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New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
THIRTY-FITE DROWNED.
Caught by Rash of Waters When
LeUee Breaks.

ST. Louis, June S.-The climax of the hood
came last night. when. by the breaking OF
levce near Granite City, wall of water SIX
feet high rushed down on Madison, sweeping
houses from their foundations and drowning M
teen persons who fleeing for their lives
In the St Louis Car and Foundry Works seven
employees lost their lives. Thirteen others, men,
women and children, perished.
Hundreds of persons were forced to the roofs
of their floating houses. and appeal was sent
here for assistance. Every effort was made TO
force steamers against the heavy current TO the
stricken town. but it was noon before the steam-
ers Mark Twain and Annie Russell. lashed TO-
gether and their engines working under every
ounce of steam. after five hours of battle with
the flood, were able to reach Madison
For the remainder of the day ana INTO the
night the work of rescuing refugees from noat-
ing or flooded houses, tree tops ana various
high places proceeded, and, there being no place
to take them nearer than here, they are to-
night pouring into the city by hundreds WeI
hungry and dispirited.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
CRESCENT sHIPYARDs MAY CLOSE.
Strikers Hold Out for More Pay Despite
President Chaee's Threat

Elizabeth y. j.. June S--If President Chace of
the Crescent Shipyards meant what he said on
Saturday that if there were any more labor
troubles at the Crescent yards the yards would be
abandoned and the work contracted for would be
done at the other yards of the United States Ship
building Company. the yards win be closed and
Eliza beth will cease be the of shipbuildfng
After a weeks shut down the yard opened for
business this morning, but the driers and tappers
did not return to work and the carpenters who
were at work when the shutdown occurred re
fused to go to work. The carpenters instead of
going to work demanded cents hour more
paw The tappers and drillers are on strike be-
cause some of their number have been discharged
In all about two hundred men out
Mr. Chace was at his office to-day, but one
of the other officers said the threat an idle
one and there would be no discussion. The com
pany is in a good way to do as II pleaSes- Ihere
Is nothing of any size the ways; all the work
Is either afoat or unstarted The men will not be-
lieve that the threat more than a threat, but
the officials of the company all think their chle1
meant what he said. The boats IN the water can
Ali he towed to other yards for completion
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
THE DEAD NUMBER SIS
Relief for Sufferers by Flood in
South Carolina.

Spartansburg, s c. June S.-Complete re-
turns Of the loss of life caused by high water
in the Pacolett valley show that ffty-eight per-
sons were drowned. The relief subscriptions to
date amount to nearly $1,000. including $1,000
given by the American Cotton Spinners' Asso-
citation. The relief committees have also secured
a great quantity of clothing and rations.
The Mary Louise Mill on Island Creek, oper-
ating 1000 spindles, and owned by B. E. & ]. S.
wilkins, was totally destroyed. Parts of the
Tiger Mill, on Middle Tiger River also re-
ported demolished, with a loss OF $4,000. The
damage to the,>Tucapau Mills will aggregate
$1,000. and to the Fingerville Mills $4,000.
These losses are additional to the heavier dam
age TO the Clifton and Pacolett plants, and
swell the total in the flooded district to some
thing like S3,J00,000
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
SHOWERS ALL ROUND THE STATE.
Fires in the Woods Are Dying Out and Crop
Prospects Are Frightened.

Glens Falls. June San inch of rain has fallen
since yesterday and the country is showing the
effects of the moisture Dispatches from North
Creek and Newcomb say that while 1t ra1ned
gently during the greater part of the night, not
enough has fallen put out the fires: The CON
ditions are favorable. however. and the lumeer-
men feel that the worst IS over
Little Falls June S.-Showers, resulting in nearly
an inch of rainfall prevailed in this vicinity to-
dav Brisk rains also reported from the yiein-
ify of Canada Lake, nearly eNun9ulshlns the
forest fires.
BalIston, n. Y, June S,-A heavy rain fell for an
hour here early to-day, and was followed by ire
ouent showers It the first rain since May &.
Sandy Hill, n. Y, June S-Showers have ex-
+nguished the forest in this locality, and the
indications are for continued rain. The potato
crop of Washington County which heads the Ilst
in ths State, and which was supposed 10 De Fuihtu
will probably be 60 per cent of the average II the
rain continues.
Syracuse, June S.-Syracuse and nelsnoofhood
have had frequent light showers the last twenty
four hours but the rainfall insufficient TO
benefit crops very much. Oswego county mao d
heavy rain which helps straw berries. 1lghl ram
falls are reported in Jefferson County
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
TO GIVE WELCOME HOME.
Arrangements to Greet President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay Long Island. June 8-The Board os
Trade OF Oyster Bay Tonight appointed commit
tees to look after the welcome home which the
village intends to give to President Roosevelt when
he returns here for the summer. The subject was
brought I'D by Vice-President Frank G. Travis. The
committee on arrangements consists OF Mr. Travis
Thomas J. Ellison A. J. Hoyf, Jerome r. johnson.
J. L. Long A r. Moptant. Or. George W. H. Fuller,
George g. ssodGard. and the officers. E. NJ Griffin
president; 1T F. F. Barnes, corresponding secrs-
tarv. r L. Mcqueen recording secretary. and J.
I'll LudIuuf treasurer. and the trustees. T. D.
Clark. w H. G. P1nchon. Samuel T. Bayles. f. ".
Hutchinson. A. " Bayies. A Snyasn and Albert
L. Cheney.
Much will depend upon when the President arrives
home and the arrangements VIII be made % suit
his convenience It is planned 20 have MIN received
bv the entire rnemoersffe Of the Board Of Trade
ard bv the school children Sheriff Johnson has
secured a Civil War cannon. which . being mount
sd on the lawn in front Of the town clerk office.
md IN is hoped the President viii make an address
a. the unveilfng which VIII take place on his az
rfvsI The COMMITTEES viii then escort the t-resi-
derst TO the headquarters Of the executive ofhces-
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
KEENE VALLEY SAFE AGAIN.
Cottagers Describe Their Panic-Au Sable
Scenery Preserved.

DISPATCHES and letters received here yesterday by
per sons owning property in the Adirondacks inol-
Gated that the rains had practically subdued the
forest fires and prevented further damage. George
H Daniels passenger agent OF the New-York Cen
tral Railroad received a telegram from friends at
Lake Placid saying that rain had begun to fall in
the Adrondacks $50 p m. Sunday, and that IN
consequence the situation had been relieved i'm
mensely.
F. H. Comstcck of No. Sc Wal-st, who has a
cottage and tract of fifty acres in Keene Valley.
received a dispatch from his daughter yesterday
which contained the information that she had re-
turned to the valley. This, he said, led him to
think that she believed all danger over, Tor the
present at least. that point he said, nearly al
the cottagers left their cottages owing to the
danger They were badly frightened by the speed
and fierceness with which fire crept over Mount
Porter and down toward the valley last "Wednesday
afternoon 1t was described him, he said. by a
woman who had returned from there on Thursday.
8 Sidney Smith of the Adirondack Mountain
Reserve said that he had had no reports regard
ing the situation on the since Friday night
-Four thousand acres of standing timber and about
800 cords of wood which had been cut, We're
burned he declared. Fortunately, so far as ap-
pearances were concerned the fire had done little
injury as it had been on plateau lying back from
the roads usually travelled by visitors Inc burned
tract could be seen only from the tops. OF OF ne
mountains. The scenery about une beautiful Au
Sable lakes had not been injured
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
PRODUCE MEN PLEASED.
Saw Drouth Will Be Forgotten in Two or
Three Days.

So thoroughly has the drouth been broken that
produce men already are saying that in two or
three days the fact that Sundays rain pre-
ceded by ffty-two days of dry weather Will be
forgotten. One produce man declared yesterday:
THE hay crop, which is cut in June, was ruined,
and the quality of the lettuce has been poor, but
otherwise nothing has been seriously affected
that II will not recover with the rain. There will
grass for the cattle, and the late crops Will be
all right. This is the time for planting them. The
strawberry season is about over, but the other
berries raspberries hlackberres and huckieberries
and the late fruits, peaches. plums pears cherries
apples and ounces, Will be all right Late potatoes
will be helped greatly
Up To O'clock last night the total rainfall had
been so of inch, II than fell in the fifty
two preceding days. Owing to the leisurely manner
in which the rain fen the ground and Vegeta tion
viii get the maximum benefit from IT, The rainfall
in the twenty-four hours ended at s o'clock lasr
night "a of an inch.
The reports received from different parts of the
country where forest fires have been burning indi-
Gated that the rain had practically sulfdued them
The fires in the Adrondacks and the White Noun
tafns were reported be extinguished Rain YES
terday fell In practically every State On the At
lanric seaboard.
morrow showers and cooler weather.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
SAY THEY WON'T ARBITRATE.
Sub-Contractors Declare the Men Are Free
to Come Back as Individuals.

Despite the evident wish OF the Central FEEDER
ated Union 10 see some compromise in the subway
strike. it be stated that no form Of arbitration
will now be consented to by the sub-contractors.
DESPITE this a committee of the Central FEEDER
ated Union will call upon the rapid transit con-
tractors tomorrow but it is expected that the call
will be wholly perfunctory. The position of the
contractors is that. since all their offers for arb-
tration were refused they will not recognize the
union now: the men are free to come back work
as individuals and many of them have. Four
thousand labOrers struck at the outset Three
thousand are now at work, many of them the same
men who struck Last week fifty applied to be
taken back and asked to go down In the tunnel TO
avoid any danger OF trouble with union men. This
is cited as a typical case by the contractors
It learned yesterday that there stiII
work for about one thousand more men In the tun-
mel TO fiji up completely the ranks of the strikers
but the work is making progress all along the line
and the suh-contractors are In mood to lister,
to any overtures for compromise at this stage =
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
J.. D. ROCKEFELLER GIVES $4,000
Sends Check for That Sum Toward Fund foe
Relief of Flood Sufferers

4 eback for & e0o toward the fund for the relief
of the sufferers from the foods in the West was
received at Mayor Lows Office from John d. ROCK
efelIer yesterday.
In the course of the morning Mayor Low received
the following telegram from the Mayor Of Kansas
City. Kan;
We have fed and sheltered in Kansas City, ran
over twenty thousand flood sufferers for one Week
Have only received $50 900 to date Many hundredS
of houses with household goods, nave oeel com
sill under water and it Will be weeks before they
can be reoccupied. Relief in money and supplies 70
a large amount will be needed to meet the pare
necessities of life We unable TO cope with tLs
conditions without outside aid Mlsh you "ou4a
give these facts wide publicity. @SignedG o,
So W. Fl. CRADDOCK-
Mayor Kansas City, KAN
The Mayor called attention yesterday to the COM
n1fttee he has appointed to take charge Of funds
for the food sufferers and said he would be pleased
to have all contributions sent to the treasurer OF
this committee, James G. Cannon, of the Fourth
National Bank No. II Nassau-st. The chairman OF
the committee is Cornelius N. Bliss. William r.
Corwine is secretary.
Mr. Corwine yesterday dispatched to Mayor
James A Reed, of Kansas City, Mo-; Mayor Bren-
ton Of Des Moines; Mayor BergundthaI, Of Topeka;
Mayor Craddock OF Kansas City, Kan. and the
mayors of Gainesville Ga: Columbia, 8. c., and
East ST. Louis, ILL.,, the following message:
Mayor Low has appointed committee for relief
of sufferers. Committee meets tomorrow noon
Wire without delay specifying whether money
giving approximate amount and quantity. Also II
shelter needed, and for how many.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
APPEAL TO THE WORKERS.
Em DIogers 4sk Unions to Consider
arbitration Plan.
WHAT WALKING DELEGATES Do.

The board of governors of the Building Trades
Employers Association met all the afternoon
yesterday The committee says that the state
ments on the part of individual delegates Oh
unions that the plan of arbitration OF the EN-
pIoyers will not be accepted are misleading.
They say also that some unions favor the plan,
bat that it has not been brought before the
unions generally yet, for the reason that the
walking delegates 90 not want the plan brought
up To offset this the board of governors is ar
ranging to have fifty sixty thousand copies
of the following statement distributed among
the individual members of the unions:
TO OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE BUILDING IN
DUSTRY-
For the last few years the conditions in our
industry have been steadily growing worse uhIIl
they eliminated in the present cessation OF WORK
arbitration we have but object in view, name
ly, conducts our business TeauoLls @ IN ., 80 i"U %
want you to help No doubt our actions, our
renTesentatiyes of labor who are unwilling to be
lenrived of any powers which have been given
to them or have been assumed by them
taxation without represe 1taon brougRt li iG IN t
war of the American Revolution, and tnls , pTlnr
cpie having been adopted by many of your labor IahGF
leaders has resulted N & e9 9lan W nropose is not
untried For eighteen years the vital points in 1t
and the Mason Builders Association of city,
to the mutual satisfaction or those organizaIohse
labor is acquainted with many of the acts OF
these representatives and of the conditions that
exist in some the trades, but how grievous they
were is proven by the present standstill and the
fact that within three weeks nearly thirty employ
ers' associations of our industry have become a
unit as a living protest against oppression and eX-
torton. 49,. - !
thinking mechanic to attend the meeting or MS
union and register his vote against the un-aIneri-
can methods which have crept into our trace anu
insist upon the plan of arbitration as suggested
Remember that in doing you give up none OF
the rights which the union enjoys to-day put that
you will prevent strike lockout in the future,
due to arbitrary acts of individuals on either side
The advantage of this plan must be mutual mas
much as our interests IDENTICAL and certainty
the trade happenings of the last few years ana
the present stoppage OF work prove that the nletn
ods employed in industrial relations were ana
are radically wrong. Why not try the other plan!
The members of the Building Trades En-
pIovers' Association would not discuss the ac-
ton of the Board of Building Trades otto M
E,idlitz said: -
Il believe the business agent Is necessary as
an employe of the union. But he cannot be an
arbitrator under plan. His functions snould
be confined to the business of the union sucn
as seeing that members pay their dues ana
looking after its interests. The one man power
will thus be eliminated in ordering strikes ana
with it the opportunity for graft
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
LABOR JOLTS ID. b. HILL.
In Order to Mend His Fences He
Yields to Strikers.

According to stories that have filtered down
from Albany ex-senator Hill. author OF the
right of eminent domain plank in the Demo
cratic State platform. friend of labor and Demo
cratic candidate for President via the subway
route, is having his troubles with labor unions
Recently Mr. Hill decided TO make some -ex-
tensive improvements on his estate at WoiIerI
Roost He employed twelve men TO repair
fences lay new drain pipes to the lake ana 90
other work They were to get 81 80 day- Last
week they struck for 81 - day They Ined
up in front of Mr.. Hills house and MADE tne
demand A friend Of Mr.. Hill was present AT
the time -.
what shall do7'' asked Hill in doubt
why" responded his friend. 1ocoselS- lou
are the friend of labor. are you not Fay II,
Mr. Hill acceded to the demand Inen MS
friend said
IT see YOU are looking after your fences ard
laying pipes. - -
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
GIFT FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Rare Books Sent to Him by the King Of
Italy.

Washington. June Skiing Victor Emmanuel nas
sent to President Roosevelt gin OF rare value.
which will be presented 70 the President on next
Monday by Sfgnor Mayor des Planches the ltai-
ian Ambassador who. the Kings request, VIII
be received IN special audiences at the White House
The gift consists Of the war reports OF Prince
Eugene Of Savoy. the noted I'anan genera ana
: .-,, Of rra1tefs Divine Comedy with COM
n,ent IN Latin by StefanO Talics da Raeahtine
The books are elegantly bound in fun red morocco
and bear the royal crest with the Kings monogram
", the four corners OF each volume The war re-
ports are in twenty volumes, and the comedy IN
one volume -., z-t- -,
Prince ElIgeue and has made careful study OF
T7ls "a u1Daigns- In way the Itallah AHlDaS-
=ador learned OF this fact and as soon as we
King heard it preparations for sendlnS the glIt
II1a-s fe<rTn The work was published for private
disrrIbufion by the late King HUTnDeTt, Dahte
work fs accompanied by comment, hitherto IN
nubIished which until recently was preserved IN
nnanTscrfpt at the royal library IN Iurin- Inc
LHoI<s are nr1artO size and printed on exquisite
paper Of italian make SigIfor Macy go ~
carry personal message OF sOOU VIII nun ''7
King the President
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
FACTORIES START IN KANSAS CITY
Refugees Returning to Their Homes-Work-
ing Hard 70 Clean Up City.

BILE were put at work to-day in the region late
ly submerged. The railroads have reclaimed
only small part OF their yards. Water was
shut off from the city to-day. owing to accidents
20 the pumps. but the aqCeduct bridge across
the Kansas River WIN be finished Tomorrow
when there viii be abundant supply Of pure
water. The Western Union stretched a cable
across the Kansas River tonight. thus closing
a important gap in Uelegraphic communication.
The Missouri Pacific to-day began TO repair it's
Kansas River bridge, and trains will cross late
this week.
Many factories resumed work to-day and
others viii start tomorrow. The Armour Pack
ing House unable 20 begin killing to-day,
repairs being still incomplete. The number of
refugees in the several camps decreases steadily.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
AGAINST FOUR, 1900.
Italians attack Stone7COrkers-Re-
series Called Ont.

Four men who were employed at laying curb
stones about the site of the new Thomas Jeffer-
son Park, in First-ave, between ne-hundred-
and-Aleventh and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SITS, were driven from their work by crowd Of
about two thousand Italian men and women
yesterday
The men were at work in front of the head
quarters of the ExcavatOrs and ROckmens
Union, No. 2229 Ffrst-ave., while the strikers
were in session inside the building. The Italians
left their meeting huTriedy and ran toward the
four men, who. fearing danger, ran as fast as
they could up the avenue. The men then ran
into the proposed park where twenty other men
were at work cutting stone. but the latter were
unn1oIested it being explained that they were
union men.
Patrolnan Neary, KieIy and Hutchinson pre-
vented the Italians doing any damage by draw
ing their revoIvers and holding the strikers at
bay until the arrival of Acting Captain Lanser,
with two roundsmen and twenty-five patrolmen
from the East ndTed-and-fOurth-St. sta
ton, who had been telephoned Tor Dy Supefln-
tandent Whitrneyer, in charge of the work
Before being subdued the Italians ran up to q
wagon and pulled from the seat Patrick Scott,
the driver declaring that the man had no right
to work Scott escaped injury, with the excep-
tion of a few bruises. The police reserves soon
dispersed the Italians and drove them from the
neigh borhood. The police say the Italians were
ioined by their wives, until the crowd numbered
about two thousand Many of the women, the
police say, carried stones IN their aprons, put
none were thrown.
Some of the more intelligent of the Italians
said the four men were not members of the
union were doing the work that should have
been done by some Italians and were at work
in front of their headquarters These are the
reasons they decided to drive them away
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
OFFERS TO BE MADE BY UNIONS
Interest in To-night's Meeting at Which
C. Havemeyer's Questions Come Up.

After John c. Havemeyer's questions have been
answered by the three chosen labor speakers at
the Music Hall in Yon1ers tonight, an offer Is to
la nooda nv F2eniamin Hanford one of the speak
ers to Mr. Havemeyer and his friends, similar to
the one accepted from him. Mr.. Hanford will In
vite Mr. Havemeyer to answer sixteen questions
the same number that he has promised, at a puohc
meeting the expense to be borne by the labor
unions The offer will be supplemented by the ad-
dfonal suggestion that the unions also pay for the
speakers to be selected by Mr.. Havemeyer, and
also to extend to the Yonkers man the right OF
selecting a chairman Of the meeting, something he
has refused to grant to the unions.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
LEGAL AID SOCIETY APPEALS.
It Finds It's Resources Exhausted-Needs
$4,000 More for This Year.

The Legal Aid Society has found its resources
exhausted and issues tee following appeal for
funds:
The Legal Aid Society was founded in 1876 and
has for its purpose: To render legal aid.
gratuitously If necessary, tqs all who may appear
worthy thereof and who areCunable to procure as
sistance elsewhere" The first year it cared for 1l2
cases. its work has grown ever since until now,
besides the main office City Hall, it has the
following branch offices: The Seamen's branch, in
State-st. the East Side branch, in Rivinston-st.,
and the uptown branch at No. 741 Tenth-ave-
Over Is go cases disposed of at an expense
TO the society of sl7,307 in 1902 Over 100000 has
been recovered clients of the society since its
formation. but these figures give no adequate idea
of the relief afforded more than half the cases
do not involve a recovery of money.
The society believes that nothing should be done
to offend the self-respect of its clients; conse-
quently a small fee OF 10 cents is charged and 10
per cent upon amounts recovered in all cases that
Involve property above s.. From this source the
sum of IS 3eS was received last year. The total
expenses for this year will be s9500 and with the
exception Of the small fees mentioned, the society
IS entirely dependent upon the annual dues Of its
members or voluntary contributions for its support
In order TO close year free of debt $4,000 must
be received In contributions OF increased member
ship dues.
Under separate cover We send our last annual re-
port trusting that it will meet with your approval
and that you may be moved to assist In obtaining
justice for the oppressed poor by signing the in
closed membership blank or sending contribution
Checks should be made payable 10 Louis Wind
mfiller. treasurer. No. % Reade-st. NewYork City
Yours truly,
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
IT'S 1908 EDITION.

The International Gable Directory Company. OF
No. II State-st has Just issued the 1893 edition OF
the international Cable Directory OF the World
IL is a book OF six hundred pages. and cor
tains the OF thousands OF corporations. firms
and individuals with their teIegraphic addresses.
as we'll the code for some three thousand arti-
cles OF manufacture. The steadily increasing for
eign trade OF this country. with its resultant
OF the cable and of foreign telegraphic lines which
charge for each word in the address. well as
In the msssa 9e. has created a large demand for
cable addresses. and TIE book has Increased rapid
w. both in size and In number printed. since e
introduced several years ago.