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Want an Increase.

NEW BEDFORD Mass, May Am
increase of 10 per cent in wages for the
mill operatives in this city is looked
for soon as the result of the recent 10 per
cent advance granted in Fall River. A
finer class of goods is manufactured In
the mills of this city, and the operatives
here generally receive from 2 to 2h per
cent more pay than those in Fall River,
but it is generally believed that the
sliding scale which has been adopted in
Fall River, will not be used here, owing
to the greater variety of goods made in
local mills. Samuel Ross, secretary Of
the spinners' union, says:
The manufacturers have contracted
for six months ahead, and they have
nothing to fear during that time at least.
The mills are prosperous. the demand Is
greater than the supply, and they have
got to keep the wages up. The manu-
facturers are agreed with us that in or
der to keep up the best quality of goods
1t is necessary to keep a reasonably high
wage system. They have got to pay as
high or a little higher than other places;
they must maintain the position they
took last year and keep above Fall
River"
Mills May Be Closed.
Every mill In this city, 1t is believed, will
shut down during the last week in August
according to the vote of the cotton mill
operatives to take their vacation at that
time. While the vote was taken by the
operatives in the weave mills only, 1t is
plants will take the same step, which
means that during the last week in
August practically the entire business of
this city will be suspended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
Cunard Had $50 Men.

On the New York side of the river the
Cunard line had $50 regular men and a few
recruits at work The other piers, however,
were practically deserted, as were those
in South Brooklyn, where scores of tramp
steamers dock There 1t was claimed
by the companies that at least 1000 new
men would be on duty during the day.
A little sentimental touch has been given
the strike movement by the action Of the
striking longshoremen of the Red Star line.
Among their number was John Ennis. who
has been a regular employee of the line for
many years and who, under the compan s
rules, would be entitled to a pension within
a few months. Had he remained out with
the strikers his right to pension would
have been forfeited. When the men learned
of this they held an informal meeting and
unanimously voted to grant the old man
permission to return to work.
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MASKS
SHERIFF
This is Fourth Time the Crack Flyer
Has Been Attacked.
WANTED A NEGRO TO HELP
Country Where the Highwaymen
Tried Their Game is Wild and
Rough-Reward Offered.

BUTTE. Mont, May THE North
Coast Limited, east-bound train No. %
on the Northern Pacific railway, was
held up by two masked men near Welch's
Spur, a siding eighteen miles east of
Butte, at 2:15 this morning.
Engineer James Glow was shot and
killed. and Fireman James Sullivan was
shot through the arm. Without making
an attempt to blow up the express car,
as was evidently intended. the robbers
jumped from the engine and ran down
the mountain side, disappearing in a
gulch several hundred yards from the
track.
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county, and by James Latta of Bohemian
Keen and Latta are the men who tracked
and captured Ike" Gravelle. who some
time ago tried to force the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad Company to pay him $50, 600
blackmail.
Reward to Be Offered
reward will be offered by the railroad
company for the capture of the men.
The North Coast limited is the crack
train on the Northern Pacific. This is the
fourth time the North Coast eastbound has
been held up in three years. The other
three times this train was robbed near Bear
Mouth. about eighty miles west of here
This mornings holdup is near the scene of
the robbery of the Burlington flyer two
years ago. in a section of the country very
rough and mountainous.
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Weather.

Showers tonight and probably
tomorrow.
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No. 17,O26.

work and fully as many more who are In
directly affected Some hope Is excited oy
the call for a meeting this evening OF the
labor council executive board. when repre-
sentatives of 1O5 unions will be present.
The purpose is to see If some way cannot
be found to settle the present strikes.
Serious Tie-Up Likely.
NEW YORK, May IA serious tie-up Of
transatlantic shipping now appears i'm
minent as a result of the strike of long
shoremen at this port. Practically every
one of the companies which operate big
passenger and mail steamers between New
York and European ports are affected, and
in addition many southern and coastw1se
steamship lines, and a large number OF
docks used by tramp steamers are seri-
ously inconvenienced.
The spring travel to Europe was just get
ting under full Roadway. All the steamers
due to sail within the next few weeks are
booked to their capacity, and any dlsar-
rangement or delay in sailings will cause
much inconvenience both to the travellers
and the steamship companies. The Dig
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, which
was due to sail at 10 o'clock this forenoon,
had q full list of passengers, among them
Capt Won Rebeur- Paschwitz, personal rep
resentative of Emperor William to James,
town exposition. He will make full re-
port to the emperor Of the exposition.
Kaiser Wilhelm Delayed.
The Kaiser Wilhelm did not leave her
pier at the usual sailing hour. but a repre-
sentative Of the company declared that she
would be delayed only few hours, and
that she would get away later in the day.
The other big steamers due to sail TO-
day are the Hamburg of the Hamburg
American line and the Caronia of the
Cunard line. Among the passengers on
the Hamburg are Bishop Carney of AL
toona, Pa.
According to the strike leaders 10000 men
have quit work.
There was little change in the conditions
on the various docks today. At the Ham
burg-American and North German Lloyd
piers in Hoboken about 400 men in all re-
ported for work today. This is only small
percentage of the crews ordinarily en-
ployed by these companies. 1t was said
that about 10 per cent of those who re-
ported to the Hamburg American are new
men, but that all the workers who went to
the North German-Lloyd piers are OLD
hands, who have deserted the strikers.
r,-..l I1od 1Sn Nav
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The civic league continues Its efforts to
promote a peaceful settlement of the DIFF
fsrences of the company and its nen, but
IL was admitted that none of them was at
tended by very signal success.
The car strike by its more intimate con-
nection with the public has for the time
completely eclipsed the other labor dificul-
ties which are now hampering the business
interests OF the city. The strikes of the
four crafts now affected, the iron workers.
ear men, laundry workers ana telephone
sDerators, deprive $3.50 wage earners of
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sDec,., Correspondence Of The Star.

ST. PETERSBURG, April g. 1907.
From far-away Kirin comes the tale OF
a tragic romance in the highest mihtarv
circles. Col Belroussoff was in command
of the Kirin garrison: The handsomest
Young officer under him was Capt. Tonk-
hine The captain was general favorite'
but poor man.
Col. Belrousson lived In q great villa
surrounded by beautiful gardens. He was
a widower and had an only daughter. Vera,
renowned in st. Petersburg and Moscow
for her good looks. Life on the frontier
is not an eternal rush Of gaiety, but the
young captain and the colonel's daughter
met daily. They loved each other and
for time were secretly engaged.
News came a short time ago that there
was no hope of any of the garrison troops
returning to civilization for two or three
years. So the lovers determined to get
married as soon as possible. Capt. Tonk-
hine al an audience with the colonel asked
for the daughters hand in marriage. He
was angrily refused. He took his sad
news to the expectant girl and she in turn
| interviewed her father. but he was relent-
less. He had other views for her-a rich
and noble husband, not a mere captain OF
cavalry, with only his army pay. Capt.
| Tonkhine was refused entrance to the
house and grounds and also forbidden to
communicate with the colonel's daughter.
week passed and then at night a
revolver shot was heard in Col. BeIrous-
sofr's garden. The colonel ran and found
his daughter lying on the ground with q
bullet in her bosom. The discovery az
fected him so much that he fell uncon-
| scious across the girls body. That same
night he died. Father and daughter were
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High Finance AS It Was Exploited in Amin and the Result

there was enthusiasm. Samuelson, or some
such name, he plumb wore out hr,ll-
ing. And when the papers come over this
time Samuelson. or some such name looked
sure enough sad and bill Gus. The boys had
won some more.
Gentlemen. pause Gentlemen. there
a rush. The cards wasn't cut, the
wheels didn't turn. and Samueson. or some
such name. he broked until all the real
stuff. Mex and dust. was bet~ on these her.
margins of his.
We'll, when the papers come over from
the railroad next time. Samuelson, or some
such name. he looked en- over. careful and
examining. and he lets ont a yell sudden
and unexpected. and points,
Look at the figures he says, look at
the figures. Blue Thursday has hit tho
trail
The same meaning? asks one OF tho
boys grave and inuuiring
Up in New York says Samuejson. or
some such name. quietlng down soma
when blue Thursday shows up. which Is
once every ten years or so, and them mar
gins is struck by lightning. every body
which is brokng when 1t happens gets all
there is And, as we're going by them
New York rules this here town looks
plumb busted to me
Gentlemen. hush. Gentlemen, weep. The
boys picked up the papers and Samueison.
or some such name. he puts in some Hicks
explaining how their money went And not
long after his popularity dropped, some
swift and noticeable. and he left town
after dark. plumb rich and laden.
1T wasn't till some time later that
got the rights Of the thing shown to us by
a lunger named Norton. which came here
to pass out. and which looked over them
newspapers the boys had saved.
And when he grins and says. 'Stung Wa
didn't ask no questions, but llquorei
silent and thinking.
But the next man which tries to high
finance this town is going to get shot up
some free and ventilated. That's al"
l. G. y.
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INFATUATION ENDS IN DEATH.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RTE, April 5, 1907.
Near the little village Of Romenfino Is
situated the farm of the Ribbinis Carlo
of that name was q young and lusty farm
err, prosperous and good looking. With
him lived his aged father. Luigi. A few
days ago the young farmer married a
pretty girl of the district. The bridal fete
lasted three days. Old Luigi took part
in all the merry making. the dancing
and drinking. He suddenly conceived a
violent passion for the pretty bride. He
made advances to her, which were re-
pulsed.
But the old mans infatuation grew. He
became more insistent When spiritedly
rebuffed by the youthful wife he seized
long butcher knife and stabbed her. Her
husband rushed to her aid from the fields
in response to her screams. AS he entered
the room his father attacked him, also
stabbing him.
When neighbors arrived they found bride
and groom clasped In each others arms,
lying on the floor. dead.
The murderer fed to the outbuildings
He barricaded himself in barn. For
nearly twenty-four hours he resisted all
attempts to capture him. The carabineers
who had been summoned had to take the
building by assault before they were able
to make the old man their prisoner.
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market. free and ventilated. and get this
man Roosevelt which is running things
and his crowd, plumb peeVish and fright
ened. The shooting up is done according
to schedule but this man Roosevelt, he
don't scare. Then some newspaper pub
ished letter which Hartman wrote
when he was right cross and fretty. and
Roosevelt he says Harrman's liar. Loeb,
which works for the President regular. he
writes Harriman's name in little book
kept for the purpose that has Liars L
Have Known printed across the front
and the President says, The incident is
closed, the same being notice that there
won't be no guns famed, immediate and
sincere. Hartman he don't feel much
that way, but it amt up to him to handle
his hardware casual and abrupt
But, as l was saying, the financial
stampede in New York reminds me. sim
cere and natural. of the way this here
town of Arnim was trfied with a right
long while ago. 1t amt never been trlfeu
with that way since. and so long as l hold
this sheriff job and can straddle my
cayuse and fan my armament swift ana
able, it amt never going to be again.
1T all happened. as I'm remarking.
right long while ago, when there was
prospecting for the yellow dust, of which
there amt any in these parts. But any
how. things was plumb lively and moving
and the population of Arnim, not mention
ing greasers which don't count, was real
many and considerable.
1T come so got real famed as
town. and there was COW gentlemen that
come here from the other side of the Rio
Grande lust so they could blow off steam,
proper and cultured. And had all the
fixings of high life which was known, and
I'm allowing. brief and convinced. that
New York couldn't have put up no better.
why. the Shaggy Wolf Hotel. which
was fixed up lavish and ornate, charged
$40 a day. Mex. for the front room ana
the bill of fare was in four languages.
And when it came to saloons, there wasn't
no town on either side of the Grande
which could camp in the same corral.
There wasn't any cow gentleman that
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MYSTERY OF MUNICH MAID.
o.,o, Correspondencs of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc Star.
MUNICH, April 8. 1907
Ravarian police and the peasants around
Aiterhof a village near here, are securing
the woods In search of an individual De
lieyed to be a wild man. He Is charged
with an atrocious crime, ending In the
murder Of Clara Kerscher. the sixteen
year-old daughter Of peasant
Two weeks ago Clara left her home ten
miles away to visit relatives at Afternoon
She was to stay with them for several
weeks and SO her parents were not uneasy
when they did not hear from her.
Prospecting for fish on a lake In the
midst of forest near Aiterhof, the other
day, a fisherman heard groans He In
vestigated and discovered they came from
a rude hut concealed in dense under
growth on the shore of the lake. He forced
his way through the reeds and entered the
hut. There he found girl clad only in a
single garment She was in dying con-
dition from want, exposure and ill-treat-
ment.
Before she died she managed to tell the
fisherman her tale. She was Clara
Kerscher. Ten days before when passing
through the forest at dusk she suddenly
encountered a man. She at first took him
for a wild beast. He wore no clothes, but
was enveloped in long and shaggy hair
The man overpowered her and carried
her in his arms to the hut. For long
time she was unconscious. The wild man.
visited her, but gave her no food and she
was too exhausted to help herself. She
had lain ten days without food warmth or
clothing.
Police have watched the hut, but the
wild man has not revisited 1t. He is de-
scribed as resembling a gorilla and 1t was
at first thought one might have escaped
from the Munich Zoo. The police and
peasants in the man-hunt are determined
to kill or capture the brute.
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"As I've mentioned. previous and exact.
this here smooth article-Which his name
was Samuelson something similar
was plumb unusual, for he didn't know
cayuse none pronounced and didn't carry
no armament handy and exposed. But
he sure could talk, and when he got his
tongue going. agreeable and continuous,
there wasn't none of the boys which
wouldn't sop to listen. And he knew
things, too. accurate and figuring. and one
day he says to US, friendly and impartial.
when we was standing in Sans place
liquoring, Boys. you all amt got the right
idea. You all sit around here. playing the
wheel and bucking the bank and shutting
the cards and you think you're having
right smart of a time. Why, look here,
this metropolis amt got any cause to be
feeling set up and proud over any such
line of baby games. Shucks! 1t makes me
feel plumb sad and chastened when 1 see
you all fooling away your time
Gentlemen. the boys was mad! They
was plumb flushed up. Gentlemen, they
hung their heads. And after while Sam
uelson, or some such name. he resumes.
Now, I'D in little old New York. where I
come FROM he says, we buck the stock
market And let me tell you. that's a
bucking some. Do we sit around TIL we
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get corns on our constitution afrilling and
a-foolng with the cards? Do we watch
wheel spin round till we get plumb dizzy?
Do we watch the cards drift out of faro
box, aimless and disconnected, until we
shed our pile? Not none noticeable. Not
al no time
Gentlemen. the boys was miserable.
Gentlemen, they fretted some. Gentlemen
they riz up and paved the air! Show u.s.
they says. how they do it in little old New
York And Samuelson. or some such name,
he showed 'em.
Boys, he says, in this here little game
which I'm about to explain, you leave the
cards alone and poster with margins.
What does margin look like when 1t s
to home?' asked one of the boys, respectful
and interested.
"sWell,' says Samuelson. or some such
name, "a margin don't rightly have no re-
semblance 1t amt what it looks like, but
what IT does I should say that margin
was the difference between what it is when
YOU get it and what it is when they take 1t
away from~you. Anyhow. I'm explaining.
Now. YOU want to know that this mere
stock market which contains the margins IS
plumb uncertain. Sometimes she goes up anu
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The Thermos Flask.

Among the recent novelties Of invention
is a thermos flask, which comes from Eng
land. and this article has the faculty OF
keeping cold things at an Icy point for q
long time and retaining the temperature OF
such things as hot beverages for an as
tonishing period-the inventor says for
weeks.
The device consists of bottle which has
been thoroughly insulated by covering of
mineral material within an outer casing.
This protection is said to be perfect and
that temperature either high or low may
be maintained for a great length OF time
without perceptible diminution.
The flask is made in pint and quart sizes.
and the invention will undoubtedly be found
of value to invalids and in the nursery.
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RUSSIAN MOTHERS ORDEAL.
y Correspondence of The Star.


ST. PETERSBURG, April 9. 1907.
Her tiny baby boy was the only solace
of the widow of Ivan Petroff, moujik of a
hamlet in Briansk. Her husband had been
killed, perhaps by japanese bullet, per-
haps logged to death by his superiors.
The boy was born after the father had
been summoned away to the east.
The other night there came to the window
of her lonely hut the tap of pilgrim. The
widow admitted an old man who carried
his arm in sling. He was cold and
hungry and at his request she built up
a big fire in the stove and placed on top
of it huge pot of water.
Soon the water boiled and the pilgrim
asked her to bring her washtub to the
stove Then he commanded her to undress
her baby and place him in the tub and
then dash the pot of boiling water over
him.
The mother at first was dazed When
the pilgrim declared that the gods demand
ed the sacrifice of her only son, she per-
ceived that he was a maniac. She also
noticed that he had armed himself with
a knife and the Ratchet.
The woman followed instructions. She
placed her boy in the wash tub, took a
pan and filled it with the boiling water.
But she threw this full in the pilgrim 8
face. seized her son and fled out into the
night, shrieking for help.
Neighbors snatched their hatchets and
scythes and ran to her assistance. Quickly
she told her story. Entering the hut, the
| neighbors found that the pilgrim had been
terribly burned, but was feebly trying to
escape. They took him outside. In few
minutes he was hacked to pieces and the
pieces thrown to the dogs.
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sometimes she comes down. and sometimes
she does both. tremulous and peevish. Well,
up in little old New York they just sit
and calculating, and If you bet she goes
up, and she does. you win: and if you bet
she comes down. and she does. you win
again. And the bunch you win amt linn
tied nowadays, except by the distance she
travels
Must be like a thermometer. says one
of the boys. thoughtful and observing.
Plumb says Samuelson. or some such
name. agreeable and enthusiastic plumb
like thermometer only more uncertain.
Now. If you BOYS want to act like me-
tropolis and play this here game like it is
done in little old New York why just YOU
say the word. I won't bank the game. be-
cause it amt done that way, but I'm will
ing TO broke for YOU
What's that?' asks One-eyed Sam. in
quiring and curious.
You got to have a broker to do this
here business for you says Samuelson, or
some such name. careful and explaining.
They don't do it no other way in New
York. Now. just you say the word and I'll
open up shop tomorrow, using the side Of
Sans place for blackboard. and sending
newspapers which has the quotes for every
hour in the day. You see that way there
can't be no fooling. The papers are pub
lished in New York. and they're plumb re-
liable
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A Novel Razor.

razor having several novel features OF
construction has been recently patented
by a Florida man. The inventor utiliZes a
rotary blade. which is operated by any
suitable mower AS shown in the illustra-
ZION below. the razor is encased in a
cylinder formed Of very thin sheet of
metal Extending partly around the cas-
ing are a number of parallel slots close
together The ends Of the casing are
closed. one end being Joined to handle
Mounted within the handle and casing is a
shaft a peculiar-shaped razor blade being
secured to the shaft within the casing
The blade has its opposite portions curved
and twisted 10 form special edges. Wnich
are sIarpened The edges of the blade
press outward against the inner face OF
the casing The shaft can be rotated by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
Five Bascule Bridges In Illinois.

The status Of the folding bridge seems to
be established because of the great number
of intersections OF highways and navigable
streams, and their construction Is now be-
ing given a great deal Of thought and con-
sideration at the hands of engineers. Such
structures. which were of the nature of a
novelty five or ten years ago, are to be
found now in every part of the country.
Five bascule bridges are now under con-
struction by different railroads crossing the
Indiana Harbor canal. in Illinois. Combined,
these structures represent an expenditure
of $500. 900. The first structures of this type
were proposed thirty years ago, and their
present state Is the result Of slow de-
velopment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
Car Shortage to Be Solved.

The car shortage problem will be solved in
great measure when some way is dis
covered to properly compress the cotton bale
as its leaves the gin. The density of the
American cotton bale is % pounds per cubic
foot. the Egyptian 81 pounds and the East
Indian bale 81 pounds. The difficulty of
this is owing to the fact that the ginning
is done upon plantations. where there is but
a limited amount of power available. If
this compression could be accomplished at
the point of production II is undoubtedly
true that the number of cars required to
handle the crop would be very materially
decreased.