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VOL. XXX. NO. 51
FLEMING VOTES TO ]
SUSTAIN HEPBURN
Ohio Democrat Wanted To Change The
Congressional Racord.
NORTON LOST BY A PARTY VOTE
Georgian Voted with. the Republicans
on the "Unimportant Question,
NEARLY TWO HOURS OF DEBATE
.Political Lines Were Closely Drawn
lief or a a Final Disposition of the
Question Was Made.
Washington. December 13.—(Special.)— .
. ot Georgia, w s
M>rne r> .■•po. ts the -- tar perform, r at today's :
he I i" question of a
, . betwee; “Doc" Nort on, f
mi <>..«> democrat, and Hopbum, of lowa, I
.. *>:' 'he r<i>;iiM'.<an b miens, Fl* m!ng took ;
♦ a,. Hep-urn side of tho controversy, was i
,■».< ■ rd ;\v t hexi i publicans and .Tltlels* d |
me I rote,
wa- tho only *1 ‘mocrat. to vote with the to- ,
publicans.
N arly three hours of the time of the
house was .1 ■.■>( «! to an Interesting, if not |
Important, discussion over a proposed cor- i
reetion of The Record.
During tie debate over the pension ep
propriation I<lll Norton had declared that
by th.' regulation of the pension offleo most
old .-01. Ilers v. ro .‘:’:.--r r'J-ctd or worn
made to commit moral anil legal perjury
to git on roll. WI - ii call ■<! to
t.:ii. for his hr id us.~. rtlon as embodied
In that v. ■ .1 "most,” Norton had • ieclare-l
that ho h.i.i meant to use the w* rd
"man\." When The Record camo out it
xv discovered that the original sent.-neo
< Norton’s speech had been enangeil so
as to read "many" and Hepburn moved
today that The Record be corrected so as
to conform to the notes taken by the ste
nographer.
'l ids pt. dpitatd an acrimonious debate
b< ween Norton and Ilepburn, the d< mo
crat making a eavage attack upon the re
publ c..n for tin spirit ho had manifested.
it--, he did not believe ■
he mid used th ■■ v- i 1 “mo.-t” and was. dis-
1 . to in , 11-> ■ ... c..... ■. i < i .... a
tor a. memi e” i irre : bls remarks in
the proof as he bad done
... : tii.n may .- m unimportant to tlio .
. largi but tho n - rats con
... j u ■■ dangerous pre deni
to permit ti e.- majority to correct or change
it had the
motion, w tile the
r. ;c > .!• -an took the posit ton that the great
nt ial was for The Record to be
an accurate report cf the proceedings.
1 . tn ally s-:■ ied down to a discussion
O. ,vl*. :h Urn- al Um s were drawn. Then
made t long ami a strong speech
m tnvof of the republican contention, ami
wii- 11 the V-ztij w.xs taken I y ayes and
na\ -*, was toe o id one ou tho democratic
: ci vol., in 1.1.0 r ot 1!• p..urn's motion.
After the htar Routers.
Cone,r* *• small 'laic Oeii'V*. ; tiler, is some
tidi.g i ..on i.j v long it. tl. present sys
tem i,l. lotting the postoiiici star route
contracts, and lie has introduced a bill
which be believes will correct soma of the
.\ *. i ’ nt 1 r : o> < rafioiib ol’ i-' • p■ * ’ ** U L
lIJ Uiod it 10l <'!' people Ler.t in v, asningl- a
have DKi’iv zinaJl lorr-i: '-s by bidding oit lev
contracts and subletting them to people ■
who get little or nothing out oi it; and the
r< soil, or one •’..- ■>.l, -S that <the p-• • 'pie *1"
not get nearly as ctliei- nt ic rvice as tit y
have a r glit to txp-ct, in xm-xv of tt:a
large, amount o' money which the govern
in' it expend... annually.
bill," ■ ;- - : i dr Tate, In t
, ... . .:■■■.■ I ’ tl ■' star route
contracts ■ ' ■ . < • t
in sou.. 01 : tl.e coutiti. s through xxhieh
tho lout.s run; that is. tn at each contract
. hall b ■ . ■ ■ ■■• in etch it
stiini’e 1 ■ ' g a |i- : on i* si.lb. r m th
, ,n thr< ■ h
xvhich the t it.? runs. I urn going to pr< s.s
tiial bill ..4 1 n. lieve I can pas. it, for It
is just a I right.
"You continued the congressman
from tl-.> i."th g.. .turn, at under tin
present id 3n >t get value r< c< Ived
for tin mon It pays out, and tho people ;
along th :.' rm."s ar-, no; getting as good
would g t if the m
which the f mmerit tys all went to the
local catr: m. Tie practice xvhich permit ’
a lot of : ■ a hero in Wa.siiington to go in
> ■
at low li;-nr ■to f il men has :m.<le a lot
of the original b. -d. rs rich. As I see. it, .
this shoult ' ■ It i di.x rtlng
th-- mon* f' a ■ :..iniv ■■ thro gh w ‘.ch .
It oui-.in to . The ii 'ii xx-:t.> do the xvork |
and xx ho .ar in r. rdity re p. t,. iblo for the ’
dis ribut al o: too maiis might, to get that ■
niont y il paid out, and if
they did gel it th.y xvould be :;' le to give
mrn-h better s< rx- - . The only people who
would lie hurt by t.ie e: i -tment of my bill ,
xvould b" the.-- im . ; in xvlio ate get
ting rich <1 • '
I
vice and I bells... would rove money to
the government, . t t:-..- same time giving
to the local carriers !>■ tt.-r pay than they
are now getting.”
That is a bbl .. hi a is sure to call out
a pretty strong lobby. -th- re are more.
people than you tl . . i'.mrest-.d in the ••
star routes. Ti-.- ■■ w: > J v in the cities
and along 'he • " .’ ■ railroads an not
particularly i!ti'-r< a i in ti.'.s branch of
the postal xv >rk. l it: th.- star routes come
homo t<> t-'.i ■ people in the < niintry and any
thing that will better their "mail facilities
will bo ha.il‘ ■! with . -li;-n.
Free Rural Delivery.
Judge Griggs is x-od to that end also
In his bill for the extension of free rural
ma i delivery- All t.s ■ rlrnimts made
on this line by the j ostolli. o partment
have d mot strated t t elivt ry of
mail in tho country districts is- possibie.
Judge Griggs is i member of the c imrnit
t< i- on po.-niliii-i's ami po.- t roaTi and is
m iking -i •■Io-'.' o’-'i ' 1 ' I ho problem in tho
pght of tile . U’oin..hiclt lux-n boon
mmlo liy the postal . . xvi:l; a vi xv
to getting at tile bus' nd rm, - p-. •- ji
method of getting at the results <b-. in'd.
, has not ye; »
cause he d- sir.. 3 to ; feet It. a v mbm; j
wlmtivr the ex), rji ... ■■ .f tho department !
ha hown u icdicnt. |
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i PRESIDENT MAKES NOMINATIONS
Joseph McKenna To Be Associate Jus
tice of U. S. Supreme Court.
Washington, December 16.—The president
today scut the following nominations to the
senate: . , ,
j'l-.-tlcc—Joseph McKenna, of ' alifornia,
to be as--oci:ite justice of the mipreme eyjurt
of tii.- United b: it' s, we Stephen J- Field,
i ''tV. '-.Lairy -Charles S. Da.w< s. of Illinois,
1 to b< ■ • mptroller of the currency.
Interior John \\ . N. d.itt, of I’, .insvlva
i nf'i. to )'■' p- nsion .‘m ’.t at I'lilslmr,-.
Court of IT vale l. iml Claims Joseph R.
‘ It • d. of loxva. to be chief i'lstlie; Wlll.am
M Murray, of Tonne.••v: Thomas C. h til
ler, ot Norin Carolina; 11- C. Slu.-s, el
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JUDGE JOSETiI MCKENNA,
, Who 1.. ..v sUm V.t th. y <;■ i r.ildilp for a.
Seat on the Unit d States Supreme Bet • h.
Kai 'is; W. F. Stone, of Colorado, to bo
visso :.:io jusilcc;-; reappointments, their
terni.s expiring Dei emlw r 31, IST.
Lewis Mil- . Sttorne-.- of t'"' I’nitod States
for tl.e - n-i’i'-o diotrief of lowa. Robert
Coz:, r, .’t' .r.i. y of 1 1 ,' I iiite.l Slates for
tl ’- <t! ;i • t of Idaho: Hem .- C. Dockery,
mar.'li::! of the I nit.d States for the east
ern disUT-t of North Carolina.
The presidem also sent in a number of
n.;.po!'il an t;’ - wii'.ch v. ci . made .hiring tho
;■.. . .of tin- ' eiiai.', arid xvhich have here
tofore liven amioimei d.
lie, tile i-ouiiniuil on of M■ !<• :ma's ap
pointment by th" sell ite, wb! "" will riot bo
uiltii atl.T tin: < iiri ;m:c: b-'i it Is an-
noui ■•■•d that the pr- Mdmit will app-i nt
Governor Griggs, of New Jersey, as secre
tary- of tile interior.
El ECTIONS COMMITTEE AT WORK
List of the Cent .-sts To Be Heard, and
Passed Ou-
~ m, , ..ieem t>< . •• • - ! ’’ ’
their work today. Tl’" conlestan’s ami
contc-stces in th< var ous cas s e be' re
the comanit. ' '. and the work C at is before
these trllrin.il xv.i ■. in a .--ei,.-o, mapped out.
No material progress was mad ■ and noth
ing of conS'-qu‘‘m*. xvill 1" deme betore trio
holidax Indeed will doubtless bo si me
ti ne b< f<ire I hese ■: es are heard of, so f r
as results ar.- com .med, fortla-re are long
records ... bo gone over and much ted tape
. ollowed b fore an end is reached in
any oi the eases t ’■!>' dttloxe.-pt some
tiiat have b'-en abandoned.
The Contests in the House.
There tw my conic, is on tin .1 ’•k' ts
O s .ho thr. c electi cornu ittci ' >ne of
. imse ■ from Delaware, one 1 rom I J :■ ■
vania. one from <jr. gon and two from New
York. All tl'ie others com. from southern
states. The dock- tasil si !’:d.s shows the
<. uiiicb-’tjS:
.'■labuma-Thlrd di r t'orn'T vs. Clay
ton; tourth district. Aidr eh vs. Plowman;
• riel. Goixlv.it. vs. LrcWer; ninth
district, Croxve vs. rmb rwo.> .; second d,.--
tiict. '.'lari: vs. Stallings.
Delaware—At large, Willia vs. Handy.
Iv. at ~:ky—Third district. Hunter vs.
" i.otiisl.'i t.a First district, Romain ami
n i . .Mover (two cases).
’.Ji. i. ■ -ppi—Third district, Jones vs.
t'.i tc’cm.:. .
New fork Sixteenth district, Pairchild
’Vs. Ward; thirty-first dsi-l 1, Ryan vs.
Brexvster.
Petmsvlvanfa—Third district, Hudson vs.
McAb<.r.
■ ■ . • ' Va.nder burg xs.
Tongue.
Soul : Can inn First d' riot. Murray vs.
IJlllci;; tteond district. <'h-.'.lie’d x : Tal
b’-rt' sexentb district, Johnston vs. Stoke:’..
.. -Tenth district. Patterson vs.
' mack.
V : ;,‘i '-'. -omi <i! I rli’t. '-e x:c ‘mlin:;;
fourth distri Thorp x's. Hp-'s; fifth dis
trict. Broxx-n vs. Swanson.
DEMOCRATS CAUCUS.
Will Resist Efforts To Retire Green
backs and Treasury Note.-:.
Washington, De ember 14.—The caucus of
democratic mt nbers f the louse of reprs
seniati'.s tonight resulted In the adoption
of resolutions defining the party policy on
the questions of Cuba, finance ami bank
ruptcy. Ont of demoiTa'ic member.- 101
were pre.ent despite, the storm;, xveatber.
Reprt entative Ri< li trdi on, ' ’= nn< ssee,
xv .s In the cluilr.
lieprese.ntatlvi- Balb-y, of Texas, took tho
Initiative by presenting tho following
: series of resolutions:
“Reso cd t j tins •• i of this
caucus that ’h • d. moot:.' '• tm ml., rs of
tii.- house of rtpresentatives ought to re
sist all efforts direct or ndir. to retiro
: the greenbacks and treasury notes.
“Resolved, :eoomi, Tbit xv- are opposed
; to ami w i’l I’-’.-'s: all attempi:- to extend tho
i privilege.--, of national Links, or to reduce
th. ::i x • • tip- ’W
“R'lolv. ii, third, 'liiat . f ’vor the early
cons’dera t.'on and t.:i.-‘ i itr of tl;.- senate
resolution recognizing tiiat n eomiit'on of
x'.ar exists in tin- i. ’ md of Cuba a tv. . on
Hi ogn rnim nt of Spain and the Cuban
pimple.
"Resolved, fourth, That xvo fivor the
early rm'eiment of a ju. : ami w . <■ bank
ruptcy xv.
“Tho first three features of the resolu
tions, on finance and Cuba, xv.to considered
separately, the disctis.-lon be'ng vigorous
ami imnnimottsly favorable. .Mr P.ailcy
made the main speech, urging t’::it demo
e’-alic nn: mbers .‘hotild take thr-lr po ’it'ons
promptly a viinst tlm.-e financial mow merits
now assuming form dable dinx ns’ons owirg
to the recomendations given to them by tho
president ami s. < ri-lary of the treasury.
Ifc also spoke, for a clear-cut poslt'on in
favor of the r ■ -.gnition r 's Cuban l."lliger
as crnl’e.iii d in the Mor .in olut'on
; . iate during the extra
y-e-w An. Tin r< xvns not a di‘- •■■•nting vol
■. Mr. Ball' y’s prop.is’tiors. and t . first
tl.;•.■<• resoln'lom; w re carried b" unanimous
wife, tho w . ult being ree.-Iw ■! xvii'.i hearty
’l l . |.’i;rlli feature of the resolutions,
declaring for a just and xv'i’’ bankruptcy
Inxv, mu' xvith . o!U’ ot>’” 1' on. but finally
prex’a'led by a large majority.
On motion of Mr. Maddox, of Georgia, ar-
Con tinned on Third Page.
UNIFY QUARANTINE
THROUGHOUT LAND
Atlanta Chamber cf Commerce Secures
Unanimous Action.
REGULAR ORDER SUSPENDED
Ex-Govemor Bullock and Mayor Col
lier Present Matter to Board of Trade.
RESOLUTION IS TO THE POINT j
Philadelphian Wants a Permanent '
Tariff Commission Established
by the Government.
Washington, December 16.- (Special.)—Th
Atlanta ehamb w of commerce delegation
secured unanimous action today on the res
olution for uniformity In quarantine regu
lation:..
Tin regular order of tho meeting wars
su-p"mied to allow cx-Governor Bullock
and ?,l.iyor Collier to pre e nt the matter to
tiie convention, and after thin had been
d”tie tho resolution xv is unanimously
adopted. This reads as follows:
' it'.- olw ■<], That xve recommend such leg
islation by congress is xvill unify the quar
antine ngulnt.oi’. for protection against
imported dai.gcrs to healrli. in such manner
I as to give tii. least possible hindr..neo to
I trade and travel consistent with safety.”
i Tiie resolution was word' d In this way,
so as to permit of no clash by those Who
b lieve tho states should control quaran- ;
tine regulations.
The Atlanta, party will bn here until Sat- .
urday morning.
.Mr. Filiott, of Philadelphia, read a paper :
in favor of the establishment ot a perma
nent t iriff commission. A resolution urging
upon congr. ss tho creation of such a. com- ]
mission mis adapted.
Mr. Eckert, of Chicago, on behalf of his •
committee, presented a report Intended to ■
eorr.et the tv Ils of the safe of mixed flour.
Tii- report favored the adoption of such J
legislation n:: v.ll define tl.e- manufacture, ■
Sai.-, im’.'oru.tion and export mid exporta- I
lion of Hour. The report was adopt, i
.Mr. Tliurl.’ r, of ~ew York, presented a
report that congr s amend the interstate ,
comm-rce laxx so as to p-rm';, pooling by
railroads under the i-aiperv: .lon and con- ■
trol of tho int'-rstat.- e mum ree commissi.m ’
■ > the end taut iirjust disrrirninatior.'i may
Bti’bh* rat< a be established.
A majority report oil th:- resolution xv.es ,
pr- • nt"d by \'a’!.ind!ngl:am, of St. Lou s,
in bcli'df ot four m-mb- rs of the commit
tee, strongly opposing the pooling propo
sition. Tin resolution pr-.-Ipltatcd a dlr- '
cusi ion which lasted an hour or more, mi
ll. r the ten-minute rule, Mr. Valla i.dlnghtrn ;
and others from tho xvest taking strong
grounds against it.
The Pooling Proposition Adopted.
The advocates of the pooling proposition '
wa re practically unanimous In fax'or of It
. nly when placed under the supervision and
absolute control of the interstate, commerce
commission which mould have absolute
jiow r to revise and correct .-xcesslvo rates
of other evils that might come to Us ,it
tent lon.
Tho res .lutlon favoring pooling, as sub
mitted by .Mr. Thurber, of New Y. ri', xv is .
finally adopt’ d by a two-thirds v >te.
The remaining r. i’olii’i ms, that greater
uniformity in the classification of fre's-’ht
:.t u -at y. a: .! that the intt rstafe eum
rm-ree commission should, il ne< essary, bo ;
empoxw-red to formulate and make effective ;
such a classifie;’tlon; that the natiomil
bo..rd of trade deprecate all moveiti'nts ■
leeliing to the ;• ’W'r’i’.ii'Wt ownership of ,
railway lines, but a'lx'Ocate a wise, firm ;ti:d
continuous nuperwsi.m over the operating
and nianac ,-ment of the-.’ gr. it arene:, s
in ,:’.I matters atYecting their relations with
, the public m the conduct of lniw-si.it.- c ,m
--m. rec; i lint tile i>-- t’.omil bmii'.l -I It'', le '
utlirm their approval of tl.e bill known as
tile unti-sealpers bill.
Quarantine Laws Debated in Mobile.
Mobile, Ila., Dt ceml. ; 18.—A coni ireneu
' W;.s held here today at the call of Gow v-
I nor Johnston, of Alabama, looking to . le
hol iing ol . quarantine c.mvention of the
south gulf states for the b
I ter protection of the people from the inva-
■ - 'on of tile d sense and from the spread ,
of the same.
'ill. meeting was suggested by
i Health Officer Sanders and was attended
! by representatives of several states.
R< presentation was fixed al five mcm-
I bets, appointed by the governor of each ,
' state, one delegate from each municipality
and one from each commercial org.iaiza- (
tlon, lailrond system and river trausporta
: t.oa .onipuny, all chiefs of
ct in the statea to b<> Invited. Jhe
' programme covers the whole subject ot
q i irantint In relation to state and . .at ■n
,:l gcivei nment; Hie problem of dislni'. ction
and nltatlon, reguiat ms <om t.. ig
UaUSiu '.u . a es fr, gilt ami passenger:; j
: mition.il w isus sta’.: control of quara.’. -tie: 1
th..- propos'd national bureau cf public .
lle.'lltli. etc,
♦ >r. the motion of Dr. Ollfphant. of tno ;
Lou!: i i.na board cf health, the chairman, i
ip i. .- Johns on, app ' I an ex ■ u:. vv ,
i , , ■ ... ( ,f nine to prepart for ami cull
ntion I t sm-li time and pia-e as I
I I. most convenient. The names of Hie 1
i commit'.' emen are:
I’.. - dent of the Loui.-luna board of
I health St tlth <ifllcer Sanders, of
: Al.-.i.mia; I’ort.r of Florula: Dr. Uarril
of Mi . : sipp'; Mayor Bush, of Mobil.?; '
V E:of New Or.-. i'is; th. mayor
. (~■ j', ;. i x-ili,.. 'mor Stone, of Mis-
i : j.’.i ini.l the president of tho .Mob If i
board of ' ■ 'tlh. Dr. Kci, 'mm.
,t revolution xvas adopt'd appealing to ■
congri to xvilhl’old aa■■ ■ on the * üblic j
I-, illii and tr.'.ir otine matters until the i
vi.bjcct can rtc’ ive the a-ttration its ini- i
poiiance dem mis.
TO CONSTRUCT ALASKAN ROAD. |
Bill to Incorporate tho Cooks Inlet,
Taiiai’n. and Yukon Railroad.
V. • •(, .mn. Di... mi.er I.'. -S mimr :
I'n’ilkwr today Introduc'd a bill Incor- j
■ porating th Cooks Inlet, Tanana and Yu
kon Il :lt 'id Company, authorising the
I ;.fraction of a rniiro.id an ! teiegr: ph .
line frc-in Cooks inlet to the A. i.'.x.m I mn- .
daiv ami Norton sound.
T.” capiial stock of the company Is fix. d i
at i*;'. l i“ Ex-Senator SqnTo. of tii"
-tale of Washington. one iho meor
pora!ora.
A bil" Introffimed by flonr.rnr Elkina rc- i
stored all the lands in the Annette island, |
Alaska, to 111.- public domain except these >
In the southwestern peninsula This land
contains valuable mineral deposits. „
ATLANTA, GA„ .MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, I<S97.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOR BRYAN.
Democratic Leader Civ on Royal Re
ception in Mexico.
Mexico City, Deex mb r 13. Mr. Bryan and
party arrived here over fie Mrx.ean Na
tional railway from Tolu, a, th. c.'ip'ta. ol
tho state of Mexico, at 8 " ' lock ’on
amt a great crowd of Ani<'t'lc:'.’.a and M"X
le.mtt were awn'tlng ti.- arrival of tho
dlst political I
Colonel Garcia, of I’r- : io ‘it D.nz’s staff,
i In fuil uniform, greeted ami wml.-omed Mr.
I try an In the name of th ■ ' m ' ■ 1 "
and esi orted him to tl’- 1 ' president s car
riage.
Tho famous TW m'y-' .wuth regirm-nt
was stationed on the platform. Tx,nthusia.t tn
xvas great among the many Americans
piv.vetit and cheers ami t gers for Bryan ;
rent tho air and loud cal wcro made for |
a t'pe.-'ch. But he refus'd :o talk and again i
he was cheered. Mrs. Rry.M ' finl >r
her share of th< ..■ Nothing lii ■
tonight’s demonstration has ever been ;
sc. n here.
President Diaz has glw-n orders that M". '
f Bryan shall be considered as a specially
honored guest.
Bryan Royally T.’itortained.
City of .Mex-i. O. Decemi. r 11 --.Ur. Bryan
had a bu: nd agreeabi - I ■ • "
called to pay itis re p to the Am r.c in
mi a I-::’, G-m :1 i'ov. -i .'lxyioii, .it 10 .
o'clock ami was rd ai.y g ’ .t.d, and ;
aft. r pa. ,mg an li" tr with the rmii..-i< i, ,
dro.e In the forest of ■ .ii 111• • with ;
■. iioma. Br l: I. .- ." the B ink of
London and Ac clco, • ■ 1 ■ 1
i den ami General John 1- crisbie. In to" j
afi irnoon hi was a visitor, x 1 ■. ’.: I<
an. at the chamber of <.l patl w and v. ,m i
aumiti-’d to the floor, th- congr-.-,. m- n ml ;i
rising cut of respect ;o th- 1. ..l-r of he ■
d< moeratle party in the. Unit .1 S: les. i
He xvas invited to m ’ 'ili and talked of
p.irkamentary ir Lrtr. , .mi., and of tim <
progress xx iueh M. a ■ o i.ia I'no.; on ■ li
hands. IBs reception i' th- ei.umber was
enthusiastic.
Congress i.as appro , . .» contrm t cn'-r
--..: into xvith Satnuel manos, of New
l York, for supplying a , uii mi dollars worth
of mate: lai for i. t r ' ■ . '■ '■' graph ,
' -tc.; afio tin contiw h it. G. Dun w ]
(Io of New York, e-lti g a mercantile
■ agency 1- re. ,
Royal Welcome to Mr. Bryan.
Mexico.' December E> Idem I ' I
! day accorded an audl -r. e to .Mr. Bryan i
i ami party, and the h :i a wrr ■ <■: trim d •
: with -Mrs. Diaz, who ks Engil.'-ii per- :♦
I fectly, and showed tie in the presldetil'al 1
i apartments tn the ca. >f Chapult. p.’-c.
' Mr. Bryan has 1 ■ : " today. .
i having visited the .. ' ■ai and tho Acad- ,
, emy of Fine Art-. e was i-.pecialiy '
I pleased xvltt tin painting of th.
v.: ti' . of M : •••■ ' 1: Bryan had lis ;
' ha r cut, gtv.ng 1. youthful app-.’ u- ,
I ance.
Ton’orr'/.v IL ami, of tho .lexl- <
' can Nail' ial r- . -t. • ' him i dlnm- I
■ ■ ■ 5 ' ■ • X■ I 1 ■ ■
i in:n:i’.!'i. ait church .t \ dr Guadalupe .
' eii-t.rlnlng the n.:o eu' ' s Image of the ;
\ rgin. Friday i.lf ht he will be given a :
popular re.-pt c.i in ti: - h storlc. school .'
of mln' s, an Imm. i.: - edifice, xvb-r. C.-i.- .
eral Grant was lodged on his firs; journ
: to this country. Tiie government giant. 1 ,
the use if thi i hiding : i I g • '•
I appropriate, as thousands of ,M> xi a; p-o
--’ pi. of all classes desire to greet tho <■'. mi
; pion of silver.
in tie- course of Mr. Bryan’s speech In ;
I th" chamber of depute s today he made .'I
remark which 1) i: . vc.tc.i much taw.ixtb-u I
comment. lie I:
'I m.glit sir .’ ar.otli r reason for :!’.e
Interest I f< • 1 in the .M’X-a'i republic.
Ylexi'.’o, as well 1 ttie .'nite Stat' s, . •
’ inter, steii in tin fi. -1< ■ o’ tile .Me:;.’ ”•
doctrine, which p.ro ; r the
piirpose of pr. x ■ tiling t ... -x.-nsion ot
m. i.'it. hial let luti’.ms upon tho western
, iiemi.-pl.. re. 'I I:. Ci ’ d :■ ’■ . .id M xi-
I eo will hold up Ila tore . u { tr -edom b;.l<.'-
11- nations of : . xvorl< an . •
the governments det xe their just powers
from tl. eom.eut of I ..ox. rned ’-’.id nor
from th- r ights of heri.’.'ltnr.. ; .-.v ’;’
: The 11’ we papers all publish art:. 1
| gist;.- of Mr. Bi", an itiirl 1. I.llug him wel
: ( Otm- to M< x -o. He ■ : 1. a a ink rv ■ v-d
' by r-porters of al! th.- b ading i stint i’s .
ami is eor.jia IIy ::. ’ ■ wher-ver he ; ■’.
On- j-uri’ al - ill- him th. In-ole ’.-al p,’.-
ular yoimg tribune of tl ' Am-r' an people.
Bryan at School of JiTines.
Mexico City, D. eemb-r 17 rMr. Bryan’s
reception at th- school of mines tonigh"
w; " atioad’ .l by r. I rh ’ti and r. .p’”.
ti. - " b' ing thronged.
The <h . >: itions were M xi- nd r
lean 11 . ■ I color a . : ■ ■
■ : •• • . .- band. i'.x ’■ ( Itt ■
a!d d in -eeivlng. Agra .t many ladies
wcro pres-nt.
Declares for Bimetallism.
"Berlin. December 13. -Herr Wilhehn von
K.ar'lnrff. prerdden: of tiie Bimeta l!'’ D< agti.>
‘ of Germany, presided today at tho meeting
of tho longue, at xvhich it xvas r soix’ed to
take steps to promote the ob.l.rts of tho
tguo in other count! . though Eng
land’s attltud might d lay. it tld not
■ permanently prevent bimetal]'.on.
TTorr von KardortT. In the rcichstag, has
exprr-ssed hfs groat rc;.rot nt England’s re- '
I jection of the proposals of the Wolcott .
■ monetary commission.
*
GORMAN WON’T JOIN TAMMANY.
Maryland Senator Denier. That: He In
tends To Move to New York.
I New York, D.< ■ mber 16.—Senator Gor- ;
i man. xvholsrit th' Fifth Avenue I."tel, st'rl
■ today tit it thor xvas no truth In th- re
: port that ho intended to become a New
i Yorker and join T.iminany Hall.
STEVENSON BEACHES NEW YORK
Former Vice President and His Wife
Arrive from Naples.
i New York, December 16.- Among the pas- !
sengers arriving here today on the Kais. r i
• Wilhelm 11, from Nanlc:-. xx-rc f .rm r Vico
- T’reskl. nt A. E. Sbx. nson and .Mrs. S'ev-.i
--l son, of Bloomington, I!!.; ti'.- Rev. Dr. C.
' A. Briggs, of I .’)I1 Tl’-ol ’.i a! :<m "ary,
' New Y'.rk. and At .’lib:, hop Kainc. of St. :
i Louis, Mo.
VAN WYCK TAKES THE OATH.
Tammany Candidate Qualifies as May
or of Greater New York.
New York, Di.’i' anb i’ 13. Rob :t A. Van
: Wyek today took the oath of ofli n»
: mayor of Greater Noxx' York before Jttsli -
t Fitzsimmons tn th" eitx- court, to .as-time
the 'bi.!':- of tho offii e on January 1, ’MS. 1
Chilian Cabinet Resigns.
Dima, Peru, via Galvosmn, T> x.. Decem
ber 14 The entire Cid’etin < blm-t ha ■ -
; signed. The event has caused a s< mo
tion.
The cabinet th t hi ju t resigned xvas
oalition nr i rj ■ : . th< tpproval ot
’ th" I’inisei’’’ tliics. xvb.o had blo.’lted th" |
reform efforts of Senior Antunez, a former i
, premier.
LABOR FEDERATION
IS NOW IN SESSION
Seventeenth Aiuitial Session Opened in
Hasimilo Last Week.
NINETY DELEGATES PRESENT
President Gompers Called tho Body io
Order and Starts the Work.
CONVICT PROBLEM DISCUSSED
Convention Adopts Res utions Oppos
ing the Annexation of Hawaii.
Gompers Re-elected.
Nashville, Tenn., Dccmber 13.-Tho
American Fed* ration of i.abor began its
ti v i ntevnth annual session in ti'l-; city
today, with an at!enda.ii. e of more than
* :ie 1.: oi’ I’.’■ I < : ■ I-'■. 1 - ;r< im ♦!:1 1 ■i ’ 1 'it t la.. s,
atm an eijual aur..oer of visitors.
. ■ ■ rf< rd.
<l.|. . fn-m Eui'.latid, v. ere Introduced I
■ ■. . prcsi< nt Mr. Vi ilson Is an n
ol p.i 11m< nt, and .M r. Harford Is ex-.sc< re
t iry of tiie Railway Employe*-' organizu
t .on.
William Almison, of the local Typograph
i( al Union, d. lix ered an addr - - ■ • ••"’ ’
i i b-half of tin i..bor organizations of tl’.c j
< ity. Ho if l.rr.'d to the struggles in Hie i
interest ol ! :bor and p ud a high til-’ite to
the men v. .. h ive worlied long and lailh- .
fully In tiie e.-utsc.
i i. ,-:dent Gentians responded, thanking i
Mr. Alm".,on and the labor organizations i
for the hearty welcome a-corded, the. re- i
yor: I" tile im..i.ltt"e on cudentlals v.’i’.’i
p.-e.-amted, a. ter which President Gompers
lead bls annual address. He said:
"With two exception.', all our affiliated
national unions I’-p.orl a large Increaiic ot j
lu -al unions and in wiXlbcrsiiip. ’1 im.re is
an ii. ( .:e o. about 31.1 AW members in Hie I
org mlzations mil! aled.
th constant lira to organize
, ~ : ..... ■ i , .... -I in un lied
la her. : i the inx of new m " ■
ttnd the ap.p.icaii' ns < t n* -x forces, tho
iiiv:.-. on aim subdivision ot" labor, niai.y :
workers who have been «'mployeii at skill- '
i 1 find thorns’iv. ... with their oceu- ■
, , ■ . gono, and to which tii -y liav<
voted long -rmiof ye its to acquire. It is i
a .source of era: atlon to r. port Hint
within ■ ■ ■■ v< ry lar nur iber
of lid”):’ umous unskilled wcllt-i have I
L.'-en i'..r:i:ed, and from them mu. h larger ,
■ . I
I’c I ■■ ,\. , • a .; a r. 1.1.... T ‘ '
.:: . ■ withlti the p 'x' it’, but : . hange
m the c.-i:.-., which ]■ i. e orodaeed tii-m
are worliij of not' I’ho e rik s of t his
\• a- xvith fen ' i'' I■. ■ have been for
t. ns:on an I r.. ogmtion of union prire
< i-r i:!z,■:: :<Hi.-' report, with gTatfiying
■ti large mimbot oi .- i ■
...... cv< d, dvani . gained and the
■rt . ■ .- ■ . "on of tin power of or-
g.: nizat I..ii . ’.jo.’. ■d.
moi', a,, n: to reduce the hours of
labor I- rilw.i.. s one xvhich commands the
t ' organized 1 ilw.
“The establishment of a postal savlne's
b: 1. s'-st- ■ . and also i. postal telegrapl:
m.-t.-m, long -unco m ’ i:>n.l. <i by organized
1 i' .or, si ’ ins in m’complkffimen t that at
any pv. viotis time.
11 ■ brane
; . 1. | I.- a mtj ’. :-
that b'lyeott illegal. Ta- silg;: -lion
is mmlo that upon any letter or ctreoiae
j; uno.; a mntt'-r of Cn’s cbaract. :’.
:if;. r :--.iti> :- I'm a:’a>‘> unfair firm
a'ltl th ; .’am’ - -Hi’.: 1 i:U’ I 01. the xv..:’.: .
; s.- courts I rom
boycotting this concern’ could bo added
- ivnutage.”
Ti,.' fedci.u!on ilu’u adj'.tnmd imi’l 2:1.*
o’c'mek p. m. At th.. ..i: :’im"U s-: 'aai
Secret :)-..' M.rr. .:: pr.’seni-d bls renor.,
shoxv'ng an iner.-as..’ In rerelpts of SAUD
over tl.e previous r. ' a
!'...’ be. H exp ".I. I in o u a.it
Ul’J'-’' new iii'mbms were eiiroil.d. The
- ai. - ; m of e-tpense xv; v '■ ■'
a.- . a: ■: I ' d 11 :1
us..! ::t a. lo.’.ig mganiz’is amoag the
).:>>■ •' ■ iri ' ' : great strik* I.
, ■ ■. ■ . v ■ ■ ' ■ :
. . ■ : fills comm ttee made
■ • ’ . ’XX tng . ' ’a a ' a ■ I ’ It •• ■
Labor Leader; Talk of Hawr i.
Nash’. I!b‘, Tii ii., D< eaml’.-r il. -At the
opening of tod 1 ' of ti : ■ .
.1 •.■deration of Labor pro L-ts xx.. r- ma<b>
,■ ■ - tho credentials o t . - i’cra 1 <1 < e : *
anil after sonm di eu sion it was <b I
i , .
i -itti.i’ roR rr.-U to tla.x griev.t: < eomnr.t
tce.
Betters from the ntaj'or of Denver, <>>l..
and the officers ot the chain'.' r of commerce
of '.list .'ity, inviting IS. fed era t;• to hold
next ■ nx mtlcn there were r< t
letter was r. ad from tl’.e National Wo Tian’.,
Christ.,:n Temperance Union expressirg
sympt thy witb the labor mov rnont and
urglng t *. 1 ’u s: :ird I• ■ taken bx tn* * *>n
ventien against saloons.
Tho federation met at 2 o’clock and re-
I . •,. . . ..: ratio of rep*>rts of com
mittees. Tiie Hawaiian ; nm-xntion qu*. s
t!*>n . im ■ up on a. report from the eommit
te. oil 1•’ ■* buttons aid produced some di
.•ti ■ ion au l the committ. " reported on it
resoiution opposing the annexation of 11
wu.ii, offered by T. J. Eld.-,skin, and pre
sentC'l the tollowlng substitute:
d. by tl’.e Anorean Fcaleration
of Lal; >r. That xve disapprove of annexa
tion. . I. ~ ,
-,,i. That we urge the Xnited
states e.i.',;.- to t.jeet the ’.eaty of annex
ation and ’.-> take stull o'mr steps as may
i, • nei’i ssary to tn.'i nt . n amicable rela
tions with Hawaii.”
Andrew Furuseth made a warm speech,
opposing the annexation, and George E.
McNeill suggested that thr. substitute be
i.teniled so as to provide for tho incoming
x . u’ ••• council laying 11’- m iter b. l’oro
■ongr* s: . !’.d if m-esiarx before the p:<.
■ ■ - i ‘on of ::. fed-
( ration o’ mc-xat on.
old-fas lot <1 liar cue xvas
civ. n th- delegates at the Tulane. Sprech-s
were made by many delegates an.l Gov
ernor Taylor also mad ft bros tddress.
Labor Men Against Paxon.
Ni’.-hx’lll-. I’-nt’., December 11. The
American F< derat'on of Xzt’oor met today,
l’r id."it Gomr-rs pi' siding. Top graphic
invitations to hold tile next me- ting of the
f . ration In I'-amas City, xx-ro rc
ce’. . d from officials of that city.
The i "11 was called forth- expression
on laws regarding time of labor day and
rate of wages for street laliorers in differ
ent elti. s of tho. country. 1! sponses w. re
ma 1- by nriny delcg’ates.
'P: . aft. - i." ’:i session was marked by
mu’-y vigorous speeches, < -.p<.'’ia,ily xv. s
this the easo .n regard io the protest of-
Continued on Second Page.
IM. DAUDET DIES SUDDENLY.
I Was Dining with His Family When
He Was Stricken.
Paris, December 16.-Alphon.se Daudet is
dead.
.M. Daudet expired nt 8 o’clock tonight.
He was dining with his family and was in
excellent spirits, when ho xvt.s seized with
a sudden syncope. Physicians xvere sum
moned, but he died almost Immediately.
Alphont-o Daudet was born at N’mc u . of |
poor parents. May 13, 1840 Aft<
"T -k ■■ 'x
t' - -■
r '‘- -? '■ ■ ',/ /
ADIHIONSE DAUDI'.T.
' The Eminent IT> i.. li Au:.) ■, Di*.l
riiiiiu* uly m I'ans, I’ti.iay.
in (he Ryceum in Lyons <'une m
: usii’.r in a sv.OOi <‘i .nel <l?l tno
.. i . . < «
; In with liis brother l-.rifSt, he ’.v-u:
j to 1 z.ris to try tv g‘iin a »iverihoo«i Ly
l.ierarj pursuJ
’ a vulnni' of poeins • Jes -sni'jur-
! <\L-.v.h;rii appeared ;n an<.
, for him a !• ?ui ■ E.n thru. !• 4 to vis < in
pp»s j.-.•■nt. on newspapers. h re
rj;. ; : ro opened Js columns (<• a .P .-Tip-i”.i
' depicted with extreme c.H'.iestnr.-s the m s
.<t » s and ’,-u: hi&s of the u.- neis in pru
’ vincia! sHiG'->;.<
I He i.’ xl puPlls.il. d iMubin (
I sioli,” a poem, wb.' li was 1 <>l»'*'-ve<i in 1 P 3
•‘L Lt< du < tp< /’
! Colb e: i<'.u of .ri i‘ •; that had appeared
originally in The i .;aro.
i lie wroto with su. ss, composiutt, 'n
i conjunciicm :h M. Erie - Lepine, I’.vj
i pieces. “La Derr.'E i‘ h..<!> ,” whkh wt.'
! present.*ii the ()d min ! ■ a’al ’*L’< u
' let. leant.e.” which was p.\s ntr-l <t ’ho
Conicdie Eran.-a sc in 1 "as p’l-
retarj t ' < rny pres
' '
ISi:. - ’. inelu.hve. Then he n. d. .■ x’-'-il ut
teinp: tn urj'. f 0l » Hi" LaaP'r, but t •'
• , ... • v.. ,i. ...» T’,.". m— ' \v«’.s \v!."
■ wriJi>:: under tno name of / •>.]>■ <v
: ,r his r« a ’ i;a;n< . 1 . . s au i
Eow'-paner articb ; that he afhie;-. ] ! <
real T-opularity. Among' these p . 'l’ca lona
T.irtarin th- Tar. 1 -en,” “IX’.s Rnj In
Evi.” “J.cs Ft niniua I)’Ar’ “Jae.z
iiis'.olre b’Laj Ouvrirr.” “Le p. :i* tPoie.
•‘L’Evangih . “ “'V»i z-s .In L'P..;:.” “L
< ’g:i j■ q Cz ■ ! “I .e Xaba b A’ i'Par. -
’ch he n< Tlbed
LIE ~f :>•. j) .. <b Morr.v); “Sappho.” hhs
|.e-t work. “Eromont Jeune <■' IL■■■■••r
.\.!t iin.i iLninv--ta:“L.a I’.cllo
; •* ’‘Trirt ■ n Sir E<m Alpe-*. ’
, ne ’it' ad, e ( .)ii-i i* ate th- fantastic
•j- j: v ,)f wh’ Tnri'?rin is the berte
In !.<r» Er- 'cb ..<• ■ P-t.-v" .awazdeP ’’dm
■ ' ji ity pr Ze f>r “Ert»’n<m“ .Teiinr Kis
i, r \p ../■ wI ’ n wa •: ■ ’’y dr -tn.’-
1.1 ; th.' tug bv A’tf'je- S
' T I’ t’l.Z- iva< ’’ll2 ■' ,l W’h
th* journal of'*';*'*'’!. ’ ' ■ " ' > «' <l< '
p I.llm* ill '.*;■ mode under bls charge.
Baroness Dies in Hew York.
N< xv Yo: k. 1 . mb’-r Bar* ' - EHz -
b*a i xou Hipu -li ‘d : i till i cl”.- to.! -
of .’ipo.il*-xv. Sb- was ♦):- widoxv of B iron
v,m Hil’pell who was employed on tho
i nit. .1 States <■*■*■-•: ,'ntrvcy.
■’.-for- her marring’’ the. baroness xvas !
11 .’ ’.--.li •’l’ifiin. of Savannah, In
’.’. '■ileh •:’ .“'ho met the baron about five
Lewis Georgx) Clarks Dead.
T,exii: ;■ ton. Ky.. December 16.—T.-xvlx
C* •>”«<■ '"lari., the * na! George H ttris,
0! ll.irr ’ ’ B ■'l: r '- : tow. ’s famous IT'VXeI
boon, aged cii’i’-ty-aix.
Hou. Jamas Mitchell Dead.
St Stephens. N 8.. D.’Ccr.T.er 16. Hon
James M m ”’.”11, .-'.li-’i-.ir g n- ial in 1' ■
New Brun: »x :* Ix cal.'lne*, *n*l .orm* ”>y pre
mier of t i*. province, ili' *] at h’s home,
hero t 'day.
THBEE KILLED IN COLLISION.
Train on Chicago and. Eastern Illinois
Collides with an. Extra.
Clinton, lti*l . December 16. Tra n No. 3
on the Chicago and Eastern 1 lla-iis itill
) o i*l, xx’h.ch iet’t Chicago at l..ei t* clock
i last night, ran Into an extra train near
i hero at 9 o *’lo k this morning.
Thr* ■; employee- were killed and half a
dozen ethers Injured, but. none of th pas-
The de ni are:
I’.NGINEEII J. D. RAI’S* H
FHtEMAN <!. L. i IIHI X'.T.'R
EHIEMAN C. I' DEiTHR.
Those badly injured ar ;
Engin* r G. er slightly inj
Clerk XV. F. Rabb. Mui! Clerk 11. C:i’i
wallader. Express Ale.s..i,c*r C !.. A;cl;
ley.
Both engines were badly wre k the
baggage car was throxvn down an emhank
ni'-ut and the ma 1 ear sm i.-hed.
The cause of the accid* nt is not definitely
known at present, but it is sup;. -•*! to
have been due to the crew of th*’ extra
train overlooking the passenger train.
Travel w.i: Interrupt'd for .ibout six
hours.
Torpedo Signals Did Not. Work.
Fort Smith, Ark.. December 16.—A colli
sion occurred on the Greenxvood brati'-li
of the Missouri racillc, ten miles from this
*’lty, tod.ix . In xx’ifi'li Mrs. I A. Hollen- :
back, of Jenny Lind, xvas insisutlx' killed
and four other passengers in.iure.l.
A co;:! train xvas follov.lng Hie passenger
and the latter was stopped to cool oft’ a :
hot box.
The torpedo signals failed to do th-ir ;
work, and tho engine of tho coal train
telescoped the rear coach of the pa-sen
ger. e
Governor Black Issues Requisition.
Albany, N. Y.. Dee-mb,') 16 -Governor '
Black has issued requk’t on p t*■ on t':-
governor of Missouri for tho extradition ol
Alb* ft S. Wart: r. who is umler arrest at
Kansas City on the charge of khlnaping.
Tho pnp i’S will bo taken to Missouri to
night by Detect ve Nolan and Assistant
District Attorney Cook, of this city.
i
C We have entered upon
3 the last month
S of the
) MissinQ
c ? Word
Contest.
/ Don’t wait until the
/ time is almost out to
r send in your word.
PIIICE FIVE CE?<TS
EASTERN MILLS
REDUCE WAGES
The Manufacturers’ Association Decides
To Cut All Salaries.
SO? THROWN TO OPERATIVES
Committee Will Agree to n Conference
if Ono Is Wanted.
: THIS IS M’KINLEY PROSPERITY?
The Cut Is Forced Because of the Poor
Demand an Prices of Manu
factured Goods.
Fall Rvcr, Mass., December 13.—1 tis
: learned that the manuf "Hirers’ comm?-
: tee, which has charge of th*' details of th*i
i p<-nd:ng situ .' -> of" th. wag* s of mill op
: ci’ativ a, will recommend that th*, salarl 4
i of the treasurers be reduced In the same
i proportion as the. v.s of Hie employees.
1 and cacli nx mb* :' or t."*’ committee has
i agr<« d to bring -ib-mt thin reduction in the
i administrative * f . t In ids own mill. Ib
: coinmitteo also *l* -ill* *1 that all ov> rseers
and * .’ "a not u. ’.in.lly incl'id-l In cut
downs, should com ■ uri’l* r tiie order.
Th* pi i' 1 ’ I.” xv* nving a cut of print cloth
will bo reduced from !'•: to 16 cents and In
departments where the least pay Is received
the full cut of 11 per cent will nit be
made. The committee also agreed that a
cut of 10 i, r e nt was as much as tho
op.-ratives could bear in view of the cur
tailment of the productions of Fall River
mill.-: during tho past year.
Nollets of the reduction will be post’d
in tho mills tomorrow or on Wednesday,
but tho details of the new schedule xx .1.
not be given out until a. day or txxo lat* r.
If tho Operatives ask for a conferenc •, t a*
will rc-ommend that It bo
granted, Imt an address, a xvas talk’d of
at first, will i ot ’■>" pn.p.-.r'-’d unbss sot:’’-
thing new should be <!’ x’* loped to call f a’
it. The* comrr.lttoo is unanimously m favor
cf including everyb dy connected with the
mills In the reduction and also in opposing
a strike in every way , os': Ible. s.: ce, if L .
mills should b- * 10. • d, <smipetltors would
Obtain a. gr* .it ad inifi;..'’
S" *•. ,’);ify (I’DoiiH' il, 'f tl”’ Spinners’
Union, lias received a vehement letter from
Boh. i’t 11 xx rd. of !’*• ' -. i**m.’i'
tary of the union, in which 1- says:
“In rettding over tho met ■ ' ' con
mltt-e of t::e martufactur. rs xvho are to
oratt the cH-. til.”. of the > .r-'l' X*n. ati'l *1 -
cido how it ts to be itifllcl* *l, 1 t’.otic*’ ■ ■a’ ’*
1 'Yi’ b nW.■ '4
id;,id snlaries amount to ?5*1,(*00 a year, or
a-arlv i x\*ik. A rolction ot I' l
* tint '■ 1 ■ * ■ i
al*:nt to a reduction of 12.’ weavers at. .*
a w ■**. .
' I b* " eve It won’*! be n. wise and prop “
’ r»o to 1 ’ ue ■ ■ til ■ ■ con-
vention Imim’l n:. !■ ’’
Reduction. Notice Posted.
Fall Rix :. M. !’«■’ I »• I- H- •
of *hc pro io.-, a t’’-:u< Ho.! of ?.’.•*«* - p-st*’*!
today at*:- om*'’' i'i:*t th*' r'-ibi--.1. n w. .* •
, ... nounccd
! that ti.' 1 c«.'Bi!B.‘ •• V'Zj d ’•* F’.* <'iiini' nd *•
■
: 11 1-1 H}' •■■• z
(’xi'iHiiiE-';' r -■ mm- •. E that tho »s;u-
Jir'.E- Os x'x *>i:.)Z,.'.’
A i’ig Strike Is Imminent.
Fall River, -M.i .. D* luii-r la.-The
; sn ; nt <»f t h •
m < 1 pinners*
<»f tli3’ hj>. i;i'i s th it (..-iu«- ‘o’? h tu'd
CANNOT COMPETE WITH SOUTH.
Northern Mills Own Up That They
Are Out of Date.
Boston, T>. -nilr'r At a n'-’etlngof tho
’ Arkwright Club, xxl.‘. h xx ’.- b I*l at Young's
i hot' ! t 'll.’ix ,a ri p-rt was pr* *■ nt-*1 upon
I the conditions of > urn -omp* tltl-u in
f
unati t'ioi.i'-}y : ■!< ,•’. *l. Tl 1 '- ■ 'mt-.it* ■■' con-
“Til ■ itherner find ' ’ the ad
vat '
uml rs*’ll out mill:. ~* ■! !■ ■ nuiM’t
profit xs 1. * i- s’.lfi ■■■ i'.-h:- . ’l"’
a,*, am*”;; of i *pilul. b.’iw. xx ...I ■ a o
cutix
*iant it vol’ . ■ 1.. ' ' . 'll
’....’it..'::* r to run ■ .*m:
tihit *1 ,t .a t l.t' T
1 •»!<»• j’ *»l t'< * ’‘i ■ ■! ■- i• t-'- 1
! ploversYfom t:i, th -I th.’ ■u ’ nt of f
"' ■ ’
I ]>!« nitniti. ii’t'ir' is for nuuo y, .*rs. in *iur
opinion th.* *•!’.* H> labor, ion'.: hours and
•a-, , .ml ;’i tn . a' :x • :. ’’!. I’*nt* * s .*!'*>
I the * ■ ' ’ '' a "
unin ' ■ tful value.”
Th- *■* rnmlt'.' - In summing tip Ils report
' says th.it xvl.i m.m min 'S in th- ttortli
la I ' * ' mus nt* : the. com-
P i tlon io .tin;; x* s.
■ Japan Has Home Competition.
i Washing win. 1-- ■m- ■ If. it ..- a curio’ -x
! fact that while m :. ni ’k!'.;: efforis . >
find outlets for it rplus 1 ’ bj cn -
gratlou, sue is b* i ■ t• ■ r*■.* i• ■: i •* t hot-’*
i v.ith a competition of own op-r lalmr.
Horace Allen, United Siai'.s consul ;mn ■:■ tl
I at Seoul, has sent Io tie -late *l<mai" mo*it
i a.n extract from a in :ve pa;'.a- show.’ g
; that the <:an Inboi ■ . prls I
i In Japan ami that cons;d...r.i!>lo ■ umb. I’m
** r " them are being tal*-.i :h* r. - xx - i *
i the coal mines nt ■ .* 1 xvork y ; x
1 supefl, >r to ’ * .!’ I *n - m : ’ ll, v 1 ■ ■
: ]t has : Iso ” ' . *t in w* < '■ n
I tho S-’Hi -'Pi 'T..ul|.o ; .lilr.ii'.'l. now '.*< ; ,‘g
constructed l*v Americans, tl’- *’■>•.. i;h a
superior to th< C 1 upon
oart n works r.ml Hi- .-r i tre ■ r
ported ' '
labor in Amorh’.i. H’ougb limy ar" paid
only 15 cents In gold per day and fe* d
themselves.