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The evening world., 1904-03-08
SIGN PAINTERS
BRUSHES IN AIR
They Are on Strike for an Agree
ment with Bosses, and That's
Why Fences and BilIbOards
Are Half Daubed.

The mon who linn n sunny Jim
In lof,' tumblinE stunts.
And decorate. with duskv twins.
An proud skvscrap'r fronts
who picture forth the virtues Of
Health foods and healing oil.
Have laid aside the implements
which represent their toll.
For ffty-s"Ncn varieties
Of men VINO paint the town
Have uuit their Jobs, TO Keep the price
Of work from going down.
The BuGhOuse Brushman
"Gcntlcmcn.' said President Albert
Dubois. of the striking sign painters
union. Iddrc Ssing a meeting ut Chimney
Corner Hail. Twenty sixth street and
Sixth avenue, tine time has come TO
desert the muses.. The bosses have re-
fused to sign an agreement. The re-
fusal means thlt dark designs are
forming IN the employers thlnkoriums
as to our wages Although we are
artists, we must live TO maintain u
standard of wages W" must have n def
mite agreement. rhls has been refused
us by the men hlgher up and the time
has now come to use force"
Spoke Earnest Words.
The remarks of MIR Dubois were ap-
pliudrd long and loud bv the roomful
cr brush wieldcrs. and Jim Callahan.
tie min who attained fame by painting
IN "ad" for u famous liver pill on the
side of III Captain In the Yosemite Val
I,N. rose IL lndursC the President =
words.
Sam! Jim can grow wn!skcrs like
Dowic. the ,;dd Dust rwirs can grow
old enough to vote. "nd the circus can
pu, twcnty-four sh '". stands IN every
wall in town" said he. before | will
lay brush To brick. without an agree-
merit"
"you'r. all right, Jim Yelled the
slCu-pnintrrs. No agreement no art.
Several members then addressed the
meeting to similar effect fhen every
one in the room talked at once. One
little fellow, the man who paints "Os-
sihed Oats, the food that mother gave
Nou" favored giving out an address Ia
tho newspaper men for publication as
suring the public that the sign-paint-
,rs' strike WAS not 10 he cunfounded
with mere vulgar strikes OF other
I'VE are artists. not artisans" he told
the reporters, and as such are entitled
to different treatment from the hewers
of the subway and carriers OF the noon
day growler.
orr the Ladders.
"Yell the public that IL Is not will
ingly nor hastily that we have taken
this step and deserted our ladders. Tell
them that we depend on public de-
inand for artistic streets to win this
fight for us. But though we do not
handle paste we are stickers, land
don't intend to maui the maul-stick or
daily with 'hllcrs' till we can get terms
that are palatable.'
1t must u" eNpIained here that .he
bill-postcrS are not to be mixed with
the palette wiclders. The bill-posters
expect 20 reap rich harvest now that
the sign-painters have declared n strike.
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This has lid TO good deal OF bitter
feeling he; yeen members OF the two
crafts Indeed. the siRn-painters hava
adopted rs their motto the stirring
words. Let the blll-posters paste the
walls. We viii paste the bill ll-posters."
And this ls why unfinished paint
ings" are to be seen all over the city
and the open-air fresco painters are
lamenting the decay Of art for the lack
OF an agreement.
IT'S all very sad" says President
Dubois. but I'm this trying time we are
using the philosophy instilled into our
ranks while depicting the merits OF a
certain oil. We are confids.. We will
win out Art Is long while time Is fleet-
ing and there are advertising contracts
which have to he filled. Lithographs
will never take the place OF hand
palnted advertising"
The evening world., 1904-03-08
STREAMS IN -FOUR STATES
. FLOODED; MANY HOMELESS
Sudden Thaw Frees Mountains of Ice,
and Rivers in New York, Connecti-
cut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Overflow Their Banks.

TRENTON. March SThs city facing the worst food in It's
rapidly
torrent
buildings andpr along its banks
district threatened the
Philadelphia
their through the flood
March S-The steamer Wanetta owned by
to-day while lying
Of the Norwak river crashed into the
hull The filled
sanki in fve There board
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CONTRACTOR UNDER ARREST
John Williams Charged with As
saultinE Engineer.

John williams. contractor. who
lives at No. llo West Ninety-sixth
street. Manhattan, was held in sl.09C
bail for examination in the Flushing
Avenue Police Court, Brooklyn. to-day
charged with assault in the second de-
gree.
Williams was accused by James
eaughlin. an engineer, employed on the
Sayside IL. ID waterworks with knock.
According TO the complainant Williams
who had done some contracting work
IN the Bayslde waterworks. came with
gang of his men to remove some old
boilers several days ago.
Laughlin refused to permit the re-
moval of the boilers, and fight fol,
lowed In which Laughlin was struck or
the head.
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CAN'T USE NAME.
Victor Herbert Gets Injunction
Against PhonoGraph Company.

Justice Leventritt decides that the
music OF Victor Herbert's band shall
not be ground out by phonograph
without the composers consent. nor
shall the Universal Talking Machine
discs or records" for phonogra phs.
purportinR TO have been played into
the machine by this band and bsaring
It's name.
Victor Herbert applied through Ma,
than BuTkan for an injunction pending
a suit for damages. alleging that the
Walking machine company was sending
llOut p'Victor Herbert Band" discs
whereas the band had never played for
& a bhonograph.
The evening world., 1904-03-08

Edison Electric Company Mt the foot Of
Pier "a East River to-day and carecned
over so far from the impact that her
passengers were thrown In n panic.
Both boats were concealed from each
the river. The Vermont was irving tn
make her slip. guided by the fog gong
ON the pier Suddenly the side ni the
canal boat came out Of the mist under
the Vermunts bow. ana before the en-
glnes could he reversed there wa. -
heavy crash that threw many Of the
passengers TO the deck
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TRUCK KNOCKS DOWN WOMAN
Lands Clear of wheels. but Has
Arm Broken and Scalp Cut.

Johanna McGrath. seventy-five years
old. of No. 3S2 Eighth avenue. while
trying to cross Eighth avenue at Twen-
ty-sixth street to-day, was knocked
down by team drawing n heavy
truck.
Fortunately she was thrown away
from the horses and landed clear Of the
wheels. In the fall her arm was broken
and her scalp cut. She was taken to
the New York Hospital
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pI,NNsyL VANIA TOWNS THREA TENED.

March SA great flood is sweeping the North
Branch destruction with it. 1t is
rapidly
peopc have and have taken shelter
maintains Others pcnned in their houses waiting
tho roofs
Bookside Westmoo Plymouth Nantoke Beach
Bewc Catawa Rupert Espy and Nescopeck
flooded mills
and Nancoke minis shut
The rapidly along Neopeck Creek
downs on Caawissa flood
population Westmoor managed 10 escape AT oe ths
morning c having been alarmed in time
IAckawanna Western ana the fehSg lines arc
will Ice and and all traffic Is suspended
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SHAFT KILLS RUNAWAY HORSE

While on It's way TO Brooklyn to-day
= horse driven by Frank Harprey. OF
40. Goerck street. and which was
orpeA BY l. zodowsiti, of No. ss4 to s4O
ffaplon street. ran away when near
~ Brooklyn anchorage. A part OF the
= 9aEpp shafts broke on. penetrating the
Morse and killing him instantly. Har-
~ escaped injury.
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EVEN THE BRONX ON A RAMPAGE.

The Bronx banks and flooded hundreds of
in Trclaboe yyuausbrdge The
White Plains house Of the
Electric and the fires put out so that
the night The Park near e one PaK
on on the transformed into miniature lake and
tracks wereco with water
A. w. n, Vernon half taken from their
in
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WHAT is CATARRH--? :?

When we talk of " Catarrh "
you must not think we mean only
that form Of catarrh which affects
the nose and throat, and is very
similar to bad cold. Catarrh is
a disease that attacks any part of
the body, wherever the mucous
membrane extends, and that is
practically all over the entire sys-
tenn, for the mucous membrane Is
the delicate lining Of all the Or
gans Of the body.
Catarrh is Inflammation and con-
gestion of the mucous membrane
wherever located.
Consequently you can have Ca
tarrh In any part Of the body.
Your back may ache or you may
have headaches, a disordered stom-
ach or bladder trouble. Possibly
there are no acute symptoms and
you are merely run down and worn
out-so miserable that you feel
tired Of life.
HEED NATURES WARNING.
All these are symptoms of ca
tarrh. They are Natures warning
that some part Of the mucous
membranes has become inAamed
and the little cells stopped up
with poisonous secretions.
Rexall Musu-Tone was created
To correct these unhealthy con-
ditions.
rRoMi'r, HEALTHY srIMULArION
MRu-ronc, working through
the hl@nlvesscls, Is carried by them
direct tn the intlamed membranes.
Here it drives out the roisons and
allays the inflammation.
lf you try Mucu-Tone for any
of the troubles above described
and it doesn't do what we claim,
all you have to do is Ia say so and
we will hand you back your money
without question.
Sold only at our store. Latge
bottle, 80 cents.
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10 attractive prices:-

ready for use made and finished by workers. at the
The evening world., 1904-03-08
FERRY-BOAT HIT CANAL BOAT

Heavy Crash Threw Many of YER
monts Passengers 10 Floor.
The ferry-boat Vermont, OF the Roose-
Welt street line. hit II canal-boat of the
The evening world., 1904-03-08

SAYS MUCU-TONE SURELY CURES
CATARRH.
~ feel as II every one who suffers
from catarrhal affections should know
Of the merits Of Mucu-Tonc. It surely
curcs tatarrh, as I can testify. I had
for long time been Q sufferer from
nasal and bronchial catarrh, and had
tried local treatments and so-called
catarrh cures without any lasting bene-
At. A friend Of mine who had been
cured Of catsrrh Of the stomach by the
use Of Mucu-Tone urged mo to try that
remedy. As q result I am entirely
cured not only Of catarrh but Of the
debility which seems always more o.
less associated with the disease. "
The evening world., 1904-03-08

CHINA SOUP TUREENS.
Chas. Fiold Haviland's
best goods. pink dooora-
tlons: roo.S6.00: S2 7S
special, edCh.... Ao'bS
The evening world., 1904-03-08

LAMBS WOOL WALL
BRUSHHS.long hair; ;SOc.
regular 96C.: spociaiooo'
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HINACOvEREDDIsHE
reg. Si.65: spec. 1i. .lO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-01
A SKYSCRAPER SCHOOL.
The Largest Building of Kind in the
World for East Side.

The building of a "skyscraper" school with ac-
commodations for 1900 TO 5000 pupils will be
begun on the lower East Side in the course OF
the next few months. When 1t is completed 1t
will be not only the first schoohouse OF Its type
but also by far the largest elementary public
school in existence.
For several years the school authorities have
been considering the advisabllity of erecting
such a school New Public School No. O., which
is in the course of construction on a site bound
ed by Hester. Essex and Norfolk sts, was TO be
a skyscraper but the authorities felt that the
public was not educated UP to such a school
house, and therefore stopped it at the sixth
story. When No. SO Is completed all the pupils
of No. 49, which stands In Grand-st.. between
Ludlow and Norfolk sts..- will be transferred
into 1t. Then No. 137 VIII be tern down, and
on fits site which is about 10 feet long by so
broad the giant school will be built. Dr. George
s. Davis. associate city superintendent. said yes
terday after extended conference with Super
intendent Snyder of the Building Bureau OF the
Department OF Education:
We are confident of the practicabllity Of erecting
such an enormous Structufe - VIII oe ,,I zen ~ %
about fifteen classrooms pr9y.dng accommodati9nns n
school all the children Of the upper grades from
the schools OF the neghborhood. leaving the old
The structure can be made perfectly 1reproof,
nothing being iafammabo in the rooms except the
furniture. The structure will have four elevator
shafts. besides stairways and esCsators. Although
fhs, depart mental system val be IN use. the classes
they move freu room 70 room can be courned 10
two floors There VIII be no more confusion
than ln an ordinary office building At the dismts-
sal the children on the lower ilOors will go out
by the stass while those above will use the ele-
yators. There will be four exits entrances TO
the building three streets and one alley. IL
there is any sign OF confusion the time of dismissal
will be mado different for the various grades. The
children who viii this building VIII be the
Older ones who know how to properly. II win
be especially equipped for an evening high school.
The time has come for such schools. In this sec
tIon the sltes ar very expensive and the popula-
ton s very dense. very large school is there
fore a measure OF economy. II the business inter-
ests ever drive the population uptown we can con-
vert the into Office building and dis
Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-01
CLOUD OF C4TTAIL FUZZ.
Wind Brings DOzrny Particles
4crOSs Hudson.

The city was invaded yesterday by cloud
of cattaiI fuzz blown hlther by the strong west
wind from the Jersey shore. II is the time when
the cattail. popularly called also bulrush and
cato -nine-ta Qt is known to botanists as the
Typha latifolia) goes to seed, and the long
brown furry spikes at the end of the slender
green reeds disintegrate They become hun
dreds OF thousands Of little. fuzzy particles con-
sisting of a short stem and several small, radiat-
ing threads. the whole looking like pygmy UNI
brella turned inside out and stripped of its
cloth These the winds blow hither and thither
EARLY Yesterday afternoon the wind began
bringing these particles across the Hudson BY
2 o'clock the air from One-hundred-a -and-tenth-
at to Twenty thrd-st. was filled with theIn
and they were present in smaller quantities
from there to the Battery. Dark suits and
gowns became white. and as fast as the particles
were brushed off there were scores OF others III
their places. They foated I'm miniature CLOUDS
into the windows of houses, stores ana elevated
and surface cars. In the streets and in the cars
humanity was occupied in constant brushlns
The downy tufts were waited into the ears
noses and eyes of pedestrians and clung to the
coats of horses. At times and In spots. notably
at Thirty-third-st. and Broadway about 1
O'Clock they were so thick as to give the ap-
pearance of a light snowstorm.
The fuzzy cloud was as noticeable in Brooklyn
as it was in Manhattan. and even extended
to sheepshead Bay. In Brooklyn pedestrians
thought the clInging particles were snowfakes
until they caught the tufts in their fingers or
saw them caught on trolley wires or blown along
the sidewalks
Some persons recalled that about fifteen years
ago. on a day similar in weather conditions to
Yesterday there was like visitation from the
Jersey shore.
one explanation advanced for the presence OF
the cattail down was fire which burned over a
large area OF the Jersey meadows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-01
FIND RICH WOMAN'S BODY.
Drowned IN a Reservoir-An Acci-
dent, Relatives Sag.

Mrs Mary B. Coster. sixty-three years old
widow of Charles r. Cpster a wealthy New
Yorker, found drowned in the Larchmont
Reservoir early yesterday morning by a search
ing party which secured the woods for her more
than twelve hours. The body was lying face
downward in less than foot of water and Dr.
Beyea, of New-Rochelle. who was summoned
said that death had occurred several hours pre-
vious to the discovery.
Mrs Coster's relatives insist that she was
stricken with apopexy and fell into the water
but Coroner Wiesendanger, of Yonkers who
has charge Of the case. has not yet rendered
verdict The relatives scout the suicide theory
She leaves daughter and two sons.
Mrs. Coster lived with her son-in-law, Henry
D. Steers, a wealthy man who owns a home
on Quaker Ridge which commands a view of
Long Island Sound. Soon after breakfast on
Thursday Mrs Coster left the Steers house Her
dIsappearance was not noticed until nearly
luncheon, when members OF her family became
alarmed and started 10 search for her. The
news or MRS Coster's disappearance spread
throughout the Heighborhood. and a searching
party was formed. buI not until last evening
was the body found.
Mrs. Costers funeral will be from Grace
Church this city, tomorrow afternoon The
burial viii be IN St Peers churchyard, in West
Chester.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-01
GIVES LIFE FOR TRAIN.
Foreman, Deserted By Corcardly
Cree, Killed in AUerting accident.

John Sullivan. forty years old, track fore
man, employed by the New-York Central and
Hudson River Railroad, who lived at one-hun-
dred-and- thirty and old Broadway.
was instantly killed by freight train at one
hundred and sixty -third-st and the Hudson
River yesterday
Sullivan, in charge of a crew Of laborers, was
going up the northbound track on handcar.
Between One-hundred and sixty -third-st and
and-sixty-second-st. the men saw
that freight train on the same track was gain
ing on them.
The laborers jumped from the hAndcar and
fed. Sullivan jumped, too. but fearing the
handcar might derail the freight. ne singlehand-
ed endeavored to get 1t of the. rails. He was
struck by the locomotive and cut to pieces, al
though the engineer had applied the emergency
brakes and done all in his power to stop the
train quickly enough to avoid an accident.
PatroIman Mahan allowed the engineer. o.
Hoyt to take his train to Albany on the un-
derstandng that he would present himself for
arrest at the West northumberland ffty-sec-
ond-st station his return.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-01
STATE SURE FOR PARTY.
so SAYS SERENO e. PAYNE.
attorney General Moody's Tour
Judge Parker Goes to Esopus.

Congressman Serene e. Payne. chairman Of
the Ways and Means Committee, who was at
headquarters yesterday, said that there was no
doubt that President Roosevelt wOuld get the
electoral vote OF New-York State. He added
that he knew one town where every living voter
would east his ballot for tlIe President.
Ex-Chief Judge Parker, after couferring with
many Democratic leaders. started for his home.
lie viii return on Monday and continue the di-
rectiOn Of his campaign.
Senator German made his first visit to Demo
cratic national headquarters.
Ex-senator ThurstOn returned from tour Of
part Of New-York state He found Republi-
cans enthusiastic everywhere. He expects large
gains for the party among the first voters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-01
ATHLETE KILLS BOY.
Latter Runs AcrOss Field as Weight
Is ThrO1cR.

Christian Kellar. fourteen years old, who lived
at No. 6 East e-hundred- thirty -third-st.,
was struck by a sixteen pound weight in va
cant lot In Park-ave.. between One-hundred-
and-thirty-fourth and thirty
fifth sts late yesterday. and instantly killed.
simon p. GiIis, Of No. IS East One-hundred-
and-twenty- y-seventh-st.. an expert weight
thrower. who recently competed against Kiely.
the Irish champion, in the International games
at ST. Louis, was practising throwing the
weight. ball attached to a short steel cable
with a handle.
A few boys. among them Kelar were watch
ing ellis Kellar started to run across the field
inst as Gnlis was swinging the ball for throw
As the boy reached the centre of the lot. oppo-
site ellis the latter, who did not see him. let
the weight 60 II struck the lad full on the
s,aa NJ the head smashing the skull as though
n had been an eggshell.
ellis was locked up in the East hundred
and 5-tyenty -sixth-st. station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-01
Hay is A FIXTURE.
SO President Roosevelt Tells Benja-
min Ide Wheeler.

Chicago Sept. 3O-That Secretary Hay is to
remain al the head of the State Department in
case President Roosevelt is elected in NOvem-
Der has been settled. according to President
BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler of the University Of
California. who was in Chicago to-day on his
way back to California from the East.
President Wheeler, when seen at the Audi
torium Annex said
The best news 1 had while in the East had from
President Roosevelt 10 the effect that John Hay
has now definitely consented remain at the head
of the State Department in OF President Roose
vet's election This will be heard with satisfaction
by all American citizens. who appreciate how I'M
portant are the international questions likely 10
arise within the next two or three years There
has been apprehension at various times lest Mr..
Hay yielding TO his natural liking for quiet life
OF scholarly leisure, might withdraw from Office.
was therefore very much gratfed to learn that the
matter was settled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-01
CONFIDENT OF NEW-TORK.
Secretary O'Brien Says National aud
State Tickets Viii lTln.
LFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU-I
na IT., u on

washington. Sept 3O-John F. O'Brien. Sec
retary of State of New-York. and the Republican
nominee for the same Office this year, was ore
~ the callers at the White House to-day He
discussed the situation in New-YorIS fully. and
expressed himself as perfectly satisfied with
the outlook.
THE campaign OF viHfcation and mud sling
ing with which the Democrats have started re
said 10 The Tribune correspondent. will rot
last much longer, because they viii he forced
bv public sentiment and prospects Of defeat to
abandon such despicabIe methods and resort to
issues that the people consider worthy OF con-
sideration. The Democrats must remember that
the voters of New-YOrk are men Of intelligence.
and are not To be taken of their feet by
series of false charges and mysterious accusa-
tions They want something better founded
than that The fact is that the people viii soon
force the Democrats % real issues. They viii
demand that the Democrats point out the fitness
or unfitness of Mr., Higgins for the Governor
ship and discontinue their attacks on Gov
ernor OdelI The fact is that Mr. Higgins IS a
man of such unblemished character and high
ideals that the Democrats do rot want 70 be
put where they VIII have 20 try attacks. on him.
There is no man in New-York with a greater
degree of independence and personal and poiti-
cal uanliness than Higgins. and this is so wen
known that the Democratic cry Of control By
some one else will soon be exploded.
The fact is that Roosevelt viii have ma
iority OF $4,000 in New-York- dislike 20 give
nv ideas OF what the majority viii be because
some will look it as an eXaggeratiOn. but
have lust told the President that he can count
on 10000 majority. The State ticket viii have
big majority over the democratic ticket. I
IT1Sov.- many Democrats who are going to vote
for both Roosevelt and Higgins. JuSt after the
Parker telegram there was great hurTah BY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-01
TROUBLE FOR NEGRO GLEE MEN.
Indiana Towns Fight When They Try to
Sing at Republican Meeting.
TnY rE,.EqRAPH no THE TRIBUNE.

Indianapolis. Sept SG-A Republican meeting at
Iandisville Grant County. at which a colored glee
club was advertised TO sing, was broken up last
night and score of persons were injured The
negroes were attacked soon as they appeared
stones and clubs were thrown and pistols fired
The negroes were compelled to flee from the town.
The attacking crowd from the village Of
Van Buren, and when the Landsville people tried
10 protect the negroes the rioung became gem
eral Orrville Ramsay. of Landisville. was shot in
the breast and may die Edward Reilly. OF Van
Buren had his coIlarbone broken and was severely
cut i'm the head William Clevenser. of the same
place was badly beaten and bruised and seventeen
others received minor iniurez