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MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1904.
DAILY—67.00 A YEAR
HILL TO ROTATE
THE CIRCUIT JUDGES
REBATE IN THE HOUSE BRINGS THE LEADING LAWYERS OF THE
BODY INTO CONTROVERSY—THOSE OPPOSED TAKE THE
GROUND THAT A BAD JUDGE SHOULD REMAIN AT HOME AND
NOT BE FOISTED ON ANOTHER CIRCUIT—THOSE FAVORING
THE MEASURE MUCH IN EARNEST—THE WESTERN AND AT
LANTIC—THE BOYCOTT BILL.
ATLANTA, July 25.—The Judgeship
i fight In the Blue Ridge circuit wan
I brought up in the house today when
• the bill to rotate judges was up for
consideration.
Speaker Morris, who ran against
i Judge Gober, is very much interested
l In the passage of the rotation bill und
took a lively Interest in everything that
:was said and done today.
The advocates of the bill occupied a
rather amusing position as developed
1 by the questions asked them. The bill
’ la based on the claim that the work
of the Judges Is at present unevenly
divided, and that rotation would be
good thing. There was nothing in the
bill reflecting on the judgca, they said.
“Are you satisfied with your Judge?”
’Mr. Knight of Berrien was asked.
“yes,” he answered.
‘Then why do you want to get rid
of him for?” he was asked.
Mr. Womble of Upson put it this
.tvay:
“It is not right to put a corrupt
I Judge on your neighbor.”
f His idea was that if the people of a
i circuit elected a man they ought to
k take him for better or worse and not
-unload him on some other circuit if he
did not give satisfaction.
A vote on the bill will be reached to
morrow.
The bill was taken up as the special
xirder at 11 o’clock.
The committee had rejected a sub-
utltute providing four divisions com-
«p<Mied f and with the circuits numbered,
jtis follows:
First Division—Rome, 1; Blue Ridge,
*2; Cherokee. 3; Tallapodsa, 4; Stone
Mountain, 5; Coweta, 6.
' Second Division—Northeastern, 1;
(•Western, 2; Flint, 3; Ocmulgee, 4;
[Northern, 5. ,
' Third Division—Augusta, 1; Middle,
|lfi; Oconee, 3; Atlanta, 4; Brunswick, 5.
Fourth Division—Chattahoochee, 1;
1 Macon, 2; Southwestern 3; Pataula, 4;
[‘Albany, 6; Southern. 6.
i The bill required the Judges In the
(different divisions to succeed each
f other, passing each year to the next
[higher number. The bill appropriates
I fGOO to ca«;h Judge for necessary ex
penses. A Judge was not allowed to sit
jin the same county oftener than once
In three years, except for the year in
■which it fell to his lot to servo. Tho
(bill did not apply to Atlanta and Kast-
1 ern circuits.
Messrs. Walker of Pierce, Mitchell of
Thomas and Womblo of Upson pre
sented a minority report which stated
ithat tho bill was unconstitutional on
[account of the exception of tho At
lanta and Eastern circuits; wns not de-
• sired by the people and was contrary
I to the spirit of tho law which gives tho
! people the right to elect the judges who
jnro to preside over their courts, and
that it was a reflection on the judl-
| clary.
Mr. Gcorgo of Morgan spoko In sup
port of the bill, saying It did not re
flect on tho Judiciary. lie said the
work of the Judgca was not equally di
vided and the object of the measure
■was to correct that He showed how
.some of the circuits were much larger
| than others. He said the minority re
port sought to drag Into the delibera
tions tho elections in the Bluo Ridge
circuit, with its prejudices and that
was unworthy the consideration of
i any man. The Blue Ridge circuit had
nothing to do with It. “I don’t know
what has happened there, and I don’t
care,” said Mr. George.
Mr, Howell, of Meriwether, wanted
lo know if the bill was Intended to
equalise the work of the Judges, why
the Havannah and Atlanta circuits were
excluded.
Mr. George- replied that there wns
such a volume of business that the
Judge would have Jo reside In Atlanta
or Savannah, the court sitting for nine
months in the year. It would not be
fuir to require a judge to move fro
his circuit to Atlanta or Savannah f<
the year that he would have to pre
side there. “With all respect to my
feillow citizens who nave been elected
judges,” said Mr. George, "if a Judge
has to go out and make stump speeches
and shake hands and form close com
panionships; when he has to go out
and place himself under obligations
to men who are not careful of what
they demand; when the people have
forced the judges to become politicians,
it is the duty of the legislature to re
move them as far as possible from the
Influences that elected them.”
Mr. Howell, of Meriwether, spoke
against the bill, saying the arguments
of Mr. George were not so much for
the hill before the house as they were
against the election of judges by the
people. The bill was a reflection on
the Judges. The counties were not
calling for the rotation plan, but they
wanted the elections taken out of the
hands of the people.
Mr. Howell said: "The election of
Judges by the people was the worst
thing Georgia ever did with her Judi
ciary. The only worse thing would be
the passage of the rotation bill,
meant not the making of Judges, but
, the making of politicians,'and ooon
they would all be in congress.”
Mr. Howell favored putting judres
on the bench for life and paying them
34.000 a year. He wanted such a sys
tem that no politician could make a
judge tremble.
Mr. McHenry, of Floyd, opposed ex
empting the Atlanta and Eastern cir
cuits. For himself, he would like to
spend a year in Atlanta. He denied
that the question was one of equaliz
ing work. It wan a rotation bill solely.
Mr. Mcfurry, of Hart. said the dis
satisfied circuits should work out their
own salvation and not shift the burden
to other shoulders. The bin was a re
flection on the Judiciary and he waa
opposed to it.
Mr. Womble. of Upson, one ©f the
of tha mlr.orliy report, spoke
against the bll ns unconstitutional.
The bill would Increase the expenses
$12,600, and If the house passed the
senate bill Increasing Judges’ salaries
the cost to the state would be $33,600
a year more than now.
"It Is not right,” said Mr. Womble,
"to put a corrupt man on your neigh
bors.”
Mr. Knight.’of Berrien, said the peo
ple would never surrender the right
to elect the Judges. He wanted the
Judges to “get a hustle on ’em,” and
go from one circuit to another.
The hour for adjournment having
arrived, the' bill went over until to
morrow.
Land Title Registration.
The commission appointed last year,
of which Hon. Washington Dessau is
chairman, made u report to the house
on the investigation of various sys
tems of land title registration. The
Torrens system, especially. Is being In
vestigated. The commission has not
been able to complete Its labors and
asked for more time. By resolution of
Mr. Felder, of Bibb, another year \vi
granted.
New Member Sworn In.
Hon. J. M. Harrell, the new member
from Quitman, who succeeds Hon. N.
N. Phillips, resigned, was sworn in to
day by Justice Cobb of the supreme
court.
New Bills in the House.
’ By Mr. Binlon of Decatur—to exempt
millers from public »-oad duty.
By Mr. Underwood of Whiti
amend section 650 of the code to allow
mining corporations to condemn right-
of-way for water canals.
By Mr. Gaulden of Brooks—Two
bills; one repealing the act establishing
the city court of Brooks county, and
the other to establish the city court of
Quitman.
Also to amend the charter of Quit-
man.
By Mr. Valentine of Echols—To pay
pension of George Mitchell, deceased,
to Elbert Worthington.
By Mr. Alford of Worth—To estab
lish a board of commissioners for
Worth county.
By Mr. Flanigan—To pay pension of
J. F, M. Cain, deceased, to his widow.
By Messrr. McRec and West of
Lowndes—To grant title to certain
lands in Valdosta to the United States.
By Mr. McHenry of Floyd—Appro
priating $2,750 for repairs to tho build
ings at the School for the Deaf and
Dumb.
By Mr. Shackelford of Clarke—To
make the mayor of Athens a member
of tho trustees of the Oconee II111
cemetery.
By Mr. Rankin of Gordon—To amend
the act In regard to the docketing and
hearing of past hills of exceptions.
By Mr. Rogers of McIntosh—To ap
propriate $5,000 for the completion of
the third story of the dormitory of the
State Industrial College at Savannah.
By Mr. Leigh of Coweta—To require
the branding of cotton seed meal as to
grade, etc.
defines boycotting, and provides for
punishment.
It makes the following nets como
der its definition:
) For any two or more persons to
plre together for the purpose of
injuring the business of any person or
poratlon by Inducing others not to
have business dealings with the person
or corporation engaged in a lawful
business.
) To loiter around or go near the
e of business of another to induce
any other person to quit work or
interfere with the lawful business
any person.
(3) To circulate notices of boycott,
or to "picket” the works or place of
business of any person or corporation
i lawful business, for the purposes
of Interference with such lawful busl-
(4) For any person, company or
corporation to maintain a blacklist, and
to attempt to prevent any person from
obtaining employment.
RAILROADS ARE
INDIFFERENT
Have Nothing to Say as to
Domicile Bill
STANDING ON THE LAW
Remarks by Judge McWhorter, Repro*
senting the Southern Railway, Before
the Senate Railroad Committee—Un-
der Decision of the Supreme Court
“Its Passage or Defeat is a Matter of
Absolute and Utter Indifferenoe.”
The Western and Atlantic.
The provisions of the resolution In
troduced in the oenate by Mr. Smith
today and which are briefly referred to
in the routine proceedings of that body,
call for a commission to consist of the
members of the railroad commlsslson,
tho comptroller-general of the state
and the secretary of the state, which
commission shall examine into and
report upon the advisability of selling
tho Western and Atlantic railroad
extending the lease on the property.
If necessary the commission is
thorized to employ a competent
gineer to perform such services as may
be required of him, and also to adver
tise the property for sale or lease, sub
ject of course to the terms of the ex
isting lease, and make a report to the
governor of the state before the con
vening of the next general assembly,
INCENDIARIES
BURN COTTON MILL
Sensational Disclosures in a Savannah
Fire—Report of Superintendent of
the Department,
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 25.—Just be
fore 3 o’clock this morning an Incen
diary fire was started in the Savannah
cotton mllL The damage will probably
amount to between $10,000 and $15,
000. Superintendent Maguire of tho
fire department says the machines on
tho ground floor, where most of tho
damnge was done, were connected
with rolls of cotton to moke the flames
communlcato more readily with tho
different machines filled with tho in
flammnblo cotton. While tho attention
of Superintendent McGuire and the
firemen was taken from tho ground
floor to tho floor above, where another
fire wns discovered, the cotton rolls
connecting the machines were? removed,
says the superintendent, and made
away with, thus destroying that much
of tile evidence of Incendiarism.
Superintendent Maguire has made a
report of the matter to the police and
an Investigation of the origin of tho
fire Is being made by them. Mnnnger
Booth said that ho had not observed
the cotton connection to tho machines,
though he said that in the face of tho
statement of the superintendent of tho
flro department he would not say that
they were not there. The origin of the
fire, ho said, was as much of q mystery
to him ns to any one else. Tho flro
and tho view taken of it has caused
qulto a sensation.
ATLANTA. Ga.. July 25.—At a meet
ing of the senate railroad committee
to consider Representative Hall’s bill
to compel all railroads operating In
Georgia to be incorporated under the
i of this stnte. Messrs. R. C. Al
ston, of tho Plant system and Hamil
ton McWhorter, of tho Southern, spoke
in opposition to tho measure. Until
this time the railroads have shown not
the slightest opposition, and the fol
lowing remarks made by Mr. McWhor
ter seem to explain their Indifference:
"The Southern Railway Company Is
a resident of Virginia—It is chartered
there and that Is the state of Its dom
icile.
"Against the removal clnuse of the
federal constitution this legislature has
no more power to change the domicile
of the Southern Hnllway Company
than it has to change the domicile of
General Fltzhugh Lee. who Is also a
resident of tho. state of Virginia; nor
has it It any more moral or legal right,
without a henring, to confiscate the
property because it docs business in
Georgia, as now provided by law*, with
out changing its residence than It
would have to tr.kc the llfo of General
Fltzhugh Leo, without a hearing. If ho
should come Into Georgia and do busi
ness without changing Ills residence.
"The passage of such a bill would
not only be repugnant to tho constitu
tion and In the face of the uniform de
cisions of the supreme court, but It
would contravene the principles of
common Justice and prostitute this
body to unjust and unworthy pur
poses.
"While the Southern Railway Com
pany is a resident of Virginia, yet in
the prosecution of its business in
Georgia it Is subject to every burden,
of taxation or otherwise, imposed by
this body upon all other railroads ana
Is amenable to nil the rules and reg
ulations of our railroad commission,
and shares equally all tho liabilities
Imposed by law upon the other roads
In this state.
"The Atlantic Coast Line and the
Seaboard Air Line were organized un
der the laws of Virginia; Jhe Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railway,
which Is the lessee of your state road,
la u Tennessee corporation; the Louis
ville and Nashville. Joint 1 essoe of tho
Georgia railroad, Is a Kentucky corpo
ration, yet this bill would confiscate
the property of each without a hear
ing If It could do so.
"Speaking for the Southern Rail
way Company. I desire to aay, without
intending to Indorso the unwise, radi
cal and revolutionary legislation sug
gested by this bill, that wo are utterly
Indifferent to its passage.
“If you can stand for It v
stand from under It, and In that event
Its baleful operation may bo left to
sacrifice other Important developing
enterprises ami Interests In tho state
not now contemplated.
“Since the decision of the suprenu
court of the United States in the
North Carolina ense, to which tho
Southern railway waa a party, handed
down since tho introduction of this
bill, which unequivocally announced
the law that no state legislature has
the power to prevent the removal, by
a non-ropident, of a case from slat
to tho federal courts, wc have hnd no
concern about the possago or defeat
of this bill, and I repeat Its pussnge
defeat Is now a matter of absolute and
utter Indifference to tho Southern Rail
way Company.
“Tails Is said In no spirit of dlsre
gnrd of your acta, but la merely tho
assertion of a simple legal conclusl
that must be ns plain to you ns It Is
to me. and about which, therefore,
there can be no substantial difference,
"Representing the Southern Rnll
way Company, therefore, I do not enro
to say more upon this occasion, and
without further discussion, I purpose to
leave this bill to the wise. Just nnd con
servative consideration nnd direction
which you may see fit to give it.”
JAPANESE DRIVING
RUSSIANS BEFORE THEM
BATTLE THAT LASTED FOURTEEN HOURS—EVACUATION OF NEW
CHWANG —AMERICAN STATE DEPARTMENT AND THE BRITISH
FOREIGN OFFICE VERY CL08ELY ENGAGED OVER THE KNIGHT
COMMANDER AND ARDOVA CASES—THE QUESTION OF
TRABAND AND THE “ZONE OF HOSTILITIES.”
CON-
The Senate,
ATLANTA, July 25.—The senate met
at 12 o’clock today and was called to
order by President Howell.
New Business.
The following bills were Introduced
and read the flrat time:
By Mr. Stead—To mako it a misde
meanor to either buy or sell a vote in a
primary election in this state, whether
the election is for a state, county or
municipal office.
By Mr. Snead—To amend section 191
of the code of 1895 so as to Include cor
poration:*,.
By Mr. Ilopklna—To amend section
1764 (1444 a) of volume 1 of the code
of 1895 so as to further define what are
lawful fences. f
By Mr. Perry—To amend section 5321
of volume 2 of the code of 1895 relating
to the power and fees of commissioners
appointed to take depositions so ss to
make such fees taxable as court costs
In certain Instances.
By Mr. Perry. To provide for and
authorize the recording of certified
copies from the record of duly register
ed deeds and other writings where
such deeds or writings convey or effect
the title of lands, lying in more than
one county in the state where such
original deeda have been duly register
ed in one or more counties, but not In
el! the counties wherein lands convey
ed or effected Its, etc.
Bjr Mr. Corner a resolution to pay
the pension of A. M. Cason of Appling
county, to deceased widow.
By Mr. Smith a resolution to sp
point a commission to examine Into the
matter of the advisability of selling the
Western and Atlantic railroad or ex
tending the lease of the same.
A joint resolution to pay the sher
iff of Dade county $160 for services In
executing a negro who while nerving
sentence in the Dade county coal
mines killed another convict and
sentenced to death on the gallows, was
tmssed.
The resolution by Mr, Candler of De
kalb, to appropriate $6,600 to be used
in supplying a water works system for
the Soldiers* Home waa passed.
A resolution to pay the pension of J.
C. Bridges of Spalding county to his
widow was passed.
A bill Introduced by Mr. Starr to pro-
Mbit boycotting in the state was pass-
eo. The measure defines boycotting to
consist of two or more persons com
bining together to prevent any one
from securing employment, or any
firm or corporation from keeping a list
and exchanging information with other
persons or corporations which may
prevent any one from securing work.
GREAT STOCK YARDS
ARE SHORT OF HELP
STRIKE OF THE OPERATIVES HAS ASSUMED THE GRAVEST CHAR
ACTER—SEEMS NOV/ TO BE A FIGHT TO THE FINISH WITH THE
PEOPLE LACKING MEAT ON THEIR TABLES—STRIKERS AND
PACKER8 FIND NO GROUND OF COMPROMISE.
LONDON, July 26.—Cabling under
date of July 24, the Dally Mali’s Now
Chwang correspondent describes a
fourteen hours’ desperate battle with
heavy losses on both aides, and which
suited In the Russian position at
Tntchekluo being rendered untenable,
by reason of which they will be com
pelled to retreat toward Halcheng.
The battle began at 6 o’clock In tho
morning, “the Russians resuming at
tack on the Japanese position on the
heights of Tntcheklao. After a few
hours the Japanese left ilnnk from
Taping mountain captured tho vlllngo
of Tanghudltuen, compelling the Rus
sians to retrent to Tlcnghunltucn. six
miles from their base.
"The Russians, now reinforced, main
tained tho position until 5 o’clock In
the afternoon, when the Japanese right
flank made a sudden appearance on tho
hills south of Tatcheklao and by a
tremendous flro forced tho Russians
to retreat. The Japanese firing line
extended fifteen miles. Aftor two more
hours of nn Ineessnnt storm of shot
and shell they swept tho lust hill and
the pluln clear of Russians.”
British Foreign Offico Patient.
LONDON, July C5—7:10 p. m.—The
foreign office has rocelved newt of the
Inking of the steamer Knight Com
mander und has Instructed the Brlt-
nsiil at Yokohama to make a full
Investigation of tho case und report
■0 to Downing street. Until his
report Is received no action will ho
taken. The foreign office regrets the
Incident as coming at an unfortunate
time In connection with public opinion
here, but tho officials refrain from all
commends pending re. elpt of dutnlls.
Thero Is practically no excitement
»ro over the sinking of the Knight
Commander, tho Russians’ notion hav*
1m: b*-p|i tiikrii 1)\ n-gnlitr warship
nnd within the zone of hostilities. Tho
ldMer orltlelMin evoked over the a> timi
of venselH of RunmIu’h volunfeer fleet
and the passage of the Dardanelles Is
tnoro or less disarmed. The foreign
ancse troops
gaged. No
place at Tat
from Kale
State Department Acting.
WASHINGTON. July 25—Minister
Conger nt Pekin has cabled the state
department under today’s date that ho
has been informed that the Russians
today evacuated New Chwang. Ho
also confirms the published reports of
the sinking by tho Vladivostok squad
ron of a British steamer with a cargo
consigned to the American Trading
Company. The vessel mentioned by
Mr. Conger is the Knight Commander.
Hopkins Ron. the local agents of the
American Trading, Company, report
that the steamer sunk was of 6.GOO
tons and sailed from New York sixty
days a
Iloulde
arrle
Ro
helo
ler chart*
att A Co
How
ldon
Stlv
tho
American Trading Compuny'u shipping
agents at Yokohama, on riccount of the
chart* ring Arm It i • j osttlvely
that tho cargo contained no contraband
and It 1h expected that the statu de
partment will bo addressed on the
mit.J- t.
The week’s Investigation by tin
state department of the problems con
necterl with the operations of bellig
rent ships against neutral merchant
n—ii ha\ <• .tv.* * i!:i/.-*l in :
TELEPHONE TRU8T DEED.
Company In Indian Territory to Meet
Franchise Suit.
AUSTIN. Tex., July 23.—In the twenty-
sixth district court today suit was filed
by the Territorial Bank A Truet Company
of Muscogee. I. T., against the Commer-
dal Telephone Company, with its prin
cipal offices at Ban Antonio, for the fore
closure of n deed of trust and the appoint,
mont of a receiver to take charge of the
affairs of the company. The petitioners
allvgo that on August 20. 1901, the de
fendant company executed a deed of truet
on all Its property, franchises, linen,
switchboards, etc., nnd the nmount so
mortgaged waa not to exceed $1,000,000,
nnd that subsequently oonns were Issued
and sold by defendant company to defray
expenses of constructing its lines in
Texas. The petitioners aver that there
now nre 855 of these bonds outstanding,
aggregating $427,500. all of which were Is
sued prior to July, 190J, nnd tho plaintiffs
pray that the deed of trust or mortgage
on all the defendant company property
he foreclosed to satisfy bond Indebted
ness,
AMERICANS KILLED.
CHICAGO, July Ifc—WKh nil pence
negotiations broken off and with all
the allied trades unions employed at
the different plants, with the excep
tion of the teamsters nnd the station
ary engineers, out on strike in sympa
thy with the butchers, who quit work
two weeks ago, the stock yards tonight
had settled down to what promises to
be a long, bitter light. As has been
threatened for some time, th*- allied
trades employed in the packing indus
try at Chicago quit work when called
on today to assist the striking butch
ers In their efforts to bring the pack
ers to terms.
In several instances the men did
not wait for the official notification
from their lenders to strike, but threw
down their tool* and quit work of their
own volition. At 6 o'clock tonight tho
statement wna made by Michael J.
Donnelly, president of the Butchers'
Union, thot overy union man employ
ed at the stock yards with the excep
tion of the teamsters nnd stationary
engineers, had responded to orders for
a general sympathetic strike. The en
gineers, he declared, would Join the
strikers tomorrow morning, and un
less there was a speedy settlement of
the difficulty the teamsters would un
doubtedly Join In the struggle soon.
According to Mr. Imnnelly, today’s
strike swelled the number of men who
have quit wofrk at the stock yards in
Chicago to nearly 30.000 persons. Both
sides to the controversy declared to-
night that they were perfectly satis
fied with the present state of affairs.
Lost Their Lives in sn Encounter witl
a Mexican.
KL PASO, Tex., 25.—Francisco Mai
lin, Mexican consul, today received t
telegram from F. Canada, governor of
Sinaloa, confirming the report that two
Americans were killed at Aguas Call
's by a man named Torres, and
adding that a "rigid Investigation has
been ordered.”
Situation at Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH. Tex.. July 25—Pick'
ets have been maintained as usual at
packing plants, but In spite of this the
packers have taken on 1,500 new
workmen. Receipts at the yards were
about normal and the purchases by
packers were In the same proportion.
The only distraction of the day was
caused by a striker picket trying to
prevent a seeker after work from go
ing to the plants. A special officer
knocked the picket from a bridge for
Interfering with the would-be work
man. No rioting will be permitted by
the sheriff.
Patenegtr Hurt on the Big Four
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., July 25.—Two
persons were killed and several In
jured tonight in a collision between a
Big Four passenger train and an elec
tric car at Washington and Missouri
streets. Two negroes were killed. The
locomotive struck the front of the
electric 'car, throwing the car twenty
feet.
Nine Break Jail.
CHARLOTTE, N. O.. July 25.—Nine
. .. —— . ir,. n. juiy Zd.—MM
A number nt holme bill of local Im- nrlaonen. two white nnd wren colored
iwrtance only wep- poned after Which j coped from Jail at Dull.ix. N. C.
the senate adjourned.
It Is
To Stop Boycotting.
The bill by Senator burr <
' about 4 o'clock this aften
j said the cells had been
i locked and the men rushed post the
i- , ■ urfi at the
»d to tho Pacific Mail
Company. The department
deem it opportune to make*
public, but It Is
nd-
shlp
be ht
mhIo
dellv
Ing administrations of the state d
pnrtment, which In substance warn
shippers against the carriage of co
trabnnd nnd In violation of port rul
imposed by belligerents In a poultl
to enforce thorn. The position of t
department In this irntlcr will
speedily nnd publicly developed, r
academically, but In connection wl
the first protest which Ih
tho department against t
ono of the belligerents
American ship or tin Aim
Tho case of tho Knight Commander
Is regarded here as complicated and
difficult of treatment/ It Ih appro-
-led that if tho - ontentlon of tho
• iilpi-T <■ Mip-iifM Ill'll tlie cargo con
tained no contraband tho general d<>c-
lon of
d an
cargo, v
and that they were willing to hav*
a fight to the finish to determine who
shall dictate the terms of settlement.
According to the packers, the gen
eral strike today wss a failure, it be-
ing asserted by them that not more
than half the members of the silled
trades quit work when officially culled
out by the lenders this morning. The
further statement was made by the
packers that should all the union men
decide to Join the strikers It would
make little difference to the employers,
ss they had sufficient resources to con
test the ground for an indefinite pe
riod. On the other hand, the labor
leaders assert tin t all the union em
ployees at the different packing points,
together with several hundred employ,
ees of the Union Block Yards and
Transit Company, quit work today in
response to the general order for a
sympathetic strike. ,
A new phase of the strike situation
developed late this afternoon when no
tice was given by the unions to the In
dependent packers at the stock yprds
that their men would not be Allowed
to handle animals which had been han
dled in any way by non-union men.
It is necessary for these Independent
concerns to take all of their live stock
Into
elder the Inatter. Before pence nego
tiations had been broken off today, rep
resentatives of the teamsters’ union, us
hnd been agreed on last hfght, were In
conference with tho packers In nn effort
fb arrange some sort of settlement
which would prevent u spread-of the
strike. At thin meeting the packers
ere asked to concede that the first
peace agreement, signed last Wednes
day and which Inter was repudiated by
the strikers when a second strike was
called* be considered null und void and
that the puckers submit u now pro
posal for peace terms. Tho committee
ulso advised the packers that the strik
ing butchers would slund by Inst Hat-
urdny*s demand, which was that all
men be reinstated within ten dnys Or
their cuses be submitted to Immediate
arbitrating all butchers und casing
men to bo taken buck within forty-
eight hours after work was resumed.
No progress toward a settlement was
made at the conference and the team
sters* committee retired to consider a
new proposul.
Immediately on the return of the
teamsters’ committee to union head
quarters they entered Into u. confer
ence with the representatives of tho
allied trades to consider a proposal
which hnd been submitted to tho
unions by the packers. In the meet
ing between the teamsters and the
packers, the packers offered to chungn
the time of reinstating all the strlk»rn
from forty-five days to thirty-five
days. They made no concessions other
thuu this and this proposal was sub
mitted to the allied trades committee.
President Donnelly, of the butchers*
union, however, refused to consider
the proposal and nil hopes of an Imme.
e settlement was lost President
Golden, of the teamsters’ union,
trongly urged that the proposal be
considered and that nnother effort for
settlement lie made.
The sentiment of the meeting was
overwhelmingly against him, nnd the
ommittee adjourned without intend
ing to arrange any more meetings with
the puckers. After falling in the pear,
negotiations President Golden, of th<
teamsters’ union advised the member
of the International committee of the
teamsters’ union that his efforts to
bring about pence today had been un-
sccessfui und asked their sanction for
a sympathetic strike of the packing
trade teamsters. Despite the sympa
thetic strike, all the plants worked
regular time today, although nt a re
duced capacity.
At Armour A Co.'s plant It was said
that 1,880 hogs, 700 cattle nnd 200
sheep were slaughtered during the
day. At the other six plants n similar
amount of work was accomplished, and
It was predicted by all that tomorrow
there would be a derided increase In
the number of animals slaughtered.
ifflc
trntr
>r tho
rinothc
ent take
Vladivostok Squadron Soon.
TOKIO. July 2:. . The BiimH.hi Vlad
ivostok squadron was noen to the east
ward of Knzusa province nt 2 o’clock
this afternoon. It wuh steaming to
tho cast. . Knxusu province is on tho
east sldo of Toklo bny.
Situation at N
TIEN THIN. July
ms been received I
:hnt the Japan
tfew Chwang.
nlnlstrntlon dep
lay) and the d
Imre to the effect
have not' entered
Russian civil mi-
go
ent
nlng at the I
Istrntlon. Th
terdny took
of tho ndmln-
flghllng reported yen-
are between N.-V
hekiao and ilm Jap-
irlne
has l>*
■il fin
viola
[lovoloped this nfte
1 byUic do-
end n fact
won. which might
cornplIcatlonH hnd
•<•*! that tho Rus-
1 given orders for
>f the British ship
I hnd
upplle
W. Peabody
>«rd
being
PARKER AT HOME
TO PARTY MAGNATES
MEET8 CHAIRMAN JONES AND SENATOR DANIEL—IS INFORMED
BY THE FORMER THAT EVERY MAN WHO VOTED FOR BRYAN
WILL VOTE FOR HIM—PREDICTION OF DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
IN NOVEMBER—JUDGE PARKER UNDERSTANDS THE PRACTI
CAL SIDE OF CAMPAIGNING.
E8OPU0, N. Y„ July 25.—Former
enator James K. Jones or Arkansas,
enator John W. Daniel of Virginia,
nd Daniel J. Tampan of Michigan.
rill**
of Judge
candidate
ther Hen
lei* who
Alt*
K*.-'-r
B. Pa
the hr
had me
iere by sj
Judge 1».
ul lnvlta-
•r before.
A Factional Difference.
CHICAGO, July 25.—An exciting en-
__ . . county In which about twenty men
yards over union Mock yards | * n( | women took part, occurred today
runways, where the stock mijit be ha
died by non-union men, sine# the union
men employ« i by the stock yards com
pany In this line of work were among
the employes who Joined the sympa
thetic strike today.
The ultimatum of the unions leaves
the Independent packer* no alternative
but to receive their live stock directly
from the •ountry or to close business
entirely. A meeting of Independent
packers was held tonight to trap out
some plan of action, but no definite J small amount of iwnt-y.
conclusion was raqcb* ,\: other * pold, was arrested in c<
ideating will be bcid tomoirow (the altaUfc.
on Ashland avenue, near the sti
yards. Mrs. Marie Zalatrlck had
proached her husband for not retui
Ing to work, whereupon neighbors ti
sides and the result was a struggle
which Mrs. Zalatrlck and three n
g-ere badly hurt. Her husband
raped Injury. Policemen stopped tho |
fight but made no arrests. Zalatrlck
is still on a strike. Later Mrs. Anna j
Tickle, who has three sons on strike, j
|y beaten and robbed of a
They left sounding in glowing terms
the praises of the party's standard
bearer. Senator Jones told Judge
Parker that every Democrat who vot
ed for Mr. Bryan in 1896 nnd 1900
will vote the Democratic ticket this
fall. Senator Daniel said that the
franchise plank In the Democratic
platform would make the Houth solid
for the party, and that this plank also
would enable the party to curry Mary
land, West Virginia and Delaware.
Tho Chairmanship.
It was reported today that a boom
for Mr. Cnmpau for the chairmanship
of the national committee may be
launched at the national committee
meeting tomorrow. It was stated by
those who participated In th** confer
ence with Judge Parker that this sub
ject was not discussed. The name of
former Henator James Smith. Jr., of
New Jersey was heard also In connec
tion with the chairmanship. Few* call*
have given Judge Parker so much
genuine pleasure as he derived from
his visit with Senators Jones and Dan-
b*L The former, who managed both
of Mr, Bryan’s campaign*. Is the rep
resentative of the Democratic party
Judge Park**
slkad with ntn
In <!■•' Inring
Predicts Demo
In
mtra
is satisfactory
Im-. \\ Mild> h '
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