Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

resolution adopted by the Central La
bor union. Grocery clerks. one thou.
sand of whom organized today, Will
quit work tonight. Any uniol maa
man working Tuesday in any line of
employment will he expelled from the
union OF which he is a member.
Al the Central Labor union meeting
pressure was brought TO bear on the
workers and their representatives vot-
ed to join in the general strike. de-
spite the orders of their national off.
Gers The brewery workers thea held
a special meeting and decided 10 join
the strike The city is still this nom
ing and thousands OF strikers went
back 10 work. Railroad men are sure
the strike Is broken.
PHILADELPHIA Mar l4-The or
der Of the Central Labor union to milk
men wagon drivers. icemen and others
who deliver the necessities OF life in
this city to quite work until the de
mands Of the street car strikers are
granted, WAS not generally obeyed TO-
his city to quit work until the de
them stuck TO their jobs, but there
was no general hunger strike
The city is quiet today following
last nights riot in which cars were
stoned, shots exchanged between the
police and rioters and many persons
So badly dubbed that they required
medical attention.
Manufacturers and city officials in
sist one-half of The strikers in various
trades resumed work today This is
denied by the strikers A canvass of
The city indicates that most of the
men who struck last week are still
out. The Central Labor union man.
date to all union men to strike tonight
oT no longer claim to be union men is
moi expected to greatly add to the
number on strike Most of the union
men are siill working aud have been
ordered not to strike by their inter
national organizations and will obey.
DENVER - Four rules to which
Stale Coal Mine Inspector John j.
Jones advises strict attention have
been Incorporated in letter written
hy Jones and sent to owners of btu
minous mines throughout. the state.
The rules are in regard TO shot firing
and sprnklmg and read as follows:
"D no not allow miners TO take
larger quantity of powder into the
mine than is needed for use during
ono shift.
"(2) Employ shot frers who shall
charge and fire all shots after all
other employees have left the mine.
"tSJ DO net allow The miners to
carry or handle any blasting caps in
side the mine. The caps should be in
The exclusive charge Of the shot firers
and all caps TO be removed from the
mine ms soon as shot firing is com.
plctcd and before the other employees
re center lie mine
"QJ Keep all dry roads in the mine
in a thoroughly humid condition, so
as TO keep. down the dust in non
gaseous as well as in gaseous mines
WASHINGTON. Mar. Ito save
The red-skinned race from extinction
from he families Of mankind, the bu-
reau Of Indian affairs is prosecuting
its health campaign among the Indians
With all yigor possible. In furtheranc ce
o. it's crusade Dr. Joseph A. Murphy,
medical supervisor OF the Indian serv.
ice, lett Washington to investigate
conditions on a number of reservations
and In several Indian schools in the
west and south. with particular ref
erence to tuberculosis and trachoma
These two diseases are scourges
among the Indians.
KHARTOuM, Mar. 14.--Col. Roose-
Welt and Kermit Roosevelt arrived at
Gordons tree, The scene made memora-
BILE by the famous English general,
Chinese Gordon. at noon today. The
place is but a few miles south of
lhartoum and entrance into the city
viii be made this afternoon. Hun.
dreds OF letters and kilograms were
delivered 10 the colonel at Gordons
tree in the hasty perusal of which he
spent several hours.
on reaching the city, Colonel Roose
veil viii proceed at once to the palace
of General Wingate. the sirdar, from
which place he will 90 later in the
afternoon to the railway station to
meet his wife and daughter Ethel
who will arrive from Alexandria, The
reunion of the Roosevelts at the sta
tion will be surrounded with privacy
at the request Of Mr.. Roosevelt. The
interest in this meeting was so great
the authorities saw, that unless steps
were taken to guard against it, the
station would be literally mobbed by
the thousands gathered here to watch
the movements Of the president Mr.
Roosevelt may receive a company OF
English and Egyptian officials at the
station.
A number of foreign newspaper cor
respondents, who had not been fortu
nate enough to meet the colonel al