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CONSTITUTION AND THE FLAG.
% „ K g IN VOLVIC IMPO9ITIOI OP
< l TOIII 111 TIEN,
In on* < *"** 1 *' r !>•*mlHiH Brought
Toharra I row l*ort< and In
jollier lllnnannil Rlnaa Were
Drought from >lnnlla-t hr Oooda
\\ rrr fl>rd, !*• Their On nrm
< liii in the >1 lift It • to It rl iiu Them In
Witlmnf I'Nylag IXity.
... hlngton. Dec. IT —lti the United
Supreme Court to-Wy nr;um< nt
w b* (ftin In into c*see. t!*-> dkrtxlon of
v h ii expected to list the Ma ui of
j. r ,, HUt> and the Philippine Inland* and
r InxuDr poaxM’-xloni acquired through
war with Spain with reepeet to the
• f ,l State* proper; to ray whether
,r pKfph arc rkizens. and to Imlirate
v :her the conatHutlon follows the fl,g.
, .r,<* of the raio In ihat of John If
, #.fze. who in June. 1191. imported from
I*. rto Rico a quantity of leaf tobacco Into
tr United Staten through the port of
York and protexted Mgauixt the e
-of duty on the Importation,
;flit|-|T If tit the lobncoo Wri- not Xlll#-
to duty because “Porto Rio© t the
- me of Importation wat not n forrtgn
. ,itr>. and beoaune then-fore the im
*ti*n of dutlen on goods brought from
• • a o uiihin the territory of the United
... into a port of the United State*
iit lawful and valid under the constl*
• utlon."
colle. tor of the port and the board
general aj praieere both ruled ng.vnst
it!, as did the United 8 ate* Circuit
.art for the Southern district of New
1 ork
rne other raw* i. known a* the four
i - ha root id-ring ca*e.
i he i lalmant, Manuel Repke. a United
S'ate.v .-oldler In the Philippines, a< qutre)
itie rage In question and brought them
, to the United States without paying
•\ u[*>i them, aomc time In the year
-**. between July ?! aid Sept, 2X The
were seised on May IS. ROT*, at Chl
#. • a United Stat.-s ru.i'omu e
merchandise liable to duty, which
fMould have been Invol •and. and was
i i.i.. illly imported. The claimant con*
rids that at the time he acquired the
-o|erty Luz<*n wa> a part of the terri
tory of the United States, and that tho
- /.ire- wa,s -ontrary to the claimant s
r* t .> . ■-Risen, particularly under Bv
-non 2. Art lie IV, of the constitution, and
h- Inxixtetl that under Artlle ! Section 8
gress require* uniformity of ail taxes
• I duties throughout the United States
1 i-trlt Uoun gave Judgment of for
-1 Rare for the government ami the cxza
• me here on a writ of error.
I lie Arituineut llterd.
\\ lien the cast* were < -ailed to-day they
iv. ,-oinMned by mutual consent of
inael ami each aide was given five
. ir- tor argument. Kverltt Brown, coon -
>• for appellain, madu the find argu
uant
M Brown declared that the people had
Nixhtd certain conxtitutlona] limit**
to be traiiMctHlfd. This raise was
me thins mote than one of M-propti
rc. It dented tile rigiit of any branch
' t ■ government to transcend the llml
ttlonx laid down by the constitution.
i-Xiwwrd C. Perkins of counsel for
(J>*tze maintained that the constitution
was in effect a power of attorney. The
i utlon of the war to Porto Rico or
. -.-where, or to the acquisition of this
that place, were all acts which must
be brought within ihe powers of the eon-
Htitutgm. The eonstttHton following th*
flag. Mr. Parkins regarded as equivalent ;
* xaylng that a man's s iaiow followed
ban.
The dztm of unlimited power in new
1 "•fltorlei.” he said. “Is opposed to our
**!itire theory of constitutional govern
ment.
* The treaty of Part* Is not open to the
-r.atrurtlon that It provkW for the gov
• ruing of Porto Rico without regard to
institutional limitations, and a* a coun
try foreign to the United fttates."
If the tariff act Imposes i duty or tax
upon goods brought from Porto Rico to a
; lace elsewhere In the Untied States af
ter the annexation. th** imposition Is void
a beujg in conflict with an express pro
vldon >f the constitution.
When the treaty of Paris took effect
P*>rto Rico ceased to be *• foreign coun
try* within the meaning of those words
* u?ed In the tariff act.**
STATE bOHA TAX CIMS.
Plant tpatent Will Par st the Arbi
trators Decided.
Atlanta. Per 17—Controller General
Wtidam A. Wright lost the suit against
•'-!* Savannan Florida and Western Rail
read. Judge Lumpkin thlw afternoon. In
•; 4 decision, made the mandamus* com
r lete.
Controller Wright will now have to *<*•
-pt the valuation* put on the road b>
T i*e arbitrators for both state and count)
•axe* The mar.damiis provides that he
must correct each of the statements he
has sent to the tax collector of each of
the count lea through which the port km®
< ( the road under dispute run
The state will get taxes on approxi
mately HQMOO less hn the figures the
< ntroller had made up and sent <o the
tax collector.
HAEHK LOfl Tti THE HAW*
Fire at Norfolk Detro>el Some Aal
asblf Records.
Washington. Pec. 17 -It Is said at the
Navy Department that a serious loss has
suffered by the navy In the fire at
the Norfolk navy yard The money lose
-* of secondary importanee; the ftr* de
stroyed valuable records that cannot be
replaced and many necessary plans which
an only be replaced at tnu h expense in
? ime and money. There were no casual-
R* An Investigation wlli be made im
mediately.
HOiIEI FOR HOI Til AFRICA.
tip*iurr Carries 7<VI of Them From
trs Orleans.
New Orleans. Dee. 17—The steamer
Hu norm cleared to-day for Cape Town
with 730 horses and a larga quantity of
feedstuff*.
The British steamer Milwaukee, from
Table Bay. Africa, report* on Nov. 21.
-itltude 7 49. south, longitude 21 23. west.
spoke the British bark Windsor Park
from Ban Franrtsco for Queenstown. 127
•>*ya out. all well; wished to be reported
Sew Pastor for Wllmiagtoa.
"Tlmlngton. N C.. Dec. 17.~Rev. J. X!
Well* of Staunton. Vs . ha* been caked
■o he pastorate of the First presbyteflsin
*brch of this city to succeed Rev Pey-
H. Hope. D. D., who resigned a>out
a year ago to become pastor of the War
n XU mortal Church In Loatavlke. Rv.
Mr. WcR ia a native of MissUslppf
FRKK OKI.IVi nv not TEA
•o Of HepresentatlTe Imtlmer Is
Doing (toad Work.
Washington. Dc-. n -Representative
l^atimer s son, wno Is the special agent
of the Poatoflke Depanmont In connei
ton with the eetaMi-hment of the rural
free delivery system in the Third South
Carolina Congrr**lonal district. Is here to
submk the preliminary report on the work
he has accomplished
The report shows that a . omplete ruril
free delivery service has been eet.ibUs)ie.i
In Andereoit county an t In *e Rons o(
Oconee and Plckeita ouiitiee. lying to the
south of the Southern Railway, between
Baluda and the Tugoo*a rivers. Bpi lal
Ager.t Latimer called at the Post off* e De
partment to-day and wa* informal that
hi* report w. i;qiroved. nd h •
highly comp4imcnt>d ufion n excellent
map o( the country, t-how lug the new
route* •atabllsheil H wi authorized
to ret urn. to his h.*irict and I'omplete tho
work already provided for
Representative La timers constituent*
appreciate his work In their tieh.ilf to se
cure tho best poe*i >l* nwiU facilities.
MUM-51 FOB Till, ACADEHY.
Bill Reported to the House—lndian
Appropriation Hill.
Washington, Dec. 17 —The Military
Academy appropr.ation bill was reported
to the Hou*e to-day It carries ■
w l*k*h Is s24o.below- the estimate' and
slightly aho\ the bill of la*t year.
The Indian apjroprlatlon bill was com
pleted to-day b) the Houss Committee on
Irvlian Affairs. It • arr *n something over
ff.OUO.M, the exact kx regate not yet be
ing determined. The number of Indian
agencies Is reduced from U to 44. those
omitted being the Lemhi. Idaho, Neah
Bay, Wash . N>\ ids. Nev Quapae In
dan Terrltor> , Ha< and Fox, 1 Bd.tz.
Oregon; Blf-seton. S. D . Tullaltp. Wash.
The estimates made no provision for |
contract Indian school*, but 520.K)0 is st
lowsd for the Hampton, Va . school, as
this Is not considered a *e tara*n school
PORTO RHO ) LAIN OA CUBA.
Cnllvd Atm-, ( ■nao, Int.rT.B. b
Favor of Ihr Former.
Washington. Dc. 17 -Thr Btar Drpsrt
mrnt has rrndrrl an opinion to thr rf
fr.A that th- United State* government
cannot Intervene in favor of i’orto Kli - ®
tn the matter of her claim* again*, Cuba
for li.jrti.'W.
The Spanish government raided a loan
to thl* amount fnmt the I’orto Rtcafti
to help iwoeet ute mllllaty o,a*rallon In
Cuba, basing ihe loan upon ttie revenuea
of the latter lelatvl 111 etihalance ihe de
elelon of the I’nlted States government
I* tn the effect tnat leaving aside Ihe
question of equity In iht* case, to eanc
tlon the colleislon of thla claim against
Cuba now would lie to open the door to
numbered* other and larger claims, which
would exhaust the flnatu lal resource* of
the Island.
IN ISOt KHNMFVrh FAN OH.
Supreme ( earl Derides land t are
From Fort Royal.
Washington. Dec 17.—The Supreme
Court of the United State* to-day con
firmed the title of the United States gov
arnmenl to certain property lying alone
me water Irotit near 11..- entrant* to the
harbor of Port Royal. The suit was
brought by Agnee A. Niger to recover
said property from th* government. The
case was argued some time ago by lx-roy
F. Youmart* and W. 8. Montreal!, for the
plaintiff and Robert A Howard and 8o-
Ucttor General J. K. Richards on bhalf
of the government. Th* decision tn favor
of the government waa reached without
requiring a written opinion The chief
justice simply announced ihat th* decree
of the lower court w* afiTrnied.
TO ISVBSTIUATH N CUtRT.
I harira NNhleli Aoeet eeeral Ool
elala In tls.ks.
Watthlnglon. Dec. 17.—1n view of the
wide publicity of charge* against thr ad
mTinsdrwtton of the United States District
Court of Alaska. Involving aa the allega
tions do. Iha Integrity of several persons
of prominence In both official and unoffi
cial life, aa well aa the Just administra
tion of th* mining l*w at Cape Nome,
Alaska Mr Carter of Montana, to-day In
troduced a resolution in the Senate <h
recaing the Committee on Judiciary to
investigate the whole question.
TO RFTIRR LGC AND NN ILNON.
Rill Provldlna for Them latrodneed
hy Senator linn,el.
Washington. Dec. 17 Senalor Daniel of
Virginia, to-day Introduced a bill author-
Ixlng the President >'■ select from the
brigadier generals of volunteers two offi
cers without regard to age. ami appoint
them brigadier general* In Ihe regular
army for the purpose of placing them on
ll,e retired list Thl* I* Intended to pro
vide for flens. Fltxhtigh Lee and Janivt
H. Wilson.
It EVOLUTION I' Tt RKEV.
Osama Pasha Nays Kurdistan Only
Awaits His Heturn.
Paris. Dec I*-The Matin published a
dispatch from London giving an Inter
view with Osmun Pasha, a general of the
Ottoman army, who recently left Turkey
clandestinely. He say* that accompanied
by hi# partisans he will return to Kurdis
tan. where, according lo hi* statement,
the population, already secretly armc.l,
only MW-altH his arrival to march as one
■nan ogams; the >ok of Turkey.
Repairing the Dry Dock.
Beaufort. 8 C.. Dec 17 -The Pcrv Royal
dry dock, near here. Is undergoing some
| slight repair*. Huge pieces of rubber
termed Rabblis. are being put In place at
j ,-ich end of the huge sleet calaon. These
Rabbits are groved pieces of rubber, m
wlUch the ends of Ihe caisson fit snugly
when the Inner * tot position, and serve
o keeri the en’rance to Ihe do k light.
The Pgymaater * building Is being en
target <o almost twice Ms original dimen
sions The Immense Hiram Engineering
building of brick. I* nearing completion
If the improvement* In progren* are any
crtoerlotn ihe immediate abondonment of
the station would not appear to be prob
able.
Every Moiher. Expectant Mother
sfe or MorriayesMe Girl
cart have a practical treatise on motherhood, telling
XjJ “MOTHER'S FRIEND” (that
AffX \ will save months of pain and trouble), sent, free,
2 \ \ by sending name and address of self or friends to
’ \ \ nmuMuaMnmara.MHto.aa
; WI J -Th. werW can pfedurt nothm* like' M.her* Maud.’“
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. DECEMBER 18. 10M,
PREFERENCE DENIED
HOI nr. DEFEATS Hll.l. TO I*l T YET.
EHAXM D orncic.
aau a .111
WOULD SHUT OUT CIVILIANS.
OBJKCT H H TO I.IYE 4LL VET
KHAYN PKk ITBWCE.
It \\a SiriiNul> o|i|Ma#(t h Mrm
lirra of Both Fart lea— Km tsrkr
and Wtil A irulnln. Lark to fie 1)1.
tided Into ton andlelal Dtairleta.
Another lllatrlet Jude for Ohio.
Tr\M I InlniN Referred to t ounult
4ee l*enn|on Hllla l*Med.
Wsshlnzrton. Dec. 17.—Under Mieprnxion
of th* rules the House io-tlay }aNoe<l
Ixllin to divide Kentucky and West Vir
ginia into turn Judicial districts; to create
another district judge in the northern
district of Ohio, ami to refi-r to th**
rotary of the Interior for investigation the
• aim of ihe Mat* of Text** for moneys
; expended on public improvement* In
I Greer county, before the decision of the
Supreme Court i>la<-ed it althln the Juris
| diction of Oklahovnv
An attempt ua made to pas a bill to
Klvc soldier* ard ***tkir* of the Civil War.
lu Spanish *ar and tha war in the Phil
ipplnes j*ri 'i reiiie in the n. alter of ap
l*ointrnent to and retention In positions in
the xet utlve l'Martmer.rs of the govern
ment. but It aroused opi>osltlovi on the
around that l would pr.it tLal y whut out
of the government <mploy for years to
‘ otne all (tvlllans anl was overwhelming
*y defeated.
Tii* remainder of th* day was devoted
to th* < oneLleratlon of tirlvat* |iunion
Mi;*, and a large number of rhtm wre
pass* and.
before the House adjourned a fine
1 tribute wsj* paid to Representative
Charles a. Boutelle of Maine, who serv
j ed e ghteen years in Congress, and who
, h<ll re-elected o the Fl/ty-sevscuh
I Congress.
Mr. Littlefield of Muine asked unani
mous orient for the consideration of a
bill to plate hint on the retired lief as a
Hptaln in th* t iv). Mr. Boutelle having
been a • .ipta.n In thw navy during the
Civil War.
Mr Boutelle, he said, would un kubted
ly resign from the llous*. No objection
wa*i mud* an 1 the bill was pussed.
A rtrratt Preference Bill.
The H(*caker lir-t recognised Mr
| Hrnmwall of fhlo, who moved to us-
I |* nU the rules and pass tiie veteran pref
erence bill.
Mr Hu lurtlwm of Tennessee d*m n<l*
■ and a *'*eond. Mi ftromwei] akct| that a
weco*l iw* ctonsldercil ae ordered, but Mr.
Fowler of New Jersey objected. A second
was ordered on a vote. 67 to k
.Mr. Rromweil explained that the bill aa
oriKinaliy Introduced wa* the Nil prepar
ed by the Grand Army of <h- Republic.
It elmpiy extended the provision* of the
existing law' giving preference to honor
ably discharged satiliers and sailors of
j the Civil War. maimed or suffering physi
cal impairment, to all soldiers honors’ly
discharged. The committee had further
| ‘Xt*ruieNl It to veterans of the war with
Sjmlii and of Ihe war in the Philippine*.
Mr Richardson asked why the soldiers
of th* Xlexl n War were not included.
In this era of rood feeling why not In
clude the soldiers and sal.ore of all the
wars?
Mr Olllett of Massachusetts the chair
man of the Civil Bervlce Committee.
| which reported the measure, protected
! vigorously against the bill. He declared
that the bill waa Improperly before the
i House. lie stamped the Nil an vicious,
j It would give preference lo ttOflO" men
! ind for many years would k**ep civilians
| off th- rolls. The soldier* of the Civil
War enlisted as a sacred duty. The reg
ulars did not enlist for the same reason
They were rewarded with pension*
Republicans Opposed It.
Mr fJroeveror of Ohio ami Mr Hep
burn of lowa protested that the bill made
an appointment a vested right
Mr XI. t all of Massachusetts opposed
• the bill tiecuuse. he said, it would create
| u military caau*. The government ser
vice should b*’ 01**11 to ail. It was a slur
| upon the Intelligence of the soldiers to
gi\e them thl* preference.
Xlr Fowler of New Jersey also opposed
the bill.
Xlr Bulger attempted to force a yea and
ray vote upon the hill, hut fa lied and rm
;t rising vote the bill was defeated 11 to
1&
Mr. Omrmon. chairman of the Appropria
tions Committee, reported an urgent de
ficiency hill carrying lIKJ.G*a for contin
gent expense* of the House of Re|re*en
i.itlves, Indian Affairs, District of Co
lumbia and the National Home for Dis
abled Volunteer Soldiers The bill was
I ;>•*sed.
The House then passed I<C private pen
don hills, and at s:lfi p m adjourned.
WORK AMOUR COLORED MAIX.
Report Made lo American Missionary
Association.
Nsw York Dec. 17.—The American Mla
atotnarv Association ha* rscalvsd a re
port concrnln* apodal work among col
or cl young men. haac.l on tnvswtlgailona
by 8-cretary J- K. Moorland of *N ash
-I,nion. Thera ar* two main line# of
work—lha work among otudanl* and that
among young men in cilia* Much empha
-i* ! pi;, •-<! upon Blbta atisty and |icr
xnri.i 1 work amor.* ihe studant*. Many of
the revivals In .ollrgas tor cotorni *u
dents arc aasi to havv the beginning In
the >ouig men u meeting.
There are stxty-nne a.*eoclat!ons In the
school* and forty or fifty more schools
fhoutd be organized. The llrst substan
tial effort road* among the col
ored young men In city work
was at Norfolk Va., In im Thl*
wrk * more difficult than the student
work In moat of the clUe*. especially
Hoot hem. there Is no respectable pis*#,
outside of home and church, for a colored
young man to profitably spend his eveo
mgs _
surveys at Port Royal.
Beaufort. B c.. Dec. 17-The UnHod
Htatm revenue * fitter Forward Is en
gaged making surveys on Port Royal bar
Th* work Is being done by expert engl
neers and wlli consume two
weeks’ time.
Cgnern to Heeooae m Mother.
Rome De 17.-The Mesiagero assert*
tits the King of Italy. Victor Kmmanue..
has Informed the premier, ffignor Har
acco. that the Queen will become mother
about six mo ns as hence.
mil IT.M OY % M.t.HO.
Two Msrringra at ay cross—4lber
News >tes
Wsyctoss. De* ii —Jim Hayes, colored
went into the wochlb near Argyle Hatur
day to cut crossties. In fcSili.g s tres tt
fell on him, hruaktitg an arm. a leg ami
otherwise bruising him up from the ef
fects of whi*h he died in m short tim*
The hod> was brought here for but lal In
the cemetery for colored people.
Rev. K M Whltlns. presiding elder of
the Wsywo-* dlstri t the |M.t three
year*, presided at Trinity Church yester
day m>rnlng and evening, hi** !a*t sermon
here before going to Inw**hi, in* new
tiome.
On Jan. 1 the W lycroes Ire Fa tory
will begin work on the coid mpi ted en
largement of Its plant. U wil in ren-c
the capacity from six to 31 ton*
Ts( arc reported iti the city
yesterday. Th first o*'-urrel yesterday
morning at the pan-on.ige of First Xl*th
odist Chur- h. and the ceremony was per
formed by the pastor. Riv, T XI Uhrlc
Hon. Tte controiMlng |>artlex were Mies
Xl.tisk* Turner and Mr J J Heaton
The acker occurred last night at thv
Raptist turson.ig*-. the |Mtor. Rev \Y'
H fA'rugg*. offi-toning The parties war*
Mr. R. \\ Moesey end Mi*s Atini#
Broom They went from the church to
4he tarwonage an*l were married
The family of Kara Jam** kite editor
of the R* If R* Urine*, left last Mg'it for
Atlanta A fund was noised to poy tiicir
fare
The Baptist chapel in Old Nine a Way
cross suburb, woe dedicated yeslerda)
Addresses were made by Rev* \Y‘ II
8( ruggs and J H. k Smith. Judge II
I*. Brew* r ami Col. John W Bennett.
The First Xlethmlist Hunday rv hool will
give an entertainment at the ehor h on
Fhrlatma* eve tdg.it. after which a mii*-
per will be served i the Ills kslnzr
home on Gilmore street
The Baptist Bunlay S -hool will erect
a ('hrulitutN tree M*. lav evening at the
church
Xlrj*. Thomas Youmans died Inst night
on Outer Aliany avenue after an !IU
nesa of m few day*. Hh* died **t the resi
dence of her son in-law M.t k (*lem*n*
Her husband preceded her to the grave
only a few months ago X!r>
was about years of age, and her body
will he taken to Bht< kahaar for Inter
ment
The c.didr*n of TrlOlt/ Sunday s- hw;
have been very active the past several
%.etk* In coilectmg mone' for their
Christmas entertainment. The superin
tendent distributed over lhf small money
cards and the children met this afternoon
to make their report. A snug little sum
was realised The i'hristm is tree wIH be
planted Dec, 23.
There l* some street talk to-day of nu
Imleft* vilent ticket for Mayor and abler
men. but it I* quits certain that it will
not materialize
KEtYi: I* 111 silnl* OF IB Ml QI F..
Pope € omidain* of (Irntmirrlptlun
of Bower In Italy.
Rom. Dec. 17.—At the secret r on* I story
h< Id to-day 4he apiaointed . number
of Hlshope, Imdudlng Monslgnor Ksane,
formerly rector of tike OnthoMc Univer
sity at Washington, to tha diocese of
1 Hhbuque.
The Pope, in to-day's allocution, thank
ed God. who ha*l rrwihled him to accom
plish the holy year. Xlany painful nvat
ters. however, afflicted him. lie went on
to say. e*pe< tally the conflict batwaen
Italy and the 'hurch. re-uitirig in a vio
lation of papal rights
Milll graver things nerlmp* are to be
apprehended. * continued hi* holiness “It
is truly a calamity that the (pontiff is de.
* polled forcibly of hi* Just aiwl legiti
mate sovereignty, which h* closely houml
up with the liberty of hi* ministry. The
pontiff ia now held under the power of
other men and subjected to their srlH
trsry will.
'*DifflouHles arise when we pee tlte dam -
tnatlofi of Rome i * from one to *n
otiier. s tl.ough It were a right Instead
of being the fruit of injustice We wish
the right of the papacy to remain intact.
We declare shot neither time nca* the suc
cession of riders *n suppr*** or and rnin
|sh the imprescriptible right of Ihe pon
tiff. “
Re%-. Hermann Joseph A leading was ap
pointed Wshop of Fort Wayne. Ind.. an*l
Rev. Joseph O'Reilly of Poortu, titular
tMhop of Trx
< IN 4l\ I.O'V Ml* 111 11,
(irrmn. Tmlnlne ship „k to llbln
Ten tllnnle#.
Madrid, Deo. 17.—Dispatch** from Mnla
r< confirm Ihe alalemeivl that the naval
corn merrier there hed warned <*apl.
Kretachmenn of hc storm
and had recommended that he enl-r the
port, hut M waa ot no aval!.
The shook on Ihe rook* I, des rlhed by
eye-irllnessea as terrible. Many hole*
were driven In the vesaela iem anl aha
sank within len mmul-a. The captain re
fused assiMance. When a Hoanlsh sailor
*ot within a short distance of him and
threw him a rope, Capt Kretsclanann
was so irreatly aaltatcd that he threw hia
sword to the sailor
The first mM- *tri,*lcd for an hour
alnat the wave* cllnlnc to a pleoa ot
wood, hul he finally went down.
T!w; Spanlwh kunhcdl Nueva Kspana has
left Ca'f.s to render assistance.
HITHEIIVI USB.
Tamed Over by t onlractors—Slew
Telephone l,lae.
Colombia. B C.. Dee. 17 -The new line
of the Southern between Allendale and
Hardeevllle waa turned over to the Bith
cm to-day by T. B. Jones A Cos., rontrae
tor*. P I. WeMa will ha the superlnterwl
ent. with headquarters al Columbia. This
branch waa accepted by the railroad com
mi-s.< rr several da> a*o. It laaaana the
distance over Ihe Houthern between Co
lumbia snd Bavannah by twenty miles
Columbia la on the ev of r-allstn*
what she has lon* teelred—to be Ihe tele
phonic renter of the state. Geocraphl
celly polltlcwdy and otherwise Coitanbla
ts the center, but her telephone roswie. -
lions are very poor. A dlspstch from Flor
ence announces that Ihe line from that
city to Columbia has been starter!. Thai
line will throuah Coiucni.U connect Ihe
splendid l’re De# and I'l.xlmonl systems,
embrarin* the ptlnclpal cities m the state.
ReoJaanlH **. V\ eerier Dead.
Amorims. Qa , Dec 17-Mr Benjamin
M Wheeler, lh- oldest resident of Bum
ter county are! tor seventy-two year# a
cl tin n. died thl* momln* of heart trou
ble The deceased waa (he first white
child bom in Ihe county, his parents be
ln* amoni; the earliest settlers, and the
"white papoose'* was an object of curi
osity to the Indians, who then resided
here. Mr Wheeler was widely known
anionic the sporting frwtcrnlly In Geor
gia and Florida. but withal waa an hon
est nai. and highly regarded among hla
many friend#.
ftnhlln Whipped Haber.
Philadelphia. Dec. 17—Gus Kuhlln to
night before I.OOto people at the P*nn Ath
letic Chib, bested Peter Maher tot one of
the fastest fights between heavyweights
Ihat has been seen (or some time The
bout waa limited to sis rounds.
Volunteer* realist Monte.
Mnntw Dec. I. The homeward move
ment of Ihe v® unleer* will iiegln on New
Taos's day. win, the eoyborkattom of the
TMrty-ervwMh Volant*#!- Hegtowent. The
UevstUh Cgvglri wUI fuUow. , •.—.
i
ARBITRATION CONFERENCE.
NEramuiTiYßi or t apitai,
4MI KAHUH T(MK I* AN T.
Papers Read on Roth aides of Ike
Maeafloa as fw Mow to 4 are
strikes—ladaslrlal Problem* Vfn*i
He %d|Hstrd tlong llie Maes ot
Least Heslslaare krll-ksown
sindeafs of oelal Problem* Take
•*arf In the VMra**ton.
Dec 17 Men who have in the
I-i t bitterly op|*n*e<t ea h other In n
dnstrial *ontc*i* filled Hteinway Hal! at
to-night's rc*ion of the ('ocifemice on
* 4v illation and arbitration, which began
Here to-day
Roth the day am! the night se*-i uis
were taken up by the paj* rs rea*l by ihe
tepre.o nt.itive* of ca|4tal anl lahor. look
ing t* the same end a cure for strike*
* It seemed plainly evident that Mh elm-*
were vigorously opposed to compulsory
arbitration and if . re* ■snnuii laiUui in
■ the subject of a national board ru-till*
from tho present gathering the ret'om
: rnendativin will in all prolKihllity spe.'lfy
Ihat i ' the Uui*l n work ehall Im* along
I the hit- o( voluntary arbitration.
The night session was called to onlcr
At H o'clock After s few in4rMluctory
I rem.irk* by Franklin MacVeagli, the pre.
! siding officer. Henry \V. Hoyt, president
| of tim Nstiona) Founders Asociatloii.
! w,is Introduc**! Mr llovt Mill
* Tlte industrial prohlctns, so-oaNed.munl
I** atijusted along the lines of Irvist re
! *lstaii<* and 4ha Ins- ot h*i t resistance
li my opinion I* voluntary arbitration.
‘ As long a* the wage arner believes or
is taught to assume that society is in
league to rob him a* an individual, of
<ne of the |iurvlia*ing iower of his act
vices, so long must society reckon with
lum in his (Olleolivr apa*‘lty The -nt
ploycr who elects to ignore this fact is
#ft r as mu* ii ol a menace to the Indus
trial i**a* e a* U tliat agitator
who plays upon the prejudices
and inflime* the passions of men he false
Iv serves But the condttiona are im
proving on txdh skies. The progressive
manufacture! has learned that a union is
not an a,together reprehensiNe evil In
social economic* and readily a<lmtts that
when organized wage earners are domi
nated by strong conservative men they
will meet the employer half way In srbl
t ration."
I’resident Samuel (Sompors of the Ameri
•ii Federation of Lat>or was the prtn* I
pai s|*eak*r to-nlgh? and an .iddr - l*
was delivered hy llcnry White, geneni
secramty (f th# United Garment Work
er* of America.
The conference was railed to or*ler to
d.iy t>v ! ranklin MacVeagh. hairman of
th*- CommlMr. on Ariangcments.
t usmlMiiiiirr Wrtglit's %ddre**.
c.irroll I. W right. United Htates com
missioner of laltor. fokowe*i lie -aid in
part:
“The system of voluntary londiutlon
and .irt'ltratlon as carried on by private
agreement. I* elastic and applimbl* to ail
• ortdithmK. It ran be u*e*t under die most
Hfthordt or under the *lmp!oot rules, ii
can ie pr*ee*ied with either with or
without an umpire or referee, mid |roves
satlsfaNory when the only provtslon l*.
th.it th two sld*e shall rneef and attempt
to settle the difll -ulty lrf,rr an a>p* a!
to harsher method** It can su<>**l
w hether live question* to l*e de* ld*d are
difficult .an,* Intrb ate or |*t tin atnl simple
Conta* I (Mi ihe tioard* e*taiUshcd has foa
ter**i r**#|cct and gool feeling. The em
piover*. years ago. Jn-fore the e*tabli*h
iiiHil of *■ It boards, by Holding them
selves ak*of (r*ate*l tle imprassiou that
they wert the dominant, the men
the svrvleiit. factors In the
tralee They have now lo*t In large
measure their .u!o< ratio charaiderislc
and they meet the men on an equality
in a friendly, conciliatory way. Brought
together as tiiey h.iv l*e**n face to face,
in the meet In gw. both side* Ivave learned
to we things in a clearer light, and. too.
false pii.le and obsttmuicy, g'waya i*ar
riers to ami* able understanding, have
ieen broken down open dls *ue*lo# about
a common tuNc has shown iKdnts of view
either on one aide or the other not be
fore thought of by the oipoett<on. mis I
very naturally a far better usler*tandiiig
on the whole, exists to-day than ever t*e.
fore l**tw**‘ii # nqdoyers and employed
wherever the voluntary boards are at
work, which mur make for peace ais I
luppiiM*i un*i !*• the Ind* for all rvgntl
hHon* Itetwecn mpiial and <ahor. Ruc.'i
a • ors lit ion riMvit Im se ure*l hy govern
ment boards, where pat Ilea are brought
before it in a way to leave an Impression
tlust they are litigants, the result often
being to feed anew the Area which grow
from the temper that originated the dis
pute The private krsirds serve to sUy
*ll su*'h feeling end to bring about a
neigh I*orly ainl itartn>ndoua condition To
create and continue thla goo*! feeling * are
must be taken by the oaeoclatlona to elect
as their representative*, not radicals, but
men of strong common sense and honesty
of purpose, employers fair enough to see
the Juatice tn the case presented by the
men. and representatives of the men who
have courage enough to accept a decrease
when the situation demands It. In a word
extremists must be excluded and thoa*
alone chosen who seek the truth, and.
once finding It. are willing lo stand fast
to Ihe agreement and urge lls adoption
by their associates
"If men und employers meet m all fair
ness and kindness. an*l are carafui to ar
range for co-operation and mutual good,
many of the differences can be and are
I constantly settled without hostilities of
i any kind The best feeling exists, and
disturbances have been few wlverr the
I men are treated with proper courtesy
nd frank Interest, for the up lop with
which years ago the opposing sides view
ed each other has In large measure dis
appeared In Greet Britain in those trades
where the principle of remediation ami
arbitration has been longest recognised
i tnn **f CeaelHallon.
Mr Herman Jfllll of She
Illinois Go-Operator's Association, not
only outlined a pUn for conciliation an I
arbitration, but urged that the capitalist*
must organize to dteil with the labor
problem as a pre-requielte of the success
of any plan of conciliation or arbitration
'Tt seems to me. M he said, "that all
efforts to permanently prevent strikes sre
almost ceristn to fall, unless lahor and
capital are both thoroughly organised,
the strength of the respective organiza
tion# being no nearly equal that neither
aide can presume upon the weakness or
unprepared new* of lha other I#abor.
while not perfectly organized and not
so rich in resources as <apti i and there
fore unequal to a protracted Industrial
war. is so much leger organized than
capital that in #*v>rt. decisive **onfltcts or
in continuous skirmishing. It usually
comes out the victor.
*‘Combination*, trusts snd corporations
■re spoken of a* organized capital ‘ This
Is misleading Ail the** are consolidated
or aggregated capital, consolidated or
'omblned u> reduce the ezpense of <kdng
iHislnew. to otherwise cheapen production,
or of controlling or regulating she mar
ket* of the work*, but they are not or
ganised tn the same sanse or for the same
purpose for which labor Is organized. Our
great need is two well organized forces,
both established for the same purpose,
nam** .. to determine and regulate the
wage* and the .bndltlons of labor. To no
TO LIVE WELL
IS TO
EAT WELL.
Your Grocer keeps H.
A Strong Sermon
*upon thine ryes, prate in
1 can tx* appropriately up
iking ol I bitty * Turn Malt
ings refreshing sleep to the
i to the dtze.tscil, tirrtl brain,
tter from thr Rev. B Mil!**
i answer to a rritirltm and
r>nr of hi* church membrr*-
Duffy's Fhirc Malt W hiskey
*ing to mankind.
Metde ranter Ksns
r Hm Your lavor with lha m-
Itp Ia i hand Thr fact* are tbase:
le ss all luvalid Inr *eeerJ r-ars
AiMl ou tut pbjn CAaa ft rsooas
nsrd a certain p**t*ratimi *UX
enrQt I aai % I'rwhi trrtan
irif lu (Unity not' f Yl*-*l|rine Mil
raid m ay that Dufy's Formula
I'iire Mxi' Whiskey ate thr pares!
•H'Uva prriaratioiis • tnediCiniZ !
know of and my experience is a large one lim a temperate man, and never use*! n.t wmiid
never advise ao> manor woman u uw. .y iatovicanl ss a twrerage My r*^-N>o.iMe%iiatlou and
Ihiffv ■ , nui.ia ftt><f YYtiiskejr wx* tnadc after a llt>r*iu|h hnwlelge rf their great value a* tr *l
- Tiie ft'atietu* til was uisale ilelitsmii ly and *s*eT u|n fact* arid Ido M hesitate m stand
by II Ttr many lempriiu • tn* n U> ita* ** wrtUan me >n this subject do not seam *■ realise U.ut
was a iciut rnniT man L*f*r- niiii) of than Were Dim emcert If ycun. H p p
It ts the mil v M hist \ used Hr the government as a mad trine This Is s snarin'* He safe
you set ihr gcnutn* It* fue • itatiiuias 1 here is non# Just as •<*! as " Duffy s All druggists
Olid go aw** *r dirv*- |l Or)aiattl<
If ymj are si* k and run dots n. with* us. tt will cat you nothing to learn how to regain good
hwsilti. energy ** ; I Yttalit* M*■*' al >■■**k lei seut frwr
g* f"> tp (J* To att> r. t ier of this pstwr who will write un we will send free two of our fwfetK
■ SA Cl Cm (arn* ( uic r* h * whtsA auchre .i, herd four • *tt** In slat ,s to ivtvag
puau*' Thrjr am unique aa<i *> lul. DI.'FEY MALT HUIdKKY CO., it>heiuaf.
- —" " ' 1 ■' -a
$2,000 PRIZL STORYI
ENTITLED
The Congressman's Wife
IS Pl HI 1.4HP.1i IMINI. VIMILI hlilf WITH
MANY OTHER GOOD THINGS IN
/" THE /Oj j
(sJwtVjct
Holifloui j\
ON SALE EVERYWHERE TO-DAY
nrganizs. employer* mu ft profit by th*
exampl* c4M them In a* lf-a rlflce .ml zelf
<t*>r,lal hy th*lr **uikY “
Mr Just! instated that *.(11111 the on
piup r cliiiii uriisniiPH find ahtliiPi* * oi
iev:-lively a d**i*ei urn nt of labor. Ju*t an
Indivliiuully or In* orjior.it• eapi-ily em
pliYvura pfovkle for (hair exet utlve iin*l
• *ni*ru< dejMirtmints. thHr flnunclal
Hfil Ihalr aalua f*Tar(lV)eiitfl, Briket* Will
(’Ofitlnue. ami Oiui D utrlkcii, therefore,
are to become obsolete in America, every
(D*iMftm**nt of Industry mud be thus or
ganized.
John Mif'hf 11. pre-blent *< the Unite.l
Mu.*' Workers, xuid hix o/gnnizati>n lias
favoreil for pver tea years an adjudica
tion of difference* by <vincll!*that and ar
bitration. an I that there has not beau a
great irtrik** in * ip h tide mtfier*< had en
piixel that they had not llrat trle*l 10 |v
l*t>* the prln t|la of ronclliitioti aid arbi
tration tefor* engagfiig In the atrike.
Thla waa <true in lh*' recent conlaat In
the anthracite *xail field* of OnniylvinU.
(Ihihp loel *>•!#■ •■.
Tha afternoon aeaoion w <qeiied by B
Durand who all, In |art
“The mod highly developed local nyn
4em of cotw l llat ton and arbitration I*
found In zone f th** buii*)iitg trade* of
Boston r-*l New York In the*#* ran**
dl*lnteree*ed partlve are *omrtlme < all#*o
In a* arbitrator*, a thing which h* a* yet
deddedly uncommon in thl* **ouniry. The
number of trade# in which nyateina of
ar hWrw(km. core ilUlion. and Joint agree,
mente have leen developed <>veriffC the
entire trade, or a large fraction of it. Im
a till email In none of the tr.ide* ia there
a prov Mon for raferr ng qieqdlona a* to
general condltlona of lai*or to )izt*ide
arbltroiom In ae of failure of the con
f retire to agree The *yztetn f cotirllla
t ion and agreement him already doa*
much to eatahlkih permanently paareful
i• Utlon* in the trade where II ezl*tz.
ax It leads to develop spirit on both
ddea which goe* far toward axauring ln
duatrial paa<' “
4 (MN|iNUn Arbitration.
He wax followed by K. b Kennx, who
Mid In part
“Im <ompulenry arNtration advlewbie
romfailMory arbftratlofi. wHI'OUi
to enforce Ihe award would be farce
To way that men mu 4 arbM.ate. hut need
not abide tho .award would te to pro
vide a procedure * rkltctfloua jmi it wankl
lie uxelexx. To make at award effodlve
It lx neeexaafy that one i#rty can he
compelled to employ and the other rom
t*e|led to labor, though nHthrr he fItUlMd
YYith the award Tbt* would h*- slavery,
•ay (lrmr; and other*, cofifleeatkm But It
would he neither, and only mare ot*edianea
to roiwtkulrd authority, exercising |ow
erx both cone la tent with the xplrtt of our
law** anrl oiOllWr to thoaa tirat already
exlx The aentlment of to-day lx unquea
stansMy opmwes* to Interfere,, -e by th
states m disputes between employers and
. ... ■...k)>wbu, tbetr coftosus! met
emam H Thange of sc ns! me rv, detrimental
to both parties , ,
• When <he ,mp(>ey ®# rM " •F**"'**™
engaeed tn a buetnes. .Bec.tng th. public
can fill the place* mad- vacant by atrlk
,? (he employer will tn the cmt—t.
and * here he cannot do so, the emploi#*
will w„ The deelston of th# contest.
here,ore will always resolve HmM Into
■wo que,lions; how ne.. seary le tt that
,he employ, r eh.,lt continue In busln-*.
and how r,e- eaaery le It that he shall -m
--oloy tb xtrikarx. No amount of InGml
lailon or fwr*zaxlo4i will changr tti** rm
suit, though tt may poetpon- It. fnr'b
,ne..orat>: laws of supply snd <Mmeed
Will control the de, tek,r, And tf he H
afford the rmpfcv er every pent#-tlon In
his effort* to obtain other* to take h
nta-es made vacant by strikers a,el af
ford to such Other# tha’ protection guar
anteed '.hero by th# ron.titutlon but now
too frequently dented then, the con'cet
soon be ended, en.l the twr.y pre-
wlxliever tt Iw. will hat# eem-ed
the victory at the least cost to the pub
lic.-
Hr. tawPre* \4drewe.
Mr GowPr to hl address to th* con
ferenc# referred to the remark* mad.j
dTrtmTthe session by a Santa Fe oflh tal
according to whose statements, said Mr.
<tow,pen* it would appear that alt the
overtures toward conciliation or artdtr,-
Mon tn such •11-t ,M*< #- 'bet he, ween th--
Bants Fe and tt* teler,>ihers came front
th* emptovere. Mr. Gompers eseerted
that, on the contrary, where there had
been 0e one-" Im U ait# <it afOucUUOt
v
cupltal !’i* re have hfMt liMWtrxtH nn tha
aide of labrw. The
h • e.t1.1, iw! ho* >ifnc n vumomH) to hoar*
t*if their |onttiT* of rnatiUttlltm mN wH'*t
th* answer that thorn "la nothing to arhi
liatf"
Ho adled. however, that ho waa not
unmindful of the fort that thorn waa a
growing dl*i>llloti on tho iart of m
ployera toward n morn ■•on dilatory pol
icy Tbla .otvlltton, Mr trotnt mra ho-
I lleved, who tluo to tho *roarln strength
I of nrgantaed labor
Though (■dmlfttng that atrtkes ought it*
to avoided In tho interest* of both capt
tal arid t.il-o Mr ttomi*orti declared that
tho to worn norm evil* morn it rewdful than
at rikon H<- aitikit.
"tt ahall loetat main tho right to work.
'Ior! work whonovor tho work liointtiaa
Irkaotno tn amt wo ahatl always In
atat on <mr tight to strike for any roa
aon or for no rnaaon at all "
t'lialrman Mwl rli anivmmced tha
billowing committee on rexclutione amt
plan of action chosen by tho conwniHeo
In charge of tho conference. raptiiotitta*
tho rllfforont Intoroata Involvnit
A C\ H.irtlott. vice president of Mlb
•■aril Kpcioir Hart lot t A t'o., Chicago;
Itonry A tlor. president of tho Nttlmrl
K outvie ra' Association llorman Juatl,
commissioner llltnola fool Operator*' As
sociation. (I Watson Krerv-h. vice pr*t
•lont of tho Itepuhll Iron anrt Mtool I'nm
imny, K It Korina, vlco |>roat<tool of tho
Atchison. Tottoka amt Manta Ko ft itlroad
Mvatotji; Chauncey tl Castle president o*
tho Move rounder*' Natkaial llafotioo As
sociation; Mamuol ( tamper*. president of
•to American fn.oniiliwi ot lator. John
Mitchell, fri-oaklant of tho trnltsd Mina
Workoro of America Me/; In Kov preat
<lont of tho Iron Moulders’ Union of
Amorlca; Prank I* Margent grand maa*
tor of tho llrothedhoui of loramatlt*
Klrrman, Honry White. gonoral secrets rr
of Ifct Pnlied tlartnont Worker# of Amor*
lea; James M Lynch, president of tha in
terns! ions I Typographical ITtlun.
HOT KLKCTHM AT IMMUI.
Tho McDonald Tlohot Won by a Ma
turity of Two Voles.
Imugta*. (la.. I toe. 17 —Tha election for
Mayor ami Alilormoti of rinugla* on Mat*
nt.hty kit. w hotly contested from evert
to Aniah. Tho ticket of the ofct hoard *®n
alatlng of Mator W W. Il< iMnaM. ami
Aldermen K Bakar. J. H Datlt. D.
IV. (iaahln. A. IV. Hatfckxk. and Kr.uilc
L. ihaoat. was not litlly oppoaad until sain
day hoforo tha ole. i|oti, when a now ticket
lth W. P. Ward for Mayor, and Kranlc
I# Mweat, W. O. reason. N. T. Crasg,
J W. Wl.iltord and John K Overman for
jidormoti waa announced.
Both a Ida# worked like Trojatu. with
gourl faallng prevailing but tha oloction
reaulted In the auccaaa of tho M* DiawM
ticket by a majority of taro.
There la a rumor of a con tart not on
much by tho defeated ctnvltdatea aa by
their aupporient. Tho cool oaf. however,
may not tnalariottae. o* tha chargoa of
Illegal vote# would about avail up on
both akie■ and not change tha Anal ra*
suit to any great aignlHcanca.
it * tela me * W. r. Ward. It K Holaan*
dorf, an<i other prominent ladtaa of tho
Me-hodtat Ktks’opal Churrh entertataatt
at me pareonoge on Mntitrday night with
an oyeter auttper ami festival. Tha affair
waa a eurceaa socially and Onanclottyv
The proceed* will no espanded In fumiabe
tng tne hamlaomo new parsonage.
I .aw ley to Raild f np Dafandar.
Boaton. Dec. 17 —Tha Utoh* t.enun tad
trill any
All diyubt regarding tha hulkltng of tha
Boaton tup defender ha* nrew boon dka
pollod. Veater, hay aftarroon Mr. Oeorgo
K I* 1-iwley, pc**.-,-lent t>f the corpor
ation of the aame name, aignod the con
tract with Thotnaa Lawaon to build tha
boat.
Aged Lady Named to Heath.
New Barns N. C., Dac. 17 - Mrs Knutead
ILirpar. a widow, in year* of ago. mat
with a horrible death at bar home tn this
city this afternoon. While warming bar.
aotf before a A replace her clothing tvcmo
Ignited and ahe waa fnarrtiUy
iiyU>€ Ui * tiw otloaic* tfi grant agotg^
5