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ESTABLISHED 1887.
ANOTHER LARGE CUT
The Seaboard Air Line Still Slashing
nway
‘ A FIFTY PER CENT REDUCTION
Will Go Into Effect On Its Lines
Tomorrow
APPLICATION FILED YESTERDAY
•
The Kate War Shows No Abatement and
the Seaboard Mee's Every Hove ot the
Southern and the Tw > K°ep Cutting
Away at the Already Reduced Rates of
Tr.fflc
Atlanta. S jpt. 7.—The Southern
Tail way has stated that it was simply
-waiting for the Seaboard Air-Line to
move, and that it would do nothing in
the way of a war on the rates until
the Seaboard' showed its band.
• The Seaboard has moved.
It has ordered another sweeping re
duction of rates. The news comes
from Washington that on that part of
its system from Wilmington, N. C.. to
points in Georgia, including Atlanta,
Athens and other cities, a 50 per cent
’reduction will be made. The reduc
tion becomes operative September 9.
The Southern has as yet announced
no reduction to meet this latest cut,
but there will probably be, as was the
case in the last war, meeting of the
•Freight association at an early date
to take action on the Seaboard’s slash.
The following is an Associated Press
telegram received from Washington
on the subject:
Washintgou, Sept. 7—The Sea
board Air Line given notice of another
sweeping cut over part of its system,
that from Wilmington, N. C., to points
in North and South Carolina, Athens,
Atlanta, and other Georgia cities The
new rates form a 50 per cent redaction
and become operative September 9.
The 33 per cent cut in freight rates
only applies to Baltimore and Norfolk
and other Virginia points to Atlanta,
bat by a combination of rates the
same can be obtained from New York.
It is the understanding that through
rates will be cut only to Atlanta, and
, that rates for points beyond Atlanta
will be made by charging local rates.
This will be a violation, it is claimed,
of the long and short haul law, which
the railroads will do well to observe.
Superintendent Mcßee says his line
. will observe the long and short haul law
to the letter. He says if the state com
mission thinks it wise, and they have the
right, that his road will observe it. He
.says he wants all “fed out of the same
spoon,” and he will be satisfied. He
thinks, however, that the commission
■ought to reduce from the maximum,
which is 10 per cent higher ihan his road
has ever charged.
A seaboard official says that his road
would not be hurt much by the ieduction
in locals, as they only have about 100
miles in Georgia, while the Southern has
something over 200 miles.
Chairman Trammell, of the state rail
road commission, has issued notices to all
roads in the state that a meetiag will be
held at 10 o’clock on September 10 at the
office «f the railroad commission to con
sider the necessity of adjusting a local
rate that will not be an unjust discrimin
ation, should the roads carry out their
proposed cut.
Another injunction may follow after
this meeting, which would put another
phase on the situation.
Next Tuesday tne rate committee of
the Southern States P assenger Associa
tion will meet in Atlanta. It is certain
that at that meeting the question of meet
ing the passenger rates of the Seaboard
Airline will be discussed, and it is very
probable that a passenger rate will be filed
immediately after the meeting. It has
been the general understanding that the
Southern would meet the passenger rates
of the Seaboard to competitive points at
least, and the people have been waiting
to hear it.
RAILROADS ON TRIAL.’
"Western Lines to Answer Before the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Washington, Sept. 7.—A series of
important investigations of charges
against railroads throughout the west
will be made by the interstate commerce
commission beginning at Chicago in the
United States courthouse, . Sept. 17.
Many of these cases are of great signifi
cance to railroads and shippers gener
ally. One of the most important is that
of Payne Bros. & Co. of Milwaukee
versus the Lehigh Valley railroad et al.
The hearing of this case will be on
charges of unreasonable rates on wheat,
corn, rye and barley in car load lots from
Buffalo to Philadelphia, New York and
other points. The Payne company form
the lake shippers of these cargoes. The
hearing will be held at Chicago Sept. 17.
The dates of the other hearings are as
follows: At Chicago S. R Hogaboom of
Creston, la., versus the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy railroad, involving
alleged excessive rates on hard coal in
■car loads from Chicago and Streator,
Ills., to Creston, la.; Suffern, Hunt &
Co., Decatur. Ills., Indiana, Decatur
and Western railroad, involving alleged
excessive rates on corn in car loads be
tween Garretts and Camargo. Ills., and
Indianapolis Ind , and alleged over
charges for s ipping shelled corn from
Lintner, Ills., to Cincinnati. The com
, mission al-o will investigate on Sept. 21
alleged unlawful rates and practices in
tlieji'c/is;':'’••ar ./i of nrain and «rrain
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
p. n acts vynre Ate'iso'n, Topeka and
Santa Fe, and others, to be adjourned
for further hearing at Kansas City,
Mo., Sept. 24.
At Kansas City, Sept. 25. board of
railroad commissioners of Kan as vs.
the Atchison road, alleged excessive
rates on corn in carloads from Central
and Southeastern Kansas to Galveston,
Tex., and other points in T. xas and
Louisiana; Wichita Commercial Club
association of Wichita, Kan., against
the Atchison road in similar charges;
transportation charges on export and
domestic traffic by Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Memphis road.
At St. Louis Sept. 28. Business Men’s
league of St. Louis vs. Iron Mountain
and Southern railroad et al., alleged ex
cessive rates on various kinds of freight
in less than carload quantities from St.
Louis and other points to Texas points;
exorbitant charges on domestic traffic
by Iron Mountain roads, and on Sept.
29, Biloxi (Miss.) Milling company
against the Louisville and Nashville,
grain and coal, alleged excessive rates
from East St Louis and other points to
Biloxi.
DEPARTURE OF LI HUNG.
Reaches Canada In Safety and Sets His
Face Toward the Pacific.
Niagara Falls, Sept 7.-Li Hung
Chang passed over into Canada byway
of the Suspension bridge a little after 9
o’clock. The distinguished Chinaman
travelled on a special Canadian Pacific
train which had been brought to this
side (the first ever brought into the
United States by the way) and especially
for his convenience. The train will ar
rive in Toronto, where an attempt will
be made to induce Li to appear at the
exposition, but as he avoids crowds who
wish to see him, it is not likely that he
will accept it. His purpose now is to
get to the Pacific coast as rapidly as is
consistent with safety and he will make
most of his inspection of Canada from
the car windows.
It is understood that Li is preparing
autograph letters of thanks to George
W. Bood, assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylv mia railroad and
Major General Ruger, the president’s
representative on the tour. Both of
these gentlemen have been tireless in
their efforts to make the visit of the dis
tinguished visitor a pleasant one, and it
is because of their kindness .that the
viceroy desires to write them personal
letters of thanks. He has also expressed
his intention of sending handsome pres
ents to Mr. Boyd and General Ruger
when he reaches his home.
GOLD STILL THE SUBJECT.
It Excites Comment If It Undertakes a
Voyage In Either Direction.
New York, Sept. 7.—A special to
The World says: The great draft of for
eign gold in New York is interpreted by
the London financial papers as a very
unhealthy sign. They think it shows
that depositors are withdrawing and
hoarding gold in fear of Bryan’s elec
tion. Therefore they continue to ad
vise the utmost caution in regard to
American investments.
But little comment is printed in the
dailies on the political situation in the
United States.
The Times, having no specials—as
Mr. Smalley is in England on a visit—
is printing most prominently a series of
letters from Thomas G. dearman, who
is now in London. He argues that the
Indianapolis nomination will most prob
ably secure to McKinley Illinois and
Kentucky, which Are absolutely neces
sary for Bryan’s success.
The Times refers editorially to these
letters as giving a trustworthy idea of
the prospects. Mr. Shearman predicts
after McKinley's election a great wave
of Democratic and anti-tariff reaction
two years hence.
PRETTY FACES IN PAWN.
A Photographer Sells Out to a Pawnbroker
and Creates a Panic.
Newport, Ky., Sept. 7.—There was
a grand rush to a Monmouth street
pawnshop Saturday. The sign “Get
your faces out of soak,’’ caused it. The
proprietor had bought out a photo
grapher and had placed a lot of photo
graphs of people in the win
dow.
Deputy Sheriff John Moore was the
first customer. He saw his likeness
among the army muskets and slung
shots and, rushing in. grabbed the pic
ture and deposited 5 cents in payment
therefor. .
Two society girls from Dayton, Ky.,
came in on their wheels, put up JO cents
apiece and went away with their photo
graphs. ,
There was a big run on the shop and
some of the pictures were taken with
out being paid for. The rush was so
strong that the proprietor finally left
the place in charge of his wife and hid
himself. Threats were made against
him, but there are still a few faces in
the window. The proprietor is said to
have reaped quite a harvest from his
scheme.
iLocom'btiTe Exclusion ATja"r<&* Four Men.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 7.—Engine No.
1105 of the Central Railway of Georgia
exploded here. Four men on the engine
at the time were injured. One of Ihem,
Char.es Anderson, a Swedish machinist,
was so badly scalded that it is thought
he cannot recover. The others escaped
with little injury. The engine was
lifted and carried 10 feet from the
tracks. It had just been overhauled
and was on a trial trip.
Will Dockery Come Down ?
Raleigh, Sept. 7.—lt is stated by
prominent Republicans that their state
committee will next Tuesday take down'
the name of O. H. Dockery as nominee
for lieutenant governor and nominate
either Charles J. Harris of Dillsboro or
Charles Reynolds of Winston for that
position.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., TUESDAY BKPTEMBEK 8, 1896.
BRYAN AND SILVER
To Bo Notified of His Nomination By
the SIIy r Party.
PROMINENT SILVER MEN PRESENT
The Formal Notification Will
Take Place
TODAY AND BRYAN WILL REPLY
Venator Teller, Congressman Towne and
Ignatius Donnelly Will Speak—Notifica
tion to Take Place In the Open Air on
the North Front of the Statehouse—Dis
tinguished Visitors to B e Present.
Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 7.—Hon W. J.
Bryan will arrive Tuesday and be for
mally notified by the national Silver
party of his presidential nomination.
An effort is being made to have the
affair carried out on an elaborate scale.
The local committees have been busily
engaged for several days perfecting ar
rangements and the general plan of the
ceremony is now outlined and the work
of fitting in the details is rapidly going
forward.
Mr. Bryan will arrive in Lincoln be
fore noon and the formal notification
will probably take place on the north
front of the statehouse during the af
ternoon. A platform to accommodate
the candidate,the notification commit
tee of 90 and other distinguished visit
ors, has been erected. A provided space
on the north of the statehouse will per
mit the citizens to see and hear the cer
emonies and speeches on the platform.
A committee will decorate the north en
trance of the statehouse in an appropri
ate manner. The committee has ar
ranged to have a number of silver party
men from all over the west, who will
visit Lincoln on that occasion, deliver
addresses at the meeting, which will be
held at several points in the c.ty and at
such times on Tuesday as will not in
terfere with the notification.
Senator Teller, Congressman Towne
and Ignatius Donnelly are booked on
the program for speeches at these meet
ings. George A. Groot of Cleveland,
0., chairman of the notification commit
tee, arrived Monday. A rate of one and
one-third fare for the round trip from
all points in Nebraska has been secured.
The counties in the central and west
ern part of the state are sending in word
that delegations will come from most of
them, and Western lowa and North
western Missouri will also send in dele
gations.
C. W. Hoxie has been selected as the
chief marshal.
At 7:30 Tuesday evening there will be
another parade of the clubs with torches,
transparencies and fireworks, and again
in the evening there will be speaking on
the capitol grounds.
BRYAN AT CHICAGO.
Hie Nominee Arrives From Milwaukee and
Is Driven to the Auditorium Annex.
Chicago, Sept. 7.—ln a quiet and un
ostentatious manner the three time nom
inee left Milwaukee. The e was no
demonstration of any kind and on ac
count of the Milwaukee morning papers
stating the hour of leaving as 10:30,
there was no more than the usual crowd
at the Northwestern depot when the
train beariug Mr. Bryan pulled out at
7:15. He was driven to the depot by
E. C. Wall, the chairman of the state
central committee, whose guest Mr.
Bryan has been during his stay in the
cream city. The candidate was accom
panied on the trip by ex-Governor
George W. Peck and J. H. Stover. As
the train left the depot there were a
few cheers from the little crowd which
happened to be there. At Racine, Ke
nosha and Waukegan, when the train
stopped for a few moments, several of
the depot attaches came into the car to
shake hands with Mr. Bryan.
There were about 100 people to meet
the party at Chicago, but those who
were present cheered Mr. Bryan loudly.
The nominee was hustled into a car
riage with ex-Governor Peck and driven
immediately to the auditorium annex.
Pastor of First Baptist Church Installed.
Atlanta, Sept. 7.—Dr. W. W. Lan
drum entered upon his pastorate of the
First Baptist church Sunday. It was
an auspicious beginning. The minister
was given a magnificent reception and
few times in its existence has the church
been so crowded as it was when Dr.
Landrum preached his first sermon Sun
day morning from 1 Corinthians 111, 9.
He was formally installed at the night
services, the ministers from the leading
churches of the city being present.
Thrown From Their Carriage.
Gadsden, Ala., Sept. 7. —While out
driving with his family the horse driven
by Mr. W. T. Griffin took fright and
ran away, throwing the occupants of
the carriage to the ground. The car
riage was completely demolished. Mrs.
Griffin’s arm was broken and the children
badly frightened. Mr. Griffin and his
grown daughter escaped unhurt. Mr.
Griffin is a well-to-do sawmill man, who
moved here a few years ago from Geor
gia.
Toronto’s Champion Rower.
Putney, England, Sept. 7. —Jake
Gaudaur of Toronto has won the row
ing championship of the world and
$2,500 in addition to the sportsman cup,
defeating James A. Stansbury of Aus
tralia, who recently defeated “Wag”
Harding for the championship of the
world. The course was the usual cham
pionship course, four miles, straight
away, from Putney to Mortlake.
UNDER BRICK WALLS
Eleven Firemen Meet Instant Death
In a Wreck.
WERE BURIED UNDER HOT BRICKS
Yore’s Opera House and Ad
joining Buildings
BURNED TO THE VERY GROUND
Destructive Fire In Benton Harbor, Mich.
Money Loss Only Sixty-Five Thousand
Dollars, but Brave Firemen Come to an
Untimely Death—Bodies Crushed and
Mangled Beyond Recognition.
Benton Harbor, Mich., Sept. 7.
Yore’s opera house and adjoining build
ings were burned early Monday morn
ing, causing the death of 14 firemen and
injury to a number of others and entail
ing a loss of about $65,000.
The following is a list of the killed:
Frank Watson, married, St. Joseph;
Edward H. Gauge, married, St. Joseph;
Arthur O. Hill, married, St. Joseph;
Frank Seaver, married, St. Joseph; Rob-
I ert Rolfe, single, St. Joseph; John Hoff
man, married, Benton Harbor; Thomas
Kidd, single, Benton Harbor; Frank
■ Woodley, married, Benton Harbor, Will
I Matten, married, Benton Harbor; Scott
Rice, single, Benton Harbor; Louis Hoff
i man, single, Benton Harbor.
The seriously injured are:
Ex-Fire Chief John A. Crawford,
Benton Harbor, burned and overcome
'by heat and smoke; Frank Paget, St.
i Joseph, legs mashed by falling brick;
I Will Freund, St. Joseph, cut about the
head and burned; Jack McCormick,
' Benton Harbor, legs broken and inter
nally injured. Several others were in
! jured by falling walls, but will recover.
| Shortly after midnight Yore’s Opera
House, a large 4-story brick structure
, was discovered to be on fire. It had
' gained so much headway before the
, alarm was given that when the city fire
. department arrived the building was a
' mass of flames. The St. Joseph depart
, ment was sent for and arrived soon af
ter.
| The fire continued to gain and was
spreading to other buildings when the
hook and ladder companies went to the
: rear of the building, hoping to be able
Ito direct a stream into the mass of
flames from a second story window.
| Hardly had they arrived there when
the wall with a mighty crash came
down upon them, burying 15 men under
red hot bricks. Other portions of the
wall were wavering and the rescue of
the imprisoned firemen was deterred
some time,’as it was expected every mo-
I ment the remainder of the wall would
fall. Finally some of the crowd rushed
into the mass to rescue the shrieking
and struggling men.
Frank Watson of St. Joseph was the
first man rescued, but he was dead and
his body was a mass of broken bones and
mangled flesh. The search continued
until 5 o’clock, when the last victim,
| Arthur Hill, was removed. They were
, carried to offices and private houses,
where doctors from both cities were in
waiting to render aid. Some of them
died enroute and others while being
cared for.
I The dead were taken to the city hall,
which was turned into' a temporary
morgue. Some of the men were so
badly mangled that identity was only
| had by letter and papers in their
pockets.
| After the falling of the rear wall the
roof and other walls soon collapsed, one
'of the side walls falling upon a two
story brick building owned by William
' Frick, completely demolishing it and its
1 contents. The fire had not been con
fined alone to the opera house, but had
swept across the alley, and soon the rear
'of the two-story building was aflame.
I The fire, however, was got under con
trol before it reached the main part of
I the buildings.
I The loss as far as can be ascertained is:
Patrick Yore, opera house block, $40,-
000; insurance, $<9,000.
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LOST IN A GALE.
Mate and Seaman Swept Overboard by a
Wave Thirty Feet High.
New York, Sept. 7. The three
masted schooner, John H. May, which
left Jacksonville Aug. 23 with a cargo
of yellow pine for this port, ran into a
heavy northeast gale off Frying Pan
shoals, off Cape Hatteras. The storm
began on Aug. 28 and Captain Bur
roughs was obliged to heave to on the
port tack with a single reef in mainsails
and double reef in the foresails. The
laboring of the ship caused the cargo to
shift and while William Nugent, the
first mate, and John Edwards, a negro
seaman, were wedging the deckload,
the following tuorning, a heavy wave
struck the schooner with tremendous
force, tore away the mainsail, boom,
and gaft and the bolt iron from the top
of the afterhouse and stove in eight'feet
of the deck near the mizzen rigging.
Part of the seaboard rail was aso car
ried away.
Edwards and Nugent were swept over
board and drowned. Captain Burroughs
said it was about 30 feet high and 60
feet long and came upon them very
suddenly. The storm trysail was set
and they proceeded on their way.
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
Governor Evans and Liquor Commissioner
Mixson Publish Spicy Cards.
Columbia, 8. C., Sept. 7.—South Caro
lina has a sensational state scandal on
her hands. Governor Evans has given
to the public a lengthy card, which ac
cuses L.iajior .Ccyrjir
various'successful deals through which
the commissioner made personal profit.
I Governor Evans asserts that Mixon’s
| sons received presents from liquor deal
ers, and that lie warned Mixson against
, this. He also states positively that Mix
' son received rebates amounting to thous
ands of dollars. The governor explains
I that but for the advice of friends he
would have given a full statement
sooner.
| Commissioner Mixon makes a reply
’ in which he gives the governor a thor
j ough roasting. He reasserts that Evans
, said Tillman received rebates and puts
| the governor in a thankless attitude to
-1 ward Scruggs.
The two cards have created a pro
i found sensation, and it is possible that
1 a personal difficulty may follow.
I LABOR DAY IN ATLANTA.
An Attractive Program—Street Parade.
Speeches by Distinguished Men.
Attanta, Sept. 7.—Labor day was
fittingly observed here, all the trades
; unions of the city joined in a magnifi
cent street parade directed by M. Riley,
’ president of the Atlanta Federation of
j Trades, who was marshal of the day.
i All of the leading manufacturing estab
lishments of the city were closed.
I At the auditorium at Piedmont park
Governor Atkinson made an address on
behalf of the state and Mayor King for
th- city. Mark D. Irwin, editor of the
, Winder, Ga., Economist, made an ad
dress on “The Labor Question,” and
Hon. John Temple Graves spoke on
organized labor.
I The day was Ulso observed in the fol
lowing states: Alabama, Colorado, Con
necticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Maine,
I Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New
1 Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
, Oregon, Rhode IsL.nd, South Carolina,
[ South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
I Virginia, Washington and Wyoming,
and in the District of Columbia.
WILLIAM" Ahi t) NICHOLAS.
Received With Delight by the Sturdy
Prussians of Gorlitz.
I Gorlitz, Sept. 7.—Upon the arrival
here of their majesties, the emperor and
empress of Germany and the emperor
and empress of Russia, they were re
■ i eived in state by the provincial, mu
nicipal and military authorities assem
bled on the platform of the railroad sta
tion.
I The burgomaster delivered an address
of welcome, to which Emperor William
replied, expressing the thanks of Em
peror Nicholas as well as his own. The
czar wore the uniform of the Emperor
Nicholas hussars and the Emperor Wil
liam was dressed in the uniform of the
cuirassiers.
I Their majesties drove to the review
grouuds, followed Ly the empresses in a
second carriage. The streets were pro
fusely decorated with Russian and Ger
man flags, etc., and packed with crowds
of people, the various veteran societies,
etc., and nearly all the school children
of the town and vicinity in picturesque
groups and attired in their brightest
holiday clothing. The imperial party
was heartily cheered on all sides.
Labor Did N«» Celebrate at Canton.
Canton, 0., Sept. 7.-v There was no
formal Labor day demonstration in Can
ton, although there was a general ces
sation of work. Organized labor in
Canton joined in demonstrations in the
nearby cities. Many buildings about
the city are decorated. About the first
and most notable decoration in honor of
the day was made at the McKinley
home. There was a magnificent Amer-’
ican flag set flying in the breeze with
the earliest morning sunbeams. A tel-
I ephone message received at the McKfn-
I ley home from tne Chicago national
Republican headquarters announced
that when the Labor day parade passed
the Auditorium there were great cheers
for McKinley. The Ohio Republican
editors will visit Canton Tuesday and
pay their respects to Major McKinley.
Bomb Thrower In Loudon.
London, Sept. 7.—This city now has
a “bomb outrage” to discuss. At 11
o’clock Sunday night an unknown man
threw a clumsily constructed bomb into
the premises of Farmer & Brindley, the
marble masons and sculptors of No. 63
Westminster Bridge Road. The missile
| exploded and the report caused a large
crowd of people to assemble about the
vicinity. The police investigation which
followed, showed that no serious dam
’ age was done. An empty tin can with
its ends blown out was found near the
spot where the “bomb” exploded and a
I man was shortly after the explosion
seen running away from the neighbor
hood.
Armenians Demand Release.
Marseilles, Sept. 7. —The Armenians
who recently arrived here from Con
-1 stantiuople on board the steamer La
1 Gironde, after having surrended to Sir
Edgar Vincent, one of the directors of
the Ottoman bank, after attacking and
holding that building for a night and
who were arrested on landing here, sent
a collective note to the minister of the
Interior, demanding their release on the
ground that the sultan promised them
life and liberty if they surrendered.
They expect to sail shortly for New
York.
The Tour of the Czar.
Breslan, Sept. 7. The czar and
czarina and the emperor and empress of
Germany started by train at 8 o’clock
for Gorlitz. Prussian Silecia. On the
1 way to the railroad station the imperial
carriages were escorted by the Emperor
Nicholas Hussars and the Empress Al
exandra Dragoons, and at the depot a
guard of honor from the Alexander
Grenadiers was drawn up. Their majes
ties were warm.y greeted by the crowds
assembled along the route and about the
station.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TRADE UNION MEETS
Annual Session of the Congress of
Great Britian
NUMBER OP DELEGATES REDUCED
This is the Twenty Ninth An
nual Assemblage
ECONOMIC QUESTIONS DISCUSSED
The Organization Put on a Business Foo t
Ing—None but Workingmen Sent as Del
egates—John Burns, Keir Hardie and
Henry Broadhurst Not Present—Har
monious Meeting Expected.
Edinburgh, Sept. 7.—The twenty
ninth annual tradesuuion congress of
Great Britain opened its sessions at the
assembly rooms, George street, this
city, at noon Monday. About 360 dele
gates were in attendance. The congress
will close Saf nrdav. Sent. J 2.
xhe vehement arguments and bitter
personalities of the twenty-eighth con
gress, held at Cardiff last year, will not
be repeated this year, as the new con
stitution adopted then, directed the im
proves formation of the congress of
1896. Men like John Burns, Keir Har
die and Henry Broadhurst are not pres
ent. In their place are the real work
ingmen, such as the Northumberland
and Durham Miners’ union and the
Boilermakers’ union, who latterly have
taken no part in the annual congress.
Samuel Wood, secretary of the par
liamentary committee, in an interview
with a representative of the Associated
Press previous to the meeting, said:
“We have not more than 360 dele
gates this year, owing to the new stand
ing orders and our congress is much
more workable. Under the old consti
tution there would have been over 700
delegates. The delegates this year are
only bona fide workers at their trade
and legal members of trade societies.
No person can be a delegate unless he is
actually working at his trade at the
time of his appointment or is a perma
nent, paid official of his trade union.
This was definitely settled at Cardiff
last year.
“We are likely, however, to have a
little rub or two over an attempt to ad
vert to the old way of voting, in which
each union or body represented had one
vote. Under the new standing orders,
each delegate has one vote for every
thousand workers whom he represents.
This is direct representation and Ido
not think it will be overthrown.
"We have about 80 more tradesunions
represented this year than last, and
about 20 which have never been repre
sented before. There are two Ameri
can delegates, Messrs. Strasser and Sul
livan.’
The work of the present congress is
exceedingly ambitious, when the time
available is considered. The parlia
mentary committee, of which Edward
Oowey of the Yorkshire miners is chair
man, and also president of the congress,
has prepared a program embodied in
11 resolutions; the trades unions have
sent up no fewer than 81 resolutions for
discussion. To these notice of over 20
amendments have been given. The two
sets of resolutions cover the widest field
for discussion and effort practical and
otherwise. The temper of the congress
towards the press can perhaps be gauged
by a resolution of the paper mill work
ers that no representative of the press
shall be allowed to report the proceed
ings unless he can prove that the jour
nal he represents is “printed by trade
union paper and on paper manufactured
in the United kingdom.”
Further information of the trend of
this congress is contained in a resolu
tion proposed by the power loom over
lookers to resoind the famous resolution
adopted at the Norwich congress of 1894
on the initiative of Keir Hardie and in
its place to substitute the following:
“That in the opinion of this congress
it it essential to the maintenance of
British industry to nationalize the
lands, miners, minerals, royalty, rents,
municipalize all water, artificial light,
all tramways undertakings within their
several authorities, and that the par
liamentary committee be instructed to
promote and support legislation with
the above object. Counsellor W. Thorne
of the gas workers will ask the congress
to declare that “the time has arrived
when the hours of labor shall be limited
to eight hours a day in all trades and
occupations in the United Kingdom.”
E. Harford of the railway men will
bring up the question of employers
liability, by resolution, calling upon the
government to so amend the act that so
“that among other things, the responsi
bility may rest upon the employer for
the act of his employes, and that irre
spective of the acquiescence in or knowl
edge of any defect or danger on the part
of the person killed or injured; that its
provisions may apply to the workers in
all industries, on land or sea, in private,
state or municipal employment and that
contracting out be made illegal.”
The Miners’ National union, repre
senting 76,000 miners in the northern
counties, sent 13 delegates, including
Messrs. T. Burt, M. P.; O. Fenwick. M.
P., and John Wilson, M. P. This body
was not represented at Cardiff last year.
Among other societies represented are
the boilermakers, 39.500 members; boot
and shoe operators. 41,000; amalgamated
society of carpenters and joiners, 44,000;
card and blowingroom hands, 24,500;
alliance cabinetmakers, 4,000; coach ma
kers, 5.958; London society of composit
ors, 10,500; Docker’s union 100,000;
amalgamated society of engineers, 88,-
980; gas worker’s union 24,000; miners
federation of Great Britain, 154,000;
amalgamated society of railway ser
vants, 40,108 and northern counties
weavers’ assixsi&tpn 83.325.