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SENATOR ALLEN STK0N<$l,Y OP¬
POSES Hi* CONFIRMATION.
SAYS M'KERM IS INCOMPETENT.
And That A irjioint men t is Weakest Ever
Made—Other Features of tlie
Day In Congress.
A Washington special says: Almost
the entire four hours of the executive
session of the senate Friday were de¬
voted to the indirect consideration of
the nomination of Hqa. Joseph Mc¬
Kenna, now attorney geperal, to be
associate justice of the supreme court.
Tlie discussion was the result of an
effort on the part of Senator Allen, of
Nebraska, poputi'st, to secure a postr
ponemeiit for txvo weeks. In tlie end
a compromise was reached deferring
consideration for a week on the con¬
dition that the Nebraska senator should
agree to allow "a vote to be taken pn
that day. The Hawaiian treaty was
not touched upon during tlie session.
i'Jphe' debate upon Mr. McKenna's
nomination was precipitated by Sena
tor Hbav. chaiman of tkf csoiumittfte
oh jrtdiciary, who catled,up the nomf
n at ion la aceordarfed with his, notice
of Thursday, and asked for immediate
action. In doing this Mr. Hoar 'spoke
briefly of the'opposition of Mr. Mc¬
Kenna' saying that the judiciary com¬
mittee had investigated most of tlr •
made and had reached tl v
colielnsion that they were without
found a ion. He said that the greater
number of charges had been made by
the members of the American Protect¬
ive Afsociation, and that- ns they had
been founded solely upon the fact that
Mr. McKerma was a Catholic in reli¬
gion, they bad irot lawn deemed worthy
of serious consideration.
Senator White, of California, also
spoke of the efforts of the American
1 Protective Association to interfere
with the course of the senate iu giving
proper attention to a question, the de¬
termination of which should depend
upon considerations of fitness and jus
tice as between man and man rather
than appeal to bigotry, prejudice and
a false claim of patriotism.
As for himself, while he did not con
tend tlia Mr. McKenna was a giant
in liis legal attainments, still he be¬
lieved liim to be an honorable man, a
competent lawyer and a just jurist,and
he should support his confirmation.
It was here that Mr. Allen inter¬
posed an objection to immediate ac¬
tion, and characterized tho nomina¬
tion as Hie weaken^ ever sent to the
senate: I e “aid Judge McKenna was
loo narrow, Lad not sufficient legal
training and was in no way qualified
to fill the position.
In tlie open session of the senate,
Clay, of Georgia, presented pietitfons
signed by several hundred Georgians
protesting against the passage of the
so-called anti-scalping bill which were
referred to the committee on interstate
eommerce.
The house, on motion of Mr. Cooper,
«f Texas, considered the bill to reirn
burse tlie book agents of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, south, in the
sum of $281,000. Mr. Gaines, of
Nashville, and Mr. Cooper, of Texas,
made some arguments asking for the
passage of the bill as reported by ' the
committee on war claims.
The house managers decided not to
pvraceed with the consideration of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation,
but to give the day for the'considera¬
tion of private hills.
CUBAN SCARE CALMS DOWN.
Consol I-ee Deports That Perfect Qoiet
Ha* Keen Restored.
A Washington dispatch states that
the Cuban scare bad subsided Friday,
and little interest or anxiety was man
ifested in it in official circles. Presi
dent McKinley was unusually free
from callers, and even the office
seekers were not on hand in their
usual numbers.
The first congressional caller was
Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, who
came at half past 9 o’clock. Shortly
before 10:30 o’clock Representative
Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Senator Platt,
of C-onnecticutt, put in an appearance,
bnt none of these visitors discussed
foreign affairs with Air. AIcKinley.
INVESTIGATION IN ORDER.
Senate May Be Called Cpon To Look Into
Hanna’* Election.
A Washington special says: It is !
understood that* some senators have
been notified of the probability of the
senate being called upon to investigate
the methods of Senator Hanna’s re¬
election to tbe senate.
It is said to be the purpose of the
Ohio managers of the opposition to
secure an investimition of Represen
talive Otis’ charges of bribery by the
Ohio senate, and they have made the
inqnirv whether, if the state serate
forwards properly formulated charges
thev will or not'receive the attention
pf the senate of the United States.
County ‘r:.: News
JESUP. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1898.
KILLED SWEETHEART AND SELF.
Herbert Seely and Hi.9 Expected Bride
Found Dead In the Woods.
A special from Pensacola, Fla., says:
Last Friday night Herbert Seely and
Miss Alice Caro, of Warrington, a
town surrounding tho nary yard, left
in a lmggy to attend a party at Mill
view, about ten miles away.
They arrived safely and were among
the gayest of all the guests. Dancing
was kept up until after midnight and
about 2 a. in. the young couple left to
return home. Miss Caro and her
escort diet not appear at Warrington
Saturday, but no alarm was felt by
her family as it was supposed that she
remained over with a relative who re¬
sides near Millview.
It was learned Sunday evening that
the t’ne^javiy couple left Millview the night of
and the young lady had not
stopped at the home of her relatives.
Monday morning a searching.parly
was organized and near a bridge, a few
miles front Millview, the horse attach¬
ed to , the fehicle was found tied to a
tree.
■■ A'few yards farther away iu a dump
of trees the bodies of the young peo¬
ple were found, both dead. The young
lady had been killed by a pistol ball
which entered her head near the ear
and the young man had been killed
by a pistol ball which had shattered
his skull. His:head jvas lying on the
young lady’s lap.
TO DEVELOT WATER POWER.
Capitalist* Srnir. Option On luiml* Along
ChiiUaho«cht l e It Ivor.
An Atlanta special says: A develop
meat of water power for electrical
transmission, second only to that at
Niagara Falls, is contemplated by a
company of New York and Pennsyl
vania capitalists Chattahdoolieo who have , acquired
control of the river for
sixteen miles, from Jones’ shoals to
Power’s ferry.
They have taken options on land
valued at $175,000, including three
ohaals, which, will develop 11,000
horse power. ' »
The work oftecopring options lias
in progress for many months, and in
the meantime careful surveys have
been made of the liver and an elabo¬
rate report on the water .po wer and the
cost of three'masonry'dams lfasbeen
submitted.
The, intention of the projectors has
•been kept quiet, Tmt they have secured
all the options they need and under
legislation enacted"ht fhffi recent ses
sion of the general assembly are given
power to condemn property needed.
INNOCENT INDIAN BURNED?
One Victim of Mob In Ioginn Territory
Hcporleil Not flollty.
A dispatch, from Farlboro, I. T.,
says: Excitement . is still intense . here
over the recent burning at the stake of
two Seminole Indians and the snbse
queut fear of an Indian' uprising. Pub
lie sentiment has favored the lynchers,
At Wewoka, tho capital of the Sem¬
inole Nation, the sympathy is oil the
other way, for it is believed that the
lynchers tortured and killed at least
one innocent man.
United States Commissioner Walter
Jones is holding court at Wewoka and
the deputies of the court are busy is
suing subpoeuaes and warrants in an
endeavor to bring tjie lynchers to jns
tice. As no attempt hide was identity, made by tin*
lynchers to their it is
probable that the lynchers will be ar
rested by the United States authori
ties They can only be tried on the
charge of kidnaping and taking the
murderers by for e from the Seminole
Nation. TLe killing, of the Indians
comes under Oklahoma jurisdiction,
SILVER LEADERS ACTIVE.
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Held Conference* In Wndiington and
Will I**ue Joint Manifesto.
Asa result of conferences held in
Wasbington in the last few days be
tween the silver leaders of the various
paities, it is understood Chairman
Jones, of the national democratic
committee; Chairman Butler, of the
populist national committee,and Chair
man Towne, of the silver national re
publican committee, will issue a joint
manifesto within a few days with a
view to securing common action by
the three organizations m the political
contest of 1898.
The draft of the document is now in
the course of preparation. It will ap
peal to all those interested in the
cause of silver to work iu union and
to avoid rival organizations by’which
their coffimon strength will be dissi
pated.
BOOTH LANDS IN NEW YORK.
Tlie Head of the Salvation Army Come*
To America.
General William Booth, the head of
the Salvation Army, reached New York
Saturday mevning on board the steam
er St. Paul from Southampton.
He was met down the bay by Com
mander Booth Tucker. On the pier a
large delegation of beadqnarters Sal
vationists were awaiting their chief.
General Booth was given a warm re
ception. Can
The general will go at once to
ada to inspect the work of the army
there, and will then return to the
United States. He wilt begin his
American tour on February 10.
nil sill is gout
Ste
RIOTS IN HAVANA MAKE CRISIS
IMMINENT.
WARSHIPS ARE fiWiUTIHG ORDERS.
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AH Washington is Dlscussinff the ^ute*|
Phase of an All-Absorbing Questioii.
Great Activity in Onr Navy.
A Washington special says; It
is the beginning of the end ip
Cuba. That is considered to be the
real meaning of the rioting in Havana
and the results to which it, is sure to.
lead. * .
.
All Washington was talking war
Thursday. The talk of riots among
the factious of Spanish soldiers and
the sensational reports which had our
entire navy headed that way made a
deep The impression facts at of the Capital (liarthe QjDy.. j
are, course, son^e
rioting has been anticipated for
time as the result of interior dissel
sions over autouom/; that the stafe
department has, been the kept. meaning fu4fy in¬
formed, and that real wf
the oitler for the ships of the iiortji
Atlantic idq biij' ia squadron tti tJAfeyHaight to winter be miif in Flijf- tiSa
at
scene in case of an outbreakwvhiiia
might call for their scrrices. tlife
The most significant feature of
developments of Wednesday and
Thursday dissension is of found which in the the rioting international is tlie
outward and visible sign. This call
mean only one thing. Autonomy is a
failure and Spain’s possession of Cuba
is doomed. .
Meanwhile, as lias been said, the
navy department is prepared for all
emergencies, and although tlie offi*
cials repeat their statements that no
orders have been sent to (he ships in
Florida waters to go to Havana they
have prudently shaped their pro¬
gramme so as to have a ship ready at
any moment that she might be needed
by Consul General Lee.
It is said at the department that ill
case at any time it should lie deteriw
iued to send a ship to Havana tho
choice would fall on the Marblehead
bather than the Maine. The reason
for this choice probably is that the
former is a swift cruiser and could
cross the strait to Cuba in much less
time than the Maine, while, though
unarmored, she would be fully as ef¬
fective for the protection of American
interests in time of riot as the heavy
battleship.
During the day a telegram came to
department from the commander
of the Essex announcing that he had
sailed from St. Thomas for Port Royal,
so the fleet of American ships in West
Indian waters has thus another acces¬
sion, the Essex, though a training
ship, being still serviceable, espe¬
cially for landing parties.
Quiet Not JScstored.
Further advices froiq*Havana state
that about noon Thursday a crowd
gathered in front of the offices of El
Diaria de la Maria shouting “Death to
Iliario.” General Arolas used tho
regular troops to restore order and to
compel tlie dispersal of the crowd,
which kept up a continuous Rbouting
on the streets near Central park.
These people accuse El Diario de la
Marina of being responsible for all the
attacks made upon army officers and
Spanish residents in the islands. They
say that La Discussion and El Recon
centrado received their cue from El
Diario de la Afar in a.
HANNA’S TRILMI’HAL MARCH.
Greeted Witn Ovation* All the Way from
Coluinbas to Cleveland.
Senator Hanna was received in Clove
i and> o., Thursday afternoon upon
b j g return from Columbus with enthu
s j agm f ar greater than that which has
been accorded any public man in that
c ;t y j n a decade.
q'h e senator was lustily cheered
a j ong the line of march, many bnsi
negs j, 0U8es practically suspending
business for the time being. A pub
lie handshaking reception occurred in
the loby of the Hollenden and the sen
a to r vvas congratulated on all sides.
Senator Hanna received an entbnsi
as tic ovation all along the route from
Columbus to Cleveland and at several
points made brief addresses to the as
sembled crowds.
DURRANT’S REMAINS CREMATED.
Ashes From the Crematory Turned Over
to Murderer’s Parents.
A Los Angeles, Cal., dispatch says:
The body of Murderer W. H. T. Dur
rant was finally cremated at the ere
matory of Reynolds & Van Nays at
Altadina Thursday. the
The ashes were removed from
furnace aud delivered to the parents,
No one say the inside of the crema
tory except tbe employes aLd the Dur
rants. •
A few gathered around the outside,
but everything was done so quietly and
so appeased' quickly that their curiosity was soon
and before the ashes were
those few had
CUT WAGES IN EFFECT.
Mill Operatives Will Remain Idle
Accept Reduction.
Advices from Boston, Mass., say:
The operatives in over half a hundred
cotton mills in the New England states
ceased to be paid under the old sched¬
ule of prices when they left their work
Saturday. On Monduy morning the
general policy of the manufacturers
to reduce wages went into effect in
nearly every mill center in the six
states. The reduction also became
operative in tlie cotton mills of New
Bedford, Lowjll, Pawtucket and
Blackstone valley in Rhode Isiaud and
in the states of Maine and New Hamp¬
shire.
The Fall River mills, with the ex¬
ception of three corporations, cut
wages earlier iu the mouth, as did
also the Amoskeag company, of Man
Chester, and the mills in Salem and a
number of smaller places.
New Bedford continues to be the
that .ton., all center. the cotton The mills .iuJio.Uon. in that city .re
Will be silent for some time to come,
the employees having decided almost
uuanimously not to go to work under
lower wage scale. The attempts of
the state board of arbitration to bring
about a compromise failed.
The New Bedford mill hands will
be supported by other centers. The
operatives in the Biddloford,Me.,mills
voted to stay out, and it is possible
several more strikes will occur in
other places. A portion of the Queen
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ieduction jere posted at the Atlantic
andl acihc corporations of Lawrence,
A dispatch from that city states that
the other cotton nulls will undoubted
y follow. The Lawience mil is are
about L^^iunnn 12,000 i hands. t0 'tuTJS Ihe leduct m
™ most of the New England mills
amounts either to 10 10 11 19 per
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THE SHROPSHIRE CASE
lirnuftht tn tlie Attention «f emigre** in h
Unique Way.
The Clyde Shropshire case has been
brought to the attention of congress
in a very singular way. The Hon.
John W. Hinton, of Milwaukee,at the
head of the northwestern tariff bureau,
In a pamphlet of twelve pages rffiter
ates his charges that money belonging
to his sou, Francis Hinton, who died
in Paris in 1895, was misappropriated
by Clyde Shropshire, the vice-consul
iu Paris. The pamphlet is iu asking the
form of a petition to congress
that a law be passed “To punish
American consuls for robbing Ameri
can citizens dying in' foreign conn
tries.”
In order to show the necessity ol
sueh a law, he gives his entire corres
pondence with the president and the
state department concerning the al
leged misappropriation of his deceas
ed fjon’s money and points to the fact
Shropshire was not made to answer to
the government.
Mr. Shropshire denies the allega
tiers hi toto(
EULOflES TO MILLIKEN.
A Quiet i*«y Wa* Saturday in the
Conitre**.
A Washington special says: The
senate and the house Saturday, after
2 o’clock, was devoted to eulogies on
tho life and public services of the late
Representative ........ Seth W. " T Milliken.
Immediately after the reading of
the journal Representative Starr (pop.),
of Nebraska, rose to a question of
privilege to deny a publication iu a
local paper stating that he had acted
as attorney in the pension case of
Jackson W. Cheney. ■
As a representative, lie said, lie had
interested himself in the case, but he
had never aeted as a pension attorney
in his life.
The house then went into committe
of the whole, and took up the consid
eration of the army appropriation bill,
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REPUBLICAN MAYOR ELECTED.
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Ke*uit of the Greater Knoxville, Tenn.,
Campaign.
, The most exciting municipal cam
P al 8 u 111 th « ’ l lst f r y of Knoxville,
Tenn., closed Friday , mgUt ana tne
votes were cast haturday.
The fight between the regular and in
dependent democrats was a bitter one.
The contest resulted in the election
of Captain Rule. The republicans al
so elected the chairman of the public
wor ks, but lacked one of getting a
majority of the board of aldermen.
CARTER TRIAL UNDER WAY.
Gillette Testifies a h to the Work
Under His Supervision.
Captain Cassius E. Gillette was the
first witness introduced in the Carter
at Savannah Friday morn
He was on the stand some time
testified as to the work under his
and relative to the method
which it was done by the Atlantic
Co.
He told of the work on Cumberland
sound being taken out of bis jnrisdic
tion. He recited the fact incident to
inspection of material for the Cum
island work and said that it
not constructed as tightly as it
have been.
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IN REGARD TO THE WORK OF
BIMETALLIC COMMISSION.
MARK HRNNA FORMRLLY SWORN IN
x™ Senator Is Cordially Received ny
Hifc Colleagues—Many Witness the
Day’s Doings.
A Washington special says: In an
ticipation of an interesting session of
the senate Monday, all of the galleries
weve well filled some time before the
senate convened. The long-looked-for
speech of Senator Wolcott was the
drawing card.
,, TT , O® , ESS'S' ... fart ,
appearance on the floor since his elec
t i ou . H e was cordially greeted by
h is colleagues on both sides.
Mr. Foraker presented the creden
tials of Mr. Hanna for the remainder
0 f Mr. Sherman’s term of sis years,
ending 8 March 4 1889 objection Tliev were
read As there was no W
the administration of the oath of office
Mr. Foraker escorted Mr. Ilauna to
the vice president’s desk and the oath
was administered.
senator Wolcott Sneaks
m, Wolcott
SJS*“SS35.TSlfi:£fift that being
apparent for the time it is
useless to count on any co-operation
fvom (heat Britain towards a bimetal
„„ agreement, and that while France
actively desires to see silver restored
to ltH old P osition us a standard of
value equally with gold, she insists
that, the problem is one which demands
international action and the co-opera
tion to some adequate extent of other
leading commercial nations of the
world.
Questions of possible future negoti
atious between France, the United
States and other countries and tho
question of change of ratio, are for the
moment held in abeyance. While we
hope for continued joiutaction, France
owes uo further duty to us.
“It is my sincere conviction,'’ he
said, “that an international bimetallic
agreement is still feasible, by the
terms of which certain countries
will join us and open their mints
to the unlimited coinage of silver, and
others will contribute to the plan an
enlarged use of that metal as money;
aud 1 say this the more freely because
I shall give way upon the commission
to somebody more fitted for such ne
gotiations and better able to give them
his constant time. This result cannot
be brought about without the expendi
ture of both time and patience, and
the persons entrusted with the duty
of negotiation must have back of them
the hearty support of the president
ami of congress. ”
He thought it might be necessary to
change the ratio to something like 20
to 1.
_ Referring . to , the , attitude ti ,. , of Secreta- .
ry (rage on the financial question,eon
trusting it with the president’s posi
tion, lie said of Secretary Gage’s re
marks upon bis currency bill,
“The two statements are utterly at
variance, and contradictory to each
other. They .n, cannot be reconciled. , ,
T hi» is not the proper occasion to
analyze the bill of tlie secretary. It
will reach limbo long before it reaches
the senate. But 1 do not intend to
discuss the bill which the president’s
message specifically does not indorse;
and it is premature to criticise the sec
retaiy’s republicanism, for las advent
into the party and the cabinet were
practically contemporaneous. We must
accept the situation. In my opinion,
the great majority of the members of
the republican party are bimetallists,
and the fact that they are misrepre
rented by a cabinet officer is not
pleasing, but it is endurable.
“The selection of the members of
his official household is the president’s
owu a fi a irs, aud so long as he stands
upon the question of bimetallism where
be has ever stood, there is no serious
ground for apprehension. But even
in the inconceivable event that the
chief magistrate of this people should
j u the excercise of his judgment deter
m j ne l0 countenance tlie final fasten
j ng upon this country of burdens of
the gold standard, I trust we way still
find warrant for faith aud hope In the
pledges of the party and the wisdom
of its counsels. ”
MORE TIME GRANTED.
Taylor Men Were Not Ready To Proceed
With Nomination.
A Nashville dispatch says: The
democratic caucus of members of the
legislature met Alouday night. Rep
resentative Fitzpatrick; a AIcMillin
man, urged immediate nomination of
a United States senator. Mr. Parker,
supporter of Governor Taylor, pleaded
for delay. said
Mr. Brandon, for McMillin, a
short delay would be fair and could
hurt no one ol the candidates. The
caucus thereupon adjourned until
Wednesday night without voting on
the senatorial nomination.
NO. 28.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
The New Industries Established During
the Past Week.
Southern correspondents report en¬
couraging prospects in all lines of
trade for the new year. A feature of
the week is the increased number of
new industrial enterprises, prominent
among them being the organization
of companies with large capital to
develop valuable water power in Geor¬
gia and Tennessee.
Furnace Operators ih the south re¬
port inquiries for iron -more numerous
than for a long time and orders are
booked ahead for several months.
Alabama iron shows especial activity,
and among the.large orders being filled
at. Birmingham is one for 10,000 tons
of iron from Japanese Brokers. The
Clifton Iron Co. ’s furnace at Ironaton
will be put in blast Feb.. 1, and
No. 3 furnace of the Sheffield Coal,
Iron and Steel Co. Will be blown in
about Feb. 10. The Borne, (in., Fur
TS, A
ZX , jij mo,Is i t q„ *f urnaee busy
W
Consumers of steel billets are ask
j u „ ^lla f or fl ffure * nT CO veriii£ uln the vaar but
are s a sthat wav
mi ili e demand de nan l for toi billets e., pine pje and
structural material is liavy and prices
^oked from file .lpiiverv rSSs fof Spring *
,
m j t . d „ mining dis
tricts tricts of of the the flOUtli south is is still still active active. Coal Coal
s
SKt^SlSlS. prominent r in- “
Among the most new
dustries reported for the week are
the following: The American Dynamo
Engine and Motor Lamp Co., capital
§]r,o,00(), Mempliis, Tenn.; a 100-bar
rel flouring mill at Brown wood, Tex.;
furnace works to cost 0100,000 at At
lanta) Ga.; the Pyrites Mining Co.,
capital $250,000, at Alexandria, Va.;
t]ie Mooselnnd & Kootenai Mining Co.,
capital $10,000, at Louisville, Ky.; the
Isbell Corundum Co,, capital $250,000,
Shooting Creek, N. C.; tjie Water Gas
Heating Co., capital $25,000, Noilolk,
y (j a . t j ie Atlanta (Ga.) Water Power
0> to represent a probable in vest
ment 0 f $1,000,000, and the Muscle
Skoals Power Co., Sheffield, Ala., to
C rc C t, a $500,000 plant.
A hosiery mill be erected at Cuero,
ip ex . (] ie Enterprise Manufacturing
Co., capital $10,000, has been char
tere q a t Mobile, Ala., and the Harlow
Lumber Co., capital $15,000, gt Har
j ow> A r k.
A $25,000 sash and door mill will be
established at Valdosta, Ga., and
a t] ier woodworking plants at Bolling
an d Mobile, Ala.; Cordele, Ga.; Nash
v in ef Tenn.; Cleveland, Tex., and
Norfolk, Va.—Tradesman, (Chattanoo
g Tenn.) ‘
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WAGE BATTLE BEGIN
Nine lllffeit Mill* In New Medford
furred to Clone.
A special of Monday from Boston,
Mass., says: The 80,000 or more
skilled operatives employed in about
70 of the chief cotton mills of the
New England ! states have come
under the sweep ing order of: a new
va g 0 Bfia le. This reduction brings on
in New Bedford, Lewiston and'Bidde
ford, - - Maine, -*• ■> labor • * strikes • Which ’>*•*• may
prove the beginning of an Industrial
battle greater in extent and more dis-
1,1 thOll
v i ous history of cotton manufacturing
in the United States.
The battle against tlus corporations
undoub t e dly would have been fought
ever y W here had not the Voice of the
men ^ women wbo a * e jp prepared
oUh is time of the year, to go into idle
neRB been heeded by the conservatives.
Ag it is> the great mB j or it y of per
sonfj enlployed iB Bioe corporations in
\ ew Bedford and one corporation each
iu twQ jj aiue f q tips wd l take upon
themselves the task of forcible resist
anee to the reduction.
Iu New Bedford the nine corpora
tiong re present 22 mills, with over
770,000 ? spindles, or 21,000 looms,
giv meang u f livelihood to nearly
ten thousand.
rp be s t r ikes will be directed by tha
j al)or nn j Bplnner.s 01l the lead being taken by
the Mule union the national
exef . uti v B committee of which has
gan ctioned the strike of opposition and
W 1 omised financial aid
Gen. Longitreet’a Bookkeeper,
A Washington dispatch says: Gen
eral Longstreet, United States railroad
commissioner, has appointed Mr. AI
ton Angier, of Georgia, as his book
keeper.
IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED.
Goes Through By a Vote of 45 to 28—It**
Provisions.
The senate Monday passed the
Lodge bill restricting immigration iu«
to the United States,
The bill provides that all immi*
giants physically capable and over
sixteen years of age shall be able to
read.or write the English language or
some other language; but a person
not able to read or write who is
over fifty years of age and is tbe par
ent or grandparent of a qualified imsni
grant over twenty-one years of age
and capable of supporting sueh a pa^
rent ot grandparent, may accompany
the immigrant.