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fatal Trzged) ithe City of Brotherly
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NOTED ANARCHY D!SCIPLE IS SHOT
Female Teacher of Lawless ness Mor- s
tally Wounded Ey a Pupil Who
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Claims She Broke His Heart. S
Philadelphia. Specal.-Voltarine Le t
Cleyre, a noted anarchis: and a teach
er of languages, was mysteriously shot
and mortally wounded by Herman
Helseher. a former pupil. The woman
is dying in a hospital and Helscher
is in custody. Unrequited love is said
to have prcmptei the deed. When ar- r
-ested, H-l:wbers only explanation r
was the f::eo::!ng: "We were'sweet
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hearts, she and I. She broke my heart
and deserved to be killed." Miss Le ,
Cleyre, is 20 years of age and her as- C
sailant is 24. The shooting occurred I
on the street in broad daylight and
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was witnessed by a score of persons. c
Helscher, who had disguised him- t
self by means of a false mustache. apy- c
proached the woman from the rear
and accosted her. Almest at the sam- I
time he drew a revolver from his pock- s
et and pointed it at the woman who t
turned and atteipted to run away. t
She had gone only a few st:ps when
Helscher began f-iing upcn her. After s
discharging five shots at the fleeing c
woman, three of which took effect. he t
replaced the pistol in his pocket and c
started to walk away. He made no
effort to escape and was immediately
arrested.
Miss Le Cleyre ran a short distance a
and then sank exhausted upon a door- e
step. She was iarried into the house
and from there removed to a hospital.
In her statement to a magistrate she
denied acquaintance with Helscher.
but when he was brought before her
minus the false, moustache she at r
once recognized him. She declined.
howe-er, to accuse him of hav ins
vi ot
her, ;iut asked the police if he had ai
mitted it.Neither would she state the
nature of her relations with IHlscher.
Two bullets took effect in the wo
man's right side below thei shoulder,
and another embedded itself in the
right side of the chest. The physicians f
hold out no hope for her recovery.
Miss Le Cleyre has attained wide
spread notoriety through her an
archistic utteraLces and her -intimacy
with Emma Gokiman and othe: an
archists. She is an accomplished
linguist and musician and has writ
ten much anarchistic literature and
erotic poems.
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Venezuela Makes Answer.
Caraeas. By Cable.-The correspond- ti
ent here of the Associated Press has i
obtained a copy of the answer made by 3
the Venezuelan government to the Ger- ~
man note, addressed to Lopez Baralt.
Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, by Herr Von Pigrim-Baitazzi.
hi German envoy. It is dated Cara
ens, December 7. This answer was
transmitted by the Foreign Office to
Herr Von Pilgrim-Baltazzi on Decem- r
ber i, the 8th inst.. being a feast (lay. r
It is sfgned by Lopez Baralt. Thei
Venezuelan note, after repl:ag to al
legal ions as to the cond::a t f Vene- h
zuelt in dealing with German claims.
declares that aibnor-mal circamns:aaces t
have paralyn:d action relating to
clairms and that the Venczudian gov-t
ernment was then considiering the ap- t
pointment of a fiscal agent. The note I
ther. says:c
"'Th'e impe:-ial r-overnment desires '
that the government of Venezuela in- 2
mediately satisfy the claims of German
successes arrivxing from the ceil war
and that theother matters in :'ich
the interests cof German subj'ets are
Involved be airbitrated. In ordIer that ,
this be done, it becomes necessary that t
a declaration be made.
"Treatment with the interested par- t
ties will facilitate, hasten, or end in
the satisfaction of said obligations. y
Venezuelan government only await. a
such time when the work of pacifica- y
tion, in which it is earnestly engaged- a
shall p-srmit it to issue an order re-es
tablishing public credit. The claims -,
arising out of the present war which a
still devastates the republic will be -
treated with all justice under the laws
to be passed to cover the requirements. s
"'Upoen the special command of my z
government. I refrain from replying tot
'that part of your note which relate, t: f
action sa the part of Germany. A pow- I
er like Venezuela. which is in need of~ t
no stimulus to prompt it to fulfill its
legal obllgations to its utmost abiisty, y
can never expect. in its ittercourse ~
with other cultured nations, any courset
of action which shall not conform tog
the prineiples of mutual respect and y
the ruTes of reciprocal cordiality." e
Glet Five Years Each.
St. LIois. Special.-The joint trial of
five fornier members of the House of
Delegates, wich began Tuesday. ended a
Friday night in a verdict of five years 'I
i, the penitentiary. The defendants, r:
John A. Sheridan. Charles Gutke, Ed
mund Borsch and T. E. Albright, were*
convicted on charges of bribery in~con
nection with the passage of the subur
ban street err bill. to-accomplish which j.
it was charged. $'il.000 had been placed t
on deposit tc be used as required. The
five' defendants, after- hearing the ver-I
diet, filed motions for- a new trial an:1 e
eahe was released on bond. 1;
Large College Endowment.
Knoxville, Tenn.. Special.--Pr-esident
Lary, of the Lincoln MIemorial Univer
sity. at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., an-C
nounced that he has secured from n
Northern sources an endowvment of g
$200,000 for that institution, also at
number of scholarships. He stated that
more money for the endowment is se
cured. The benefactors are not made t
known. The Lincoln Memorial Uni
versity was founded largely through r
the efforts of General 0. 0. Howard. It a
- si for the mnrmntain pnopne. r
OP-RAT15 UEN C
ome Testimony of a Sta-ttng
ture Brought Out.
Scranton. Pa., Secial.-The anthra
te coal operato;s opened their side of
ie contrcversy with the mine workers
Vednesday befor the strike commis
on and the attorneys who are on r-c
rd before the commission as repre
enting the non-union men, who have
cen adnitzcd to the arbitration
cheme, began caliing witnesses. The
ssions today were probably the liveli
st yet held by the commission. At
he morning session the mine-s' law
ers challenged the fairness of certain
-age statements handed to the com
ission by the Pennsylvania Coal
ompany and in the afternoou Lawyer
arrow had a spirited discussion with
hairman Gray as to whether or not
he miners had a right to know who is
nying the lawyers representing the
on-tnion men before the commission.
[r. Darrow asserted they were employ
d by the coal operators. Preceding
bis. Simon Silverton, counsel for the
.eading Company, who delivered the
pening address on behalf of all the
rge coal companies. made the point
a his address that the recognition of
he union is not an issue before the
ommission, which brought out a pro
st from Mr. Darrow. The latter
laimed that if it were not. then the'
perators should be forbidden from
resenting testimony that iaudefl to
how the union was respons'bu for all
he alleged violence committed during
te strike.
The alleged unfairness of the wage
atements came to the notice of the
immission as a result of its inquiry
tto the child labor question in this vi
nity. Several little girls testified on
[onday that they worked all night in
silk mill in order to help their fathers
long, who were employed in the mines
nd received poor pay. Yesterday Ev
ett Warren, who i-epresents the Erie
ompany, which controls the Pennsyl
ania Commercial Company, in whose
ines some of these fathers worked,
anded to tie commission a memoran
urn showing that one father last year
eceived $1,400 for himself and laborer,
nd that the other father received $1,
DO for himself and laborer. At th?
pening of the session the miners
laced the two parents on the stand,
nd they swore that the earnings men
oned was divided among from four to
ix men. This testimony surprised the
>nmissioners.
Chairman Gray asked that counsel
r the company indicate in th wage
atement whether the figures were for
e or two or more men, but General
Isnager May said that he did not
now whether two, four or six men di
ided the money. He admitted that two
nd four men worked in a place, but
tid that the company only paid one
an.
After hearing two mine inspectors
he miners rested their case, and Mr.
7olverton formally opened the opera
>r's' side of the controversy by read
g a statement which represented the
iews of all the large coal comp'anies.
r. Wolverton contended that thel pow
h f' e committee are confiided to
ing the rates of
ereduction -df the
in no way iriolve
~flonition, or the en
agreemene with the
He declared that- the
ate of wages in toe anthracite region
not 40 or 50 per cent. lower than
the soft coal region, but actually
igher, and maintaingd that the pres
t system of weighing was the best
hat could be had.
Ira ii. Burns. of the attorneys from
e independent operato:'s. presented
e statement of the individual compa
.ies. This statement assed that if the
>mmission's award favore'd the rne
orkers the latter shot.. give some
ssurance that they woulu not interfere
ith non-union men.
End of Famous Cherry Tree Case.
Charlotte. N. C.. Spee'.al.-Sntence
as passed in the Federal' Court on
ose who were connected with the
mos Owens Cherry Tree Company at
tie time the law took hold of the com
any. The sentences were as follows:
rev. T. Bright: To pray a fine of $1,000
d four months in the county .1ail of
~utherfordton. C. D. Wilkie: To pay
fine of $1,000. C. F. Geer: To pay
fine of $500. G. W. Rollins: To pay
fine of $500. M. C. Padgett: To serve
bree mnonths- in the county-jail. As to
;r. Frank Bright. the court was ap
ealed to by Mr. Thomas S. Rollins to
ow mercy on account of extreme ill
ess of his wife. Mr. Rollins statedl
bat he had in his possession a certi
cate from two reputable physicians o1
utherfordton that Mrs. Bright was in
he last stages of consumption and that
er death was daihy expected. He ex
ibited this certificate and read it in
he court's hearing. Judge Boyd con
Inued the case as to Dr. Bright and or
ered that he give a justified bond tor
Is appearance at the May term of
ourt In the sum of $3,000.
Big Diamond Ma~ul.
Washington, Special.-Special Agent
F. Evans, stationed at El Paso, Tex
s, has reported to the Secretary of the
reasury the seizure at El Paso of dia
ionds said to be worth $24,000 andl
hich, it is claim'ed, were smuggled
-m England. The jewels have been
laced in the custody of the collector
fcustoms at EI'Paso pending a hear
g of the case. One of the pieces of
2welry was a diamond neckless , a
oochi containing about 000 small dia
ions. It is said a weal'thy lady of El
aso and a yon man, a professional
almist claiming to be from India. are
mnneted with the case, or at least,
now the history of the gems.
Whole Town Destroyed.
Ashkabad. Russian Turkestan, By
able.-The town of Andijan, Fergha
a, was totally destroyed by an earth
nake Wednesday. The nunnber of fa
ities is not yet ascertained. The
opulation is threatened with starva
ion. Shocks were felt In New Marghe
n and surrounding villages and a
.ilroad at Andijan was destroyed for
cnsiderable distance. Food and
lo+hm, ma being sent to Andiian
LIVE ITEMS OF NI
ny Matters of General Inte
Short Paragraphs.
The Sunny South.
The 'vamous cherry tree
was fin .lly disposed of at Cl
N. C., N \ednesday by Judge
Fines an\ irprisonment we
posed upon .several. The mor
not be refunui-cd to the duped
Lowrence Pullam, one of tb
ville bank wrecke-s, gets fiv
in the federal priso' pst Atla.
j4-. w ted and conected I
lotte, N. C.
At The National Capital.
The United States has intim
Gret Britain and Germany tha
proves the arbit:aticn propc
President Castro. Germany wE
red that interference with Ai
shipping will be viewed with d
The Congregation of the Prop
nominated Bishop James E. (
f Buffalo. to b Archbishop of
go.
Th- time cf the SEnate w
voted largely to disc'ussion
Militia and Stateho6d bills.
The House passed the Sent
providing for the erection of
000.000 union railroad stati
Washington.
A minority report filed by
crats of the Senate commit
pose admitting Oklahoma and
dian Territory as one State.
Representative D. A. De i
offered a sweeping bill declari
paraticns bankrupt under certg
ditions.
cenator J. C. Pritchard. of
Carolina. declared himself In
of- reducing Southern represE
at' Republican national convej
Semi-official advices state t]
lombia Is preparing to invadi
ragza, in order to keep her tro
gaged and to capture both
tou tes.
At The North.
The miners closed their case
the Anthracite Coal Strike Com
introducing evidence to prove tl
ership of rcal mines by the -x
companies.
A number of New York bar
cluding that of J. P. Morgan
have fermed a pool of $50,001
lend In the money market in th
of actual emergency.
Richsrd Canfield, the allegei
Ycrk gambler, has sued Distr
torney Jerome and police offic:
$6,054 worth of property destr<
the raid on his house.
Twenty workmen and 31
were caught in the cellapse of t
of the Pennsylvania Railroad
house at West Philadelphia.
Dr. Adolf Lorenz strained hi
and was edgnpelled to suspend
eration ,t New York -clinic.
Frons Across The Sea.
Though M. Seneque Is in the.]
PresIdent of .Hawaii, Generai
with his army, may secure th
Reports froi Martinique sta
the Bianche river has been obl
by lava and ashes from Mount
According tr Berlin reports, E
William will make Chancellor v
low a prince.
Gen. Maximo Gomnez and a del
requested President Palm a not
ther prosecute the Havana strik
Mony Marseilles strikers b
ready returned to work.
Misrei'weous Matters.
Admiral Dewey began ma
with his battleships off Culebra
Reports to the Young Men's
tian Association international
nmittee show that there are 1,5'
ciations. with 323,234 membern
its control.
Gabriel Harrison. an old-timi
the friend of Aaron Burr and
Allen Poe. is dead.
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss is expf
arrive from Cuba today with
of the new treaty.
The President nominated B1
General Commandant Charle!
wood. Marine Corps, to be a
general.
According to dispatches frol
gary. 632 persons were frozent
there during th'e last -three
W,~olves are devastating the
folds and have devoured thre
herds.
New York exchange premi
Mexico City declined to 165.
At a meeting of the board o
tors of the American Loc<
Company, in New York, the
were re-elected. A dividend c
per cent, was declared on the
red stock, payable January 3:
The earnings for the six mont
ing December 31, 1902 (part
mated), were reported to he
352. an increase over the same
In 1901 of $3,034,3S7.
Mrs. Mary E. Bulloch, widow
1-ite Dr. W. G. Bulloch, who
relative of President Rooseve
in Savannah of pnamonia.
it is announced in a spec
patch from Seoul, that the
States minister to Corea has
ed the payment of $1,500,000
the builders of the electric ra
Senator Morgan. of Alabam;
notice that on Saturday he wc
dress the Senate regarding t:
struction of the isthmian car
Franchise Granted.
New York, Specal.-The bo
aldermen Tuesday afternoon
the Pennsylvania Railroad fr
for a tunnel by a vote of 41 to
mediately after the granting
Pennsylvania franchise, the Ne
& New Jersey Railroad tunne
chise, granting the privilege o
ing Manhattan in West street, y
n up and poad by a vote of 4
SENATE ON TROUBLE
Venezuelan Matter Discussed By the
Senatcrs in Executive Session
CONSIDERS TilE MATTER IN SECRET
Senator Cuillom,.Chief of Committee
on Foreign Relations, Reports No
Offic'al Information.
Was1, cal.-The Vene
7upL- question occupied the attention
of the Senate in executive session
Tuesday for almost an hour. The
question came up informally ai-ost
immediately afler the public was ex
cluded. Serator Teller disclaimed all
intcntion of being critical and said he
Srr.crely desired information and asked
Scnator Cuilom, chief of the commit
tEe on foreign relations, what in
formation he possessed as to the
Venezuelan affair. Mr. Teller, in in
quiring, said that the situation is.such
that Senators felt the Monr9g doc
trine at any time might b'o'me in
volvcd if the complication should con
tinue.
Senator Cullom replied to the in
quiry that he had no knowledge of re
cent events not contained in the pub.
lic prints. Messrs. Bacon, Hoar,
Lodge and Stewart all made remarks.
In none of the addresses was any
thing harsh or critical said. The tone
of all the speeches, whether by Re.
publicans or Democi-ats, was that our
position a a nation -should be one of
watchfulness. There was general
agreement that while the motions
::opted by Great Britain and Germany
for the collection of their debts had
been quite strenuous they thus far
had committed no infringement of the I
Monroe doctrine and therefore had
done nothing to which the United
States could take exception. This was
the position of Senator Cullom as was
that of other Senators who spoke. Mr.
Cullom said that much light as to the
attitude of the administration could
be obtained by consulting the cor
respondence conducted between the
State Department and: the German
ambassador a year ago. He then
called attention to the fact that on
December 10, 1901, the report of Em
peror William had ,broir;ht the matter
to the attention of the Secretary of
State. The German ambassador said
that for seven years Venezuela -had
failed to pay interest on a debt to
German citizens of about $5,000.00
contracted in the construction of a
railroad and that in addition there
were other debts amountin pabout
$1,700,000 -due German ciiTromn
Venezuela twhich had.:prodipoE
sible to collect. He added -that. et
ry known peaceable means, had been
tried +o secure the money and that
his government feeling that patience
ad ceased to be a virtue, had decided
o use coercive measures. It was
esired, however, he said, that it
should be anderstood that in which
ver steps might be taken by his
ountry there was no desire to en
roach on or interfere with the Mon
roe doctrine.
Secretary Hay replied. December 16,
.901, saying in effect that the Mon
oe doctrine was not intended to
hield any American nation from the
payment of its honest debts and that
ts purpose was to prevent the ac
uisition of territory by Old World
Snat1or Bacon, of Georgia, of the
inority committee on for-eign rela
ions, said that on a question of this
ind there was a party division that
verybody would stand with the oi
inistration in doing what was for
he best good with no desire on' the
art of any one to embarass those who
were in control of affairs, and upon4
whom devolved the duty of prqtect
ng American interests. The main
enance of the Monroe doctrine, he~
added. was devolved on the wholk
people.
Senator Stewart dwelt somewhat
n the bombardment of the Vene
uelan fortresses by the warships. He
ave as his reason for his admonition
he fact that our recent acquisition of
erritory had arouszd the jejalousy of
all the European powers and that
hey might attack us at any time.1
Not In two generations," lhe said,
could we build up a navy equal to1
hat of Great Britain. but we can
trengthen our coast fortifications.
nd in view of Venezuela's experi
nce it behooves us to do so."
As there was no formal question
efore the Senate the matter was
ropped.
Ports to Be PBlockaded.'
London, By Cable.-Replying to a
qestion in the House or Lords. Lord
Andowne, the Foreign Secretary,
said 'that if the seizure of the Venezue
Ian gun-boats did not produce the de
sired effect further coercive measures
ould be employed. The matter had
en considered in consultation with
Germany and it has been decided to re
sort to a blockade of the ports. It was
not intended to land a British force
and still less to occupy Venesuelan ter
ritory. Replying to a question in the
ouse of Commorns today. Under For-1
lgn Secretary Cranborne said no at
empt ha d been made by Great Britain
d refer this dispute with Venezuela tt
rbitration.
Death of Gen. Moorman, <
New Orleans, Special. - General
eorge Moorman, adjutant genraa of
the United Confederate Veterans, died
uddenly Tuesday night, aged 61 years.
e was on the staff of General N. B.
orrest an d oth-er Confederate leaders
uring the war, earning many special
entions and was commander of Moor
an's cavalry battalion. He has been
adjutant general of the United Confed
erate Veterans since its organization.
e expired while at his deask In his
~WSS DOINGS Of CONGRESS.
The Omnibus Statehood Bill-Other
rest In matters.
Senator Bate presented in the Senate
the minority report from the commit
tee on territories favoring the immedi
swindle Iate passing by the Senate of the omni
iar otte, bus statehood bill without amendment.
Boyd. as it came from the House. The re
re im- port argues for the admission of Okla
Ley will homa, New Mexico end 'Aizona and
womlen.
opposes the uniting of Oklahoma and
e Ashe the Indian Territory into one State.
t yar It shows minutely the conditions of
n Char- each of the three Territories as to pop
ulation, wealth and general featr:res of
the Territories and says that these-ar
such as to call for immediate ktate
ted to "-od.
t it ap- It ' r'ticises the majority repot and
sal of shows that #-h the Republi-n and
S noti- Democratic partie, in their last na
tional conventions, a...ioptej;with per
aganda fect unanimity a plank .3 -ieir respec
aganda -. ..
.ugley, tive platforms recomment ing each 0
Chica- these Territories by nam for state
hood. Such expressions should, the
as de report continues, be res ected by both
f the parties. The report sa s among other
te bill things:
a $4,. 'It was never intend ,d that Congress.
on in should bar by party objection admis
sion when the popul tion, wealth and
De-no institutions were tb same as in the
ee o p- case of other States ound.''
the in
With reference to the question of the
rmond Territories, there ort contends that it
ng cor- "ought to z.ffice hat 95 per cent of the
in con- population are w ite in Oklahoma and
the 90 per cent of the population 'i
North Arizona and thc 122,000 white..popula
favor
ntation tion in New Me ico are quite sufficient
itions. to leaven all t) e foreign-born in each
iat Co. of those Terr tories." Liberal quota
NiSa- tion is made rom the report of the
ops cn- majority upo the statehood bill. One
of the portion quoted is that referring
to a statemen made by a witness that
some of the rhite people in the Terri
tories are " ike the riffraff which fol
before low the con truction of railroads. Com
nission menting u on this, the minority says:
i "The riffr ff who follows the railroads
e o have bee the sturdy Irishman whose
alr (Indshv
pick and shovel and spade and labor
ave bui t the 100,000 miles of Amer
ks, an rair onds.. "Why that 'riffr-iff'
& ould n t be as good citizens in Mex
,000 o as t ey are in every other Siate
eev d Ter itory, the report does not ad
se t enate."
I N he re ort is signed by Senators
ict A ate. Ha field. Bailey and Patterson
ials ' cOnstitut ng the Democratic member
>ye ship of t e committee on Territories.
a git nion Depot.
r The j- the Senate bill
u for a n in this city
to costis to be
s situat te of
a th .Ba la
fr oi ri-a be a large Piazat
eark. he Pennsylvania Railroad, by
-he ter s of the bill, is to remove its
e d ffracks t e mall and reach the site of
orphe prop sod station through a tunnel
Jrizeto run b tween tha capitol and library
Stha building . The government is to pay
te 'ate. the Pen sylvania Railroad $1.500.000
el e and the Baltimore & Ohio $500,000 in
e -addition jto pr'oviding for the Plaza
m brPark.
on Bue
(flilitia Bill.
egation The Sejate discussed the bill to pro-I
to fu-mote the efficiency of the militia and
es. also the ognnibus statehood bill. After
aea-agreeing to the concurrent resolution
aea-of House fbr an adjournment from De
cember 20 ito January 5, Mr. Proctor
called up thg militIa bill. An amend
ment by Mr.' Pettus, striking from the
bill section 2. having particular refer
neuvers enc e to the re erve force of trained
Island. men. pr'ovok~ed \ -some discussion, Mr.
Chi-Pettus raising he point that the sec
Chi-tion, if enacted into law, would be an
comn- infringement of the constitutional au
5 asso- thority of the St~tes and put the con
under trol of the militia of the several
States into the hands of the general
Satrgovernment. The . bill was laid asida
etfor the omnibus sti.tehood bill, Senater
Dillingham, of Vermont, who is cop
posed to the bill, oce-upying the time of
ted to the Senate for the remainder of the
a draft dyIn iehearsing the testimony taken
by the sub-committee of the committer
igadiez on Territories, during its tour of inve-a
H. tigation In New Mexico, Arizona and
.HOkiahomna. Aftei a brief executive
majol session the Senate adjourned.
n Hun honey to Fight Trusts.
o death Unexpectedly and without warning
days in the House, during the consideration
sheeg of the legislative appropriation bill,
e shep. Mr. Bartlett, a Georgia Democrat,
sprang an amendment to appropriate
ui$250,000 to enforce the Sherman anti
u intrust law and to direct the Attorney
f direc. General to proceed to the prosecution
motive of all violators of the law. Althouga
offiera such a provision was plainly amenable
f 1 3- to a point of order, not a memnber on
prefe'r. either side of the H-ouse raised obj~r
, 1903. tion. Indeed both sides wheeled into
bs end- line. All agreed that some such action
ly esti. was advisable. Some of the Republi
1516, cans, however, raised object-ion to the
period loosen~ess of the language of the
amendment and Mr. Hepbui-n, of Iowa,
offered as a substitute for it the 14fl
of the guage of the bill he introduced on the
was a opening day of the session to approp
It, died ate $500,000 for the enforcement of the
measure.
al dis
United Fowler'f Currency Law.
emand- Representatise fowler, chairnan cf
due tC the House cominittee on banking anz
lroad. currency, introduced a biil which war
, gave drawn by him in accordance with the
uld ad- views of the Republican menibers ex
'co-pressed at recent conferencs and which
Lal- will be urged instead of the currency
bill reported to the House at the last
session. The bill provides "that any
ard 1 national bank may. with the approval
ratified of the Comptroller of the Currency,
anchise take out for issue and circulation an
|5. Im. amount of national bank notes not ex
of the ceeding 25 per cent. of its paid up and
w Yorb unimpaired capital. without depositing
ifran- United States bonds with the United
enter- States Treasury, such notes to be in
ras tak- denominations of $10 and multiples
5 to 1 thereof."
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Large Mills for Tcxcs.
For several years past there has
been considerable activity in cotton
mill building ,in Texas. A number of
plants have been completed in the
State, and are now operating success
fully. According'to interviews appear
ing in the Houston press, three more
large cotton factories have been con
tracted for. It is stated that Judge A.
M. Matcher of HQuston, Texar. has
arranged with Eastern gpirni for
n c terprises pAnd for the
sale of the product after the !Dills
in operation. Referring to one e 0
mills, Judge Hatcher*is quoted as
Ing it will have 15.000 spindles
244 looms, manufvcauring print c s,
and represent the investment of
000. In this plant electrical r will
will be u4pir exclusively. De .s as to
the otgr mills are not a ounced.
A $200 d ition.
Announcement is -made that the
Union Cotton Mills of Lafayctt'. Ga.,
will enlarge its plant. The steckhold
ers in the company met rece:ily and
authorized this enlargement, brt the
decision did not become publicly
known until during the past week.
Mill architects are now preparing
plans and specifications for the Im
provements. The erection of sevent;'
five operatives' cottages will be a part
of the betterments. The company now
has 7G80 ring spindles and 212 looms,
manufacturing sheeting, toweling and
drills. This equipment will be in-*
creased by 10,000 spindles and 288
looms. 'About $0".000 will be ex
pended on the new building and ma
chinery.
Hope Mills Improvements.
Work is progressing on the im
provements of the Hope Mills Manu
facturing Co. at Hope Mills, N. C.,
ad will soon be completed. These
mprovements' have been made ac
cording to the plans announced last
une. The additional structure is
150x300 feet in size, and will be
quipped with 200 looms and a finisi
ng plant. Messrs. Lockwood, Greene
k Co., the well known mill architects
>f Boston, Mass., have been in charge
>f the betterments. The company's 4
present plant has 12,582 spindles and
'51 locms, manufacturing madras,
theviots and dress goods. It is stated
'hat about $100,000 is the expenditure
nvolved in the extensions.
A $250 000 Addition.
Lockhart Mills of Lockhart, S. C.,
will build an additional mill to cost
250,000. A decision to this effect was
nade by the stockholders at' their
nnal meeting 'held during t'he past
eAn inr .f cptlsok
eton will be tknat once. Further
etails regarding this addition will be
nnounced soon. The company also
eclared its usual semi-annual divi
lend of 3 per cent., and John C. Cary
'as re-elected president-treasurer.
There are 25,000 spindles and 800
oms in the present plant.
Piece Goods for India.
Valabhdas Runc~iordas & Co., No.
9 Humum street, Fort Bombay, In-'
ha, write to the Manufacturers' Re
ord that they are particularly in-.
~erested in hardware, building ma
erial, bicycles, rubber goods. files,
ri nails, screws and piece goods,
nd add: "There Is a good opening
'or piece goods in our market. Thea
arge part of -this trade Is'confined to"'
nr cast-brethren, and hence we are
r the best position to push this trade.
Textile Notes.
J. F. Williams' knitting mill at
helby, N. C., was destroyed by fizle
luring the week. The loss was about
12.000.
New Jersey silk manufacturers con
emplate building a mill in the South,
d have been Investigating the ad
~antages of- High Point, N. C., as a
cation. They have ojptioned a site In
hat town from J. Elwood Cox.
The stockholders of Pacolet (S. C.)
~fanufactuing Co. held their annual
neeting last week and declared-their
isual semi-annual dividend of 5 per
rent. V. M, Montgomery of Spartan
)urg was elected president-treasurer,
ucceeding his father, Capt. John H.
ifontgomery, recently deceased.
Cumberland (N. C,) Cottan Milils
o. contemplates enlasging its plant;
ow operating 3000 spIndles. With the
~lecton of J. Frederick Houston of
>hlladelphia as president of the com
any has removed its main office tar
04 Provident Building In that city.
Lynchburg (Va.) Cotton Mill Co.
mas declared a semi-annual dividend
if 4 per cent, on its common and pre
erred stock. It is capitalized at $600,
The Capital City Mills of Columbia,
3. C., Is changing its eqigipment of
nachinery so as to produce a finer
,rade of goods. The company has
eretofore used 400 bales of cotton
ach month, and with the changes
ri reduce this consumption to 100
nles. It has 0200 ring spindles and
:00 looms.
Godvile Manufacturing Co.. Gold-k
'ilie. S. C.. and plant of 5000 ringr
pindles will be offered at public ou
ry on January 8, in pursuance of an
irder of court.
If Canada were ever troubled with a
oal famine due to a strike, she would
ia~ve an easier way out than we have
ound. Fifty square miles of thaecoal
ands of the Northwest have been set
iside as Government property. It be
ongs to the State, and some day the
itate may use it. Meanwhile, there
nust be some reassurance to the Can
ndians to know that in a pinch theyf
ould get coal through Government