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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
A FAVORABLE OPINION. 8. :.
Ci y Solicitor Passes on Legality
of Fire Chief Ordinance.
Anti Combine Firemen Will Now
Endeavor to Force City Coun-
Gil to Pass 1t.

City Solicitor Henry c. Conrad yestcr-
day gave opinion in the matter of the
ordinance introduced in City Council
some tine ago. providing that the fire
chief and assistants shall be elected in
rotation from all the companies. The
ordinance was presented by the Anti
Combine companies. 1t WAS drawn np
by William II. kurtz AT their request
The ordinance was referred by Council
to the Law and Fire committees and BY
them referred to City Solicitor Conrad
to pass on it as to its legality.
Mr.. Conrad in his opinion states that
there is nothing in the ordinance con
trary to any existing laws and Council
can legally pass it il they desire.
An effort will be made TO have the
law and Fire committees report on the
ordinance at tonight's meeting. The
opinion was not considered by the com
mittees Mt its meeting last night.
/ A hot fight is expected in Council whel
the ordinance comes up for final passage
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
MEN RECEIVED THEIR PAY YESTERDAY
Over $500 Was Realized on Benefit Base Ball
Game--Painters Still Firm and Say They
Will Not Return to Work Until Nine
Hour Day With Ten Hours
Pay is Granted.

Yesterday was pay day with the local
macbinists who are on n strike for II nine
hour day. All the married men receive
Sc n week and the single men 81, while
the strike is ON. - he financial commit
tee was kept busy paying off the men
the greater part of the day. They We're
paid mt the rooms Of the Wilmington
Lodge of Mnchinists, No. 6lOM Market
street.
There was no change in the strike stu
alton yesterday. After the big benefit
baseball game On Tuesday it was unus-
ally quiet. The benefit was more Of II
success than WAS at first expected. Al
though al returns have not been made
it is estimated that the net receipts
will be about $3.50. The machinists will
be given another benefit ut Brandywne
Springs Park roof gardon OH next Tues
day evening. 1t will be a grand vande-
willie entertainment and will be gvei.
ny the regular dramatic company Mt the
park.
II was stated last night by number
of the macliEists that they expect an
important change in the situation in u
few days. Many of them say that they
expect to be back Mt work on shorter
day system by the first of next week. If
not before. The strikers are still stand
ing firm. The men have now been ont
for five weeks and not one has expressed
4 desire to return unless their demands
are granted. A number of the strikers
have secured employment in nine hour
shops 1t was stated yesterday that M
less the strike Is settled in few days
about 25 more of the strikers will 20 to
new places.
Taking into consideration the number
of shops the machinists' strike for Il
nine hour day has been more successful
in Wilmington than amy other city in the
country. OF the twcnty-one local shops
where the shorter day was asked 70.
nineteen have conceded and bit tw,
of them are still holding out. The greater
number of the shops granted the request
tn. first week of the strike. The lcca
strike has been managed in a more bmsi
ness like way than in any other city il
the union. To this fact much of the sue
CESS so far attained is due. Those VIII,
are conducting the strike are men VIII,
have the interest of the machinsts n
heart and thoroughly understand thei
business. The men were told at The
start that there must he no disorder ~
violence and that order has beer livet
mp to in every instance. The short tim,
which the strike is expected to continu,
vii. be conducted along the same lines
Many Of the machnists attended th
meeting in Tmn Hall yesterday morn
ing, pickets were appointed and Othe
routine business transacted. A risin,
vote of thanks was given to the Brown
sor baseball team and all persons VIII
contributed to the success of Tuesday
benefit baseball game.
Former Coloner Alfred Vandever mad
an address dealing with the records AM
achievements Of some former Whining
ton mechanics which was largely appre
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
COULDN'T SEE ROCKEFELLER.
Delegation of Union Labor Men Un
able to Consult With Him.

Chicago, June 19.-Six representatives
of union labor went to the University Of
Chicago yesterday to see John ID. Rookie
feller. They sought the opportunity Of
asking him to have tie power house row
under construction Mt Fifty-cightli street
ana Inglesidc avenue erected by iiol.
men. Secretary Shepher1son of the uni
yersity informed them that it woulc be
impossible to see Mr.. Rockefeller ON ac-
count of the dcccnnial exercises which
demanded his attention.
I'VE were told by Secretary Shepherd
sou that il we succeeded in seeing Mr..
Rockefeller he probably would refer MS to
his msiness superintt ndent." said Busi.
ness Agent Rat, Of the Steam Filters
UIion All the buildings erected at the
university in the past have been put NJ
by union labor. Now we want to ask Mr.
Rockcrfcller to ses that this bnil ling i
50 constructe A.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
STRIKERS NOT TIRED OF UNION
Story Denied They Are Dissatisfied
Because of Delay in Benefits.

Philadelphia, June 19.-The rumor that
the striking machinists Of the New York
Shpbuilding Company, Camden. were
disgusted with the union because the
promised benefits We're not paid WAS pro
nonIced untrue by several Of the union
machinists in Camden last night.
''The story" said one Of the G.cn,
grew out of the fact that there had
been some delay in the payment Of tho
strikers assessments. These had not
all been paid for two weeks, but we
learned this afternoon that Ill will be
promptly paid tomorrow. The strike is
still on at the New York Ship Building
Company's plant, but what the non
union men are doing or are going to dc
we know absolutely nothing about"
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
CATTLE ON A RAMPAGE.
Gave Drovers and Policeman a
Lively Chase.
stampeded and Went Off at Gal.
lop Over the City
Streets.

Cattle on rampage early yesterday
morning gave droycrs and policemen ii
lively chase and aroused many people
from their slumbers.
After several hours Of harl work lll"
cattle We're finally raunded-up.
About LIS O'Clock the drove, about
thirty all told, was driven past Fifth
and Monroe streets on the way to the
ibatoir. Tho animals were restless and
it was hard to keep them together. Fin
Ill, they stampedcd and went off N a
gallop. The drovers followed, yelling
loudly.
Away over the city streets they went
at rapid speed the noise made Dy the
pounding of their hoofs arousing people
along the way.
AT o'clock the drove appeared in the
vicinity of Second and Madison streets
Policemen on the beat joined the drovers
in the chase and for Il time there was
the liyelicSt kind of chase. The resi-.
dents of the ncighborhood were III oused
by the clatter of the herd, which scat
tered in all directions, and the shouts
of the drovers and the bluccoats.
| Finally the tired animals We're round
ed up and driven to the slaughter. Theii
animation is ended Today they are
dressed beef
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
Real Estate Transfers.

The following estate transfers were re-
corded yesterday by City Register Ten
Wceges:
Harry Emmons and Washington Hast
ngs, trustees to Michael McVeigh. lot at
Eighth and Kirkwood streets for $1.5SO:
same to Enoch Young lot at Eighth and
Kikwood streets, for $3.50.
w. Il. Frank t, the Peninsula Land
ana loan Company. two-story brick
lw,lling at Tenth and Jackson streets.
for $4,000.
Peninsula Land and Loan Comrnny to
w. +. Frank, dwelling at Twelfth and
Market streets, for $1,000.
Lewis r. Medholt 10 Frank III. Day
dwelling at Sixth AMI Franklin streets
for 50 S00
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
COMPELLED TO DIS
PLACE STRIKERS.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 19.-Anthony
Ross. machinist, who was brought here
by the Lehigh Valley Railroad to helr
ill the places of strikers, made re
markable affidavit today.
lie swears that when he got to the
shops and found n strike was on he re.
fused to work and wanted to 20 away.
He was not allowed to go out, the de.
tectives guarding every exit, and it was
ONE time before he managed to escape
through window OF the round house
and join the strikers.
He was brought here from Savannah
Ga. He saws there are several other men
in the same plight The strikers sent IN
appeal to Sheriff Harvey. who will make
IN Investigation tomorrow.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
ORGANIZER TRACY
TALKS OF STRIKE.

Philadelphia, June 19.-Organizer Tracy
of the American Federation of Labor,
said yesterday that the closing of the
Newport News shipyard was only Il
bluff; that the company was losing money
by delaying the contracts on hand, al
though they had strike clauses inserted.
All the big shipyards in the East are
seriously crippled, except the Neafie 4
Levy Company, in this city. The New
York Ship Building Company's plant IN
Camden, is practically tied up and th"
Cramps are seriously hampered. No at
tempt has been made to call n strike of
the machinists in the Roach yards AT
Chester.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
BALTIMORE MACHINIsTs WIN
Strike at Bartlett, Hayward & Co. 8
Shops is Ended.

Baltimore, June 19.-The strike at the
establishment of Bartlett, Hayward Il
Go. came to All end yesterday, the hrm
granting the demand Of the men for II
nine hour day with ten hours pay, the
new wage schedule to take effect Sep
tember 30.
BY invitation of the firm Il committee
Of strikers cO1ferred with Foreman
George Geddes at the works, and the
proposition of the firm was submitted
4 his was laid before the strikers ut iheil
meeting place, c South Gay street, yes
terday morning. A committee represent
ing each department was chosen with
power to act. After two hours discus
sion the committee recommended that
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
MACHINISTS STRIKE
IS WELL MANAGED
Situation Compares Favorably
With That in Other Cities.
STRIKERS SERVICES IN DEMAND IN NINE HOUR SHOPS

Dock Yards, Pagan Machine Shop.
Jersey City -Steel,& Condict, Brown 4
Miller, The0. Smith Il Son, Gould &
Hedley, Red Star Line Shop, NJ. J. Rus
sell, Long distance Automobile Go.
Elizabeth-Nixon Ship Yard, G. Lam
bert 4 Go, Kicker Motor Go.
planheld- Ely Safe Co.
Rand Dyill CO., Skinner & Leary, all
shops at Perth Amboy. Kilburn Knitting
Co.. Vacuum Refrigerating CO., American
Engine CO., Ideal Cash Register Co.,
Decker Machine Co., Katez Machine Co.,
Pratt Il Whitney, Colonial Clock Works,
2S shops in Lynn, Mass, Manhattan
Brass Works.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
Found Dead in Upstairs Room.

Joseph Stoddard aged about II years,
of No. 1900 West Seventeenth street was
found dead in an upstairs room in his
residence t'nesday afternoon. DIR. John
Palmer was summoned and decided that
death resulted from heart disease. Mr..
Stoddard was member of Wawaset
Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men. He
is survived by wife, three sons and a
lnnphtrr
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
Y. NJ. C. A. MATTERS.
Events of the Association Which Are
to Take Place Soon.

About the middle Of July meeting Of
the Y. NJ. C. A. camping committee will
he held to complete arrangements for the
annual camping trip to Bowers Beach,
which will be made in August.
The annual field sports of the associa-
tion will take place Saturday afternoon.
Next Tuesday night the annual trolley
ride will he given. The trip will be made
over the city lines of the Peoples Rail-
way Company and to Brandywine Park
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
GIRL BURNED
BY POWDER
Mabel Lowther, Ten Years Old,
Seriously Injured.
PUT EXPLOSIVE IN FIRE
Flame-Enveloped,S She Writhed and
Screamed i'm Agony---Played
With Explosive Used for
Blasting Rock,
PUT EXPLOSIVE In FIRE

Dropping powder upon flames from Il
fire shovel came near resulting IN ihc
death of ten-year. Mabel Lowther of
Nnteenth street near Mount Salem Lane
yesterday afternoon. BY the ignition Of
the powder the child was seriously, il
not fatally burned and now lies in Il
precarious condition.
Mabel lives with her aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Maxwell,
adjoining Mt. Salem NJ. Il. Church.
Her father, John l.. Lowther, is an EN-
ploye of the du Pont Powder Company.
Contractor James Logue has force OF
men engaged in leveling the grade of
Ninteenth street just in front Of the
church. The work requires powder for
blasting and box of the explosive is
kept at hand.
Walter A. Maxwell, Mabers cousin,
aged years, Charles and Harry Linchi-
cum, aged respectfully II and 13 years,
of No. 2623 West Eighteenth street and
some more boys had small cannon.
Boylike they thought it would be fun to
fire off the cannon. And with the ma
tural persistence of boys they succeeded
in getting unlocked the box of powder
used by the workmen. They tool;
to work about 4.3O o'clock.
DROPPED POWDER IN FIRE.
Little Mabel was with the boys and
she thought it would be fun to have
some of the powder. So she scooped j;
lire shovel full of it out of the box ,ind
went along with the boys.
| They loaded the cannon but could u0
make it explode. After several attempt.
to set it off the powder was poured on
On a paper bag. The boys We're deter
mined to do something with the powder
and, rs 1t would not explode in the can
non they set the bag on fire to see i
blaze.
Mabel was delighted with the effrc
and kept dropping powder from h,
shovel on the blaze, a little at Il time
Each time the flame puifed up sh,
danced about glecfully. Once she go
too close. There was a flash. The p;l
of the explosive in the shovel went mp il
Il blaze ignting the child's clothes.
| WAS HORRIBLY BURNED.
She fel' to the ground n mass of flames
writhing in agony and piercing the nj
wi h heartrending screams. Icung MAX
well and the two Linthicum boys ha,
their hands burned by the flames an,
stool by shricking with pain. The
could give no assistance to the fame
enveloped girl.
John Hallisey, an employe of Mi
LoSuc's heard little Mabel's screams am
ran to her aid. Tie tore the burning
clothes from her body. raised her in hi
arms and carried her to the Maxwell
residence. There it was found that he
hair and eyebrC ws were burned off am
that she was severely burned about til
face and arms. Fortunately the eye
were not affected.
Dr. John Palmer was summoned In
mediately and was at the house in
Flew minutes. lie attended to her IN
iuries II is feared the child Inhaled til
flames and the accident may resui
fatally.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
brotherhood or Sc. Andrew.

A meeting of Calvary Chapter, Brother
hood of st. Andrew. was held Tuesday
night ut the rectory of Calvary =. II.
Church, No. sos West Third street.
Fourteen young men We're admitted to
membership OH probation. Plans for the
summers work were discussed and com
mittees We're appointed.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
Toe Badly Mashed.

Frank Patak. laborer employed by
the T., W. X Il. railroad Compan! hi
II toe badly masr"d while wo' King in tn
N.st Yard yeste. 'iay morning. lie was
removed to his home No. a23 Nancy
street. DIR. Draper was summoned and
anputated the toe.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20

had gone on strike, and replied by stat
ing that work was suspended indefinitely.
Now the union will force the issue, and
ask all the union workers at the com
pany's collieries 10 go on strike. The
collieries are the Lackawanna. Sterrick
Creek, Edgerton, Northwest, Forty Fort,
Babylon ind Mt. lookout, employing
nc arly four thousand men.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
DAYTON STRIKE.

Washington, June 19.-Presidcnt Com
pers of the National Federation of la
bor, today said that conference practi.
cally had been arranged between the
officers of the Cash Registry Company of
Dayton, Ohio, and the representatives
Of the various labor unions engaged in
the strike in the works of that company
with view to arranging II settlement
OF differences About 1900 persons are
engaged in the strike.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
wedding at Middletown.

The Rev. T.. w. Creswell of New
York and Miss Charlotte Tones of Mid
dletown We're married at the latter place
yesterday morning. The ceremony was
performed by the Rey. w. 4. s. Muir
ray. pastor st. Paul's NJ. T.. Church
this city. Mr. Ur.swell foimcrly had a
charge at Middletown.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
Anniversary Celebration

With musical and dance the Ladies
Catholic Benevolent Association will
celebrate its anniversary in Sacred Heart
Hall this evening. The societies social
occasions are always enjoyable and
largely attended.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
Ho me Returns Thanks.

The management Of the Home for
Aged Women desire to pnblically thank
the Ladies' Aid Society of the German
Lutheran Church for the sum of $2s,
the proceeds Of social given at the home
of Mrs. Frcda Hilbibcr
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
DISSUADED FROM
SIiPpLANT NTIN(i STRIKERS

Reading June 19.--Twenty ironw orkers
from Norristown arrived here today to
take the places of the striking employees
of the Reading Iron Company. hut the
leaders Of the strike persuaded them to
return home. A large number Of the
strikers went to tho idle mills of the
Reading Iron Company to prevent the
strangers working.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
Aged Man Removed.

William Baker. aged 90 years. was re-
moved from his residence in Elliott ave-
nue. to his daughters homo on Davis
street yesterday morning in the Phoenix
ambulance. Mr.. Baker is suffering with
the ills brought on by old age.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
Excursion to Cape N Nv.

About 1900 persons went !, n the com
bned excursion Of Grace NJ. p. and
West Presbyterian Churches to Cape
May yesterday on the steamer Republic,
The vessel made its first trip of ile sea
son TO Cape May yesterday.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
The Nine=HOur Shops.

II
American Die and Tool Co.
Hilles and Jones Co.
Remington Machine Co.
Pusey and Jones Go.
Delaware Hard Fibre Go.
George w. Baker & Go.
Jackson and Sharp Go.
Trump Bros. Machine TO.
A. L. Henderer Sons.
Chicago Electric Hose Co.
Novelty Machine Co.
F. f. SlOc0mb & Go.
B. +. Shaw Co.
Belts Machine Go.
Standard Tool & Machine Co
Diamond State Steel Go.
Delaware Machine Go.
LobdelI Car Wheel Company
Walker and Elliott.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20
NoN-UNIoN MEN CAUSE STRIKE.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June ia strike
which will close all the coliieries of the
Temple Iron and Coal Company may
be declared tomorrow. \ meeting of all
the delegates of the seven collieries will
be held in the morning, and the collieries
| i'm the Scranton district will be asked to
join those in this valley which are new
on strike.
The trouble started on Saturday
when the men discovered three non
union men working in the Forty Fort
mine They were asked TO join the union
and refused. The company was asked to
discharge the men after the union men
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-20

DAYTON STRIKE SAID TO BIZ OFF
Dayton. Ohio. June 19.-It is announc-
ed here that the Cash Registry Works
will reopen tomorrow, the strike hay
ing been settled.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-01
This issue like other issues of
The GAzETTE, is submitted as q
newspaper, the accepted theory be-
ing that news. and not personal ego
Ztism, IS what the people want


In his first authorized Interview,
Aguinaldo, the ex-rebel leader ID
the Philippines states that the
Americans are splendid and fero-
eious fighters. He had no sooner
built arsenals and barracks than
the Americans destroyed them The
.ex-rebel states that Col. March
chased him il the most lively man
=ner for two months il the western
mountains Of Luzon, until Aguinal-
do had worked eastward with thirty
horses and eighty men. His out
posts often saw the Americans, but
he refused to participate IN a single
engagement, though he once com
.manded 40, 600 rifemen. The watch
fulness Of the American army and
navy, he said, practically destroyed
flibustering to Luzon. Aguinaldo
expected to make his greatest stand
at Galumpit. When he abandoned
Tarlac he commanded / ,5ooritlemen.
He anticipated Gen. Wheaton 5
landing at San Fabian, and he
planned to retreat to Nueva Vizca-
va, but was frustrated by Lawton.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-01


Our excellent contemporary, the
Willmar Tribune, has exhibited two
commemorate feats Of enterprise
during the past month. The first
was shown il its Easter edition, a
boom gun for W illmar and Kandiyo-
III county, and 4 lot Of the people
therein containe "a The second was
8 map Of the new Seventh Congress
sional district Of Minnesota, set
with type By Editor Y iictor b. Law
son. The latter was certainly
difficult, the editor having to use
border to form the bound
airy line Of counties and dotted
leaders for the railroads, which,
with their curves, etc, made the
work az the more d1ifficult
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-01
DR.. Walter G. Browning Of Phil

DR. Walter G. Browning Of Phil
who attended the late
State Senator Chris. 4. Magee Of
Pittsburg, during the 1atter's i'll
ness, has put in a bill for $3.50, 900
for his medical services, this being
at the rate Of $50 per hour for every
hour ofabout 100 days claimed to
have been spent in attendance on
the patient. # Dr.. Browning ever
gets a chance at John Wanamaker
orr George Gould the relatives are
not likely to. ever see the corpse.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-01

Governor-General Wood reports
that the United States is ready to
turn over the government Of Cuba
to Cubans, and that as soon as the
latter electGtheir officers and they
are swornssin, the only thing nee
essary will be to take a receipt
from them for smoney on hand.
Thus order has been brought out
Of chaos II a few years in the
Pearl Of the Antilles II the
opinion Of many Americans and
some Cubans, however Cuba will
t never be happy until she becomes
a member Of the United States.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-05-01

Ex-Gov. Lind, having settled IN
Minneapolis to take up the practice
OF law, IS pulling the politicians Of
either party as to whether he pro-
poses to run for CONGRESS, Governor.
or whether he really proposes to
retire from the political field At
the last election Hennepin county
went against the Ex-Governor by a
small majority, and leading Repub-
licans Of that county are Of the
opinion that he will get a heavier
''tthump if he ever runs, for State
or congressional Office again.