Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-06
CHICAGO

Lewis the new president of the
= United Mine Workers International
a ehion' has issued call for a confer
y ence in indianapolis April 6 to con
D slider the calling OF joint convention
, to restore the interstate movement
: which was broken two years ago. AT
the same time the International pres,
ldent of the miners said that the
miners were not on strike, but were
locked out. for in the states where
the miners are idle the suspension
was forced by the operators. The
, Illinois miners voted to remain at
work, but the Illinois Operators as
} sociation refused to open their mines
today The Independent operators,
who represent 10 per cent Of the ton
mage of the state. will continue and
the miners are working as usual in
their mines.
Operators and officials OF the min
ers' organization held a meeting in
Springfield today and are endeavoring
10 arrive at settlement. 1t is said
the prospects for settlement are
good and that before Saturday an
agreement viii be reached This will
send the Illinois miners back to work
Monday
NEW YORK, April 2.-Thomas Ma
loney was in his saloon at 1920 First
avenue when bartender called him
up from III Lexington avenue. of
which he is also proprietor, and told
him the whisloey supply was short.
Calling Frank King, Maloney handed
MIN demijohn containing three gal
Ions and told him TO take 1t to the
Lexington avenue saloon. On his way
King paid a call on his friend, Pat
rick Mcbride. who refused to be CON
vinced that the demiiohn contained
whiskey unless he tasted it.
About an hour later Mrs Jane Dor
cey' who rents the house, saw both
men lying on the floor When DR..
Healey arrived he found Mcbride
dead and King in a serious condition.
In the demijohn was left less than
N'i' bHiiph VI tht NulHhtgs MIX WIS
taken to Harlem hospital
SAN FRANCISCO. April "A
wireless dispatch was received here
today from the fleet at Magdalena
bay, as follows: Target practice is
practically completed The Vermont
finished with big guns yesterday.
The Navajo has arrived with mail.
Fleet sails for the north today. Ajax
sails for the north tomorrow"
ASPEN. Colo, April 2.-Manager
Elias Cohn Of the Smuggler and Du-
rant mines re-opened both properties
this morning with force of 400 men.
The mines have been closed for some
time on amount OF the financial
stringency.
CHICAGO, April with suspen-
sion under charges of seven more EN-
ployes of the city water bureau, more
light was shed on the conspiracy TO
defraud the city of water taxes to
day, In all thirty employees have been
suspended or compelled to resign
since the beginning of the investiga-
tion, or at least have decamped for
parts unknown.
NEW YORK. April 2.-If anyone
cares to purchase modern up-to-date
fort in good repair. furnished with
the usual supply of guns, he may soon
have the opportunity City Comp
troller Metz has decided to sell to
the highest bidder, Fort Hamilton.
one of the forts that guard the en-
trance to New York harbor The
comptroller demands that the federal
government pay the sewer assessment
amounting to $4,000. In case this
amount is not paid, he will surely of
fer the property for sale. On the 9th
er hand, 1t is claimed that the nat
ional government is not liable for as
sessments unless by agreement.
NEW YORK, April 2.-Evelyn Nes-
bit Thaw and E. r. Thomas were re-
fused service at the Hotel Knicker-
booker Monday night and were prac-
tically put out of the hotel restaurant.
Manager Regan confirmed the story.
They came here Monday night and
Evelyn was Immediately recognized"
said Manager Regan. I'VE don't
want her patronage. and / decided
she could not be served, There was
no trouble about it. None of the peo-
pie in the dining room knew that any
thing had happened out Of the ordin-
ary.
why, no." cried Evelyn when a re-
porter called on hers at the Prince
George earlier in the evening. I'VE
were not at the Knickerbocker Yes,
l was with Mr.. Thomas last night.
We dined at Mouquins and later had
supper at the Cafe des Beaux Arts"
NEW YORK. April 2.-Three per
sons were killed, fifteen injured, some
seriously, and the lives of nearly a
hundred persons endangered by fire
in a five-story tenement house at Al
Hester street early today. The dead
are Berel Weinstein, his wife, Anna,
and their 1-yearold son. They were
suffocated and burned in their apart