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THH TIMEfl FOUNDHD 18?fl. THE DKSPATCH FOUNDED 1850. WHOLE NUMBER 17,545, lUCJUrONI), VA/, MONDAV. APIilL 21), V.H)1. PRICE TWO CENTS. SCORES OF PEOPLE JUST ii OEATH Engine and One Coach Jumped Track, Going Into Water ENGINEER AND FIRE MAN KILLED Uy Change 61 Schcdulc on Wa liasli Fifty Pasiscngcrs Wcrc Left, Hencc thc Car De? stroyed Was Running Einpty?Thrllling Escapc. PITTSBtXBO, PA., Aprll 28.?Two men were killed an<i 100 paasonsera had a thrllling escape rrom a llko r.uo in ;i wrock to-dny of ;i passenger traln on tlie Wabash Rallroad, when the englne and one coach left tho tr.'uk u liiilf u mile west Of the BrldgO vllle Stutlon, nenr hore, and plunged lni>? Cliat-tlers Crook; forty todt below. Bcoro? of people mloaod death or lnjury through a clrcumstancb whleh ls now rcgardod ns provldontlal. Tho dead: MAItlON BOYD, onglneer, of Hook Btatlon. ihank McISAACS, flroman, of p.irlo rton. Ohlo. The traln was mado up of four pas Bengor coaches, When lt was crosslng u trestte r,\i r Chartlers Creek wlthout warning the englne suddenly leapod from the ralls and shot to the stream undcrneath, taklng the first coach wlth lt. The fore part Of the englne sank several feet Into the muri of tho crook bed. Tho cOBCh was siriashed to splir.t ers !,v its torrlfle Impact wlth tho loco? motlvo. By whnt rallroad mon regard as lltti" more than mero chance, thero wcrc no paasengers ln the front coach. The coupUng lotw<, n it and tlie second coach was wrenched in two when lt was torn from tho trostle by thO eng-Ino. Nono of those ln tho throo r.-ar coache* know ot the accldent or roallzed how close they bad come to death untll ). .. ral mlnutca ofterw-ard, when 'he. cara, deprlved of motlve power. alark i-ned tholr speed and camo to a stop. A new BChedulo wont Into effect on tho rallroad to-day, ond to this fact many owe th' it- Uves. Under tho new schedule trnin No. 21 left thla ? !<:?' forty-flve minutes carller, ani over fifty persons mlswed the traln '???(? ii.1* reason. On account of the redticed numbor of pasmng-e eil were placed la three r.-ar coaches, While tli" front coach wa* unoccu p!ed. Bpyd and Mclsaaca were crush eu" to doath. A short time after thc wreck their mnnglod bodlca wero found under the debrls ln the shallow wator. '. , A wroeklng crew was dibpatched from Book Statlon, and after ii delav ?f several hours the track was re palrcd and wlth another englno at tai hed t>> the threo coaches whlch t-s caped tho wreck, tho passengora woro taken t,, tholr dcstlnatlpna. Tho catiae of the accldent Ih a mystcry. V0LCANO IN ERUPTION; STROMB0LIO IS VIOLENT CAT1NIA. SICIL.Y. April * ?The Royal Observatory, -in Mount Etna, regluters an extraordinary cruption of tho volcano on the Island of Strombollo. The volcano ls throwlng out largo auantltles of ashes and clnderai whlch aro damaging vegeta tlon In both Sielly and Calabrlo. Felt in Genoa. GENOA. Aprll 2S.?Tho Strombolio vol? cano Is again ln actlve eruptlon. An ex ploslon. so strong that tho concussion broko n window here, was felt to-day. Tho peaaants wero terror-stricken. Tho exient of the eruptlon ls not known here, r.s the cable ilne wlth the Liparl Islands 1k lriterrupted. Tho only nows received ut Messlna haa been by means of signals. Earthquake in Italy. NAPLES, Aprll 28.?Frequent sliRht Bhocks of earthquake wero felt In Cala brla to-day. The populaco of Southern Italy, especially ln Calabrla, Is fearful lost tliero bo a repetltion of tho earth quako disaster of 1005. BODY OF "SILENT" SMITH REACHES SAN FRANCISCO SAN FTiANCI.SCO, April 28.?Tho body of James Xlenry Smith, of New York, who died recently at Kloto, Jupan, arrived to-day on the steamer Sibcrla, and will leavo to-morrow for tho Enst on a spoclal train. Accom panylng tho body uro tho wldow and tho Duko and Duchess of Manchester, who wero traveling wlth Mr. and Mra. Smith when the death of Mr, Smitn occurred. Tho Duchess of Manchester was met l>y her fathof, Eugeno" Zim r.icrnian, of Clnclnnatl. Tho body of Mr. Smith wlU bo conveyed to Now S'ork for burlal. SAYS CASTRO WILL RETIRE FROM OFFICE NEW YORK, Aprll 2S.?The Tribuno to-morrow will say: Ciprluna Castro, of Venozuola, nccorrt lng to Information received in thls clty from two inilopendent sources, Is plan nlng to retlro from olllco on Mny TiA. Although thls dnto mlght suggest horo ?omo other causo for hls retlroment, tho reason is hls contlnued IU health. Ho WlU seok recupcratlon ln thu lnouiitnlns of Switssorlond. General Juan Vlconto Gomoz, llrst vlce-presldont, will succeed Oeneral Castro. FORMER RICHMOND HORSE IN ACCIDENT Elevator, n liunter onco owned In tlils pity, figured Saturday ln ah accldent 1n tho races at tho llockiiwuy Hunt Club, Rockiiway, L. I., hls rl'dor, Mr. Jnnios O'Brlen, hnvlng hls collarbono broken. Mr. O'Brlen was ln the rnco for tho Oovornor's cup, b'vit wns unahlo to finlsh on account of tho acoldont. Elovntor won sovoral prlzes ln the Bichmond Horso Show, anil ls woll known horo, Tlio fact tlmt hls prosont owner Ib running hlm In stoeplechnses, nnd ap? parently not wlth great "bucooss, will bo a mntter of Interest to many Blchmond ?I'B, ROOSEVELT AND ROOT SAID TO BE OUT6FTUNE NOW Estrangcment Due to President_ Stand in Ilarrimaii-lhiyvvood Affairs. [SpcCIal tO The Tlmi-'i-Dispati.'h.J WASIIINOTON, Aprll 2S.?Tln- 0B traiig.-rnent botweerj the Prosldont aml .Secretary Itoot ls growing, XV.han full corrdspondenco rogardlng the suggos? tlon that K. II. Ilurrlman take a finan? cial Interest ln thc last campalgn wns made public, Alr.' Itoot urged the Pros? ldont not to glve out. tho letter wrlt? ten to Chalrman Shermnn, of tlie Re publlcan Cdngresslonal Cottimltteo, In whlcli lu- charocterlzed Harriman, Dcbs, Moyer nnd Haywood, us undeairablc cltizens. Ile considered thls a tre mehdous blurider. lie lmd prfevlously counsel od the President not to send th': lottor to Mr. Sherman, belng apprehen, slve tliat It would sooner or lator be eome public. The Presldortt dlaagrced wlth Mr. Itoot und refused to follow hls o.lvlce. Secretary Kout ls known to l.e out of tune wlth mnny of President RoOBO volt's rndlcal pollcles. The h-< retary ls hicllned to conserviatlam, especially wliere wealth and corporatlpha uro concerned, aml does not bdleve cap? ltal should bo too clprft-ly crowd. d. even if the r-sult be popular upproval from tho m.-iMses. i\ MUCH DISORDER AFTER CAR STRIKE All Traffic Abandoned at Salt Lakc City When Mcn Walk Out. SALT LAKK CITY*. CTAII, April 28.? A strlk,. was declared on the street car Hnea of the Utah Light and Rail? way Company to-day. ISO mcn walklng out. Numeroua acenea of disorder fol? lowed attempta to bperato a few cara wlth non-unlon crcwa, and all efforts to maintaln even a partlal servlce were ?0on abandoned. Tho scenes of disorder that marked tho bejcinnlng of the strike took place In Main Street botween Rrighnm and Second South StreotS. Tlio lcul-.-rs of tho d' monatrittlons wt-ro strlk. sym pathizers. The strlkera thomselvca took ho part In the dlstiirbance. Eggs wore thrown hy dozeris. The strike lympathlrers also <*ut trollcy ropes, nmi In fouio Instarices dragged non unlon motonnon "IT tho nir.i. An end wns put to the disturbances when a <-.'tr marked "U. B. Mail" was brought Into action nnd towed the other cars back to th<> burns. No at? tempt waa inade to inolest ? tho mail car. FLOWER PARADE WAS GORGEOUS Annual Event in Mcxico City thc Most Spectacular Ever Held. CITY OE MI'XICO. Aprll 28.?Thn most Hpoctnciilur battle of flowers and flower parado ever wltnesscd In Mexlco Clty took place to-day. Tho celebration Is un annual event. I*rom 11 A. M. to 1 V. M. a parndo of flower-bedeckcd carriagos, end blcyclef moved down San Franclsco Street in rovlew beforo President DInz, members of tho dlplomatlc corps und othor prom nent Invlted guosts in nnd around tho Alamoda. In the nft<*rnoun tlie flower parade and battle of flowers took up Its march through the maln streets of the clty, which woro aglow wlth national colors and brllllant illumlnatlons. CIGARMAKERS OUT IN HAVANA Twelvc Thousand Will Be Out To-Day, but They Promise to Keep Peace. HAVANA, Aprll 2!>.?In consequence of tho loekout to-morrow ln all the independent cigar factorles in Havana 9,000 cigrarmakers will joln tho ranks of the three thousand employes of the Havana Tobacco Company who struck two months ago, dein-uiding that thclr wages bo pnld ln Amerlca Instead of Spanish gold. A committee of the strlkors vlslted Governor Magoon to? day and told hlm they hnd declded not to hold any meetings or domonstra tlons, and would guarantee tlie preser vntlon of ordor. Thoy said they op posod any sympathetlc strlkors. prefer rlng that all tho union workmen should remain at their posts. which WGUid as sure them financial aid. Tho manufacturers have appolnted n committee to arrange terms of settle? ment wlth the strlkors. Tho commlt? teo wlll report In threo days. t KILLED ON WAY TO RAILROAD WRECK Automobile, Rushing to Scene Ran Into Fence and Man's Neck Broken. PORT LAND, IND., Aprll 2S.?A trnit on tho Grand Itaplds and Indlana Itail wuy was wrccked at Coilett, Ind.. to? day, and about a dozon passeturrori wero lnjured. Only two wore soriouslj hurt. A truck under tho toador col lupsod, throwlng tho train Into tlu dltch. "Whllo KToing to tho scene or tlu wreck ln nn automobtlo Frank ICen worthy and four roslaents of Winch'es ter, Ind., ran Into a- fence and won thrown out. Kenwortliy landed ngains* a telegraph pole. Hls neck was broken and he dlod a fow minutes later Oiiurgo Edwards, nnother of tho auto mobllo purty, was sorlously hurt. Tln others oscapod witli bruises. GAMES 0F CHANCE NOT ALLOWED AT IDLEWOOt Chlof of Pollco Wernor vlslted Idlo wood on Frlday nnd dlreetod thut non of tlio games of ohanoe whloh -vvpr ahout to bo oporatod ln tho Ilate shows* aggroKiitlon ba allowed to apoi Tho gnnifs had not been stiirtod. Chlc Wurnnr hus sot IiIh foot down Btornl ntl them, nnd undor pain of honv penalty they wlll not ho oporatod dui ing the stay of tho Hat_i shows hor p TAKE SUNDAY REST Sliglit Toueh of Winter Kept Crowds Away Froin Jamestown. MANY EVENTS ON CALENDAR TO-DAY Prcsicler.t (Tueker Again Speaks of President Rqdseyelt's Good Work ? "Outside War path" Rcaps Harvcst. U'ill Urgc War on Mosquito. | (Spoclal from a Htaff Correspondent.; J A .M I; S T <? W N !?: X P O S I T I 0 N GUOUNDS, VA.. April 2S.?Jamestown Exposltion gates are elosed, as Ht. | Peterfs portal to-day, and only those who were reglstered at the insldo Inn Imd th.- prlvlleges of the grouno.;. Thls was no great hardship for a cold wln, and penetratlng mlst kept peoplo Within doors, and madu tho water prove a dlamal pleasure resort. De aplto thla, not a few made tlie trlp through the lleet, und a party of news? paper men spent the afternoon among tlie warships, on board one. of the Water lielt Llne stearners, as the guosts of tho Water Belt Lln Com pany. Many of tlie sailors from tbe forelgn ships were ashore at Norfolk, Newport Nows and Old I'olnt, always accotnpanlo'd j by tlie United States Jackles. The. sailor men seem to havo a pehchant for picture post cards, for every one of them carrled them in hiH hands and dellghted to show them to tie: passefby, Cutter Races To-Day. To-morrow morning at 11 o clock the races take place between eutters from the warships. The men were hard at work practiclng thls afternoon, their bare b<n.ks drlpplng wlth salt .spray. To-rnorrow night President Harry .St. George Tueker will ontertaln at dlnner in honor or President Iladley, of Yale College, wlio ls lils guest. On Prlday evening Admlral Novlllo and the ofllcers of the Brltlsh fleet will glve a ball on board tlie Hageht'p 'Good Hope." to which tlio American army and navy olllcers and the society peo? ple o't this sectlon are invited. One 'of the moat Interesting oificials at the exposltion iu Dr. Hupert Bluo, ol tbe revenue service, who ia sta tloned hero us sanltary olllcer. Dr. Blne, wl,.. ls a dlstinguisbiti Soutii CaroUnlun, and a brother of Lieutenant Victor Bfue, of CuLan fame, ls known as tbe enerny. ot the iiiosquito. JJe promlses thut not a single niosqultu shnll land on tho shores upon which tl-.- settlers flrst landed, aud that the evil will be unknown hero this sum? mer. Dr. Blue ls an old L'nlversity of Vlrglnia man and has many friends in Bichmond. Roosevelt's Great Help. President Hurry St. Georgo Tueker said to-day that he wisbed again to Cinphaslze tho fact that wkhout Presi? dent Itoosevelt's help tho exposition would not have b<-en opened. He said that ho had asked no favor -whlch tie- I'resldent had not granted, and tliat the Chief Executive had proved hlmself a truo and loyal friend to Virginians. "Iie was dellghted wlth hls visit,' sald Mr. Tueker, "and told me that h< Iookod forward, wlth tho utmos pleasure, to hls return on Gcorgl; Bay." If the Exposltion Grounds are elosed and they are as tlght as wax. the same cannot bo sald of the amusement set tlement just outside tho gate, the town let known as the "Outside W'arpath," whlch stretches from the north gat< to Plneywood I'olnt. Everything ii wide open, and the sports are having i fino time. Amusement devlces of al kinds are ln full swlng, from thi merry-go-rounil, with lts nolsy hurdy gurriy Hccompanlment, to tho bowllnt alley, and the nervewracklng swltch bnck. Ijoather-lunged "barkers" ii front of the abodea of many wondors sald tholr invitlng say and "gatherei ln the fold," along wlth a rich harves of coin. Its the Sunday closing of thi exposltion whlch makes theso condl tlons possible, nnd dxlyes tho pleasure seeker to tho "Outsldo YVarputh." As one barkcr announced: "It has tln stralght goods whippod a mile," nm lt gives promlse of the red-hot varlet; of amusements, lf all slgns do no fall." At any rate, tho stranger whi is kept wlthout the exposltion gates will bo "taken ln" on tho outsldo. CAPTAIN WISE AT KIPTOPEKE LODGE Gcniar Virginian Will Spenc Certainly One More Summer at Cape Charles. [Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.] NOKFOLK, VA., Aprll 28.?Mr. am Mrs. John S. Wlso havo for yoars spon thoir summers ut "IClptopeko Ixidgo, their country . placo. locntod on th polnt of Cnpo Charlos, tho northern most capo at tho ontranco of Chesa pe/iko Bay. On ono sldo ls tho Atlnntl Ocean, nnd on the other tho Chesapoak Hay, and tho dlstanco ls but twont; mlles from the Jamestown Lxposltloi Untll recently tho terminus of th N..Y., P. and N. road was at tho villag of Capo Charles, twelve mlles above th polnt of tho capo, but tlm rallroad 1 oxtencUng lts line, so that lt will pn.s withln u fow hundred* yards of th Klptopeko manslon, on lts way to th Qxtrome pnlnt of tho cnpo. Tho "Wlsos havo always ontertulne durlng tho summer, but thls yoar, I ordVi" to groet their frlonds from Nm York and elsewhero, who mny bo vlsll Ing the Jamustown Conteniilal, tho pioposo to kuep opon-houso nt Klpti pi*n from Mny untll Novomber. Thls .loeallty is fnmous for lts goo flshlng, shootlng, sulllng and bnthini and last, but not least, for tho oarc fully cultlvated mlnt-bod of tho host. "ICiptopcko Lodgo" la a conalderab (Contlnued ou Socond X'ago.) SCENES SHOWING INTERIOR OF VIRGINIA BUILDING AT JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION A DELiGHTFUL TRIP Returns to \Vashirigton irom Jamestown and Is Warniiy Grceted. NO SPECIAL 1NCIDENT Mayflower Reached the Wash? ington Navy Yarc Dock After Ghod '? un. WAriillXCTOX. Aprll 2H.?lU-turning from the vislt at the Jamestown Expo? sltlon nnd the day*8 holiday on tho Jumes River, President Roosevelt nnd party returned here on the crulser-yacht Mayflower this afternoon. All of the party were well. The Mayflower wn*s lat'.-r than expected. The Mayflowi r reached tho AVashing? ton Navy Ynrd docks shortly after 1:30 o'clock. President Roosevolt was on the s.tarboard side of tho vessel, and wa'ved a greetin'g to the crowd and oillgers who had gathered to welcomo the party home. The President wns tho first to come ashore, und ho was grcet? ed with cheers. The Presldential party were at once drlven to tho Whlto House. Secretary Loob sald that tho President nnd every momber of ? hls party had a dollghtful trlp. There was no special lncldent on tlio return trlp. i, MAUD HARRISON, ACTRESS. DEAD Stricken With Paralysis in New York Hotel and Never Revived. NEAV YORK, April 28,?Maud Harri? son, the actrcss, while in her room at tho Hotel Wlllard to-day, was stricken with paralysis nnd dled a few hours later without having rogalned consclous ness. Sho wus ftfty-one years of age, a slster of Louis Harrison, the actor, nnd when llvo ycurs ago sho retired from the stago to devoto her time to the cure of an aged mother, sho hud earncd recosui tlon as a woman of talent. Slnce hor mother's recent death Mlss Harrison had been preparlng to return to the stage. Frlonds sald that the actress had been slck for several days, but had not sought medical attcntion. Mlss Harrison wns for somo yoars a member of the Duly forces, and also appeared for several sonsons under tho management of A. M. Palmer. She had a part in a Belasco production at one time. Her last appoaranco was ln "Xautghy Anthony." a CHINESE PARTY FOR EXPOSITION Representatives of the Imperi'al Army and Navy Arrive. SAN' FRANCISCO, Aprll 28.?Tho stcnnislilp Slborla, which arrlved to? day from thu Orlont, had cn board a dlstlngulshcd party of Chlneso otllcors, wlio aro to represent tho linporliil ariny and navy of China ut tho Jamostown Exposltlon. Thu party conslsts or Idoutenunt Llu Sung Chwung, of tho navy; Colonel Tl Tlng Hsln. Mnjor Wang Yu and Captain Wnng Yon rin, nf tho ariny. Tho party was met hy Captain A. W. Brewstor, U. S. A., who will escort thom across tho contlnont, Admlral Urownson, lntoly In chargo of tho Aslutle K.iuadron, wn.s also a poBBengor on *'"? ?'-H'oria. Richmonders in New York. [Spoclal to Tln* Times-Dispatch.| NKW VORK, Aprll 2S.?-Iiolmont?-P, Juckson. Alhurt?"filsa I'rciislmw, Mrs, A, J. Pylo, Prlnco Qoorge?Q. AV. Poo niul wlfe. Urund?II. VV, Untos nnd wlfo. Colllngwoud-?II. i*. Cole and wlfe. york?-\v, s. Ooocli. Hoffmaa?D, 0. TulboU und wlfo. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND REAR-ADMIUAI, EVANS AT JAMESTOWN. ATTORNEY I TO ASSIST DEFENSE Lynchburg Lawyer Will Repre? sent Judge Loving, Says Report. [Special to Thu Tlmes-Dlspatch.] CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., April 28.? A traveling man who spont most of the past week vlsltlng tho varlous villages in Nolson county ln tho prosecutlon of his buslness, was ln Charlottesvllle to-night nnd talked freely of the son tlment whlch ho had found abrond In nll parta of Nelson ln regard to tho kllllng of young Theodoro Estes by Judge Lovlng. Tho Judgo and ' hls daughter, Miss Ellzabeth, have re malned indoors sinco last Monday, but tho accused man ts allvo to the gravity of his sltuatlon and has sought the sorvices of tho notod crlminal lawyor, "Jack" Lee, of I-.ynchburg, who defend? ed McCuo, and moro recently and suc cossfully, the Strother brothers, in Cul? popor. It was sald that Alr. Leo, ac companled Attorney Aubrey Strodo, of Amherst, to Judgo Lovtng's resldenco on Thursday morning and remalned ln closo consultation untll Friday after? noon, when ho roturnod to Lynchburg. The kllllng of Estes, ho reports, has revlvoil the memory of a tragedy whlch occurred somo years ago nt Amherst, in whlch a brother of Judgo Lovlng killed hls man. Thls same brother, wlio 1^ now dend, threo yoars later was lnvolved ln an eneounter lu whlch hls antagonlst was shot In tho forehead. but tho bullet glanclng, tho shot was not futnl. . INCREASE FOR RURAL CARRIERS New Scale, Effcctive July lst, Runs irom 9 to 25 Per Cent. ?WASHINGTON, Aprll 28,?f'ostiuus ter-Gonoral Meyor lias approved lhe detnlled ndjustment of salariea of rurnl freo dellvery currler's, as subnilltod by Asslstant rostniastnr-Generii! Degr.iw, anil the new schedulo, whlch will bo? come offoctlvo July lst next, will make a grnded incroaso in compensatlon of carriers oC from 0 to 35 per eont., basod upon tlm numbor of miles tniv.ased by carriers, as shown by tho records of tho. department. Tho ivadjustment adopted, wlth the Incroaso of upwards uf $0,0.00,000 mado ln tho uppi'oprlutlon by Congress, will involvo un ng'gnguto oxpenulturu for rurnl sorvlco durlng tho next llscal your of nourly. ??>,Ui)?,001>. LITTLEi_ FATHER MURDERED Could Not Arousc Him When He Arrived With Dinncr Pail. . WAYCROSS, GA., Aprll 28.?Accord? lng to tho vordlct of thu coroner's jury, John Grantham, thlrty-flve years old, was murdered by unknown par? tles at tho new Atlantlc Coast Llno shops horo thls mornlng. Tho body ot tho dead man was found by his llttlo son at i- o'clock to-day, when hc went to tho shops to carry his father's dinner. The boy rnn home and told his mother that hls father was asleep, and that hu could not uwukeii hlm. Mrs. Grantham then went to tho shops nml found that her husband was dead, .a bullet having entered his breast near the heart. Tho body was about seventy feet from tho building ln which Mr. C.ranthnni's plstol was found wlth ono chamber empty. The dead man wns watehman at tho shops, and It was llrst thought that ho had occldontuliy killed hlmself. BUTLERSEES A CONSPIRACY Former Pqp'tllist ? Leader Snys Corporations Are Fighting Roosevolt. WASHINGTON, April 28.?Tho antl Roosevolt "consplrncy" hns begun its oporatlpns. Accordlng to ox-Senatoi Marlon Butlor, th.* former Populist and Damqcrat of North CuroUna, tho corpo? ratlon ittoresis aro apending "barrels of monoy" la buy up delegates from thnt soctlon ln bohalf of a rcactlonqry, Butlor adinltted to-dny tliat ho has been in thc South working ln the interest of Presl? dont Roosevolt nn.l of tlio principlcs which he repres'iiis. "Thero Is opposition to Taft ln the South," ho sald, "such u.^ haa boen man? ufactured by hoatllo Interests, baaked by imlhulted money. Thc-Ir mothcd l.s to de9l11.ro tliat they nre for Roosevelt if he ciui altord to rnn ugalll, hut tliat ho haa elhnlnnteil lilmself from the riituatlon. This belng so, they say that eilch mon Must solc.'t his personal cholco niul th.-n buB'11 hy trumpluK up fpr somo exauge for tu't Bupporttug Taft.'1 The Cardinal Returns. Nl'vV ORLBANS, Aprll 28,?Cardinal Oibbons, who cinio to thls city at tho dlrection of t'opd Plua X, to hestow thu pullliim upon Archblshop Blenk, of New Orleans, hud Wediiojalay, loft to-nlght for hla homo iu Uultlmore. ARE PEACEFUL NOW No Disturbanccs Threat? ened at Opening of Outdoor Season WAGE SCALES FREELY SIGNED Reports from Industrial Centres Indicatc That There Is Har? mony Between Capital aml Labor?Business Ac tivity Not to Be Hindered; NEW VOItlv. Aprll 28.?The openlng of the outdoor construction season ilnds New York. both elty and State, without approhenslon of serious labor troubles. ln tho bulldlng trades es? pecially, prosperous and reassuring conditions provall. There ls a largo and woll-met domand for both skllled nnd unsUlllod labor, duo to the extensive private construction projects now un? der way, and tho tunnels, rallway ter mlnals and othor undertakinga of a publlc or rmasl-public nature. This contentment ls generally roflectod ln the manufacturing antl Industrial centres, and beyond a few localized and sporadlc strlkes, the labor sltuatlon Is regarded as brlghter than for many yoars. Quiet in New England. BOSTON, Aprll 28.?Aecording to union offlcers and buslness agents of worklng men's organlscatlona, tho ln- 1 dustrial 'wltuatlon In Now England on Mnj" lst will ho marked by fowor contentions between cnpital and labor than lor mnny years. In tho bulldlng trades several small strlkes aro threat? ened in a number of citlos, but ln Huston thoro promlses to be llttlo ap prehension of strlfo In any branch of industry. The bulldlng Iaborors' unions, tho members of which aro unsklllod, havo reglstered new wage rates ln Boston and vlclnlty. It ls understood that prospects for settlement wlthout a strlke nre favorable. The palnters of Eastern Massachusetts are endeavorlng to ostahllsh a uniform wago of $3 a day minimum in ? metropolitan Boston. hut thero will bo no strlke In May. as tbe wage question will not be adjustod until later. Tho most serious condition exlstlng In Boston is due to the strlke a month ngo of teamsters. In New England ai largo there are several oauses for un rost ln cotton mills. aad lt ls recsorted that an attempt will bo mado to ad? vance wages In Fall Rlver mllls next month. Harmony in Chicago. CHICAGO. Aprll 28.?The relations botween employer and employe were probably never so harmonlous in Chl? cago as they nro now. In the past, on May lst thero havo usually been dif? ferences botween tho labor unions and the omployera ln Chlcago, but thl3 year there Is scarcely a cloud on tho industrial horlzon. Every union in tho building industry, with tho excoption of tho structural lron wbrkers, has renewed contracts wlth em ployera, and the Iron-workers expeet to reach a settlement wlthout a strlke. Machlnists have demanded an increase of twenty-tlvo ccnts" a day in wages, but the indlcatlons aro that thero wlU prac? tically be no troublo in putting the new schedulo into effecL Most of tho larger iirms in thc city havo slgniiled a wtlllng ness to grunt tho Increase, and lf any strlkes aro called May lst, they will be conllned to Indlvldual flrms. Tho brlck niakers aro now holdlng conferences wlth their omployes, and will probably reach a settlement before next weok. All Wage Scales Signed, ST. LOUIS, MO., Aprll 28.?Employera nnd labor leaders of St. Louls and tha Southwest report labor conditions better for May lst this year than for many years past. Practically all wago sealea tn St. Louls and tho. surroundlng terri? tory for 200 miles aro signed. In St. Louls alone thls Includes 120.000 unlon men. The unions nllled wlth tho Bulld? lng Trudes Council hero are all signed foi- the year, with tlie exception of a very fow men employed ln small shops. Thero aro ahout 40,000 men in theso unions. Othor branches of trado show a slml larly good condition. The brewery-work ers, wlio were on a striko a few weeka ago. have now signed. Employors aml labor leaders say thero will he nothing tliis year in local clrclea to hlnder great building ac? tlvlty. No Trouble Expected. PITTSBURG, PA., Aprll 28.?May Day ln Pittsburg and vlclnlty ls ex? peet. .1 to nass off with loss labor dls putes than In prevlous years. Hereto fore consldernblo dlfflculty has been experience.t between tho workmen and building trades. hut tliis year scales have been signed and the men aro ap? parently satlsfled. With the exception of tho machln? ists, ahout 300 of whom uro already on strlke, It is bollovod all tho wago BCtiles will bo aniicahly adjustod. Tho machlnists aro strlking for an Increase of wages and shortor hours. At two Coundrlos tlie mon aro now out undor ordors from tno unlon, aud lt ls said tho troublo will become general unlcss tho union scalo i.-i agroed to by May Ut. San Francisco Out of Line. SAN FUANi'lSl'O, CAI*. Aprll 28.? Union labor's now year day, May lst, will ftud ^;m Franolsco faolng serlaua la.bpr troubles. Elovori unions, Includlpg; ovory branoh of*.tho metal trodes, have called meetings to hc held between now aud next Tuesday night to consider the re tiisal ot employors to grant an cljjht hour day, wlth nine hours' pay. A voto will bo taken to declde whether tho men shall accept tln- offer of ,; eontinuanco of tho nine.hour day. wlth a 5 per cent, Inci'eiiso of wages. or go on striko. About Ui.Oiio men are. lnvolved. Tho street ear men havo Issued a culi for a mass meeting at midnight Tuesday to take a vote on the lefusal of the l'nited Hallrouds lo gi.uu motormon nnd conduo tors an elght-hour day and a wago ratt of $;i a day. lf a striko should bo voted, the entire stroet car traltlc of tho clty wlil bo paralyjed, Tho strlke. of steam UunUry worlien,