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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
TWO VILLAGES OBLIGED.
Hundreds Made Homeless In Burton ana
Hundred, W. Va. by CiOudburst.

WHEELING, W. Va, June 6'-Severai
hundred persons are homeless and II IL
believed some fatalities have occurred AT
Burton and Hundred, w. Va, fort y-eigh'
miles out on the Baltimore and Ohio, az
the result of cloudburst which has swept
down the two towns. The telephone and
telegraph lines have been washed out, and
del ails OF the disaster are meagre. but an
east -bound express train which came
through the valley just as the waters began
to pour down Fish Creek went through
scenes Of desolation, Houses we're swept
from their foundations. their occupants
standing on the hills in drenching rams
silently Watching the rising waters carry
all they possessed TO destruction.
Hundred, a town OF about 300 hundred
inhabitants, is two miles below Burton,
which has about 900 people. heavy rain
which lasted the entire day suddenly caused
Fish Creek to rise 80 rapidly that it spread
over both towns and was confined by the
hills on each side, 1t gathered such force
az to wreck most of the buildings in It's
path. Box cars were swept from the tracks,
frame houses smashed and much damage
done to oil and coal property. Persons
living on higher ground succeeded in saving
part OF their household goods, but those
less fortunate lost everything. The water
is still high and it will be forty-eight hours
before communication is reestablished with
the VILLAGES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
GREAT JAM OF BRIDGEGOERS
OIERRIDES TICKET CHOPPERS
AND BREAKS DOWN RAILINGS.
Delay OF Trolley Cars Starts the Trouble
Mob Takes 10 Trains Upstairs and
There's . Hitch There. Too-Poiice
Struggle an Hour to Restore Order.

There was jam at the Manhattan end
OF the Brooklyn Bridge at o'clock yester-
day afternoon in which clothing was torn,
tempers we're ruf:1ed. and the ticket boxes
and the railings at the entrance for the
Bridge cars were broken down. Luckily
no one was seriously hurt.
The half holiday crowd of Brooklynites
bound for home was added TO by folks
going to Coney Island or the races. The
mass Of people within the Bridge entrance
was so dense that the trolley cars could only
creep around the loop
When the rush was at its height the fuse
Of trolley car blew out as it was half way
across the Bridge and the other cars came
to a stAndstill The trolley crowd started
for the bridge cars overhead. The stair
ways were already vel! filed and, with the
newcomers, it wasn't possible for time to
move in either direction.
Sergt. Farrell sent to the Oak street
station for the platoon Of men on reserve
there and they joined the Bridge police
men In trying to straighten out the tangle.
They we're unable to accomplish much for
some time.
The ticket sellers hustled their liveliest,
but couldn't keep up with the demand.
Men pushed one another and brushed women
aside In their eagerness to get train.
, Then the crowd broke down the brass
railing leading to the different ticket booths.
pushed on past the ticket sellers and
swamped the ticket choppers and their
boxes The DO xes were knocked down and
trampled on and the choppers were swal-
lowed in the press and carried to the cars.
One Of the Bridge cars became disabled
and there was short interruption OF traffic
here. too The jam below kept increasing
by new accessions until the crowd bulged
out into Park row. Some OF the women on
the stairs were pressed SO tightly that they
seemed about to faint. and they and some
OF the children were passed by men to the
policemen on the ground.
The Bridge cars speedily resumed running
and the trolley cars started up again in half
an hour, but II was another half hour before
the crowd was thinned to normal proper
tions and traffic was running smoothly.
There were no ambulance calls.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
SAVE THE Baking DELEGATE.
that's the cry OF Union Men. In Speaking
OF the Arbit ratIOn Plan.

The ma jority Of the representatives OF the
trades unions who were seen Yesterday
did not favor the part of the arbitration
plan of the Board of Governors Of the Build
ing Trades Employers Association which
eliminated the walking delegate or BUSH
ness agent from any arbitration pro-
ceedings. One exception was Richard
WalIron, secretary of the Amalgamated
Painters Society. He said
"As far AS can see, the plan OF arbitra-
ton is reasonable. As to the walking
delegates, they have gone too FAR in many
cases. There has been a good de too
much of one-man power in the Board OF
Building Trades. However. the question
has not come before my union yet.
President Clarke OF the Building Material
Drivers Union, whose demands caused the
whole trouble said he was against the prop
osition and believed II was plan TO DO
away with the walking delegates
This was the opinion Of Henry Froelich,
president Of the Inside Architecture Iron
Workers, whose members are on strike,
and of Sam Parks, delegate of the House
smiths and Bridgemen's Union. who 10
now engineering strike. Parks SAID me
employers have been ENGAGED for years rI IN
an attempt to get rid Of walking delegates,
but never will get rid Of them.
II was learned yesterday that the vote
on Wednesday last by which the motion
to expel the Building Material Drivers
and Handlers union from tho Board o.
Building Trades was dsiseted Wa ~ 70 ".
. much closer vote than had BEEN ex1scssd'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
RE.JEWELLED VONAN HELPLESS.
Crowd of Negroes Gathered Around Mrs.
Alfred VI. slack When She Fen.

Mr.. and Mrs Clara Zohlmann OF 424 West
Tbirty-second street were walking west
through Thirty-second street at o'clock
Yesterday afternoon when they saw a
well-dressed. good-looking woman fall at
the corner Of Seventh avenue.
In a minute several negroes surrounded
the woman Mrs. Zohlmann saw that
she wore considerable jewelry, and told her
husband to find policeman while she
guarded the unknown.
When Policeman O'Brien appeared he
called a patrol wagon and had the woman
taken TO the Tenderloin station. She was
unable to give her pedigree. The only
thing she could tell about herself was that
her name was Slack.
To those in the station the woman
looked as if she we're suffering from drug,
hut she was made prisoner on the charge
Of intoxication.
She had purse containing S5s'2s; In TINS
purse were several engraved cards read.
Ing. Mrs, Alfred Milton Slack, CITY OF
Mexico" She had key on which there
was a tag bearing the name X: K lhrock-
morton. The woman wore diainond ear
rings. and she had nine rings, including
three diamond rings and marriage ring,
The woman revived later and said she
had taken a glass of brandy because OF
sudden attack Of illness from which she
had suffered for long time, Mr.. Sll ok'
who is a travelling salesman Tor mouse
in tha CITY OF Mexico. and who is stopping
at 1928 West Forty-third street. got oa''
for her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
ri RTON on 4 Hi\D( AR.
kansas Senpt or Trying 10 Get Out Of Kansas
to 60 to Washington.

ABILENE. Kan. June eSenator j. R,
Burton OF Kansas Is on handclr between
here and Salina He left here this evening
in an attempt to reach Denver on his way
to Washington. The Union Pacific and the
Santa Ft are hopelessy tied up here on
account of the food along the Kansas
River Al Salna the Missouri Pacific has a
Denver connection.
Senator Burton has two section men
working the car for him. Salina in about
thirty miles away, He must reach Denver,
as neither Salinn n n Abilene can get railroad
connect ions East
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
ST. LOUIS FLOOD PLIGHT.
Thousands OF Homes Abandoned and Two
More wave Crests Coming.

ST LOUIS, June 8.-With thirty-fve
and four-tenths feet of raging water
sweeping past st. Louis, levees broken
on the east side, thousands of homes aban-
doned, residents fleeing for their lives. East
st. Louis threatened with destruction.
and the crest OF two foods yet TO come,
the food situation is the worst in the his
tory Of this city, or the east side.
Madison, Granite City and Venice. H..
must in evitaby be swept by disastrous
food. Yawning gaps in the Madison levee
are pouring torrents over thousands Of
acres and great damage has already re-
suited
A rise of one foot at East St. Louis will
food the entire business and residence
part of that city. and the citizens are al
ready moving their families and household
goods to high places.
Thus far only two fatalities have been
off the Glover Leaf Railroad embankment
and drowned. His body was not recov-
cred Dale Clark nine year-old boy,
was fishing in the Vandalia slough when
the waters broke through the levee sweep
ing him and the raft he was on away.
Mayor Cook Of Fast ST. Louis has large
force Of men at work patrolling the city,
warning citizens of impending danger.
North and South st Louis cannot escape
great suffering from the flood. Many
houses along the river front are already
submerged.
East st Louis will probably be flooded
and the people in the lower part of the city
are beginning to move from their houses
The water is pouring over the sidewalk
and into all houses on Front street, st.
Louis, from Franklin avenue south to
Chouteau avenue, distance Of mile and
a half The work Of saving goods in these
buildings has ceased, owing to the fear
that the horses and drivers will go into the
sewers the iron coverings Of the man.
holes having been forced of by the flood.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
BLACKMAIL TO END STRIKES.
WALKING DELEGATES ACCUSED
--JEROME INVESTIGATES.
One Alleged Payment Of SIT ,OtDO TO End
strike on Club Building. Another Of
as 900 on subway Strike-Plenty OF
Such stories Current Among Employers

Statements have been made from time
to time by employers lately that they have
had to pay blackmal to walking delegates
in some of the building trades, but they
decline to be quoted on the subject. 1t
was learned yesterday that information
has been laid before District Attorney
Jerome about money alleged to have been
paid to walking delegates for calling of
strikes
One OF the cases, it was stated yesterday,
related to the building Of well-known
clubhouse, and il was stated that large
sum Of money had been paid to several
delegates in order that strikes that were
delaying the completion of the work might
be stopped Here report puts the amount
paid at 81 900
In another case, it has been stated, IS, 900
was paid by subway contractor to have
labor troubles ended
Mr.. Jerome has three cases under con-
sideration and, If the statements can be
proved, will have the machinery of the
courts put in operation. If he can find
clause of the Penal Code that covers the
demand for such payments as condition
Of stopping a strike
One walking delegate who has been
frequently ment ioned has been saddled
II IL stated, with more business" Of this
kind than he has really done. and some Of
the things credited to him ought to he put
down to the account OF other delegates.
While plenty of contractors were willing
to talk yesterday Of alleged payments to
walking delegat es to call of building trade
strikes, none OF them was willing to stand
sponsor for their publicity. One of the
stories was to the effect that, as a quid pro
quo for calling off a st rike on a building,
$4,000 had been subscribed by contractors
for one or two walking delegates. but that
more was wanted and the contractors
were not willing to bleed any more.
An official Of District is of the 1nterna-
tional Association Of Machinists said yester-
day, when spoken to about alleged money
TRANSACTIONS between contractors and walk
ing delegates:
There are black sheep in every flock,
and it would not be surprising if there
were some among the walking delegates.
1t would not follow that the average walk
ing delegate was not square. In my GER
tain knowledge many Of them are perfectly
honest. But there may be exceptions
Even boards of aldermen have been accused
of having members who accepted money
for doing things they were not intended
to do"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
POPE LOSING STRENGTH.
Now Said 10 BE suffering From Intestina
Inflammation.

Special Gable Dispatches TO TIRE sun.
VENICE, June 6.-The Gdzettd vi Fenesia
says the strength Of the Pope is diminishing.
He is suffering from intestinal Inflammation
His Holiness eats practically nothing
LONDON June GA news agency desp pa tch
from Rome says DR.. Lapponi denies the
report that the Pope is i'll, He says he
has not visited tho Pontiff for two days.
The Pope received the Patriarch Of Jerllsa
lem and the Bishop of Noto in audience to-
day.
PARIS, June GA despatch from Rome
to the Temps says that not withstandirg
official denias the Pope's health is failing
The windows OF the bedroom in which he
lives are opened only while his valet Cent? a
opens and shuts the blinds at morning and
night The Pope celebrates mass only on
Sunday. No one Is present then except
Contra, as his Holiness IL unwilling that
Others should see the difficulty he eApe-
rences in standing up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
GO HATLESS ~ NEWPORT.
Three YOUNG Society Women start
Second Innovation In Society's Capital.

NEWPORT, R. l., June e.-The three young
society women, Miss Schenck, Miss hoche
and Miss Rives, who several days ago started
the fad OF wearing their hair down their
backs in schoolgirl fashion, have intro
duoed another Innovation, following IN
the footsteps of many of the society men,
who for some years have gone hat'eSs
while in Newport To-day Miss Schehck
appeared about town, not only WIN l'el liail
in braids down her back, but hatless, causing
No end of comment along the streets
As rule tho society women Of Newpor.
90 heavily yelled to protect Their com
Pe.on and nu bd is , ssSHsht set ti by
tha threa Young women in headdress, 1t y,
not probable that the hatess idea Will
become popular. ,.,ders
These three young women are are, the ,eabH,
in the Younger set, and generally anyth,Iig
introduced BY them is taken up by their
followers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
.tDDICkSS NAN SECOND.
Democrats Win Easily in wilmington. Dci
Republicans Divided.

WILMINGTON, Del. June @, The city
election to-day resulted in the election Of
Charles d. Bird. Democrat, for Mayor
carrying with him the Democratic candi-
date for City Treasurer, City Solicitor and
President Of the City Council. The Demo-
Gratis will have nine out of the twelve mem
bers of the Council.
Birds plurality will he about 100.
Frantz. Addicks's Republican candidate
for Mayor was second in the race. Bowers,
The Regular Republican. was last 1t is
believed that large number of Regular
Republicans voted for Bird,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
FOUND NO AID FOR DYING BABE.
Mother Sought = Physician, Her Child In
Her Arms. Until She Fell Exh austed.

A door which had been taken of it's hinges
in the home OF Mrs. Emma Tolkan at 600
Flushing avenue, Williamsburg. fell on her
two-year old daughter Anna, yesterday.
The chid's skull was fractured and she
sustained internal injuries and shock Mrs.
Tolkan took the child in her arms and ran
out Of the house to find doctor. A large
number Of people saw her running along
the street. At each DOCTORS house where
she called she was informed that the ply
stefan was out.
After running around for nearly an hour
she fell in faint on the sidewalk in front
of 4s Graham avenue. The child, who
was insensible, fell beside her Nobody
paid any attention to the child after picking
it up. but looked after Mrs. Tolkan. When
she revived abe whispered that her child
was dying.
A hurry call for an ambulance was sent
to St. GATHERINGS Hospital DR.. Callahan
found the child at the point of death and
removed her and Mrs. Tolkan to that in
stitution. The child died an hour later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
WOMAN KILLS TWO MEN.
Tragedy Ends tho Ceremony Of . Forced
Marriage In Texas.

DALLAs Tex. June GA forced marriage
last night at Melrose ended in two men
being killed by woman and another badly
wounded. The dead are Robert Skellern
and William Tut. Skellern and Tut
were shot by Mrs. NJ. f. Miey, wife Of
A. W. Mley and the mother of Miss Della
Miley, whom Gus Skellern. brother Of the
dead man, had just been forced to marry.
The marriage ceremony had just been
performed when Gus Skellern turned to
leave his wife forever. He was fired upon
with double-barrelled shotgun by Wash
Mley, and is reported to be MORALLY
wounded. Mrs. Miley, with a .3s-calibre
pistol, shot the two other men. 1ndict-
ments were lodged against Miley this morn
ing charging him with assault TO murder
and Mrs Micy with murder
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
INDIANA STORM-SWEPT.
Heavy Rain and Winds Destroy Property In
the Taste Part Of the state.

INDIANAPoLIs, June 6.-Eastern Indiana
was swept by succession Of heavy storms
this afternoon, accompanied in some places
by downpours of rain that flooded towns
and did much damage to property. Mad
ison county was the worst sufferer. the wind
blowing almost with the force Of hurri-
cane. Many houses and barns were I'M
rooted.
The heavy wind was followed by terrific
hailstorm which stripped fruit and other
trees of their foliage and ruined many
fields of wheat and oats. The town Of
Orestes was directly in the path OF the
storm. Twenty houses and two churches
we're unroofed or blown down, but no one
was killed Several persons were slightly
in iured by debris.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
CLERGYMAN STRUCK down.
The Rev. Fl. r. RatIiH OF Denver Beatel
BrutalIy by . Stranger.

DENvEB, Col. June e.-The Rev. B. F.
Ratlif, pastor Of the Central Baptist Church,
Is confined to his bed with badly cut and
bruised head as the result OF an assault with
a loaded cane. administered by an uniden-
titled man.
His assailant called on him early in the
afternoon. and after friendly oonver-
sation the minister recalled an engagement
and his visitor volunteered to accompany
him
After traversing a block the stranger
suddenly stopped, charged the minister
with having married his recently divorced
wife to another man, beat him brutally
about the head and face with the cane and
left him lying unconscious in the street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
CONTRACTS FOR NEW CtNARDERs.
The Big Boats Now Expected TO Reach .
Speed OF 40 Knots.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUS.
LONDON. June GA despatch from
Glasgow to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany says contracts for the construction
of the two new monster Cunard liners
which are to be subsidized by the Govern
ment have been placed, one with Clyde
bank and anoth e. with New; Newcastle m
been changed. The beam has been in
creased and the displacement is to be IS, ono
tons. The horse power is placed at 10000.
which, 1t is estimated, will give a speed Of
20 knots an hour The original estimated
speed for these boats was rs knots an
hour,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
Will. RE HIS OWN POLICE CHIEF.
Bia cksmith Mayor or burlington. W..
Takes Personal Charge Of the Force.

Bur 1NaroS, ", June 8,--Ma Tor } F.,
Burke, the blacksmith who was recently
declared Mayor or Burlington by the Yer
mont Suprcm" Court upon recount of
ballots. began his reform administration
to-day by s,,spending Chief % Police Brow
nell and two patrolmen. He charges them
with excessive partnership in the recent
campaign. The Mayor then announced
that he would act as Chief Tonight he
had the twenty eight night patroimen in
the city court room, and instructed them
in their dutieS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
NEGRO BOY WINS HONORS.
". 4. Perry Selected as SalutatOrian Of
the Hopkins Grammar school.

-
the Hopkins Grammar school,
NEW HAVEN, June civilian A. Perry.
a colored lad of Tarboro, N. c., was to-day
chosen salutatorian Of the graduating
class Of the Hopkins Grammar School, a
preparatory school for Yale. Perry 10
the son Of the Rev. j. W. Perry, colored
preacher, The appointment was made
for excellence in scholarship. He is the
third colored student to win scholarship
honors in Yale collegiate circles recently.
The others were William Picken, Little
Rock. Ark. Yale. 'O4, and George W. Craw
ford. 'o2 Yale law school. Birmingham,
Ala. the former taking the Ten Eyck prize
in the junior class and the latter the Way
land prize Crawford has also been selected
AZ Townsend prize speaker at the Law
school commencement
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
4 MOTHER KILLED BY SHOCk.
Discovered Her son just After Tie Had
Cut His Throat.

SoMERvILlE. n. j., juno 8--Stcphen
Austen. a blacksmith, cut his throat this
morning, and to- night he is in critical state.
Soon after his mother discovered his con-
dition she fell In At. and died this evening
A prolonged debauoh was the cause OF the
attempt at suicide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
KING TEOPOLD'S VISIT.
To { ONE incosnito and 10 Bc the Guest
q; rhOn,as &. walsh.

WAsHINdtoN, Jurc liking Leopold
of Belgium will he the guest Of Mr.,
Thomas + Walsh Of this city in the
fall If tho health e his Majesty vii.
permit AID with this in view a large and
beautiful set Of looms IN Mr.. Walsh 5
reed.ncc in Massachusetts avenue II keing
arranged ard decorated for him and his
suite. The King will probably come to
this country incognito, and for the express
purpose Of studying class conditions and
the numerous enterprises OF America
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

Between the Eas, and West Is the New York Cen
trial. Eight trains q day 10 Chicago FIVE to 81.
Detroit, fourteen 10 Runalo and Niagara Fails.
nine 10 Toronto and four 10 Nontrel.-Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

The Popularity Of the icy LiAs v phenomena,
Fare 800 only, New York 70 Providence; Derfect
service. Steamers leave Pier -, z. ~ n. T., 3
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

the 20tA OsataTy Limited"
"a the New York Centrais 20-hsur train between
New York and Chicago. Savea Q day.-Ats
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

r.,x .r,.ct Nevs for June IA Just out and
4. Ths bsS, Number yet Issued Of thst admirable
rn. va Of travel and educstiea' esAe wy
Nv news dealeYs.-Ads
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

Low Rates 10
Colorado. Utah Aad California.
vaa MlsAoun Pacific and beaver Rio Qrande Hsu
vsys, the scenic FovSs. ofios. ~ broAdwAy. n. Z.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

seaboard Air Line RAILWAY
oner superior service In through cars 70 srcsanse
abe mileage tickets are sold. once. iS' ofosu'
SAy.-Ads-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
STRIKE LOSSES SeJ, 900, 600.
The Price Paid for Idleness in the building
Trades In This city.

Never before In times Of prosperity has
ingmen In this city in the same time in
one season as during the building st rike. II
the shutdown lasts much longer it will tell
OH large number OF small store keepers,
whose business is chiefly with the working
people.
Capital amounting to 5000, 900 900 hss been
tied up during the thirty-two days of tho
shut down The loss OF profits of the 2 1000
contractors and builders involved foots
up about IS 900 900, with rent and office
expenses added. Workmen have lost much
more in WAGES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

For intercollegiate Boat Races al PoughkeepSie,
June ~ take faA 6teei steamer Chester w. Chapin
Tickets u 90, In advance. ~ FeA River Lag once,
Pier 10. NJ R.--Ade
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

A happy anticipation and pleasant memory are
horn ~ a Hudson River Day Line tnp' MUSIC
--ldr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

All this money has been lost to the skilled
trades through the persistence Of the Board
of Building Trades in supporting a small
terial Drivers Union
Before the shut down in the lumber and
building material yards occurred strikes
of other trades were in progress. some of
which were still on when the shut down
went into effect. Strikes OF inside IRON
workers, whom the shutdown did not affect.
also have taken place and it is safe to say
these strikes. The total Of loss at tho present
time is put at $25. 900 900