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The Jones County News
VOL. IX.
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REPORT OF ARBITERS
Strike Commission Awards Mucd
to the Miners.
NO RECOGNITION OF THE UNION
Ten Per cent increase in Wages, Re¬
duction of Hours cf Work and
Provision for Arbitration
Principal Concessions.
Tho report of the anthracito coal
strike commission was made public
at Washington Saturday morning.
It provides in general for an in¬
crease of ten per cent in the rates of
wages paid contract miners and for a
reduction in the hours per day of the
other mine workers.
Water hoisting engineers are to
work hcreaiter in eight hour shifts,
with ten per cent increase in wages
where they wero working heretofore
in such shifts.
Firemen ere to ' have eight-hour
shifts without an increase.
The other mine workers are to be
paid the same wages on tho basis of a
nine-hour day that they have been
receiving for a ten-hour day.
A board of arbitration is provided
for to settle disputes arising out of
the interpretation or application of
the commission’s awards, to consist of
thrSo members selected by the opera¬
tors and throe by the miner’s organi¬
zation, and an umpire in case of a tie,
to be appointed by one of the circuit
judges of the Third Judicial district
of the United States.
No strikes cr lockouts shall take
place pending adjudication by this
hoard.
Union Not Recognized.
Tho commission declines to recog¬
nize the United Mine Workers of
America as such, by compelling oper¬
ators to enter into any contract, with
that organization, but nullifies this in
tho manner above stated by providing
that the miners’ organization shall
havo a hand in the machinery where¬
by the findings of the commission
shall be put into effect
The third demand of the miners,
which was that coal be paid for by
weight wherever practicable, was re¬
fused, the commission refraining from
making an obligatory award.
It declined to fix the standard of a
on where coal Is paid for by weight
and from imposing upon the owners
of collieries where coal is now mined
and paid for by the car the obligation
to pay by weight and make the change
A sliding scale is provided whereby
minors may increase their earnings
according to the increase in the mar¬
ket price for coal, the above rates
awarded being in all cases minimum.
There shall be no discrimination
against any workman because of his
membership or non-membership in a
labor organization nor snail there be
any interferences by union men with
non-union men.
The awards shall continue in force
until March 31, 1906.
The entire report of the commission
comprises 87 printed pages or 60,000
words.
Loss Incurred by Strike.
Particular stress is laid by members
of the commission upon the fact that
the findings were unanimous. A large
part of the report is devoted to the
history of the strike and a review of
the conditions prevailing in the an¬
thracite regions.
One chapter deals with losses oc¬
casioned by the strike. The total de¬
crease in the production is estimated
at 5-16,100,000. The total loss in
wages is 525,000,000. There was ex¬
pended about $1,800,000 in relief funds
and the total decrease of freight re¬
ceipts is placed at $28,000,000. The
loss is therefore approxi¬
$100,900,000.
Shaw Favors Ship Subsidies.
Secretary of tho Treasury Shaw was
the principal guest at the first annual
banquet of the New Orleans board of
trade Saturday night.' In the course
cf his speech he strongly advocated
ship subsidies.
A HOLD-UP THAT FAILED.
Trolley Passenger Fired on Masked
Men and Fatal Duel Followed.
Three masked robbers attempted to
hold up a car on the Los Angeles and
Pacific Electric railway between Los
Angeles and Santa Monica, Cal., Sat¬
urday night, and after a pistol fight
between C. W. Henderson, a passen¬
ger, and one of the robbers, the other
two highwaymen began shooting
through the crowded car.
H. A. Griswold, of Manson, Iowa,
was killed and three other persons
were wounded. It is believed that one
of the robbers was wounded, but the
three desperadoes escaped.
Gaston’s Thirtieth Cotton Mill.
A charter has been granted the Mo-
ro-Wcbb cotton mill, of Dallas, Gaston
jaunty, North Carolina, with $150,000
Vital. It will be the thirtieth cotton
infll in Gaston county.
Germany to Exhibit at St. Louis.
A special from Berlin says: The
rcichstag has adopted tho appropria¬
tion ot $750,000 to cover tno expenses
cf Germany's participation in the St.
Louis exposition,
REPORT PLEASES MITCHELL.
Head of Min* Workers’ Union Says
Great Victory is Won.
"The doeislon of the anthracite coal
strike commission Is, on the whole, a
decided victory for the miners oiul
I am pleased with it,” said President
John Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers of America, in an interview
Saturday night with an Associated
Prcs3 representative.
"The anthracite miners of Pennsyl¬
vania have reason to he much pleased
with the commission’s awards and I
nin sure that they are,” he saVl.
In reply to a question as to whether
the minors were given as much as had
been hoped for, Mr. Mitchell answer¬
ed, after an instant's deliberation: “I
do not care to say.”
"The most important feature of the
awards,” he continued, "is, of course,
the Increase of 10 per cent, given the
miners. This will re3ult in an annua]
increase of wages of 140,000 anthra¬
cite miners of Pennsylvania of $6,000,-
900. The sliding scalo provided for by
’he commission is very unsatisfactory,
inasmuch as a minimum of 54.50 per
ton is fixed. With white asn coal at
55.50 per ton at tidewater, the in¬
crease provided in the sliding scalo
will he equivalent to 20 per cent more
an the miners’ wages."
President Mitchell was asked if lie
was , disappointed because the com¬
mission did not recognize the union
formally, and he replied that he was
not, because the decision of the com¬
mission and its awards wero in them¬
selves recognition of the power and in¬
fluence of the United Mine Workers.
“After the increase of wages given
'he miners,” said Mr. Mitchell, “the
most important of the awsrds from
'ho miners’ standpoint are the ones
fixing a nine-hour day ana providing
.'or a board of conciliation, The
awards give a nine-hour day with ten
lours pay directly to 90.000 men and
practically all of the other employes
of the anthracite mines will get a
line-hour day by reason of their short¬
er hours. The provision fer a board of
conciliation will result In great good,
rnd I am much pleased with it. It
vlll compel investigation of both sides
;f controversies between the miners
’nd operators and bring the employ¬
es into closer relationship with their
non. This cannot help but bring
most beneficial results.”
RATHBONE accuses wood.
-ermer Military Governor cf Cuba
Charged with Wrong-Doing.
Estes G. f^athbono, former director
Tenoral of posts of Cuba, filed with
‘he adjutant general of the army Sat¬
urday specific charges against Gener-
d Leonard Wood, in connection with
the latter's ditties as military gover¬
nor of Cuba. In brief Major Rathbone
charges that General Wood manipulat¬
ed the Cuban court.s, that he received
gifts from a gambling, concern
■amounting to 85.000, and that the gifts
were admitted into Cuba free of duty,
to law.
General Wood immediately placed
in the hands of the secretary of war
a voluntary statement regarding the
charges. No official notice cf Major
Hathbcne's charges had been taken by
Iho secretary as yet, but General
Wood, on reading them, asked and re¬
ceived permission to file at the depart¬
ment a statement sotting forth his
side of the case before his departure
for service in the Philippines. Gener¬
al Wood leaves Washington Wednes¬
day afternoon whence he sails on
Thursday for Manila. Pending the ac¬
tion of tne secretary on his state¬
ment, General Wood refuses to com¬
ment on tho charges, most of which,
he says, have been presented before.
CUBAN SENATE CALLED.
Will Reconvene at Once to Ratify
Amended Reciprocity Treaty.
A special from Havana says: Pres¬
ident Palma at 9 o’clock Saturday
night issued a call for an extraordi¬
nary session of tho senato on March
2. for the purpose of ratifying the
reciprocity treaty as amended by the
United States senate.
Five men of the crew of the tug
boat Pilot, of Philadelphia were
drowned in a collision between tho
tug and the steamer P. Winifred, in
the Delaware river, off Marcus Hook,
Pa., late Friday night. The remaining
three members of the crew were
saved.
WON’T SERVE UNDER CRUM.
One Employe of Charleston Custom
House Decides to Quit.
A Charleston, S. C., special says:
While Dr. Crum, the now collector of
port, has not yet declared his inten¬
tion of making changes in tho custom
house service, Stephen E. Barnwell, a
representative of one of the aristocrat¬
ic families, now employed in the de¬
partment, sent in his resignation Sat¬
urday.
Barnwell said he would not work
under the negro, and he wanted to get
out before Dr. Qrum can be sworn in.
TRIPLETS WED TRIPLETS.
Six People Born on Same Day Link
Fortunes Together.
A most unique wedding took place
at Hayton, Wis., recently. John,
James and Andrew Andrews, brothers,
were married to Agne3, Elsie and
Clara Maxwell.
The brides are the daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram Maxwell, of Ilayton.
All six young people were born in the
same day.
OKAY. JO XUS CO.GA.. Til URSDAY. MARCH 26.190:!.
MORE ms ARE COT
Resistless Waters Continue De¬
struction of Levees.
VAST AREAS NOW FLOODED
City of Memphis is Already Over¬
crowded with Refugees—Govern¬
ment Asked for Aid and Tents
are Promptly Furnished.
Tho feeling of hope that was pro¬
duced Thursday by tho Mississippi riv¬
er coming to a stand at Memphis with
10.1 feet on the gatigo tvas dispelled
Friday by tho occurrence of two addi¬
tional breaks in the St. Francis levees
north of (he first crevasse at Trice's
landing, Arlt., and grave reports re¬
ceived from Mississippi points as well
as by a rise of one tenth of a foot at
Memphis.
Tho St. Francis levees gave way at
Random Shot and Shawnee village,
Ark., the first about 42 miles from
Memphis and the second about 35
miles. Both crevasses are reported to
be serious, the one at Shawnee being
the worst of the three. The two breaks
will probably slightly increase the wa¬
ter In the territory of Arkansas which
was flooded by the break at Trice's,
and In addition they are flooding a vast
scope of country which has thus far
been free of any considerable amount
of water. The situation therefore in
Arkansas is much complicated and
made more grave than at any time dur¬
ing the flood.
Just what will be the extent of the
damage and suffering will not bo
known for several days and the calon . -
itios have come so thick and fast that
relief measures have been and must be
for several days completely inade¬
quate.
The long line of levees that guard
the river front of Mississippi and pro¬
tect the vast and fertile delta region
of that state and which have thus far
stood firm against the great flood are
reported to be in a critical condition
at many points and news of disasters
from that country will not be sur¬
prising. At points the water is seeping
through the embankments, flooding vil¬
lages and plantations, and at other
places the embankment is overtopped
by the flood and enormous quantities
of water are being discharged into the
country behind the earthworks. The
most encouraging feature is the fact
that the river here has remained sta¬
tionary and that a falling stage is re¬
ported from St. Louis, Cairo and other
points on tho Mississippi and its tribu¬
taries.
Refugees aro continuing to arrive in
Memphis in great numbers, and tho
facilities are completely too limited to
care for them. In response to a tele¬
gram asking for aid from Mayor Wil¬
liams, Secretary of War Root has an¬
swered that he will supply all needed
tents as well as provisions for tho
Good sufferers.
Tents for the Refugees.
This order will oe accepted and it
will he of great assistance to the au¬
thorities In handling the proposition
for caring for tho needy. Those tents
will be pitched on vacant lots and
commissaries will ho established so
that all the destitute may be cared
for. Secretary Hoot was authorized
by the cabinet to give the am sought
and the prompt action of tne secretary
and the cabinet have given the great¬
est satisfaction to the people of tho
city, as well a3 to those of tho sur¬
rounding territory who have been at¬
tempting to cope with the grave situa¬
tion that confronts tnern.
Out of the refugee situation tbero
i3 growing a great hardship on tho
city and the planters of the regions
that are not as yet flooded.
Anxiety at Vicksburg.
A special from Vicksburg says: The
levees around Palmyra island, which
includes the old Jotferson Davis home¬
stead, will be cut to prevent devasta¬
tion by tho flood. Showers, accompa-
ned by a stiff northwest wind, have
caused increased anxiety for the safety
of the levees In this section. A more
rapid rise of the river is also noted,
the gaugs registering 50.1 Friday
night, a rise of six-tenths in twenty-
four hours.
EIGHT HELD FOR MURDER.
Among the Number are Six Brothers.
Victim Was a Detective.
A dispatch from Wynne, Ark., says:
The coroner’s jury whicn has been In¬
vestigating the recent killing of John
H. Brown, of Memphis, returned a ver¬
dict Thursday charging eight men with
murder In the first degree. The eight
will be held without bond to await the
action of the grand jury. Fifteen ar¬
rests were made immediately after the
killing and of the eight men connected
with the crime six are brothers. Brown
was In that section with other detec¬
tives Investigating alleged whitecap¬
ping raids.
BURDICK INQUEST POSTPONED.
District Attorney Has Cold and Severe
case of Hoarseness.
In police court at Buffalo, Wednes¬
day, Justice Murphy announced that
owing to the Illness of District Attor¬
ney Coatsworth, the inquest into the
murder of Edwin L. Burdick would r.ot
be resumed until Monday afternoon at
2 o’clock. District Attorney Coats¬
worth is suffering from a severe cold,
which prevents him from speaking
above a whisper.
PRESIDES! CASTRO RESIGNS
But Venezuelan Congress is Loth tp
Let Him Ge, anti Beg His
Reconsideration.
A special from Caracas, Venezuela,
says: President Castro has resigned,
ile placed his resignation in the hands
of the Venezuelan congress after read¬
ing the presidential message.
In tho ordinary course of events,
President Castro’s term would have
ended February 20, 1908. Ho was
elected president of Venezuela last
in February for six * llo
year years,
bad been elected provisional president
, f Venezuela on March 30, 1901. by
Iho constituent assembly. Seuor Car-
Iro, when tho presidency changed
hands some time previous to that date,
had proclaimed himself president, and
tho United States government in No¬
vember, 1899, had oincially recognized
the dcfacto government headed by
him. The action of the constituent as¬
sembly legalised his position and in¬
vested him with the lull powers of n
presidential ruler to the limit of its
authority. Up to that time, while be¬
ing generally recognized as president
of Venezuela, he had in reality been
simply dictator of tho republic. A
year later, as already stated, the Vene¬
zuelan congress ratified his election
and regularly installed him as presi¬
dent of Venezuela for a term of six
years, dating from February 20, 1902.
Congress Refuses to Accept.
A later dispatch from Caracas says:
The Venezuelan congress, by, a unani¬
mous vote, has declined to accept.
President Castro's resignation, an 1
has passed a resolution requesting
him to reconsider his decision. It Is
believed that President Castro will
yield to this expressed desiro of con¬
gress, and remain in power. ^
The News in Washington.
Saturday night Secretary Hay re¬
ceived a dispatch from Mr. Russell,
the United States charge at Caracas,
confirming the report of President Cas¬
tro's resignation, but stating that ho
doubted if the Venezuelan congress
would accept it.
The first intimation received by Sec¬
retary Hay of President Castro's resig¬
nation was given him by the Associa¬
ted Press dispatch announcing tho
fact. He would not discuss the mat¬
ter, however, beyond stating that tho
news tvas unexpected. W. Venczuela'3 4
Herbert Bowen,
plenipotentiary in Washington, like-
wise had not been Informed until
shown the dispatch.
CORPSES LEFT IN ROAD.
Two Wagon Loads of Dissected Cada¬
vers Deserted by Drivers.
News come3 from Atlanta that
eighteen headless bodies of men and
women, white and black, were found
in lour broken boxes on two wagons in
the public road one mile from the city
Saturday morning.
Tho bodies had been ta.ien from the
Eclectic Medical college, where they
had boon used by the Atlanta Dental
college for dissecting purposes. They
had been placed in charge of David T.
Howard, a negro undertaker, for in-
termont, and he had hired two negroes
to place the bodies In hexes early Fri¬
day night and take them to Oakview
cemetery, near the river. A thunder
storm coming up so frightened th/
drivers that they deserted tho wagons
a mile from the city and returned with
their horses. All night long, the wag¬
ons with their grewsome freight, stood
in the public road, and one of them
was directly opposite a residence.
The eighteen bodies were incased
in four boxes of the type used as tho
outside covering of a casket, and a
grave was to be dug for each of these.
This would necessitate five or six
bodies being in the same grave, ne¬
groes and white people, women and
men together, in indiscrimnate heaps.
Tho people living in the neighbor¬
hood declare that investigation of the
affair will he had. They seriously ob¬
ject to having wagon loads of decay¬
ing hitman bodies standing in front of
their houses all night and a big part of
the day.
Some of the boxes in which wore
bodies had been broken by the weight
of human flesh. Headless bodies and
feet were hanging out of the ends of
these flimsy receptacles. Tho sight
was a most horrible and disgusting
one!
KILLED BY RUNAWAY CARS.
Three Killed and Half a Score Injured
in Peculiar Mine Accident.
The breaking of a coupling followed
by tho runaway of a string of loaded
coal cars In the Sunshine mine at
South Fork, Pa., late Thursday after¬
noon, caused the (loath of mrec men,
the fatal injury of one, and more or
less serious injury to nine others.
New Tobacco Company Incorporated.
Tho Hilson Company, capital $1
000,000, was incorporated a. Trenton,
N. J., Thursday, to grow tobacco and
to manufacture cigars and cigarettes.
MIAMI’S NEW CHANNEL.
Active Work Begun on a Shorter Wa-
terway to the Sea.
Dredging began actively at Miami,
Fla., Thursday morning on tho new
channel, 100 feet wide and 18 feet deep,
r.a provided by recent congressional
enactment. The now channel to tho
sea will be loss than 3 miles, whereas
tho present intricate canal is some 13
miles to deep water.
CANAL NOW ASSORED
Senate Ratifies Treaty With Only
live Dissenting Yotes.
NOT A SINGLE CHANGE MADE
Democrats Offered Their Several
Amendments and Urgently Appealed
for Adoption, But Were Turned
Down by Strictly Party Vote.
A Washington special says: With¬
out dotting an “1” or crossing a “t,”
oven without changing a single punc¬
tuation mark, the senate Tuesday
voted to ratify the treaty with tho re¬
public of Colombia, for tho construc¬
tion of an Isthmian canal. The voto
for ratification was 73 in tho affirma¬
tive to 5 In the negative. The senate
was In oxocutivo session when the ro-
sult was announced so that only tho
senators themselves and a few confi¬
dential employees were prosent.
The live men who voted against the
treaty were Senators Morgan and Fet-
tus, of Alabama; Daniol and Martin,
of Virginia, aud Teller, of Colorado.
Every other senator cast his voto for
it. This action was taken after a long
debate In which the merits of tho ca¬
nal situation wore gone into thor¬
oughly.
All the sonntors announced them¬
selves as gratified to have tho long
struggle terminated, hut none of them
manifested their appreciation by
cheers or hand-clapping. On tho con¬
trary, all of them seemed moro con¬
cerned about getting away from tho
chamber than about anything el3e, so
that by the time the senato could ad¬
journ, which it did almost immediately
after the result was announced, most
of the sonators had left their seats and
some of them had donned their hats
and overcoats.
The day was given almost entirely
to general debate on the treaty, and In
addition to the set speeches made un¬
der the general agreement by Sena¬
tors Morgan and Oullom, thero wore
many short speeches and a rather long
speech by ScnSto'r JfSB 1 ei,' rtf Vif{£TTll al
The only party vote of the day was
taken on the substitute for article 4,
which was agreed upon by tho demo
eratic caucus and had reference to tho
acquisition of territory in Central and
South America by the United States.
There were a number of speeches on
this amendment, but it was voted
down by an almost two-thirds major¬
ity, the ballot footing tip 51 ayes to 27
noes.
The proceedings opened with a
speech by Senator Morgan, devoted
especially to the question of the de¬
fense of the canal. He criticised
sharply the action of the senate in re¬
fusing to so amend the treaty as to
insure American control.
When Mr. Morgan concluded Sena¬
tor Money offered a substitute for tho
fourth article of tho treaty, which dis¬
avows any intention on the part of tho
United States to Increase Its territory
at the expense of South and Central
America. This is one of tho two
amendments on which the democrats
agreed to act as a unit.
Speeches were mado in support of
the Money amendment by Senators
Bacon, Teller, Daniel, Morgan, Bailey
and others. They contenoed for an im¬
partial recognition of all American
republics, urging that under the lan¬
guage of the fourth article of tho
treaty Mexico would be loft as the only
American republic to which tho avowal
of non-encroachment could ho held as
non-appllcable. Senators Spooner and
Hoar replied, contending mat thero
was practically no difference between
the language of the amendment and
that of the article as It stands. :
Senator Money’s amendment was
defeated—51 to 27—a strict party vote, j
amend- 1
Senator Daniel then offered an
ment providing that the treaty should
not take effect unlil it had been
proved by the congress. This
ment was voted down.
Senator Morgan presented four or
five of his amendments, each of Which
In turn was defeated, but upon which
Senator Daniol continued to speak,
All told, lie spoke about an hour. His |
speech was an arraignment of the re¬
publican policy in pressing the treaty j
with which, he asserted, was undue
haste. I ;
After Senator Daniel had closed,
eral other senators on botn sides of
tho chamber addressed the senate In
fifteen-minute speeches for and against
the treaty.
Divorce Bill Passed. I
The North Carolina senate has
passed a bill allowing of a divorce for
two years’ abandonment and a remar¬
riage five years after divorce. It also
passed a bill allowing railways to give
free transportation to all ex-confeder¬
ate pensioners.
WORTMAN NOT GUILTY.
Sssult of Courtmartlal of Ensign of
T ,‘:rr““,
Wortman at Pensacola, Fla., to deter-
mine the extent, if any, of his respon-
nfbii/fy for the explosion in the 6-inch
gun turret of the battle ship Massaehu-
setts off Culebra, hy which nine mc-n
lost their lives, rendered a verdict of
not. guilty,
WAV BLOCKED BY OROVER.
Editor VVnttoroon Again on Rampage
Because of Ex-Presldent’a Pro.
posed Trip West.
Announcement of the pinna of for¬
mer President Grover Cleveland to
make a western trip has stirred tho ire
of Henry Wattcrson, and he again dis¬
cusses Mr. Cleveland's attitude toward
the democratic party in The Louisville
Courier-Journal, under tho heading,
"Tho Everlasting Cleveland.” Ho
say b:
"To the great body of the demo¬
crats of the west and south Mr. Cleve¬
land is at! eyesore, an offense, a red
flag, hut to those democrats who, like
ourselves, would bridge tho chasm of
1896 and 1900, he Is merely an obstruc¬
tion. Ho stands right across the mid¬
dle of the bridge blocking the \v»ay. Ex¬
cept for him there would he no stfrtous
troublo. If wo were hin friend, and as¬
suredly we are not his enemy, and be¬
lieved in 1:1s lofty professions, wo
would say to him: ‘Mr. Cleveland, tho
democratic shipwreck came to pass
while you wero on the orhlge; many
of the crew aud some of tho passen¬
gers hold you responsible and guilty
of incompotoncy, If not trcachory.
Evon accordln to your own rating of
yourself, you havo done enough for
your party and your country. Vou arc
an old man. Why complicate the sit¬
uation, embarrassing your friends and
cheating your ago of Its repose by
once more undertaking to seize the
helm and steer the ship?' ’
AYCCCK FIRST TO ANSWER.
Accepts Root’s Offer Anent Publication
of Rosters of Armies.
In response to tho letter from Ellhu
Hoot, secretary of war, concerning the
proposed compilation of rosters of tho
union and confederate armies, Gover¬
nor Aycock, of North Carolina, Tues¬
day appointed Major B. F. Dixon,
state auditor, to collect material for
that state.
This is tho first appointment an¬
nounced, and in it. North Carolina
loads. Major Dixon had already begun
the work in North Carolina for publi¬
cation by the state. He will call a gen¬
eral meeting to he held in every coun¬
ty in tho state on the 10th of May to
push forward the collecting of llio
data wanted.
Governor Aycock speaks or the let¬
ter of Sccrotary Hoot ns one of the
most graceful and courteous ever sent
out from the north In relation to the
union and confederate armies.
MURDERED BY PENNELL.
Burdick's Partner Give3 Sensational
Testimony at Inquest in Buffalo.
The name of Arthur 11. Pennell, who
was named ns co-respondent In the
Burdick divorce proceedings and who
met a terrible death in Gehre’s stone
quarry two weeks after Edwin L. Bur¬
dick was murdered, constantly came to
the surface in the inquest before
Judge Murphy at Buffalo Tuesday.
Charles B. Parke, Burdick’s former
business partner und close friend,
while on the stand gave it as Ills opin-
ion, has,Id upon information and sup-
position, that. Pennell or a hired assas-
sin killed Burdick. Fear of dlsclos-
ures growing out. of tho divorce pro-
ceodings Instituted by Mr. Burdick
against his wife, Mr. Parke firmly he-
Uevcd to have been the motive for tho
crime.
i
ATLANTA PRINTERS STRIKE. i
I
Employment of One Non-Union Man
Causes a General Walk-Out. |
At noon, Tuesday, 30 union printers
walked out of tho printing establish'
ment of Fooio & Davies, at Atlanta,
because a non-union man was given a
position there during the morning,
Tills number includes the entire work-
ing force of that Arm with the excep-
tion of the office force. They say they
will not go back to work unless th»
non-union man is discharged. The or-
der to strike was given hy the presi-
dent of the Atlanta Typographical Un-
ion.
Two years ago a contract was drawn
up and agreed to between the local
Typographical Union and a number
of the proprietors of job printing off!-
cos of the city, among whom wero
Foote & Davies, wherein the proprie-
tors agreed to employ only union men.
PACKER3 HEAVILY FINED.
Missouri Supreme Court Hits Trust
Members a Big Whack.
XJl0 Armour, Cudahy, Swift,
mo nd and Schwartzschllds & Sttlzber-
^ (!1 . packing companies, the five de-
fondants in the ouster proceedings
brought by the attorney general of
Missouri against tho alleged beef com-
bino last summer, were fined $5,000
each in the Missouri supreme court at
Jefferson City and ordered to pay tho
costs of tho case, which amount to
$5,000. Unless tho fines and costs are
paid within thirty days, tho defend-
ants will he ousted from tho state, so
the eolirt orders
CRUM IS REAPPOINTED.
Notwithstanding Opposition, Presi-
* c,r
President hriday reappointed Dr. W.
D. Crum, colored, collector of customs
at Charleston, S. C., and William M.
Byrne, United State district attorney
for Delaware. Both or those nomlna-
tions failed of confirmation at the rc-
cent session of the senate.
NO. 18.
■W
IS GOOD FOR SOOTH
Is Amended Cuban Treaty ss
Ratified in the Senate.
EXTRA SESSION IS ADJOURNED
Fight for this Section Was Led by Ba¬
con, of Georgia—Products of Our
Cotton Mills on Equality
With Eastern Factories.
A Washington special says: Aficr
formally approving tho Bacon amend¬
ment providing that tho treaty shall
not become effective until approved by
tho congress, and after adopting, also,
another amendment, introduced by
Senator Bacon, v. hii h materially af¬
fects one cf the south’s greatest In¬
dustries, the senate Thursday after¬
noon ratified the Cuban reciprocity
treaty.
As to final ratification there never
has been a doubt, stneo the committee
on foreign affairs, upon the Insistence
of tho democrats, accepted the first
mentioned amendment. Thera was
some doubt for a short while during
tho day, however, whether tliero would
be a quorum of the Senate present, so
many republicans having left tho city,
but there were many moro than enough
senators present on the final round up,
the treaty being ratified by a vote of
50 to 10.
Important to the South.
Of chief importance to tho south
was the acceptance by tho commit¬
tee aud the adoption by the senate
of an amendment which Sonator Ba¬
con has been quietly pressing. This
gives to the coarser grades of cotton
fabrics, which are made principally In
tho southern states the same percent¬
age of advantage which is given the
finer grades of Now Eng.and man¬
ufacture. in tho original treaty,
there was a 5 per cent discrimination
against the coarser grades. The finer
grades imported Into Cuba wore to bo
accorded a 30 per cent reduction of tho
duties in the general tariff act of Cuba,
while the coarser grades were to be
given hut u 25 per cent, reduction. Sen¬
ator Bacon aud other southern sena¬
tors construed this an an uncalled for
advantage given Lie finer grades of
Now England mills. But some of the
New England senators seemea to oiink
this was all right. Senator Bacon in¬
sisted, however, and as Ms contention
was backed hy other routherners, who
stood with him, tho committee finally
accepted hia amendment, and it was
Incorporated into the treaty. This puts
all grades of cotton fabrics on a plan
of equality.
After ratifying the Cuban reciprocity
treaty the senate adjourned sine die at
5:15. Practically the entire day was
spent behind closed doors in executlvo
session. Most of the time was devoted
to consideration of the Cuban treaty,
The Detailed Vote.
Several speeches were made In oppo-
sltion to the treaty and one in favor of
it, and then, promptly at. 'the agreed
hour, 3 o’clock, voting began. Roll
calls were had on a number of amend-
merits and tho treaty Itself was made
tho subject of an aye and nay vole.
'me motion to ratify was adopted hy a
ballot of 50 to 1C, somewhat moro
than a three-fourths vote, whereas
only a two-inirds vote was necessary
to secure a ratification. The detailed
voto follows:
Yeas—Aldrich, Alger, Alice, Allison,
Ankeny, Bacon, Ball, BeverL ge, Black-
burn, Burnham, Burrows, Burton,
Clark of Wyoming, Cockren, Cullom,
Depow, Dietrich, Dolllver, Dryden, El-
kins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster of
Washington, Frye, Fulton, Gali.nger,
Gamble, Gorman, Hanna, Hansorough,
Heyburn, Hopkins, Kean, Latimer,
Lodge, Long, McComas, McCreary,
MeCumber, Nelson, Overman, Penroso,
Perkins, Simmons, Smoot, Spooner,
Stewart, Stone, Warren, Wetmore—G0.
Nays Bailey, Bard, Bate, berry,
Carmack, Clark of Montana, Daniel,
Foster of Louisiana, McEnery, Mallory,
Martin, Money, Morgan, Newlands,
Pettus, Taliaferro—16.
i n making tho pairs two senators
wero paired for the treaty with one
against it.
RECEIVER TAKES CHARGE.
Florida Phosphate and Fertilizer Ccm-
panies are in Hands of Court,
As a result of the lailure of the First
National bank, at Jacksonville, H.i.,
a complaint was filed in the
United Slates court Wednesday by A,
Cosmo Little, against the Little Bro3.
Phosphate and Fertilizer Company,
cn d I* 10 Georgia !* lor.da Chemical Com-
l >an Y *° foreclose a mortgage o£ $25,-
on the * an( l sou ^ Jacksonville,
where tho Little Bros, phosphate plant
is located.
Tho t:>i " P ra yed for a receiver, and
Walter Mucklew was appointed and
directed by the court to take charge
FORCIBLE CURE FOR LAZiNESS.
Indiana Whitecaps Severely Flog Man
Nasljvil j 0 Indiana, Thursday night,
tie(1 hjm J G a f ence post and beat Tho him
unmercifully with a buggy whip.
lrfan ,bers of the mob wore handker-
chip f a over their faces and battered
down the door of Mathis’ log cabin
with rails.