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ing this afternoon. A r •eolation that the strike be continued was unani mously adopted. The meeting was followed by a demonstration of strength by the striking operators be fore the officers of the telegraph com panies. The men marched in double file in the streets, shouting “Stick, stick!” and otherwise voiced their opposition to the surrender sugges tion. —Seattle Post. ( Opposed to Prohibition. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 18. —A big meeting was held at Ensley, the steel suburb, tonight against prohibition and several of the large industrial magnates participated therein de livering addresses. F. H. Crockatd, vice-president and general manager of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road Company, was among those who appeared at the meeting, while one of the priests of the district also delivered an address against prohibi tion. Considerable consternation was cre ated in Ensley today when it was announced that several hundred men had been laid off in the immense stqpl plants of the district around Ensley. No cause was assigned for this, though some say it was on account of the prohibition agitation. Rumors were out last night that the steel companies would reduce their work ing forces but not until it became a fact was any interest taken in the matter. A big prohibition meeting was held tonight at the Hippodrome in Bir mingham, Rev. George Stuart, of Ten nessee, being the principal speaker. R>v. Mr. Stuart is an evangelist of much force. The fight is on in ear nest in Jefferson county and both sides are now claiming the best of the cam paign so far.—Chattanooga Times. As Champion of Negroes Andrew Carnegie Speaks. Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct. 17. Andrew Carnegie, in an address at the philosophical institution, appeared as the champion of the negro in the United States. He traced their devel opment from slaves to citizenship, the gradual decrease of illiteracy among them, their participation in church affairs and told of the enor mous expenditures of money for churches and schools. Mr. Carnegie contended that the ne gro was a saving man and he repu diated the idea that the negro is lazy. The negro, he said, had become of immense economic value and is indis pensable. Mr. Carnegie admitted, however, that the negro problem is still unsolved. Lord Rosebery, who spoke on the same subject, said that he doubted the wisdom of enfranchising the ne groes. Ninety per cent of them were illiterate when enfranchised and on Mr. Carnegie’s showing 47 per cent of them were still so. It seemed to him that a period of tutelage might have been wisely imposed. ' Lord 'Rosebery said that things were sometimes done under high and generous impulse which were after-* ward regretted. He was inclined to think there were some persons in America who regretted that the suf frage had been given to the negroes. Speaking of the amalgamation of races going on in the United States, Lord Rosebery said: “The United State b a great cru- cible in which the metals of every race and nation under the sun are being melted together. Will this re sult in the perfect man of the future, or an entirely new type, hitherto un known to anthropologists, which will be the subject of study by the older races of the globe? We .are in a quasi-paternal position to look for ward to the development of the ex periment with almost breathless ex pectancy. ’ ’ Final Week of Stats Fair. This is the closing week of Georgia State Fair. This will be a week of special days and each one is sure to prove most interesting. The success of the state fair was assured long ago, and this week’s program is a sort of an overflow celebration, for there have been more visitors to the fair already this year than there were all of last year. This speaks well for the state, and for the fair manage ment. Small Hissed at Chicago. Chicago, Oct. 20. —Sylvester J. Small, deposed president of the Com mercial Telegraphers’ Union, was hissed and jeered by 600 members of the Chicago local union, before whom he appeared this afternoon in an ef fort to justify his action in seeking a vote on calling off the strike. Nearly a third of those present left .the hall after shouting insults at their former leader when he rose to speak. Those who remained would not lis ten to Small. Vice-President W. AV. Beattie, of Washington, was named as the choice of the Chicago local for successor to Small. —Constitution. Plan Bear Hunt for Roosevelt. Asheville, N. C., Oct. 20.—(Spe cial.) —President Roosevelt has ac cepted an invitation to come to this place upon a bear hunt. He will be joined by a large party of well-known sportsmen, and a very interesting trip has been planned. It is expected that George Vander bilt will throw open his famous hunt ing preserve for the president.—The Constitution. Textile Men Discuss Child Labor. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 15. —There were fully two hundred delegates present this morning when the sec ond day’s session of the Southern Textile conference was called to or der. The first business before the con ference was the question of age and time limit for women and children who work in mills and factories. The committee on resolutions recommend ed that the age limit of children who work in mills and factories shall be fourteen years. ' It was also recommended that the time limit for women and children shall be 60 hours a week, except where engaged in agricultural and do mestic pursuits. The committee recommended that children under sixteen years of ace be not allowed to work between the hours of 5 p. m. and 7 a. m.; that all children be compelled to attend school sixteen weeks each year; that'all able bodied men who have no visible means of support be declared vagrants; that no male under nineteen and female under seventeen be allowed to marry. All of the above recommendations wera unanimously adopted. The com mittee also reeommended that Gov ernor PaHaraon, of Tennessee, re- WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFKWONJAN. quest the next legislature to call an other textile conference in 1910. This recommendation was also adopted.— Elberton Star. Craters of Vesuvius Belch Out Smoke. The sudden cessation of smoke from the cfaters of Vesuvius, accompanied by loud detona tions, which usually mean a resump tion of activity on the pari of the vol cano, almost caused a panic. Subter ranean rumblings give warning of an eruption. 4 Governor Visits Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 18. —Governor James O. Davidson and Mrs. David son, of Wisconsin, the governor’s staff and party, to the number of 150, arrived here this morning from An dersonville, Ga., where yesterday they attended the unveiling of the statue erected by the state of Wisconsin to the memory of the federal soldiers buried there. During the day the gov ernor and party visited numerous points of interest in and about the city, and were entertained at informal receptions by Governor Hoke Smith and others. They departed for the north tonight.—Chattanooga Times. New York Judge vs. Autos. A New York jdge has rendered his decision thus: That a physician has no right to speed his motor car even when going on an emergency call, de ciding that many lives should not be risked for one. Farmers’ Convention in Oklahoma City. The Farmers’ National Congress met in Oklahoma City. More than one thousand delegates were present. President John N. Stahl of Chicago makes report. Wireless Message Crosses London’s mayor sends greeting by wireless telegraphy to an American newspaper. Communications bv wire less telegraph between America and Europe have been successfully inaugu rated. The installation of the inter continental wireless is wonderful. Thousands of words can he sent dai ly. The tests made assure the publie that commercial wireless between America and Europe may begin with out further delav. The inventor an nounces that “The Marconi comnanv is open for transatlantic business from this time forth.” Cheaper rates will result from the op°ning of this service. Thousands of people nf the Un’tpfl States and Canada were present to witness the event. After five years of toil. Marconi has perfected the commercial «:ystem. Tennessee Inventors.. Among the Southern inventors of last week, or rather Southern people who received patents nn various in ventions, were several well-known Tennesseeans. The patents were is sued to William nf this city, on an attachment for liner gins: to Henry Higgins of Newport. Kv.. nn snring platform for vehicle seats: to W. S. Myers of Ashland. Ky., nn furnace for heating nail pMes: tn Robert E. Simmerman of Hartford, Ky., nn a spike; to M. H. Hartman of Elkins, W. Va., on a wrench: and tn David Hastings of Martinsville, W. Va., on a gasoline and gsscooling separating •pparatus. Memphis Times. [l*, Negroes Lynched for Burglaries. Tunica, Miss., Oct. 11. —Three ne gro men were lynched here today for a series of burglaries. Two were hanged to a telegraph pole and the other was shot to death. The negroes were Will Jackson, Jim Shonts and George Robinson. They had been placed in the Tunica jail where they confessed to a series of burglaries covering about ten years. Some time last night the negroes were spirited away from the jail and the sheriff and his deputies claim they do not know even the hour when the prisoners were taken. The sheriff testified at a coroner’s inquest today that the negroes’ captors must have sneaked in while he and his assist ants were out and that they used the jail keys, for he found the cells lock ed and apparently undisturbed when the regular rounds were made later. It was the mob’s intention to hang all three negroes but after Jackson and Shonts had been hanged, Robin son broke out of a barn where he was being held and was shot as he fled.— Times-Union. One Car Running in Henderson. Henderson, Ky., Oct. 9.—The of ficials of the Henderson Traction Company having refused to discharge Superintendent Lyne, as the striking motormen demanded, the car to the depot was the only one in operation today, and this was interfered with several time®. Strikers boarded the car and slap ped the motorman, but were prevent ed from pulling him off by the police. Several thousand “we walk” badges are to be seen on the streets. —Louisville Herald. Bootblack Robbed of Cash. .An exchange tells us that of ficial bootblack for a New York po lice station went to sleep with the idea that he was safe when surround ed by the guardians of the law and woke to find he had been robbed nf all his slender stock of cash. Such oc currences make it plain that we must have detectives to look after officials as well as officials to look after us. Before long all of us must go on duty to keep the nation honest. Teddy Bears. The cartoonists perhaps were not so far wrong in crediting the bears of the canebrakes with wireless in formation as to the President’s com ing. Ordinary hunters have always found them there. Perhaps the Pres ident expects to find them too near the camp, or the multitude of dogs scared them into other regions. Sure- Iv five packs of all descriptions, must prove too much for any live bear’s nerves. Two Lives Saved by Sec. Bacon. Secretary Bacon has been in Cam bridge, Mass., for several days visit ing his son at Harvard University. One afternoon while out in a launch he saw a canoe in. which were two Harvard students. Just as the launch came abreast of the canoe, the lat ter capsized. One of the occupants clung to the overturned .canoe, the other, being unable to swim, sank twice, and was rescued by Secretary Bacon. Progress oJ New School. The industrial school of Poplar Springs is progressing nicely notwith standing shortage of funds. Extra term supported by few citizens. PAGE FIVE