramification of unionism Is baaed on a very slender thread. How can we. In all Justice, be asked to turn away the laundry from hotels that run bills of $000 and more every month and ar th big factors of our incomes? "So far aa th hotels and restaurants ar concerned, they are generally equipped wttn about a full two days' supply of linen Tonight every hotel In town has many packagea of soiled clothing of trav eling men who have been out on the road all week and waited until their Sunday rest in Omaha to have their laundry work done here. It won't be done, however, to morrow, and returned at night as usual. There are many complications that will result from this shutdown, but a similar condition haa prevailed In Chicago for two week and the Chlcagoans are still living." statement for Laundry Workers. Th employes' side Is given by William J.- Wardlow. president of th Laundry Workers' association In thia manner: "Tills ia not a strike; it ia a lockout. W Informed our employers at the City Steair. Kimball. Frontier, Model and Nonpareil laundries that It they continue! to do work I or unfair restaurants and hotels we could not continue to work for them. They toll ua they would continue this patronage and so we hav acted on our word. There were only five laundrlea, the ones I hav named, doing this flat work. Th other were not affected ao far aa we were concerned. We also Informed our employers that we would go In Monday morning, and finish up all work on hand, fair and unfair, if they would agree not to serve the unfair Although cheap it Is good GORHAM Silver Polish Produce lifting polish Most economical ia ute AH reapoBsible Jeweler keep it tj teat package places longer, but they rejected our prnp. sltlon. Ther ar too laundry workers In the city, of whom 2M ar In th union and will gi out." The laundry workers held a meeting yes terday afternoon In their quarters on Far nam street, between Fourteenth and Fif teenth and arrived at their decision. The t the president and other members went to the Millard hotel snd met the laundry employers, where the proposition was pre sented and rejected. The unionists retnrnel to their hall and ratified thlr former ac tion. Reatanrant Men Determined. Restaurant employers are prepared to make a determined effort to keep lh5 (lac open today in operation, they say. The plan Is based on the spirit of co-operation. Yesterday Ice was delivered to those res taurants and cafes declared to be unfair and also to one or two of the hoteTs, wlt'i police as attendants to the wsgns. Nj disturbances occurred. Th Ice was de livered by a company that haa not signet th union teamsters' seal. Notwithstanding, the pending conference of the joint committees with the governor today a certain amount of uneasiness li felt for the success of the move for a settlement as neither fide has yet shown the least disposition to compromise. Both are standing out on the one l.-sue, that of recognition Of the unions, the atrikerr, demanding that thla must be accordel r- for harmony la possible, the employers asserting that It will never be accorded In the form It Is exacted. If this spirit pre vails it la feared the conference will not yield what It Is hoped to nc30mp!l?h a basis of arbitration. Despite the plans given out by the res taurant men of opening their place today the striking waiters ray that m men hav been Imported to fill their places and It la presumed therefor that the help will ba recruited from Omaha. NOT ON SYMPATHY STRIKE Southern Pacific Boiler Maker Do elde Not to Leave Their Employment. On specific promises of concessions by President E. H. Harrlman and Intervention hv Renator Mark A. Hanna. president of the Civic Federation, th Southern Pacific boiler makers at the eleventh hour voted not to strike this morning, as planned In sympathy with the Union Pacific men. This Information came last night to Pres ident Ed Kennedy of the local boiler mak ers In a telegram from Secretary-Treasurer nuthnrne of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Ship Builders, who lives at Kansas City. The informa tion was conveyed to Mr. Olltharp In a telegTam from District President McKcon of the boiler makers on the Southern Pa cific. This telegram states that, being advised that the Southern Paclflo boiler makers were determined to strlk this morning, despite their contract with the company for a thirty-day notice preceding any such action. President Harrlman, who Is now In San Francisco, made the men the proposi tion that if they would not strike he would pledge them that during his present Incum bency piece work would never be Intro duced on the Souther Pacific, and that he would confer with President John McNeil nf the International brotherhood and any other desirable next rek aa to a settle ment of all differences. Mr. Harrlman' proposition was accepted by the Southern Pacific boiler makers and so the strike Is 'onV' for th present. Saturday, after th Southern Pacific boiler makers had completed their vote to strike and announced their purpose. Sen ator Hanna wired them, urging that th strik be deferred at least "flf teen days, as he, a president of th Civic Federation, desired to bring the matter up for arbitra tion before that body, which meets Wednes day in New York for a session of seversl days. Senator Hanna's proposition was not finally accepted until President Harrlman made his, It Is understood. BRICKLAYERS ASK SETTLEMENT I'rare Tendera nnd Teamsters to Com promts with the Con. , tractors. Th conference to be held this morning In Council Bluffs between the bricklayers and the striking masonter.dars and team sters was suggested by th bricklayers, who are anxious to resume work. They walked out In sympathy with the striking unions, hoping that by so doing a settlement of the latter differences with the contractors would be more readily effected. Except In the case of Contractor Weaver th dealred result ha not been brought about and th bricklayers decided on Saturday night that they had made sufficient sacrifices for the other strikers and called for a conference with a view to adjusting matter so a to enable them to return to work. It Is expected that th bricklayer will pro pose at th conference thla morning that the striking teamsters and masontenders forego th demand that the bosses sign an agreement to employ none but union men, provided they will agree to th wag ecale. The commltt appointed by the bricklay er to confer with the strikers consists of Louis Larson. Pete Peterson, Fred Ward. Al Balrd and James Hughe. OFFICIAL ELECTION FIGURES Exact Plurality of Mayo Moore Over Benaon Tarns Ont to Be oaa. The official flgurea of the canvaaalng board shows the result of the vot for mayor as follows: R K K w 3 f 1 H 2. 3 8 5& " p f"? WARD. 5? $ f ? " ? ; y . ! : t First 811 63 170 275 l.W! Second ! 842 J15 S,7 Third , & ftU 167 230 l.ang Fourth ' 7W 447 7 720 Id Fifth i 143 47 1 All Sixth 879 4M SIS 1,101 S.791 Seventh 4?1 32 7 R23 l.tS Eighth 731 450 148 bt$ l.gs Ninth 414 t9 121 717 1.561 Totals 103S 4.510 1.430 I.10S 17.074 According to th official figure th plu ralities of th other candidate ar: - Elbourn, city clerk Henntngs, city treasurer .... Lobeck. comptroller Fleming, tax commissioner . Wright, city attorney Wlthnell, building Inspector Council-men Bach Hoy Zimman Nicholson O'Brien Evans pyball Srhroeder Huntington (28 J.12 l.'.S 17F.S I.4 (73 1.13 3.616 , S,8f9 ! m 1.614 . 811 , 1.317 Bishop Celebrates Silver Jnhilee. INDIANAPOLIS, May 1.-Th silver jub ilee In honor of the twenty-fifth anni versary of the consecration of Francis ttllaa Chattard, Roman Catholic bishop of In dianapolis, began this afternoon with a welcoming mass meeting by th Cathpllo laity of the city. The event will bring th most notable gathering of Catholic clergy ever gathered her. The visitor, who will participate in the eaeruisea Tuesday and who wiil begin arriving tomorrow morning, are Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishops Elder of Cincinnati, Ireland of 81. Paul. Rlordan of San Fran cisco, Keane of Dubuque, Farley of New York and Qulgley of Chicago, with their rhaplalna. A Urge number eX bishop will 04 l prnt. STRIKE GROWING SERIOUS One Mai Hu Beei Killel on a Mobile & Ohio Eogiie STRIKE LEADERS REQUIST MILITIA Break In Banks of t'hlraaro Lnnndry men's Association and gome of the Proprietors Will Open I p. JACKSON. Tenn.. May. lO.-The atrllt on the Mobil A Ohio railroad, now on In this city. Is assuming alarming proportions. On man killed, two trains wrecked and business badly tied up la the result of th day In Jackson. Early this morning Chief of Police T. C. Oaston and his force were called to the Union depot by the officials of the road on account of a wreck having oc curred there, alleged to be the work of the strikers. A fish plate had been laid be tween the rails of a switch and a largi engine was ditched. The engine was placet! again on the rails and returned to the shops and when It returned to carry the train north the switch was thrown and another delay occasioned. Will Ynrboro, a young man, was shot and killed today on the tender of his engine. Yarboro boarded the train yesterday after noon at Bethel Springs, south of here, made a trip to Okalona. Miss., as a brake man and returned to Jackson today. The train on which he was killed was the sam ss that manned by Captain Prlngle, a bridge foreman, and his crew of negro hands. South of Jackson the negroes were run off the train and at Bethel Yarboro joined Pringle's train. The strikers say that they know nothing of the identity of th man who did the shooting and depre cate the accident. Th railroad property Is being guarded and further trouble is feared. At the request of the strikers the Mobile ft Ohio railroad company has prepared a writ of Injunction which will be filed In the federal court, asking; that the state militia be ordered to Jackson at once to protect the rights and property of the company . The report that the engineers and firemen would join the strikers Is said to be un founded. Trainmen are flattened. ST. LOl'IS. Mo., May 10. "All conditions considered we are satisfied with the prog ress made In the strike. The freight traffic of th Mobile & Ohio Is virtually at a standstill and that Is the vital Interest to which the management muBt look." This was the expressed opinion of C. H. Wllklns, grand senior conductor of the Order of the Railway Conductors, who, with W. O. Lee, first vice grand master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, called the strike of the Mobile & Ohio trainmen and yardmen Saturday. Since Saturday morning three paasenger trains have moved from St. Louis. Two were moved by conductor who belonged to the union. Freight trains to the num ber of four have been moved. One left St. Louis Saturday morning. It was manned by a crew of nonunion men. Sun day being rather an oft day In the freight traffic movement, developments were neces sarily few. At Murphysboro, 111., the trsln sent out Saturday wa abandoned, by th crew with th exception of the conductor. It moved from Murphysboro today. In East Bt. Louis this afternoon three freight trains were moved by nonunion men. Beyond this the traffic from St. Louis is at a stand still. A special to the Republic from Ava, 111., says: The first and second section of No. 73, freight, passed here today. Third No. 73 was abandoned at Percy. There Is con siderable xcltement. here and at Willlams ville, Percy and Sparta. Protection is called for. MERIDIAN, Miss., May 10. The Mobile 4 Ohio strike situation remains about the same in this city, except that the company succeeded In getting on train out and one In today with nonunion conductors and brakemen. Superintendent Alexander said this afternoon that he expects to have practically all the places of the striker on his division filled by tomorrow noon and that traffic will be resumed. A number of nonunion men hav arrived here from Chi cago. They are corralled in car m the yards and all strikers are warned to stay out of the yards and not to Interefere. The Burners are ronuuciing tnemselves In a most orderly way. It Is believed here that the engineers are considering the question of taking action that might prove of as sistance to the strikers. Some Laundries to Open. CHICAGO, May 10.-AU efforts to reach a settlement of the laundry strike at a meeting of the special committee of th employe and the employer failed of re sults and a disruption of the ranks of the Employers' association Is expected tomor row. The Evanston laundry men who an nounced yesterday that they would open their laundries Monday could not be In fluenced by the association today. AH at tended the meeting and a strong effort was exerted to Induce them to stand by th association, but all arguments were power less and th Evanston men left the meet ing determined to open for business In the morning. Laundry men outside cf the special com mittee have held conferences with T. C. Wilson, president of the Laundry Work ers' union, endeavoring to arrange Indi vidual terms of settlement on their own responsibility. "Several of the owner conferred with me today," said President Wilson, "and I am certain they will not hold back much longer. . I think the break In the ranks will come tomorrow." Notwithstanding the rltuatlon another conference wl!l be held tomorrow morning to effect a settlement between the two or ganizations. The fight Is still over the ab solute recognition of the union and prac tically no progress has been made during the last tUree days. NEW YORK. May lO.-Announcement was made tonight that a cessation of th war between the Amalgamated Association of Carpentera and the Brotherhood, which caused 6,000 carpenters to stop work. Is near. The brotherhood has decided to make application for membership In the t'nlted Board of Building Trades, of which the Amalgamated Association Is a member, and thus allow the united organisations to bring about peace. This action Is to be taken, It Is asserted. In order that labor may combine. In th fight which Is now being waged against the lockout of driv ers and teamsters instituted by the Lum ber Dealers' association and th Material Men' association. Thr wr no announcement with regard to th striking subwsy men at the meet ing of th Central Federated union tonight. Looks Like n Compromise. ST. PAUL, May 10 Th canvass of th vot taken on th Great Northern system as to whether the general committee shall be sustained In lta position' on th double header question has been completed. Th grand officers, however, refuse to make known the result until after a conference with General Manager Ward, which will probably be held tomorrow. The Indications ar that ther will not be a strike. Mr. Ward mad a number of concessions, th most Important of which was an offer to agree that not more than I per cent of th train on th whole ya lera should be run aa doubleheadera. This Is about the percentage now run. Th men ar aald to regurd this offer as a .liberal one. They say that by th agree' ment entered Into with the Northern Pacl flo and th Southern pacific, those road can run from 7 to 1C per cent double headers If they choose. After th conference with th general manager tbe men had a meeting to dis cuss the proposals made, but nothing definite was accomplished. MONTREAL, May ld-The longshore men's strike has been practically settled. Denver Expects Tleap. DENVER, May lfl.-So general Is the be lief that a tleup of all the trades In Den ver will occur tomorrow that the Citizens' Alliance has made a demand upon the Fire and Police Hoard for protection of their employes In the event of such a turn. The Tradea and Labor assemblies took up the matter today and decided to refer It to a committee from the Building Trades countT, the State Federation of Labor and the Western Federation of Miners. This committee, which has been given absolute power, will meet at noon tomorrow. Settle ( ndahy Strike. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 10.-Tli strlk of the 250 employes of the Louisville Pack ing company, the local branch of the Cud ahy Packing company, has been settled. Th men walked out Saturday morning. After several conferences last night It was found that there had been a misunder standing of th. company's attitude regard ing recognition of the union. The men will return to work tomorrow. noek Men. Get Inereaae. WILKESBARRE. Pa., May 10. -As a re. suit of the recent agitation the rock miners in the Wyoming region will receive U per cent advance In wages, the same aa de creed the coal miners, dating from April 1. Some of th men received their advance on Saturday last and other have been promised It thla week. The difficulty la not all settled, however, as the rockmen de mand 10 per cent back pay on all wages sine November 1. and there I still a question whether they will receive this. M'NEILL POSTPONES STRIKE Boiler "Maker on - Southern Taelfle Road Not to tVnlt Work Today. BAKER8F1ELD, Cal., May 10. Official Information waa received here tiday to th effect that the threatened strike of th Southern Paclflo boiler makers that was to have gone Into effect at midnight to lay has been postponed for fifteen day. The order to this effect was made by President McNeill of the bollermakera' union. The order postponing the strike was is sued. It Is said, owing to the protest o: General Manager Kruttschnltt, who as serts that the company haa not received the thirty days' notice required by the agreement between the bollermakers and the Southern Pacific JETT SURPRISES SHERIFF Officer Expected a Fight, hat Aliened Assassin Promptly Sur renders. LEXINGTON, Ky., May W.-the captur of Curtis Jett, charged with the assassina tion of J. B. Marcum In Jackson county, was accomplished without bloodshed at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. Ha Is now In th Clark county jail at Winchester. " Bearing a warrant which had been sworn out by Sam Jett, unci of th ac cused, Sheriff McChord and. a posse of stven left Winchester at midnight Satur day. Reaching Jackson's Ferry, ten miles distant at 3:30 a. m., they put away their buggies jand crrTtd the Kentucky river to Madison counS' In canoes. They pro ceeded on foot t "the home of Mrs. A. Haggln, Jett's mother, two miles from th ferry. Six of the. posse wer stationed around the dwelling and Sheriff McChord and Deputy Stoke!ey approached the front door and knocked. ' Jett'a mother answered and after some parley admitted that Curtis was within.' They were admitted and found Jett awake but still In bed. He shook hands with the sheriff and said that he would glv no trouble. Reaching under his pillow he drew out his pistol and turned It over to his mother to keep. He made no show of resistance and was landed In Jail at Winchester at a. m. Jett's stepfather, A. Haggln, charge that when Jett reached his house last night from Jackson he proceeded to draw his pistol on him and ordered him to get out of the neighborhood. Haggln went to Richmond and swore out a warrant charg ing Jett with breach of peace by assault with a pistol. The report that B. J. Ewen wa shot at Jackson last night Is untrue. Ewen was with Marcum when the Utter wss assas sinated last Monday. LOUISVILLE. Ky., May 10. Private tel egrams received from Jackson and Lex ington state that the report that an at tempt had been made- to assassinate J. B. Ewen Is untrue. A curious feature of the affair transpired today when an Interview with Ewen was published by the Courier Journal. The correspondent published It on receiving Information thst Ewen was dead. Ewen. according to the story, re tracted his first Interview feigning Inno cence of the aasassin's Identity, given out In the presence of a member of the Hargls faction. He told the reporter that he recog nized Marcum's assassin a Curtis Jett. Ewen waa standing near Marcum when the shots were fired. He made the second statement with permission that It should be published when he "should be out of harm' way." P.NTERTAIN VISITING GERMANS Agricultural Investigator Beaeh Kansas City on Their Jonrney. vivdiQ PITT Mftv 1nThe nartv of in." " . , forty-eight German agriculturists. who ars making a tour of th United State In specting live stock and packing house con ditions, arrived here tonight. Thy were met at th Union station by a reception committee composed of representatives from the Commercial club, the packing house, th Live Stock exchange, the Stock Yard company and a subcommittee or German citizens. After spending th even ing at Convention hall a the gueats of A V. Btllwell. where Theodore Thomas' orchestra gave a concert, they were treated to a Dutch lunch at the Midland hotel. Tomorrow they will visit the stock yards and packing house. Iron Monlder Kat Killed. DENVER. Colo.. Mar 10-George Hays. the Iron moulder who was supposed to have been burled In the wreck or tne building on Larimer street that collapsed on Fri day night, has been found alive. Of the Injured. Mrs. McKeen la the only one that haa died. The other arc recovering. Health at Home through Hire Rootbeer deliguifal preparation of Coia, berbe, barks ana rrirt. nature's own pre scription. UeucAla every ?t eutxr Of la umuj. ires Rootbeer art Um Ma4, Ik IkIM M4 plM U pai.l-- A oe HMInabH. fx" mm h. Hm)i,I, A Marks L gin C., Bainra. re. Ml PORTE MAKES AN APOLOGY Expreisei Begret at Bearch of Bulgarian Legation by tbe Police. MANY WARSHIPS GATHER AT SAL0NICA Opinion la General In That City That nothing bnt War with Bul garia Will Clear the Situation. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 10. It Is de nied here that the power have lodged claims for damages resulting from the 8a lonlca outrages. The Turkish government has apologized to the Bulgarian diplomatic agent here for th domiciliary visits made by th police of Constantinople last week when about sixty Bulgarians were arrested and when the papers of the secretary of the Bulgarian diplomatic agency were seized at his residence. The agent threatens to leave Constantinople unless satisfaction for this action is given. The statement that the porte has re quested Austria and Italy to withdraw their warships from SalOnlca has been confirmed. WASHINGTON, May lO.-The Turkish minister here has received the following cablegram from his government: On May 6 the Bulgarian revolutionists attempted to commit at Monastlr an out rsge analgous to those perpetrated at Ba limica. Thanks to the efficacious measures taken by the Imperial authorities, however, they have been unnhle to put their designs into execution. Stoutshef. one of the ring leaders of the Bulgarian revolutionary committee, perished with Ave of his ac complices In the village of Fralshna (Flor Ina). LONDON, May 10. Tho Salonlca corre spondent of the Times says there ar ten men-of-war In th harbor of Salonlca. A etat of Selge ha been declared and Turk ish troops are guarding every square yard of th town. Th schemes of the revolu tionary leaders my hang fire, but It U not likely that they will be abandoned. There have been found documents which convince the authorities that the recent ex plosions Were carried out by officials of the Bulgarian royal engineers. The general opinion prealls, the cor respondent says In conclusion, that the only way to clear the atmosphere Is by a war with Bulgaria. CONSTANTINOPLE. May lO.-Consular dispatches received here from Monastlr, European Turkey, aay the Mussulman and Turkish troops are murdering Christians In th suburbs of the Christian quarter of the town. House are deserted and shops are closed. The Statement that General Deltcheff. one of the principal Macedonian leaders, ha been killed In a fight with Turks at Fiorina has been officially confirmed. VIENNA. May lO.-The death of the leader Deltcheff la considered a severe loss to the Bulgarian revolutionary movement, of which he was the mainspring. It wa Deltcheff who arranged the capture of Ellen M. Stone, the American mlsaonary. YOUNG SAILORS AFFLICTED Cerebro Spinal Meningitis Break Ont on Two Receiving Ships. PHILADELPHIA. May lO.-The Pre will tomorrow say: Deadly cerebro spinal meningitis, popularly known a "spotted fever," and one of the hardest contagious diseases to combat, has broken out In the ranks of the 1,200 men aboard th receiving ships Minneapolis and, Puritan at League Island navy yard. Already It ha killed three'-young recruits, while five more vic tims are hovering 'between life' and death. Grave fears prevail that others among the embryo blue jackets, who ate, worked and slept with the stricken men, may fall Into the fever' embrace. Thl prospect ha already alarmed the officer at the yard tJ such an extent that an heroic effort will be made to prevent a spread of the disease, not only by con stantly watching th men, but by removing them entirely from the two receiving ships. Today the work of raising thirty-five tents will be started and as soon as tho canvas shelters are In place the 1,200 young tars will be put out to camp, giving them plenty of fresh air and more room for ex ercise, which. It Is thought, will materially lessen th chance for further Inoculation of the disease. When the men leave Minneapolis and Puritan both ships will be subjected to a thorough fumigation. "I am doing everything In my power to prevent the development of any more cases of thl fever." said Rear Admiral Slgsbee, the commandant. "Nothing that will pro tect the lives of our men will be left un done." At the hospital of the naval home, at which th sick from League Island navy yard are treated, Dr. Lung, the surgeon In charge, declared that the outbreaks are not o bad aa Is usually the rase with the disease. "Three have died." he said, "and we still hsve five other suffering from th disease, but unless something untoward happens we hop to pull through. The hospital Is very much crowded now with patients from League Island. Besides those who have the cerebro spinal meningitis we hav many patients suffering with mumps, measles and other comDlalnta." MATCH CAUSES FXPLOSION Prominent Blew Yorker nnd His Wife Fatally Burned ns Reenlt. Bl'FFALO. N. T May lO.-Herman N. Blasdell of North Collins, a former assem blyman, after whom the town of Blasdell, N. T., I named, and hi wife wer so badly burned In a Are which started from n explosion and which destroyed their home today that they died a few hours ! later. An adopted son, who was the only other occupant of the house at th time of the explosion, wss slightly burned. Mrs. Blasdell was conscious for some time be fore her death and from her It wa learned how the explosion occurred. Awakened early In th morning by a strong smell of gas, she began an Investigation. When she reached the hall ah struck a match and Instantly there was a terrific explo sion. The walls of the house wer forced outward and on side of th building dropped. Fire broke out In half a dosen place and th whole house wa soon In flames. The adopted son, who slept In a remote part of th bouse, rushed to his foster mother's rescue and succeeded In smothering the flames that enveloped her. Mrs. Blasdell walked out a far as the street, where she fell unconscious. Mr. Blasdell, who hsd been awakened by the explosion, endeavored to reach th atalr way. but found himself cut off by the flemes. With his night clothing ablase he was forced to Jump from an upper window. Th shock of the fall and th severe burns resulted In hi death. Mr. Blasdell died at th horn of a relative. DEATH RECORD. John B. farter. HURON. B. D.. May 10.-(8peclal.)-John B. Carter, aged 73 year, died at hi horn In thl city Friday evening following an lllnes of several weeks. Mr. Carter was a natlv of Ohio, being born In Dresden. 11 married Margaret Ween at Columbus, Ind. In IK. He wa a member of company K, Thirteenth Indiana volunteers, and was a member of Kllpatrtck post, Grand Army of th Republlo of thl city slace It or- Sanitation For more than twenty-four year Mr. Carter was In the employ of the Chicago dc Northwestern Railway company as bridge builder, and came her in 1W to work on the bridge now spanning the Jim river t this place and made Huron his home since that time. His wife and one daughter, Mrs. Charles Barrowe, survive him. Mrs. Mary V. Baker. LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. May 10-Mrs. Mary V. Baker, wlf of x-Vnlted States Senator Luclen Baker, died at her horn here tonight as the result of apoplexy, with which she was stricken last Monday. She was SI years old. Her husband, a son and daughter, Mrs. C. H. T. Lowens, wife of an officer In th Vnlted States navy, now at Ban Juan, P. R., survive her. T. K. Bradley. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. May 10.-(8pe-clal Telegram.) T. K. Bradley, a retired merchant, died at his home In thl city today, aged 77 years. Mr. Bradley was formerly engaged In business for many years and Is quite well known throughout the wet Bishop (ilennon Takes Charge. ST. lX)fIS. May 10 Bishop 3. J. Glen non. recently appointed coadjutor to Arch bishop Kaln, assumed his duties today and conferred the sacrament of confirmation on 2i) persons. Bishop Olennon's credentials have not yet arrived from Roma, but he has taken charge of the archdiocese by permission of Archhlehop Kaln, who will probably leave here tomorrow for Balti more. ' LOCAL BREVITIES. Firemen were called to the vicinity of 1 Davenport street early yesterday morn ing to extinguish a blazing load of hav. William Honey took a nap In the door way of the Boston Store iHte Saturday night and when he woke up he discovered that he was minus a good watch. He has told the police about It. Two men claiming to have been Importel aa strike breakers from St. Louis nere run in by the police yesterday afternoon as vagrants. They were destitute of cash or other visible means of support. Martin Osborn nd R. F. Gallagher, o. dlers from Fort Crook, were arrested yes terday evening for assault, on complaint of John Maede, a bartender In Emll Gall's saloon. In which place the trouble occurred. Kittle Halloway of 113 North Ninth street and Frank Mooney of Fort Crook are held at the police station pending an Investiga tion as to the disappearance of $1.50 of the soldier's money. Mooney charges Kittle with larceny from the person. J. L. Tlmme of Newark. O.. Is charged with assault by Bessie Redmore of 1 South Ninth street and both are held at the police station. The women says that Tlmms tried to choks her. She ran Into the street, blowing her police whistle, and the two were arrested. Victor Erlckson and Carl Jorl, both living at Tim South Sixteenth Street, wer arrested yesterday evening by Officer Bloom and charged with being drunk and with reck less driving. The police station waa more or less crowded for an hour after the ar rest by various friends of the prisoners, who wished to ball them out. A verdant giving tho name of John Roe was persuaded to turn over ten good dol lars of coin of the realm to a le'low In Joe Eppa' saloon yesterday as a precution ng.itnst the temptation of impending it. He obulned a receipt for ' the cash from a stranger, who waa kind enough to s gn Epps' name to the receipt. Mr. Roe has been unable thus far to find the fellow who signed the receipt or his $10 either, and has asked th police to help him. 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