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Evening star., 1901-05-24
Strike of Machinists Spreads to Three
Systems Today.
REVIEW OF SITUATION ELSEWHERE
Demands Of 125 Machinists Bene-
fit 5000 Other Workmen.
OFFICERS GO TO CANADA

Three railroad systems were drawn into
the he7rHachinists' strike today. Five hundred
machinists employed in the shops of the
Seaboard Air Line; the same number, COM
prising the force of the Wabash road. and
two hundred men of the Cloverleaf system.
struck this morning for the nine-hour day.
Outside of this, President O'Connell of
the International Machinists' Association
says the strike situation seems to be stag
rating. so far as sensational or other de-
NeloPments are concerned. The Astor
House conference in New York of which
So much was expected by the national of
iCers of the machinIsts' association has as
Yet made little progress. When the repre-
sentatives of the employers and the men
met first Wednesday night a proposition
was submitted 10y both sides. The employ
eES proposed that the men all resume work
and that each individual case be arbtrated
Nlhe men did not take kindly to this. and
Subhitted It counter proposition. This was
that the nine-hour day be granted by the
employers. with the same rate of wages
that prevailed on May Is 1900. the date
of the last agreement between the ASSOC
citation of employers and the machinists'
"rg9niZation- The only concession by the
men in this latter prOpOSitiOn would he
that individual workmcn who have received
an Increase in salary since the date men,
toned would have to go back to the uni
I'TIn rate 1he frSt conference broke up
with the understanding that the men
should submit this latter proposition to
their organizations and that vote be
taken on the same last night. President
oConnell has not yet been advised of the
result of this vote.
The Officers Grntifed.
Officials at the national headquarters of
the organization are rejoicing today over
the concessions made yesterday at Detroit
and at Rochester. At Detroit the American
car wheel foundry granted the demands for
nine-hour day to its seventy-five machfn-
lists. and extended the same concession to
ITS '','7n other employees At Rochester the
EastnIan Kodak Company put its entire
works on q nine-hOUr basis, affecting ffty
mdchlniStS and 2,on6 other workmcn Presi-
dent - Conneil points out that I'm these two
cases the demands of 10 machinists has re-
suited in securing the nine-hour day for
900 other workmcn.
Several employing firms yesterday indi-
Gated their willingness to grant the de-
mands of the men. but refused to sign the
agreement provided. This is a new phase
ana Will be made the subject of special con-
sideration by the executive board
Ihis Is the last day the national head
quarrrs of the machiniSts will remain in
this city President O'ConnciI. together
with the members of the executive commit
tee and Vice President Wilson. will leave
Tor Toronto. Canada, tonight Mr. O'Con-
nell will stop off at Pittsburg for a day
President Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor. who has been in Gin
cInnat1 since the strike began. went To Chi
cago yesterday. He will return to WASH
ington before going to the convention at
Toronto.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
THE EVENING STAR

Eex York Office; l26 Tribune Building.
Chicago Office: Boyce Building.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
MAKING THE BEAR DANCE.
MRS. CHARLOTTE s. BUCK's WILL.
MANY CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS TO RE
CEIVE REQUESTS.

Justice Dickev. of the Supreme Court Brooklyn
yesterday handed down a decision by which many
Brooklyn charitable institutions will receive part
Of the property under the will of Charlotte 8. Buck
widow Of Richard P. Buck amounting to more
than N35 900. BY the same decision several others
are cut of from all participation in the estate un-
der the law Of lS4S concerning bequests TO charita
bic and religious institutions made within sixty
DAYS of the death of testator The matter came
before Justice Dckey in an action for construc-
ton Of Mrs Bucks will. She died on March Il
1898 The will Is dated April g. 1885. and codicl
was executed on February 2S. 1898. The charitable
and religious institutions which lose their bequests
are legatees under the latter instrument and came
within the sixty days clause of the law OF 1s4S.
Mrs. Buck by her will left 100000 TO her daush-
for life and her house. No 40 Ldvingston-st-,
Brooklyn. Some OF these requests were: Ameri-
can Bible Society 5000: American Seamen's Friend
Society. 5000. American Board OF Commissioners
for Foreign Missions. 5000: American Home Mis-
sicnary Society. $500 American Tract Society,
5000 Brooklyn Society for the Relief Of Reputa-
BILE Aged INDECENT Females Graham Home), $1,000:
Brooklyn City Hospital. 5000. and Long Island
College Hospital. 5000
The testatrix gave TO her sister. Emeline Spot
ford, $500 and TO fourteen friends and relatives
81 900 each. The sum OF s. 900 left 10 the Rev
DR.. Richard S. Storrs, dead. and five others.
The OF $500 left to the Church OF the
Pilgrims, the income to be paid 10 Miss Kingsbury.
Bible reade-. >or life This legacy IS revoked by
BY the codicil the testatrix bequeathed to the
American Missionary Association 5000, TO the
Brooklyn Young Mems Christian Association 5000
and 10 the Brooklyn Young Women's Christian
Association $500.
II was directed by the codicIl that the residue
should be paid over 10 the American Bible Society,
the American Board Of Commissioners of Foreign
Missions, the American Home Missionary Society.
the American Seamen's Friend Society and the
Brooklyn City Mission and Tract Society.
Justice Dickey declares the legacies the Brook
lyn Young Mems Christian Association. the Brook
lyn Bureau OF Charities the Brooklyn Nursery and
the Brooklyn City Mission and Tract Society are
void the codicil was executed within sixty days
prior the death of Mrs Buck. The void and
lapsed leeacies go TO the residuary legateAS not
subject the law OF 1s4s. and the next Of
kin. The societies mentioned in the codicu which
take the legaCies bequeathed to them do be
cause they have had special statutes exempting
them from the provision Of the act Of l84S passed
by the legislature.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
DIED.

PERRY-on Wednesday. May g. al his r-sit.no. NO
116 West 5Sth-st-. Edward Perry.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
RIEGE-At Newark. n. J.. the Tth fnst Enn l.
Riege. in his 62d year.
Funeral services will be held No 4,
Lorbardy-st. Newark. " J.. Friday May 10, 1901
..
Relatives friends kindly invited
1nterrnent at Penn Yam y. Y
RYDER-On Wednesday May s. 1901. at Glen Rtdx.
\ J.. Emma Clifford. widow OF the late Osborn Curtis
Notice Of funeral hereafter
SMITH-Entered into rest. al Atlantic city NJ J. MAY
8. 1901. John Jewell Smith. il the 67th year OF his
Funeral from Church Of Zion ard ST. Timothy West
1920 o'clock =
Kindly omit flowers.
STRYkER-On Tuesday. May Z. Mary Ruth. widow OF
DR. Jacob P. Srryker in her seth year.
Funeral services az the residence her
lam J. Rker. No Is East 55th-sL. Friday morning
Nav 10. at 10 o'clock
wOOD-On Monday afternoon May s. 1901, Mariana
Maris. wife OF Stephen Wood
Funeral services No. $50 Park-ave. Thursday May
9. at II o'clock
Interment private.
The WoodIawn Cemetery.
Borough New York city
Ofice 20 East 23d Street. Madison Square South
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
PARADISE LOST" FOR $3.50.
A RECORD PRICE PAID FOR a FIRST
EDITION COPY OF MILLIONS POEM.

Eight hundred and thirty dollars. Paradise
Lost" a poem by John Milton first edition. first
title published in 1661-SS30 Going. going al
$500 Sold at $3.50 TO Scribner & Sons
With singsong chuckIe the auctioneer at the
Arnold book sale, at No. 91 Fffth-ave., yester-
day disposed Of a yellow. dog cared book. which
an untutored eye might expect TO find mouIder-
ing in any old book store. But the sale Of this
dog cared volume according 10 Bangs & Co.
the auctioneers broke all records, and brought
the highest price ever paid for copy Of Mtlton's
masterpiece The record price up 10 yesterday.
it was said was S525. which was given at the re-
cent Foote book sale.
The following figures show how the blind
poets works have increased in value with the
years.
In 1861 Milton sold his manuscript of Para
disc Lost" at f5 for the first 1900 copies.
In 1851 Millions widow sold out all rights in
the book for IS. or something less than $40.
In 1901 $3.50 is paid for single volume
The volume sold yesterday has the original
blank leaf before the title. which is lacking in
almost all other copies. The title page reads as
PARADISE LOST.
POEM
rFT %E''fs6 so6Rs ks
BY JOHN MILTON.
Licensed and Entred according to Order
na and are to be sold 8 9 Pete E RoPs4 Pfs Fogs gRs a
the Turks Head in Bishopsgate-Street And
Matthias Walker. under 81. Dunstans
Church in Fleet-Street 1863
Other big prices given yesterday were as
follows:
s14-..An Essay on Mind with other poems. 1926
ara and 'Prometheus Bound 1858. two books
bought by George H Richmond
s42s~..The Battle of Marathon 1s2O. by Eliza
beth Barrett Browning; Sought by Dodd. Mead
& Co.
siaoN'sonnets,' 1s47. by the same author; bought
s7oo ,.5aTine. A Fra gment Of a Confession 1885,
by Robert Browning; bought by Dodd. Mead
s455N"Dramatis Persona (proof copy with manu-
~ script revisons) 1854. Robert Browning; bought
by Dodd. Mead & Co.
sssN-.'The Ring and the Book by the same au-
thor: bought by Dodd. Mead & Co IA proof
s1so0tTne Deserted Village" 177o. by Oliver Gold
smith: bought by George d smith
sS35-The Works of Homer. Translated by Chap-
man: bought by George H Richmond
s5Oo-Poems by John Keats; bought by Dodd. Mead
s5OoNThe Works OF Godfrey Chaucer; bought by
Scribners. -, ,,,, ,,.
by Dodd, Mead < Co
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
ELECTION OF ACADEuICIANs.
NATIONAL, ACADEMY OF DESIGN TO HELP MOVE
MENT FOR HOME FOR ART SOCIETIES

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN TO HELP MOVE
MENT FOR HOME FOR ART SOCIETIES.
The National Academy of Design held its annual
meeting and election yesterday afternoon at the
aca 1eny Twenty-thrd-st and Fourth-ave
The following were elected academicians: George
De Forest Brush Albert H. Thayer. Bruce Crane
Daniel c. French. Alexander Harrison.
The following elected associates: VIII S
Robinson Frederick MacMonnies, Louis Loeb
Harry Ranger. A. r Van Lear Ben Foster E
A Bell and Warren Eaton.
The officers were all reelected. Their names
are: Frederick Dielman. president; J. G. Brown
y-ce-president; Harry ". Watrous. corresponding
secretary: George H. Smillie, recording secretary
and lockwood De Forest. treasurer The following
were elected members of the council; c. Y. Turner
Francis G Jones. Frank Fowler, George H. Yewell
irving r. Wiles and A. r. Howland.
Resolutions adopted, similar 10 those already
adODted other societies, approving plan pre-
nosed for the erection of building for peTma-
nent home for the various art societies and pro-
Xiding galleries for great exhibitions AS this plan
invoIVes the cooperation of the various societies
ths Individuality of the Academy of Design
NOT be interfered with. The appointment of repre-
sentatives conjunction with those OF other
societies authorized
The invitation of the NewYork University SEN
are rendering the honor of the unVeiling of the
bronzs tablet 10 Gilbert Stewart in the Hail of
Fame was accepted and the president and record
ing secretary and two alternateS were requested
represent the academy At the end Of the meet
ing the annual dinner was served
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
PHILIPPINE CIVIL SERVICE.

Washington, May Slate mail advices from
Manila give interesting details concerning the
recent civil service examinations held in that city.
Nearly seven hundred English and Spanish speak
ing competitors made application for examination.
One OF the salient differences between the Philip
pine civil service and that OF the United States IS
that the former provides for promotion from the
Junior grades 70 the highest places. Another feat
novel TO the Filipinos was the allowance made
for female employees. There were about dozen
Filipino women who applied for clerkships-
The places chiefly sought were those Of postoffice
clerk, junior clerk clerk, bookkeeper. under clerk
and stenographer and typewriter
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
DIR. GI1BERTs RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
..FoR THE GOOD OF CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY AND OF DR. GILBERT"

1EFOR THE GOOD OF CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY AND OF DR.. GILBERT"
Chicago. May s.-What is regarded com
promise reached by the directors of the
Chicago Theological Seminary to-day in the
Of DR.. George II. Gilbert, professor OF New Testa-
ment literature and Interpretation at the seminary.
The directors voted 10 accept DR.. Gilberts resig
nation, but that this action based the
phs is clear 1t IS said the directors did
not consider his teachings in these books bear
ing on the charge Of heresy, but concluded in a
general way that fl advisable that the profess
sor's connection with the seminary should cease.
To-day's decision does not affect DR.. Gilbert's
standing in the local Congregational church of
which he is a member
The board meetings yesterday and to-day
conducted with great secrecy 1t is said that hot
discussion began yesterday afternon and lasted far
into the night, and that it again taken up
this forenoon the Rev. W. F. Barton leading a
spirited defence of the accused teacher. DR.. Gil
bert was popular with his pupils, and a number
Of them are said 10 have threatened leave the
The report gives the reason for the professors
Of DR. Gilbert" 1t concludes with the highest
mendatious of the minister and a Chris
tian and remarks mis- conscientious loyalty
the truth as IL has been given him the
truth -
nleads that to-days view of Bible teachings is not
necessarily wrong because II Is contrary to the
view of fifty years ago.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
RIOTS CONTINUE IN SPAIN.
MOB IN BARCELONA DIsPERsED-sEVERAL
PERSONS KILLED

Paris May S.-A dispatch to The Temps"
from Madrid. says that the disorders were re-
newed al Barcelona this morning, and were
vigorously repressed by troops and gendarnes.
The Spanish Government attributes the trou-
BILE 70 foreign and Spanish anarchists who have
returned from exile and who are cooperating
with the extreme socialists. There have been
numbers of arrests especially of foreign anar-
chists. and firearms. knives and handbills urg
ing ncendiarism have been seized. The Spanish
authorities declare they have rarely seen mob
violent yesterdays and to-day's.
vigorously suppress the Catalan movement.
Hendaye, May S.-Advices received here from
Barcelona, Spain, say several persons were
killed and numbers were injured during the dis
orders there yesterday. A majority Of the trades
people have struck work.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
NO CHANGE IN GLUCOSE DUTIES.

London May S-Sir Cuthbert Quilter, Of the
pure Beer Deputation. in an interview with the
Chancellor Of the Exchequer to-day, said the bet
ter quality Of glucose imported from Germany,
France and Holland had decreased from 70S73
hundred WEIGHT in 1896 to 36.470 hundredweight in
ZOO while the cheaper American glucose had in
creased from 1.46S,OO0 hundredweght in 1886 10
725 900 hundredweight in 1900 He asked that the
cpasTer nualitv of Zlucose be more heavily taxed.
sir Michael Hicks-Beach replied that he had pro-
posaIs before him differentatng the various kinds
~ Glucose hui was unable TO insert change
in the finance bill, as this would involve fresh
resolution.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

The irving Place Theatre season closed last
-,yb+ with a benefit for Nine. Helene Odilon, who
.,,raarad IN TWO comedies. The house was crowd
"a m fts utmost capacity. Every seat was taken,
.r5 extra chairs were placed in the space usually
oo,,r,ad b,- the orchestra Nine. Odion was loudly
.rnlauded and received also tangible mark of
,roy,a1 from Mr. Conried in the form OF a
~ iavvels The members OF the company and Nine
oailon are passengers the Furst Bismarck,
i,,1g from, this port to-day. Mr.. Conried said
So The house would be reopened on October
yrith as good a company as the one Whlch had JUST
been disbanded and with a number OF novelties
in the way Of plays
Miss Anna Held and her company will continue
IN nav .sPapa's WIFE" at the Grand Opera House
through next week
1aeginning on Monday vaudeville will again be the
,+raction AT Roster & Balls bill headed by
..r1-as,, HsIlen and Miss Molly Fuller Will be
o4sered The vaudeville is under the direction OF
Wright Huntington
Eebearsals of "El Captain" which is 10 be the
,na,,,p feature of the summer season at Terrace
Garden on Saturday evening. May % have already
-, under the direction of William Parry, stage
aser pes1at, ~ rhe Metropolitan Opera House, who
IN e11nerise this and each OF the succeeding pro-
auctions TO be made
rrhoroas Jefferson the of Joseph Jefferson
,bo is starring in rip Van Wrinkle" closes his
third on May 10
r-hauncev Olcott begins bis next season on July
% a. the Columbia Theatre. in San Francisco
snere n he has NOT appeared in several years
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
MINERS VOTE AGAINST STRIKE,
DECISION MADE TO AWAIT THE WORKING
OF THE COAL TAX

London, May S.-The miners have decided
against a sto2page Of work The resolution
adopted by the conference was as follows:
The miners having been told by the Chancellor
OF the Excheouer that the export tax on coal
VII be paid by the foreign consumer, and that
tnere are no reasons why il should affect the
@orkrnen's wages, and, believing this 20 be the
reason the House Of Commons so strongly Ia
Fored the tax this conference does not see It's
way 10 recommend a general stoppage OF WORK
not recommends that, II any mining district Is
asked 10 submit 10 a reduction Of wages conse-
euent on the tax. a general conference be called
" determine whether the whole or the miners Oh
ne country should be laid idle until the reduc-
uon is withdrawn
The rest OF the resolution condemns the tax
sno repudiates the alleged coIlusion between the
Miners and owners 20 cause a general stoppage
Of work
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
TO FIGHT SUNDAY OPENING AT BUFFALO
AMERICAN sARBATH UNION WANTS MINIS
TIERS TO OPPOSE IT FROM
THEIR PULPITS.

The Board OF Managers Of the American Sabbath
Union at IT'S meeting yesterday, adopted resolu-
tions protesting against the opening or the ran
American Exposition on Sundays, on the ground
that it entaIed labor upon a large number Of per-
sons. tended to break down the distinctive Ameri-
can Sabbath and offered affront 10 the reIglouS
convictions of majority OF the people OF the state
The resolutions call upon all ministers in the state
TO oppose the Sunday opening from the pulpit be
fore the formal opening of the exposition on May -
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
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New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
WRECK or A GERMAN STEAMER.

hlngston, Jamaica. May s.-Information received
olh rs Fort Maria to-day on the northern coast OF
salca and the nearest point TO the scene OF the
So Ter is 10 the effect that the German steamer
tAFsnlg is a total wreck. All efforts 10 hoat hei
Lse Lrse been unsvailing She struck reef at Galina
e. while trying 70 enter Port Maria haI ool-
ss On the part OF the local pilot The Schieswig
-ie cargo OF fruit is lost
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
CIVIL WAR EXPECTED IN ECUADOR

Kingston Jamaica, May S-Letters received here
from Ecuador report great preparations the
part Of the government Of President Alfaro to
meet the revolution which is expected TO break out
at the next Presidential election. The officials
purchasing large numbers Of horses and other ami
mails for transport work in case hostlites begin.
The Conservatives eQually active.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
GERNAK STEEL FIRN FAILS.

Berlin. May S.-The syndicate controlling the
Dinerdingen steel plant and the Dannenbaum col
Aey Is in financial difficulties. and has asked its
creditors for a moratorium The Darmstadter
Bank has undertaken the reorganization OF the
concern, and Is Offering the creditors % per cent
y cash and the rest in preference shares ana
0DAgatiOns al ; per cent
Charles Kirchon Of The Iron Age" TO whom
vs. shown the Berlin dispatch said the emoar-
sssea syndicate Is ore Of the largest in the trace
~ ~ Germany, and that he has always understood
ma II was backed by Belgian capital. II controls
-'se Properties besides the two named.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09

Berlin. May s-After the final passage OF the
Wine bill the Rechstag adopted resolution ask
ing the government TO introduce a bill at the
earliest possble date for uniform imperial control
of the trade in foods and drinks through special
officials Count Won Posadowsky -Wehner gave a
non-committal answer. but remarked that such
control was a police function belonging TO indi-
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND FRIDAY.

For Maine showers to-day. with higher temperature;
rain Friday; southeasterly winds
For New-Hampshire and Vermont. showers to-day and
probably Friday; lower temperature Friday; southery
winds becoming northerly
For Massachusetts Rhode Island. rain to-day and
probably Friday lower temperature in Eastern Massa
chusetts to-day; fresh brisk southeasterly winds
For Connecticut New-York and Eastern Penn
syIvania rain to-day probably Friday; tenn
perature Friday; fresh southeastery winds. becoming
northwesterly,
For New-Jersey and Delaware, rain to-day; clearing
Friday: southeastery winds becoming southwest
For the District Of Columbia Maryland and Virginia
rain to-day; and Friday: fresh south
winds. becoming southwesterlY.
For Western Pennsylvania and Western New York
to-day probably Friday; lower temperature;
fresh southwesterly winds, becoming northwesterly
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
Special Monies.
AIfred Ricbar1-on. FORMERLY

Alfred Richardson. formerly Manager TO Geo u
Young Bright street Mddesbro'. England cycle Dealer
Is requested Immediately with the unls
signed Solicitors for the Trustees Of the late Jon N
from whom he Will learn something greatly 20 MS a.
Any knowing the whereabouts Of or being able 70
give regard Alfred Rlc
ardsOn. who left Mddesbro' America Easter. lSSo
and was afterwards Of Brisbane viii oohss %
communicating with
HARLAND * INGHAM. Solicitors.
Easr Eara ENGLAND.