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ESTABLISHED I*o. IHCORPOHATED 1868. V
J. H. ESTILL, President. j
10 DEVELOP HER DOMAIN.
progress of the Work in the Southern
Men’s Convention.
gesolutions as to the Plan and Scope
of the Convention Debated, Amended
and Adopted—Text of the Resolu
tions—Prominent Southerners Give
Their Views in Careful Papers.
Washington, Aug. 31.—The second last
days of the convention for the develop
ment of the southern industries was
opened bv an address by W. P. Vincen
baller. Arkansas commissioner of mines,
manufactures and agriculture of that
state.
When he concluded W. Seymour
White of Fredericksburg, Va.. chairman
of committee on plan and scope, presented
tbe report, prefacing it by a protest
against an impression that the convention
was intended ‘‘to boom - ’ the south. Such
was not the intention, said Mr. White.
This sentiment was applauded.
The report was in the form of a series
of resolutions, in substance as follows:
l That a permanent organization be ef
fected by the establishment in Washington,
1). ( of a permanent bureau for the exiiioi
tion of all the resources of the southern
states, to receive, catalogue and properly list
all properties, with authentic information
concerning them, and suchexhioits as may he
sent in for the general information of capital
and labor, that may desire to settle in any
section of the south, and to promote Immi
gration to the southern states. The expenses
of the bureau are to be paid out of a fund to
be contributed • pro rata by such
southern states as may take part
in its establishment and organi, a
ton A small legistry feo is to be required of
all parties listing properties for sale As an
adjunct to the central bureau in Washington,
U us provided that there shall be a bureau for
each state in the south to be composed of the
commissioner of agriculture or labor immi
gration oi that slate, and such assistants as
be may appoint. All properties to he listed
at the central bureau through the sub-bu
reaus m each state. On the sale of any of the
properties listed, a small commission is to be
paid to i e applied lo the exienses of the bu
reau, or to the reimbursement of any state
that may have contributed to its support.
A com ntttie of one mem er from each
state and the district of Columbia is provided
fur to perfect tbe details of the plan of organ
nation.
3. The convention shall adjourn to meet In
Washington at such time as the committee
of one from each state mavdeternune. The
governors of the various southern states and
the commissioner of the District of Cob m da
are requested to appoint as delegates to the
ad burned convention ten citizens from
dtnerent sections of tr.eir states and
ten front the District of Columbia,
gnnig preference, as far as possible, to mem
bers oi the present convention. The govern
ors of the southern slates are requested to
attend the meeting in Washington, and a
committee of one from each state and the
District of Colum la are directed to perfect
all the details oi the plan for permanent or
ganization of a bureau of advancement and
advertising, and the promotion of immigra
tion to the south, and have it ready to sub
mit to the proposed Washington meeting.
4 The resolutions cordially indorse the
movement Inaugurated and the bill poDding
in congress looking to the erection of a gov
ernment building in Washington for a per
manent exhibition of all the states of the
union.
The report immediately developed crit
icism. Charles Catlett of Virginia inti
mated that contributions from the south
ern states could not be depended on. B.
F. Clayton of Florida contended that the
report was not calculated to advance the
purposes of the convention. He thought
those present were able to do what they
had been called together to do. The com
mittee should have prepared a plan for
permanent organization, but they had
suggested a motion which would give a
political complexion to the subsequent
convention. He was opposed to mixing
politics and business. Ihe governors of
the southern states were not the proper
persons to carry out the ideas advanced.
There were some southern governors
whom he would not trust. [Loud ap
plause.]
Maj Robert W. Hunter of Virginia de
fended the committee, He declared that
neither Mr. Clayton nor Mr. Catlett had
suggested a practicable substitute. The
committee had suggested the only practi
cable plan. This convention, he said, was
but an initial movement. The south did
not care for Poles, Hungarians and an
archists. [Loud applause. ] A conven
tion that would attract the attention of
the world, and that would briug good im
migrants, was needed. There had been a
contest for Atlanta, ho said, but Wash
ington was the place to hold the con
vention.
Mr. Beardsley of North Carolina made
an earnest plea for the adoption of the
report. He hold that the establishment
of a permanent bureau would do away
with the ''boom” idea and prevent mis
representation to prospective investors.
Another defense of the report was
made by Maj. Yancey of Florida, w’ho
prophesied that the southern states would
make appropriations for the support of
the permanent bureau. He argued for
Washington as the proper place for the
bureau, because it would be nearer tho
northern people whom the south hoped to
reach.
Mr. Irvine of Mobile, Ala., came out
emphatically against the report, which
he said was on tho plan of circumlocu
tion If the matter were going to bo sub
mitted to legislative action and to the
governors of the states It would never
amount to anything: the legislative
pigeon-holes would absorb it. 1/ another
Plan, a business plan, were adopted, the
convention would secure enough money
before any legislature met to carry out
tlie practical ideas for which tho conven
tion was called.
Hon. L. y. C. Lamar of Mississippi
•puke for the report. He contended that
the present meeting was not a represen
tative body. What was wanted was a
representative tody appointed by the
heads of the southern states who repre
sented tho popular vote of tho people.
I bis convention was looked on with sus
picion by newspaper and public men, and
to divert this idea a permanent represen
tative body should be organized.
Mr. Barrett of West Virginia thought
that tho delegates to the permanent con
vention should be appointed by commer
cial and industrial bodies and farmers'
organizations.
Mr. Clayton of Florida asked If, from
the moment governors of states made ap
l<ointnients of delegates to the convention,
the movement would not be a political
ont! ’ I Applause]. He thought the busi
ness men should take hold of the idea and
exclude politics.
That part of the resolutions about the
establishment of a permanent bureau of
exhibit in Washington was adopted. Mr.
'‘■vine of offered an amend
ment providing that the permanent ex
ploit should be sup|iorlcd by annual con
tributions of $lO each from all southern
business and other bodies, instead of by
•ucli southern states as take part in its
establishment. This amendment was lost.
J he rest of the Urst section was then
adopted in its entirety and tho second
•evtion was agreed to without opposi
tton. The section providing that govern-
§3 )t JEoftting
or T the several southern states
and the board of district commissioners
shall each appoint ten delegates to the ad
journed convention was adopted with the
elimination of tho clause prefer
enee to mein tiers of the present conven
tion and the addition of an amendment
that business men shall have representa
tion in the adjourned meeting, but that
the voting power of each state
shall bo equal. The section providing
that the convention adjourn to
meet in Washington was also adopted,
as was also an amendment requesting
governors to appoint as delegates men
representative of the industries in their
several states.
Mr. Irvine of Alabama offered an
amendment to provide that before any in
dustry be listed it shall be indorsed by
the state bureaus, boards of trade, town
councils or three banks. It was laid on
the table. Tbe report, as amended, was
then adopted and a recess taken until 3
o’clock.
THE AFTERNOON’S WORK.
At the afternoon session a number of
papers were read.
Responding for Florida Mr. B. F. Clay
ton said: "The orange output of 1893 ’94
was about 5,000,000 boxes of oranges. The
climate of the entire state issemitropical.
but it is only south of the twenty-eighth
degree of latitude that the tropical fruits
proper are cultivated with certainty and
profitably every year, though' oranges and
other fruits of a like nature aregrowu ex
tensively in every county in the state
except the northern tier, where all the
fruits of the middle-southern states,
grapes, peaches, plums, pears, and the
various nut trees and tig and all the small
fruits grow in great profusion South of
the twenty-eighth degree of latitude we
find the orange, the lemon, the olive, the
bananna, the pineapple, and, on tho south
and southeast coast and the Keys, the
cocoanut, the date, and sugar palms, the
mango, guava, etc., are or may be sue- j
cessfully grown for market.
•‘At the present time the principal
fruit output consists of the orange, the I
pineapple, the cocoanut, the bauana and
the Hg of the tropical fruits, and the
peach, pear, and the strawberry of those
grown later in the season further north.
"W’ith such a vast area adapted to fruit
culture and such a wide range as to varie
ties from which to choose, embracing all
desirable tropical fruits which cannot be
grown elsewhere in the country, except in
portions of Southern California, it will be
easy to see that the possible wealth of
Florida from these sources when devel
oped by proper skill and capital, is almost
beyond computation, better and more en
during than the mines of gold and silver
and coal and iron, which must have an
end some time; the fruit trees will bloom
and bear as long as the sun shines and
the rains fall—forever.
“Regarding the pineapples and bananas
the labor of planting and cultivating, es
pecially the former, is much greater, but
the crop is worth in the martcet many
times as much as oranges or any other
crop grown anywhere. Planted eighteen
inches apart one acre would produce 15,-
000 pines, which at $lO per 100, would
give $1,500 for the product of one acre.
This has beetl exceeded in some instances
by-more than SSOO.
“There are three great systems of rail
roads, the Florida Central and Peninsu
lar. Second—the Plant system—the
Florida Southern, from Jacksonville
south to the Gulf. Third, the Flagler
system, or Jacksonville, St. Augustine
and Indian River railroad. In the aggre
gate, 2,000 miles of railway, and with
1,000 miles of navigable rivers and 1,200
miles of coast, she boasts water transpor
tation of 2,200 miles.’’
Dr. William O. Day of the United
States geological survey told the conven
tion about the mineral resources of the
south. He tola of the wonderful deposits
in the mountains of all the southern
states and his talk proved so interesting
that a special resolution of thanks for his
information was adopted.
“Virginia and Her Resources’’ was told
of by William Catlett. He called partic
ular attention to the great fields of mar
ble and slate which were overlooked by
builders in the city of Washington, who
brought these things from Vermont and
Pennsylvania at double freight rates.
Mr. Claude Bennett, private secretary
to the Secretary of the Interior, told of
Georgia's resources.
Responding for Georgia, Claude N.
Bennett, private secretary to the Secre
tary of the Interior, gave many facts go
ing to show that Georgia still set the
•puce in industrial progress that entitles
her to be known as the empire state of
the south.
Some of Mr. Bennett’s specially strik
ing statements showed that the general
development of Georgia in industrial
transportation, horticultural, mineral,
lumber and commercial interests had in
creased from 50 per cent, to 100 per cent,
from IHBO to 1890, as shown by the census
of I*2o.
“Savannah, Ga., is the largest naval
stores market in the world, and next to
the largest shipping point for cotton—
Mew Orleans, Louisiana, alone preceding
her. Georgia leads the union in the pro
duction of naval stores; the product
given in the census of 1890 was $4,250,00j,
while North Carolina came second with
a product of something less than $2,000,-
000.
“The cotton manufacturing product in
Georgia increased from S6,(XJO,O:XI in 1880
to $12,000,000 in 1890. The number of
spindles increased from 189,000 in I*Bo to
445,000 in 181X1. The one city of Augusta
alone manufactures $4,000,000 worth of
cotton goods.” She is closely followed by
Columbus, with Atlanta coming third.
"In all-round manufacturing Atlanta
leads the state with a product of over
$13,000,000, which has increased since 1880
from less than $5,000,000.
“In 1880 Georgia had 2,432 miles of rail
road; in 1890 she had 4,557—an increase
in railroad building of nearly 100 percent,
in ten years.
"Between tho two last censuses the
product of chemical fertilizers in Gcoagia
increased from $240,000 to $5.000,000.
"The lumber product in 18.80 was worth
$5.000,18X1; iti 185X1 it brought $9,800,000.
The corn crop is over 30,000,(XX) bushels a
year. The cotton crop in 1880 was 800,000
bales; in 185X1 it was 1,191,000 bales.
“Mr. Edward Atkinson, I believe,” Mr.
Bennett continued, “has estimated that
tho chicken and egg crop of the south is
worth more than the cotton crop. About
this l do not know; Ido know that the
growth of chickens increased between
1880 and 185 X) from 2,000,000 to 7,WX),(XXI,
and that eggs increased front 7,OUU.<XX)
dozens to 11,000,1X10 dozens. The produc
tion of butter increased from 7,000,fHKl
l>ouuds lu 1880 to 14,000,00(1 pounds in
1890.
“Between the tenth and eleventh cen
suses the total farm products of Georgia
increased from SO7.(!OO.<XXI to $83,000,000. a
gain of 24 per cent. The total manufac
turing products increased from $30,000,000
to $08.000,(XXXI, a gain of nearly 100 per
cent. The number of people employed in
the manufacturing establishments of the
state increased from 24,0(X) to 60,000.”
Said Mr. Bennett; “The multiplication
of the small farmed is the best sign of
well-distributed prosperity in an agri
cultural section. In 1880 there were in
Georgia 3,400 farms containing over 1,000
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1894.
acres each. In the ten succeeding years
this number decreased to 2.700, while the
number of farms under fifty acres in- [
creased from 48,000 to 70.000. showing that
in Georgia the brawn of the individual j
who started from nothing is paralyzing
the inheritances in landed estates. All j
over Georgia the best of farm lands can !
be had from $5 to sls per acre.
“Of the states of the union, Georgia is
the second lowest in mortgage indebted- !
ness.
“Between 1880 and 1890 tho true valua
tion of real and personal property in
Georgia increased over 40 per cent.; the
value of farm lands and improvements in
creased 35 per cent.; the value of farm
products increased 34t< per cent.; the
value of manufacturing products increased
a fraction over 89 per cent.”
From these facts Mr. Bennet drew the
practical conclusion that whether the
seeker for homes or investments has a
liking for mining, manufacturing, rail
road building, or any kind of agricultural
pursuit, he can fiud in Georgia exactly
what he wants.
More about the mineral resources of
Virginia was told by W. S. White of
Fredericksburg. The south had produced
no Debs’ and no riots. It did not give
birth toCoxeyism, and when the Coxey
ite tramps crossed the Potomac aud
camped on Virginia soil, thqy were taken
b.v the scruff of the neck and thrown out.
The vast mineral deposits of the state
were not in the wilderness or in the des
ert ; they lay close to the heart of civili
zation. Another recess was then taken
until 8 o’clock p. m.
ALABAMA’S NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS.
The evening session of the convention
was given up principally to a lecture by
Hot). Richard H. Clarke, of Mobile repre
sentative in congress from Alabama on
the navigable waterways of Alabama, and
the influence of their improvement upon
the commercial development of the port
of Mobile. When Mr. Clarke concluded
some further business was transacted and
the convention adjourned sine die.
The chairman announced the committee
to formulate a plan for permanent organi
zation as follows: Alabama, T.
G. Garrett ; Arkansas, J. C. Littlepage;
Florida, D. H. Yancy: Georgia. Claude
Bennet; Mississippi, L. O. C. Lamar:
Missouri, C. H. Mansur: Maryland, C. C.
Mugruder. Jr.; Kentucky. C. M. Foree;
Texas, L. L. Lipscomb; Virginia, W. S.
White; West Virgiuia, T. F. Barrett;
North Carolina, W. F. Beasley; South
Carolina, T. Storer Farrer; District of
Columbia, Robert W. Hunter.
A resolution presented by Judge J. T.
Goolrieh of Fredericksburg, Va., indors
ing the bill introduced in congress by
Representative -Kyle of Mississippi, for
the free admission of cotton machinery,
apd expressing the hope that every mem
ber from the southern states will vote for
It, was referred to the committee. The
chairman, Samuel L. Blackwell of Ala
bama. announced the sudden death of
Col. John M. McKleroy of Aniston, Ala.,
a leader in the industrial progress of the
south, and resolutions of regret were
adopted.
Mr. Clarke, in his address, spoke in
part as follows: “The government is now
improving the Alabama, Tombigbee, War
ren aud Coosa rivers to six feet at low
water for tug and barge navigation from
Mobile to Columbus, Miss.. 390 miles, to
Tuscaloosa, 337 miles, and to Wetumpka,
863 miles. It is operated by locks and
dams on the same scale, the Coosa river
between Wetumpka and lock No. 4, 116
miles; from the latter lock to a point 105
miles above Rome, Ga., 293 miles in all,
the rivers has been improved by the gov
ernment and is now regularly navigated
by steamboats. Upon the opening
of the 116 miles, there will be a navigable
water way 775 miles long from Northwest
Georgia to salt water at Mobile. It will
pass through a rich agricultural region of
Georgia, through the very richest regions
of Alabama, and will cut through the
coal, iron and marble deposits of the
Coosa field. Locks and dams at Tusca
loosa, costing $750,000, will be completed
in the fall of 1895.”
He predicted that in ten years the ordi
nary steamboat on the Alabama, Tombig
bee and various rivers would be super
seded by tugs and barges carrying at one
half the rates.
He showed the improvements made by
the government in Alabama waters and
the consequent increases in trade growth,
particularly in regard to fruits, while the
benefits of Mobile as a cheaper port for
cotton carriers than New Orleans and
other points received attention. The
speaker also elaborately portrayed the ad
vantages of Mobile by reason of the Ala
bama river Improvements as a port of
traffic for coa\ iron and lumber.
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Kolb is a Man Who Knows When He
Has Got Enough.
Washington, Aug. 31.—A special from
Montgomery, Ala., says: “Capt. R. F.
Kolb this morning denied the report that
he will make the race forcongress against
Col. Denseti in the Seventh district. He
never heard of his proposed candidacy
until he saw it announced in the news
papers.
"The executive committee of the Jeffer
son democrats and populist parties of
Alabama havecalleda state convention of
those parties to meet in this city in No
vember on the day before the assembling
of the next legislature. It is understood
the delegates to this convention from the
various counties in which there were al
leged frauds will produce as much evi
dence as possible to establish the truth
of the charges. A weekly is to be started
in Birmingham, which will be the organ
of the Jeffersonians in Alabama.”
AN HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES
The Record Breaker Campania Im
proves on Her Own Fast Time.
London. Aug. 81.—The steamship Cam
pania of the Cuuurd line which cleared
the bar outside of New York at 1:50
o'clock p. w. and passed Bandy Hook
lightship at 2:05 o’clock p. m. Saturday,
Aug. 26, passed Daunt's Rock at 5:34
o'clock this morning, having made the
passage in five days, ten hours and forty
seven minutes, beating the records by
one hour and twenty minutes. The Cam
pania already held the record made in
October, 1893.
ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKER.
The Cunard liner Lucania, Capt. Mac-
Kay, which sailed from Queenstown at
12:45 p. in., Aug. 26, passed in at Sandy
Hook at 5; 18 this evening. She has there
fore lowered the record of the steamer
Campania of the same line by forty min
tes. _
A RUSSIAN REFUGEE.
His Capture In St. Petersburg After
Many Narrow Escapes.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 31.—Baron Stern
berg, who was arrested in Nisch, Servia,
in the latter part of July on a Russian
requisition aud subsequently escaped
from the custody of the Russian consul
ate at Saionica, has been arrested in this
city. It was reported that Sternberg had
taken refuge aboard an American vessel
and sailed for the United Stales.
IN THE BUSINESS WORLD.
“Improvement Will Come,” Rather
Than “Improvement Has Come."
Review of the Week What People
Who Know Best About Trad) Are
Saying of the Outlook The D.mand
for Money—The Scheme of the Fall
River Operatives—ln the Iron World.
Failures for the Week.
New York, Aug. 31.—R. Dun & Co.’s
weekly review of trade to-morrow will
say: “The activity which came with ex
hausted stocks and the pressure os de
layed fall demands, and was increased by
the removal of uncertainty about the
tariff, has continued,with heavy entries
of foreign goods since the bill became a
law. But the people who know best are
saying “Improvement will come,” rather
than “Improvement has come.” The
gain is not yet what has been
expected, and business, good in
comparison with lass year, is
still poor in comparison with years pre
ceding. Presumably there has not been
time to feel the full effects of the change
and a gradual gain will he more healthy
and encouraging than a spasmodhl rise,
but the expansion of commercial loans
has suddenly ceased, prices of manufac
tured products show weakness rather
than strength, and there has been a re
action in the stock market.
THE DEMAND FOR MONET.
“August has ended, but the interior de
mand for money still merely balances the
roeeipts of superfluous currency from'
eastern points, although crops are moving
quite freely. The recent material in
crease in the demand for commercial
loans appears to have been due to pay
ments for sugar imports, forwhisky taken
out of hond. and for imported goods taken
out of the custom houses, and has dropped
off sharply.
THE SCHEME AT FALL RIVER.
“The unavoidable conclusion is that the
desired increase in domestic distribution
has not yet reached such proportions as
to influence the loan nnirkot. The mills
are not running full time, though the
stoppage at Fail River looks every day
more like an effort of tho oper
atives to force curtailment of pro
duction in order to lift prices and
make a reduction of wages seem
unnecessary. So far print cloths have
advanced one-quarter of a cent, but with
out corresponding advance in other goods,
and while the dpmand is encouraging, it
does not compare with years before the
last. Neither in cotton nor in woolen
mills has there appeared this week an in
crease in production. In woolens orders
for spring goods of certain quality have
been quite large, buyers concluding that
prices are about as low as they will ever
be.
IN THE TRON WORLD.
“The demand for products of iron and
steel has increased, but prices tend down
ward where any change appears, as there
is not enough business yet to employ the
works in operation. Steel bars are sold
at lc. at Pittsburg, wire nails at $1.05.
with bessemer iron at $11.65, several ad
ditional furnaces having gone into blast.
An encouraging sale of 40,(XX)
bundles cotton ties in competition
with foreign ties duty free, war
rants hope that current prices
in other branches may be low enough to
meet the coming rivalry, and a sale of
Messiba ore at $2.25, delivered at lower
lake ports, is reported. There is a better
demand for structural work, though one
considerablecontract for Cuba was broken
off by the advance in Spanish duties.
FAILURES FOB THE WEEK.
“Failures are still few and small. For
the third week of August the reported
liabilities were $2,976,518, but for three
weoks have been only $8,214,470, of which
$2,845,388 were of manufacturing and $3,-
384,414 of trading concerns. The average
was only $11,521 per firm failing. Tho
failures this week have been 189 in the
United States, against 856 last year and
40 in Canada against 29 last year.
FAVORABLE INFLUENCES PREVAIL.
Bradstreet’s to-morrow will say : “At
all but a few of the ckties froni which
special telegrams are received, favorable
influences are shown to have been at
work, resulting in still further improve
ment in the business situation since the
settlement of the tariff question. New
England woolen mills are now reporting
orders for heavy woolens. Prints and
dress woolens are selling freely, and
there has been and is an in
creased demand for funds at
larger eastern centers, not only
for withdrawals of goods from bond, but
to meet increased offerings of commercial
papers. Thus far funds to move crops
nave not gone west as freely as antici
pated. An exception to the improvoment
in the demand for staplo lines in the
western and middle states Ib reported
from Providence. Tho South Atlantic
and Birmingham alone do not report a
larger volume of business but the char
acter of cotton shipments in the near
future will determine tho volume, of pur
chases.
TEXAS MERCHANTS FLUSH.
“It is noteworthy that the flnan -ial con
dition of Texas merchants is said to he
better than for years. One of the most
interesting trade features consequent on
the new tariff, is re; orted from Galves
ton, that an export order to the West In
dies of 10JMIO barrels of flour has been
cancelled b.v reason of the Spanish retal
iatory duty. Galveston’s banana trade
expects to bo hurt also, owing to tho lack
of return cargoes for fruit steamers.
BUSINESS FAIR IN BOSTON.
“At Boston, n fair fall business is doing
in dry goods, lire mess characterizing
cotton fabric’s prises owing to the New
Bedford aud Fall River strikes. At Phila
delphia, sugar is advancing on specula
tive demand, and it is declared grocers
will carry heavier sticks. Tobacco
manufacturers are busier on improved
demand since settlement of tho tariff
question. General trade at Baltimore
is quite encouraging, owing to tbe some
what unexpectedly large number of
buyers iu all lines fromthe south and
west, whose purchases have resulted in
quite an improvement over last week.
COKE OUTPUT STATISTICS.
Connellsville, Pa.. Aug. 31.—‘The Cou
rier says: “Coke production showed a de
cided gain last week over the production
of the previous week; there was an in
crease of nearly 14,000 tons. The detailed
report of the operation and output of the
region for the week ending on Saturday,
Aug. 35, shows 12,703 active and 4.811 Idle
ovens, with a total estimated production
of 121,066 tons. Tho shipments for tho
week aggregated 6,321 cars. Compared
with tbe shipments of the previous week
this wus a net increase of 860 cars.
COKE PLANTS HTAHTINO OP.
Uniontown, Pa., Aug. 31,—The coke
plant of the Stewart Iron Company, near
here, started up in lull to-day. This
plant was one of the first of the region lo
close down after the s’riko began, and is
the last in this section to star. up. Supt.
Vandusen said Ibis n.orntng he bad hired
liis men from the ranks of the strikers.
ENCOURAGING FIGURES.
A Statistician of Chicago Reviews the
Labor Situation.
Chicago, Aug. 31.—it is estimated by
Jos. lewenhutt, statistician of the health
department, that three-fourths of the
working people, who were out of employ
ment a year ago, are now earning wages.
He bases his estimate on the reports
made by the factory inspectors, although
he has made no careful comparison of fig
ures. The number of idle wage workers
in the city last September, according to
Iruenbutt, was not less than lOO.CKiO. The
depression following the boom of May
and June, 1898, continued until recently.
The steady return of workingmen and
women to regular avocations since has
been noticeable, and now not more than
25,000 of the 100,000 are out of work.
There are, he says, 800 tailor shops in op
eration in the city now, as compared witn
half that number last winter—a fair indi
cation of the change which the industrial
situation is undergoing.
TO REDUCE WAGES.
Illinois Corporations Resume With a
Cut All Around.
Joliet. 111., Aug. 31.—Leading manu
facturers here say that in some cases they
will lower wages. The Lambert A
Bishop wire mill, branch of the Consoli
dated Steel and Wire Company, which
has been closed since last July, has given
notice that it will start up in ten days,
but with a 10 per cent. cut. This is a
great disappointment to the old employes,
but owing to the dull times the men will
be compelled to accept the reduction.
Tho. Illinois steel mill of this city will
also take a band in the reduction of
wages. The rod department, which has
been closed .for three months, will start
up next week under anew scale of
wages, which is from 15 to 20 per cent,
lower than the old scale.
STRIKING TAILORS
Hebrews of Brooklyn Rise Against
Their “Task Work.”
New York, Aug. 31. At sundown to
night 1,058 Hebrew tailors of Brooklyn,
including 200 women, will begin a strike
to relieve themselves from what they call
“task work,” imposed on them by contrac
tors. The decision was arrived at about
midnight. The strikers say that they
will have the moral support of from
30,000 to 85,000 tailors of Brooklyn. New
York, Jersey City and Philadelphia.
They say that business is booming now in
their particular line, aud that in the long
run they are bound to succeed. The
Hebrew tailors were congregated all over
tho Hebrew quarters talking over the sit
uation this morning. All professed to be
very hopeful.
CASH FOR THE FIGHT.
Receipt of Certified Checks From the
Sioux City Club.
New York, Aug. 31.—A, morning paper
this morning announces the receipt of
two certified checks of $2,500 each to its
sporting editor from the Sioux City Ath
letic Club as a guarantee of good faith in
its bid for the proposed Corbett-Jackson
light. Both men were notified of that
fact. Corbett is playing in Providence
and Jackson is in Chicago. Both have
already agreed to tight iu Sioux City, pro
viding the conditions of tho match ate
satisfactory. It will, therefore, be a com
paratively easy matter for the club's rep
resentative to arrange another mooting
between the fighters.
DEADLY CLOUD BURSTS.
Fatalities From High Water in Va
rious Texaß Towns.
San Antonio, Tex., Aug. 31.—News
reached here by private telegrams that a
cloud burst flooded tho town of Uvalde,
tho county seat of Uvalde county, eight
miles west of the Southern Pacific and
the town of Dhanis, Medilla county, fifty
miles west, Wednesday night. After
midnight the water in Uvalde was three
feet deep, and the population took refuge
on hiuh ground. Three people wero
drowned, in Dhanis, two children were
drowned. Tbe water is four feet deep.
The bridges and approaches of the South
ern Pacific were washed away, which
will stop trains for a wbek.
HARD WORKED CLERKS.
The Rush at the New York Custom
House Continues.
New York, Aug. 81.—Tho rush at the
custom house still continues, nnd the
third division logins to show still further
signs of wear and tear. The clerks in that
diusion were kept busy until after 11
o’clock last, night, and manyof them were
hack at their desks at 7 o'clock this room
ing. The force will remain on duty until
midnight, and until 6 o’clock to-morrow,
although Saturday Is usually a half holi
day. Deputy Collector King said this
morning that he expected to see the rush
end with this week.
CUSTOM HOUSE RECEIFTS.
Yesterday’s receipts at the custom
house were $877,648 or a grand total for
the three days of $2,197,670.
FIRED FROM THE FORCE.
Two Captains and as Many Wardman
Bounced After Trial.
New York, Aug. 81.—The police com
missioners to-day dismissed from tho
police force, Capt. William S. Devery of
the Old Slip station; Adam A. Cross of
tho Fifth street station, and former
Wardmcn Edward Glennon, George
Smith and James Burns, who were tried
recently on charges of bribery and cor
ruption.
Tennessee Republicans.
Nashville. Aug. 81.—Tbe republican
convention of the Eighth congressional
district nominated John A. McCain in for
congress. This makes a triangular race
in this district between popu.ist, repuoll
cau and democratic nominees.
In the Delegates’ Hands.
Khtoecliff, N. Y., Aug 31. Ex-Vice
President Iksvi I’. Morton has issued a
statement which says that his candidacy
for the gubernatorial nomination is in the
hands of the delegates to tho tonventlon.
Free From the Plague.
Hong Kong, Aug. 81 —This city, on
Monday last, was declared free from the
plague.
GONE TO GREASER JAILS.
Diplomatic Reasons for Not Inter
fering with Nicaragua.
New Orleans, Aug. 31.—The steamship
Rover from Uluefleldsat 4 o’clock p. m.
to-day is the first vessel reaching New
Orleans which witnessed the transporta
tion of tho American and English prison
ers to Greytown.
Mr. Ed Thompson, first mate of tho
Rover, in an interview said that, as
already known, the English man-of
war left Blueflelds the day before
the transportation, leaving the Colum
bia alone to protect the prisoners
aud prevent their transportation. At the
present time.iwhen the policy of the
American foreign office is known, noth
ing would have suited the English better
than to see American sailors rescue the
prisoners, English and American both,
and possibly bombard the town, and in
that way accomplish two purposes, that
is, the liberation of the English subjects
in the bunds of the Spaniards, and the
collapse of the American canal schemes in
Ceutral America.
'litis may be considered, Mr. Thompson
said, tho truest explanation of the reason
why tho English captain left Blueflelds
at the most critical time while pretending
to be on tho lookout to intercept tho
prisoners should an attempt he made to
toke them to Greytown. Tho English
captain could have accomplished Ills pur
|>oso much easier in Bluofiold harbor.
Mr. Thompson says that several hours
before the Yule left for Greytown, Capt.
Simmer was informed of the intention of
the Spaniards, and could have acted in
the matter if he had wished to do so; but
probubly having instructions from our
foreign office to do nothing, he could only
grit his teeth at the sight of so many
of his personal friends being taken away
by foreigners. It is the opinion in Nica
ragua that the Nicaraguan Canal’s Com
pany’s concession is, to a certain extont,
responsible for the failure of the Atnorican
government to display u tinner foreign
policy. Tho coin puny lias not lived up to
its concession, but it wishes no complica
tions between tho United States aud
Nicaragua to arise, for fear of the com
pany’s losing the concession. Tho pres
ent situation at Blueflelds is as deplorable
as ever. Indians and Jamaican negroes
are daily arrested and nobody is certain
of life or property, and expecting
every hour to be Imprisoned on some
trivial charge.
FROPERTT TO BE SEIZED.
It is the present opinion in Blueflelds
that the property of all foreigners who
have been banished from Nicaragua or
have left on their own accord will be con
fiscated by the government. At the time
the Rover left Blueflelds the Columhin
had left for Port Linton and the Marble
head had just arrived.
Except the fruit business all other busi
ness is at a standstill and peoplo are con
tinually leaving the place. Blueflelds,
built up to prosperity by American enter
prise and witn American capital, will
soon cease to exist if the Spaniards are to
rule the reservation. The steamship
Y'ule came back from Groytown the next
evening after leaving Blueflelds, bringing
news that Capt. Stuart of the English
man-of-war had arrived at Greytown and
visited the prisoners at Greytown prison
BOMBARDING A FORT.
Movements of Ships and Men of Ja
pan’s Forces.
(Southern Associated Press).
London, Aug. 81.—A dispatch to the
Central News from Shanghai says: “A
Chee-Foo dispatch states that Japanese
warships conveying a number of trans
ports landed troops at Laian-Tio-Shan on
Aug. 30. These troops were marched at
once upon Fort Arthur. The Japanese
warships in the meantime were hombard
ing the forts at that place. The object of
the Japanese is to destroy the docks and
forts at Fort Arthur in order to prevent
disabled Chinese vessels from sheltering
there for repairs. The fight is still lu
progress.”
ATTACKING THE FORT.
A dispatch to tho Times from Shanghai
says: A Tien-Tsin dispaten from Chinese
couriers says that thirteen Japanese
ships, with over 4.900 troops, tire attacking
Fort Arthur. Tho Chinese garrison,
numbering 5,000 men and the Chinese
fleet have been ordered to uttack the
Japanese.
MANT LIVES LOST.
Shanghvi, Aug. 31.—The British gun
bout Redpolo has sailod from Che-Foo for
Fort Arthur. Junks arriving at Che-Foo
from New Chand roixirt that u large
number of bodies of Japanese are floating
in the water at the mouth of the Tatung
river.
Fire started yesterday among some
hundreds of flower boats that wore
moored in the Canton river, aud nearly
all of the crafts wero destroyed. The
boats were moored in Meets and those em
ployed on them lived on board. Hun
dreds Jumped overboard and wero
drowned, while a still greatod number
burned to death. At least 1,000 persons
perished/
CHINESE OUTRAGES.
Paris, Aug. 31— A dispatch from Ha
Nof, capital of Tonquin, says that last
Monday night Chinese attacked tbe
house of M. Chnillet, collector of customs
at Monkai, killed him and kidnapped his
wife and daughter. Troops were sent out
in pursuit of the Chinese, but failed to
overtakejthom.
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 31.—Russia will
send to east Asiatic waters the warships
Emperor Nicholas 1, armor dad. 8,000
tons, 24 guns; and tho Ainlat Azova,
armor clad, 15,000 tons, 33 guns. Both are
comparatively new, and are reckoned
among the powerful vessels of tho Rus
sian navy.
Cholera in Europe.
Berlin, Aug. 31.—The health authorities
of Myzlcwitz, Prussian Silesia, report 100
new cases and 18 deaths from cholera.
The first caso of cholera was reported In
Stettin to-day.
CHOLERA IN GALICIA.
London, Sept. I.—A dispatch to tho
Standard from Vienna says that thcro
were 200 new eases of cholera and 95
deaths in Galicia yesterday, and 14 cases
aud 10 deaths in Bukowina.
RAGING IN POLAND.
The Daily News’ correspondent at
Vienna says thut cholera is rejwrtod to
ho raging terribly In Russian Poland.
Stopnica. Meichow, Driaio/cyce and
Pinczow arc the chief centers of the dis
ease. The inhabitants are encamping in
the woods They refuse to obey medical
orders and conceal their sick from the
doctors, treating them in their own way.
Faria Sinking Rapidly.
London. Aug. 81.—The Count of Paris
began to sink late this afternoon. Tho
family and household servants wero called
to his’ bedside aud the last sacrament was
administered in their presence. At 7
o'clock he was still failing, although be
bad not lost consciousness.
DAILY, *lO A YEAR.
5 CENTS A (T>PY.
WEEKLY. Z-Tiats-A WEEK, $1 A TRAIL
IT’S ROYAL DIRT CLUB NOW,
Vigilant a Sure Winner in the Dart
mouth Race.
When the Britishers See They Hava
No Earthly Show to Win It, They
Steal It—London Timee and Field
Denounce the Dart Glub’a Methods.
Characterized as “the Most Unfair
Club in all England.”
Dartmouth, Aug. 31.—After hand
somely vanquishing the biggest of Eng
land's crack cutters, tho Satanita. over
half the course of the Royal Dart Yacht
Club, the Vigilant lost the prize through
the decision of the regatta committee. It
was certainly a rrfee in the British ac
ceptation of the term, as there is no time
limit on yachting contests on this side of
the ocean.
THRONGS PROM ALL OF ENGLAND.
It was Vigilant’s weather in the opinion
of English experts. A light northeast
wind barely ruffled the surface of tho
channel, bringing with it a mist that gave
the fleet in the offing a spectral aspect.
There were throngs from all over Eng
land to see tho Vigilant’s first duel with
Mr. Clarke’s yacht.
The contest was for prizes of $250 and
$l5O, under the auspices of the Royal Dart
Yacht Club. The course was triangular.
The first leg of about four miles was from
the Dartmouth range, at the entrance to
the harbor, due south to the Skerries bell
buoy; thence in a north-northwesterly
direction to a mark boat off East Black
stone, about four and a half miles, aud
thence to the westward about a mile and
a half, bnctj to the starting point. The
course was sailed over four times and
thus had eleven turns.
The Satanita had half a minute the
start, but th.e Vigilant rounded the Sker
ries buoy (the first turn) 2 minutes and
3 seconds ahead Rounding tho same
buoy on the second turn the V igilant was
10 minutes and 40 seconds ahead.
It was now plain to the most* preju
diced advocate of the cutter that barring
accidents ami flukes, the Vigilant was a
sure winner by a big margiu, which
conservatives estimated would be about
a half mile. But the flckle
wind fell almost to a dead calm
Just alter the yachts rounded the Skerries
buoy. The Vigilant was first around the
East Blackstone mark boat. A breeze
came out of the south-southwest as she
laid her course for the home mark. The
Satanita stood in shore and seemed to
get a better breez.e, which enabled her to
catch up a little. The Vigilant ran Into a
caim streak. The Satanita held the
breeze until sho passed Newstone, about a
mile from the starting point. The breeze
got a-oimd to the southward, and the
Vigilant widened the gap between herself
and the cutter. Tho wind fell again aud
the yachts barely had steerage way. The
Vigilant was far in the lead.
VIGILANT A SURE WINNER.
At this point the committee decided to
call tho race off. It was surmised that
the decision was somewhat influenced by
the fact that the Satanita had no chance
to win. In regard to the conflict of 40-raters
the committee had a different opinion. It
decided that the 40-rater that was ahead
at the end of the first round should be de
clared the winner.
THE MOST UNFAIR IN BRITAIN.
The Royal Dart Club has the
reputation of being the most unfair yacht
ing organ! atiou in England.
The decision of their committee caused
the Times and Field representatives here
to indulge in very unfavorable comment
in rogard to the Dart club’s methods.
HOT ON HIS TRAIL.
Atlanta Man Leaves Town With a
Negro Soldier’s Money.
Atlanta, Aug. 81.—When tho 6:55
o’clock train on the Central pulled out for
Savannah this afternoon one of tho pas
sengers aboard was A. L. Couch, man
ager of tho Dimo Parcel Delivery Com
pany. Soon after the departure of tho
train city detectives were hot on tho
trail of Couch, and telegrams wore sent
to Macon and Savannah for his arrest.
Couch Is wanted because he carried
away with him SSOO lu crisp bills which
had been entrusted to his keeping fora
few hours by Palmer Jones, a negro
soldier in the regular army. Jones, who
wore the army uniform, arrived here this
morning, and crossing the street from the
depot to Couch's place, asked him to take
care of his money for him for a few
hours. Couch accepted the trust, giving
a receipt for the money. I ,ater on he un
dertook to “Jug up,” and in this condition
began to scatter the negro soldier’s money
very freely. When the negro called for
his money there was a grand scene, and
while he was laying the case before the
police, Couch left on the Central train.
IT TEMPTS TO TRADE.
A Deal Charged in tho Effort to Post
pone City Primaries.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 31. — To-morrow
night will be an Important period In the
muuicipal campaign. Chairman W. D.
Ellis, on the petition of a list of members,
has called a meeting of the city executive
committee for the purpose of considering
the proposition to postpone tho city pri
mary until Oct. 3, the date of the state
election.
It is charged that those back of the
movement to postpone want to hold the
city and state elections on the same day
for thu purpose of putting tho chamber of
commerce ticket through by trading on
the state ticket.
The somewhat peculiar condition of
public sentiment on the gubernatorial
question would make this sort of trading
a tempiatiou to say the least. The other
side, however, claims that it will help
Mr. Atkinson's majority to bold the two
elections together, this being one of the
various arguments used.
SALT ON THE RAILS.
A Wild Trolley Car Hurts Many Peo
ple at Asheville,
Asheville, N. C., Aug. 81.—A trolley
car on the Asheville and Sulphur Springs
street railway became unmanageable this
morning, and running down a heavy grade,
flew the track at a curve. The car was
full, and many of the occupants were in
jured. The most serious are: Mrs. G. F.
Dawson, Washington, D. C’., injuries to
back and head; E. F. Witzell,Charleston,
S. C.. arm aud leg broken; Mrs James
Dickson. Charleston, S. C., injured in neck
and shoulder; Miss Fannie Owrouke,
Charleston, S. C., arm bruised; Mrs. M.
L. Ncuffer. Orangeburg, S. C., injuries to
neck. All of these were summer visitors,
and on the way to take tho cars or to see
friends off. None will die. An investi
gation shows that salt had been sprinkled
on tbe rail at the point, where tbe car be
came unmanageable,