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This Is the Mis- k sing Word ' Sentence: H ‘ ‘Once given the pas- 1 sion for 1 that f one of the precious z metals will be most \ in demand which is / cheapest." / Now, what is \ the word? Yon v arc the one to r name it. / 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. | 'i ■ 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 /L " ' - :-,bN , V -■ ■ ■■■"'.■ i ■ Z A•■ - '' v "Z 4 . . : \ -V WjV 1 ■ oZZ# -El K- ■ ■ 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.