Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-10
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

PHILADELPHIA, Nara With a
swiftness IS appalling in unexpectedness
this city was plunged into bloodshed
h.'t night and as a result another
fatality OF the carmen's strike will
soon he recorded.
Without a moments warning dis.
turbances broke out in many parts of
the city shortly after nightfall and in
few minutes The sound of firing re-
sounded throughout the downtown
streets. The police did not temporize
but charged the mobs fiercely. They
swept into the frenzied men and wom-
en- and shot right and left, and shot
to Kill. Three persons fell at the first
Nolley, one OF the victims, girl, be
ing MORALLY injured Many other per.
sons We're dubbed and under the war
like onslaught of the police the crowds
dispersed and sought safety in flight.
More than "A score of arrests were
made.
PHILADELPHIA, Mar. Two
sticks of dynamite exploded under a
car today. Twenty passengers were
thrown in a panic. bur none injured
though all the windows in the car
We're smashed Policemen. believing
the dynamite had been placed under
the car by laborers standing In field
nearby, fired several shots and a pitch
ed battle ensued. the workmen throw.
ing bricks. The police reserves were
summoned and dispersed the crowd,
making two arrests.
There is the same variance of fig.
ures regarding the number of men on
strike here as on Saturday. Radical
leaders boast that 10000 men were
OFT and that the number will reacl,
100000 before the day ends. Con
scfvatiNe leaders declare these fig
ues exaggerated. They say fully Co..
900 men are out and many more were
persuaded to quit today Police hi.
rector Clay declared emphatically this
morning these claims all lies and in.
sists that not more than 10000 men are
out and thai many of these are ready
10 return 10 work
The property loss is already over
five million.
PORTLAND, Me, Mar. Catching
fire from some unknown cause shortly
after she docked upon arrival here
from New York early today, the steam
er Manhattan, owned by the Maine
iau in =,
I he loss is n quarter million. Six
passengers and a crew of thirty-nine
men on board the Manhattan when the
fire broke out With the exception OF
one OF the steamers iiremen. who is
reported missing, all escaped and sav.
ed most of their effects.
LIVERPOOL, Mar Two bombs
We're hurled into a room together
were dining today and the explosions
killed Two of the diners and wounded
seven, including the priest who was
presiding.
BATON ROUGE. La. Mar. Miss
sue Deva1l- daughter of State Sena-
tor DeNali, was killed, Miss Carol Phil.
lips, David Mcclellan and the chauf.
feur, named Burton, were fatally in
jured and three other members of the
automobile party were badly hurt to-
day when the steering gear of their
machine became unmanageable and
the car plunged into ditch. Miss
Devall's neck was broken, and death
was instantaneous. The most serious
ly injured of the others are expected
TO die.
NEW YORK. Mar. Thomas Col.
lier Plat, formerly United States sen
ator from New York, and for many
years national figure in Republican
lolitics, di ed yesterday in the apart
ment of Mr.. and Mrs Gustav Adele
Mrs. Abele had been his nurse. Fg-
neral services will be held Wednes
day in Oswego. Bright's disease was
the cause of death.
The death of Senator Plat has given
rise 70 many rumors and has revived
thc discussion of his matrimonial Vel.
lures IN :lttef years OF his lie whlch
brought him a great deal of notoriety
whieh may result in prolonged litisa-
tion ovei bis large estate.
Plat was born in 1888.
NEW YORK, Mar. There has
been constant stream of collars at
the home of Frank Fl. Plat today Few
entered the house but all united in
leaving cards and messages of con
doience for the family OF former Unit
ed States Senator Thomas C. Platt,
one of the last survivors of the stal.
wart fighters in Republican politics in
the state of New York, whose body,
emaciated and worn 10 a shadow by
an illness of four years duration, rests
in a darkened parlor of the house.
Many of those who called were ben
enciaries of the dead man, others
were part of the machine he created,
while still others represented the re-
form element of the Republican party
now in the saddle in the state. All
expressed regret over the death of the