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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-02
Beers Ask Terms.

In connection with this movement,
Third Assistant Secretary of State
Thomas ". Gridler has sent to this
city a copy Of the following dispatch
"LoUrenzO Marques, South Africa.
NOV. p. 1900.
To the Secretary Of State. Washing
ton.
please advise New York World that
a number of BOer families here, maxi
mum 500 men. $50 women and children.
contemplate emiSrating to United
States. and ask the New York World
if offer of homestead farms mentioned
in said newspapers telegram 10 Presi-
dent Kruger. sent my care. June 1, 1900,
still holds good
Also inquire what further assistance
can be given these people. Passage
provided here. Reply prepaid
ssLTDT Coue11I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-02
No Recognition at Cologne.

Cologne, Dec. MIR. Kruger arrived
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-02
Weather Today.

Forecast for Salt Lake Today is:
Cloudy, Slight Changes in Temper
allure.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
STRIKES IN OTHER PLACES.

st. Paul May AL the union plumbers in this
city went on strike to-day in support of a de-
mand FOR shorter hours and an increase in wages.
Toledo. May IA dispatch to The Bee" from
Tiffn says that the section of the Tifin divi-
sion of the Big Four struck to-day for an increase
in wages Of from 81 % to 81 % a day. The com
pany has refused to aCcede to the demand.
Minneapolis May 1.-Over eleven hundred union
wood workers and practically all the employees of
ries of ST. Paul and Minneapolis decided TO strike
to-day. This Is election day in St Paul. and the
strike will not be effective there until Tomorrow
rittsburg, May 1.-About one thousand brick
layers and five hundred hod carriers struck to-day
for increase in wages and shorter hours The
scale of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
signed Dy the Master Builders Association
and all are at work.
Reading, Penn. May This was the day stpu-
lated by the Carpenters Union its new scale OF
wages into effect. Some of the contractors
have signed, while others have refused. As this
is circus day many carpenters did work, so
that the situation will be fully known until to-
morrow. The contractors given until then to
sign. \ communication received by President
Goodwin of the local union from Of the largest
builders in Boston. in which he stated that he
need OF 200 carpenters whom he would
pay union wages and give them steady work. A
number of contractors have promised TO sign the
scale. provided all agree to the advance.
Port Huron. Mich, May Three hundred
Went on strike at the jerks shpbuildng Company's
ward and shops to-day for 10 cents an hour. They
have been receiving 81 % a day.
Detroit May One hundred and seventy-fve
union coremakers struck to-day for an increase
from 81 % TO 81 p day.
dent OF the Building Trades Council that eight hun
dred strike In this city to-day incud-
ing carpenters, painters brcklayers plasterers and
in working hours.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
STATEMENT OF H. H. ROGERS.
HE SAYS HE HAS NOT SPOKEN TO AN OFF,
CIAL IN THE LAST THREE YEARS RE
GARDING THE MATTER

H H. Rogers furnished staetment to the news
papers last evening regarding the story OF the
Danish West Indies part of which follows
The article referrsd to is devoid of truth and
accredited representative of the Danish Govern
Government that the Danish West Indies could be
In connection with another merchant in this city.
W1aI Information was given to 'he authorities at
" fmasmlhGton @ M and as ! have been Informed: was
!aNofaDly considered at Cabinet meeting. Later.
me me subject was presented to the Senate. l think
sh-American War coming on at about this time.
was Informed from Denmark that because OF the
continue Consideration Of the question: 'o'
slnee that time the Whole subject has been in
nas presented himself with letter of Introduction
thority Of the Danish Government to negotiate a
sale, and desired my cooperation. He assured me
mat II would render what Assistance | could. and
me dne movement Was success his king would
mindful of such honor. but did not really know
What yirno IT meant because had never received
! took occasion to give to the Captain little
would be impossible to get any such sale consum-
time TIE interview ended and he came to me
"saln "s % lew 9tyS N later but l was busy. and he
nHa, ns Since thai DAY have laid eyes on the
nm. nm lie mas teiegraphed me. asking for inter
view view. ana has requested interviews repeatedly
my claiming the ownership Of twenty-six rTiteG
stat"s Senators is simply faIsehood and so absurd
- The letter printed which he claims he wrote to
me. was never received
connected with the matter nor do I ra.sii h,,-intt
spoken TO any member CT that company i'm ref5re
ence 70 it until within the last twtntyfour hons
me matter Is so absurd in all its respects and
tnlS adventurous captain has mace such n FMS.
dput nothing. that the article is alrnCSt cop,caI
nave been Informed several times within the las,
thrre months That he going to venrilate this
whole matter in the newspapers W-hethar ~,
was 10 notify me- that the article to be nrep9rsJ
was Tor sale or not. | unable to say have
never ~ the last three years spoken To anv Tinted
states senator member of the House of Reprtsei-
tdtlVes or any person holding an official
IN washington IN reference 10 the matter
@. q Amundren. the acting Danish Consul in tbi,
city. said Yesterday that he knew nothing Of am,
such negotiations. 100 - ''''S
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
STRIKE INJUNCTION ARGUED
CIGARMAKERS AND EMPLOYEES BOTH
ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY.

The application by Kerbs Wertheim & Schiller
for the continuance Of the injunction granted by
Justice McAdam on April 10 restraining the
beTs. agents, employees and attorneys of the Cigar
makers International Union of America and Local
Union No. 144 Of that organization from picketing
the plaintiffs premises at No. 1920 Second-ave
came up for argument before Justice Fitzgerald in
the Supreme Court yesterday. Einsten & Town
send appeared for the plaintiffs. The Cigarmak-
ers Union represented by ex-Assistant Dis
tr,ct Attorney Vernon NJ Davis.
The plaintiffs contend that the Cigarmakers
Union is managed by George w. Perkins as presi-
dent and by SamIel Gompers, James Wood and
others. Their two thousand employees, they say
without any notice. and acting under the instruc-
tlons and with the conuivance of the Executive
Board OF the union and of the defendants Albert
Marousek chairman of the Cigarmakers' Strike
Committee, and Nathan Rosenstein. chairman of
the Advisory Board, and other members of the
organization left the employment of the plaintiffs
on March last and strike. and informed
the plaintiffs that the joint Advisory Board in
charge of the strike and would support it until
the demands of the strikers were acceded TO-
Counsel for the plaintiffs described the conduct of
the strikers and the pickets by them
Justice Fitzgerald asked if any arrests had been
made. Counsel said of the offenders had
been arrested and dealt with in the police courts
He submitted affidavis from the plaintiffs and
ployes of theirs in which 1t set forth that this
great factory, employing 1000 hands, turning out
100000 cigars daily, had been brought 20 a stand
stiH. r.-.. ,,oe,o,
Mr. Davis denied that there had been any Illegal
acts committed by his clients. and said the
plaintiffs themselves guilty of conspiracy
and wanted to throw the blame their employees
by this proceeding. He contended that number
of other cigar manufacturers April 16. in order
10 prevent the union from paying the weekly
strike allowance. had locked out their hands
This, he said, was conspiracy within the terms
of the Penal Code
Mr. Davis admitted that the strikers had been
supported by contributions made by fellow work
men who were employed. He said that the EN-,
plOyers guilty of conspiracy the result of
the meeting which had been held at the Hotel
Savoy. At that meeting declared Mr.. Davis, the
employers had decided lock their employees out
in ten factories thus throwing about five thousand
people of work Justice Fitzgerald took the
papers and reserved his decision.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
WATT GOES TO BUFFALO.


mated at Buffalo. These men. together with the
freight handlers who out last night, made
the number of Llckawanna strikers go and 800.
Mr.. Truesd ale said:
The action OF these in making demands on
ore day to be complied with on the next was very
high handed and arbitrary; their demands Will not
be acceded To. The attempt to tie up the moving
of freight the road will not succeed because in
stead of sorting it at Buffalo, Ii has been con-
venlen 10 DO VIII simply sort II at other points.
This will cause additional trouble, but it can e
done and the freight moved as If no strike was on
There is no trouble at any other point on our line.
and there is also no likelihood that the trainmen
prehenson at I'll. for do not think il possible 10
lie up the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad.
President Truesdale said that l.. T. Garfield,
master car builder of the road. was on the ground
at Buffalo and had charge of the entire matter
there.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
CONDITIONS IN NEW-ENGLAND
MORE STRIKES IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES
THAN FOR MANY YEARS

Boston. May MAY Day in New-England
marked by a greater number Of strikes in the
various industries than has been the case at the
beginning Of May in several years In addition
to difficulties in the carpenters and joners trade
in Boston, many of the cities in New England re-
ported number of men made idle to-day account
of the refusal of their employers TO accede de-
mands for a revision Of hours of labor and wages.
In point of numbers. however, the aggregate OF
strikers anywhere not unusually large
cept at Quincy, and two other granite
centres, where little work has been done since
March !.
Among those strike to-day the granite
polishers, OF Barre, Vt; granite cutters OF West
Sullivan and Franklin. Me; Fall River. Man
chester and several other places There is also
strike of painters in Providence a small strike at
the fremont and Suffolk cotton mills In Lowell
and a number OF minor disputes at other points
1t is estimated that more than twenty y-five
to-day. About the number had been
Quincy, Pawtucket and one two other cities for
a month
At Winsted, Conn., about hundred section men
employed the Central New England Railroad
between Hartford and Merton. y. Y, went
strike this morning in support OF a demand for
increase OF % cents day in wages. The strike
involves all trackmen on the Central New England
Railroad between Tarrfye and Springfield.
The Electrical Workers Union. Springfield
Mass. formally declared strike against the
New wEngland Telephone and Telegraph Company
this noon. and all the members Of the union
poyed the western division were called out.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
NO SERIOrS T4LK OF CLErEI4yD

1t was reported yesterday that conference NJ
the friends of eX-President Cleveland wouId L.
held In this city within few DAYS to canvass
the Democratic situation and to ascertain Whether
II would be advisable to make formal announce
ment OF the eX-President's candidacy for a re
nomination at the hands of the Democratic party
There are some of Mr. Cleyelaud's friends il f.
known, who have urged that If Mr. Cleveland
brought 10 the front a candidate he
would be supported by a strong following No
practical politician, however. regards the move
ment serious, and among the leaders and those
who watch the trend OF events there is belief
that the name Of MIR. Cleveland will be presented
the Kansas City Convention that II IL * il
would receive any substantial support Leaders in
both the Republican and Democratic parties are
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
TO SEEK AGREEMENT IN TENNESSEE.
COMPROMISE PLANNED FOR THE TWO REPUBII
CAN FACTIONS.

Nashville Tenn. May (Special)-Since the split
at the Republican State Convention and the nom
iaation OF two candidates for Governor and the
selection OF two of delegates to the National
Convention by the Brownlow and Evans factions,
there has been considerable talk Of a compromise
by them. II said to-day that Senator Hanna
had taken a hand in the matter and would make
an effort effect a compromise, by the terms Of
which both delegations will oe recognized at Phila
delphia end each delegate will have one-half a
vote.
II is said that Senator Hanna and Secretary
Dick of the Republican National Committee. also
insist as a part of the compromise that the Evans
and Brownlow must agree 10 have only one
ticket in the field and only set of State cleo
tors. II they unable come together regard
ing the tickets in the field they are TO call
a new convention and nominate new candidate
for Governor.
The Republican National Committee has also
recommended another plan. which involves seating
the Brownlow delegation in the convention and the
withdrawal Of the BroWnlcW State ticket; or.
81 Evans and Brownlow will agree TO II, the Ma
fiona Committee will the Evans delegation at
Philadelphia and the Brownlow men viii have the
State ticket What Browniow and Evans will agree
10 in this matter cannot be foretod, but II Is
thought the plan botn delegations with the
one-half vote provision will be accepted. If a
compromise is made. and after the convention
Evans and BrOwnlOw will try and arrange the State
ticket SO that il will be acceptable 10 both sides.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
MINOR STRIKES IN NEW YORK STATE.

Oswego, May About sixty employees of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western coal trestle
struck to-day because of dissatisfaction the
wage schedule. The strikers claim that they can
cripple the trese. and propose to induce other en-
Binghamton. May 1.-The tinsmiths Of this city
went on strike last night and no timing work was
done to-day except by the master timers.
Albany. Nav Five hundred carpenters and
sixty plumbers vent out strike here to-day.
The carpenters demand 35 cents per hour and eight
hours 10 constitute days labor while the plumb
ask for So 70 per day Of eight hours The State
Board of Media ton and Arbitration will strive 10
settle the differences that exist.
Schenectady, May ALI the union plumbers In
this city a strike this morning. They
have been receiving 81 20 day but now demand So.
Syracuse. May 1.-The boycott on Syracuse by the
dairymen began this morning. and less than half
a dozen milkmen delivered milk.
Rochester. May NEARLY a hundred electrical
workers went on strike this morning because their
employers refused accede to their demand for an
eight hour day. No disturbance has taken place.
the men simply handing in their time slips and
giving notice that they Were not going To work.
TRENTON CARPENTERS AND POTTERS OUT.
Trenton =. J.. May 1.-The journeymen carpen-
ters Of Trenton, numbering about three hundred
are idle to-day pending a conference with the
master builders The men ask for 30 cents an hour
The builders have offered TO pay an increase of %
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
THE CANAL SURVEY.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS APPOINTED BY
STATE ENGINEER BOND.


Albany, May ! (Speciau.-The survey which is TO
be made by the State Engineers Department the
present year Of large canal to cost approximately
s62 600 600. will require large number of civil eAg-
neers Jewellers. rodmen, chainmen. borers and help
ers, all of whom have been TO be selected
under the Civil Service rules. The Legsia ture ap
propriated $4,000 for the survey
To get the best results in this survey il is neces
sary 10 have a uniform method of records and
field notes and in order decide upon the simplest
and most effective method State Engineer Bond
has recently appointed Board of Engineers TO
examine and consider the instructions for Survey
Parties" which have recently been prepared by
Trevor c. Leutze and n. J. Howell consulting ensi-
neers for the canal survey. The Board Of Engi-
neers thus appointed consists of five well known
civil engineers. all of whom members Of the
American Society Of Civil Engineers and have
also had extended experience in such matters
They follows:
George s. Greene. jr,, former chief engineer of
the Department of Docks OF New-York City, and
who was made chairman Of this Board; Edward
p. North. formerly charge Of all roads and high
ways of New-York City, and more recently engi-
neeg the Canal Investigating Committee; George
Y. Wisner. of Detroit. member of the United states
Deep Waterway Commission: Palmer G Ricketts,,
director Of the Troy Polytechnic Institute and Mel
son J. Tuhbs consulting engineer of Rochester, n
Y, who has been intimately connected with the
years and who is most familiar with all its feat
ures, and whose advice is highly valued. ,
The Board met on the morning OF ApriI 80 an
being present except Mr. Tubbs State Engineer
and Surveyor Bond and Consulting Engineers
Leutze and Howell were also present. The Board
considered and discussed the prepared lnstruc-
making certain alterations and amendments.
The Board then adjourned
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
MANY MEN OUT IN PHILADELPHIA.
THOUSANDS WANT EIGHT HOURS WORK
WITH INCREASED PAY

Philadelphia, May 1.-The demands of the allied
building trades composed OF nearly all the building
trade unions in this city. for eight hour Work
day. with increased pay, put in force to-day.
and a result 5000 strike. The trades
affected and the number of strike are as
follows: Mil wood workers, S42; electrical workers,
400; hod carriers and aborers. l42; plumbers, In
Guiding juniors. $50; paper hangers, 50; sheet metal
workers. zoo; steam filters 225 floor layers and
planers. go mosaic tile layers. IS; carpenters 100;
other trades. estimated. $50.
Men in several trades not afliated with the allied
building trades, quit work this morning, but many
Of these returned to their work in course OF the
day the differences with the masters having been
adjusted. Signatures of employers to agreements
are being constantly received, according to the
labor leaders. and it is their opinion that many
Of the trades belonging to the league will have
all their men working within a week or ten days.
The fact that few men were compelled 10
strike is considered by the leaders favorable to
the of the workmen. Three thousand men
are only small representation of the membership t
OF the Allied Building Traces C0unc @ d wnrn eiii IN
the building trades.
None of the connected with the plasterers
unions stopped work. their demands were ac-
ceded TO- The cabinet makers who are asking foF
nine hour day. instead of ten hours, Without "a a
reduction in pay. did not strike as their demanas
out of sixty cabinet shops forty-ive have signed
the workmen's scale. ,.,
q strength OF 1000 men, which is not AFFILIATED with
h Ae9 Of 80 o Ge ss
the men. In many cases the masters in certain
trades have sgnified their Willingness to accept the
mems demands. but have steadily refused to recog-
niZe the unions. Without a full recognition OF the
organization there can be no settlement the men
say.
There was not the slightest disturbance through
out the day. and the strikers say they Will make
every effort to avoid trouble. The movemen; for
a working day of eight hours and general IN
crease of wages averaging about % per cent, be.
gan several months ago by the amalgamation or
all the trades connected with building, with the eX-
ception of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and oln-
ers, and the Brotherhood of Bricklayers, which
Sti iu0enpn6ant organizations,
pathy with the allied building trades May was
decided upon as the day for presenting the oe-
m
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02

TROUBLES OF NEWARK LABORERs MAY
TIE UP BUILDING OPERATIONS IN
ESSEX COUNTY

There is danger of a general tie up OF all the
building trades in Essex County, n. J., owing to
strike which inaugurated by the laborers
yesterday. About seven hundred men, members Of
Laborers Unions Nos and Q out and they
affiliated with the Building Trades League 1t is
expected that a sympathetic strike may be ordered
If this is done it will parayZe the building trades.
AS IL is work all the big buildings in Newark is
practically at standstill.
The of the strike demand made on
the master builders for so cents hour and eight
hours day, and half time for overtime and
double time for Sundays and holidays The strik-
also insist upon agreement that will bind
the contractors until May !. 1901. There about
thousand members of the league.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
CHANGE OF VENUE GRANTED.
MEN INDICTED FOR GOEBEI. MURDER WILL NOT
BE TRIED AT FRANKFORT

Frankfort. Ky. May After hearing the testi-
mony of about forty Witnesses and brief argu-
ments by counsel for both the prosecution and the
defence. Judge CantrU granted the petition OF five
of the defendants charged with completely In the
Goebel assassination for change OF venue. Those
who joined in the petition the Republican
Secretary Of State Caleb Powers; Captain John
W Davis Henry r.. Youtsey. HaTland Whitaker
and Richard Combs Colored. Judge Cantrin will
decide To what county the trials viii so.
The hearing Of proof in the motions for bail Tor
these defendants and also for ". III. Culton. who
did not ask for q change Of venue, will begin to-
morrow
Governor Taylor returned to the city last night.
ha wing spent Sunday night and yesterday Louis
willie comforting with political friends RE declined
To discuss the work of the Grand jury. which was
finally discharged Yesterday
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02

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New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
NEW MARYLAND REPUBLTCAN cHAIRMAN.

Baltimore. May (speciaD.-George r. Gather,
tr prominent Republican Of this city, will il is
said in Political circles tonight succeed General
Thomas J. Shryock as chairman OF the State Com
rnitree Congressman sydney Mudd, the practical
leader of the party. being candidate for re-elec-
ton cannot take the chairmanship. Congressmaa
Pearre the popular young leader in the western
counties cannot accept II for the same reason
Genator McComas would not be acceptable to all
elements IN the party Gather has been antago-
ntzed by the followers OF former Mayor Malster,
or the city organization. but II Is now contenced
that ne Is the only man capable OF managing the
Campaign who is unfettered and able 10 restore
herr
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
FREIGHT MEN OUT IN MONTANA.

Great Falls. Mont. May ALL freight conductors
and brakemen are out on the Montana Central The
trouble Is a schedule, which went INTO
effect to-day. The schedule is the same as
was accepted on the main line of the Great North
ern some months ago. over which there was some
trouble No effort has been made by the company
to apply it to the Montana Central until to-day
Passenger trains are not affected and passenger
crews are at work, but will stop If asked TO move
freight. The company officials say the strike VIII
for a trivial matter.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-02

Cleveland. Ohio. May 1.-The police were called
upon to Quell q riot In the Big Four yards this
afternoon, where twenty non-union iron workers
engaged in repairing a bridge. They were
attacked by about sixty members of the Structural
Ironworkers' Union. The trouble came the re-
suit of the refusal of the non-union men to stop
work, q strike having been declared by the union.
Clubs. stones and pieces of iron were used by the
combatants and several of the participants
ceved bad cuts and bruises The police arrested
the leaders in the fight.