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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
PoRPoIsE's TEST SATISFACTORY.
She Makes Speed of 7.13 Miles an Hour,
Submerged.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Greenport Long Island May 1.-THE Holiahd
submarine boat Porpoise went through a saus-
factory series of submerged speed tests To-Day
She was prevented from having her torpedo M
ing trials by reason of slight arrangement OF
the machinery controlling the diving ruddeiS
She was steered by Captain Frank T. Cable ana
had en- board as observers Naval Constructor
T. J. Woodward. Lieutenant D. S. Mahoney ana
A. Macarthur.
She was quickly put in the submerged cohoi-
ton, and made her first dive. heading to the
nocthward- Driven by the electric motor the
boat remaining at a depth Of about ten 1eet
covered the first half mile made in MN
utes 8 seconds She to the surface III
thirty seconds and then made her second ave.
heading south. The second half mile was mace
in ) minutes seconds. The average rate was
592 miles an hour. On the second trlaI ihe
boat travelled at greater depth, the mast anu
flag being almost under water at times Inc
first half mile was covered in minutes a sec
onds and the second in 4 minutes ~ SECONDS,
an average of 6.17 miles.
The third trial the best one for speed.
The boat is required BY contract to cover nll!e
at the rate of seven miles an hour She Gov
cred it at the rate of 713, the first half occupy
ing minutes II seconds, and the last half +
minutes IA seconds The torpedo tests have
been postponed until Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
TO BE ON DEFENSIVE NOW
PLAN OF EMPLOYERS.
EpecutiUe Committees of Vmi0us
dissertations to Meet ON Tuesday.

1t was learned yesterday that some Of the
members of the association Of employers IN the
building trades, who met at No. LIS Broadway
on Friday night and decided to form central
association for resisting capricious demands by
labor unions, were up great part or the night
forming plans. The subject was discussed III
formally by members of some OF the associa-
lions yesterday, and several OF these BODIES
held individual meetings 70 arrange for instrue-
lions to their representatives who will be pres
ent at the meeting on Tuesday night
This meeting will be that of an executive
committee composed of the executive commit
tees of the various associations represented at
the meeting on Friday night Charles L. Eidht2'
of the Electrical Contractors Association, VINO
made the principal speech on Friday evening
said yesterday:
The full Executive Committee win consist OF
about one hundred and tor ans for the
association, select name for II and act genelsns
p posed taa THE en- Rfb ody wi anything
than defensive organization at the present 'i'e
There are great many unions which have Con
tracts With various t fap year e, These VIII
course, be lived to by the employers unless s
not ighting unions, but the methods OF unions. AS
to the proposition to form national tederauon OF
Such an association viii no doubt be ulf 1aate
formed and we are recslving fanoring the idea
Al Dresent we will use our best energies to form a
compact local organization which Will be aoie 10
act as a unit in of trouble.
William r. Fertig, secretary OF the Buiulhs
Trades Association. who issued the call LOT the
meeting on Tuesday night. said:
We propose to protect ourselves from exacting
demands which if granted would mean tnat the
unions would be running our business we are no. no.
engaged in q fight to break up the unions DuC u1e
power of the walking delegates must De urtalieu'
Another employer said that wnen the Centrai
Association was formed, then in case a meInpef
was harassed by conditions that would make
continuing in business intolerable II they were
granted the other employers would cooperate
with him in resisting such demands. Ihe MAIN
thing was to establish the line permanently
where the exactions of the unions would STOP
prominent labor leader admitted yesterday
that many of the conditions of the unions were
tvrannical He was against some of the de-
mands
For instance" he said, "the plasterers' union
forced the employing plasterers to sign an agree,
ment by which there will be one foreman at 30
a day for every two jOurneymen, the foreman
to do no work. This is going the limit
1t was stated at the headquarters of the Build
ing Material Dealers and Lumber Dealers as
sociations that the shutdown was tighter than
ever and would remain until the unions
whose demands caused the shutdown withdrew
them. AS to the schools, as far as the Lumber
Dealers Association concerned, IL was said
that if a lumber dealer in the association sup
piled any of the schools the association would
not object.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
SPEED OF 8.S7 KNOTS.
Submarine Boat Plunger Makes 1t
an Light" Condition.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

Cutchogue, Long Island. May 16.-The govern
ment speed test of the Holland submarine tor
pedo boats was resumed this morning Ihe hrst
boat tested was the Plunger, for Standardization
In the light condition. She be gan her run
over the half mile course under two cylinders
covering the distance in 4 minutes . seconds.
The return trip was made in minutes 81 sec
onds showing an average of 90 knots for the
mile With three cylinders the first half OF 'he
second trial was covered in 3 minutes 80 sec
onds. and the return trip in minutes, an aver
age of II knots. The last of the runs, mace
under four cylinders, showed the Plunger 10 De
the fastest boat of all the submarines yet tried
under this condition, for she covered the Hrse
half mile in 3 minutes 10 seconds, and the sec
ond in 3 minutes 26 seconds, showing speed OF
SS7 knots. This ended her light cohoi'ioii
trial -.
She soon started her ten mile run In the aWasn
condition, with Lieutenant ID. ;. Mahoney On
board as an observer for the government. Ma
val Constructor j. J. Woodward also had peea
on board during the speed trials
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
BRANCH ASKS MARCH TO STOP IT
Port Warden Expects Half Subway Strikers
To Be at Work Tomorrow.

There was every indication yesterday that the
end of the strike of the rockmen and eXcavators in
the subway is in sight, and that by tomorrow
enough men will be at work carry its opera
tons. BY the end of this week it is expected
there will little Of the strike left. Port Warden
James f March said yesterday that he had been
requested by Giovanni Branehi. the Italian Consul
General to use his influence to get the strikers to
return to work. He sent his agents among the
TO reason with them on the futtlity of keeping
up the fight.
by Monday he said, Il expect that fully one
half of the strikers will be back L think the end
of the strike is in sight
Port Warden March employs or furnishes a good
many of the laborers employed the subway. He
promises to get work for many of the Italian la
borers after the subway work is finished If they
return o work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
ANOTHER GREENPOINT LOCKOUT.
Continental Iron Works, Angry at Walking
Delegates, Looking for Non-union Men.

Greenpont which on Thursday shut down and
locked out its two thousand employees account of
the annoyance caused by walking delegates the
Continental Iron Works which is also in Green
point, yesterday declared lockout against its
three hundred and fifty men, who have been on a
strike for week more After fair warming
the Continental company has taken the of
the strikers from its rolls, and will under no cir
cumstances Te-emplOy them. 1t will try to re-
sumo work with other men they be
obtained.
The Hecla Iron Works has shut down entirely
and Will stay so until the men give some guaran-
tee that they will not break their agreements in
the future. The Hecla company feels that it's men
were i'll advised by the representatives of the
union, and it would be willing to take them back
their promise not to strike again, providing they
are receiving the highest rate of wages in their
various departments
Much government work is being held up by the
trouble in the Continental Iron Works.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
CIVIC FEDERATION THE POINT.
Iron Moulders Voting on Whether or Not
Their Officers May Belong to It.

A referendum vote is being taken by the
Iron Moulders' Union of North America prop
OsitOn to rescind resolution passed by the or
ganization at a convention in Toronto last July
that of the national officers of the could
be members of the National Civic Federation
A strong protest against this resolution was made
by the Iron Moulders' Conference Board consist
ing of twelve local unions here. of which William
A Perrine is business agent. The result that
agreed to put the question of resembling the
resolution referendum vote of all the locals
of the iron Moulders' Union of North America If
the ma jority are in favor of resembling, then the
Toronto resolution will be withdrawn
The votes being counted in the Office of Bust
mes Agent Perrine who said last evening that ISL
unions so far had returns showing 5000 votes
in favor and 5000 against resembling the resolution
He believed that when all the votes were in IL
would be found that the majority were in favor of
resembling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
RESCUE IN SIXTEEN MINUTES.

That sometimes there is chance for life when
ona has fallen overheard from a steamship in mid
ocean was demonstrated again in the course of the
VOYAGE of the Auguste Victoria, which ended here
YESTERDAY On May 1880 a. m. when near
the Overs Lightshp, coal trimmer named Meyer
accidentally fell overheard. The alarm was given
tho shin was turned a nfeboat lowered, and
by 10:47 o'clock the man was safe in the boat
-Wbe, drawn into the boat he was completely eX-
I,austed and would undoubtedly have been
drowned if the rescue had been delayed longer
mo ifehoat Immediately returned to the steamer
and within sixteen minutes after the alarm was
given she was again proceeding on her course at
S,fI sneed Captain Kaempff, her commander,
takes pride in these rescues, and believes his snip
boI6s The record for quick work in reScuing per
sonS who nave fallen overheard. Last summer a
man was rescued by the crew of the steamer In
twelve minutes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
POLICE SCAN BAGGAGE CLOSELY.
Vernon H. Brown Returns to Hear of In
fernaI Machine on Cunard Pier.

Every piece of baggage sent to the Cunard pier
TO be put on the steamer 1vernia yesterday was
carefully scanned by the police so tar as any one
oo,,Id i,dya nothing was put aboard the vessel
which could contain an Internal machine, such as
that sent 10 the pier last week
Vernon H Brown, the agent of the Cunard Line
arrived here yesterday from Liverpool On the
steamer Cedric He gained his first information OF
+ha sepdne, Of the machine to the pier at Quaran-
tine He said after landing that the man VINO sent
il was undoubtedly lunauc .. 8, 10
I'VE shall take additional pfecaut nc
said in respect to the examination OF pageaEe
because the precautions ALREADY taken are @ iiL
Vas NOT Claimed by passenger. 1t IS for the
notice TO investigate the case and douDtles lHey
Are doing SO to the best Of their ability.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
OPTIONS SAID TO GIVE CONTROL

II is reported that c p. circuit president of the
Newport News Shipbuding and Drydock Com
pany and Of The Old Dominion Land Company has
obtained options for six months enough Of the
3 0oo.00 capital stock OF The latter company to
give him, with his personal holdings. a controlling
interest. The property Of the Old Dominion Land
Company includes valuable waterfront land on
either side Of the Chesapeake and Ohio terminals
n Newport News. and there Is unconfirIned re-
port that Mr.. circuit negotiating for the trans
Ter Of his controlling interest IN the stock George
J. Gould whose supposed object IN acquiring il
would be l. establish at Newport News Eastern
terminal for the Wabash system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
THE NEGRO CARRIERS CASE.
Senator Bate Asks Mr.. Payne to Restore
the Route

Washington, May Ex-senator Bate OF Tonnes
see had a conference with Postmaster General
Payne to-day concerning the reported intimidation
of John Allgood, the negro carrier the rural
MALE route at Gallatin. Tenn. Senator Bate in
formed the Postmaster General that only two per
sons had taken part in the intimidation Of ALI
good and maintained that the entire law abiding
community should not be held responsible for the
actions of the two He urged that the de-
,1srtment restore the service the route
No action will be taken pending the receipt OF
the renort of Inspector Conger, who IS investgat-
ing the case. His report is expected TO reach the
next week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
MORE MEN ORDERED OUT IN DENVER.

Denver May l6.-The joint executive committee
in charge of the strike in this city issued order
this morning calling out the members OF unions
follows: Cigarmakers. papermakers. pulp and
paper mill workers. fremen and engineers at mills,
other mill employees brewers. beer bottlers retail
clerks mattress makers. garment workers, horse
workers, tobacco shippers. stage
emnioyes BARRIERS tailors and bartenders The
order became effective at once and through IL
35O additional workers brought into the ranks
of the strikers swelling the number 20 about
Tbe B1iIding Trades Council has decided TO
order symfath strike. but has referred the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
MAN WHO ANNOYED EDGAR INSANE

Dombarie Kurrain. the Armenian, who was ar
rested Friday night the home of Newbold Ed
gar No IS East Thirty-nnth-st, where he created
a disturbance. was examined at Bellevue Hos
pital yesterday by DR.. Packer and pronounced in
sane The man will be detained at the pavilion
for few days. when commitment papers will be
obtained In the failure of friends TO provide for
Kurrain's commitment TO a private institute. the
man will be the Manhattan State Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
EPIDEMIC OF PNEUMONIA IN CHICAGO.

Washington May 16-Surgeon Banks. of the
Marine Hospital Service. has made report to the
central office OF that service III this city relative to
the prevalence of pneumonia in Chicago. He says
that the disease has reached almost epidemic
proportions OF the 5.34 deaths from all causes in
the city In two months, Dr. Banks says that l lS6,
% per cent, caused by pneumonia. He
says that many as four deaths have occurred in
one family, and that six friends who attended the
funeral OF victim wore Fatally attacked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
GIRLS TEAR UP UNION CARDS.

Chicago, May 16.-The first pronounced break
in the laundry strike came to-day, when hfty-
four girls who returned 10 work at the Quick
Service Laundry, tore up their union cards and
threw the pieces at business agent when he
threatened to fine them SO each for deserving
the strikers. The girls. pressed by sixteen days
of ideness. pleaded that they resumed work
from necessity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
MARINES ASSEMBLED AT oLoNGAPo
Concentration Has No Connection with De-
velopments IN China.

Washington, May 16.-Eight hundred marines the
total force in the Philippines. have been con-
centrated at OIongapo, forty miles from Manila
None of these are TO be brought home for the
present and it said at the Navy Department
to-day that no date had been fixed when the force
should be reduced Navy Department officials say
that the concentration of the marines in puT-
sIance of the plan of replacing them by constab-
tlIary and that il has special connection with
deveIopments in China. IL Is said that Rear Ad-
mral Evans has recommended that the force of
marines on the Atlantic station be not reduced in
str
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17

Plans filed in the Manhattan Bureau of
Buildings yesterday for series of f1athouses TO lie
erected in -hundred-and- fifty -ffth-st just east
of Eighth-aye. The fathouses. which TO be OF
five stories, be built by Mrs. Harriet E.
Coogan, of No 500 Fifth-ave., wife of former Bor-
ough President James J. Coogan. There 10 be
sixteen houses, each with Il front "a feet deep
an an extension. IS by So feet. They be Of
brick and limestone.
The houses viii cost 81 $4,000 Each will accom-
modate twenty families The sixteen buildings viii
have a total frontage OF 65o feet. DOench & yost
are the architeets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17

taken off and that his report was already IN a N
all Tho Information wanted had been got.et. s.i,
TraceweII says he himself inspected the Ne"-hoi
Postoftiee accounts. -. ,t;e ;n :
estieafon of the affairs of the Postothce Depart
rnent will go on to the end, will reach into every
iene and in every direction where there Is reason
10 believe ANYTHING wrong may be found. The m
.SastIpation will be pursued FeeDtleSSly Any talk
of the newspapers to the contrary is pure gratu-
ifv ANY thought of hushing up the investigation
Is a Dure gratuity on the part of the person who
furnishes such information L am not the man
Icbo Is disposed tail such a matter.
have got the man go after the facts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
TEN SHOTS FIRED AT A STORE.
Police Think Strike at Works of Which
1t Forms Part Is Responsible

Vineland, n. J., May 1.-THE police investi-
eating a shooting affair which took place last
night in the general store of the Jonas Glass
Works at Minotola. Ten shots were fired. three
of which went through window There no
one i'll the at the time.
There nave been several shooting cases at Mno-
tola in the last few months brought about. il is
thought, by the fact that there has been a strike
at the glass works since fall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
SCHOOLS MAY SING BOTH SONGS.

School Superintendent Maxwell has sent letter
10 the principals OF the public schools instructing
them that II possible they shall have sung In their
schools on May % the City History Club song in
addition to the song approved by the Board of City
Sunarintandents the words of which were writ
ten by James Jerome Rooney.
When the latter song was decided on consider
ahIa onnosition was raised and the affair was
brought to the attention OF Mayor Low, who wrote
TO SUPERINTENDENT Maxwell suggesting that wher-
eyer nossibIe both songs should be sung The
exercises at which the songs will be sung are COM
memoratlve of the two hundred ana nftieth ahhi-
versary OF the founding Of the municipality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
NEW-HAvEN sTREETCAR STRIKE.
REQUEST of Men for Higher Wages Is Not
Likely To Be Granted.

New-Haven. Conn., May 16.-"The Register to-
day says il is believed that strike OF the New
Haven trolley men is imminent. A petition of the
men for al increase in wages Will be presented TO
the officials Of the Fair Haven and estNllie RAN
road early next week. and there IS reason to De-
leya the request will not be granted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
TO REMAIN UNDER NAVAL CONTROL.
Board Reports Against Transferring 0bserv'
atory to Department of Commerce.

Washington. May 16-Rear Admiral Ramsey. Cap
tain Pillsbury and Commander Badger who were
appointed board to investigate the expediency OF
transferring the Naval Observatory from the Navy
Department TO the Department of Commerce. have
completed their work and rendered adverse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
womEN,s CLUB OFFICERS.

Worcester. Mass. Lay l6.-The sessions OF the
taptb annual meeting OF the Massachusetts, State
Federation Of womens Clubs. which began here
Yesterday. were continued to-day At this morn
ing's session the following officers were elected
President. Mrs May Alden Ward, of Boston: vice
Dresidents Miss rfelen y Whittier. Of Lowell
Mrs Anna d West OF sOmerviiie; Mrs. sarah n
s leighton OF East Boston: Miss George A. Ra-
con- OF Worcester: clerk. Mrs. julia r Aldrich.
OF Somervilie: assistant clerk Mrs Mary l. Smell
don. OF Lynn: corresponding secretary. Mrs Dora
NJ Goodwin. OF the New England Press Assccih-
tiOn: Mrs. Lillian b. Carter OF CheIssa:
directors Mrs Mary III. Stone. OF Clinton MISS
Helen a. Wright. OF AilSton; Mrs. Cora stuart
Jones OF ROxbuTy: Mrs. Nellie l.. paggitt and
Mrs Mary c. Green. of Maiden
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
ARBITRATION PLAN IN OMAHA.

Omaha May ia plan of arbitration has been
proposed by the Central Labor Union TO settle
the strike here. The plan is to submit the differ
ences to a court of eleven members. five each
from the employers association and the labor
unions the eleventh to be selected by the The
plan has been unanimously adopted by the labor
organizations. and ii now remains FOR the employ
ers TO act il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17

meetings will be held within the next tWenty-IouI
hours to consider the matter. The strikers e&eca-
tive committee has informed the officials OF the
Western Packing Company that 1t VIII permit "a
sufficient number of men TO remain al "oth ~
operate their refrgeratnS plants and thus Protect
the large supply of meat in storage. amounting u
several hundred thousand dollars in value
A committee of the Allied Printing Trades 1oun pun
Gil accompanied by prOprietOrS OF newspapers ana
lob printing offices, held conference To-Day Win
the officers of The Citizens Alliance, whoIn tnsS
urged TO agree to arbitration between employers
and employees directly interested In existing dlf1l-
cuties as proposed by the unions executive coh-
mil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
BEST&G
IILlpu1'Ma t e,szAR
60
Girls 6 Misses
Dresses and Coats.

Girls Wash Dresses in butcher linen linen crash and
poue made in Russian STYLE hand embroidered in unite
and colors.
Ponqee Dresses sailor effects, also longzDasted styles
suth bands of trimming shoulders and sleeves.
Sailor Salts, in zDhite pique, and linen plated skfs'
Nautical era6ler1s on sleeves and shield.
Misses Shirt Waist Suits of suhfe and ooored lnens
handsomely trimmed sv Insertions OF Russian lace on
skirt and gvaisf.
WALKING Suits in black and bfae nohair and Other
DESIRABLE materials for summer Suear made svh the long
English coat and plated skirt.
Summer Coats for Girls red blae and sDhte serge.
REFER and 81 lengths also poneee, tas, pqae and linen
suitable for country svear.
Misses Jackets of cheviots and covet cloth both tight
and half fitting
6O-62 West 23d Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
T. CHEERFUL IDIOT

THE CHEERFUL IDIOT
10 who viii travel all over town fooA-
Ing something he might Hrd fn tne
sLittle Ads. of the People" In to-day's paper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-17
RARE COINS.

II you n collector You may hnd wh"s
you want by consulting the ads Ina the mar
row measure columns,
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