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The sun., 1900-05-02
New Hampshire Granite Cutter, Strike.

MANCHESTER. y n. May An the granite
cutters in this city struck last night to enforce
a demand for - cents an hour for eight hours n
day. Most of m" shops had their orders we'll
cleaned m in anticipation Of cessation of
work and here is little Likelihood of any change
in the situation for some time To come
SUFFEBN y Y May | Tn" local union car
pentpr~, mason~ and plumbers struck to-day
They demand eight hours and 81 Is per day
Contractors MrtZ n Go and the Norwalk Com
sjruCtion Company granted their request. but
the other contractors would not give any deci-
sion to-dav The strikers had been working on
large re-denCeS which are being built for New
Workers and members OF the Tuxedo Club and
were rIsh Jobs.
MIDpLE1oN. y Y. May Over three hun
dred men emplove1 aS carpenters. painters
masons and electricians AT Tuxedo Park have
refused to continue work day unless the
contractors aCcedc to their demand of eight
hours for day and an advance in wages.
The sun., 1900-05-02
NEW ACTING MAYOR OF HAVANA.
senor Mora Resigns s-Transport SANS WI" ""'
Hody OF Mrs. ,. II. wilson,

Special Cable Ds,poteh to THE sun
HAVANA. May i.-Senor Estrada Mo'"' 80
in the absence Of Mayor Lacoste. mas pee" ~
ing Mayor Of Havana. has resigned upon ""u
ing that Sehor lacoste will not resume inc oiheo
of Mayor. owing TO his having accep'eaa p',oo
ton in the Cabinet Sehor Mora says 'hat ms
private business requires his attention Se"o'
Medaros. n member Of the Board of A'dcrn,nn'
has been appointed to act As Mayor UNI"
Mayor Is elected
One Of the generally accepted reasons lor
Sehor Mora's resignation is that ne was ur","-
ing TO shoulder the responsibility OF pa'ihs ,".
members of the Charter commission appo'n'e'
by Gen. Ludlow Prior to his departure "eh
Ludlow nSed the remuneration Tor both 'upan
and Ame lean members OF the board AZ whht "
considered by the local press an exorptoh'
rate Most OF the board consists OF CuDah onice-
holders, who. In addition TO thor regular saiar-
les. are to get from go to $50 Gay 'or
their work on tho charter. Inc SUN
involved amounts to 81, 500. Astorm was raised
over this alleged waste of Cuban fund, and 'h"
newspapers demanded that the municipality re-
fuse to sanction the expenditure All hesitate
10 act, fearing Gen. LudlOws paramount
authority on one side and the wrath OF the pub
lie on the other The result is that the Cubans
have agreed not 10 take the money The ex-
penditure will doubtless be ratified, 80 that the
American Commissioners can get their money
whether the Cubans take theirs or not
Gen Wilson and his daughters have sent
message TO the press expressing their deep
gratitude to their friends and all the public,
both Cubans and Americans. for the touching
and innumerabe tokens OF sympathy and con"
dolence which have been bestowed upon them
The sun., 1900-05-02
6O-62 West 23d St,

in Atlantic City. y. j., at 7:l5 last evening.
aged 81. He was one OF the largest importers
OF mems furnishing goods in this country. He
was prominent Methodist ACCOMPANIED by
wife. son and daughter. he left Chicago two
weeks ago for his annual trip TO Europe While
on the train he caught cold, and
becoming very i'll he postponed his trip
10 Europe and went 10 Atlantic City.
He was n member Of the Union League, Chs
cago. and Vice President OF the Chicago Golf
Club lie was an uncle of George ". Boyd, tho
assistant general passenger agent of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. Death was caused by grip.
Mrs. Mollie G Fitzpatrick 1obin. the wife
Of Thomas }, Tobin, night superintendent of
on Sunday at her home, 80 Van Buren, street,
Brooklyn She WIS active In charitable work
in st. Ambrose's Catholic parish, she was
who served for forty years as financial
clerk Of the United States Senate.
The sun., 1900-05-02
1000 MEN 0UT ~ KANSAS CITY.
Centractors Refuse Demands for Higher
wages and Say They win Fight 10 . Finish.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. May i.-Contractors and
employers generally to-day refused de-
mands for increased wages. and IA
result about 1000 workmen struck. They
include timers and sheet metal workers
10 the number OF $50. nearly 800 hodcarriers
and about $50 plasterers and quarry workers.
Nearly 200 brickayers have been laid on In con-
sequence OF the hOdcarriers' action IL IL prob
out but they will probably not take action un-
Ill May 10.
The contractors are determined and declare
they will fight the mems demands to the END
lin they have finally broken NJ the Trades
COllncil
The sun., 1900-05-02
MAFEKING'S CHEERFUL ANSWER.
win Try TO Hold Out for Another Month. as
Gen. Roberts Requests.
.Spsciai cable Despatch TO THE SuS

Special cable Despatch TO THE SuN
LONDON, May An undated despatch from
Mafeking, by runner to Ootsi, April %. is printed
by the Pal Mail Gazette to-day 1t says:
Everything is absolutely quiet. The Beers
have removed their big gun We are unable to
locate il, but it has probably been taken south
to Kiaaspan to wait for the approach of the re-
lieving column from Kimberley. 1t Is difficult
for us TO realize that we are undergoing a siege
Scarcely shot has been fired TO day
A second despatch to the Pal Mall Gd.rtte.
dated Mafeking. April 20, by runner to Ootsi.
says:
The Beers have been busy for several days
blowing up the railroad TO the south OF the town.
Tho town responds with the utmost cheer
fu.ness to Lord Roberts's request to hold out for
another month.
IAN we'll "
The sun., 1900-05-02
PAY or rELEGRAPHkRS RAISED.
The Southern Railway Ciinches Its Victory
Over the strikers.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, May THE Southern
Railway Company hns clinched it's victory over
the striking teIegraphers on its system by in
creasing the wages OF each telegrapher now In
it's employ by 81 month In thus advancing
wages the company has compiled with the main
demand OF the order Of Railway Teleeraphers,
not profit thereby, a. they are still out and the
company does not desire to re-cmploy them
The Southern Is not now experieno Ing any m
are arriving and departing on schedule time.
The sun., 1900-05-02

"Mr. S.. American, AZ years old. four II,
ago consulted me. advised that his bladc
explored, for foreign body, which was SUI
present. On entering the bladder encoun,t
large mass, which from the characte
click, ! decided was q stone. II was S
thing immense, and larger than anything
have ever known of. " n prcsC
The sun., 1900-05-02
5000 on strike In weuchester County.

MouNr VERNON, y Y May Three thous-
and stonemasons plasterers. bricklayers and
helpers OF the labor unions Of Westchester
county. went on strike this morning for in
creased wages. Many men connected with the
ment indirectly. The masons and bricklnyers.
who have been receiving 81 o5 for eight hours
work. want % IS. The employers have refused
visited all OF the buildings and induced the men
10 quit work
The sun., 1900-05-02

CISCINNATr. MAY / 4 conference between
Representatives Of the National Founders As
sociations and the Executive Board of the Iron
MoulderS' Union Of North America met here
this evening, and after n tPn-hOur session
reached n compromise agreement on the de-
mandS of the men IN Chicago. Cincinnati and
Cleveland for n - per cent increase Of wages
The terms are tha; there shall b" n 10 per cent
increase over last wears scale for May and June
of this year. that any time before July another
conference may be- called hv either organiza-
ton TO continue or advance this increase, but
that in any event the scale of last year shall be
operative from July t. 1900. 10 July l. 1901
The sun., 1900-05-02
Trenton Carpenters stop Work.

TRENTON. N. j. May THE journeymen
carpenters quit work to-day pending a confer
ence with the master builders on the demands
OF the men for increased wages. They want
~ cents an hour and a uniform scale, eight
hours to constitute days work. They get
considerably less. but an advance of Is cents
per day has been offered them, There are
potters, the watchmakers and the plumbers II
Il believed that all Of the differences will be
amicably adjusted in the course Of n day or two
A striking matchmaker to-day discharged his
housekeeper, Margaret Monroe. and she CON-
mitted suicide by taking carbolic acid
The sun., 1900-05-02
TO WORK THE CARS GOLD FIELDS.
British syndicate Said to Have Secured IN,
Long Sought Conc ession.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun.

SEecfn Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON, May2 The Daily Express processes
TO have received authentic information from
ST Petersburg that the Car has granted to a
British syndicate a concession to work the gold
deposits on his Maiestys private estate in the
Nertchnsk region. in Siberia. Overtures by
French and German applicants for this conces-
sion have been repeatedly refused. and the
present concession. il Is declared. is intended as
practical proof Of his desire to stand well with
Great Britain.
The sun., 1900-05-02
Strike Akninst One Non.Un,on Man.

MILwACKEE May Two hundred moulders
employed at the T.. AIls Company's works
struck this afternoon because the company re-
fused to disCharg" an old employee who would
not join the mouiders' union. The plant IA said
TO be the largest rngrc-huilding plant in the
world he company has branches at Detroit
and Buffalo which in the event of n general
strlke would nrnhnhlv be lnvOlved
The sun., 1900-05-02
81. Louis Railway Strike Continues.

ST LOUIS. Mo. May THE strike Of the
Suburban Street Railway continues to embar-
rass the operations Of the road somewhat,
though the manager contends that he has all
the men required to operate cars. A committee
dav in an effort 10 have the C8e submitted to
arbitration, but Mr. Jenkins declined TO hold
out any hope that he would grant the request
The sun., 1900-05-02

So PNuL, MINI. May / The journcymen
plumbers went on a strike to-day, demanding
pay NJ the rate of ~ cents an hour the time 10
be computed from the moment they leave the
shop until they return. They have heretofore
Received 81 81 for an cight-hOur dav. They
also demand saturday afternoon on through
out the year with s. pay for the half day
The sun., 1900-05-02
Twin city Woodworkers' strike.

MNNFArnMS. May / The Woodworkers
Union of Minneapolis, after an all night session.
decided at an early hour this morning 10 strike
to-day over eight hundred were present and
the decision was practically unanimous
IL effects all N" sash and door. bar fixtures and
showcase factories in IN Twin cities Three of
the smaller factories have signed the agree
ment. and they will start up tomorrow.
The sun., 1900-05-02
Protection Of German Agriculture.


BERLIN. May i.-At the commencement OF
the Naval Committees proceedings to-day DR..
Freiherr Won Thielmann. Secretary Of the I'M
porial Treasury. announced that the confeder-
ated governments had decided to extend
effective protection to German agriculture
when the treaties OF commerce were revised
The sun., 1900-05-02
strikers at Odds with knights Of Labor.

The Electrical Workers Union, whose mem-
hers are on strike for 81 day, accuses the
knights Of Labor Of irving 10 defeat the strike
by supplying men from rural union 10 take
the places of the strikers The Knights Of
Labor Union Is known a. Local Assembly 2lal
None of the members of the Electrical Con-
tractors Association has granted the demands
of the strikers, and among the buildings in
volyed are the Museum Of Natural History and
the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in Central
Park the Whit" Hotel, Fhirty-cighth street and
Seventh avenue; the MAJ haitian Hotel, Forty
second street and Fifth avenue, and the Fills
Island immigrant buildings
The sun., 1900-05-02
sympathetic strike In East st. Ioui,.

ElsT ST LorlS. 1T, May l l-Building opera
tions ar" at n complete standstl in this city
The stonrmaSonS who were NJ work on the
Post OtiiCc aud water works and filtration
buildings were called out this morning because
the contractors and carpenters are unable TO
reach an agreement on the wage question The
stO nemaSonS are satisfied with their wages and
hours OF labor 1t Is a sympathetr strike.
The sun., 1900-05-02
British Casualties.

Special Gable Dsspdieh 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. May THE War Office publishes the
names OF thirty-three soldiers who have died Of
enteric fever and OF seven who have died from
the effects Of wounds in the various hospitals
since April "a 1t also publishes the names OF
three additional men killed and twenty-four
wounded in various engagements Forty-thres
officers have returned TO duty cured
The sun., 1900-05-02

ago and that no attention was paid 10 the mat
ter, The strike will rotard the work OF Improve
Inent on the rOadbcd. II isrumored Tonight
that II the company does not comply with the
demands made 10y the trncknen thdtrainineh
will strike out Of sympathy with them
The sun., 1900-05-02
Carpenters strike in Lincoln. Neb.

LINCOLN. Neb. May Sixty Of the ninety
carpenters employed in this city struck to-day
few who were employed upon contract work
that Is nearly completed won their point and
went back to work The men have been getting
81 20 for ten hours work and they demandcd
the same pay for nine hours
The sun., 1900-05-02

CINCINNATI. May > The architectural iron
workers la.t night decided to strike To-day be-
cause their demands had cen granted by only
one firm, the Stewart Iron works Company
whose employees ar. not in the union The
Demands were for n nine-hour day and ten
hours pay About eight hundred men are In
v0lyed " the strike
The sun., 1900-05-02
-Four Hundred Mouiders in Akron. Ohio. on
strike.

AKRON. Ohio. May -Four hundred monders
and other members OF the Federation of Labor
went on strike to-day at the Stirling Boiler
Company's plant in Barberton. The moulders
about a month ago demanded an increase Of 10
per cent in their wages and the recognition OF
their union. and gave the company until May
TO meet their demands
The sun., 1900-05-02
MANILA'S VIEW CRIMINAL CODE.
Extension Of the Privileges OF the Writ Of
Habcas Corpus on May I5.
.srsetaI Cable Despateh 10 THs SUN.

MANILA, May THE new criminal code will
become operative on May Is. The privileges Of
the writ Of habeas corpus will then be vested in
individuals Under the old Spanish law they
were granted. bur the matter was left 10 the
discretion Of the Judge In this way there was
loophole for abuses Of the right.
The sun., 1900-05-02
Half OF Pittsburg's Brtckiayers Idle.

PITTsBrRG. May T. About one thousand
briCklayers. or half the men IN the trade in Al
legheny county, struck TODAY for an advance
In wages The buildings affected included fur
naCc- al tho steel mills and public school houses
The bTiCklayerS asked first for 80 cents an hour
for an eigh-hour dav and cut down their de-
mand 10 ~ cents an hour for a ninc-hour day
The sun., 1900-05-02
Central New England Trackmen Ont.

WINsTFp. Conn., May 1.-To-night the Cen
,ra New England Railway commonly called
the Poughkeepsie Bridge route. is without a
track laborer in this State. all sectionmen be-
tween Hartford and the New York State line
having struck They number one hundred and
want 81 so day. an increase Of rs cents
The sun., 1900-05-02

SPRINGpIELp. Mass, May The linemen Of
the New England Telephone and Telegrap nh
Company. $50 in number. have struck for
higher wages The district affected comprises
this State west Of Worcester Vermont south Of
Bellows-Falls, and the southern part of New
Hampshre
The sun., 1900-05-02

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. May AT Windsor Castle to-day
the Queen conferred the Star of the Royal
Victorian Order on Gen, White. the commander
Of the I.adysmith CARR son
The sun., 1900-05-02

nglish Archbishops Declare Against Any
Reservation Of the Sacrament.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE sun.

SpFfIdI { d07f TtSpd1fH 70 THE Sun.
LONDON. May AT Lambeth Palace to-day
the Archbishop Of Canterbury gave judgment
on the right TO reserve the sacrament He de-
cided that the Church Of England would not
allow reservation In any form The Archbishop
OF York concurred In this decision
The sun., 1900-05-02
Brook,yn Carpenters Report victories.

It was said last night at the headquarters Of
the striking carpenters at slS Washington
street. Brooklyn. that most OF the employers
had agreed 10 accede to the demand for the in
crease in wages and the Saturday half f-holidav,
and that probably not more than 500 of the ? 500
men affected would be out to-day,
The sun., 1900-05-02
Higher Pay for Lake shore Section Men.

AsHrABULA. Ohio. May Lake Shore rail-
road section men went to work to-day At in
creased wages The advance ia from 81 rs to
sl.3s day. They had asked for $3.50.
The sun., 1900-05-02
MUST FIGHT OR GET OUT.
State Secretary Reitz's Alleged Notice to
Foreigners In the Transyaal.
Special Cable Dcpateh 10 THE Sus

CAPE Town. May State Secretary Retz
told a recent visitor to the 1ransvaal that every
English man. woman and child would be cleared
ont Of that country. lie also said that every
American. German and other foreigner would
have to countess prepared TO shoulder Mauser
rifle and fight with the Beers.
The sun., 1900-05-02
WAR HAS COST SIG. ESQ 900.
British Treasury statement Of the Amount
Expended mp to March 81.

LONDON. May Replying 10 question in
the House of Commons today. the Right Hon
Robert william lIanbury. Financial Secretary
TO the Treasury. stated that the total cost OF the
war up to March 81 had been E23. 100000.
The sun., 1900-05-02
Quiet May Day In Berlin.
Special Gable Despatch 10 The Suy

BERLIN May MAY Dny passed on very
quietly in Berlin. Tho Socialists held twenty
six meetings in various city districts, but only
81 900 persons attended them. After the meet
ings adjourned the Socialists went on excur-
sions 10 the suburbs
The sun., 1900-05-02
Patterson Carpeuter, Strike

PATERSON. n. j.. May The carpenters Of
the city about four hundred struck to-day for
shops have granted the demands One hun
dred painters, plumbers and lathers struck out
of sympathy
The sun., 1900-05-02
All Quiet at the New Croton Dam.

CRoToS, y. Y. May / Contrary to expec-
tations there was no May Day demonstra ton
here to-day on the part Of the recent strikers
at the New Croton Dam. Nearly all OF the Ital-
ians worked peacefully all dav.
The sun., 1900-05-02
STRIKE on THE GREAT NORTHERN.
Freight Tranic Tied Up In Montana. hut Pas.
senger Trains Not Affected.

HELENA. Mon, May Owing TO dissats-
faction with a new rule inaugurated by
the Great Northern to-day regarding hours OF
work and wages. the freight crews are on strike
ard freight traffic is completely. tied up in Mon
tana, ,alth ough passenger trains are not anected.
The sun., 1900-05-02
London = Ottawa Relief Fund.

special abe Despatch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. May The Mansion House fund
for the relief Of the sufferers by the Ottawa FIRE
now amounts TO $1,000
The sun., 1900-05-02
General Strike in Duluth.

DULUTH. MINI May Organized labor Is on
n strike to-day for higher wages and shorter
hours Carpenters want rs cents an hour:
plumbers, so cents and Saturday half holiday
paid for. painters 40 cents: and other trades in
proportion with general eight-hour day
The sun., 1900-05-02
Cane Parliament Summoned.

.Specicl Cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
CAPE Town, May l. The Cape Parliament
has been summoned TO meet on June 22
The sun., 1900-05-02

We recognize that as in life
variety is the spice" of good
clothing business. a store that
can afford to have big stock has
double claim upon the public.
In trousers, the variety we
offer is 100 different patterns;
prices from - to $40.
Queer legs and queerer taste,
if trouserward inclined, you can't
find something among all these
to meet your wants.
ROGERS PEEr - COMPANY.
ss8 Broadway, cor. Warren
b6s Broadway. cor. Prince. We MI orders
1900 Broadway. cer. s2d by maik
The sun., 1900-05-02
ExPOSITI0N'S BIG TELESCOPE.
Good Results Obtained in an Examination o
the Sun.
,Sptriai Cable Despatch IL THE SUN.

SpTIdl Z dU1e D15pd7tH N HF SCN.
PARIS. May THE Mdt,n says that an ex-
animation OF the sun through the gigantic
telescope at the optical pavilion OF the Exposi-
ton gave unlooked-for results The image Of
the sun was seen with surprising clearness. and
prominences which have hitherto been visible at
the edge only were perceptible on the surface.
The sun., 1900-05-02

Trade Issued Barring Out All Electrica
Apparatus.
Special Cable Dsspateh 10 THE SUN

CoEsrANrfEo oPLE. May An trade has been
issued by the Government prohibiting the i'm
portation Of all apparatus connected with
electricity.
The sun., 1900-05-02
The Reported Uprising In Sierra Leone.

.SprrieI Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun
LONDON. MAJ The Colonial Office has no
news regard nS the reported native uprising in
Sierra Leone.
The sun., 1900-05-02
4. 900 welsh Coal Miners Affected.
Sp,cJa ,'abl. D,,r1,rb 70 Ttp Stx

loSpoN. May Eight thousand men are
affected by notices given to-day by the golfers
Of Merthyr Tydril and Dowlas. Wales. that
they will terminate their contracts in a months
time
The sun., 1900-05-02
500 Men Out in Omaha

OMAHA, Neb, May All Of the planning mill
men and practically all the carpenters OF the
city are idle TO-DAY About 5OQ-m men are out.
The sun., 1900-05-02

They have the best assortment In town and sell
them a, the lowest prices eth Ave, eoth 10 2is 81
-Ads
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-05
GIGANTIC PROPOSITION.
Movement Having for Its Object the
Bringing of the Defeated Beers
TO Platte ALLEY, Colorado.

Denver, Col, June Gov. Thomas
has given his Endorsement to a gil
gantic proposition, having for its OBJ
ject the bringing of the defeated
Beers to the valley of the Platte, in
Colorado.
The Union Pacific Land Co. pro-
poses to give a million acres of land,
10 be taken up under the Carey land
act, on the Julesburg and Wyoming
divisions. There is to be no charge
for the gift, and the company will I'M
dertake TO transport the Beers to
Colorado. being repaid on the install
ment plan after the communities are
established and prosperous.
c. Mainland. agent of the Union
Pacific, has left for the east, where he
VIII meet the BOer ENJOYS, and ex-
plain in detail the proposition.