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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1903-TEN PAGES. SLNGLH COPY Till? EE CENTS. Cs'estial Washermen Demand More Pay from Ghicags Employer. DENVER JUDGE COMPELS MEN TO WORK Injunction Forbids Engineer to Quit While Court Control! Gas Company. ITALIANS ATTACK THEIR COMPATRIOTS Sew YoTk Eicatatort Uee Fist and feet hi Best Argument. MOBILE DISPUTE MAY END SHORTLY Management aad Inlaa Landers Caa fer, Hoping ta Arrive at Satis factory Settlemeat of Pna at DIOereneen. CHICAOO, May It. Chinese laundrymen truck today, tha Mrat strike of the kind in Chicago history. Tan Chinamen em ployed in a south aide laundry demandud mora pay and when it was refused fol lowed tha example of their white brethren and walked out. fevers! of the strlkere picketed the plaoa while a committee later In the day at tempted to carry on peace negotiations. but the proprietor, Willie Moy, locked him self Inside his shop and refused to treat with them, Itallaas Riot Again. NEW YORK. May 19,-Clashea between police and striking Italians took place at several points along the line of the sub way today. The bluecoats on duty along the trench and tha reservee at the station houses were called upon to suppress a dosen fights caused by the attempts of the strikers to Intimidate their countrymen who tried to return to work. The strikers were out as usual at day break In squads of five to pick up workmen as t y left their homes. When the men got, set them they found another set of plckeja awaiting them In the side streets just off ihe subway. The second line of pickets, when they could not make the men turn back, set on them, but they confined their efforts strictly to workmen of tneir own nationality. At Beventy-second street and Columbus avenue a young Italian was set upon by a crowd of strikers. Merchants, messen ger boys and laborers passing went to the lad's assistance and a general melee was in progress when the police arrived. Three arrests were made. About 1.000 men. or 60 per cent of the required number. are now at work en the subway. A gang of Italian strikers tried to In duce men at work on a church at West Hoboken, N. J., to quit, the men refused and the strikers attempted to mob them. A squad of police. Interfered and In the 1 fight which followed the officers were roughly handled. Tbey eventually sue- ' eeaded In arresting seven. of the disturbers. Revolvers aad knives were -used but no oh Waa ecrlyuslf.lJurr. aiiuouga a pone man received a slight stab In the abdomen. Knjolne Me trasa Striking. DENVER, CoL, May 1. No change has taken plaoe In the strike situation here since yesterday. Boycotted houses in varl ous llnea are reeumlng business with, non union foroee as rapidly aa possible, but labor leaders assert that there are no fewer than TOO members of the union still out The Btate Board of Arbitration has been blocked In He efforts In regard to arbitra tion In consequence of Its failure to secure the consent of the Employers Cttlsens alliance, but committees from the printing tradea and buelness Interests have under taken to mediate between the labor executive committee and the alliance. Judge Bailey of Fremont county has enjoined the engineers and firemen em Moved by the Denver Qas and Electric company from going out on a sympathetic strike. The order le justified on the ground that the Denver Gas and Eleotrle Light com pany Is under the Jurisdiction of Judge Bailey's court, being in tne nanas oi a re colver. The men affected say they had no Intention of going out. aa the general labor committee had exempted them from the strike order. Mobile Confers with Men. MOBILE. May !. W. O. Lee, first grand master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and C. H. Wllklns. grand senior conductor of the Order of Railway Con ductors, held a conference with General Manager Clarke and General Counsel Rus sell of the Mobile ec Ohio today with view to a settlement of the strike. Mr. Lee Is In receipt of an address from Grand Master Morrtssey, confirming as surances of conferences and the support of the National Order of Railway Train men now In session at Denver. The rail road officers claim the strike Is practically over. Miners Ignore Order. CHARLESTON, W. Va., May 19. Notices hare been posted at all the mines In the New River and Loop Creek fields declaring a strike among the miners and calling upon all to oeaae work until the union demands are agreed to. Yesterday waa the time set for the call to take effect, but so far as can be ascertained It waa not largely obeyed. Moat of the men were brought In to take the placea of those who struck last summer and have not yet become members of the organisation. The notices bear the names of President John Mitchell Vice President Lewis and Secretary-Treaa urer Wilson, endorsing the strike. lm Workers Unit. CINCINNATI, May 19 About 800 mem bers of the local sheet Iron workers" union struck for shorter hours and mora pay. right Against ' Piecework. IJMA, O., May U. Three hundred em ployea of the Lima Locomotive and Ma rhlne company went on strike today be cause the company sought to put mechln lets and molders on the piecework basis. SHEEP AND MEN DIE IN STORM Meataaa Ranchers Loan ES.OOO.OOO fcy new and Three Herders Are Lost. GREAT FALLS, Mont, May 19-The heaviest sheep and cattle loss in the his tory of Montana, the damage of which wilt foot up as high as $6,000,000. has been caused by the terrible snowstorm of the last three days. In some sections fully 90 per rent of the flocks have perished. Three herders at least have wandered away In tha Minding storm and been frosen to death. , Herders have abandoned their flocks on every hand and fled fur safety to the set Ue meats aad ranches. NUMBER OF VICTIMS GROWS Tot Hulrfd and Thirty-Five Jews Mnrdered Darl ng the Riots, (Copyright. 1903. by Press , X Co.) BUCHAREST, May 19. (New Cablegram Special Telegram.) A'-,. person visited Klschlneff two days . the massacre declared here that W troubles occurred on Wednesday and Thursday of the orthodox Easter week. The pretext alleged, but one that has been disproved, was a ritual murder. The ar rest of the principal agitator was the signal for a premeditated fanatical attack upon the Jews throughout the town. At least 800 houses and shops were wrecked and the ews were beaten and otherwise mal treated. One hundred and seventy-five Jews were killed outright and of the 35 wounded sixty afterward succumbed to their ln- uties, mHklng a total of 13b to be murdered. VIENNA. May 19.-(New York World Cablegram Special Telegram.) The corre spondent of the World met today and talked with several fugitive Jews Just ar rived from Klschlneff, where they were eye wltnensee to the recent atrocities. One of them Is a wealthy merchant named Chas kel Suessel, who, with his wife and Ave children, lived In a handsome home. . Su essel was the proprietor of a fine store. He Is an educated man of GO years. He eald: I noticed several weeks before the cat astrophe how the excitement against the Jews had Increased, and the cause Is now readily found. Governor Raaben had asked a rich Jew named Perlmutter for the loan of 90,000 roubles (about $40,000). Perlmutter asked two brothers named Alprlm to par ticipate In the loan. The brothers refused to do so. When the massacre began Perlmutter and the Alprlm brothers asked the pro tection of the governor, promising him any price asked. The governor sent a detach ment of Cossacks to guard the homes of the three men, where all remalnod un touched during the terrible days of the massacre. The price paid for this protec tion was 20.000 roubles ($10,000). "On Sunday, April 19, a great number of country folk came to Klschlneff, tilling the brandy shops and refusing payment for drinks. The Jew shopkeepers, who' were much afraid of their patrons, gave them credit, knowing full well they would never see a penny of the money. "Seventy-five thousand Jews were In the hundreds of temples and schools, when to ward evening their little children came running to them, crying that strange men filled their homes and were smashing win dows and otherwise destroying things. When the Jews rushed to the rescue of their homes they were met In the streets by mobs of excited men, who spat In their faces, pulled their beards, threw them down and beat them. The Jews at first showed fight, but the police commanded them to go to their homes. It was then the crowds again entered the homes of the Jews and began their deeds of vlo lence." WOMEN AID JAILORS' HOME Fit Vp Amerlena Roosn la New London ... . .Balldlag.rrlaea.jtf Wales , Opens. LONDON, May 19. The prince and prin cess of Wales today opened the new Sail ors' palace, erected In the Llmehouse at a cost of 1180,000 by the British and Foreign Sailors' society. A large number of Amer ican women were present and handed purses to the princess to fit up the "Amer lean room." Ambassador Choate, In seconding a rote of thanks to the prince of Wales, empha sised the interest which Americans took In the sailors' society. The American women of London, he said, never lost an oppor tunity of showing public spirit In all such causes. They were glad to have been able to fit up. In the name of the United States, . "American room" where the American sailors will always find himself at home. and be gladdened by the sight of their glorious flag, the stars and stripes. YERKES SCHEME IS OPPOSED London Connty Conneil Committee Thinks Tab Scheme Contrary to Pnblle Interest. LONDON, May 19. The London County Council today considered a report of Its parliamentary committee dealing with the proposed amalgamation of underground railways In London. The report says: The proposed company consists of ktoud of financiers headed by Mr. Yerkes. Under the agreement provision Is made for large payments to the Yerkes and Speyer groups for their service In the formation and promotion of the company. The com mittee Is of the opinion that the scheme needs the fullest coiiHldemtlon by the public, whose Interests are Insufficiently guarded by the terms of the amalgama tion. The County Council took no action on the report tody. PAY FOR THEIR OWN CAPTURE Enronean Canntrles Said to Finance Trasts Which Swallow Old World Trade. BERLIN, May 19 Professor Ernest von Halle, of the Berlin University, lecturing on trusts before the American chamber of commerce tonight said: One of the nioat 'Interesting; phase i of the building up of American trusts, especially In their Invasion of England, was t.ist it was done largely with foreign money. More American bills were circulated In Europe than ever before. The German bourse law, by heuvily taxing- and thereby limit lug transactions was driving capital abroad, enabling German capital to be used In foreign undertakings to the Injury of German business. The United Htatei Is beginning to govern the world Industrially by supplying the Intelligence and nrganli Ing capacity, while the world supplies the capital. LIEUTENANT WALKER KILLEP Officer aad Two Privates Lost Lives la Battle with Fanatics. Their MANILA. May 19.-Lleutenant Walker of the constabulary, who yesterday was re ported missing after the recent fighting In the island of Cebu, was, it became known today, killed by a superior band of fanatics which surrounded the lieutenant's party. Two privates of the constabulary were also killed and three were captured. Two of these prisoners were murdered. One of them escaped. Amerlraa Does Homage at Tamh. ROME. May 19. General Jacob Smith visited the tombs of King Victor Emmanuel and King Humbert In thw pantheon today. He waa received by a group of Italian veterans, to whom he said he wished to pay his tribute of respect to the two late X kings, who were Soldiers, like himself.. CONFEDERATE YETS MEET Thirteenth Annual Reunion it Held iu New Orleans Auditorium. GENERAL GORDON IS THE ORATOR -lses Valor of tha Soldiers of the -ta, hat Says All Ara Sow Cltlaena at a Re anlted Nation. NEW ORLEANS, May 19,-The thirteenth annual reunion of the United Confederate veterans opened today under most favor able auspices. The great auditorium erected In the cen ter of the race track at the fair grounds was filled with a cheering, enthusiastic multitude long before the hour set for the formal opening of the exercises, and when at noon General J. B. Level t, commanding the Louisiana division, called the conven tion to order, there was not a vacant seat in the hall, which easily holds 10,0u0 people. Rev. J. William Jones, chaplain general of tha United Confederate veterans. In voked the divine blessing, and Hon. T. B. Kruttschnlctt of New Orleans, chairman of the local executive committee, under whose direction the auditorium was erected, spoke words of welcome to the delegates and their friends and concluded his ad dress by tendering to the old soldiers the auditorium erected for their especial use. As commander-in-chief of the veterans. It was the province of General John B. Gordon to reply, and as his soldierly form and battle-scarred visage came to the front of tha rostrum, the delegates rose enmasse and give him cheer after cheer. 'The gen eral repeatedly bowed his acknowledge ment of the loyal and affectionate greeting. Aasplcloas Event la History. General Gordon said In part: To my thought It is most fitting that this proud and patriotic organisation should again meet in this historic city which gave It birth. The meeting of such men aa you today, whose Dust deeds will remain for ever an Inspiration to American valor and to the future sacriltces for constitutional freedom, is an auspicious event In the country's history, wherever and whenever it may occur, but peculiarly Inspiring is tnis reunion in Louisiana, on tne loutn an niversary of her birth into governmental alliance with American states. A Rome ecclesiastical would have discovered in a meeting of such mun, at such time, an omen or good, tne cause oi liberty; ana American ecclesiastics should see In It nothing but good to the whole republic. It must or necessity be benencent ana oniy beneficent Feel Ho Bitterness. We will not Indulge on this centennial. this Dolltlcal milennial mornlnx. nor at other times. In any bitterness. We feel none. we nave long since drawn tne curtain of oblivion over the regretful and unseemly things of the past and we cner lsh, as Americans, the valor and noble deeds of both armies and of all sections. We are satisfied with our record, and the power that would attempt to make us blush for it would be both stupid and blind. We are heirs, Joint heirs, with the repub lic's children In the Inheritance of freedom left by our sires. We are proud of all the past. Moreover, we are now lacing a iu ture nreanant with tremendous Dosslblll ties; but we face it with a strength of hone and assurance, born of an unswerv Ing purpose to discharge our every duty to all races and to the entire country. We are growina old. but we still stand firmly on the low strip of land which separates us from a boundless ocean. And as wo 410 henoe. we will calmly, drop out' mantles on tne anouiaenr 01 our sons who will worthily wear them: and In no crisis of the republic, whether In farm or neld, will tbey be round wanting. At the conclusion of General Gordon's ad dress he led to the front of the platform Mrs. Btonewall Jackson and said: It was my fortune, and I will never cease to thank Ood that It was my fortune, to follow, to know well and to love Stone wall Jackson. He Is not here, but the best half of him Is here In the person of his wife. Comrades, 1 present to you Mrs, Stonewall Jackson. In the wild cheers that swept the hall. the fair-faced lady from Virginia was made to know once more how southern love re members. "And here's a young Jackson," called out the general, leading forward a pretty girl, Miss Julia Jackson-Christian, the grand daughter of the famous soldier. As he spoke he kissed her and the cheers were redoubled for the general and the girl. General Gordon then assumed the gavel and Introduced Governor Heard of Louisi ana, who, in behalf of the state, extended a formal welcome to the delegates and their friends. While the veterans were assembling at the fair grounds the convention of the Sons of Vetersns was called to order In the Crescent theater by J. D. Nix, com mander of Camp Beauregard. Memorial services in honor of Jefferson Davis were held in Christ church at 10 a. m. TOO MUCH MONT PELEE MONEY Relief Committee Has gM.OOO Which May Go to Aid Fili pinos. WASHINGTON, May 19. The committee appointed by the president and the other committees formed to raise funds for the relief of the sufferers by the Mont Pelee eruptions have completed their work. They report that of the $157,000 collected only $71,000 has been expended and It Is not con sldered expedient to disburse the re mainder. President Roosevelt has eu!iested that the funds still on hand be sent to Gov ernor Taft In the Philippines for relief work there and the committee nf,oun;e that this suggettlon may be, 'olloweri, or contributors may have the remainder of their subscriptions returned to them. Chancellor Jules Boeufue of 'he French embassy has been making an effort to se cure the unexpended portion of ths fund for the new French hospital In New York with, It la understood, const lovable success. WILD ENGINE WRECKS TRAIN Dashes lata Rock Island Passenger, Slaylag One nnd InJarlng Many. WELLINGTON. Kan., May 19-The fast mall to Kansas City, Rock Island passenger train No. 36. due In Caldwell at 11:45. was strurk by a wild engine from the Caldwell yards a mile south of that station today. Wllber Burkett of Caldwell was killed and several others were badly Injured, among them Mall Clerk Myers. The en gineer and fireman escaped serious Injury by Jumping. None of the coaches left the track. MOB LYNCHES A WHITE MAN Florida Crowd Raids Jail aad Eads Life of Saspeeted Mar derer. MADISON. Fla.. May 19 A mob entered the Jail last night, took out Washington Jarvls, a white man. and lynched him. Jarvls was carried some distance from the city, tied to a tree and shot to death. He was accused of murdering his cousin. John Waldrop. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Postmasters and Carriers Named aad Changes in Postmasters' Salaries. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. May 19.-vSpeelal Tele gram.) Harry Gordon has been appointed postmaster at Cedar Bluffs, Cedar county, la., vice Ed L. Wallick, resigned. The following changes In salaries of pres idential postmustera In Iowa will be made July 1: Storm Lake, Increased $100; Peter son and Wesley, decreased from $1,000 to fourth class. These rural letter carriers were appointed today: Nebrasku Gretna, regular, William M. Hughes; substitute, Charley Shields. Holdrege, regular, Charles 11. Stevens; sub stitute, Kuull Cudwaldcr. Iowa Man chester, regular, Kdward M. Stlmson; sub stitute, Abuie L. titlmsun; Ryan, regular. Leonard F. Kussctw substitute, Anna II. Russell. South Dakota Elk Point, regu lars, Albert 11. Parker and Ernest M. Uf ford; substitutes. yVlrs. F. Parker, Joseph Renlck. Vermilion, ' regular, Charles E. O'Connor; substitute, John O'Connor. Harry E. Allen and Harry L. Cowan were today appointed carriers, and George C, Parsons, substitute carrier at Iowa Falls, la., to commence service June 1 next, on which date free delivery service Is to be Inaugurated at that place. Irvin H. Myers of Watertown, 8. D., and Hugo Hoffbauer of Buffalo, la., have been admitted to practice before the Interior department The comptroller of the currency today authorised the First National bank of Mil ler, S. D., to begin business with a capital of $25,000. The Hamilton National bank of Chicago was today approved as reserve agent for the Des Moines National of Des Moines. CONDUCTORS CLOSE MEETING Elect Final Officers aad F.nd Conven tion with Cheers for Plttsbarg. PITTSBURG, May 19. With three rous ing cheers for Pittsburg the convention of the Order of Railway Conductors came to a close tonight. At the last session ' F. C. Smith of De troit was re-elected grand Inside sentinel and U. C. Ferguson of Ogden, Utah, grand outside sentinel. The contest for the two trusteeships re sulted In the selection of W. J. Burke of Alleghany and William Welch of Kansas City, Mo. The members of the Insurance committee were re-elected without oppo sition. The convention of the women's auxiliary will probably close tomorrow1. The auxiliary elected Mrs. J. H. Moore of Toledo, grand president, re-elected; Mrs. A. F. Conllsk of Fort Worth, Tex., grand vice president; Mrs. W. F. Hlgglns of Columbus, O., sec retary and treasurer; Mrs. H. L. Rlgg of Tucson, Aria., grand senior sister; Mrs. J, W. McQulston of Pittsburg, grand Junior sister; Mrs. Csrr of Atlanta, Ga., grand guard; Mrs. Perry C. Callahan of Nash ville, chairman of the grand executive com mittee; Mrs. B. F. Wtltse of Philadelphia, first member of the grand executive com mittee, and Mrs. Laltf of Cleveland. O., second member." '. , - -v" '- Mrs. Moore, grand president, was made president of the insurance association; Mrs. J. M. Sewell of Chicago, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. A. F. Conllsk of Fort Worth, Tex., first member; Mrs. H. L. Rlgg of Tucson, Arts., second member, and Mrs. Lai IT of Cleveland, third member. The salaries of the grand president and the grand secretary and treasurer were mrde $2,000 per year each, an Increase ,of $m LOSE WAY IN WILDERNESS Old Man and Boy Have Unpleasant Experience In Long Island Woods. BAY SHORE. L. I., May 19. The eldest son of George Davis, a farmer near here. went Into the country on Saturday with his aged grandfather. They started for home about dark, but became confused and found themselves in the woods. They wandered about all night trying to find some place which would give them a starting point In the morning both were worn out and hungry and the old man was able to walk so slowly that he sent the boy on alone telling him to send help as soon as possible. Although almost worn out the boy set out but mistook a wood path and it was not long before he was only more completely lost. The grandfather stuck to the road and reached home In the afternoon. A searching party started after the boy with the In formation given, they passed to where the boy was but missed him. The lad wandered about till completely axhausted and fell asleep. It was daylight when he went to sleep and daylight when he awoke. He must have slept from afternoon until morn Ing. He was finally found about seven miles from home after wandering about for forty hours. TRAMPS BURN DESERTED TOWN Montani City, Onca Popnlons and Flourishing, Totally Consumed by Fiames. EAST HELENA. Mont.. May 19. Montana City, four miles south of here, at one time one of the most famous placer crimps In Montana, was totally destroyed by tire on Sunday. The camp has been deserted for a long time and Its loss was discovered only today. Once a city of 4.000 people, with a daily paper, first-class hotels and fine streets, the camp had sunk, until for the lust de cade it had been entirely abandoned. It Is thought the fire was the work of tramps, who were In the habit of stopping at the deserted cabins and making themselves at home. ITCH GROWS 0NKANSAS STOCK Governor Will Impose Still More Rigid Quarantine and May Order Dipping. TOPEKA, Kan.. May 19-The State Uvo Stock Sanitary commission Is in session here to consider the best method of com bating the Texas Itch. As a result Governor Bailey will Impose a still more rigid quarantine and an order will likely be made to dip all cattle coming Into the state. SIGNS RAILROAD TAX BILL Gavernor of Wisconsin Approves Menaare Imposing Ad Valorem System. MADISON. Wis, May 19 -Governor I -a Follette today signed the bill taxing rail roads ob the advaiorem system. WILL SOT ARBITRATE Business Men's Association Declines to Hold Farther Conference. EXPRESS BELIEF THEY HAVE FIGHT WON Consequently Beawn There is No Oooasion for Another Meeting. MEN EXPECTED TO MAKE A MOVE TODAY Big Bestauranti Open Up with Force of Nonunion Employes, BENNETT SETTLES WITH HIS DRIVERS Thirty Men Retara to Work oa Terms Satisfactory to the t'nloa and Firm Declared ta Be Fair. The Business Men's Association has re jected the proposition for another confer ence with representatives of organised labor looking to a settlement of the strike. This action was taken last night at another of the association's secret meetings in Crelghton hall. The union forces will be formally advised today. The employers take the position that they have the employes "on the run" and that therefore arbitration Is not necessary. As one of the enthusiastic members last night put It "There Is nothing to ar bitrate; we have them licked." Last night's meeting of the Business Men's association was expected to yield a final basis of settlement of the serious sit uation. The union forces had, on Invita tion, sent a proposition to the association for another conference between the two committees appointed for the purpose of trying to arrive at some common ground. The executive committee of the associa tion held Its dally meeting yesterday after noon and drew up a formal answer to this proposition. That answer was read last night. It went on to say that one confer ence had been held with the labor organi sation's committee and the governor and that since then the union forces had shown such manifest signs of weakening as to warrant the belief In the minds of the ex ecutive commlttsemcn that they were van quished and that therefore it did not seem necessary to go to the trouble of meeting them half way, aa provided In the proposal of the union men. Mnch Enthusiasm Is Shown. - This letter and the subject matter were discussed pro and con for some time and finally adopted. The usual rule was ob served to withhold any statement from the press and It was further decided not to communicate the action of the association to the union forces until this morning. During the discussion some enthusiastic speeches were made by members who were foremost in decrying the Idea of meeting the laboring forces half way in an endeavor to amicably adjust all differences. W. S. Jardlne said that his transfer company bad not ,.anjy. .enough . metu,butv was be sieged with applicants for positions' as teamsters whom it had to turn away. Re marks of this character stimulated the feeling that arbitration is now a thing of the past and that If a settlement was made It would be done by the union men simply asking to be allowed to return to their work under former conditions, or whatever conditions their employers saw fit to name. Great interest was manifest in the strikers' camps last night over the possi ble outcome of this meeting. It is evident from the state of feeling, the anxiety of the artisans to know whether their em ployers would agree to treat with them, that general disappointment and probably a serious complication of conditions will follow the announcement today of last night's action. "I look for the employers and employes to get together now and rather think this conference will open the way to a final adjustment of all differences," said the chairman of the press committee of the Business Men's association yesterday. "The radical elements seem to have been sup pressed by this time on both sides and the conservative men, the men who see the need and are earnestly endeavoring to bring about a settlement of the strike, are In the saddle. Everything tends toward peace. However, the business men are Just as firm as ever so far as their rights are concerned. There Is no dis position to concede what they believe to be their rights, it may be well to repeat at this time that the Business Men s associa tion Is not organised to disrupt unionism. It has no objection to unions living and thriving so long as they keep within proper bounds and do not become arbitrary. The men who compose this association are business mtn and too Intelligent to think that they could. If they would, destroy organised labor. The sooner the union men get the idea out of their heads that the Business Men's association is organized to suppress unionism the better It will be for all concerned." Arrange with Bennett. The thirty team drivers of the Bennett wagons who have been among the strik ers yesterday agreed to return to their work and will do so this morning. J. E. Crews, president of the Team Drivers' ' union, lust night stated that the conditions under which the men went back were en tirely satisfactory and that (mm now on Bennett's would bo- regarded as a "fair" house by organised labor. No formal agreement waa signed between the men snd the firm, but the former simply go back on the basis of their confidence In their employers that they will do. what they say. Shortly before the strike Bennett gave his men a raise in wages and they were not among the precipitators of the strike, in fact were among the last to go out. These letters have been sent by the re spective labor leaders to the Bennett peo ple, showing the estimation In which that firm Is held by the union forces: OMAHA, May H. The Bennett Company, fit y. Gentlemen: We wish to state that the circular which was passed upon the streets today requesllong the families of union men not to go near Henriett a store waa not authorized by this union. Your concern has been considerate In Its atti tude toward this organization, and we have no desire to do you any injury or Injustice. We make this statement for the purpose of relieving you of any prejudice that may have been caused by said circular. Yours verv truly. J. K. CREWS, president Ixieal No. 71, Team Drivers' In ternational Union of America. OMAHA. May 19. The Bennett Company, City. Gentlemen: Preferring to the cards parked upon the streets. In which organ ised labor Is presumed to have asked "union men and their families to stay sway from your store." I have to say that the representatives of the Team Drivers' union declare that they have no grlevanoe as-Hlnat your company and did not authorize the iiuhlicatloii or such earns, r or tne central I.ator union. I desire to say that we have not authorized the publication or distribu tion of Ihe cards In question, and to fur ther say that the Bennett company has i.l- (Continued on Second Page.) CONDITION 0FJTHE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fair Wednesday and Thursday j W aimer Wednesday; - Temperature at Omaha Yesterday 1 Hear. Des. I Hoar. Deg. ft a. tn ..... . mt 1 p. m ..... . T:l M n. m ...... ftli i p. 111 ...... T2 T a. ni- ntl H . m...... Tl Ma. m r 4 . m Tit II n. in J S l. m Til 10 a. ni iUi H p. tn Tit 11 a. m ..... . MS T p. m T lil m Tl 8 . m t T'J t p. ni tin USES KNIFE WITHEFFECT George Stevens Severely Cnt Daring a How In Billy Atklus' Snloon. 'Tvs done for you this timet" "Keep away) Keep away I" This was heard from the steps of the police station as two men appe.ired through the doorway of Billy Atkins' saloon across the street. The second man staggered along the walk a few yards and then cros sed the street to the station. "I'm all cut to pieces!" he said. The police raided the saloon and brought ell who were Inside to the Jail, The nightly fight at Atkins' place had been more serious than usual. George, or "Slim" Stevens, the wounded man, was bleeding profusely from one of his stabs In the groin and a section of the small Intestine protrude) Ironi a slush In the abdomen. Police Surgeon Troetler managed to slop the flow of blood and made temporary dressings so that Stevens could be taken to the hospital. There two hours work were necessary. He was found to have a superficial slash on the right side of the neck, back of the ear, a deep wound In thti centre of the abdomen which was found to have passed three Inches to the left lobe of tha liver, another stab wound below which slanting upward, cut the wall of the abdomen and allowed the Intestines to protrude. The fourth wound severed the satorius muscle In the right thigh and the pouparts ligament. Stevens Is a very strong man and It Is supposed that unless an Infection develops, he will recover. The cutting was done by William Curtis of Jersey City, who accidentally stabbed himself In the left thumb, cutting an artery. He was charged with cutting with Intent to kill. Ten men who were In the place at the time were also arrested nnd held as suspicious characters, but are not thought to have been in the fight. Ac cording to the stories of the Injured man, of C. F. Garthwslt, the barkeeper, and of Thomas Dwyer, a 12-year-old boy who was looking on, the stabbing was done simply because, tho bartender told Steven'., who Is a porter In the saloon, to wake up Curt a, asleep In tha wine room, and make him sleep In another place. The bartender hear a struggle and Stevens laugh and then Curtis came out, hurrying (or the front door and Stevens after him with a raised chair. As the former opened the door, the latter struck at him, missed and fell to his knees. On the other hand, the prisoner, says that ths wounded man and several others set upon him to rob him and he struck In self defense. He bad only 90 cents in money and was only released from Jail the morning before. DENIES B00OLING CHARGES Massachasetts Senator Declares Alia gatlons to Be Grossly Untrue. BOSTON, May 19. Senator Harry C. Fos ter of Gloucester emphatically denied Mr. Raymond's boodle charges before the sen ate Investigating committee today. He admitted going to Mr. Raymond's office, but said he did so In response to a request from that gentleman, who asked him for advlco on a pending measure. Mr. Foster told him that he had better employ counsel and suggested ex-Senator William A. Butler as a good man to further the proposed bill. With the Introduction of Mr, Butler to Mr. Raymond Senator Foster said his connection with the case ended. IRRIGATION RESERVOIR BURSTS Dam Gives oat at Pangnltch, . Inun dating County bat Sparing Lives. SALT LAKE, May 19 A message from Panqultch, Utah, dated May 16, says ths reservoir at Hatch on the Panguitch branch of the Sevier River, went out early In the morning of the lGth. The damage Is said to be heavy, but no lives were lost. The reservoir was being bu,llt to supply water for an extensive system of irrigation. Panguitch Is In the extreme southern part of the state, fifty miles from a rail road and no details of the catastrophe are obtainable. INDIANA FIELDS ABLAZE Peat Soil Ignites, Threatening De struction to Tea Thou sand Acres, KOKOMO. Ind., May 19 A dangerous soil fire Is raging In Howard township, five miles east of Kokomo. The soil Is of a black peaty nature and from five to eleven feet deep. In dry weather It Ig nites spontaneously. Ten acres have burned out, leaving only a deep hole of ashes. There are thousands of acres of this character of soli ami these, with the growing crops, are threatened with destruction. The farmers are fighting the flames by digging deep trenches. BAPTISTS OPPOSED TO SM00T Woman's Home Missionary Society Asks Senate to Refuse Vtah Man a Sent. BUFFALO. N. T., May 19-At the sec ond day's session of the Women's Baptist Home Missionary society resolutions were adopted opposing the seating of Reed Bmoot In the Unltfd States senate and petition ing the senate to exclude him from Its councils, and to take such measures as may secure an amendment to the constitution making polygamy a crime against the state. Movements of Ocean Vessels May 10, At New York Sailed: Kslser Wllhelm der Grosse, for Bremen, via Plymouth and Cherbourg; t'evic. fur Liverpool; Sardegna, for Genoa ami Naples. At Marseilles Arrived: Burgundla, from New York. At The Lizard Passed: Cambrian, from P.osion. fur Ixndon; Menominee, from New York, for luidon. At Ixmdon Arrived: Minneapolis, from New York. At Liverpool Arrived: Corinthian, from Montreal. Hailed: 8xonia. for Boston. At Antwerp Arrived: Kroonland, from New York. At San Francisco Arrived : Oudrull, from Hamburg; Alemeda. fn,m Honolulu. At Bremen Arrived: Kron 1'rlns Wll helm. from New York, via Plymouth and I 'hrbourg. At Delaware Breakwater Parsed; Switz erland, fur Antwerp, UXM PACIFIC QUITS Bettles Differences with Loosed Ott Boiler Makers and Michinlits BURT CONFERS WITH REPRESENTATIVES Company Concedes All. Principal Pointi to Btriking Mechanic. PIECE WORK SYSTEM TO BE ABANDONED Furthermore, Wages at ths Bhopa Are to Be Increased. ALL OLD UNION MEN TO BE REINSTATED Resalts af tha Conference Held In Mew York Between President Bart aad Representatives af tha Strikers. President Kennedy of the boiler mukuia. who Is In New York in attendance at tho Union Pacific strike conference, tele graphed yesterday to the local com mittee that every main point had been con ceded the strikers. All the old men are to be reinstated, an Increase In wages Is allowed and Ihe piece work system is abandoned. Strike leaders In Omaha received emphatic news of settlement from New York In a matter-of-fact way, yet manifested a great deal of delight at the thought uf reaching the end of tho long and severe struggle which began June Is, 19CJ. They had been looking for a settlement and therefore were not surprised. ' Whatever terms of settlement are made with one of three crafts will apply to both the others, as they all, the blacksmiths, machinists and boiler makers, have stood together throughout the fight and long ago resolved that no settlement should be made with one that did not extend to all. Therefore the 1,600 or 1.600 men who went out, the machinists, boiler makers, black smiths, their helpers and apprentices will be Included In the number that are to re turn to work. A large number of these men have gne off to other places to work, but the plan Is for all to return and acyav their old places as soon as the final f'i tlement Is made. Only four of this ITrge lot ever deserted and went back to work In the shops. Three of these were boiler makers at Kansas City, and one machinist at Sidney, all of whom were promoted to foremunshlps. Up to a late hour last night the strikn leaders had no more information than they had early in the evening when a code came saying that all the main points had been conceded, which Involved the abandonment of piecework, the discharge of all nonunion help, reinstatement of all old men and raise of wages in some cases. Inquiry at Union Pacific headquarters brought ths reply that no advices had been received there as to the settlement.. Moat Be Rattled Here. . AH that Is done in New York rnust be ratified In Omaha before the . men return to work. This is in accoMlaAoe m-ith con stitutional provisions governing the varl ous crafts Involved. The three trades w1! be represented in conference with Mr. Burt and other officials by a delegate of lite blacksmiths, boiler makers and machinists from every place on the system. There Is no thought that the terms will not be approved. Asked how long he thought It would take lo bring everything up to n final adjustment, Sam Grace, secretary of the machinists, said If no time was lost, ten days more would see the mon ready to go back to the shops. It' Is not definitely known by the men here wlten the Omaha conference will be held, but It is presumed within a few days; as their representatives and Mr. Burt are expected to leave New York at once. The conference In New York was delayed a day or two owing to the tardiness of Dominlck Kane, vice president of the In ternational Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Shipbuilders, In reaching the Em pire City. The local boiler makers are disposed to give Kane credit for the suc cess of the negotiations.' Maws from Other Soaroes. "Bache says he understands Union Paclflo strike will be settled In near future. Men are here and an agreement practically de termined on." This announcement was flashed aoross private wires from New York to Omaha yesterday, being received at the office of McWhorter, Holllnger V Sunderland, ili Chamber of Commerce building, at 11:32. It came from J. 8. Bache & Co., one of the big firms of New York and agents for the McWhorter people. By 1:16 p. m. the market generally had gone up In consequence, from 11.60 to $- as reported from Wall street. This fsct leads the MoWhorter, Holllnger tt Bunder land company to give credence to the re port. Tom L. Wilson and the other machinists' delegates who attended the international convention in Milwaukee have returned to Omaha, Wilson arriving yesterday. They express the most hopeful feelings as to the prospects for a settlemont. While Im pressed with the need for conservative speech at this critical time, they admit that certain negotiations are on which seem to warrant a peaceful adjustment of the long pending struggle. The machinists sent a delegation from Milwaukee to meet Presi dent Harrlman and President Burt In New York, Joining President Mc.NwII, Kennedy und the other boiler maker representatives who left Omaha several days ago for the conference. Wall Street Believes It. NEW TORK, May 19. (Special Telegram.) President Horace Burt of the Union Pacific railroad has undoubtedly settled upon ac ceptable and favorable terms to both parties the strikes of the machinists, boiler makers' and other shopmen with the Ut ters' representatives who camo here yester day for the purpose of a conference. President Burt arrived yesterday and Wall street had it that he held late In the afternoon a conference with a committed of striking bollermakers and other shop men. Later this conference was denied by officials at the Union Paclflo ofnea, but, as everything, true or untrue, big or little. Is always denied habitually at that office, the belief that the conference was held was unshaken. Later a Union Paclflo man admitted there had been a short confer ence by saying: "I am not prepared to deny the report." This morning, however. It was 'freely ad mitted that President Burt was In confer ence with representatives of the strikers. From a private source, always well In formed, because closely connected with Union Pacific management. It ass said to-night that the Union Pacific people were expecting to end the trouble amicably and favorably . to both parties, although all official channels of news st ths Union Pa cific's offices were religiously closed. The