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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23

New York, April 20.-Unless 10 per
cent increase in pay for first, second
and third officers on coastwise steam
ers running out of New York is grant
ed by May 1, there will be a strike
This was the ultimatum sent tonight
to the representatives of eighteen
steamship lines by Luther B. Dow,
general manager of the United Harbor
No /, American Association OF Mas
ters. Mates and Pilots Mr.. Dow stated
tonight that the men are thoroughly
organized and unless the increase is
granted will surely strike. The Of
fcers in question today sent in their
| designations to the lines by which
| they are employed, their contracts call
| ing for ten days notice before leaving
their employment. For several weeks
| the companies have been advertising
fseor men and it is expected they viii
| fight the strike.
! The companies involved are. The
! Porto Rico Line, Mallory Line, Clyde
Line, Red D Line, Panama Line, South
ern Pacific, Ocean Steamship Company.
| Old Dominion Line, Metropolitan Line,
Brunswick Steamship Company, Ward
Line, A H Bull Steamship Company,
American-Hawaiian Steamship Com
| pany, Atlantic Coast Company, Stand
ard Dol Company, Luckenbach Steam
ship Company, Guffey Oil Company,
and the Merchants and Miners Tlans-
portation Company of Baltimore.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
$4,000 MINERS ON STRIKE.
Situation said to to Critical.
Industrial Plants Have stopped
Operations and Municipal Lighting
and WaterworkS Plants arc on the
Eve of shutting Down.

St. Paul, April 20.-A dispatch from
Winnepeg. Manitoba, says: More than
Il. 900 coal miners are now involved in
the strike in Alberta and British CO.
lombia and the situation in Alberta Is
said TO be critical. In another week. 1t
is said that the Canadian Pacific rail-
road will not be able 10 operate its
passenger and mail trains. Until nav
igation opens there is no relief IN sight
1t is said that President Sherman, in
calling the miners on strike, is trying
to break away from the United Mine
Workers of America and form an in
dependent organization for Alberta and
British Columbia.
Toronto, Ont, April 20.-A special
to the Mail and Empire from Calgary
says that 5000 miners at Frank Cole
man, Lethridge and Lille are out.
Friday all the men at Ganmore and n
majority at Bankhead Mines We're
quiet. There is only two weeks supply
Of coal in Alberta and Western Sask&t-
chewan. Two of Kalgary's largest in
dustries have closed and the municipal
lighting and water works plants arc on
the eve Of shutting down. The opera
tors in an official statement accuse
President Sherman of the union of US
ing q secret strike order after a con-
ference had been arranged
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23

Washington, April 20-SOmewhat
critical reviews of recent developments
in international affairs were INDUCED
in at the speech making session Of the
American Society of international Law
which concluded it's first annual meet
ing here today Richard Olney was per-
haps the most caustic in his interpre-
tation of the policy Of the United States
regarding Santo Domingo and the ac-
quiring of the Panama canal zone with
a compensation to Colombia. John w.
Foster announced as a fact that Pres
ident Roosevelt had proposed to some
of the leading nations of the world
that we at least make a limitation on
the size of vessels Of war that shall De
building in the future
Mr.. Foster called attention to Rus
sia's changed attitude on the question
Of disarmament which he said she fav-
ored at the first Hague conference and
which she opposed now. Professor The
odore S. Woolsey of Connecticut urged
that wars of passion" could be abOl-
ished if international law should pro-
vide that all wars must begin with a
proclamation and that "coOiing''
time of so Or 60 days intervene between
the proclamation and actual hOstilities.
Such an arrangement, he said, would
have obviated the South African war
and also the Russo-Japanese war. Rep
Tesentative Richard Bartholdt spoke of
the necessity of making the Hague con-
ference permanent and said that the
United States, with the impetus toward
peace which President Roosevelt had
achieved, could accomplish this result
by united demand at the next Hague
conference
Secretary Straus of the department
of commerce and labor presided at the
meeting
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year as follows:
President-Elihu Root.
Vice Presidents-Chief Justice F'ul-
Ter. Justice David J. Brewer, Justice
William R. Day, William H. Taft, An
drew Carnegie, Joseph H. Choate, John
W. Foster, George Ray, John W.Griggs,
W. W. Morrow, Richard Olney, Oscar
S. Strauss and Horace Porter.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23

Washington, April 20-An exhaustive
investigation into all phases. of the
problem of immigration, as 1t effects
the United States, is about TO be begun
by a national commission created for
that purpose. The commission Will
meet in the room of the senate commit
tee on Philippines next Monday morn
ing to- perfect its organization and TO
discuss plans for and consider the
scope Of its work. The probabilities are
that the body may be in session In
Washington for several days, and per-
haps week or two, in the elaboration
of its plans. 1t already has been deCid-
ed, tentatively, that the members OF
the commission will visit many OF the
countries of Europe either as body or
if all the members cannot go as sub
committee, for the study of the emigra-
ton of aliens at close range.
| The commission consists OF nine
members. appointed under the inimi-
grafton act passed by congress last
winter. Three Of them, Senators Dill
lingham of Vermont. chairman OF the
immigration commit zee, Lodge Of Mas
sachusetts. and Latimer of South Car
olina. Were named by Vice President
Fairbanks. Three representatives,
Howell Of New Jersey, chairman OF
the house committee on immigration
and naturalization, Bennett of New
York, and Burnett of Alabama, by
Speaker Cannon, and three. Professor
Charles Z. Neill. Commissioner OF
Labor Professor J. w. jerks, OF Cor
nell, and William r. Wheeler. OF o. h
land, California, by President Roose-
velt
The lsw places no limit on the time
the commission shall consume in max
ing its inquiries or on the expense IL
may incur
The work of the commission will be
only fairly begun when it returns to
America. Every possible source ot In
formation bearing on the subject will
bo sought. Reports from all parts OF
the world to the bureau Of immigration
will be placed at tho disposal OF the
commission and experts on immigra-
| ton may be employed by the commits
sion TO collect data
1t is the purpose Of the commission
to inquire into restrictions placed uDon
Chinese and japanese immigrants, but
it is not probable that tho commission
| will visit either China or JaDan.
The commission will report it's 1nd-
! ings and recommendations to congress
/ and they will be used as n basis for
| legislation on the question. II will
be regarded as likely that. out OF the
work of the commission. will grow an
international conference to deal with
| the whole general subject.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
MRS. ID. NEWMAN DEAD
End Came Yesterday liz New York
Deceased Was S5 Years Old.

News was received in the city or
the death of Mrs. David Newman,
which occurred at three o'clock yester-
day morning at the home of her
daughter Mrs S. W. Mayer with whom
she lived in New York. Mrs. New
man was in the Seth year of her age
She was the widow of the late David
Newman, who established the busi-
ness of D. Newman. now known as
D. Newman and Son. in this city, in
1866.
The deceased leaves to mourn then
loss, two children. Mr.. Martin New
man of Wilmington, and Mrs. Mayer
of New York. She is also survived
by one sister Mrs. Philip Newman or
Florence, S. c.
Mr.. Martin Newman was with his
mother when the end came, he having
gone to New York on Thursday morn
ing
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
THAW HAS NOT BROKEN DOWN
Visit of Physician Gives Rise to Many
RumOrS.

New York, April 20.-Dr. Smith Ely
Jelliffe, one of the alienists, who testi-
fed for Harry K Thaw in his recent
trial. called on Thaw in the Tcmbs
today and as a result there were i'm
mediate rumors that Thaw had broken
down.
This point was positively denied by
Daniel OReilly now acting as the pris-
oner's chief counsel Thaw, he said,
was in the best of condition both phys
ically and mentally, and that there had
been absolutely no change in his con-
dition since the case was ended
Thaw and DR.. Jelliffe. Mr.. O'Reily
explained. had become very close
friends. and the doctors visit was a
personal rather than professional one.
Mr.. Reilly also took occasion today 10
deny the rumors that Mrs. William
Thaw was in financial straits and
might not be able to raise bail for her
son even if the court admits him to
bail. Mrs. Thaw was ready, he said,
to offer bail in any amount The ap-
plication for bail, however. he did not
expect would be made until the middle
Of next week.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
STATUE TO WORTH g GLEY
Gov. Glenn Asks That Marine Band
be Allowed TO Attend UnN cling EX-
crciSi,S.

Washington, April 20.-Goy "Hor
Glenn. of North Carolina, called on
Secretary Metcalf today with the re-
quest that he order the marine band
to attend the exercises attendant upon
the unveiling of a statue at Raleigh,
N. c.. erected to the memoir of F.
sign Worth H. Bagley. the .!rst man
and the only American naval officer
killed during the Spanish-American
war. The ceremonies will be held on
May 90 Captain Richmond p. Hob
son will deliver the oration at the un-
yelling. Secretary Metcalf could not
say definitely today that he would con-
slider Governor Glenn's request favor
ably, but promised to send the band
if possible,
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
Especial to The Messenger


Raleigh, n. c., April 20.-Chairman
w. NJ. Russ, Of the Worth Bagley
monument committee, announced the
appointment of DR.. Hubert A. Royster
Of Raleigh, as chief marshal at the
unveiling of the Bagiey statue here
in the capitol square on the Goth OF
May.
Congressman Richmond Pearson
HObsOn has accepted the invitation TO
speak and today invitations were sent
to Lieutenant Victor Blue OF the navy
Mrs. Margaret Busbee Shipp, widow
Of Lieutenant w. S. Ship, and his two
sons, William and Fabius, An invi-
tation to attend and speak is also
sent to Lieutenant j. B. Bernadou,
who was in command Of the torpedo
boat at Cardenas when Bagley was
killed, and he is asked to speak Of the
engagement. Blue, Shipp and Bag
ley We're born in North Carolina and
HObson is a grandson of the late
Chief Justice Pearson, of this state,
these being the four southern young
men who won the most reputation in
the Spanish-American war.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
NEGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED
Refusal of Salvador to Withdraw
Troops From Boundary the Diff


Washington, April 20.-Philip
Brown, American secretary of legation
at Guatemala, who is now in Amapala
engaged in the effort 10 assist in the
peace negotiations at that place today
reported to the state department by
cable that some difficulty has arisen
over the objection of the Salvador
cans 10 the Nicarauguan proposition
to withdraw the Salvadorean troops
from the boundary. 1t appears that
an agreement to terminate hostlitIes
actually was reached yesterday, bue
it was suspended in its operation oy
the refusal Of President Figura of Sal
vador to withdraw his forces.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23

Manila. April 2O.-Fire destroyed l.
100 Neha houses in the districts OIL
Singalong, Paco and Bambang, in Ma
,iIa this afternoon. The American
settlements at Ermita and Malate es-
caped through the hatd work OF the
framen assisted bv soldiers and citi-
zens The flames famed by a heavy
gale swept an area of 100 acres clean
within two hours and destroyed the
homes of 100 residents and 1000 ma
tives. The native refugees are now
sheltered in the schools and other
public buildings, while many are
camping in open spaces. The damage
is conservatively estimated at $2OO,-
900 in gold. No casualties are re-
ported.
The officials of the health depart
ment do not agree with the estimate
of the damage given above which was
made by the police anu firemen. Ihey
assert that 269 houses were destroyed
and 800 natives rendered homeless.
Their estimate of the financial loss is
the same as that of the other num-
cipal department. 1t is thought thai
the figures given by the health officers
are nearer correct.
The districts of Singalong, PaacO
and Banbang lie to the east Of the
walled city of Manila and just be-
hind the residential districts of Ma
late and Ermita which face the bay.
fire-swept district are Nipa huts of
comparatively small value.
Manila. April 2O-The latest re-
ports from IlOilO say that the fire there
has been checked. The native quar-
ter of the city was destroyed. The
property loss is estimated at 100000
ir gold The business section of the
city was untouched, it being saved
by the military and constabulary.
Several hundred houses were destroyed
and 5000 to 10000 natives made home
less Adequate relief measures have
been taken. The homeless have been
housed in schools and other buildings.
AAS tAofAhSt anu L1C city Will pIO"
vide for the refugees and no unusual
suffering is feared.
There was no loss Of life by the
earthquakes. The schOcks, while the
most severe experienced in 1900 years
We're not violent enough to cause much
destruction. Dispatches from points
in several provinces report severe
shocks but little damage.
The total damage caused by the
earthquake in the entire archipelago
will not exceed $4,000.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
SMITH AND PARTY IN GERMANY
Visiting That Country ira Order TO
Study the Emigration Question.

Berlin. April 2O.-Hokc Smith, gov
ernor-elect of Georgia; William w.
Williamson, president Of he Savan-
nah chamber OF Commerce. and G.
Gunby Jordan, president OF the emf
grafton association OF Georgia, have
arrived here They are visiting Ger
many in order TO study the emigra-
ton question with the view OF deYei-
opment Of the resources OF Georgia
and other South Atlantic states. 1t
Bremen they tried TO induce the North
German Lloyd company to establish
a direct emigrant line to Savannah
and Charleston and met with encour-
agemeIt. Mr.. Smith and his asso-
ciates will start for Vienna tomorrow.
They believe that the outlook for in
creasing the emigration Of some OF
the Austrian and Hungarian races
TO the South Atlantic states Is better
than the prospects OF inducing the
Germans TO 60 there Just now.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
n Assassination Plot n Fake.

washington, April 2O.-The an
nouncement was made tonight by Sc
cret service officials that no further at
tention will be paid to the statement
Of Jan Bartula who informed the po-
lice of Newark, N. j., that a conspir-
acy was on foot among the miners at
HazeIton, Pa, to assinate President
Roosevelt. The officials state tina,
Investigation clearly established the
fact that the story told By Bartuia
aaa ne fouRdatten and that his mins
had heconae unbalanced by the death
OF his wife several weeks ago.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
ROBBER GOT coo.
Knocked Man Down, Seized Package
and Escaped

New York, April 20.-A highway rob-
berry which for audacious boldness has
few parallels in this vicinity, was exc
cuted in Hoboken, N. j.. today. The
victim was Frank Schrenk, superinten-
dent of Schrenk's glass works. The
robber struck Schrenk down in the
street, seized package containing 81
900 which was to be used to pay the
men in the glass works, and escaped
from several hundred pursuers. To
accomplish this he commandeeret. a
horse and wagon which chanced to be
standing nearby. and with a revolver
pointed at the head Of the driver forced
him to urge the horse across the city,
away from the crowd. at top speed.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
CONGRESS OF ID. A II. ADJOURNS
MSr. George Pifer Erwin and Mrs.
Thomas Settle Elected Regents for
North Carolina

Washington, April 20-The refusal Of
the continental congress of the Nation
al Cociety of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution to accept the re-
commendation of its treasurer general,
Mrs. M. E. S. Davis. that the funds of
the society be invested in government
bonds in the future and the approval
of the action Of the finance committee
in investing a portion of its funds in
railroad bonds, were the features of
the concluding sessions Of that body
which adjourned finally this afternoon,
after a full weeks session. Just before
it's close. the congress paid tribute to
the president general, Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean, by adopting resolutions express
ing the thanks of that organization for
the impartial manner" in which she
presided and the presentation to her Of
a solid silver loving cup. Mrs. Cathel-
| inc Pagan, honorary state regent of
| Florida, made the presentation.
| Among the state regents elected
were the following:
! Alabama, Mrs. A P. Mcclellan, Mrs.
Rhett Goode. Florida, Mrs. Agnes
Cook, Miss Jean VanKruen Georgia,
Miss Anna c. Benning, Mrs. Edgar A.
Ross. North Carolina Mrs. George
Phifer Erwin. Mrs. Thomas Settle.
South Carolina, Mrs. Virginia Bratton
Mrs Annie S. Robinson. Tennessee
Mrs. Mary B. Temple. Miss Susie Gen
try Virginia, Mrs. Samuel w jamie
son. Mrs. John D. Horsly.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
INJUNCTION WAS ISSUED
Durham Citizen Temporarily Enjoined
From Prosecuting Suit in English
Courts.
(SDeciaI to The MESSENGER

Raleigh, N. c., April 20.-A unique
paper was filed today in the United
States circuit court here by James H.
Pou. 1t is a bill in equity Of the United
Cigarette Machine Company of London,
Ell Hgland, praying that R. H. Bright, Of
Durham, n. c., be enjoined from pros
ecuting a suit in the English high court
of chancery at London upon the ground
that the same controversy is being liti-
gated between some parties in the
United States circuit court here. The
bill filed contains copies of English
proceedings, exemplified with the Of
f1cial seal and signature of the Lord
Chancellor, besides numerous consular
seals and English revenue stamps, A
temporary Injunction is issued.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
Gimbel Likely to Recover.

New York. April 20.-At st. Mary's
hospital, Hoboken, this evening, it was
reported that Benedict Gimbel, of Phil
aaelphia, who attempted suicide yes
trrday after being released on bail
sxom an arrest brought on charges of
assault and attempted bribery was
rting quietly and doing nicely. IL ID
n0W expected he will recover.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
WILL CD On STRIKE
II Demand For Increase Is
Not Complied
10 LINES ARE INVOLVED
Demand Made by 0ffiCersof Coast
wise Steamers

Have Sent Resignation, as Their Con-
tracts Require Them TO Give 10
Days Notice Before Quitting Their
Employment - Companies Have
Been Advertising for Men and it Is
Thought They Will Refuc to Grant
the Increase.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
HARD KNOCKS GIVEN
To the Policy Of the United
States
0LNEY THE MOST CAU5TIC
Speeches Made Before Interna'
tiOnal'Law Society

Action Regarding Santo Domingo ana
the Acquiring of tho Panama Zone
Criticiscd-AttcntiOn Called to Rus
sia's Changed on Attitude on Ques-
ton of Disarmanent-Su9g
That Il Cooling Time of 80 or so
Days Intervene Between PrOciama-
ton of War and HOstiIitieS.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
Devastating Fire Sweeps Over
Parts Of Manila
NO Loss or LIFE REPORTED
DAMAGE Estimated at S2OO,OOO
In Gold

American Settlements Saved Through
Hard Work Of F'irencn, Assisted
by Citizens and Soidiors-An Area
of 100 Acres Swept Clean Ni''iiii
Two Hours-Adcquatc Keller Meas
urcS Ta,,cn-Reccnt Earthquake
SbortS eDid Little Damage.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
AT CLOSE RANCE
They Will Study the ImmigTa-
tiOn Question
ICOMM|SSION TO MEET
Will Visit Many of the Countries
of Europe

An Exhaustive Investigation of all
the Phase Sof the Question, "a it
Acccts the United States, VIII bc
Madc-WiI Inquire Into Kcstric-
tions Placed Upon Chinese and sap
ancSc Immigration-Will Report
Conclusions TO Congress.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
Body Of Miss Pendleton Recovered

Body of Miss Pendleton Recovered
Staunton, Va, April 20.-The body
OF Miss Pendleton was found today
half a mile below the bridge over
jackson river at Clifton Forge from
which she and her lover. Stuart Gag,
jumped to their death on Thursday
last after being turned hack at Staun-
TON, while enroute to Washington to
De married. The body OF Gay has
not ret been recovered
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
FROM WINDOW TO PAVEMENT
Gricving Over Death OF Douie, Mrs
StaIey HurlS Herself to Death.

New York April 20.-Grieving, it is
thought. because Of the death OF
Prophet Elijah H." Dowie, '-r=.
Lydia Staley threw herself from ii
front window OF her home on the fifth
floor Of an apartment house in East
174th street today and died later i'll d
hospital, fron a fracture of the skull
The Staleys were leading memb )
of the Dowie cult in this city. ST. -
told today how his wife had grieyei
after the prophets" death and said
she had worn herself almost to a
shadow through enforced fasting.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23

.Peublo, Colo, April 20--The snow
storm that began at noon yesterday
continued throughout the night. To-
night with six inches Of snow on the
ground, there was no immediate
prospect of cessation. The storm ex-
tended east to Dodge City, Kan, and
south into Texas. The snow drifted
badly, Gripping railroads and street
car traffic. The thermometer regis
tered 20 degrees above zero this morn
ing. Fruit and vegetables are badly
damaged.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23

Denver, Colo, April 20.-AccCrding
to the local weather bureaus neasur-
ments IS inches of snow, equivalent
to 10.44 inches of rain, fell here dur
ing the storm which came from the
north yesterday and passed off to the
southeast today. A heavy precipita-
tion also was general in Colorado,
beneftting the grain crops which
were threatened by drought. Freez
ing weather is anticipated, but little
damage will be done as vegetation is
covered with snow. Damage estimat-
ed at 100000 has been done to fruit
trees in the Arkansas valley. Consid-
ering the severity of the storm, lit
tie damage was done to telegraph and
telephone lines and railroad trains
were not much delayed.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
SNOW. RAIN AND HAIL.

Railroad Traffic Crippled by Snow.
Terrific Hail Storm Passes Over Por-
ton of TcXas-Ground Covered to
Depth Of IL Inches With Hail
Stones.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23
THE BEST ICE CREAM

Is that made with Blue Ribbon Va
nilia. 1t gives it rich, dainty, deli
cious flavor.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23

Latest style Sailor Hats, 500 and
9Sc at Rehdsrie.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-23

Houston, Texas. April 20.-Reports
received here today tell OF a terrific
hail storm which passed over Garth
age, Yorktown and Clayton late yes
terday, doing enormous damage to
crops, houses and live stock. Telegraph
advices state that hail stones as large
as eggs fell at Yorktown, the ground
was covered to a depth of twelve In
ches. The path of the storm was Il
miles wide and crops will have to be
replanted Fruit trees were shattered
by the force of the storm and hail
stones crashed through the roofs OF
frail houses. South Texas today ex-
perienced unprecedented weather, the
conditions pointing to snow.
Amarillo, Texas, April 20.-Rain
last night was followed by snow today
The precipitation is general over the
panhandle country and is of great
benefit. AS early fruit was killed in
the recent freeze, no damage is done
by the present storm.
Topeka, Kas., April Z0.-Snow was
reported today at Phillipsburg, in the
northern portion of Kansas, and at
Garden City and other southwestern
points.
Harrisburg, Pa. April 20.-H. A.
Surface, the state zoologist, said to-
day that the cold weather of the last
ten days has badly damaged the fruit
crop in Pennsylvania The cherry and
peach yield, he said will be short.